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Chatting over breakfast is a great way to get to know people in the community. Networking is ideal for business and also good for friendship. The Jewish Chamber offers both with monthly programs that attract a wide variety of ages and professions. Pictured from Coffee Connections on Feb. 15 at Panera Bread in Altamonte Springs are board members Michael Brodsky; Mike Brown; Bree Goldstein, president; and Cindy Horowitz. On March 2 the Jewish Chamber participated in Jewish Heritage Night at the Solar Bears. March 7, the group met for a Purim...
(JTA) – Less than a hour after a terror attack in eastern Jerusalem on Friday killed three people, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivered a succinct message: Destroy the Palestinian attacker's home. "Prime Minister Netanyahu has decided to take immediate action to seal and demolish the home of the terrorist," said the statement from Netanyahu's office. Home demolition orders have almost become a matter of course following Palestinian attacks. They don't usually make headlines, n...
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Biden administration officials will not meet with Bezalel Smotrich, the Israeli finance minister who called for a Palestinian village to be “wiped out” then backtracked, and who is visiting the United States next week to meet with leaders of Israel Bonds, a U.S. organization. At least five liberal Jewish groups want the U.S. government to consider barring Smotrich from coming here. Ned Price, the State Department’s spokesman, said at Thursday’s daily briefing that questions on Israeli ministers’ travel should be referred to...
Israeli-American terror victim laid to rest (JNS) — Elan Ganeles’s funeral was held in Ra’anana on Wednesday afternoon, two days after terrorists shot him near the Beit Ha’arava Junction close to Jericho in the Jordan Valley. “He was the biggest gift in our lives. He wanted so much to see the world and all its aspects,” said Elan’s mother, Carolyn, at the funeral. “Our loss is a loss for the world—of such a bright, brilliant, emerging star,” she continued. “He was so loved, he will be missed so much. We feel like a part of our being has been...
(JTA) — Most of the passengers on the flight from Chisinua, Moldova, to Tel Aviv earlier this month were subdued. Some had just witnessed scene after scene of hardship on a tour of war-torn Ukraine organized by the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews. Others, about 90 in all, were Ukrainians in the process of moving permanently to Israel, talking in hushed tones about being on a plane for the first time, their uncertain future and the loved ones they left behind. Alexei Shkurat was not subdued. Bespectacled and bearded, he was s...
(JTA) — A “National Day of Hate” against Jews planned by white supremacists that triggered sweeping warnings from law enforcement and Jewish security officials came and went without significant incident on Saturday. Synagogues and Jewish institutions across the United States had spent the preceding days shoring up their security procedures, reassuring their congregants and requesting extra patrols from local police. Reports from synagogues suggested that the pews were crowded on Shabbat with Jews who said they would not be deterred by hate. In...
On Feb. 17, a man dressed in a gawdy yellow and blue floral outfit with a lei around his neck, along with many others from his group walked up and down Sand Lake Road in front of Chabad of South Orlando for three and a half hours shouting through a megaphone to people who were arriving for Shabbat at the shul. "Sir, do you think you should be put in an oven?" he yelled, laughing and relishing the hate he was spewing. Intermingled with cursing, he and a few others continued the hate talk, address...
I am reaching out to let you know that we are aware of the recent activity of antisemitic groups operating in and around the Orlando area. We are in contact with law enforcement and our local, state and federal legislators. White supremacy and all acts of hate have no place in our community, and it is simply unacceptable. We are encouraged that people from all walks of life across this great city of Orlando and the United States of America are speaking up and fighting hate, standing up to promote tolerance, peace, and inclusion across our...
Jason Mendelsohn is hosting an event titled Raise Your Glass, a whiskey and wine awareness and fundraising event that will be held April 23, at Mercedes-Benz of Orlando, 810 N. Orlando Ave., Maitland, during Head & Neck Cancer Awareness month. Prior to the event, there will be a Mercedes-Benz wrapping with the names of cancer survivors, patients and caregivers of all cancers — not just head and neck cancer — on March 15. Those who wish to have a loved one’s name included in the wrap must submit the name or names no later than March 15 via this...
"Only Bethanne Weiss can chair a fashion show, be the honoree and model: all at the same time," said Nancy Ludin, CEO of The Jewish Pavilion. The organization was thrilled to honor Weiss at their 2023 fashion show at Dillard's Altamonte Mall on Feb. 16. More than 200 women participated in the festivities. A delicious breakfast was provided by Jewish Pavilion sponsors. All of the models are integrally involved with the charity. Proceeds benefitted seniors in elder-care communities. No one wants...
(JNS) — Accusations of Islamophobia came almost immediately after the U.S. House of Representatives voted earlier this month to remove Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) from its Foreign Affairs Committee. The vote followed repeated promises from House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) to remove the congresswoman due to her history of antisemitic and anti-Israel remarks. Omar took to CNN’s State of the Union show, saying “it is politically motivated, and in some cases, motivated by the fact that many of these members don’t believe a Muslim refugee...
(JNS) — Three draft laws related to the government’s judicial reform program passed their first reading in the Knesset plenum on Wednesday. The first, coined “Deri Law 2.0,” passed by a vote of 62-53. It would prevent the Supreme Court from interfering in ministerial appointments. Its purpose is to allow Aryeh Deri, chairman of the Shas Party, to return to the government as a cabinet member after the Supreme Court said on Jan. 18 that he could not serve as a minister, as his appointment was “unreasonable in the extreme.” The court cited Deri...
(Washington, D.C.) — The Israeli-American Coalition for Action, the legislative and policymaking sister organization of the Israeli-American Council, today applauded the Supreme Court’s refusal to hear a challenge to an Arkansas law against boycotting Israel. The high court declined to hear a challenge by the Arkansas Times weekly newspaper and the ACLU, based on the newspaper’s refusal to comply with a state university advertising contract because it required a pledge not to join the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement against Israel. A...
