Ira Kohler Speaks at Adath
Ira Kohler is a warm, welcoming human being. He is an open, honest person who welcomed his audience in and invited us to ask (almost) any questions we had. He opened the evening by sharing a little about his book and how he chose to start it with a Shabbat dinner to unite readers and welcome them into his world. He shared a little about his experience as a lone soldier with Garin Tzadal and the camaraderie and friendships he developed with the sixteen other lone soldiers in his garin.
Coffee, Bagels and Israel’s Last Line of Defense
October 11 was a dreary, rainy morning in Cincinnati, but inside the house, hot coffee had been brewed and the finest offerings had been laid out in anticipation. The host warmly welcomed friends as they arrived one by one, helped themselves to bagels and spread out through the house. They had been invited to meet Ari Briggs and hear about the work that had brought him to Cincinnati: preparing Israeli communities to defend themselves.
SJP’s promised explanation for choosing October 7 never came
Hosted by UC’s Students for Justice in Palestine chapter and the Cincinnati Palestine Solidarity Coalition, the October 7, 2026, session was advertised as “Settler Violence.” Students filled the room. The evening’s argument would reach from Israel’s founding to American tax dollars, with Kamel Musallet’s account of his son’s death bringing the consequences into painful focus.
From Remembrance to Reflection: NKU Chase JILSA Students Commemorate October 7
On October 7, 2026, the Jewish and Israeli Law Students’ Association (JILSA) at Northern Kentucky University’s Salmon P. Chase College of Law gathered to remember, reflect, and engage in meaningful conversation on the third anniversary of the October 7, 2023, attacks on Israel and its people.
New Developments in Lawsuit Over HUC’s Cincinnati Assets
The College for Contemporary Judaism (CCJ) can now participate in the legal dispute over the future of Hebrew Union College–Jewish Institute of Religion’s (HUC) Cincinnati assets, following an Oct. 5 ruling by Hamilton County Common Pleas Judge Christopher Wagner.
On Probation at UC, SJP Promotes a Charity Accused of Terrorist Ties
The appeal is three words: “Donate to Palestinians.” Those are the words on the University of Cincinnati’s Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP UC) chapter’s public Linktree that directs supporters to the Middle East Children’s Alliance, a California nonprofit now facing a congressional referral to the IRS over alleged ties to the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), a U.S.-designated terrorist organization.
Banner Reading “Free USA from Israel” Appears Over I-71 on Shabbat
On the morning of Saturday, September 26, a banner reading “Free USA from Israel,” alongside signs promoting LeavingMaga.org and the word “Honk,” was hung above the Exit 8C overpass on northbound I-71. According to the photo, a man with glasses was seen near the signs. Concerned residents reported them, and the Ohio Department of Transportation removed them by that afternoon.
UC Student Leads AJC Panel on Digital Antisemitism
Samantha Abdoo, a University of Cincinnati junior and president of Bearcats for Israel, did more than introduce the experts at “Antisemitism in the Age of Algorithms: Confronting Hate in a Digital World.” She developed every question and moderated the discussion with Holly Huffnagle, AJC’s U.S. director for combating antisemitism, and Jocelyn Flores, its assistant director of research and advocacy.
CAIR-Ohio Hires Official from IU Initiative That Trained Hamas “Sham Charity”
Council for American Islamic Relations (CAIR) – Ohio announced Thursday that it hired Abdul Samad Amjad as their Director of Government & Community Relations, who previously worked at the Muslim Philanthropy Initiative (MPI) at Indiana University (IU). Amjad, who used the name Abdul Samad professionally during his tenure at IU, served as MPI’s associate director until the initiative was closed by the university in late July following an internal investigation.
Why Book Clubs Happen To Good Members
Oprah’s famous book club has the mission statement of engendering conversation, sparking enlightenment, helping launch emerging authors, and reacquainting us with the already prominent, with the ultimate goal of connecting readers around a community of fellow bibliophiles. For three weeks in July, members and guests of Wise Temple gathered to embody a similar spirit. They met to discuss one of the seminal works of our time, Rabbi Harold Kushner’s When Bad Things Happen to Good People.