From Moeller to Maccabi: Meet Josh Duncan
There was a very tall guy quietly dominating the back row of my spin class. I kept wondering who he was. Eventually, a friend filled me in: That’s Josh Duncan […]
My Challah Is a Prayer
Every Friday, when I knead the dough—I’m not just making bread. I’m praying. Every sifted flour, every drizzle of oil, every braid I form—those are my quiet words. Words of […]
Everyone’s Welcome at Friday Night Shabbat
On Friday evening, families gathered at Swaim Park in Montgomery for a Friday Night Shabbat event that felt more like a neighborhood picnic than a formal religious observance — and […]
A Modest Proposal for the Jewish Grandparents of Cincinnati
By Saturday night, I’m spent. Like every parent of young kids, I’ve been through the ringer: 6 a.m. wakeups, 42 snacks, 20 color-by-number pages, and five rounds of cleaning up […]
Along the Bourbon Trail with the Bourbon Rabbi
It was Rosh Hashanah at shul when I spotted it — one of those oversized, theatrical magnums of Willett bourbon that looked like it belonged in a Lizzy Savetsky Instagram […]
Fiddler on the Opera House
Fiddler on the Roof almost didn’t make it from the page to the stage. The backers were leery. A musical with a sad ending? Isn’t it too Jewish? What will […]
Memories From Scratch: Grilled Arayes
My mother, Rachel, was a magician in the kitchen. She didn’t read recipes – she listened to the food. Every Friday, she shaped spiced meatballs with her hands and her […]
Kaplan’s Inheritors: The JCC Saved Us Then, But Can It Do It Again?
At the turn of the 20th century, Judaism was at an inflection point. The emancipation happening throughout Europe meant that Jews were finding their identities amidst their native lands, while […]
The College Application Process as a Jewish Student in a Time of Rising Antisemitism
As a rising high school senior, most of my free time is spent working on my personal statement for college applications, writing supplemental essays, or studying for the ACT. The […]
Cincinnati Volunteers Return from Powerful Jewish National Fund-USA Mission to Israel
A delegation of twelve passionate Cincinnatians has returned from a transformative volunteer mission to Israel, organized by Jewish National Fund-USA. From May 25-29, 2025, the delegation joined more than 150 […]