3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (892+ words) Lisa Donna Kasser, the longtime owner and director of Burn Brae Day Camp of Creative Arts, who created a welcoming place where generations of children could explore the arts and find acceptance, died Aug. 14 in Philadelphia. She was 69. For 45 years,…...

5+ day, 14+ hour ago   (273+ words) A federal judge ruled a group of students who were suspended and then left the School District of Philadelphia on their own after entering a school’s Muslim prayer room can proceed with a lawsuit alleging their civil rights were violated....

5+ day, 14+ hour ago   (399+ words) For Hila Rose, a Hebrew teacher at Abrams Hebrew Academy in Yardley, a post-Israel Defense Forces trip to the United States was supposed to be just that — a trip. She ended up meeting her husband and sticking around the U.S.,…...

5+ day, 20+ hour ago   (134+ words) From left, Bailey Pokres, JFS RSVP coordinator; volunteer Christine Hughes and Nancy Mitnick, JFS volunteer services supervisor, display some of the nearly 125 book bags and supplies donated to Jewish Family Service of Atlantic & Cape May Counties by Fox Rothschild Law…...

5+ day, 20+ hour ago   (74+ words) Philadelphia Jewish Exponent Camp Kef Campers Go To Sky Fly Camp Kef campers had a lot of fun at their post-camp trip to Sky Fly. LEAVE A REPLY Cancel reply Save my name, email, and website in this browser for…...

5+ day, 20+ hour ago   (591+ words) Kesher Israel Congregation in West Chester is welcoming a new class of religious school students alongside a new education director, Rabbi Cantor Devorah Frick. Frick grew up Christian in a “clergy family” but said she wasn’t interested in Christianity as…...

5+ day, 20+ hour ago   (98+ words) Kaiserman JCC TBA preschoolers kicked off the school year with their first Shabbat. Courtesy of Kaiserman JCC The post Kaiserman JCC Preschooler’s First Shabbat Of The School Year! appeared first on Philadelphia Jewish Exponent. Kaiserman JCC Preschooler’s First Shabbat Of…...

5+ day, 20+ hour ago   (126+ words) Every month the social action committee at Ohev Shalom of Bucks County prepares food from scratch and creates meals for the unhoused. Courtesy of Ohev Shalom of Bucks County The post Ohev Shalom of Bucks County Preps Food From Scratch…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (642+ words) Sharon Udasin | JTA The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday approved a bill that would prevent federal funds from going to academic institutions that participate in commercial boycotts of Israel. The HR 4795 bill, co-sponsored by North Carolina Republican Rep. Virginia Foxx…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (853+ words) This being Israel, everyone has an opinion. And the more personally it applies to someone, the more conviction in the opinions expressed. So it has been since Oct. 7, 2023, with a continued presence in the Upper Galilee. In 2009, along with our…...