Beth Abraham to move to Oakwood Marshall Weiss The Dayton Jewish Observer Synagogue to begin interior renovations, will pursue religious use for 2nd building At the end of a contentious 3-and-a-half-hour public meeting, the Oakwood City Council on Sept. 18 unanimously granted the new owners of Sugar Camp a special-use

Alumni Chorale Weekend Martha Moody Jacobs Special To The Dayton Jewish Observer There are 30-odd chairs on the bima at Beth Abraham. Behind them hangs a blue and white banner that reads: Beth Abraham Youth Chorale, Dayton, Ohio. G-d respects me when I work, but He loves me when I

PJ Library With support from the Harold Grinspoon Foundation of Springfield, Mass., and anonymous local donors, Dayton-area Jewish families with children ages 6 months to 5 years will receive a free Jewish children’s book each month beginning this fall. The PJ Library Club, facilitated locally by the Jewish Federation, will

UJC 2007 Opening Gala Dan Abrams, chief legal correspondent with NBC News and former host of The Abrams Report on MSNBC, will be the featured speaker at the 2007 United Jewish Campaign Opening Gala on Sunday, Oct. 22 at 7:30 p.m. at the Boonshoft CJCE in Centerville. A 1992 graduate

Interview with Shmuley Boteach Marshall Weiss The Dayton Jewish Observer Author and Shalom In The Home host Rabbi Shmuley Boteach opens 10th Annual Dayton Jewish Book Fair Since Shmuley first appeared on the Jewish scene in 1988, he’s garnered his share of controversy. The late Lubavitcher Rebbe, Menachem Mendel Schneerson,

Is Being a Mensch Enough? Jewish Business and Professional Ethics Three sessions with Dayton’s Finest Jewish Scholars & Teachers 10:30 am-3:30 pm, Hillel Academy Kosher lunch will be available for purchase from noon-1:15 p.m. Throughout the day, Hillel Academy will host its annual Shop ‘n’ Nosh Holiday Bazaar, a Chanukah

Weekend With The Stars Marshall Weiss The Dayton Jewish Observer Last musical by ‘Fiddler’ team inspires one-man show How does one man perform an entire Broadway musical, taking on the parts of all 20 of its characters? Area theatre fans will get the chance to find out when Bernie Dean

Beth Abraham Scholar In Residence Weekend Rabbi Amy Eilberg, the first woman ordained as a rabbi by the Jewish Theological Seminary, will serve as Beth Abraham’s scholar in residence over the weekend of Nov. 3-5. Eilberg is a peace educator, creating interfaith dialogue programs in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area, and

2006 Ryterband Dr. Reuven Firestone, professor of medieval Jewish and Islamic studies at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in Los Angeles, will be the guest scholar for this year’s Ryterband Symposium, to be held on the new campus of United Theological Seminary, 4501 Denlinger Road in Trotwood. On Tuesday,

Partnership Regional Meetings Rena Neiger Director, Jewish Community Relations Council The Partnership With Israel Program, which began as Partnership 2000 (P2K), is entering its second decade of unprecedented success as the flagship platform for partnerships and relationships between Israelis and world Jewish communities. Established in 1996, Partnership With Israel is