By Rabbi Cary Kozberg, Temple Sholom, Springfield I admit it. Since I first saw it as a kid, I have been a devotee of the 1956 film The Ten Commandments. Even as I came to realize the extreme liberties it takes with the biblical account (inaccuracies), what continues to recommend

By Marshall Weiss, The Dayton Jewish Observer When Hofesh Shechter agreed to update Jerome Robbins’ iconic Fiddler on the Roof choreography for Bartlett Sher’s 2016 Broadway revival, the Israeli native knew his friends and colleagues were nervous for him. “I have to say, I normally suffer when I make work,

The Power of Stories Series Jewish Family Education With Candace R. Kwiatek, The Dayton Jewish Observer Jerusalem’s tzadik. Early in the 20th century, the young Lithuanian rabbi, Aryeh Levin, arrived in Jerusalem. There he studied and taught Torah, visited the sick, comforted the bereaved, and visited Jewish dissidents imprisoned by

By Marshall Weiss, The Dayton Jewish Observer The JCC’s 22nd Film Fest returns to its pre-Covid format of screening films in person, with the post-Covid addition of making each film available for viewing at home. Festival organizers have also returned to presenting the series over the course of a month,

By Michael Fox, Special To The Dayton Jewish Observer It boggles the mind that fiction films that humanize Palestinians are still controversial in some circles. Or perhaps not, because those who see and define them solely and simply as enemies of Israel are rattled by any depiction of Palestinians as

Trinity College history Prof. Cheryl Greenberg, author of Troubling the Waters: Black-Jewish Relations in the American Century, will facilitate the Zoom discussion Improving Black/Jewish Relations at 7 p.m., Tuesday, June 21, presented by Temple Beth Or Adult Education and the Jewish Community Relations Council. Greenberg teaches African American history, race

Temple Israel’s Jewish Cultural Festival and Oy Vey 5K return Sunday, June 12 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Food will be available for purchase from Bootleg Bagels, Grist, Meadowlark, as well as kosher deli catered by Rochel Simon. Also available will be treats from Graeter’s and Temple Israel’s bakery,

Look for The Adventures of Bark Mitzvah Boy each month in The Dayton Jewish Observer and at this website.     To read the complete June 2022 Dayton Jewish Observer, click here.

Barbara Gerla, nee Ullman, age 65, passed away May 7, beloved daughter of Louis J. and Doris Ullman, devoted wife of Harry Gerla, loving mother of Rachel (Adam) Wilson and Kenneth M. Gerla, dear sister of Alan J. (Margie) Ullman and Howard (Rimma) Ullman and dear sister-in-law of Lisa G.

Israeli Minister of Foreign Affairs Yair Lapid appointed Israel’s first special envoy for combating antisemitism and the delegitimization of Israel, naming Israeli American artist and author Noa Tishby to the position April 11 in Jerusalem. Tishby will keynote the Jewish Federation of Greater Dayton’s Presidents Dinner in the rotunda of