Articles from the March 15, 2019 edition
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Special times for OTC fathers and sons with I Am Jewish
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...
UCF's Rosen College ranks among World's Top 5 again
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-al...
A selfie in space
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...
5 Jewish things to know about John Hickenlooper
(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...
Hillel International tells Wake Forest Jewish students to 'lay low' during anti-Israel week
(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 an...
Weekly roundup of world briefs
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 Agai...
How partisan politics are dividing an Orthodox synagogue movement
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 invitat...
Orlando Torah Academy's Sefer Torah is complete
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...