Are Area Jews Returning to Synagogues Post-COVID?
In Judaism, a community needs 10 people praying to make a minyan. But if 10 people meet on Zoom or livestream, it does not...
State of the Keystone
Among many lessons, this week’s Parshah Yitro ...
Rabbi Saul Grife Comes Out of Retirement to Return to Rabbinate
Rabbi Saul Grife, 65, retired from Beth Tikvah-B’nai Jeshurun in Glenside in December 2021. Then he returned to the rabbinate at Melrose B’nai Israel...
Tiferet Bet Israel Grows With Pay-What-You-Can Financing Model
In 2020, Tiferet Bet Israel in Blue Bell introduced a pay-what-you-can model for synagogue dues, increased its congregation by 3.5% to 361 families and...
Adath Israel on the Main Line Maintains Family Atmosphere
Jonathan Goldstein, 51, describes himself as a congregant, daily minyan attendee and Shabbos regular at Adath Israel on the Main Line.
His children, ages 18,...
Step Toward the Promise of a Better Tomorrow
Have you ever felt like you’re between a rock and hard place?
Local Organizations Celebrate Tu B’Shevat
You live in Philadelphia or one of its suburbs in the winter. It’s cold out. It’s that time of year when you may not...
Don’t Give Up
Have you ever felt your good work did not matter?
Melrose B’nai Israel Emanu-El in Elkins Park Is Surviving
Melrose B’nai Israel Emanu-El is a synagogue with no preschool or religious school. The Conservative congregation of between 250 and 275 members has not...
Beth David Reform Congregation in Gladwyne Keeps Growing
Beth David Reform Congregation opened in 1943 as “the fourth Reform temple in the Philadelphia area,” according to its website. Through 37 years in...
