Sunday, February 28, 2027 9:45 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. Temple Israel 130 Riverside Drive Dayton, OH 45405 Treasures of the American Jewish Archives Dana Herman, Associate Director, The Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives, HUC The AJA began in 1947 with a small number of congregational archives. Today, it is one of two preeminent national repositories that preserves the history of American Jewry. Established by the notable historian, Jacob Rader Marcus, the AJA has continued to actively collect and grow its collection over the last seventy-five years and is committed to documenting the full scope and range...

Friday, March 5, 2027 6:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Chabad of Greater Dayton 2001 Far Hills Avenue Dayton, OH 45419 Join us for a Shabbat dinner. $36/person or free with CWC membership. Click here to RSVP.

Sunday, March 7, 2027 9:45 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. Temple Israel 130 Riverside Drive Dayton, OH 45405 The Golden Age for Jewry in Spain: How Golden was it? Rabbi Reuven Firestone, Regenstein Professor in Medieval Judaism and Islam at HUC-JIR in Los Angeles One can find two nearly polar perspectives on the so-called “Golden Age” of Jewish life in Spain. One describes it as a beautiful existence for Jews, under which they lived with respect and produced some of their greatest works of science, religion, and literature. Another considers it a period in which Jews suffered humiliation, oppressive taxation, and...

Sunday, March 7, 2027 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Hillel Academy (in Temple Beth Or) 5275 Marshall Road Dayton, OH 45429 Bring your 2–4-year-old for a morning of Jewish STEAM learning and fun. Siblings welcome! No cost. RSVP by calling Meryl Hattenbach at 937-277-8966. In partnership with PJ Library.

Sunday, March 7, 2027 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. National Museum of the United States Air Force 1100 Spaatz Street Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 45433 Violins of Hope features 65+ Holocaust era instruments recovered and restored by Israeli luthiers Amnon Weinstein and his son, Avshalom. They belonged to Jewish musicians before and during the Holocaust - some who survived, and some who did not - and each has a story to tell. These stories will be told and these instruments will be both displayed and played in a series of exhibits and concerts. Click here for more information.  

Monday, March 22, 2027 8:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. Beth Jacob Congregation 7020 N. Main Street Dayton, OH 45415 Ma'ariv service begins at 8:00 p.m. Megillah reading at 8:40 p.m. Light refreshments will be served. Hamantaschen will be available for sale. No cost. Call 937-274-2149 to RSVP.