Akron Jewish News

06/04/2025

About 550 community members attended JewishAkron’s “Israel @ 77” event in celebration of Israel’s 77th Independence Day, Yom Ha’atzmaut, on May 4 at the Goodyear Theatre in Akron. The event featured a live performance by John Ondrasik of Five for Fighting.

About 550 community members attended JewishAkron’s “Israel @ 77” event in celebration of Israel’s 77th Independence Day, Yom Ha’atzmaut, on May 4 at the Goodyear Theatre in Akron. The event

06/04/2025

Elizabeth Scroggins began her journey with the Shaw JCC of Akron's Camp JCC in summer 2023 as a first-grade counselor. Now, she is preparing for the camp season to begin as the camp director.

Elizabeth Scroggins began her journey with the Camp JCC in summer 2023 as a first-grade counselor. Now, she is preparing for the camp season to begin as the camp director.

06/04/2025

Jewish Family Service of Akron’s older adults are hosting their fourth annual Art Show at the Schultz Campus for Jewish Life in the Shaw JCC of Akron lobby from June 3 to June 20.

Jewish Family Service of Akron’s older adults are preparing for their fourth annual Art Show to be held on the Schultz Campus for Jewish Life in the Shaw Jewish Community

06/04/2025

Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle: It’s been a challenging few weeks for Lori Shapiro, her husband, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, and their family. On the first night of Passover, just a couple hours after their seder, their residence was firebombed by an arsonist. The suspect reportedly told a 911 dispatcher that he set the fire because of what the governor “wants to do to the Palestinian people.”

But when the first lady of the commonwealth addressed Pittsburghers at the Jewish Women’s Foundation May 27 annual meeting, she stressed, “We are all doing OK.”

It’s been a challenging few weeks for Lori Shapiro, her husband, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, and their family. On the first night of Passover, just a couple hours after their

06/04/2025

The iconic Goodyear airships are taking a victory lap over the skies of an Ohio city this week.

The Akron-based tire company is celebrating the 100th anniversary of “Pilgrim,” its first blimp to take flight just outside of the city on June 3, 1925. The airships took to the skies on Tuesday, and will again on Wednesday and Thursday, flying over land that once housed the company's original hangar.

The iconic Goodyear airships are taking a victory lap over the skies of an Ohio city this week.

06/03/2025

The June issue of the Akron Jewish News is now available. Read it at https://www.akronjewishnews.com/eedition/

06/02/2025

Laney Katz Becker's “In the Family Way,” published by HarperCollins, is set in mid-1960s Akron and follows three women whose lives intersect in profound and complicated ways.

As Toledo native Laney Katz Becker watched the Supreme Court overturn Roe v. Wade in 2022, she sat in disbelief beside her husband in their Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., home.

06/01/2025

BREAKING: Boulder’s weekly Run For Their Lives gathering was targeted by an incendiary device that left at five individuals injured with burns, the regional director of Secure Community Network Colorado reported.

“At approximately 1:50 p.m. MST today (Sunday June 1, 2025) a male subject confronted the Boulder Run for Their Lives walk/run group as they gathered at the Boulder Courthouse/City Hall on Pearl Street. Initial reports indicate the subject was likely waiting for the group at the Courthouse/City Hall location,” said Kevin Farrington in a statement.

Boulder’s weekly Run For Their Lives gathering was targeted by an incendiary device that left at five individuals injured with burns, the regional director of Secure Community Network Colorado reported.

06/01/2025

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Email from Cleveland Jewish Publication Company Chautauqua Institution director, president step down after concerns about antisemitism raised June 1, 2025 Advertisement Ohio native pens novel about im

05/30/2025

As the completion of a new building for the Schottenstein Chabad House at OSU in Columbus nears, Sarah Deitsch, director of operations, told the Akron Jewish News that “the dream is becoming a reality.”

As the completion of a new building for the Schottenstein Chabad House at The Ohio State University in Columbus nears, Sarah Deitsch, director of operations, told the Columbus Jewish News

05/30/2025

The University of Akron LeBron James Family Foundation School of Education recently announced the launch of the Bachelor of Arts in Community and Workforce Education, a degree tailored for students seeking careers in education beyond traditional classroom teaching.

The LeBron James Family Foundation School of Education at The University of Akron recently announced the launch of the Bachelor of Arts in Community and Workforce Education, a degree tailored

05/30/2025

Rabbi Aryeh Leib (Alan) Joseph: This week, as we begin the Book of Numbers (Sefer Bamidbar), the Torah describes how the Jewish people camped around the Mishkan (Tabernacle). The tribe of Levi was positioned closest to the Mishkan, while the other tribes were arranged around them in the four directions – north, south, east, and west. Each tribe had its own banner and unique role in the nation’s journey through the wilderness.

What does it mean to love our children equally? It’s a question that many families wrestle with, especially when each parent’s and child’s personality, needs, and circumstance vary so widely.