<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">
  <channel>
    <title><![CDATA[Heritage Florida Jewish News - RSS Feed]]></title>
    <copyright><![CDATA[Copyright (c) 2026 Heritage Florida Jewish News, All rights reserved.]]></copyright>
    <link>https://www.heritagefl.com/</link>
    <language>en-us</language> 
    <description><![CDATA[Central Florida&apos;s Independent Jewish Voice]]></description>
    <atom:link href="HTTPS://www.heritagefl.com/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
    <image>
    <title><![CDATA[Heritage Florida Jewish News - RSS Feed]]></title> 
    <link>https://www.heritagefl.com/</link>
    <url>https://www.heritagefl.com/home/cms_data/dfault/images/.TEMP/companylogoTEMP144x144-6821.jpg</url>
    <width>144</width>
    <height>55</height>
    <description><![CDATA[Heritage Florida Jewish News - RSS Feed]]></description> 
    </image>
<item>
<title><![CDATA[MAGAL celebrates its 10th anniversary]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[HTTPS://www.heritagefl.com/story/2026/05/15/news/magal-celebrates-its-10th-anniversary/23328.html]]></link>
<guid><![CDATA[HTTPS://www.heritagefl.com/story/2026/05/15/news/magal-celebrates-its-10th-anniversary/23328.html]]></guid>
<description><![CDATA[The Meitin Alliance for Growth and Learning, known as MAGAL, a collaborative religious school between Temple Israel and Temple Shir Shalom, celebrated its 10-year anniversary this year. To honor the milestone, students created a beautiful art project that is displayed for all to see as they enter the school, located at 50 S. Moss Road in Winter Springs. Led by co-heads of school Rabbi Joshua...]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 16:03:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category><![CDATA[Articles from the May 15, 2026 edition of Heritage Florida Jewish News]]></category>
<enclosure url="https://www.heritagefl.com/home/cms_data/dfault/photos/stories/id/2/8/23328/.TEMP/s_topTEMP350x200-5139.jpeg" length="35249" type="image/jpeg" />
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[Abe Foxman, for whom fighting Jew-hatred was 'deeply personal,' dies]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[HTTPS://www.heritagefl.com/story/2026/05/15/life-cycles/abe-foxman-for-whom-fighting-jew-hatred-was-deeply-personal-dies/23329.html]]></link>
<guid><![CDATA[HTTPS://www.heritagefl.com/story/2026/05/15/life-cycles/abe-foxman-for-whom-fighting-jew-hatred-was-deeply-personal-dies/23329.html]]></guid>
<description><![CDATA[(JNS) - Abraham Foxman, a Holocaust survivor and national director of the Anti-Defamation League from 1987 until 2015, died on Sunday, May 10, 2026. He was 86 years old. &quot;America and the Jewish people have lost a moral voice, a passionate advocate for the Jewish people and the State of Israel, and a remarkable leader,&quot; stated Jonathan Greenblatt, CEO and national director of the ADL....]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 16:03:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category><![CDATA[Articles from the May 15, 2026 edition of Heritage Florida Jewish News]]></category>
<enclosure url="https://www.heritagefl.com/home/cms_data/dfault/photos/stories/id/2/9/23329/.TEMP/s_topTEMP350x200-7747.jpeg" length="18537" type="image/jpeg" />
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[US, Israel aligned on Iran]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[HTTPS://www.heritagefl.com/story/2026/05/15/news/us-israel-aligned-on-iran/23330.html]]></link>
<guid><![CDATA[HTTPS://www.heritagefl.com/story/2026/05/15/news/us-israel-aligned-on-iran/23330.html]]></guid>
<description><![CDATA[(JNS)— Israel is in “full coordination” with Washington on Iran and is preparing for all possible scenarios, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday as he convened his Security Cabinet. “We are maintaining continuous contact with our friends in the United States,” said Netanyahu according to his office, adding that he spoke with U.S. President Donald Trump “almost on a daily ba...]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 16:03:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category><![CDATA[Articles from the May 15, 2026 edition of Heritage Florida Jewish News]]></category>
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[Talmudic tractate on Mount Everest]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[HTTPS://www.heritagefl.com/story/2026/05/15/features/talmudic-tractate-on-mount-everest/23331.html]]></link>
