The Rabbi of Rock Michelle Tedford Special To The Dayton Jewish Observer Hot music, cool Judaism the right format for WXEG’s Boomer If you’re looking for cool, the morning host of Dayton’s WXEG can point you in the right direction. One of the hottest alternative rock bands? Killswitch Engage. Most

Ellen Faust In December 2006, 34 volunteers came from across the country to help rebuild homes and lives in New Orleans. My husband, Howard, and I were a part of the group. Under the Union for Reform Judaism’s Tzevet Mitzvot program, the group worked with Touro Synagogue, Temple Shalom in

Rachel Sarah book Marshall Weiss The Dayton Jewish Observer Single Mom Seeking: Playdates, Blind Dates And Other Dispatches From The Dating World by Rachel Sarah, Seal Press, 200 p., $14.95 Four years ago, Rachel Sarah began writing a column about dating as a single mom for literarymama.com. At the time,

Hillel Academy dismissal time As of the 2007-08 school year, Hillel Academy, the Miami Valley’s Jewish day school, will change student dismissal time from 3:40 p.m. to 3 p.m. “We are pleased to offer this change as well as continue our on-site after-school care,” Tom Tudor, headmaster of the school,

Beth Or Purim If you’re Jewish, between the ages of 21 and 45 and wouldn’t think of visiting a synagogue for a megillah reading, Rabbi Judy Chessin wants you. Chessin, spiritual leader of Temple Beth Or, a Reform congregation in Washington Township, says this year’s Purim event, Dance Through the

Israel beyond the conflict Shelley J. Klein, Hadassah’s national director of advocacy/public policy, will lead the discussion Israel: Beyond the Conflict on Tuesday, March 20 at 7:30 p.m. at Temple Israel. The program is co-sponsored by the Dayton Chapter of Hadassah and the Dayton Jewish Community Relations Council. Klein is

Jesse Manders Special To The Dayton Jewish Observer Spending 10 days cooped up in bomb shelters and clearing burned-out forests isn’t the normal itinerary for a college winter break. But, when I found an opportunity to get back to Israel, the place I love so much, I jumped at it.

New DJCC youth director In February, Yale M. Glinter joined the staff of the Dayton Jewish Community Center as its youth, teen and family coordinator. Glinter comes to Dayton from Winnipeg, Canada, where he was certified as an athletic therapist. He received his bachelor’s degree in physical activity and sports

Helping rebuild New Orleans Former DJCC Chair Mary Rita Weissman, her husband, Norm, and DJCC Director Marc Jacob put on hard hats and got to work in New Orleans last month, helping to gut a local YWCA battered women’s shelter and day-care center to prepare it for reconstruction. The only

Yom Hashoah Observance 2007 Child survivor Linda Ringermacher Fishman will be the featured speaker when the Dayton Yom Hashoah Committee presents the annual Dayton Area Yom Hashoah Observance on Sunday, April 15 at Beth Jacob Congregation at 7:30 p.m. The entire community is welcome to this program in remembrance of