By Steven Schauder, JFS Executive Director
All across the country, the following scene plays out. A pediatrician sees a child and the child exhibits signs of depression, social isolation, and anxiety. Like the good doctor she is, she refers the parents to seek mental health counseling. The …
By Adam Grobman
On Wednesday May 4, the Jewish community joined together at the Harrisburg JCC to honor Israel at the Jewish Federation of Greater Harrisburg’s Yom Hazikaron Commemoration/Yom Haatzmaut Celebration.
The event honored those who have fallen for the state of Israel and celeb…
By Adam Grobman
Arnie Sohinki’s passion for JCCs stretches back to his involvement as a youth, when he was a member of AZA and other Jewish fraternities, and worked as a counselor at the Buffalo JCC’s summer camp – an experience that he has carried with him throughout his entire life.…
Miriam Pearl Bernstein, nèe Greene, age 91, of Villanova, Pennsylvania, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, April 12, 2022.
“Mimi,” better known by her grandchildren as “Ma,” was the beloved wife of the late Morton G. Bernstein and devoted mother of Moshe Yehuda (Batsheva), Don (…
By Adam Grobman
In Summer 2020, Rabbi Ariana Capptauber became Beth El Temple Harrisburg’s first woman rabbi.
Now, nearly two years later, she will officially be installed in the role, with a weekend of programming and events celebrating the milestone from May 13 - 15.
A rabbinic instal…
