‘We will always prioritize Jewish children at Hillel.’ By Marshall Weiss, The Dayton Jewish Observer With parents urging Hillel Academy to reintroduce middle school grades for its current students amid an overall decline in enrollment, the Jewish day school will admit qualified non-Jewish students to all grades and will expand The post Hillel Academy will reintroduce middle school grades, admit non-Jewish students next academic year appeared first on The Dayton Jewish Observer. [...]

Liberation — 80 Years Later is the theme of this year’s Greater Dayton Yom Hashoah Remembrance, with programs for children, teens, and adults on Sunday afternoon, April 27 at Beth Abraham Synagogue, 305 Sugar Camp Cir., Oakwood. Second-generation survivor Helen Halcomb and other children of survivors will facilitate a dialogue The post 80 years since liberation focus of Yom Hashoah program appeared first on The Dayton Jewish Observer. [...]

By Marshall Weiss, The Dayton Jewish Observer Beth Abraham Synagogue, Temple Beth Or, and Temple Israel will host Women of the Wall Vice Chairwoman Tammy Gottlieb for a speech to encourage local Conservative and Reform Jews to vote in the U.S. election for seats in the 39th World Zionist Congress. The post Women of the Wall leader’s talk to champion liberal World Zionist Congress votes appeared first on The Dayton Jewish Observer. [...]

The Hashayara ensemble from Israel’s Galilee will perform and Cincinnati-based Israeli chef Tsvika Silberberg will prepare a kosher Israeli dinner for Celebrate Israel at 77, Thursday, May 1 at the Boonshoft Center for Jewish Culture and Education. Doors open at 5:45 p.m. with dinner at 6 p.m. followed by Israelis The post Israel at 77 dinner & concert May 1 appeared first on The Dayton Jewish Observer. [...]