How to Talk to Jewish Kids About the Iran-Israel Attacks
As Israel launched strikes on Iran, my phone hasn’t stopped buzzing. Between nonstop alerts from my i24 app and my own constant scrolling, it’s been a tense 24 hours. My […]
June 16, 2025
June 13, 2025
Local Orgs and Elected Officials React to Strikes on Iran’s Nuclear Facilities
In the early hours of June 13, the Israeli Air Force carried out strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities and military sites in Operation Rising Lion. There were multiple waves of […]
May 23, 2025
Local Organization Statements On Washington, D.C. Shooting At Capital Jewish Museum
Several local Jewish organizations have released statements since the shooting deaths of Sarah Milgrim and Yaron Lischinsky on Wednesday, May 21, at the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C. The […]
May 19, 2025
Stepping Up Together For Our Land and People of Israel
This piece is sponsored content provided by Jewish National Fund-USA They say it takes a village to raise a child. But what happens when that village is damaged or destroyed? […]
March 30, 2025
Reflections on ‘No Other Land’
On Monday, I went to see the film, No Other Land. As I left the theater, I turned on the news and heard that the film’s creator, Hamdan Ballal, had […]
March 21, 2025
Will Public Support of Israel Hurt My Job Search?
Got a question? Fill out this form to submit your anonymous question to be answered in a future column. Dear Miriam, I’m about to look for a new job. The […]
March 20, 2025
Two Perspectives on ‘October 8’ Documentary
Like most major world events, you probably know where you were, what you were doing and who you were with when you learned about the terrorist attacks on the Nova […]
February 28, 2025
Bearing the Weight of Survival
My baby turned one this week, but all I can think about is the boy who never had a birthday. This week, Israel is crying for the Bibas family, a […]
February 22, 2025
Ways to Take Care of Yourself
Israeli officials confirmed this week that Shiri Bibas and her two young children, Ariel and Kfir, were killed by Hamas. The children’s bodies were returned to Israel along with the […]
January 28, 2025
Photojournalist’s Book Portrays a Generation of Daily Life in Israel
Raised in Dayton, Larry Roberts hopes The Faces of Israel provides an understanding of Israeli diversity between 1982 and 2015. By Marshall Weiss, The Dayton Jewish Observer Over Larry Roberts’ […]