November 17, 2024
On Saturday afternoon, neo-Nazis wearing masks Marched through the Short North district of Columbus, OH, carrying swastika flags and chanting racial slurs, antisemitic slogans, and white power. The neo-Nazi group […]
November 4, 2024
The 2024 election season has been marked by controversy and marred by ever-fluctuating polls. Here in Ohio, there are several important races, including a citizen ballot measure, Issue 1, that […]
November 4, 2024
Thursday, Oct. 24, marked a quiet victory for the Cincinnati Jewish community: Two pieces of state legislation to support Jewish students, passed in the last hours of this summer’s Ohio […]
November 1, 2024
When Rabbi Lauren Werber heard that Congregation Beth Adam was searching for a successor to founding Rabbi Robert Barr, who was planning his retirement, she was unsure about applying for […]
October 30, 2024
In Nov. 2023, Emily Fisher took time off from teaching to go on an educational trip to Europe and learn about antisemitism. On the trip, part of the Jewish Federation […]
October 29, 2024
Some years ago, I was introduced to a young woman through some mutual friends. She was a lovely person and had a lot of questions for me — I was […]
October 19, 2024
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 […]
October 15, 2024
As one of my former colleagues is wont to say, “antisemitism is the one remaining bipartisan issue.” Sadly, folks from across the political spectrum use most of these antisemitic tropes, […]
October 8, 2024
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 […]
October 7, 2024
Tonight marks the one-year anniversary of Hamas’ attack on Israel, where more than 1,200 people were killed and more than 250 were taken hostage. If you’re unable to make it […]