Profile of Judge Rice Renate Frydman The Dayton Jewish Observer An interview with U.S. District Court Judge Rice In a spacious office in Dayton’s Federal Building, surrounded by volumes of law books and memorabilia, Judge Walter H. Rice reflected on his judicial and law career. It is an auspicious one

Wedding at Boonshoft CJCE Marshall Weiss The Dayton Jewish Observer New Orleans JCC employee and girlfriend escape Katrina, wed at Boonshoft CJCE Danielle and David Salib agree that their Sept. 14 wedding at the Boonshoft Center for Jewish Culture and Education in Centerville was meant to be. Members of the

Art of the cantor Marshall Weiss The Dayton Jewish Observer WDPR 88.1 and WDPG 89.9 offer a treat for those who love the classic cantorial voices of the past. Leading up to the High Holy Days, Dayton Public Radio will broadcast its three-part original series, The Art Of The Cantor,

DPO chamber concert Renate Frydman Special To The Dayton Jewish Observer   DPO quartet performs Nazi prison camp chamber piece Even in the worst of times, in the worst of places, music can play an important role. This is the message of a musical composition written by Olivier Messiaen entitled

Operation Promise Marshall Weiss The Dayton Jewish Observer   “Being Ethiopian in Israel is not a picnic,” says Micha Feldmann. The man who oversaw the immigration of tens of thousands of Ethiopian Jews to Israel since the 1990s, Feldmann says that most Israelis keep their distance from Ethiopians. “In a

God and Katrina Rabbi David Burstein Education Director, Temple Beth Or God and Hurricane Katrina “The earth was null (tohu) and void (vohu), and there was darkness upon the face of the deep, and the spirit of God hovered above the water (Gen. 1:2).” It is Sunday night — the

2006 United Jewish Campaign Opening Gala Naomi Pefferman Los Angeles Jewish Journal When Joshua Malina arrived at his first Los Angeles Jewish community event, a 2001 pro-Israel rally, he received an unpleasant surprise. The boyish 39-year-old actor — a regular on NBC’s White House drama The West Wing — had

Goldreich Michelle Tedford Special To The Dayton Jewish Observer Gloria Goldreich’s elegant characters and storytelling have earned her readers around the country, as well as an invitation to this year’s Dayton Jewish Book Fair. She will speak on Thursday, Nov. 17 at 7:30 p.m. at Hillel Academy. Admission is $10

New rabbi in Middletown Marshall Weiss The Dayton Jewish Observer Rabbi Kari Hofmaister’s path toward Judaism started in church. At 14, she got into a theological argument with her pastor. “He didn’t take it seriously,” she says. “In the process of confirmation it was a process of de-affirmation because I

Clayton mayoral race Marshall Weiss The Dayton Jewish Observer Jewish Federation: ‘This is antisemitism’ Following a Nov. 15 Dayton Daily News editorial lambasting Clayton mayoral candidate Joyce Deitering for her letter asking members of her church to support her because “it is the Catholic faith which you and I share