Jewish Exponent

01/24/2025

Adath Israel on the Main Line has something for everyone.

“You know how there are teens [at a synagogue] who just kind of roam around the synagogue instead of going to service?” she asked. “Well, we have adults who do that too. They’re here to have fun. They’re here to socialize with their friends. So I like to say to all our families that there ...

01/24/2025

Gratz College has launched a Ph.D. program focused on training experts in rabbinic, educational, nonprofit and public policy positions in the Jewish community.

Earlier in January, Gratz College in Melrose Park announced that it will begin courses in the spring for a doctoral program focused on training experts in rabbinic, educational, nonprofit and public policy positions in the Jewish community.

01/23/2025

Rabbi Michal Morris Kamil joined Congregation Beth El - Ner Tamid last summer, but she said that she has already been embraced by the community as much as she has embraced them.

At Beth El-Ner Tamid in Broomall, a synagogue that has been rooted in progressive, inclusive ideas since it was founded in 1956, an old tradition has been buoyed by a new addition to the clergy.

01/20/2025

In honor of Martin Luther King, Jr.

01/09/2025

Congregation Rodeph Shalom is seeking submissions for its Philadelphia Museum of Jewish Art.

At Congregation Rodeph Shalom in Philadelphia, there are seemingly unlimited avenues to become involved, no matter what your interests are. Thanks to one member, the institution is seeing a revival of its Philadelphia Museum of Jewish Art.

01/08/2025

When Lansdowne Councilman Ben Hover became a target for anti-Israel outrage after Oct. 7, he decided to host a public menorah lighting.

“One of the first comments we got was from a Jewish person who said, ‘I didn’t realize anybody else was Jewish in this area,’” Hover said.

Ben Hover is a councilman in Lansdowne who has been elected through 2028, which would mark a decade of work on the council for the English teacher and Congregation Rodeph Shalom member. Although lately, he has been working to represent the local Jewish population just as much as he has his constitue...

01/01/2025

Happy New Year!

12/31/2024

The Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia hosted a menorah lighting in Center City.

Last year’s Jewish Federation celebration of Chanukah in Center City, which took place just two months after the events of Oct. 7, was held indoors, at the Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History. But the event went back outdoors for this year’s edition on Dec. 26, as community membe...

12/31/2024

The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights announced in late December that it has entered an agreement with the School District of Philadelphia to ensure the district’s compliance with certain requirements of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 that the district is alleged to have violated, specifically as they relate to creating a safe environment for Jewish students.

The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights announced in late December that it has entered an agreement with the School District of Philadelphia to ensure the district’s compliance with certain requirements of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 that the district is alleged to have viola...

12/25/2024

Happy Hanukkah!

12/20/2024

On Dec. 11, the National Museum of American Jewish History drew a little closer to becoming the nation’s 22nd Smithsonian institution and the first museum under the umbrella to be solely focused on the American Jewish experience when President Joe Biden signed a bill that created a commission tasked with investigating the change.

On Dec. 11, Philadelphia’s Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History drew a little closer to becoming the nation’s 22nd Smithsonian institution and the first museum under the umbrella to be solely focused on the American Jewish experience when President Joe Biden signed a bill that cre...

12/19/2024

On Sept. 19, Jewish Family Service of Atlantic & Cape May Counties held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for its new office at the Cape May Court House, which allowed the organization to increase its work in Southern New Jersey.

On Sept. 19, Jewish Family Service of Atlantic & Cape May Counties held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for its new office at the Cape May Court House, which allowed the organization to increase its work in Southern New Jersey.

12/09/2024

The National Museum of American Jewish History is hosting an exhibit about the social media brand Humans of Judaism.

Ten years ago, Nikki Schreiber decided two things: that she needed to honor her late father’s memory and that the world needed more positive and uplifting tales of Judaism. So, she created the Instagram account — now, social media brand — , which shares snapshots of Jewish peop...

12/06/2024

On Nov. 10, the Philly Friendship Circle held its 16th annual walk event, which draws hundreds of attendees and raises tens of thousands of dollars for the organization each year. The 2024 edition was even more successful than most.

When Zev and Chani Baram founded the charitable organization Philly Friendship Circle two decades ago, they were just two young professionals who thought they could use their time to positively impact the community. Twenty years later, the organization is thriving and on the heels of hosting a fundr...

12/05/2024

For 28 years, Philadelphia Jews have gathered to renew their appreciation for Yiddish, which was at one point spoken in the majority of American Ashkenazi homes, at the Haverford Yiddish Culture Festival.

Yiddish enthusiasts might not be large in number, but they make up for it in passion. For 28 years, Peltz and other Philadelphia Jews have gathered every year to renew their appreciation for the language, which was at one point spoken in the majority of American Ashkenazi homes, at the Haverford Yid...

11/28/2024

Happy Thanksgiving!

11/22/2024

CNN's Dana Bash spoke at MLRT: Main Line Reform Temple-Beth Elohim.

The Main Line Speaker Series launched in 2018, with past speakers including Howie Roseman, Terry Gross, Jon Meacham, former Sen. Al Franken, Michael Smerconish, and Doris Kearns Goodwin. The series will next host Adam Grant, the author and organizational psychologist, on April 2.

11/22/2024

Goldsteins' Rosenberg's Funeral Directors will open two new locations.

Goldsteins’ Rosenberg’s Raphael-Sacks Inc. Funeral Home will simplify their brand via a name change, as well as open two new locations, the company announced in a news release last week.