Community News

Meet Omri Glikman, singer for Hatikva 6

Editor’s note: To get geared up for the Lehigh Valley Community Concert featuring Israeli band Hatikva 6 on Nov. 21 at ArtsQuest’s Musikfest Café (tickets available now) we interviewed singer Omri Glikman to get to know him and the band a little better.

Q: What was the idea behind the …

Hot Israeli band to perform at mega community concert

By Stephanie Smartschan
JFLV Director of Community 
Development & Operations

The Lehigh Valley will come together for a one-night-only, all-the-way-from-Israel performance by popular band Hatikva 6 on Nov. 21 at the Musikfest Café at SteelStacks.

With 40 million YouTube views and countle…

Mark Klein Vacation Camp brings Jewish children together through JCC & JDS

By Stephanie Bolmer
HAKOL Editor

This fall, a new initiative is kicking off which will bring more Jewish Day School students into the Jewish Community Center. The newly created Mark Klein Vacation Camp aims to bring Camp JCC fun to JDS students on days when school is out. 

On Jewish holid…

Federation staff take on new roles

Two long-time Federation staff members have taken on increased responsibilities to help lead the Jewish community into the future.

Stephanie Smartschan is serving as the new director of community development and operations after spending the past eight years as director of marketing. 

In …

Q&A with Liat Efraim, Yoav’s resident cheesemaker

Editor’s Note: In advance of the program “Say Cheese: Make & Taste with an Israeli Cheese Expert” on Aug. 8, co-sponsored by Partnership2Gether and Congregation Keneseth Israel, HAKOL had a few questions for Liat Efraim, the cheesemaker of Yoav.

Q: Tell us about yourself and how you c…