<guid><![CDATA[HTTPS://www.heritagefl.com/story/2026/05/15/features/talmudic-tractate-on-mount-everest/23331.html]]></guid>
<description><![CDATA[(JNS) - An Israeli man completed the study of a Talmudic tractate atop Mount Everest but fell short of setting a world record. Moshe Frei, 56, from Petach Tikvah, was trekking Mount Everest with three friends when he completed the Menachot tractate on Monday. &quot;The timing was right, and it was a great place,&quot; Frei told JNS from Nepal on Wednesday. His friends filmed a nearly four-minute...]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 16:03:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category><![CDATA[Articles from the May 15, 2026 edition of Heritage Florida Jewish News]]></category>
<enclosure url="https://www.heritagefl.com/home/cms_data/dfault/photos/stories/id/3/1/23331/.TEMP/s_topTEMP350x200-4549.jpeg" length="20732" type="image/jpeg" />
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[Special Olympics coaching: finding the best in every athlete and having lots of fun]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[HTTPS://www.heritagefl.com/story/2026/05/15/features/special-olympics-coaching-finding-the-best-in-every-athlete-and-having-lots-of-fun/23332.html]]></link>
<guid><![CDATA[HTTPS://www.heritagefl.com/story/2026/05/15/features/special-olympics-coaching-finding-the-best-in-every-athlete-and-having-lots-of-fun/23332.html]]></guid>
<description><![CDATA[In 2014, my husband, Larry, spent eight days in New Jersey as the New York State triathlon coach at the Special Olympics USA National Games, an experience he stated was “incredible” and “life-affirming.” As soon as he arrived home, he tried to catch up on his sleep, as he got less than five hours a night for the entire trip. How he got to this nirvana of sleep deprivation is part of Shapiro family...]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 16:03:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category><![CDATA[Articles from the May 15, 2026 edition of Heritage Florida Jewish News]]></category>
<enclosure url="https://www.heritagefl.com/home/cms_data/dfault/photos/stories/id/3/2/23332/.TEMP/s_topTEMP350x200-2158.jpeg" length="16909" type="image/jpeg" />
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[$44 million raised for Holocaust Museum for Hope &amp; Humanity]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[HTTPS://www.heritagefl.com/story/2026/05/15/news/44-million-raised-for-holocaust-museum-for-hope-andamp-humanity/23333.html]]></link>
<guid><![CDATA[HTTPS://www.heritagefl.com/story/2026/05/15/news/44-million-raised-for-holocaust-museum-for-hope-andamp-humanity/23333.html]]></guid>
<description><![CDATA[A major milestone has been reached in the Holocaust Museum&apos;s new center, the Holocaust Museum for Hope &amp; Humanity, in Orlando. The Center has secured gifts and pledges totaling 70 percent of its $63 million goal, representing approximately $44 million raised to date. The Center&apos;s newsletter states: &quot;This moment reflects years of commitment from supporters who believe deeply in...]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 16:03:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category><![CDATA[Articles from the May 15, 2026 edition of Heritage Florida Jewish News]]></category>
<enclosure url="https://www.heritagefl.com/home/cms_data/dfault/photos/stories/id/3/3/23333/.TEMP/s_topTEMP350x200-8656.jpeg" length="10225" type="image/jpeg" />
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[Holocaust Center staff goes to Warsaw]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[HTTPS://www.heritagefl.com/story/2026/05/15/news/holocaust-center-staff-goes-to-warsaw/23334.html]]></link>
<guid><![CDATA[HTTPS://www.heritagefl.com/story/2026/05/15/news/holocaust-center-staff-goes-to-warsaw/23334.html]]></guid>
<description><![CDATA[The Holocaust Memorial Resource &amp; Education Center is sending members of its team to Warsaw for its first cultural exchange program with the Mi Polin Mezuzah Center. During this visit, staff will spend time at the museum learning directly from their team, exploring their approach to storytelling, and deepening the Center’s understanding of the work behind the exhibit, Mezuzah Traces. This expe...]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 16:03:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category><![CDATA[Articles from the May 15, 2026 edition of Heritage Florida Jewish News]]></category>
