Articles from the April 3, 2015 edition
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Five points of tension in the Obama-Netanyahu relationship
When the champion of the U.S.-Israel alliance sounds the alarm, something about the steadfast allies’ relationship is more contentious than usual. Last week, the staunchly bipartisan American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC)—which does not...
Happy 95th birthday to Rabbi Adler
A combination Purim party and 95th birthday celebration were held last week at the Sutton Home in Dr. Phillips where retired Rabbi Rudolph Adler resides. Twenty-one of the rabbi's dear friends from...
Crossing the bridge from Kadima to USY
Eighth graders from Congregation Ohev Shalom attended the annual regional Gesher convention of United Synagogue Youth March 20-22 in Orlando. "Gesher" is a bridge and the convention, which is for...
The 10 real plagues of Passover
(Kveller via JTA)—Each year, the thought of Passover makes me want to run away. It’s a labor-intensive, heavy-on-the-sighing holiday, especially in Israel. The traditions and message are nourishing, but for me they get lost in the pre-holiday hyp...
Hundreds attend funeral rites in Israel for Brooklyn kids
JERUSALEM (JTA)-Hundreds of mourners attended the funeral and burial in Israel of seven children who died in a house fire in Brooklyn. "God Almighty took seven roses," said their father, Gabriel Sasso...
For Reform, new gay-friendly High Holidays prayer book keeps up inclusivity trend
PHILADELPHIA (JTA)-The Reform movement's rabbinic association unveiled its new High Holidays prayer book-one that continues the movement's trend toward inclusive liturgy-at the group's 126th annual...
Jewish Academy eighth graders' trip to Israel
One of the highlights of the Selznick Middle School at the Jewish Academy of Orlando is the eighth-grade trip to Israel. This year, 11 students, accompanied by their teacher, Idit Lotringer, traveled to Israel for a 12-day trip that changed their...
Weekly roundup of world briefs from JTA
ADL: Anti-Semitic incidents in U.S. up by 21 percent NEW YORK (JTA)—Anti-Semitic incidents in the United States rose by 21 percent in 2014, according to the Anti-Defamation League’s annual audit of anti-Semitism. The organization counted 912 ant...
Some of Lincoln's best friends were Jews
(JTA)-A whopping 16,000 books have been written about President Abraham Lincoln. But a new book and an exhibit at the New York Historical Society tell a previously untold story about Lincoln: his...
Lemon sponge cake with candied citrus
(The Nosher via JTA)-Passover brings the same challenge each year-especially for the baker. How do you make an array of delicious and unique desserts without using any flour (or any other leavening...
Protecting the Jewish home from fire
The recent horrors in Brooklyn have united Jews in sorrow. They are also a tragic example of how quickly fire can sweep through a home and the devastation it can leave behind. In addition to Shabbat, practically every Jewish holiday has a connection...
Why the original Dodge logo was a Jewish star
(Jewniverse via JTA)-In 1900, Horace Elgin Dodge and John Francis Dodge founded the Dodge Brothers Company. The brothers were not Jewish, but their original logo looked a lot like the Star of David....
Have bleach, will clean!
Central Florida Hillel students (l-r) Tamara Zishuk, Kayla Symonds, Desia Bacon, and Matt Ubl cleaned the headstones at the COS Cemetery as a community service project on Sunday, March...
