By Masada Siegel, Special To The Observer Independent film and television producer Marra B. Gad says she wrote The Color of Love: A Story of a Mixed Race Jewish Girl so that young, Jewish kids of color will know that there is beauty and pride in living exactly as they

An interview with Hank Phillippi Ryan by Masada Siegel, Special To The Dayton Jewish Observer If Hank Phillippi Ryan could talk to her 8-year-old shy, bookish self — one of the only Jewish kids growing up in rural Indiana — she’d have reassuring words. They might include, “Don’t worry, everything

An interview with Ruchama King Feuerman By Masada Siegel, Special To The Dayton Jewish Observer At 17, Ruchama King Feuerman bought a one-way ticket to Israel to seek what she describes as her spiritual fortune. Feuerman, a native of Nashville who grew up in Virginia and Maryland, spent 10 years

By Masada Siegel , Special To The Dayton Jewish Observer A couple of years ago at a Herzliya beachside café in Israel, I shared a coffee with NBC Correspondent Martin Fletcher. I had interviewed him via Skype earlier in the year for a story and when I said I was going

By Masada Siegel, Special To The Dayton Jewish Observer Mazel tov to you, bride to be! You might have been waiting for this day for a long time and finally it has arrived. Get ready for your entire world to change, because with the word “yes,” the whirlwind of happy,

By Masada Siegel, Special To The Dayton Jewish Observer Dating is a lot like hiking; there are highs, lows, beauty and snakes to behold. The weather can change in an instant, you can get stuck in a downpour or get a sunburn. Basically, it’s unpredictable. Wouldn’t it be nice to