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA['Sesame Street' post celebrating Jewish American Heritage Month draws support, backlash]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[HTTPS://www.heritagefl.com/story/2026/05/15/news/sesame-street-post-celebrating-jewish-american-heritage-month-draws-support-backlash/23335.html]]></link>
<guid><![CDATA[HTTPS://www.heritagefl.com/story/2026/05/15/news/sesame-street-post-celebrating-jewish-american-heritage-month-draws-support-backlash/23335.html]]></guid>
<description><![CDATA[(JNS) — The TV show “Sesame Street” featured Black and Jewish actress Kat Graham in its celebration of Jewish American Heritage Month, which began on May 1, drawing both support from Jews and antisemitic backlash on social media. “Happy Jewish American Heritage Month,” it wrote. “Join us this May as we honor and celebrate our Jewish American friends and neighbors in our communities.” “As a proud J...]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 16:03:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category><![CDATA[Articles from the May 15, 2026 edition of Heritage Florida Jewish News]]></category>
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[Author R.F. Kuang faces backlash over Israeli character in upcoming novel]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[HTTPS://www.heritagefl.com/story/2026/05/15/news/author-rf-kuang-faces-backlash-over-israeli-character-in-upcoming-novel/23336.html]]></link>
<guid><![CDATA[HTTPS://www.heritagefl.com/story/2026/05/15/news/author-rf-kuang-faces-backlash-over-israeli-character-in-upcoming-novel/23336.html]]></guid>
<description><![CDATA[(JNS) — Bestselling author R.F. Kuang is facing online backlash after advance copies of her forthcoming novel, “Taipei Story,” included a brief reference to an Israeli character. Kuang, the Chinese American author of “Yellowface” and “Babel,” withdrew in December from the Emirates Airline Festival of Literature, held in Dubai in January, citing a call by the Palestinian Boycott, Divestment and San...]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 16:03:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category><![CDATA[Articles from the May 15, 2026 edition of Heritage Florida Jewish News]]></category>
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[Doris Fisher, founder of The Gap, dies at 94]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[HTTPS://www.heritagefl.com/story/2026/05/15/life-cycles/doris-fisher-founder-of-the-gap-dies-at-94/23337.html]]></link>
<guid><![CDATA[HTTPS://www.heritagefl.com/story/2026/05/15/life-cycles/doris-fisher-founder-of-the-gap-dies-at-94/23337.html]]></guid>
<description><![CDATA[(JNS) — Doris Fisher, co-founder of The Gap Inc. and a key figure in shaping modern American casual fashion, died in San Francisco on Saturday, the company announced. She was 94 years old. Fisher and her late husband, Donald Fisher, founded the retailer in 1969 “after a frustrating shopping experience when Don couldn’t find a pair of jeans that fit.” They opened their first store on Ocean Avenue i...]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 16:03:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category><![CDATA[Articles from the May 15, 2026 edition of Heritage Florida Jewish News]]></category>
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[Peace with Palestinians depends on PA ending 'pay-for-slay']]></title>
<link><![CDATA[HTTPS://www.heritagefl.com/story/2026/05/15/news/peace-with-palestinians-depends-on-pa-ending-pay-for-slay/23338.html]]></link>
<guid><![CDATA[HTTPS://www.heritagefl.com/story/2026/05/15/news/peace-with-palestinians-depends-on-pa-ending-pay-for-slay/23338.html]]></guid>
<description><![CDATA[JNS) — Prospects for peace and reconciliation between Israel and the Palestinians hinge on the Palestinian Authority ending its “pay-for-slay” program, which provides monthly stipends for life to convicted terrorists and the families of attackers, Israel’s Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday. “If you want reconciliation, peace, partnership, pay-for-slay must stop,” a ministry spokesperson said in a...]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 16:03:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category><![CDATA[Articles from the May 15, 2026 edition of Heritage Florida Jewish News]]></category>
