Federation campaign director named Israel Policy Forum fellow

Israel Policy Forum has announced its 2020 cohort of Charles Bronfman IPF Atid Conveners, and Jewish Federation of the Lehigh Valley’s Director of Campaign and Security Planning Aaron Gorodzinsky has been chosen as one of them. This group of young professional leaders will receive training…

Michael Solomonov is back for more

By Stephanie Smartschan
JFLV Director of Community Development and Operations

After a deliciously engaging Rosh Hashanah cooking session, Chef Michael Solomonov will return to the small screen for Chanukah and Passover.

Solomonov, the James Beard award-winning executive chef and co-owner o…

IJCU rebranded as Institute for Religious and Cultural Understanding

By Stephanie Goodling
HAKOL Editor

The Institute for Jewish-Christian Understanding at Muhlenberg College has been rebranded as the Institute for Religious and Cultural Understanding. The announcement came last month from Dr. William “Chip” Gruen, professor of religion studies, who was …

Federation hosts historic candidates’ forum

By Stephanie Goodling
HAKOL Editor

The Jewish Federation of the Lehigh Valley hosted a historic forum on the evening of Oct. 13. For the first time ever, the race to represent much of the Lehigh Valley in the U.S. House is between two Jewish women. Current Rep. Susan Wild, a Democrat, faced…

The Great JFS FoodFestFaire promises food and fun

On Nov. 8, Jewish Family Service is hosting a virtual all-day food festival. The Great JFS FoodFestFaire will raise funds to support the JFS Community Food Pantry and Mazel Meals, their monthly kosher meal outreach to older adults.

From 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., videos featuring cooking demonstrat…