Ira Sheskin’s new estimate of about 7,000, up from 4,000 in 2023, reflects more extensive research rather than Jewish population growth. By Marshall Weiss, The Dayton Jewish Observer There are more of us here than we thought. Significant funding for a national study on the number of Jews in all

One Survivor’s Story is the theme of this year’s Greater Dayton Yom Hashoah Remembrance, with programs for children, teens, and adults on Sunday afternoon, April 19 at Temple Israel, 130 Riverside Dr., Dayton. Holocaust survivors Felix Garfunkel and Larry Katz will participate in a community conversation facilitated by Beverly Farnbacher

The Hashayara ensemble from Israel’s Galilee will perform and Cincinnati-based Israeli Sapir Madar Coulson will prepare a kosher Israeli/Moroccan dinner for Celebrate Israel at 78, Wednesday, April 22 at the Boonshoft Center for Jewish Culture and Education. Doors open at 5:45 p.m. with dinner at 6 p.m. and the concert

JCC Executive Director Marc Jacob informed parents March 2 that Preschool Director Katie Lagasse has stepped away from her job. “She has been dealing with several medical issues,” Jacob wrote of Lagasse in his email. “Unfortunately, because of these issues, Katie has made the very difficult decision to leave her

Beth Abraham Synagogue will continue to hold its worship services at Temple Israel in April, according to Beth Abraham President Julie Liss-Katz. “There are still many moving parts in the remediation and construction, so it’s hard to project when we’ll be back in the building,” she said, referring to the

Thanks to kindness of community, programs & services relocate for now, with little disruption. By Marshall Weiss, The Dayton Jewish Observer When members of Beth Abraham Synagogue met for Shabbat services Saturday morning, Feb. 21, that week’s Torah portion spoke of God’s command that the Israelites build the Mishkan, a

Anschel at Dayton Art Institute March 15 By Marshall Weiss, The Dayton Jewish Observer “From the first draft he sent me, I loved it. It just clicked,” Renate Frydman, the Miami Valley’s longtime champion of Holocaust education, says of playwright Michael London’s one-person play Anschel. It’s based on Frydman’s 2017

UCLA Prof. of Religion Simon J. Joseph will lead the 46th Annual Ryterband Symposium in Judaic Studies, with two programs Wednesday, March 11 at United Theological Seminary. Joseph specializes in early Judaism and Christian origins; he has published on topics including the emergence of the early Jesus tradition and its

Judith Raanan, who with her 17-year-old daughter, Natalie, were the first hostages Hamas released, Oct. 20, 2023, will share her story of survival, hope, and faith at Chabad’s Mega Challah/Babka Bake for women and girls, 7 p.m., Thursday, March 19. A dual U.S.-Israeli citizen who lives in Evanston, Ill., she

Temple Beth Or will present its Annual Corned Beef Lunch fundraiser 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Tuesday, March 10. All orders must be preordered at templebethor.com/corned-beef. Lunch orders feature 1/3-pound Carnegie Deli corned beef or Mrs. Goldfarb’s Unreal Corned Beef (plant-based) on rye, with cole slaw, a pickle, brownie, and beverage for