Main Line Rabbi David Straus Retires After 24 Years
Eric Settle, a Main Line Reform Temple member since 1973 and the synagogue’s president from 2014 to 2016, described Rabbi David Straus’ mindset as...
B’nai Jacob Brings Different Jews Together
Congregation B’nai Jacob is a Conservative synagogue. But it is not just open to Conservative Jews.
As the only synagogue in Phoenixville, it welcomes Jews...
90-plus Jewish Boys Become Men on Their Bar Mitzvah Days
Jerry Weiner and David Solis go through the process a second time
Huntington Valley resident Jerry Weiner and Jenkintown’s David Solis are 92 and 95,...
Congregation Brothers of Israel Welcoming to All
People have different reasons for joining Congregation Brothers of Israel, but ultimately they have the same reason.
The congregants at the Conservative synagogue in Newtown...
Or Zarua a Spiritual Home for Boomers
For baby boomers whose kids are older now, synagogue is less of a necessity. They do not need a preschool, a religious school and...
Ambler Synagogue Growing Fast
When Darchei Noam opened in Ambler last summer, its leaders expected maybe 100 people to join the new community.
More than a year later, the...
Permanent Daylight Saving Proposal an Inconvenience for Orthodox Communities
With the phrase “Jewish Standard Time” — which suggests a (stereotyped) propensity to show up to an event 15 minutes late — Jews have...
Jewish Baby Names Becoming Classic, Modern
A May 2021 Pew Research Center study revealed that younger Jews in the United States were more likely than older generations to migrate to...
Beth Israel Focuses on Anti-racism
Congregation Beth Israel, a Reconstructionist synagogue in Media, has focused on social justice in its community activity for years.
But in 2020 after the murder...
Last Word: Rabbi Jerome P. David
When Jerome P. David was 11 or 12 years old, he convinced his parents to join a synagogue. He doesn’t remember the exact reason...
