By Jennifer Lader
Congregation Brith Sholom
A recent four-part class, Torah for Foodies, held at Congregation Brith Sholom in Bethlehem, hinted at how the standard fare of Biblical days differed from today’s.
“We remember the fish that we ate in Egypt free of charge; the cucumbers, melo…
A group of 64 Lehigh Valley community members, including 17 college students, gathered together for the 2016 AIPAC Policy Conference. Several of this year’s attendees shared their thoughts about this year’s conference and the mission of AIPAC.
CANTOR ELLEN SUSSMAN
Temple Shirat Shalom
By Stephanie Smartschan
JFLV Director of Marketing
Julie Orringer was raised in a Conservative Jewish household, was bat mitzvahed and attended Camp Ramah.
But when she traveled to Hungary in 2012 to talk about the Hungarian translation of her book, “The Invisible Bridge,” a question…
By Michele Salomon
Congregation Keneseth Israel
It’s been a busy five years for Cantor Jenn and Matan Peled. When they arrived in the Lehigh Valley five years ago there were a lot of beginnings – a new place to live, a new temple and job for Cantor Jenn and a new school for Matan as he …
By Sara Vigneri
Special to HAKOL
Watching Fred Astaire sing Irving Berlin’s “Let's Face the Music and Dance” in the 1936 movie “Follow the Fleet,” it’s hard to imagine this song would become a jazz favorite. It’s a typical Hollywood number; the orchestra plays a long musical i…
