Harvard Law Charlotte Jacobson The Dayton Jewish Observer Andrew Bernie and Jeremy Kress aren’t the first from Dayton’s Jewish community to attend Harvard Law School. But to have multiple Harvard Law students from our area at one time gives us that much more naches. “I expected everyone to be super-smart

Wonderful weddings 2007 Vicki Bernie Special To The Dayton Jewish Observer Whether it began with a secret rendezvous culminating in elopement or an epiphany in a Paris taxi, there probably isn’t a single married couple who doesn’t look back occasionally and think, “If only we knew then what we know

Partership 10th Anniversary Mary Youra Chair, Jewish Community Relations Council               On Dec. 4, the Dayton Jewish community, volunteers and Federation staff from the central United States, and Israelis celebrated 10 years of the Partnership with Israel program with a dinner at the National

Counterrorism programs Prof. Amos N. Guiora, director of the Institute for Global Security Law and Policy at Case Western Reserve School of Law, will present two programs for the Jewish Community Relations Council on Thursday, Feb. 8. At 4 p.m., he will lead the discussion Global Perspectives on Counterterrorism in

Interfaith Tu B’Shevat Seder Interfaith couples and families are welcome to join us on Saturday, Feb. 3, 6 p.m. at the Boonshoft CJCE to celebrate the New Year of the Trees. The DJCC will have activities for children and a brief discussion for adults. DJCC members: $5 adult, $3 child. Non-members:

Marshall Weiss The Dayton Jewish Observer In January, the two new mikveh facilities planned for the Dayton area came closer to fruition with the site dedication and announcement of a lead gift for one, and a municipal planning comm-ission’s positive recommendation for the other. On Jan. 7, the Dayton Ritualarium

The Rabbi of Rock Michelle Tedford Special To The Dayton Jewish Observer Hot music, cool Judaism the right format for WXEG’s Boomer If you’re looking for cool, the morning host of Dayton’s WXEG can point you in the right direction. One of the hottest alternative rock bands? Killswitch Engage. Most

Ellen Faust In December 2006, 34 volunteers came from across the country to help rebuild homes and lives in New Orleans. My husband, Howard, and I were a part of the group. Under the Union for Reform Judaism’s Tzevet Mitzvot program, the group worked with Touro Synagogue, Temple Shalom in

Rachel Sarah book Marshall Weiss The Dayton Jewish Observer Single Mom Seeking: Playdates, Blind Dates And Other Dispatches From The Dating World by Rachel Sarah, Seal Press, 200 p., $14.95 Four years ago, Rachel Sarah began writing a column about dating as a single mom for literarymama.com. At the time,

Hillel Academy dismissal time As of the 2007-08 school year, Hillel Academy, the Miami Valley’s Jewish day school, will change student dismissal time from 3:40 p.m. to 3 p.m. “We are pleased to offer this change as well as continue our on-site after-school care,” Tom Tudor, headmaster of the school,