Financial Aid Requests Increasing at Overnight Camps
According to the Foundation for Jewish Camp’s 2023 report on the state of Jewish camping in North America, “families are requesting more financial aid...
How Will Lower Merion’s New Kindergarten Program Impact Synagogues and Day Schools?
In the fall, the Lower Merion School District will offer full-day kindergarten for the first time.
Synagogues in the area, such as Main Line Reform...
Beth Sholom Congregation in Elkins Park Attracting Young Families
Beth Sholom Congregation on Old York Road in Elkins Park is known in the Philadelphia area for a few reasons.
It has “the Frank Lloyd...
YOU SHOULD KNOW…Katie Hausman
Katie Hausman, 34, grew up in the Lehigh Valley, attended the University of Central Florida and spent more than eight years working at the...
Kesher Israel Congregation in West Chester Hires New Rabbi
The Kesher Israel Congregation in West Chester began a new rabbi search in September 2022. There were dozens of candidates, according to Jim Tischler,...
Congregation B’nai Tikvah Beth Israel Survives COVID, Reconnects, Looks Ahead
In July 2022, Benjamin Negin took over as president of Congregation B’nai Tikvah Beth Israel. As the synagogue’s new leader, he had one major...
Cherry Hill-Based Temple Beth Sholom Builds Community Through Schools
Alex Weinberg became Temple Beth Sholom’s director of congregational learning in 2010. And in the 13 years he’s served this Conservative synagogue in Cherry...
Rabbi Michael Perice Finds Peace and Purpose at Temple Sinai
2007: Michael Perice gets rear-ended in a car accident that leads to neck, shoulder and back injuries. A doctor prescribes him Vicodin to deal...
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...