Community News

Foundation shows strong performance through volatile times

By Stephanie Smartschan
JFLV Director of Community Development and Operations

Through strategic investment selection, low fees and experienced management, the Lehigh Valley Jewish Foundation has been significantly outperforming its benchmarks for the last two years. 

According to informa…

Michael Solomonov is coming back for Passover

By Stephanie Smartschan
JFLV Director of Community Development and Operations

After popular engagements for Rosh Hashanah and Chanukah, Chef Michael Solomonov will be back one final time this year to celebrate Passover.

This time, he’ll be cooking up charoset, red pepper salad, mina with…

On the Same Page book club continues this spring

The On the Same Page Partnership2Gether Book Club will hold its next meeting on Sunday, April 25, at 1 p.m. via Zoom.

The group, which connects Lehigh Valley Jewish community residents to their Partnership2Gether community in Yoav, Israel, will be reading the 2006 book “A Woman in Jerusal…

Maimonides Brunch@Home explores vaccination

By Stephanie Goodling
HAKOL Editor

On Sunday, Feb. 21, the Jewish Federation’s Maimonides Society presented a Brunch@Home entitled “Vaccines: History, Ethics and COVID-19” via Zoom. Dr. Bill Markson, Maimonides Society president, introduced the program with a brief synopsis of the ori…

Maimonides Brunch@Home to explore vaccines

By Stephanie Goodling
HAKOL Editor

The Maimonides Society of the Jewish Federation of the Lehigh Valley is hosting their next Brunch@Home, “VACCINES: History, Ethics and COVID-19,” on Sunday, Feb. 21, at 11 a.m. via Zoom. Attendees are invited to bring their own brunch while watching th…