Articles from the February 17, 2017 edition
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Unity through baking challah
Our children are our future. As they step into, and create the future, we hope that they bring with them the Torah and Jewish traditions of the past. On Sunday, Feb. 5th, all Jewish children in...
Onward Israel receives $8 million to expand and enhance Israel experiences
NEW YORK—Onward Israel, which has engaged more than 4,200 young adults in multi-week, immersive, resumé-building experiences in Israel, has received an $8 million investment from the San Francisco-based Jim Joseph Foundation to expand its pr...
Obituary - BEATRICE BANNER CHERNOK
Beatrice B. Chernok, age 100, of Miami and formerly of Orlando, passed away on Friday, Feb. 3, 2017—on her 100th birthday - at Season’s Hospice at Mount Sinai Medical Center in Miami Beach. Bea was born in Brooklyn, New York, to the late Rubin and...
Obituary - STEPHEN IRA MARSH
Stephen Marsh, age 71, of Winter Park, passed away on Sunday, Feb. 5, 2017, at Cornerstone Hospice at Winter Park Towers. Stephen was born on Jan. 13, 1946, in Elizabeth, New Jersey, to the late George and Dorothy Brodman Marsh. Following high...
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With full Talmud translation, online library hopes to make sages accessible
NEW YORK (JTA)-For centuries, studying a page of the Talmud has come with a bevy of barriers to entry. Written mostly in Aramaic, the Talmud in its most commonly printed form also lacks punctuation...
As president, Trump less gung-ho about dramatic changes in Israel policy
WASHINGTON (JTA)—Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Donald Trump have been talking each other up plenty since the latter’s election upset in November. But those expecting Trump to turn his kind words and pledges on Israel int...
Weekly roundup of world briefs from JTA
Large swastika painted on car in Florida Jewish neighborhood (JTA)—A large swastika was spray-painted on the side of a car in a predominantly Jewish neighborhood in Boca Raton, Florida. The incident occurred early Sunday morning, according to l...
In France's elections, dramatic upsets turn surprise front-runner into top choice for many Jews
(JTA)-With old favorites knocked out of France's presidential race and the far-right National Front party making worrisome gains, many Jews are joining fellow voters in supporting Emmanuel Macron,...
Book Review: This book is like the best dinner party you never went to
'Being There: Journalism 1978-2000' by Tom Teicholz Award-winning journalist, Tom Teicholz's book "Being There" features interviews with several pre-eminent Jewish artists and figures from the 80s and...
Try not to cry during this Oscar-nominated film
(JTA)-Filmmaker Kahane Cooperman hasn't written an Oscars acceptance speech yet, but she likely will before the Academy Awards ceremony on Feb. 28. Not to jinx things or appear overconfident, Cooperma...
U.S. and Israel agree on opposing Iran deal
A year and a half after it was signed, the nuclear deal between Iran and world powers has held up, but the agreement’s future is now in doubt. Before being elected last November, President Donald Trump described the agreement with Iran as “the worst...
