High Holy Days humor? Is this some kind of joke? Actually, yes. Rosh Hashanah ushers in the most solemn period of the Jewish calendar that culminates 10 days later on Yom Kippur. This is a serious time of introspection and cheshbon nefesh, a spiritual accounting. But Jews being Jews, there’s

By Julie Wiener According to one obsessed person who comments on my blog, I think gentile women are superior to Jewish women. Well, apparently so does “Avi Roseman,” the pen name of a 26-year-old single woman who has written and self-published  Secrets of Shiksa Appeal: 8 Steps to Attract Your

By Rabbi Samuel Fox, Rabbi Emeritus, Beth Jacob Congregation With Rosh Hashanah around the corner, each of us should engage in the national pastime of making resolutions for self improvement. Some of us will try to cover the waterfront with a multitude of resolutions, listing a catalog of sins and

Mollie Weintraub Fitterman, age 102, died Aug. 1, 2011. Mrs. Fitterman was the beloved wife of the late Robert Fitterman; dear mother and mother-in-law of Mark (Judith) Fitterman of Bethesda, Md. and Susan (Alan) Witte of St. Louis; dear grandmother of Elissa, Charlotte and Daniel Fitterman, Elizabeth (Vic Rawlings) and

By Marshall Weiss, The Dayton Jewish Observer With the lease almost up at their storefront at Randolph Plaza and facing a move to West Carrollton, Steve Bernstein, owner of Bernstein’s Fine Catering, and his vice president, Adam Baumgarten, felt remorse about leaving Clayton. That was until Friday, May 13, when

By Rabbi Shmuel Klatzkin, Chabad of Greater Dayton Hot enough? At that point of the year when the heat is usually at its hottest, when it’s hard to bear and we seek relief — that’s when we find the anniversary of national disaster, Tisha B’Av, an anniversary of such horrors

By Candace R. Kwiatek Children of the Bible Series In the widely acclaimed musical Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, lyricist Tim Rice enumerates a well-known series of biblical children, ending with: “Jacob, Jacob and sons, Benjamin and Judah, which leaves only one, Joseph – Jacob’s favorite son…” As you

The Jewish Internet By Mark Mietkiewicz, Special To The Dayton Jewish Observer Did you read on the Internet how a famous fashion designer once uttered a racist remark on a popular talk show and was told to leave immediately? Well, if you did, forget about it. It’s not true (http://bit.ly/lashon1).

By Marshall Weiss, The Dayton Jewish Observer Rochel Simon has always enjoyed baking. “This is my thing to do in the evening to unwind,” she says. “I’m always looking for a reason to bake.” Now, she’s got plenty of reasons. The co-director of youth programming for Chabad with her husband,

  Melvin David Crouse, D.O., passed away peacefully on July 11 after a brief illness. Born in Buffalo, N.Y. on March 23, 1928, he was the son of Irving I. Crouse, M.D. and Leya Greenberg Crouse. He is survived by his wife of 54 years, Betty. A graduate of the