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[Jews in the US must stand united]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[HTTPS://www.heritagefl.com/story/2026/05/15/opinions/jews-in-the-us-must-stand-united/23339.html]]></link>
<guid><![CDATA[HTTPS://www.heritagefl.com/story/2026/05/15/opinions/jews-in-the-us-must-stand-united/23339.html]]></guid>
<description><![CDATA[With the rising tide of antisemitism around the world, coming together as Jews is more important than ever. Our strength in numbers provides intellectual, financial, and emotional stability — something a divided community cannot sustain. Our future, in many ways, depends on it. This is not a discussion about Israel, which faces its own complex challenges. This article focuses specifically on Jews...]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 16:03:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category><![CDATA[Articles from the May 15, 2026 edition of Heritage Florida Jewish News]]></category>
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[The 'stolen land' hoax]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[HTTPS://www.heritagefl.com/story/2026/05/15/opinions/the-stolen-land-hoax/23340.html]]></link>
<guid><![CDATA[HTTPS://www.heritagefl.com/story/2026/05/15/opinions/the-stolen-land-hoax/23340.html]]></guid>
<description><![CDATA[(JNS) — Efrat is located in the area known as Gush Etzion in Israel. Before 1948, the residents of the Gush were Jews residing in four thriving kibbutzim, known as Kfar Etzion, Massu’ot Yitzhak, Ein Tzurim and Revadim. The land in the Gush was legally purchased. Much of it was purchased by Jewish individuals or organizations decades before the 1948 War of Independence. Following the U.N. Partition...]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 16:03:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category><![CDATA[Articles from the May 15, 2026 edition of Heritage Florida Jewish News]]></category>
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[Why are liberals and Democrats embracing anti-Israel extremists?]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[HTTPS://www.heritagefl.com/story/2026/05/15/opinions/why-are-liberals-and-democrats-embracing-anti-israel-extremists/23341.html]]></link>
<guid><![CDATA[HTTPS://www.heritagefl.com/story/2026/05/15/opinions/why-are-liberals-and-democrats-embracing-anti-israel-extremists/23341.html]]></guid>
<description><![CDATA[(JNS) — It has always been a mistake for politicians and pundits to underestimate the basic moderation of the American people. Whenever either major party goes too far to the right or the left, the rule has always been that they are soon punished for it by the electorate. But Democrats who are cheering the prospect of extremists like Graham Platner and Abdul El-Sayed to represent their party in th...]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 16:03:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category><![CDATA[Articles from the May 15, 2026 edition of Heritage Florida Jewish News]]></category>
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[What's Happening]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[HTTPS://www.heritagefl.com/story/2026/05/15/calendar/whats-happening/23342.html]]></link>
<guid><![CDATA[HTTPS://www.heritagefl.com/story/2026/05/15/calendar/whats-happening/23342.html]]></guid>
<description><![CDATA[MORNING MINYANS Chabad of Altamonte Springs — Sunday morning minyan, 8 a.m. Weekday morning minyan 6:30 a.m., 407-720-8111. 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...]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 16:03:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category><![CDATA[Articles from the May 15, 2026 edition of Heritage Florida Jewish News]]></category>
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[Trump: Iranian response 'totally unacceptable']]></title>
<link><![CDATA[HTTPS://www.heritagefl.com/story/2026/05/15/news/trump-iranian-response-totally-unacceptable/23343.html]]></link>
<guid><![CDATA[HTTPS://www.heritagefl.com/story/2026/05/15/news/trump-iranian-response-totally-unacceptable/23343.html]]></guid>
