Jewish Exponent

09/02/2024

Have a safe and relaxing
What are your Labor Day plans?

08/20/2024

Don't miss out, the Aug 15 edition of the Jewish Exponent is here! https://buff.ly/4cBaRsx
Check out some of our top stories:
🏫 Drexel planning to combat antisemitism
📖 Author Ethel Hoffman's fascinating career
🥇 All the Jewish medalists in Paris
And much more...

08/16/2024

In an agreement with the federal Office for Civil Rights, Drexel University is pledging to address antisemitism on campus.

The Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights has reached an agreement with Drexel University to address antisemitism on campus.

08/15/2024

Chabad at Rowan, Penn Hillel, Hillel at Drexel University and Penn State Hillel discussed how they will try to support Jewish students this fall.

Students are days away from returning to campuses. In response, campus Hillel and Chabad houses are making plans to help Jewish students.

08/15/2024

What's next for Josh Shapiro?

Josh Shapiro is not going to be vice president, but is that actually a good thing? Some pollsters and operatives think so.

08/09/2024

This Week's Digital Edition of the Jewish Exponent is here! https://buff.ly/3YG0IaQ
Check out this week's top stories:
🎓 Possible Antisemitism at Temple's AEPi
🏒 Philly Teams Participate in the Detroit Maccabi Games
🤔 A Missed Opportunity with the Democrat VP Pick
And plenty more!

08/08/2024

https://www.jewishexponent.com/philadelphia-teams-shine-at-detroit-jcc-maccabi-games/

Like most in the Philadelphia contingent, 15-year-old Davin Haley had been to the JCC Maccabi Games before.

08/08/2024

https://www.jewishexponent.com/congregation-beth-am-israel-combines-nature-and-learning/

Children build shelters in the forest while singing and learning the words of Mah Tovu: “How wonderful are your dwellings, oh Jacob.”

07/26/2024

Synagogue Spotlight: Reform Congregation Keneseth Israel is more than just an 800-family synagogue. It's "a hub for Jewish culture and existence," said Rabbi Benjamin David.

Read about why:

Rabbi Benjamin David said in a recent email that Reform Congregation Keneseth Israel was “rapidly becoming a hub of Jewish culture.”

07/26/2024

Pictured here is Temple Beth Zion-Beth Israel's Purim block party in Philadelphia. Julia Po***ck, 24, planned this event. She's the programming and outreach coordinator for the synagogue. You Should Know her:

Get to know 24-year-old Julia Po***ck. She's the programming and outreach coordinator at Temple Beth Zion-Beth Israel in Center City.

07/25/2024

Federation Housing is building a new affordable senior community in Bensalem. It will have 60 units.

Federation Housing is opening another affordable housing community for seniors in Bucks County. The project cost $26 million.

07/25/2024

Pennsylvania has increased funding for the Nonprofit Security Grant Program that helps synagogues. The program will expand from $5 million to $10 million as part of the 2024-25 state budget.

Pennsylvania's Nonprofit Security Grant Program helps synagogues protect themselves. It will increase in the new state budget.

07/19/2024

A Philadelphian, Shira Yoshor, has started a local Run For Their Lives chapter to raise awareness of the hostages of Hamas.

Philadelphia lawyer Shira Yoshor has started a Run For Their Lives chapter to help raise awareness of the hostages of Hamas.

07/19/2024

Now that Shaare Shamayim has moved to Old York Road, Temple Beth Ami is the last non-Orthodox shul in Northeast Philadelphia's Bustleton neighborhood.

Temple Beth Ami is the last non-Orthodox shul in the Bustleton section of Northeast Philadelphia. The neighborhood was once 60% Jewish.

07/19/2024

Congregation Beth El - Ner Tamid has hired a new rabbi: Michal Morris Kamil. She's moving to Broomall this summer.

Congregation Beth El-Ner Tamid has a new rabbi: Michal Morris Kamil. She's moving to Broomall from Los Angeles this summer.

07/18/2024

“At Main Line Health, we pride ourselves on fostering a culture of respect where everyone feels safe, valued, and heard. We failed in meeting this commitment on July 2nd when one of our employee-led DREI Councils published a newsletter that included inaccurate and biased accounts related to the Israel-Hamas war," wrote Main Line Health CEO Jack Lynch.

Main Line Health’s Diversity, Respect, Equity and Inclusion Committee sent out a newsletter earlier this month with a wartime account from the Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza. It described Israel as “an occupying army.”

07/12/2024

You Should Know...Matt Martin, the youth and family program director at the Kaiserman JCC in Wynnewood.

Matt Martin, 29, is the youth and family program director at the Kaiserman JCC in Wynnewood. In the summer, he helps run Camp Kef.

07/10/2024

Temple Sinai Dresher has a new cantor: Sharon Brown-Levy. She's getting started this month.

Temple Sinai in Dresher has hired a new cantor: Sharon Brown-Levy. She will serve alongside Senior Rabbi Adam Wohlberg.

07/10/2024

Lipkin's Bakery is now a deli too! Take a look at the renovated location on Haverford Avenue in Philadelphia's Overbrook Park neighborhood.

Lipkin’s Bakery, a Philadelphia staple for a half-century, remains true to its bakery roots. But now it’s more than a bakery. It’s a deli.

07/05/2024

Republican Dave McCormick wants to be the next U.S. senator from Pennsylvania. He joined The JE Podcast to discuss Israel, antisemitism and other Jewish issues.

U.S. Senate candidate Dave McCormick joined The JE Podcast to discuss Israel, antisemitism and other Jewish issues.

07/05/2024

Congregation Or Shalom in Berwyn has a new spiritual leader: Cantor Stephen Freedman. He starts July 15.

On July 15, Cantor Stephen Freedman will become the new spiritual leader at Congregation Or Shalom in Berwyn.

07/04/2024

Happy Fourth of July! What are your Independence Day plans?

07/03/2024

Sen. Steve Santarsiero, of Bucks County, led the effort to pass the "Stand with Israel Bill" in the PA Senate. The legislation would divest colleges from state funds if they support a boycott, divestment and sanctions action against Israel.

A new piece of legislation in Pennsylvania would divest colleges from state funds if they support a BDS action against Israel.

06/28/2024

Orthodox teams have been playing in Lower Merion Little League since 2019. For the first time, one of them won the championship.

A team of Orthodox Jewish boys won a Lower Merion Little League championship for the first time. Orthodox teams started playing in 2019.

06/27/2024

Paula Spigler, a Holocaust survivor who lives in Langhorne, turned 100 on June 24. She celebrated the day before with her family and friends.

Holocaust survivor and Langhorne resident Paula Spigler turned 100 on June 24. She celebrated with her family the day before.