Lisa Kasser, Owner and Director of Creative Arts Camp, Dies at 69
Lisa Donna Kasser, the longtime owner and director of Burn Brae Day Camp of Creative Arts, who created a welcoming place where generations of...
James Asher Caplan, Artist and Entrepreneur, Dies at 82
At James Asher Caplan’s funeral, the chapel at Goldsteins’ Rosenberg’s Funeral Directors was filled with his artwork.
The colorful paintings had covered the walls of...
New Mikvah Coming to Northeast Philadelphia
A new standalone mikvah is coming to Northeast Philadelphia in 2027, according to Rabbi Isaac Leizerowski of Beth Midrash HaRav B’nai Jacob.
Leizerowski and other...
Palumbo Students Forced Out of District Can Proceed with Lawsuit, Judge Rules
A federal judge ruled a group of students who were suspended and then left the School District of Philadelphia on their own after entering...
New Chief Strategy and Impact Officer at the Federation Looks to Listen, Learn and...
Before taking on a role as the chief strategy and impact officer for the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia, Brian Rothenberg served as senior...
Hila Rose: Abrams Hebrew Teacher Returns Home
For Hila Rose, a Hebrew teacher at Abrams Hebrew Academy in Yardley, a post-Israel Defense Forces trip to the United States was supposed to...
Social Media Competition Celebrates Jewish Expression Online
It can be a scary time to show up as Jewish on the internet. An American Jewish Committee survey released earlier this year found...
Kesher Israel Hires New Director of Education
Kesher Israel Congregation in West Chester is welcoming a new class of religious school students alongside a new education director, Rabbi Cantor Devorah Fick.
Fick...
Remember When: A Time to Forgive
As we look forward to the new year, we also reflect on our past.
Looking back at the history of Jewish Philadelphians, we find them,...
Katz: Israel Won’t Leave South Lebanon Security Zone Until Hezbollah is Disarmed
Israel will not withdraw from Southern Lebanon until Hezbollah is disarmed throughout the country and the danger posed by attacks from the Land of...