By Kim Hutnik
The week of April 17 – 22 is National Volunteer Appreciation Week. This week, and every day, we thank and appreciate all the wonderful JFS volunteers who are making a difference in the lives of so many in the Harrisburg community.
Our volunteers assist with our Kosher Meals…
By Rabbi Sam Yolen, Congregation Beth Israel (Lebanon)
Every society has cultural norms upon which common behavior is built. Times and standards may have changed, but along the way we enforce legal codes. In public we wear clothes, in cars we buckle our seatbelts, and with respect to halakh…
By Ryleigh Bourassa
The following essay was written by Ryleigh Bourassa, a 7th grade student at Cross Roads Middle School and member of Temple Ohev Sholom, and received first prize in the Schwab Holocaust Essay Contest. Ryleigh will read her essay at the Governor’s Civic Holocaust Commemo…
By Mary Klaus
Anita Post moved her red, yellow, blue and black Rummikub tiles. Beverly Gorny studied the tiles in the middle of the table, planning her next move.
Other tables were filled with women playing the ancient Chinese game of Mah-Jongg, a mainstay at the JCC. Players in this betti…
By Adam Grobman
In February 2022, Brent Stine and Corey Stein were both preparing to compete in the International Powerlifting Association’s PA State Championships in York, PA.
The two Jewish community members were confident in their abilities, but they had to return to their roots first…
