Whether for its healing and comforting properties, its symbolic meaning or its ability to unite friends and family, food has always played a prominent role in Jewish tradition.
Sabbath Meals: A Higher Purpose
Devorah Halperin of Allentown typically hosts 20 to 25 people at the Sabbath…
Joining a synagogue was always in the back of Lauri Franko’s mind when she moved to the Lehigh Valley in 2006. But life happens; she was busy starting a new job and enrolling the two youngest of her four children in daycare. When she visited one or two synagogues and didn’t find what she…
Today, approximately 2,000 women are connected to the Lehigh Valley Jewish community through their synagogues, the Jewish Community Center, the Jewish Day School, Jewish Family Service, many other Jewish women’s organizations and the Jewish Federation, which maintains a vibrant and motivat…
