This year, Halloween (the formerly pagan and now American version of Purim, without the awesome we-survived-an-attempted-genocide-and-now-we-eat-triangular-cookies back story) falls at the end of the Jewish holiday season. Some folks like […]
Daniel Birnbaum, former CEO of SodaStream and High Holiday Hazzan at Adath Israel synagogue for much of the late 1990s and early aughts, is offering $100,000 in cash or bitcoin […]
Of all the Jewish holidays, Kol Nidre services are by far the most popularly attended in most communities around North America. There is something especially grand and awe-inspiring about the […]
The Adath Israel sanctuary hosted over 650 members and friends of the Cincinnati Jewish community – including hundreds of people watching the livestream – gathered to commemorate the one-year anniversary […]
Antisemitism started early in Cincinnati on the first anniversary of Oct. 7, when Hamas terrorists killed 1,200 Israelis and took 250 hostages. A group of anti-Israel protestors wearing masks and […]
This year I want to dip apples in saltwater I want to spread honey on my wounds How does one forgive the sting of alienation? How does one atone for […]
Over Labor Day weekend, news sources announced the tragic deaths of six hostages, Hersh Goldberg-Polin, 23, Eden Yerushalmi, 24, Ori Danino, 25, Alex Lobanov, 32, Carmel Gat, 40, and Almog […]
After the announcement of the murder of six Israeli hostages by Hamas over Labor Day weekend, including American citizen Hersh Goldberg-Polin, protests and vigils were held around the world. Israel […]
Over the past four years, I have read an average of 100 books per year. As someone who loves stories, I am struck by the conundrum of wanting to take […]
U.S. Rep. Greg Landsman (D) and Orlando Sonza (R) sparred over antisemitism and the Israel-Hamas war in a fiery debate on Monday night. Over 300 people packed into the Mayerson […]