Community Review

BARBARA MORRISON ELLER

Barbara Morrison Eller, amazing mother, Gammie, GG, and beloved wife of the late Melvin Eller for 53 years, passed away May 4, 2022 in Tampa, FL, one week before her 96th birthday.

 

Parenting, teaching, and tennis were her greatest joys and skills. The Harrisburg native, the first ba…

ALAN CAHALL

Alan Cahall, 67, passed away suddenly at home on Sunday, April 24th.   

A thoughtful, generous-spirited man, he was employed as a recreational therapist at Harrisburg State Hospital for 25 years.  Upon his retirement, even as he turned his attention to his wide-ranging passions – among…

Senior Update 5.20.22

by Roberta Krieger

I try not to be a "last minute" person, so in order to get a head-start on this article, I'm writing while on the bus heading to Shady Maple Smorgasbord (our first stop of the day) on Wednesday, April 27th.  Although the sun was shining, the sky a beautiful shade of blue…

Reincarnating Eras of the American Society

By Rabbi Sam Yolen, Congregation Beth Israel (Lebanon)

“History may not repeat itself,” the Mark Twain adage goes, “but it often rhymes.” And for the last few years, many researchers and scholars have debated as to which historic time period this era most clearly rhymes with. Here�…

JFGH Launches Nationwide Search for Next President/CEO

Originally published on 5/20/22

The Jewish Federation of Greater Harrisburg has formed a committee to begin a national search for our next President and CEO.

The search committee is comprised of leaders representing a cross-section of our multi-faceted community. They’ll be working with …