Sunday, April 4, 2027 9:45 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. Temple Israel 130 Riverside Drive Dayton, OH 45405 What Holds Us Together? Rabbi Tina Sobo, Rabbi & Educator, Temple Israel In 1921, Franz Rosenzweig posited his “Star of Redemption” as a philosophical and structural model for Jewish theology – one that is still often used as a basis for framing Jewish thought today. As Reform Jews just over one hundred years later, Rabbi Sobo will offer an updated version of this framework that has emerged from her thinking and teaching over the past decade at Temple Israel. Come explore the dimensions...

Sunday, April 11, 2027 9:45 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. Temple Israel 130 Riverside Drive Dayton, OH 45405 From My Side of the Bimah Rabbi Karen Bodney-Halasz, Senior Rabbi, Temple Israel Rabbi Karen Bodney-Halasz will share her personal perspective on a timely topic of interest to our congregation and the broader Jewish community. Drawing on Jewish teachings, traditions, values, and her own experiences, she will reflect on issues that touch our lives today. Topics may range from current events and challenges facing the Jewish community to questions of faith, family, community, ethics, and everyday Jewish living. The goal is to encourage...

Sunday, April 18, 2027 9:45 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. Temple Israel 130 Riverside Drive Dayton, OH 45405 Jews and Dayton’s Booze Trade Marshall Weiss, Editor and Publisher, The Dayton Jewish Observer; Project Director, Miami Valley Jewish Genealogy & History Did you know that two members of Temple Israel started Dayton’s first wholesale liquor business? Ever hear of the “sacramental wine scandals” of the 1920s? Which local rabbi insisted his congregants drink grape juice instead of wine for Kiddush? Which Dayton Jewish bootlegger murdered two mobsters in cold blood and got away with it? A look back at how we navigated...