Articles from the April 8, 2016 edition
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Passover seder at Cong. Beth Israel
Congregation Beth Israel of Ocala will sponsor a Passover seder on Friday, April 22, at 6 p.m. at the Royal Oaks Golf Club, 11220 SW 69th Circle at Oak Run, in Ocala. The seder will feature a short service followed by a traditional meal of matza...
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It's long overdue... I read this in the new issue of World Jewish Congress (WJC) digest and with all the news about terrorism and terrorist attacks lately, I decided to pass it along to you:...
Gift giving, Purim spiel & hamantaschen make a great party
On Thursday, March 24, Jewish Academy of Orlando students spent the afternoon participating in Purim activities, which included face-painting, games, dancing and making masks for the holiday. The...
PJTN founder makes Algemeiner's 100 People Positively Influencing Jewish Life in 2015
Laurie Cardoza-Moore, president and founder of Proclaiming Justice to The Nations (PJTN) was awarded as one of the Algemeiner's "100 People Positively Influencing Jewish Life in 2015" at the...
Central Florida Hillel to host Springboard Fellows in Social Media
WASHINGTON—Today, Hillel International announced the 20 Hillels across North America that will host the first cohort of Springboard Fellows next fall. From urban centers in New York and Los Angeles to smaller towns in Urbana, IL and State College, P...
A birthday party for Rabbi Adler Purim style
Carol Stein, Cantor Allan Robuck and Kimberly Shader were the highlights of a combination Purim party and 96th birthday celebration for Rabbi Rudolph Adler held at Sutton Home where retired Rabbi...
A league of their own: A Jewish baseball museum, at last
(JTA)-When Jews visit the baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York, they can learn about the two most celebrated members of the tribe who have been inducted into the hallowed museum: Hank "...
Free hand-made Shmurah Matzah for Passover
OCALA—The Chabad Jewish Center of Ocala and The Villages plans to distribute hand-made Shmurah Matzah this year to help local Jews participate in the upcoming Passover holiday. Passover, celebrated this year from Friday night, April 22, until a...
Israel's U.N. envoy offers 'positive agenda' as solution to bias at world body
"Every week there is an attack at the U.N. against Israel," Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon told me at the recent American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) conference. In...
EL AL offers cool spring savings to Israel
NEW YORK—Known as the most coveted season in Israel, spring boasts cool breezes, wild flowers blooming and savings on EL AL Israel Airlines nonstop flights from all USA gateway cities. The special roundtrip airfare is $899 on nonstop flights from N...
The success of Israel
Israel has had extraordinary success in developing relations with powerful emerging countries such as India and China and re-engaging with the African nations. The understandings achieved with the Russians, despite their involvement in Syria, are not...
Weekly roundup of world briefs from JTA
UN censors exhibit on Israel set for NY headquarters (JTA)—The United Nations has censored an exhibition about Israel set to go on display at the organization’s headquarters in New York. Three of the 13 panels in the exhibition “Israel Matte...
Obama's Jewish liaison, earning thanks for a thankless job, says goodbye
WASHINGTON (JTA)-You get to listen to Jews yelling at you. You get to listen to mandarins tell you why they won't listen to Jews. You get to emcee a cappella competitions. Who wouldn't want to be...
