Photos: Courtesy HOD Hebrew Order of David’s First Annual International Kosher Food, Wine and Spirits Festival drew a crowd of about 250 at Tiferet Israel, May 14, 2026.

Adeena Sussman, author of “Zariz: 100 Easy, Breezy, Tel Aviv-y Recipes,” will appear May 6 at the Aaron Family JCC. (Adeena Sussman)

Food and wine tastings will highlight the International Kosher Food, Wine and Spirits Festival on May 14. (Stock)

Julie Haymann, left, and Lauren Savariego of Allie Beth Allman’s Key Team with Alan Levy, who recently retired and transitioned his business to the team. (Courtesy composite)

Inside 11 MAX Indoor Fun Park at 4355 LBJ Freeway, featuring slides, obstacle courses and play areas that have drawn strong attendance since opening. (Courtesy Larry Robbins)

Anna Salton Eisen lights one of seven memorial candles at the start of the Yom HaShoah service at Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville on April 13, 2026. Six candles represent the six million Jews murdered in the Holocaust, with a seventh honoring other victims. (Michael Sudhalter)

Sam Westrop, left, of the Middle East Forum, and Brooke Goldstein of the Lawfare Project field questions from the audience at an Impact Forum event April 16, 2026, at the Museum of Biblical Arts in Dallas. (Courtesy Impact Forum)

Teens wait to speak to Rabbi Leibel Lazaroff after the program at Tiferet Israel on April 16, 2026. (Sharon Wisch-Ray)

On Jan. 3, 2026, two dozen friends from throughout Gary Schneider’s life gathered for the 10th annual “Garyfest” at The Episcopal School of Dallas. Schneider, in the gray hoodie and kneeling front and center, met his wife Brooke at a Moishe House event. (Courtesy Schneider family)

Cantor Leslie Niren, center, is joined by chefs Jeffrey Kollinger and Angelo Porcelli and the kitchen team that prepared a Persian feast for Purim 2026 at Temple Emanu-El. (Cantor Leslie Niren)

Rabbi Brian Zimmerman

Dallas-area Jewish teens celebrate their love of Israel at Camp Young Judaea. (Courtesy Camp Young Judaea)

Robert French, JFGD CEO, and Sherry Goldberg, JFGD board chair, meet with leaders from the Aaron Family Jewish Community Center, Community Homes for Adults Inc., Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum, Dallas Jewish Community Foundation, Jewish Family Service of Greater Dallas and The Legacy Senior Communities at a listening session in February 2026. (JFGD)

Micah Raphael at the Biblical Museum of Natural History in Beit Shemesh in August 2022. (Courtesy Raphael family)

Outdoor play and learning through nature will be a key part of the Temple Shalom Early Childhood Center curriculum. (Courtesy Temple Shalom)