<description><![CDATA[(JNS) — The Iranian regime’s response to the latest U.S. proposal to end hostilities was “totally unacceptable,” U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday. “I have just read the response from Iran’s so-called ‘representatives.’ I don’t like it — totally unacceptable!” Trump wrote in a post on his Truth Social platform. Iran’s state-run IRNA news agency reported earlier on Sunday that Tehran’s res...]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 16:03:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category><![CDATA[Articles from the May 15, 2026 edition of Heritage Florida Jewish News]]></category>
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[Trump calls for Jewish Americans to observe a 'national Sabbath']]></title>
<link><![CDATA[HTTPS://www.heritagefl.com/story/2026/05/15/features/trump-calls-for-jewish-americans-to-observe-a-national-sabbath/23344.html]]></link>
<guid><![CDATA[HTTPS://www.heritagefl.com/story/2026/05/15/features/trump-calls-for-jewish-americans-to-observe-a-national-sabbath/23344.html]]></guid>
<description><![CDATA[(JNS) — U.S. President Donald Trump has called for Jewish Americans to observe a national Shabbat from sundown May 15 to nightfall May 16 in honor of Jewish American Heritage Month and the nation’s 250th anniversary. Rabbi Steven Burg, CEO of Aish, told JNS that he was &quot;very moved&quot; by the president&apos;s message because it shifts the narrative from Jew-hatred to Jewish faith. &quot;One...]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 16:03:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category><![CDATA[Articles from the May 15, 2026 edition of Heritage Florida Jewish News]]></category>
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[Chabad goes to Crown Heights]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[HTTPS://www.heritagefl.com/story/2026/05/15/news/chabad-goes-to-crown-heights/23345.html]]></link>
<guid><![CDATA[HTTPS://www.heritagefl.com/story/2026/05/15/news/chabad-goes-to-crown-heights/23345.html]]></guid>
<description><![CDATA[It&apos;s hard to imagine the powerful mixture of faith, fun and friendship that permeated Crown Heights, Brooklyn during the recent &quot;Shabbat in the Heights&quot; weekend. Sponsored by Jewish Learning Institute, an educational arm of Chabad, the event in early May drew more than 500 visitors - Chabad Orthodox rabbis and their wives (and sometimes family members) and fellow Jews interesting...]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 16:03:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category><![CDATA[Articles from the May 15, 2026 edition of Heritage Florida Jewish News]]></category>
<enclosure url="https://www.heritagefl.com/home/cms_data/dfault/photos/stories/id/4/5/23345/.TEMP/s_topTEMP350x200-2457.jpeg" length="31223" type="image/jpeg" />
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[FAVORITE RECIPES]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[HTTPS://www.heritagefl.com/story/2026/05/15/features/favorite-recipes/23346.html]]></link>
<guid><![CDATA[HTTPS://www.heritagefl.com/story/2026/05/15/features/favorite-recipes/23346.html]]></guid>
<description><![CDATA[Panna Cotta Shavuot is an important two-day holiday that takes place seven weeks after Passover in 2026 on May 21-23. It commemorates the giving of the Torah. It is celebrated by studying the Torah all night, eating dairy foods and having flowers in the home. Panna cotta is an Italian dessert that is a good accompaniment to a Shavuot dairy meal. Serves 4. 1 envelope unflavored kosher (1/4 oz.)...]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 16:03:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category><![CDATA[Articles from the May 15, 2026 edition of Heritage Florida Jewish News]]></category>
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[Insights from The Orlando Senior Help Desk: Avoiding the flu: Practical tips to stay healthy this season]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[HTTPS://www.heritagefl.com/story/2026/05/15/features/insights-from-the-orlando-senior-help-desk-avoiding-the-flu-practical-tips-to-stay-healthy-this-season/23347.html]]></link>
<guid><![CDATA[HTTPS://www.heritagefl.com/story/2026/05/15/features/insights-from-the-orlando-senior-help-desk-avoiding-the-flu-practical-tips-to-stay-healthy-this-season/23347.html]]></guid>
