Interview with Shmuley Boteach Marshall Weiss The Dayton Jewish Observer Author and Shalom In The Home host Rabbi Shmuley Boteach opens 10th Annual Dayton Jewish Book Fair Since Shmuley first appeared on the Jewish scene in 1988, he’s garnered his share of controversy. The late Lubavitcher Rebbe, Menachem Mendel Schneerson,

Is Being a Mensch Enough? Jewish Business and Professional Ethics Three sessions with Dayton’s Finest Jewish Scholars & Teachers 10:30 am-3:30 pm, Hillel Academy Kosher lunch will be available for purchase from noon-1:15 p.m. Throughout the day, Hillel Academy will host its annual Shop ‘n’ Nosh Holiday Bazaar, a Chanukah

Weekend With The Stars Marshall Weiss The Dayton Jewish Observer Last musical by ‘Fiddler’ team inspires one-man show How does one man perform an entire Broadway musical, taking on the parts of all 20 of its characters? Area theatre fans will get the chance to find out when Bernie Dean

Beth Abraham Scholar In Residence Weekend Rabbi Amy Eilberg, the first woman ordained as a rabbi by the Jewish Theological Seminary, will serve as Beth Abraham’s scholar in residence over the weekend of Nov. 3-5. Eilberg is a peace educator, creating interfaith dialogue programs in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area, and

2006 Ryterband Dr. Reuven Firestone, professor of medieval Jewish and Islamic studies at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in Los Angeles, will be the guest scholar for this year’s Ryterband Symposium, to be held on the new campus of United Theological Seminary, 4501 Denlinger Road in Trotwood. On Tuesday,

Partnership Regional Meetings Rena Neiger Director, Jewish Community Relations Council The Partnership With Israel Program, which began as Partnership 2000 (P2K), is entering its second decade of unprecedented success as the flagship platform for partnerships and relationships between Israelis and world Jewish communities. Established in 1996, Partnership With Israel is

Dayton Lions roar at conference Director, Dayton Jewish Federation Foundation For three days in September, 1,500 of the world’s most powerful Jewish women convened in Washington, D.C. The Lions of Judah, women making a personal pledge to Jewish federation annual campaigns of $5,000 or more, were joined by the greatest

Partnership Twinning Project Elizabeth Carlson Special To The Dayton Jewish Observer Even several weeks later, I can close my eyes and feel myself back in Israel, a most happy visit. Hillel Academy Principal Tom Tudor, his son Jeff, Hillel Judaics Principal Josh Zwelling and I accompanied eighth-graders Tali Neiger, Malka

BA site dedication Marshall Weiss The Dayton Jewish Observer With a crowd worthy of a High Holy Days service, Beth Abraham Synagogue held the official site dedication for its future home at Sugar Camp in Oakwood, on Nov. 12. The message from the city of Oakwood, following months of zoning

South Dayton Conservative Chavura In an Oct. 23 e-mail to members of the South Dayton Conservative Chavura, organizer Hank Stern announced that the group will “be suspending our monthly gatherings, and we will focus exclusively on two areas: the annual Seder each spring, and providing spiritual (and other) help to