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Every single week, all winter long, many fathers and sons had a unique opportunity to spend special time together. About one hour after Shabbat every Saturday night, Orlando Torah Center together with I Am Jewish provided an enjoyable venue for Jewish learning, pizza, ice cream and prizes. Fathers could choose to study any Jewish topic with their sons, or take advantage of the weekly Jewish story handouts provided. As the winter season drew to a close, the season ended with a fun late night... Full story
For the third consecutive year, UCF’s Rosen College of Hospitality Management is ranked among the top five best hospitality and hotel management schools in the world, by CEOWorld Magazine. The college, one of 13 at the university, has been a stand-alone college for 15 years. Despite its youth, it’s managed to be ranked among decades-old programs such as Switzerland’s Ecole hoteliere de Lausanne and School of Hotel Administration at Cornell University, which ranked No. 1 and No. 2, respectively. “We are extremely proud to hold the honored positi... Full story
SpaceIL and Israel Aerospace Industries shared today that Beresheet's camera took a selfie photo for the first time, from a distance of 37,600 km (23363.5 miles) from Earth. The spacecraft transmitted the photo to the control room in Yehud, Israel, which is staffed 24/7 by SpaceIL and IAI engineers. In the photo of Earth, taken during a slow spin of the spacecraft, Australia is clearly visible. Also seen is the plaque installed on the spacecraft, with the Israeli flag and the inscriptions "Am... Full story
(JTA)-John Hickenlooper is the latest Democrat who thinks he can win back the White House in 2020. The former Colorado governor and self-described "extreme moderate" announced his candidacy on Monday and is holding his first campaign rally this week. "Ultimately I'm running for president because I believe that not only can I beat Donald Trump, but that I am the person that can bring people together on the other side and actually get stuff done," he said on "Good Morning America." During his... Full story
(JNS)—Amid this week being “Palestinian Rights Awareness Week” at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, N.C., pro-Israel campus students and Hillel professionals disagree on the appropriate approach toward countering the latest installation of anti-Israel bias. While some campus activists want to fight the initiative head on, Hillel professionals have been counseling the students to “lay low.” The week-long initiative, promoted by Kristina Gupta—an assistant professor at the school’s Department of Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studi... Full story
Mayors from around the world form coalition to combat anti-Semitism, BDS (JNS)—Mayors from around the world have announced a coalition to combat anti-Semitic and anti-Israel sentiment. Announcing the launch last week of a Global Mayors Coalition Against Hate, Antisemitism and BDS were Mayor Uwe Becker of Frankfurt, Germany; Mayor Gabriel Groisman of Bal Harbour, Fla.; and Mayor Haim Bibas of Modi’in-Maccabim-Reut in Israel. The announcement was at the MuniWorld Conference—the annual international municipal conference hosted by the Federation of... Full story
NEW YORK (JTA)-At the end of March, the National Council of Young Israel, an Orthodox synagogue association, will hold a gala dinner hosted by Pete Hegseth, the co-host of "Fox & Friends." The invitation advertises that Rep. Kevin McCarthy and former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, both Republicans, will speak. Tommy Hicks, the co-chairman of the Republican National Committee, will receive the Guardian of Israel award. The chairman of the dinner, Rabbi Yechezkel Moskowitz, has tweeted that "#Democr... Full story
A Torah scroll is unlike any other holy book. One can't just sit at a computer and type the letters that make the books of Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy. The Torah scroll must be hand-written. And not just anyone can write the letters. It must be done by a sofer-a specially trained individual who is devout and knowledgeable in the laws about writing and assembling a scroll. The parchment on which a scroll is written must be the skin of a kosher animal. The sofer also mixes... Full story
