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Fourteen scouts from Troop 641 attended a weeklong summer camp this July at Camp Daniel Boone in the mountains of North Carolina. They earned over 50 merit badges and several of the newer Scouts received rank advancements, which will be presented to them on Sept. 20 at the Troops Court of Honor ceremony. Boys interested in joining the Boy Scout Troop should attend the Aug. 30th kick-off meeting at the Maitland JCC. Visit troop641orlando.org or contact scoutmaster@troop641orlando.org for further... Full story
The Jewish Federation of Greater Orlando will host a Community Forum on the P5+1 Iran nuclear agreement at 7 p.m., Monday, Aug. 24, on the Jewish Community Campus, 851 North Maitland Ave., in Maitland. U.S. Reps. Alan Grayson, D-9th District will be the featured speaker during the two-hour forum. Audience members will be allowed to submit questions for Grayson in advance of the event. Also speaking at the forum will be the Nuclear Threat Initiative's Leon Ratz, an expert on nuclear materials... Full story
After many years of struggling to manage expenses associated with its tenant relationship with the Jewish Federation, the Jewish Academy of Orlando has resolved its debt and stabilized the school’s financial future for years to come. According to JAO President Dr. Jordan Steinberg, “This is something the Jewish Academy of Orlando has needed for quite some time and which has certainly been one of its Board’s priorities in the last year.” Resolving the debt was made possible thanks to the generosity of one of the JAO parent familie... Full story
JFS Orlando is proud to present Pantry to Plate: A Chef's Challenge to Central Florida for a culinary showdown among local chefs. Local chefs Kevin Fonzo, Isabella Morgia di Vicari, and Ryan Vargas will each prepare an entrée using ingredients inspired by JFS Orlando's Pearlman Emergency Food Pantry. This is JFS Orlando's second Pantry to Plate: A Chef's Challenge. The event will be hosted by Maxine Earhart, of Maxine's on Shine, and Allison Walker, of News 13, on Thursday, Oct. 15, at the Dr.... Full story
“There may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice, but there must never be a time when we fail to protest.” — Elie Wiesel The Zionistas are pleased to present Alan Kornman as the guest speaker for their next meeting on Thursday, Sept. 3 at 7 p.m. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. The event will take place at Oakmonte Village in Lake Mary, 1021 Royal Gardens Circle, Lake Mary. Among the items Kornman will talk about are Laurie Cardoza-Moore’s BDS Resolution, the local Interfaith Movement and other community events. Kornman is the regiona... Full story
WASHINGTON (JTA)-The dredging up of the dual loyalty charge-that lawmakers who reject the Iran nuclear agreement and the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, which is lobbying against it, are more closely aligned with Israel than the United States-illustrates just how tense the debate over the deal has become. The charge came to the fore after Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., the highest-ranking Jewish Democrat in the Senate, announced last week that he was opposing the deal reached July 14... Full story
NEW YORK (JTA)-Among the expansive field of 2016 Republican presidential candidates on display in the party's first debates, Donald Trump may be the most closely connected to the Jewish people. Trump is from New York, works in professions saturated with Jews and long has been a vocal supporter of Israel. His daughter and two grandchildren are Jewish, the executive vice president of his organization is Jewish-and Trump certainly has chutzpah. But you won't find Jewish donors of influence in... Full story
J-Serve is the International Day of Jewish Youth Service. Since 2005, J-Serve has been a part of Youth Service America's Global Youth Service Day weekend. J-Serve provides teens with the opportunity to fulfill the Jewish values of gemilut chasidim, acts of loving kindness, tzedakah, just and charitable giving, and tikkum olam, the responsibility to repair the world. Across the globe, teens join each other to make their community and the world a better place. J-Serve 2016 is in partnership with... Full story
With a focus on enhancing its learning environment and culture, the Jewish Academy of Orlando will be the first school in Central Florida to introduce MindUP, an innovative program designed to foster classroom learning while improving students’ overall state of well-being. MindUP is a research-based training program for educators and children and which has been proven to reduce stress, improve academic performance, strengthen concentration and help both children and teachers thrive. Equally important, MindUP nurtures optimism and happiness i... Full story
