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Meet our New Shlichim

Shay Goldenberg introduces Mayana Branigan:

Mayana grew up in a unique moshav (a type of small Israeli settlement) where everyone in the community are American Jews that made aliya to Israel following Rabbi Shlomo Carlibach, who was the spiritual leader of the moshav. The name of the moshav…

Off to See... The Lippman Play

The Lippman School is following the yellow brick road for its 33rd annual school play. It presents Eretz Ootz, an original production based on The Wizard of Oz, on Wednesday, Feb. 10 and Thursday, Feb. 11, both at 5:30 pm. A spaghetti dinner follows the Thursday evening performance.

Lippman…

Off to See... The Lippman Play

The Lippman School is following the yellow brick road for its 33rd annual school play. It presents Eretz Ootz, an original production based on The Wizard of Oz, on Wednesday, Feb. 10 and Thursday, Feb. 11, both at 5:30 pm. A spaghetti dinner follows the Thursday evening performance.

Lippman…

Why Akron? – The Ackmans

Blame it on the grandkids.


They are the true impetus for Jerry and Sherry Ackman’s move to Akron.  Familiar with northeast Ohio, having lived in South Euclid for about 14 years, the Ackmans left Billings, Mont. and returned to the area in June 2015.
“I had no designs on moving east un…

Off to see...the Lippman play!

The Lippman School is following the yellow brick road for its 33rd annual school play. It presents Eretz Ootz, an original production based on The Wizard of Oz, on Wednesday, Feb. 10 and Thursday, Feb. 11, both at 5:30 pm. A spaghetti dinner follows the Thursday evening performance.


Lippma…