Community News

PJ Library celebrates gratitude

By Abby Trachtman
JFLV Project Coordinator

Join PJ Library for a fun and free hands-on collage making program!

PJ Library, in partnership with Muhlenberg College Hillel students, will celebrate gratitude on Sunday, Nov. 21, at 3 p.m. at Muhlenberg College Leffel Center for Jewish Student L…

Evening of Tribute to celebrate JDS's success in navigating pandemic

By Amy Golding
JDS Head of School

The pandemic has helped shine a light on the best of our Jewish Day School – the trust between school and families, the passion and dedication of teachers, and the determination of leadership to respond to the needs of students, faculty and families. Over…

LIFE & LEGACY Celebration set to close out Year 4

On Tuesday, Oct. 12, the Lehigh Valley Jewish community will celebrate a successful fourth year of the LIFE & LEGACY program. LIFE & LEGACY, which is a program of the Harold Grinspoon Foundation, has the goal of generating legacy gifts in the Lehigh Valley Jewish community. As of June 30, 56…

Federation to host two seminars on antisemitism

By Stephanie Goodling
HAKOL Editor

With antisemitism on the rise and the Arab-Israeli conflict in the news, Jewish Federation of the Lehigh Valley is partnering with other organizations to bring two separate seminars addressing antisemitism to the community this fall.

On Oct. 17 at 12 p.m.…

Major donor event to feature expert on Arab-Israeli conflict

By Stephanie Goodling
HAKOL Editor

Kenneth W. Stein, Ph.D., is a professor known for studying the Arab-Israeli conflict, in both historical and socio-economic context. He will be the featured speaker at the Jewish Federation of the Lehigh Valley’s program for major donors on Oct. 6.