Federation president urges local Jews to help the Jewish state through the crisis of Hamas’ massacre and war. By Marshall Weiss, The Dayton Jewish Observer Three days after the brutal Hamas massacre that left 1,400 mostly civilian Israelis dead, thousands wounded, and more than 220 captive, members of the Miami

University of Dayton English Prof. Miriamne Krummel will present remarks on the Language of Loss as part of the university’s annual Kristallnacht Remembrance, 5 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 9 at the Immaculate Conception Chapel. Kristallnacht, the Night of Broken Glass — Nov. 9 and 10, 1938 in Nazi Germany — is

Hillel Academy of Greater Dayton will host a bourbon tasting, 7:30 to 10 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 18 at Top of the Market as a fundraiser for the Jewish day school. Cincinnati’s Rabbi Drew Kaplan, founder and publisher of jewishdrinking.com, will talk about drinking in Jewish wisdom, history, and tradition. The

Lack of knowledge about these topics contributes to significant harm in both. Opinion by Erica Goldberg I am a First Amendment scholar, and I am a Jew. I teach at University of Dayton School of Law. I am hoping to offer a perspective on what it is like to be

The Dayton area’s Jewish community will come together at 6 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 10 for Stand With Israel: A Community Solidarity Gathering at the Boonshoft Center for Jewish Culture and Education. The Jewish Federation of Greater Dayton and local rabbis are organizing the program in the wake of the Hamas

Beth Abraham’s Rabbi Glazer introduces niggun circles By Marshall Weiss, The Dayton Jewish Observer Rabbi Aubrey L. Glazer isn’t sure what will come out of the niggun circles he’s introducing to Beth Abraham Synagogue, and that’s what makes it exciting. “Once we get into the rhythm of this, there will

A New York Times bestselling author/veterinarian and a National Jewish Book Award winning longtime NBC News Israel correspondent/bureau chief will raise the curtain on the JCC’s 2023-24 Cultural Arts & Book Series in October. Karen Fine opens the series Oct. 19 with a talk about her new memoir, The Other

The Jewish Federation, in partnership with Beth Abraham Synagogue, Beth Jacob Congregation, Chabad, Temple Beth Or, and Temple Israel, will lead a trip with a focus on Jewish sites in Budapest, Prague, and London, Jan. 28-Feb. 5. The Jewish communities of Budapest and Dayton are connected through the Partnership2Gether program

Police responded in minutes, services continued without disruption. By Marshall Weiss, The Dayton Jewish Observer With more than 300 people praying in Temple Israel’s Great Hall on the first day of Rosh Hashanah, seven Dayton police cruisers and a MetroParks cruiser converged to block the congregation’s main entrance minutes after

By Marshall Weiss, The Dayton Jewish Observer Tipp City Board of Education Member Anne Zakkour told The Observer Thursday morning that she is sorry for giving the Nazi salute and saying, “Sieg Heil” to then board President Simon Patry during a work session Tuesday evening. “In hindsight, I regret having