You Should Know…Ari Sussman
Composer Ari Sussman’s “I mean you no harm,” a 43-minute mixed chamber ensemble piece, begins with a long pull of strings, followed by the...
YOU SHOULD KNOW…Garrett Snider
You may have heard of Garrett Snider’s grandfather, Ed Snider.
The late owner of the Philadelphia Flyers, who died in 2016 at 83, was the...
You Should Know…Eli Silins
Eli Silins makes wine, but he shies away from the title “winemaker.”
Instead, he jokes, he prefers “wine steward” or “microbial community organizer.”
“I’m not the...
YOU SHOULD KNOW…Rabbi Yosef Zarnighian of Mikveh Israel in Old City
For Rabbi Yosef Zarnighian, Congregation Mikveh Israel, the Philadelphia Jewish community and the job of assistant rabbi are all new.
The 27-year-old arrived in the...
Young People Find Judaism Outside of Synagogue Walls
While the members of Congregation Rodeph Shalom convene early Saturday morning to study the Torah portion, Rodeph Shalom Young Friends, an affinity group of...
As School Year Dawns, Hillels Go ‘Back To Basics’
Outside of the University of Pennsylvania’s Steinhardt Hall Hillel Building, the massive tent set up at the beginning of the pandemic will stay put...
Tu B’Av Celebrations Mark Evolutions in Jewish Dating
The easiest way for Tribe 12 matchmaker Danielle Selber to describe the holiday of Tu B’Av is “Jewish Valentine’s Day.”
The comparison isn’t perfect, but...
Between a Rock and a Flooding Place: Area Playwright Details Upcoming Show
It makes perfect sense, if you don’t think too hard about it, that the son of a part-time clown would go on to write...
You Should Know…Ben Yaroslavsky
Ben Yaroslavsky was born in Be’er Sheva, Israel, to parents who fled their west central Ukrainian home in Vinnytsia after the collapse of the...
You Should Know…Sam Sittenfield
Repair the World Director of National Partnerships Sam Sittenfield is fond of a quote spoken by the organization’s Senior Director of Education Rabbi Jessy...