Congregation Ohev Shalom Camp Kadusim (Kadima, USY and Olim) took place Aug. 10-12 at Camp ithiel in Gotha. Eighty-two fourth through 12th graders of Ohev Shalom’s youth groups spent three incredible days doing Jewish activities and getting excited for the new program year. Activities included swimming, boating, Apache relays, water kickball, singing and Israeli dancing. The campers also enjoyed creative Shacharit and Mincha services, creating a social action organization called Happiness Hotspot, sitting around a campfire making smores and h... Full story
In Europe, Jewish communities are still licking the wounds from a miserable 12 months that saw deadly jihadist violence erupt against them in Paris, Brussels, and Copenhagen. On the old continent, there has also been an unprecedented rise in hate crimes targeting Jews, along with a growing acceptance of anti-Semitic discourse masquerading as fevered, impassioned criticism of alleged Israeli crimes. These events are entirely consistent with Europe’s trajectory since the turn of the 21st Century. One can now confidently predict that any u... Full story
NEW YORK (JTA)—Congress and the American people are focused on what everyone agrees is a historic, serious and consequential foreign policy decision—the fate of the nuclear deal with Iran. While we all hope for a debate based on substance and conducted with civility, the truth is that political debates today are often characterized more by slogans and fearmongering than by evidence-based deliberations. Some of the rhetoric around the debate over the Iran deal has been far from edifying and downright worrying. Republican presidential can... Full story
It’s worth pondering at some length Barack Obama’s overlooking of Winston Churchill in his comment that he does not remember a case when a foreign official involved himself as much in American politics as Benyamin Netanyahu. Churchill was intent in bringing the United States into the European war, and it is conceivable that he would have succeeded if Pearl Harbor had not done the job. Roosevelt was in an incremental process toward war, not all that different from Wilson’s road to participating in World War I. Moreover, the US was as deepl... Full story
One of the lessons learned from the intense debate over the Iran nuclear deal is that there is a serious and growing divide within American Jewry. In large part it’s between those who are active in Jewish and Israeli life, and those who are not. This gap is increasingly evident in our widely divergent views on Israel, U.S. foreign policy, and the merits of the agreement with Tehran. Indeed, members of each group find it hard to believe that fellow religionists can actually see things any other way than the way they do, and they often base their... Full story
“Each of the Parties to the Treaty undertakes to pursue negotiations in good faith...” What if words like this actually meant something? This is Article VI of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, which the United States signed in 1970. It continues: “...on effective measures relating to cessation of the nuclear arms race at an early date and to nuclear disarmament, and on a treaty on general and complete disarmament under strict and effective international control.” Please read it again, slowly, understanding that 190 nat... Full story
The tenth anniversary of Israel’s retreat from Gaza has occasioned a number of interesting commentaries. Perhaps the most innovative comes from Shmuel Rosner, of Haaretz and the Los Angeles Jewish Journal, who views the withdrawal as a kind of triumph for Zionism, surprisingly enough. We should “rejoice” over the fact that Israel “chose” on its own to leave Gaza, Rosner contends. “We took our fate in our own hands...The Jews were not evicted... We were not driven out.” He is alluding to the classic Zionist concept of Jews taking their fate into... Full story
MORNING AND EVENING MINYANS (Call synagogue to confirm time.) Chabad of South Orlando—Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. and 10 minutes before sunset; Saturday, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday, 8:15 a.m., 407-354-3660. Congregation Ahavas Yisrael—Monday - Friday, 7:30 a.m.; Saturday, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday, 9 a.m., 407-644-2500. Congregation Chabad Lubavitch of Greater Daytona—Monday, 8 a.m.; Thursday, 8 a.m., 904-672-9300. Congregation Ohev Shalom—Sunday, 9 a.m., 407-298-4650. GOBOR Community Minyan at Jewish Academy of Orlando—Monday—Friday, 7:45 a.m.—8:30 a.m. Temple I... Full story
