The first adult b'nai mitzvah class at Temple Am Shalom in Mentor will culminate with a special b'nai mitzvah Shabbat Service Sept. 9 followed by an oneg Shabbat sponsored by the temple. For the last four years, the class has met for Hebrew school, but in the past year they began meeting as a b'nai mitzvah class.

The Ohio Supreme Court on Tuesday said it would not take up an appeal of a $25 million judgment against Oberlin College in a business' lawsuit claiming it was libeled by the school after a shoplifting incident involving three Black students.

In partnership with New Fellowship Baptist Church in Cleveland, Temple Emanu El in Orange will host the "Get Out the Vote" program on Sept. 11 to encourage Northeast Ohioans to vote in upcoming elections.

Bedrock recently unveiled details of the first phase of its public space program with a streetscape improvement initiative. The beautification efforts are being made as Bedrock advances its vision to develop a 15-minute neighborhood along the Cuyahoga riverfront and the ongoing transformation of Tower City Center.

Israeli President Isaac Herzog and Prime Minister Yair Lapid joined international leaders on Wednesday in eulogizing former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, who died on Tuesday at age 91 after a lengthy struggle with disease. "Mikhail Gorbachev was one of the 20th century's most extraordinary figures," Herzog said in a statement.

Rabbi Moshe Reuven Azman, one of several claimants to the position of chief rabbi of Ukraine, on Tuesday called on Jewish pilgrims to avoid their annual trip to Uman to visit the burial site of Rabbi Nachman of Breslov.

Fairmount Temple will host High Holy Days services in person for the first time since 2019. There will be two new services for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur.

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