December 6, 2024
Jake Retzlaff, the first Jewish quarterback in Brigham Young University’s history, has signed a sponsorship deal with Cincinnati-founded Jewish food company Manischewitz. Retzlaff, who has embraced the nickname “BYJew,” is […]
December 4, 2024
According to an email to Temple Sholom members, the rabbi search committee and board of trustees have recommended Rabbi Ari Jun as the congregation’s next settled rabbi – the congregation’s […]
December 2, 2024
Jewish National Fund-USA’s annual Global Conference for Israel brought over 2,500 people to Dallas, Texas, including 14 Cincinnatians, for an inspiring weekend of unity, resilience, and hope under the theme […]
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 […]