War expert to set Gaza record straight, weigh what’s next

By Carl Zebrowski
Editor

John Spencer, combat veteran, award-winning scholar, and leading global expert on urban warfare and military strategy, is coming to the JCC on Monday evening, January 12, to talk with our community about the Gaza war and set the record straight.

“John is a voice …

Outspoken influencer to help women find their voice for Jewish advocacy

By Carl Zebrowski
Editor

Shai Albrecht has dedicated herself to combatting antisemitism and debunking lies about the Jewish people and Israel online since October 7, 2023. She has 400,000 social media followers to testify to her effort.

On January 27, she’ll bring the knack for storytell…

Jewish comic asks crowd, Is any topic off limits for jokes?

By Carl Zebrowski
Editor

What subjects should be off limits for jokes? War? Terrorism? Inevitably you end up at: Can you make a Holocaust joke? 

Speaking at Temple Beth El on November 5, Tel Aviv comedian and author Benji Lovitt replied yes. He told the large Jewish community audience gat…

National speaker offers audience a primer on Federation

By Carl Zebrowski
Editor

You know the Jewish Federation of the Lehigh Valley, but how well do you know it, all that it does for our community and others, how it’s able to pull all that off. Have you ever felt like your grasp of the details has made you less than fully confident when talki…

Israeli photojournalist shares 10/7 images and stories at commemoration

By Carl Zebrowski
Editor

It was an October 7 commemoration rather different from last year’s. This one, held on October 16, which marks the 24th of Tishrei, the Hebrew calendar date of the attack, was bittersweet. Last year there wasn’t much sweet. 

A few days before this gathering, t…