December 8, 2023
Austin Zoot is the Rabbi Educator at the Valley Temple in Wyoming, Ohio. For more content from Rabbi Zoot, visit his website: austinmzoot.com. My earliest memories of Shabbat are in […]
November 24, 2023
Austin Zoot is the Rabbi/Educator at Valley Temple in Wyoming, Ohio. For more content from Rabbi Zoot, visit his website, austinmzoot.com. A Jew never struggles alone. It is one of […]
November 23, 2023
In the aftermath of the October 7 attacks and the ensuing conflict, we find ourselves grappling with a disheartening rise in global and online antisemitism. It’s a stark reminder of […]
November 15, 2023
I found out about my Jewish heritage a couple of months ago after participating in a genetic study at a local hospital that left me with more questions than answers. […]
November 13, 2023
Co-authored by Interim Chief Executive Officer David Wise and Jackie Congedo, Chief External Relations & Community Engagement Officer, originally published in the Cincinnati Enquirer It’s no exaggeration to say that […]
November 10, 2023
There is a certain beautiful magic to raising Jewish children without ever having been a Jewish child myself. My two children are Jewish because I chose to be Jewish before […]
November 3, 2023
Israeli radio stations broadcast an alert when missiles are launched from Gaza or Lebanon into Israeli towns and cities. It goes like this: Dededum (dramatic drums) Alert: (name of city, […]
October 31, 2023
The horrific events in Israel on October 7th are galvanizing, mobilizing, and uniting Jewish people around the world, including right here in Cincinnati. For a long time, many of us have […]
October 31, 2023
When the editor of Cincy Jewfolk reached out to me on October 9th to ask if I’d be interested in writing something about the horrific massacre that happened just two […]
October 30, 2023
I’ve been more active on social media in the last 2.5 weeks than in the previous 2.5 years. My energy levels are constantly fluctuating while living through this nightmare. I’m […]