<description><![CDATA[Flu season arrives each year with new challenges, and while vaccines and treatments continue to improve, prevention remains the best protection — especially for older adults and those with underlying health conditions. Even in years when the flu vaccine is not a perfect match for circulating strains, it can still reduce the severity of illness and help prevent serious complications. Here are some...]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 16:03:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category><![CDATA[Articles from the May 15, 2026 edition of Heritage Florida Jewish News]]></category>
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[Scene around ... again]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[HTTPS://www.heritagefl.com/story/2026/05/15/features/scene-around-again/23348.html]]></link>
<guid><![CDATA[HTTPS://www.heritagefl.com/story/2026/05/15/features/scene-around-again/23348.html]]></guid>
<description><![CDATA[You name it &quot;Let me call you Sweetheart I&apos;m in love with you Let me hear you whisper That you love me too&quot; It was a musical dream that came true at Metro Diner recently. I was looking at the menu when the young waitress came over and gushed &quot;Hi, sweetheart! I haven&apos;t seen you for a long time!&quot; It must have been ages since she had served me. Or maybe we really were...]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 16:03:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category><![CDATA[Articles from the May 15, 2026 edition of Heritage Florida Jewish News]]></category>
<enclosure url="https://www.heritagefl.com/home/cms_data/dfault/photos/stories/id/4/8/23348/.TEMP/s_topTEMP350x200-1563.jpeg" length="7650" type="image/jpeg" />
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[Over 20 US warships enforcing blockade on Iran]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[HTTPS://www.heritagefl.com/story/2026/05/15/news/over-20-us-warships-enforcing-blockade-on-iran/23349.html]]></link>
<guid><![CDATA[HTTPS://www.heritagefl.com/story/2026/05/15/news/over-20-us-warships-enforcing-blockade-on-iran/23349.html]]></guid>
<description><![CDATA[(JNS) — U.S. Central Command said on Sunday that more than 20 American warships are enforcing a naval blockade against Iran, with forces having redirected 61 commercial vessels and disabled four others to ensure compliance. Washington launched the maritime operation on April 13, targeting all vessels entering or leaving Iranian ports in the Arabian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz, disrupting the regime’...]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 16:03:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category><![CDATA[Articles from the May 15, 2026 edition of Heritage Florida Jewish News]]></category>
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[Jewish people, State of Israel do not need your recognition,' Akunis tells Mamdani]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[HTTPS://www.heritagefl.com/story/2026/05/15/news/jewish-people-state-of-israel-do-not-need-your-recognition-akunis-tells-mamdani/23350.html]]></link>
<guid><![CDATA[HTTPS://www.heritagefl.com/story/2026/05/15/news/jewish-people-state-of-israel-do-not-need-your-recognition-akunis-tells-mamdani/23350.html]]></guid>
<description><![CDATA[(JNS) - Growing up in Israel, Ofir Akunis remembers spending Yom Ha&apos;atzmaut, Israeli Independence Days, dancing in Kings of Israel Square, which was renamed Rabin Square after Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin was assassinated in 1995. This year, it felt different to Akunis, Israeli consul general in New York. &quot;It&apos;s a unique feeling - to be somewhere else in the world during Yom...]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 16:03:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category><![CDATA[Articles from the May 15, 2026 edition of Heritage Florida Jewish News]]></category>
<enclosure url="https://www.heritagefl.com/home/cms_data/dfault/photos/stories/id/5/0/23350/.TEMP/s_topTEMP350x200-8079.jpeg" length="22393" type="image/jpeg" />
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[The phone that knows your face]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[HTTPS://www.heritagefl.com/story/2026/05/15/features/the-phone-that-knows-your-face/23351.html]]></link>
<guid><![CDATA[HTTPS://www.heritagefl.com/story/2026/05/15/features/the-phone-that-knows-your-face/23351.html]]></guid>
