Articles from the September 16, 2022 edition
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Israel advances plan to build 700 units in new East Jerusalem settlement
(JTA) — Israel’s government advanced a plan to build as many as 700 new apartment units in a suburb of Jerusalem that opponents say encroaches on a Palestinian village that straddles the cou...
JFS Orlando's Weekly Wellness Corner
Do you have the feeling that someone you know or care about isn’t behaving as they normally would? Perhaps they seem a bit off, unsettled, or solitary? Try to engage them in conversation. But r...
Double your impact, double the hope!
Shana Tova! Celebrate the New Year by joining JFS Orlando in their annual Hope Challenge. Beginning September 15th through October 20th, every dollar donated to Jewish Family Services of Greater...
Why a High Holidays prayer book is still going strong after 70 years
(JTA) — When a local Orthodox synagogue asked me to lead Yom Kippur prayers six years ago, one aspect of the request stood out: Was I comfortable using the “High Holyday Prayer Book” translated and edited by Philip Birnbaum? The archaic spell...
SYNAGOGUE SERVICE SCHEDULE
The following synagogues provided information about their High Holiday services to the Heritage by press time. For information about services at other local synagogues, contact the individual congregations. For tickets or information, contact the...
Goyim Defense League founder arrested in Poland after demonstrating outside Auschwitz
(J. Jewish News of Northern California via JTA) — The founder of the American extremist group Goyim Defense League says he was arrested in Poland this week after demonstrating in front of the Auschwitz-Birkenau former extermination and c...
Lifecycles 5782
Judith “Judi” Addelston Jerry Adelman Miriam Machela Apfel Beth Michele Balog Berger Lillian Sweet Berkowitz Sybil Biales Sheldon M. Blattner Genrietta E. Chernaya Rita Cassel Coenson Melvin Edward Cohen, M.D. Dr. Morton Arthur Diamond Barry Dvo...
All the Jewish NFL players to watch this season
(JTA) — The 103rd season of the National Football League kicks off on Thursday, and there are a number of Jewish players to keep an eye on this year. These are all of the Jewish players on NFL rosters entering Week 1 (listed in alphabetical order) a...
5782 Community Year in Review
September 2021 Southwest Orlando Jewish Congregation started the year off with a new student rabbi, Rabbi David Chapman. Before he became a rabbi, he had a successful year in the theatre. His first...
Weekly roundup of world briefs
Bennett tells supporters he has ‘no plans’ to return to politics (JNS) — Alternate Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has told his supporters that he has no plans to run in the country’s upcoming general election, Israeli media reported on Sund...
Rare First Temple-period document repatriated to Israel
(JNS) - The Israel Antiquities Authority has successfully repatriated a rare First Temple-period document from the United States, the IAA announced on Wednesday. The papyrus document is written in...
Rare First Temple period ivories discovered in Jerusalem
(JNS) — Archaeologists are describing as “extraordinary” the discovery of a collection of ivory plaques from the First Temple period recently unearthed in Jerusalem. They are among only a few ever found and the first to be unearthed in the city....
New this year at Orlando Torah Academy
Now entering its 13th year, Orlando Torah Academy is off to an exciting start. Enrollment has reached 165 students from 70 families in preschool through eighth grade. The phenomenal growth necessitated the purchase of the adjacent property over the...
