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On Wednesday, Nov. 4, at 4:30 p.m. Kol Tikvah and Shir Joy, the youth and teen performance ensembles created and directed by Cantor Jacqueline Rawiszer at Congregation of Reform Judaism, will be performing on the Jewish Rock Radio Stage at Union for Reform Judaism (URJ) Biennial at the Marriott Orlando World Marriott. During the past 13 years talented youth and teen singers and musicians ages 7 to 19 have expressed themselves through the joy of Jewish music throughout Central Florida as members... Full story
"We have just smoked and cooked the last 40 lbs. of our amazing pastrami and corned beef... made fresh soups and salads, and received our last delivery of fresh breads this morning. Opening at 11 a.m. and staying open until we sell out," said the email sent out on Oct. 16 to all of Brown's Deli's regular patrons. The subject line said: Brown's Deli is closing. Sadly, that was the last day for the only kosher restaurant in the Maitland/Altamonte Springs/Casselberry/Winter Park area. The little ko... Full story
Thursday, Oct. 22, was for many Facebook enthusiasts a day to show support for Israel by displaying an Israeli flag somewhere-in their yard, on their house, in their business, even on their clothing-then take a photo of it and post it on Facebook, stating "Wherever I Stand, I Stand with Israel." One Oviedo resident was excited to show her support for Israel and hung an Israeli flag in her front yard on Wednesday, Oct. 21. However, on Thursday morning, she discovered the flag had been... Full story
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) passed a resolution last Wednesday, Oct. 21, listing Ma’arat HaMachpelah, the Cave of the Patriarchs in Hebron—the world’s most ancient Jewish site and the second holiest place for the Jewish people and Kever Rachel, Rachel’s Tomb in Bethlehem—Judaism’s third holiest site—as Muslim sites. These sites are part and parcel of the Jewish tradition and history and present a direct connection between the Jewish People and their ancient homeland. Buried in the Cave of the P... Full story
Palestinian human rights activist Bassem Eid addressed the nature of Palestinian society and conflict at the Oct. 19 event titled "Life Under the Palestinian Authority: A Palestinian Speaks Out," held at the University of Central Florida (UCF). Born in the Jordanian occupied Old City in East Jerusalem in 1958, he spent the first 33 years of his life in the Shuafat refugee camp and was a prominent figure of the First Intifada. He was arrested in 1995 by the Palestinian Presidential Guard for... Full story
After he personally consulted with U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power, whom President Barack Obama pulled away from attending Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's recent address to the U.N. General Assembly, prominent Jewish leader Malcolm Hoenlein shed light on the controversy in an interview with the Nachum Segal Network radio station on Friday. Hoenlein-executive vice chairman of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, an umbrella body... Full story
A bipartisan group of five U.S. congressmen spent the last week touring Israel, despite the daily terrorist attacks and deteriorating security situation. Rep. Alan Lowenthal D-CA, Rep. Jim Jordan R-OH, Rep. Scott Garrett R-NJ, Rep. Raoul Labrador R-ID and Rep. Mark Meadows R-NC traveled across the country to learn the facts behind the headlines and pledge their support to the Jewish state in these challenging times. The educational trip was sponsored by Proclaiming Justice to the Nations and hosted by Yes! Israel. Highlights of the jam-packed... Full story
On Tuesday, Oct. 13, the Jewish Federation of Greater Orlando convened the inaugural session of its 2015-2016 Jerome J. Bornstein Leadership Development Program at the home of Roz Fuchs Schwartz. The program, currently co-chaired by Patricia Bornstein and Rachel Gebaide, both Bornstein graduates, is designed to develop future leaders for the Central Florida Jewish Community. Graduates of the Bornstein program have gone on to serve on boards and hold top leadership positions at many of Central... Full story
The Orlando Chapter of Hadassah presents "An Afternoon with Author Kristin Harmel" on Tuesday, Nov. 3, at 11 a.m. at Congregation Ohev Shalom. Harmel will discuss her global bestseller "The Sweetness of Forgetting" at this book signing event. Kristin Harmel, an international bestselling novelist whose books have been translated into numerous languages and sold worldwide was born in Newton, Massachusetts, and moved with her family to St. Petersburg, Florida, at the age of 10. She began her journa... Full story
"Why God Is Subject to Murphy's Law"will be the topic of the Nov. 10, lecture by Professor Leonard S. Levin at UCF as part of the Judaic Studies Distinguished Lecturers Series, in collaboration with Hillel. Dr. Leonard Levin, professor of Jewish Philosophy at the Academy for Jewish Religion in Riverdale, will speak at the Central Florida Hillel at Northview at 1:30 p.m. Dr. Levin was an adjunct lecturer and adjunct assistant professor of Jewish Philosophy at Rutgers Univeristy, and has served... Full story
Each month Temple Israel’s youngest members and their parents come together with Nina Fine to celebrate Shabbat. Through song and movement, stories and drama, they learn about Shabbat prayers, Bible characters, ethics and the best ways to behave. Shabbat is fun and meaningful when celebrated with friends and family. The program is open to the entire Jewish community at no cost and meets on the following dates from 11:15 a.m. to noon in room 1: Nov. 21, Feb. 20, 2016; May 21, 2016; June 18, 2016; July 16, 2016; Aug. 20, 2016; and Sept. 17, 2... Full story
“There’s no stoppin’ the cretins from hoppin’,” sang the legendary Ramones, in one of their two-minute barnstormers that enters my head every time I see U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry getting on a plane. And never more than when his destination is Israel. If Kerry receives a frosty welcome in the Jewish state, it shouldn’t come as a shock, at least not to someone capable of empathizing with the ugly situation Israelis are currently facing. Part of the anger lies in the moral equivalence that Kerry’s State Department has molded to exp... Full story
