Purim will start at sundown on March 20, and the Lehigh Valley Jewish community is ready for revelry.
Kick off the Purim season with Candyland “Shushan” Edition! Enter the wonder of Candyland at the Jewish Day School at their co-sponsored PJ Library event, on Sunday, March 10 from 10:…
By Nurit Galon
Partnership2Gether
When Barry Halper and Terry Neff first came to visit Yoav, with strict instructions to check us out as a prospective community for Partnership with the Lehigh Valley, it was pretty much love at first sight.
It was clear to all of us that this had every cha…
By Stephanie Bolmer
HAKOL Editor
When members of the Lehigh Valley Jewish community learned that Jeffrey Ohrenstein, chair of the Memorial Scrolls Trust, was going to be in New York City, they knew they had to ask him to extend his visit to include Pennsylvania.
Many community members were…
By Aaron Gorodzinsky
JFLV Director of Outreach & Community Relations
Last summer, during an impromptu meeting at a high school graduation party, Dr. Eric Fels, chair of the Community Relations Council of the Jeiwsh Federation of the Lehigh Valley, asked me if I had heard of the Community S…
By Lauren Rabin
Pomegranate Series Co-Chair
The Pomegranates are a “sorority” dedicated to strengthening and supporting the Jewish community within the Lehigh Valley. The value of being a Pomegranate is much greater than the beautiful pin that is proudly worn by its members. Pomegranate…