(JNS) — As Southeast Florida’s Jewish population continues to grow, El Al Airlines announced that it will increase flights to and from the region, including new operations at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport in Broward County, the state’s second-largest county after Miami-Dade. The move comes less than a year after the Israeli company relocated its headquarters from New York to the Sunshine State. More than 100,000 people flew El Al’s Miami to Tel Aviv route in 2022, which highlighted a need for more flights in Florida, stated...
(JNS) - On Jan. 26, the historic five-day joint Israeli-American military exercise called "Juniper Oak" came to an end. The exercise saw unprecedented levels of cooperation between the U.S. military's Central Command, which is responsible for the Middle East, and the Israel Defense Forces. "Juniper Oak" tested Israeli-American readiness and boosted the operational connection between the two militaries to enable them to deal with "regional threats," according to the IDF Spokesperson's Unit, but...
(JNS) - A 4.4 magnitude earthquake centered off the coast of Lebanon in the Eastern Mediterranean was felt in Israel early Wednesday morning. There were no reports of injuries or damages in the Jewish state. The quake struck 73 kilometers northwest of Sidon, Lebanon at a depth of 10.0 kilometers, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. On Monday, several people were killed and more than 200 injured in Turkey by a 6.4-magnitude earthquake centered in the country's Hatay province that was also...
TEL AVIV (JTA) — “Everyone who answers, ‘Thank God’ when asked, ‘How are you,’ raise your hand,” Brit Yakobi asked the crowd of 700 people gathered in an Orthodox synagogue in Jerusalem. The overwhelming majority of hands shot up. “Everyone who is mortified with our current government, raise your hand,” continued Yakobi, the director of religious freedom and gender at Shatil, an Israeli social justice organization founded by the New Israel Fund. Once again, almost every hand went up. The display took place at a Jan. 25 conference billing itself...
Catholic school soccer team that brawled with Miami Jewish school forfeits state semifinal By Andrew Lapin (JTA) – A Catholic high school in Miami forfeited its semifinal game in a state soccer tournament over the weekend, days after players fought in an on-field brawl with a Jewish school’s team. The Catholic school, however, did not offer additional comment on eyewitness accounts claiming that the fight was fueled by antisemitism. Archbishop Coleman Carroll High School was set to play in the semifinals on Saturday after beating Scheck Hil...
(JTA) - In the months after Russian tanks rolled into her country last February, the music largely stopped for Elizaveta Sherstuk. The founder of a Jewish choral ensemble called Aviv in her hometown of Sumy, in the northeastern flank of Ukraine, Sherstuk had to put singing aside in favor of her day job and personal mission: delivering aid to Jews in Sumy. "There was no time to sleep," Sherstuk recalled to the Jewish Telegraphic Agency recently. "All my team members worked the same, 24/7." A...
(JNS) - The Abraham Accords have made a major impact on international relations in the Middle East. They are also proving an ace for Israeli tennis. Last month, young players and coaches from the Israel Tennis & Education Centers flew to Bahrain-the nonprofit's second trip to the island kingdom, with which Israel normalized relations in Sept. 2020. The Abraham Accords impacted the centers both domestically and abroad. First, ITEC decided after the accords debuted that its vision ought to...
(JTA) - Nikki Haley, the former South Carolina governor who became a pro-Israel favorite during her two years as the Trump administration's ambassador to the United Nations, announced her bid for the presidency, becoming the first Republican to challenge the former president ahead of 2024. In a video released Tuesday, Haley did not name Donald Trump, but alluded to him as a polarizing figure, emphasizing her efforts as governor at tamping down racial tensions and also suggesting that the Republi...
WASHINGTON (JTA) - Sen. Dianne Feinstein, a Jewish Democrat from California who has been in office for more than three decades, will not run in 2024. "I am announcing today I will not run for reelection in 2024, but intend to accomplish as much for California as I can through the end of next year when my term ends," she said Tuesday in a statement. Feinstein, 89, has been in the Senate since 1992 and has been closely watched in recent years because of concerns about her health and declining...
Jewish Beginnings Preschool, a boutique Reggio-inspired program in Altamonte Springs, hosted a Mommy & Me with a Jewish Twist: Purim Edition! Young mothers and their babies, ages 0-3, gathered to enjoy Purim-themed sensory play activities, a sing-along circle time and delicious snacks. From playdough hamantashen to decorating clowns using colored spaghetti, each activity was designed to foster the child's creative spirit and sense of curiosity. A second session will be held next Sunday, March...
Orlando Hadassah will host its annual Bunny Rosen Women’s Heart Health Luncheon and Fashion Show on Sunday, March 19, at 11:30 a.m. at the Alfond Inn Winter Park, located at 300 E New England Ave, Winter Park. Online registration at https://events.hadassah.org/BunnyRoseFS23. The luncheon will benefit Hadassah, The Women’s Zionist Organization of America, Inc. The cost is $60, which includes valet parking. The Fashion Show will feature clothing by Alembika, Tel Aviv, Israel; and accessories by Through the Looking Glass, Winter Park. Spo...
There will be a Purim celebration with the Jewish Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday, March 7, at 8 a.m. at TooJays Deli Restaurant, 2624 E. Colonial Drive Orlando. Hamantashen will be provided courtesy of the Jewish Pavilion. Networking is a great way to expand your business and meet new friends. To this end, the Jewish Chamber was created by Bree and Joel Goldstein for business and social purposes. In addition to purchasing a great breakfast, participants will have the opportunity to speak about...
