High Holiday Guide 5785/2024
It is hard to believe, but the High Holidays are right around the corner, and 5785 beckons. Cincy Jewfolk is giving you a comprehensive guide to the High Holiday services […]
The Jewish Drinking Show: Man Seders
This week on the Jewish Drinkin Show: Man Seders. Man Seders have previously received coverage in such publications as The Forward (“Is the ‘Man Seder’ Wrong?”) and The Wall Street Journal (“‘Man Seders’ […]
Representing Judaism on College Campuses is No Small Task…Luckily a Jew is Never Alone
By the second week of September, most college students have started to get settled into their dorms, classes, and new routines. It is an exciting, discombobulating experience, especially for Freshmen […]
Holocaust and Humanity Center Announce Free Admission every January
Thanks to Cincinnati donors, the Nancy and David Wolf Holocaust and Humanity Center will offer free admission every January. The HHC and the Jewish Federation of Cincinnati made the announcement […]
What is Jlive (and Why is Everybody Talking About It?)
Jlive — Cincinnati’s new central hub for Jewish events — is the JCC and Jewish Federation’s latest venture in online programming and registration after sunsetting Cincy Vine. “Cincy Vine was […]
Jewish Family Service Awarded Grant for Adult Day Services Program
The Alzheimer’s Association Center for Dementia Respite Innovation awarded Cincinnati Jewish Family Services a $147,206 grant. The grant will help fund care for dementia patients and their caregivers. According to […]
Adath Israel Begins Search for New Senior Rabbi
Rabbi Moshe Smolkin will step down as senior rabbi of the Adath Israel Congregation at the end of June 2025, according to an email sent to Adath Israel congregants on […]
We Can’t Afford to Let Our Politics Take Away From Our Policies
Are you as exhausted from talking about politics as I am? Well, that isn’t exactly right. Let me rephrase: are you as exhausted from talking about these campaigns as I […]
The Jewish Drinking Show: Beverage Terms in Geonic Literature
This week on the Jewish Drinking Show, Rabbi Drew and guest Phil Lieberman discuss terms for beverages in the literature of the Geonic rabbis. Phil Lieberman is a social, economic, and […]
Landsman’s GOP Challenger Touted Holocaust Denier’s Endorsement, Now Renounces
Orlando Sonza, a Republican running against incumbent Rep. Greg Landsman, previously accepted an endorsement from Kiumars Kiani, a Holocaust denier and antisemite, but renounced the endorsement this week after criticism. […]