Jewish Cincinnati News

Shedding Light on the Problem

This week, I could hardly write about anything but our recent work regarding the antisemitic nature of the West Chester Tea Party (WCTP). There are two main themes I must address: 1) Why it’s imperative we shed light on this problem, and 2) A reflection on the courage shown by our elected …

Sounding the Shofar to Tackle our Mental Health Crisis

The Cincinnati Enquirer published my article on youth mental health today. But you can also read it, below:
 

As Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, approaches, the sound of the shofar − a ram's horn traditionally blown throughout the month, culminating on Yom Kippur, the Jewish day of a…

This Rosh Hashanah, We Move Forward, Together

Dear friends,

With Rosh Hashanah approaching, like you, I am assessing this past year, and planning for the new.

The Federation is a complex and growing organization. Many people tell us it is hard to know everything we are doing. I like to visualize the Federation as part of the beautiful…

JCRC Condemns West Chester Tea Party's Antisemitic Rhetoric

Recently, the Jewish Federation of Cincinnati’s Jewish Community Relations Council learned that—on September 5—the West Chester Tea Party hosted a speaker who disseminated numerous extreme antisemitic conspiracy theories. The West Chester Tea Party subsequently repeated many of these i…

Fighting to Preserve the Center of Civil Society

Next week, Amy Spitalnick—JCPA’s new CEO, who formerly led the legal charge against the organizers of 2017’s deadly neo-Nazi march in Charlottesville—will visit Cincinnati. This is a huge opportunity for our community, and I'm so excited to tell you more about it.

Amy will arrive la…