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Dr. Zola receives BRIDGES’ Distinguished Service Citation
Dr. Zola receives BRIDGES’ Distinguished Service Citation
Jewish Federation of Cincinnati honors volunteers, professionals at 116th annual meeting
Jewish Federation 116th annual meeting
What happened to the Borscht Belt?
By Robert Gluck JointMedia News Service (JNS) — Food, fun, dancing, celebrities, comedians. Grossinger’s and the Concord. Bring back any memories? The mostly defunct summer resorts of New York’s Catskill Mountains were popular vacation spots for Jews from the 1920s up to the 1960s. Anyone longing for the good old days knows the historical importance [ Read More...]
Judge Robert S. Kraft Memorial Service honors memory of soldiers lost during wartime
On Sunday, May 20, at 10:30 a.m, B’nai B’rith will hold their annual Memorial Service at the Robert S. Kraft Memorial Garden in the Covedale Cemetery. This Memorial Service is held in memory of the servicemen of the Jewish faith from the Greater Cincinnati area, who made the ultimate sacrifice for our country while serving [ Read More...]
NHS celebrates Shavuot
Northern Hills Synagogue – Congregation B’nai Avraham will celebrate Shavuot, the Festival of Weeks, with study and services May 26 – 28. The entire community is invited to participate. Shavuot commemorates the anniversary of the granting of the Torah on Mount Sinai, seven weeks and a day after the Exodus. The observance kicks off with [ Read More...]
Climb Mount Sinai at Chabad Jewish Center Shavuot Celebration for Jewish families with a 25-foot rock wall and ice cream party
Sunday, May 27, commemorates the holiday of Shavuot, the day the Jews received the Ten Commandments (Torah) with the revelation on Mount Sinai. In celebration, Chabad Jewish Center will be hosting a Shavuot party complete with a 25-foot rock wall. “This year, Shavuot falls on Memorial Day weekend. To accommodate everyone’s busy holiday schedule, we [ Read More...]
Cedar Village’s open house during Parade of Homes
It’s clear why people love living at the Cedar Village Retirement Community apartments: They make new friendships and discover new interests while enjoying the surroundings and receiving attentive care. An open house will be held to allow non-residents to tour the Cedar Village apartments — the Parade of Homes — from 2-4 p.m., on May [ Read More...]
Wise Temple hosts Shavuot Sensation
Wise Temple’s Eitz Chayim committee is hosting its annual Shavuot Sensation on Saturday, May 26. The evening begins at 6:15 p.m. with a Shavuot service, followed by a boxed dinner at 7 p.m. After dinner we will begin our evening of Shavuot study with special guest Daniel Epstein as he presents, “Portraits in Faith.” “Portraits [ Read More...]
Wise Temple Religious School Picnic
On Sunday, May 20, members of the Isaac M. Wise Temple Brotherhood will prepare a gourmet picnic lunch in honor of the last day of the Wise Temple Religious School. Typically, 20 members work to prepare a lunch for well over 250 members of the school. The picnic allows the staff, students and parents a [ Read More...]
JCC Adams Golf Classic and Tennis Open swings into action, June 7
The JCC Adams Golf Classic and Tennis Open is almost here. On Thursday, June 7, the Mayerson JCC is honoring the 1966 World Champion Flame Club basketball team and Coach Rod McKinley at the 18th Annual JCC Adams Golf Classic and Tennis Open, this year held at Losantiville Country Club. In 1964, Rod McKinley started [ Read More...]
