Articles from the October 16, 2015 edition
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Local Scout chaplain receives prestigious Shofar award
After serving as Boy Scout Troop 6's chaplain for the past seven years and being involved in many communitywide cross-cultural initiatives, Brian Collins of the Dr. Phillips community in Southwest... Full story
Channel 7 reporter to celebrate Shabbat with Southwest Orlando community
Former Broadway star and current channel 7 reporter to celebrate Shabbat with Southwest Orlando community WSVN News Anchor Rosh Lowe, named TV Reporter of the Year by The Miami New Times, will... Full story
Celebrate next Shabbat together
On Thursday, Oct. 22, hundreds of women will gather at The Pantry at Northview to participate in the Great Big Challah Bake, which is part of the global Shabbat Project, which aims to mobilize more... Full story
IDF Ensemble to perform at COS
On Sunday, Nov. 1, Friends of the Israel Defense Forces invites the community to a special performance by Israeli Defense Forces soldiers, titled Yom L'Chayal-a Day to Salute Our Soldiers-featuring... Full story
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What American Jews can do in response to Henkin murders
The heartbreaking murder of Rabbi Eitam Henkin and his wife Naama, gunned down by Palestinian terrorists in front of their children, will generate tear-filled eulogies and anguished recitations of... Full story
What Syria's refugees think about Israel might surprise you
BERLIN (JTA)—Israel’s government is in cahoots with Syrian President Bashar Assad. America wants to keep the Syrian civil war going for as long as possible. Russia is outmaneuvering the United States on the global stage. Those are some of the vie... Full story
Israeli research may identify potential school shooters
In the fourth shooting at a U.S. college campus since August, 10 people were killed Oct. 1 when a 26-year-old gunman opened fire in a classroom at Umpqua Community College in southern Oregon. Many would be surprised to learn that part of the... Full story
Jewish Academy of Orlando opens its doors for their community Open House and family innovation night
The Jewish Academy of Orlando is opening its award-winning day school for an open house featuring family innovation night. On Tuesday, Oct. 20 at 6:15 p.m., the Jewish Academy of Orlando will host current and prospective families. The event is... Full story
'She plants a vineyard' study of four matriarchs of Judaism
The community is invited to participate in a Torah Study program sponsored by Florida Region of Women's League for Conservative Judaism (WLCJ) and the Temple Israel Adult Education Committee and... Full story
'Look at Us Now, Mother!'
NEW YORK-Emmy award-winning filmmaker Gayle Kirschenbaum was driven to make her deeply personal documentary, "Look at Us Now, Mother!" (that premieres in downtown Orlando October 22nd at the Cobb... Full story
An update on terrorism by Dr. Jonathan Matusitz
The Zionistas invite the community to a presentation by Dr. Jonathan Matusitz on the update of "Terrorism and Communications" on Oct. 29 at 7 p.m. at the Woman's Club of Casselberry. The Club is... Full story
Syria caught between barbarism and civilization
By Ben Cohen JNS.org Remember how the terrorists fighting American forces during the occupation of Iraq gave us a chilling new acronym, IED, which stands for Improvised Explosive Device? The four-year war in neighboring Syria has now done the same.... Full story
Russia and the United States
Tensions, competition, or dust-up—call it what you will—between Russia and the U.S. presents a fascinating subject for analysis. No doubt, the U.S. is stronger by far economically and militarily. It was left standing at the end of the Cold War, whi... Full story
Negotiate with Iran-Why?
With the potential devastation and catastrophic deaths a nuclear bomb can cause you would think the first question needed to be answered in the affirmative, is can Iran be trusted to keep an agreement? According to Iran’s track record, clearly the an... Full story
Netanyahu's 44 seconds of silence at the U.N.
What is the value of spending our time on lost causes? As I watched the proceedings at the United Nations last week I couldn’t help but remember the story of Franklin Delano Roosevelt and my father—and, most important of all, the lesson my fat... Full story
Muslim call to prayer, or Arab call to violence: a terror timeline
Every day now, I am waking up to news of more murders around Jerusalem. Outside my window, I hear screaming, and as my stomach twists in fright, I have to wonder whether I am hearing yet another Arab attack against Jews in my area. This violence is... Full story
Was AIPAC ever really up to the task?
Was the urgency of preventing a nuclear Iran truly embedded within AIPAC’s institutional DNA? If so, how could the fervent appeals, made year after year over the last decade, by 15,000 Policy Conference disciples, have been so callously ignored? R... Full story
What's Happening
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.; S... Full story
Step up to the plate for a loved one at A Taste in the Park
Anyone can step up to the plate and honor a loved one, at the Jewish Pavilion's A Taste in the Park at the Maitland Civic Center-Venue on the Lake on Sunday, Nov. 8, 2015. For a donation of $50 to... Full story
Want a little 'mama loshen'?
A Nosh of Yiddish is hosted by Jewish Pavilion volunteer Joan Pohl and the entire community is invited and encouraged to join in. For several years this program has been ongoing on the third Thursday... Full story
Islamic State reportedly gains ground near Golan Heights
(JNS.org) The Islamic State terror group is reportedly making gains in the Golan Heights region near the Israeli-Syrian border as rebel groups operating in the area face ammunition and weaponry shortages. According to a spokesman from the Free... Full story
Obituary - Leonard Silbert
Leonard Silbert, age 85, of Longwood, passed away on Monday, Sept. 28, 2015, at his residence. Born in Bronx, New York, on Oct. 1, 1929, to the late Nathan and Kate Rinker Silbert, he was a quality control engineer for the Lockheed-Martin Corporation... Full story
COS teens bring joy to seniors at Rosh Hashanah service
Thanks to the young teens of Congregation Ohev Shalom, the residents at Brookdale Island Lake community enjoyed a joyous and meaningful Rosh Hashanah service. For many seniors with limited... Full story
Present day Don Quixote lived his dream
When Michael Oren was 15 years old, he shook the hand of Yitzhak Rabin, who at the time was the Israeli ambassador to the United States. Oren vowed in that moment this was what he would be. Fast... Full story
Scene Around
A great movie. A great actress... I refer to Academy Award winning actress, HELEN MIRREN. I just received this information in a World Jewish Congress (WJC) digest: "Academy Award winning actress... Full story
