together when apart

Zach Hertzman and his family get caught in the pandemic timeline.   Zach’s Bar Mitzvah, scheduled for March 28, 2020 was in the final planning stages when the State of Ohio bega [...]

Have you felt guilty witnessing the pandemic-inspired culinary exploits of people who are making the perfect loaf of challah from scratch instead of binge-watching Netflix in their pajamas? [...]

Jenny and Bob Oestreicher have lived in their house for four years but could count on two hands the number of times they actually sat at their kitchen table and had a family meal together. T [...]

Julie and John Cohen enjoy a long history at Wise Temple, having married at Plum Street Temple 48 years ago. But that isn’t the half of it. Julie’s mother, Bess Shavzin, was the temple l [...]

Family Time Galore. Tina and Michael Best appreciate how their family bonds have strengthened due to the pandemic. Tina, an art teacher at Cincinnati Public Schools, welcomed time during th [...]

An old-world wedding in an old-world setting.   Ben and Tess Rosen spent March, April, and most of May not knowing if they would be married on June 6 or not. They had been engaged f [...]