Forum to Focus on Polling, Trends as Election Day Nears

By Stephanie Smarstchan
JFLV Director of Marketing

Lehigh Valley voters will have the chance to weigh in on a pivotal race this November as three candidates vie to replace Charlie Dent as their representative in Congress.

Candidates for Pennsylvania governor and seats in the state Legislat…

Workshop To Help Students and Parents Combat Anti-Semitism

By Aaron Gorodzinsky
JFLV Director of Outreach & Community Relations

The U.S. experienced the largest single-year increase of anti-Semitic incidents on record in 2017, according to the Anti-Defamation League’s annual “Audit of Anti-Semitic Incidents.”

The 57 percent increase over the…

Local Recovery-Friendly Coffeehouse Provides A Path For People In Need

By Michelle Cohen
HAKOL Editor

Hope & Coffee is a coffeehouse where customers can purchase a hot drink, but also find companionship with people on a recovery journey from opioid addictions. The friendly employees are going through recovery as well, often unable to find other jobs due to the…

Discover The New 2018-20 Issue of Shalom Lehigh Valley

By Michelle Cohen
HAKOL Editor

Moving to a new place and finding connections with the local Jewish community can be very difficult to do. Even in the Lehigh Valley, smaller than many metropolitan areas, there are 11 synagogues, a variety of charitable agencies and a great number of programs…

My First Month In The Lehigh Valley

By Rotem Bar
Israeli Shlicha

Editor’s Note: Rotem is in the Lehigh Valley as a shlicha, a cultural emissary, who will be bringing Israeli culture, food, programming and more to the community during the next year.

As the new Jewish year begins (5779), so does my journey here in the Lehigh…