Headlines

Local

Synagogue, Developer At Odds Over Casino

Local

Amid Brouhaha Over IRS, Z Street Gets Its Day in Court

Local

ADL Regional Head to Retire at Year’s End

Local

Familial Duo Out to Squash the Competition

By:

Aaron Passman, Staff Writer

In the Specter household, it's no stretch to say that squash is the family sport. Parents Shanin and Tracey met one another back in 1982 on the squash court while they were students at the University of Pennsylvania; these days, they can regularly be found playing on the family court. Sometimes the senior Specter, grandfather Arlen -- yes, that Arlen...

Local

She Likes to Work in Cycles, Oar Else ...

By:

Aaron Passman, Staff Writer

Sara Brams-Miller is hoping the World Maccabiah Games will not only be her first step into international competition, but will also lead into professional cycling one day. She will be the only Philadelphia-area cyclist riding in open cycling at next month's games. Several other local riders will be competing in masters cycling. The 25-year-old native of Bethlehem, Pa., turned to...

Local

Economy Hits Birthright; Yet in Philly, It's Far From All Gloom and Doom

By:

Aaron Passman, Jewish Exponent Feature

Although air fares have dropped significantly since last summer, the cost of a single, round-trip ticket to Israel will still set you back about $1,000. Unless, that is, you're between the ages of 18 and 26, in which case it's gratis -- assuming that you can actually get a slot and a seat. Demand for the free, 10-day trips provided...

Local

JCC Branches Go Separate Ways

By:

Bryan Schwartzman

The Jewish Community Centers of Greater Philadelphia, a venerable institution that has played a key role in the lives of generations of Philadelphians, is in the final stages of splitting up, leaving each branch in business for itself. Last week, the decentralization process cleared a key legal hurdle when the Pennsylvania state attorney general, who oversees the breakup of charitable...

Local

Maverick Rabbi: Don't Resist Intermarriage

By:

Bryan Schwartzman

For nearly two decades, intermarriage has been viewed as the greatest threat to Jewish survival and continuity in America. Coming up with ways to reverse the intermarriage trend has been one of the driving forces of recent organized Jewish life. But at a national conference of outreach professionals held last week in Philadelphia, Rabbi Irwin Kula -- a nationally known...