ChanuCan Returns to Bring Holiday Spirit to the Hungry

By Debbie Zoller
JFS Executive Director

The highlight of my Chanukah this year was attending Temple Beth El’s ChanuCan Celebration “Recognize the Miracles.” Never before had I realized how much creativity and possibility comes out of a can. Organized by Shari Spark and the religious s…

Begbie and DePietro to Exhibit at Gallery at the JCC

By Karen Albert
JCC of the Lehigh Valley
  
Come meet two artists under the influence (of each other.) On Jan. 14, Richard Begbie and James DePietro will be exhibiting their work in the Gallery at the JCC. The show runs until Feb. 25.

Richard Begbie is a photographer with a degree in gra…

Community Pledges $1.2 million During 60 Day Challenge

Donors stepped up to double their impact in October and November, contributing a total of $1.2 million to the 2016 Campaign for Jewish Needs in just 60 days.

The money raised includes $40,000 from generous anonymous donors to match new gifts and increases, of which there were 311 out of 575…

Light In Dark Times: Family Heirloom Reveals True Meaning of Chanukah

By Laura Rigge
HAKOL Editor

Jeanette Eichenwald has told the story of her family menorah many times before. She knows the details by heart and her voice never falters when she tells the tale, but despite hundreds of retellings, the impact of her story has not faded.

The menorah is not the …

A Night of Sirens: On the Ground in Paris

By Amy Sams
Special to HAKOL

Opportunity knocked at the end of October. A request came to my husband Rick, to be in Paris in just nine days to meet with a customer. Travelling on such short notice is something that has become routine as a requirement of his computer consulting job, but his …