Shir Ami in Newtown Hires Julie Berlin as Cantor
When Julie Berlin interviewed for the cantor job at Shir Ami, she kept hearing that, “Music is really important to us.” Berlin heard it...
Checking In with Kaiserman JCC CEO Alan Scher
Alan Scher, 43, became CEO of the Kaiserman JCC on July 1, 2021.
A veteran of JCCs in Chicago, San Francisco and New York, he...
Congregation Beth Tikvah Hires Lizzie Horne Mozes as New Rabbi
Rabbi Lizzie Horne Mozes, 32, needs a full-time job after graduating from the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College in May.
Congregation Beth Tikvah, located in Marlton, New...
Growing Lubavitch of Yardley Looks Ahead to Another Year
As the month of Elul continues, the Lubavitch of Yardley looks ahead to a busy start of the new Jewish year.
A Rosh Hashanah Street...
Meet Wandering Rabbi Howard Cove, Who Built ‘a Synagogue Without Walls’
Rabbi Howard Cove spent nearly 30 years as a spiritual leader at Adath Tikvah Montefiore in Philadelphia, Temple Sinai in Dresher and Congregation Kol...
Golden Slipper Hires Executive Director
Golden Slipper Club, Charities and Camp is 101 years old. So when new Executive Director Marti Berk thinks about the organization’s future, she thinks...
At YPC Shari-Eli in South Philadelphia, Members Always Form a Minyan
It’s a Saturday morning in South Philadelphia. Inside the blue building on West Moyamensing Avenue, seven or eight Jews are congregating for a Shabbat...
How Much Harder Is it to Recruit Camp Counselors Nowadays?
At Camp Ramah in the Poconos, the Mercaz building has been around since 1950 — the same year the camp opened. And it kind...
Rabbi Hirshi Sputz and Rebbetzin Shevy Sputz Build Chabad of Fairmount
Rabbi Hirshi Sputz and Rebbetzin Shevy Sputz didn’t always have those titles. But they always knew that they wanted to play those roles. So...
Historic Congregation Kesher Israel Upholds Tradition, Ponders Future
In 1998, Historic Congregation Kesher Israel made two huge moves to extend the life of the synagogue. First, it completed a $2.1 million renovation...
