Celebrate Israel (with Food)
Ever since October 7, we Jews, around the world, are finding ourselves in a quandary of opposites. Every Shabbat, every holiday, every birthday, anniversary, or other joyful celebration is offset […]
Ask the Rabbi – Why all the animal sacrifice in the Torah, and what do we do with it today?
Do you have a question you’d like answered? Submit it anonymously here! Rabbi, I recently attended my congregation’s Torah Study, where we were reading from the book of Leviticus. It seemed […]
A Holiday for Strays – An Insider’s Look at Jewfolk’s Holiday Matching Program
A friend who has been to two of my Seders says mine is the table for strays. I guess they’re right. And I like it that way. I’m a bit […]
Ask the Rabbi: Will an Easter Basket Confuse My Jewish Children?
Do you have a question you’d like answered? Submit it anonymously here! Rabbi, I am Jewish, and my wife was raised Christian. She no longer practices, and we agreed that we […]
Cincinnati Community Unites to Combat Campus Antisemitism, Empower the Next Generation
With antisemitism surging on college campuses, a group of philanthropic “wonder women” gathered at The Marmalade Lily in Loveland for Jewish National Fund-USA’s Women for Israel “Chai Tea.” The event […]
Temple Sholom Celebrates Installation of New Rabbi May 2nd
Temple Sholom of Cincinnati is entering its seventy-first year with new rabbinic leadership on the Bima, continuing to improve its unique combination of Judaism and advocacy. The congregation will joyfully […]
I’m a Jewish Woman in Cincinnati, and Attending a Black Baptist Funeral Was Exactly What I Needed
Lately, I’ve been writing and rewriting essays titled Screaming into the Void. I’ve been horrified by the antisemitism coming from both the right and the left. It feels like the allies […]
Ask a Rabbi: Kitniyot on Passover
Do you have a question you’d like answered? Submit it anonymously here! Rabbi, I have heard that some Jews don’t eat rice or corn during Passover, while others do. How do […]
In an Age of Distraction, Judaism can be the Still-Small Voice We Need
We live in an age of distraction. This is Chris Hayes’ finding in his new book, The Siren’s Call: How Attention Became the World’s Most Endangered Resource. He explores in […]
Julie Kantor Awarded Women’s Empowerment Award from Women of Reform Judaism
One of Julie Kantor’s driving forces behind her volunteer work is getting other people involved in giving back. “The more people you can touch from your work, the better it […]