On Dec. 16 and 17, Congregation Sha’arei Torah will be spending Shabbat with the Maccabeats! The Maccabeats will lead services at RITSS High School, with Mincha beginning Friday at 4:55 p.m., and Shacharit beginning on Saturday at 9 a.m., followed by kiddush. Babysitting and youth groups will be available for children of all ages on [ Read More...]

Hang at the J & Tween Scene night for kids

(See Charts below) Each year, the Planning and Allocations Committee of the Jewish Federation of Cincinnati makes a recommendation to the Board of the Federation utilizing a very thorough process that determines how community campaign contributions are allocated locally and to Israel and Overseas. The Jewish Federation of Cincinnati Board of Trustees approved the recommendations [ Read More...]

When John Fox speaks about rock ‘n’ roll, he speaks with pride. That’s because Fox, a member of the Greater Cincinnati Jewish community, has found dozens of Jewish connections to 1950s and ‘60s rock. “Jews were associated with the best rock music in history,” he boasts. On Sunday, Dec. 4, Fox will be performing with [ Read More...]

New York Times #1 best-selling author and illustrator Loren Long visited Rockwern Academy on Thursday, Nov. 10, to talk with students of all ages, from preschoolers to sixth graders, about story-telling, painting and the creative process. Long, a Madeira resident, opened his presentation by telling the students about some of the books he has written [ Read More...]

Teen 3-on-3 basketball tournament at the J

Cincy’s March of the Living teen delegation being formed

By Yehoshua Mizrachi Assistant Editor Joseph Dorman brings Sholem Aleichem to life in this stunning documentary.Sholem Aleichem Laughing in the Darkness. This is a movie that can touch all generations. Grandparents everywhere should be taking their grandkids to see this film. It helps bridge a gap in generations. Sholem Aleichem is a famous Yiddish writter [ Read More...]

By the end of a Congregational Town Hall meeting on Sunday, Oct. 23, congregants were excited by the vision laid out by Ohav Shalom President Steve Segerman. This was a result of the work done by the synagogue’s Vision Committee, led by Segerman—a new model of collaboration with newly founded Congregation Ohr Chadash, led by [ Read More...]

MASON, Ohio — Free confidential memory screenings will be offered to the community on Tuesday, November 15 at Cedar Village Retirement Community in Mason as a way to promote early detection of memory problems, including Alzheimer’s disease. The screenings will be offered 9-10:30 a.m., noon-1:30 p.m. and 3-4:30 p.m. Appointments can be made by contacting [ Read More...]