Articles from the June 10, 2016 edition
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What Memorial Day is all about
Boy Scouts and adult leaders of Troop 641 participated in the annual Memorial Day Ceremony at Woodlawn Memorial Park. Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts from local Troops also marched in the pre-ceremonial...
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Christian organizations gambling with Jewish safety in secret
Earlier this month, Ben Rhodes, a national security official in the Obama administration, admitted in a New York Times profile that he used non-governmental groups to create an "echo chamber" to...
New Jordan PM has ties to Israel
(JNS.org)—After ordering to dissolve the country’s parliament on Sunday, Jordan’s King Abdullah II appointed a politician known for his strong ties to Israel as the new Jordanian prime minister, Al Jazeera reported. Although Jordan’s governm...
What's the scoop on settlements?
One report says the Obama administration will soon get "tougher" with Israel over an alleged surge of Jewish settlement construction. Another report says Israel is currently halting new settlement con...
Michael Oren: Israel no longer a 'frontier country' for its newest immigrants
Member of Knesset Michael Oren (Kulanu), the self-described "resident old man," surveys the scene unfolding before his eyes with growing astonishment. Seven-hundred pounds of grilling meat, 20 bags...
Bernie Sanders: Israel has a right to US protection
(JTA)—Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders said Israel has a right to be protected by the United States. Sanders, who has spoken out in favor of Palestinian interests as well as Israel’s right to exist in security, made the assertion las...
Israel has world's 6th-highest life expectancy, WHO reports
(JNS.org) Despite ongoing security threats and regional instability, Israelis can expect to live well into their 80s, according to the World Health Organization’s (WHO) newly released global report on life expectancy. Japan has the world’s highest av...
Orlando Torah Academy explores life science
First Grade at Orlando Torah Academy has been exploring life science in a hands-on way! For three weeks, the class observed the growth of the embryo inside chicken eggs then watched those eggs hatch...
Celebrate the gift of Torah with Cong. Beth Sholom
On the holiday of Shavuot the gift of Torah is celebrated. The Torah, a history and a guide to every step through life, was given to the Jewish people at Mount Sinai, more than 3300 years ago. Every year, on the holiday of Shavuot, not only...
A message to Donald Trump's Jewish supporters
“He’s not Hitler. He wants to help America.” Melania Trump’s comment about her husband, GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump, will go down as one of the more memorable quotes in an election cycle that has had its fair share of gaffes, outburs...
The truth about the S-word in Israel
“I’m sure you get this question a lot, but...” It always starts with those words. What follows is the predictable, frequently asked question on the minds of friends, family, and Jewish mothers when I get back to the U.S. “Is it safe?” “Do you f...
It ain't done till it's done
There’s been another resignation associated with the appointment of Avigdor Liberman as Minister of Defense. This one comes from the Minister of Environment, who associated his resignation not only with the appointment of Liberman, but with the g...
Palestinian terrorists and their accomplices
Palestinian terrorist attacks that result in only a few casualties vanish quickly from the headlines. The victims are hospitalized, the politicians issue condemnations, the Palestinian Authority praises the attacker, and then the episode is quickly...
Deleting inconvenient words, from Arafat to Iran
The U.S. State Department’s admission that it altered an embarrassing video exchange about its nuclear negotiations with Iran is disturbing—but it’s not the first time that the Obama administration, or some of its predecessors, have tampered with...
What sex in traditional Shavuot reading can teach today's teens
OMER, Israel (JTA)—As Jews, we tend to pride ourselves on our tradition’s values and how we pass them on to future generations; values such as education, tzedakah, loving the stranger, pursuing justice and tikkun olam, “repair of the world.” But if...
Acceptance and respect:
Dear Editor: This may come as a shock to many, but I have to agree with letter writer, Lexi Goldstein. The Muslim Student Association at UCF does deserve both acceptance and respect as an organization and as individuals. However, in order to earn...
What's Happening
MORNING AND EVENING MINYANS (Call synagogue to confirm time.) Chabad of South Orlando—Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. and 10 minutes before sunset; Saturday, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday, 8:15 a.m., 407-354-3660. Congregation Ahavas Yisrael—Monday - Friday, 7:30 a.m...
Sweet Ricotta & Strawberry Bourekas Recipe for Shavuot
(The Nosher via JTA)-I'm a cheese and dairy fanatic. So for obvious reasons my favorite holiday is Shavuot. This is when spring has sprung and my family makes a whole spread of cheese and...
Jerusalem's high-tech, academia get $220M boost
(JTA)—Ahead of the 50th anniversary of Israel’s reunification of Jerusalem, the Cabinet allocated an extra $220 million for a plan that encourages the city’s high-tech industry. “This is almost NIS 1 billion that we are investing in the develop...
Memorial programming extends Pavilion's Elder Outreach
On Friday, May 27 the second floor social hall at Spring Hills Assisted Living in Lake Mary was packed wall-to-wall with more than 40 kippot-clad residents, caretakers, and family members, for a memor...
Scene Around
Back in Orlando... Wow. I didn't think it was hot in Chicago when it hit 81 degrees the other day. However, many local folks donned shorts. Most complained about the high heat. (I cooled off!) You...
6 insider tips to prepare your child for overnight camp
(Kveller via JTA)—My camp duffel bags are 30 years old. This is the first time since 1986 that they will not make the trek with me from Chicago to Wisconsin for a summer filled with outdoor adventure and friendship. As a lifelong camper and now “reti...
Donald Trump's anti-Semitism controversies: A timeline
NEW YORK (JTA)-Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is facing growing accusations that his campaign is countenancing anti-Semitism-if not encouraging it outright. Trump's foreign...
Obituary - BETTY EVELYN GABAY
Betty E. Gabay, age 89, passed away on Saturday, May 28, 2016, at Palm Gardens of Tampa Health and Rehabilitation Center. Betty was a former resident of Orlando, living at Kinneret until she relocated to the Tampa area in 2015. She was born on...
Obituary - MARCIA SIEGEL ROEN
Marcia S. Roen, age 90, of Orlando, passed away on Tuesday, May 31, at her home. A native of Paterson, New Jersey, she was born on October 21, 1925, to the late Harry and Florence Landau Siegel. She moved to Orlando with her parents and brother,...
