Community News

Jewish Heritage Night cap to memorialize Mark L. Goldstein, z”l

By Stephanie Bolmer
HAKOL Editor

Part of the excitement of Jewish Heritage Night at the IronPigs each year is the exclusive giveaway included with the ticket. Everyone from kids to their grandparents enjoy matching and showing solidarity and Jewish pride out in the crowd.

The 2019 souvenir…

First kosher food truck in the Valley set to open soon

Around the Table Catering has become the first catering truck to be certified as a kosher food provider in the history of the Lehigh Valley Kashrut Commission.

Pending the results of a zoning hearing with the City of Allentown, Around the Table Catering hopes to open their food truck on the…

Federation Names New Executive Director

The Board of Directors of the Jewish Federation of the Lehigh Valley has unanimously voted to appoint Jeri Zimmerman as the Federation’s new executive director.

Zimmerman joined the Federation staff in 2016, serving as assistant executive director and managing the Annual Campaign. She has…

Communities come together to stand against hate after New Zealand attacks

By Stephanie Smartschan
JFLV Director of Marketing

On a chilly Sunday evening in Allentown, neighbors met neighbors, sharing the flame and calling for the end of hatred everywhere.

More than 200 people gathered at 7th and Hamilton Streets on March 17 for a vigil organized by the Muslim Ass…

Remembering an IDF soldier through a treasured recipe on Yom Hazikaron

By Rotem Bar
Community Shlicha
 
This Yom Hazikaron, Israel’s official Memorial Day for fallen soldiers and victims of terror, the Jewish Federation of the Lehigh Valley will host a “Taste of Memories” event at the Jewish Community Center of the Lehigh Valley. The Taste of Memories…