Scott Alan Friedman, better know as Scott McKenzie for most of his radio career, died on Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2015, after a 7-year battle with non-Hodgkins lymphoma. He was 59 years old. Scott, who was called by his mother, "The best mistake we ever made," was born Feb. 18, 1956, in Columbus, Ohio. He is survived by his wife of 25 years, Dr. Fran Lesser Friedman, and their daughter, Lauren Nicole Friedman of New York City. Inspired by the Beatles, his brother's love of media and arts, and watching... Full story
LIBBY ARONOWITZ Libby Aronowitz, age 87, of Altamonte Springs, passed away at her home on Saturday, July 25, 2015. A native of New York City, she was a teacher for many years. She is survived by her son, Dean (Jeri) Aronowitz of Largo, Fla.; her daughter, Jody Aronowitz of Brighton Beach, NY. She is also survived by her grandsons, Caine Aronowitz of Orlando, Tyler Aronowitz of Seminole, Fla., and Kyle Aronowitz of Largo, Fla.; two great grandchildren; and her sister, Silvia of New York. Graveside funeral services were held at Mt. Hebron... Full story
Maurice W. Baruth, a life long resident of Pittsburgh, Penn, passed away on August 14, 2015. Mr. Baruth was preceded in death by his parents, Elizabeth and Fredrick Baruth. Beloved husband, of Louise Baruth; beloved father of Barbara Baruth of Pittsburgh, Penn., Karen (Allan) Burnstine, of Lake Mary, Fla., and Shari Baruth of Mclean, Va., brother-In-law Charles (Sharon) Morris of Washington, Penn.; grandfather of Benjamin and Andrew Burnstine. Mr. Baruth was an attorney for over 50 years and a graduate of Dartmouth College and Columbia School... Full story
William Bowers, age 61, of Kissimmee, passed away at his residence on Friday, Aug. 7, 2015. A Brooklyn native, he was a graduate of Brooklyn College and was a chemist and plant manager. He and his wife, Eileen, who survives him, moved several times during his career, settling in the Orlando area in 2005 from Connecticut. A man of many talents and interests, he was a loving husband, son, father, brother and grandfather. In addition to Eileen, Mr. Bowers is survived by his mother, Doris of Pembroke Pines; son Jarrett (Robyn) of Baldwin Park; and... Full story
Joseph Gliksman, 68, of Deltona, passed away at his home on Monday, July 27, 2015. Born in Lodz, Poland to Holocaust survivors, Abraham and Sabina Gliksman, the family emigrated to North America in 1957 when he was 10; landed in Montreal, then moved to the Bronx, then Brooklyn, Borough Park. After marrying Ellen on April 16, 1966, they lived in Brooklyn, then moved to Far Rockaway, enjoying life on the beach. It was a 2-and-a-half-hour commute to Manhattan. Joe and Ellen opened their own printing company in New York in 1981. After 18 years,... Full story
Evelyn Koenig, age 91, passed away on July 21, 2015, at her residence in Orlando. Mrs. Koenig was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., on Nov. 16, 1923, to the late Morris and Ann Figer Grubstein and was the widow of the late Albert Koenig who passed away in 2001. A homemaker, Evelyn and Albert relocated to the Orlando area from New York in 1970 and became active members of Congregation of Liberal Judaism (now CRJ). Mrs. Koenig is survived by her daughters, Ami (Barry) Pope of Orlando and Carol (Joe) Delgado of Clearwater; her sister, Sheila Grubstein of... Full story
Sally Kagan Stotsky Salamy passed away on Sunday, July 26, 2015. She was 103 years old. Born in Poland Feb. 18, 1912, she came to the U.S. in 1923 at the age of 11. She gerw up in Bayonne, N.J., and was married to her first husband, Philip Kagan in 1933 at the age of 21. She and Philip had two daughters, Loretta and Annette. The marriage ended in 1946. She married Maurice Salamy in 1948. They had two sons, Gordon and Sterling, who died in 1985. Mrs. Salamy died on Sterlings birth date. The Salamys moved to Massapequa Park, Long Island, in... Full story
Arielle Sydney Podberesky, daughter of Daniel and Lesley Podberesky of Orlando, will be called to the Torah as a bat mitzvah on Saturday, Aug. 29, 2015, at Congregation Ohev Shalom in Maitland. Arielle is in the seventh grade at Lake Highland Preparatory School where she is a member of the basketball team and is on the Honor Roll/President's List. Her hobbies and interests include playing the piano, singing, dancing and karate. She is also a member of Kadima. Sharing in the family's simcha will... Full story