<description><![CDATA[Usually, my iPhone recognizes me instantly. But on rare occasions, I am holding my own phone, looking straight at it, and it tells me: “Face Not Recognized.” If you have ever had that moment, you know how unsettling it can feel. What changed? Did I pick up someone else’s phone? Sometimes it is something simple: the tilt of the phone, poor lighting, or a smudge on the lens. But other times it is no...]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 16:03:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category><![CDATA[Articles from the May 15, 2026 edition of Heritage Florida Jewish News]]></category>
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[Weekly roundup of world briefs]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[HTTPS://www.heritagefl.com/story/2026/05/15/news/weekly-roundup-of-world-briefs/23352.html]]></link>
<guid><![CDATA[HTTPS://www.heritagefl.com/story/2026/05/15/news/weekly-roundup-of-world-briefs/23352.html]]></guid>
<description><![CDATA[Shekel hits 33-year high against dollar By JNS Staff The Israeli shekel gained 1.1 percent, reaching its highest level against the dollar in 33 years, amid investor optimism over a possible end to hostilities between Iran and the United States. The shekel, which has appreciated 9 percent so far in 2026, strengthened to 2.90 per dollar on Wednesday, its strongest level since October 1993, Reuters...]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 16:03:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category><![CDATA[Articles from the May 15, 2026 edition of Heritage Florida Jewish News]]></category>
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[My modest purchase for a bond with Israel]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[HTTPS://www.heritagefl.com/story/2026/05/15/features/my-modest-purchase-for-a-bond-with-israel/23353.html]]></link>
<guid><![CDATA[HTTPS://www.heritagefl.com/story/2026/05/15/features/my-modest-purchase-for-a-bond-with-israel/23353.html]]></guid>
<description><![CDATA[Smoke-filled hotel and country-club dining rooms with middle-aged men puffing on cigars. That is my main memory of the countless events I covered during my early career as editor of the weekly Jewish newspaper in my Buffalo hometown. The annual dinners were the social and economic highlights of the city’s Jewish Federation and of the Israel Bonds office. Every year I sat in the stuffy rooms, takin...]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 16:03:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category><![CDATA[Articles from the May 15, 2026 edition of Heritage Florida Jewish News]]></category>
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[Norway rector cites 'free speech' after professor praises Oct. 7]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[HTTPS://www.heritagefl.com/story/2026/05/15/news/norway-rector-cites-free-speech-after-professor-praises-oct-7/23357.html]]></link>
<guid><![CDATA[HTTPS://www.heritagefl.com/story/2026/05/15/news/norway-rector-cites-free-speech-after-professor-praises-oct-7/23357.html]]></guid>
<description><![CDATA[(JNS) - The head of a state-funded university in Norway said on Tuesday he had no plans to discipline a professor who last month called the Hamas Oct. 7, 2023, massacres &quot;the most beautiful thing that has happened in our century.&quot; Following an uproar this week over comments made on April 21 by Professor Bassam Hussein of the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Rector Tor...]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 16:03:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category><![CDATA[Articles from the May 15, 2026 edition of Heritage Florida Jewish News]]></category>
<enclosure url="https://www.heritagefl.com/home/cms_data/dfault/photos/stories/id/5/7/23357/.TEMP/s_topTEMP350x200-5507.jpeg" length="31574" type="image/jpeg" />
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[Legal Notices]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.heritagefl.com/customer_files/legals/issue_05-15-26_b.pdf]]></link>
<guid><![CDATA[http://www.heritagefl.com/customer_files/legals/issue_05-15-26_b.pdf]]></guid>
<description><![CDATA[]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 16:03:00 +0000</pubDate>
<category><![CDATA[Articles from the May 15, 2026 edition of Heritage Florida Jewish News]]></category>
</item>


       </channel>
</rss>