Cantor Amy Levy Celebrates 20 Years at Keneseth Israel
The first thing you notice about Cantor Amy Levy is her smile. It’s wide and infectious. It lights up the room. It also comes...
Longtime Jewish Community Professional Abbey Krain Joins ADL Philadelphia
Abbey Krain, 56, is the new senior associate regional director at Anti-Defamation League Philadelphia, but her resume features numerous stops at Jewish community organizations.
Before...
The Running Rabbi, Binyomin Davis, Qualifies for Boston Marathon
At his Kol Nidre service this past year, Rabbi Binyomin Davis told his Aish Chaim congregants a story.
In the 2022 Philadelphia Marathon, Davis was...
La Salle Professor Robert Vogel Helps Jewish and Arab Students Come Together
After the outbreak of war between Israel and Hamas, Robert Vogel was contacted by an Israeli nonprofit organization called Debate for Peace. Its executive...
Forty-plus Years into Her PR Career, Sharla Feldscher Still Represents Philadelphia
Sharla Feldscher never planned on entering public relations. She was a kindergarten teacher who, as she put it, “retired at 25” to have kids.
Those...
Sharona Durry: Israeli American Works to Help Her Homeland During this Time
Sharona Durry, 57, moved from her native Israel to the United States when she was 22. Durry came to take over her position as...
Rabbi Eliott Perlstein Retiring From Ohev Shalom of Bucks County After 48 Years
When Rabbi Eliott Perlstein was a student at the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College, he wasn’t sure if he would live long enough to have his...
Candice Feldman Becomes Hadassah Leadership Fellow
At 17, Candice Feldman visited Israel with Camp Harlam. Like many Jews who go for the first time, she was struck by a feeling:...
Rabbi Nancy Fuchs Kreimer Attended Cease-Fire Gathering and March for Israel Rally
Rabbi Nancy Fuchs Kreimer founded the Department of Multifaith Studies at the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College. Then she led it for more than 30 years.
Though...
ADL Philadelphia Director Andrew Goretsky Fights Ongoing Antisemitism
In January 2022, Andrew Goretsky took over as regional director of the Anti-Defamation League Philadelphia.
It was less than two weeks after the synagogue hostage...