In 1967, shortly after the Six Day War, Yigal Allon, a respected Israeli archeologist and at the time, Minister of Immigration, offered a plan for creating the borders of the Third Jewish Commonwealth. He drew a convoluted map, dividing the Jewish homeland north and south, but keeping Jerusalem what it had always been, the capital of the Jewish State. It was revised by the Knesset, but never executed. The reasons were many, including the fact that getting over a hundred Jews in an assembly to agree on something is a massive undertaking. But,... Full story
The alleged division of Jerusalem has brought forth a prolonged singing of our national anthem, oy gevalt. In order to deal with the recent wave of violence coming from the most restive of the Arab neighborhoods, exit roads have been staffed with police who search those leaving. Large concrete blocks have been used to narrow the exits, and there are mobile concrete walls several meters in height along roads of Jewish neighborhoods bothered by frequent stonings and fire bombs. Critics are claiming that these actions violate the principal that... Full story
(The Algemeiner)—Are the years when the United States was a supremely comfortable place for American Jews coming to an end? Thanks to President Obama’s polices, the answer may be yes, although most American Jews are not only blind to the dangers, but actively promoting those very policies. Challenged by what U.S. Secretary of State Kerry calls Germany’s “example to the world” in opening its borders to 800,000 (overwhelmingly Muslim) migrants this year, the Obama administration now proposes to boost the number of refugees it accepts to 100,00... Full story
JNS.org—The explosive controversy over Ben Carson’s remarks about Jews, guns, and the Holocaust illustrates a new low in media spin. Carson is a Republican presidential nomination frontrunner, and the legacy press needs to undermine his credibility. Therefore, the controversy is not remotely about what Carson actually said, but about what the media says he said. Contrary to the way Carson’s remarks are being reconstructed, he never said that if Jews owned guns, there would not have been a Holocaust. He said that if Jews owned guns, the Holoc... Full story
Dear Editor: In response to the article “Why Jewish educators need to teach Palestinians perspective” by Rabbi Laurie Zimmerman of Congregation Shaarei Shamayim in Madison, Wisconsin. Rabbi Zimmerman has a very good idea about teaching Jewish students about the plight of the poor Palestinians. However, based upon her article “Why Jewish educators need to teach Palestinians perspective,” she obviously omits several of the most crucial aspects of the problem. The first, and most important is the theo-political aspect. Going back to the creatio... 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 Isr... Full story
RA'ANANA, Israel-Israel Minister of Agriculture Uri Ariel visited Leket Israel's new, state-of-the-art logistics center Oct. 15th. Ariel got a behind-the-scenes look at the inner workings of one of Israel's largest food collection and redistribution facilities and addressed the organization's staff on the importance of their work in food recovery. Leket Israel is a non-profit organization that leads the safe and effective collection and distribution of surplus nutritional food in Israel. In... Full story
Four dachshunds were the hit of the evening when the young Women's Social Club of the Jewish Pavilion enjoyed their third social gathering on Sunday, Oct. 18. The group met at Rock and Brew for dinner. The restaurant is dog friendly with menu selections for pooches and people. As new families arrived with their dogs, they were greeted with barks galore. Four cheers for Maya Brownyard who planned the gathering and brought along her four furry friends. The next event is a Chanukah party with... Full story
BRCA. It's the gene mutation that gives Ashkenazi Jews a higher risk of breast cancer than the general population. But the women's Zionist organization Hadassah is using three of BRCA's letters-b, r, a-as a platform to help American women lead healthier lives and become more educated about breast cancer. Through Hadassah's The Uplift Project, participants-among them breast cancer survivors and celebrities-decorate bras to draw attention to Breast Cancer Awareness Month, which is marked annually... Full story
(JTA)-"What's the deal with emails, anyway?" Sounds like a line on a "Seinfeld" episode (or Modern Seinfeld, anyway). But last night we heard it on the "Saturday Night Live" spoof of the first Democratic debate. The speaker was Bernie Sanders' doppelganger, "Seinfeld" creator Larry David. David is a Jewish curmudgeon who also plays a Jewish curmudgeon on his HBO show, "Curb Your Enthusiasm." So when Sanders, another Jewish curmudgeon, decided to run for president, it was clearly the role David... Full story
Joanne Berman, owner of Sterling Silver 4U, will once again be selling gorgeous Judaic jewelry and Chanukah gifts in the lobby at The Roth Fmily JCC from Monday, Nov. 16 through Friday, Nov. 20. The shop’s hours will be 8:30 a.m. - 6 p.m. Monday through Thursday; and 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. on Friday.... Full story
Three cheers for good sense... I read this in the current World Jewish Congress (WJC) digest. I was pleased and I am sure you will be too. I pass it along: "The World Jewish Congress hailed a recent decision by the General Convention of the Episcopal Church in the United States to reject a motion endorsing the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement. WJC thanked the Episcopal Church Convention for lending its support to Israel on this issue and for taking a moral stand, expressing the... Full story
Marshall Harrison Rebar, son of Daron and Tracy Rebar of Lake Mary, will be called to the Torah as a bar mitzvah on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2015, at Congregation Ohev Shalom in Maitland. Marshall is in the seventh grade at Lake Highland Prep where he is a member of the marching band. His hobbies and interests include karate, hanging out with friends, and driving the golf cart. He is also a member of the Elite program at Champion Karate. Sharing in the family's simcha will be Lily Rebar, Carol and... Full story
