Articles from the May 10, 2013 edition
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Bat Mitzvah - LEAH GOLUB
Leah Golub, daughter of Craig and Stephanie Golub of Altamonte Springs, will be called to the Torah as a bat mitzvah on May 18 at Congregation Beth Am in Longwood. Leah is in the seventh grade at...
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Oy vay… ”Oy Vay”! That expression really describes how I feel. I’ve written about the terrible increase in anti-Semitism in Europe recently. Now I find that the trend seems to be surfacing in America...
31 things to do during Jewish American Heritage Month
NEW YORK (JTA)—May is Jewish American Heritage Month, a commemoration first recognized by President George W. Bush in 2006. Since then, hundreds of programs have taken place nationwide annually to h...
Weekly roundup of world briefs from JTA
Iran calls for Arab countries to unite against Israel JERUSALEM (JTA)—Iran called on the countries of the Middle East to unite against Israel in the face of an attack on Syria. Iranian Foreign M...
Mother's Day flowers from Jewish Women International raise spirits, awareness
As the director of a shelter for victims of domestic abuse, Naomi Taffet sees a lot of women in tears. But once a year, for Mother’s Day, she has a chance to witness what she calls “happy tea...
6 degrees (no Bacon): Jewish celebrity roundup
Amy Winehouse Street NEW YORK (6NoBacon)—Amy Winehouse’s name may live on in the streets of her hometown—literally. Residents near the late singer’s old London neighborhood have been asked to brainst...
Celebrate Shavuot with the best of the spring season
NEW YORK (JTA)—With its tradition of dairy meals, Shavuot is one of my favorite holidays. Arriving later in the spring—an ideal time to find delicious fruits, herbs and vegetables—it’s perfect...
Torah navigation leads to new journeys
LOS ANGELES (JTA)—On Shavuot, we celebrate being given the Five Books of Moses by opening the gift and reading from the scroll. But first we need to find the place. How do we find our place in the T...
Turkey's Jews worship quietly
ISTANBUL—As visitors heave open the thick, vault-like metal door to the Neve Shalom Synagogue on a discreet side street in the Galata neighborhood of European Istanbul, a skittish guard confronts them. Guests are shuttled through secure, w...
Meet Portland's mother of Mother's
PORTLAND, Ore. (JTA)—It’s brunch time at Mother’s Bistro & Bar and owner-chef Lisa Schroeder has a small crisis on her hands involving the accidental defenestration of a busboy. Moments earli...
Amid Portland's Jewish population surge, community leaders try to lure the young and hip
PORTLAND, Ore. (JTA)—Jessica Bettelheim, a business ethics lecturer at Portland State University and a young Jewish mother, has little time to spare on weekends. Like other professionals her age, s...
In Syria, reports of Israeli strike on chemical weapons site and increasing Islamic control of rebels
After the United States revealed that it now believes Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has used chemical weapons against rebel forces, the Israel Air Force reportedly struck a Syrian chemical weapons...
Israeli couple is face of gay family reunification efforts
WASHINGTON (JTA)—A same-sex Israeli couple struggling against U.S. immigration laws are set to become the faces of the fight to extend one of the foundations of immigration policy to gays and l...
