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Join Cantor Nina Fine as she leads a Tot Shabbat and Family Shabbat service on Friday, Feb. 23, at Congregation Beth Am in Longwood. The Tot Shabbat begins at 5:30 p.m. and is followed by dinner at 6 p.m. The evening then continues with a Family Shabbat service for all at 7 p.m. All are invited to attend Shabbat services Saturday at 9:30 am. Dinner is only $5 per person with no charge for children 5 and under. Contact the CBA office at 407-862-3505 or shalom@congbetham.org to make payment or...
The Kinneret Council on Aging is in final preparation for the 2018 8 over 80 Gala to be held on Sunday, Feb. 25th, 2018. Committee members Lynn Fenster, Carol Feuerman, Phyllis Kamanoff, Mollie Savage and Geanne Share along with Kinneret Director of Programming and Development Sharon Weil are hard at work finalizing what will be a grand evening. The event recognizes active, inspiring people who continue to make a difference through volunteerism and philanthropy to their community and family. The honorees for the 2018 event are: Lillian...
The Jewish Pavilion's Orlando Senior Help Desk is a free information and referral service for seniors of all faiths and their family members. "When family members call us, they are often in a crisis; someone fell or was hospitalized and they need immediate help," Pavilion CEO Nancy Ludin explained. "We answer their questions, offer advice, suggest resources and refer them to our website for more information." The Jewish Pavilion website contains a wealth of information, but what it wants most is...
Tu'BShevat was celebrated with the residents of Brookdale Island Lake in Longwood and the 5th graders of Congregation Ohev Shalom of Orlando. Such heartfelt visits and celebrations are shared with excitement and enthusiasm by the students and seniors. On a recent Sunday morning, a Tu'Bshevat program was presented including songs, a short skit, planting seeds and decoration flower pots. Jewish Pavilion programs are often presented as a group program and there are many residents who would benefit...
The Super Bowl was not the only big event on Super Bowl Sunday this month. Once again, the Men’s Club of Congregation Ohev Shalom—like its brother organizations throughout the United States and beyond, under the auspices of the Federation of Jewish Men’s Clubs—sponsored its annual World-Wide Wrap. This year’s program featured Ohev Men’s Club member and Jewish Academy of Orlando Head of School Alan Rusonik starting the morning with some background on the origins of the ancient ritual of wrapping t’filin. Conveying his experiences with a recent...
Learn and laugh with four award-winning Jewish authors at the literary event of the year. On Feb. 25, Writer's Block Bookstore is partnering with The Roth Family Jewish Community Center of Greater Orlando and the Jewish Book Council to host authors Michelle Edwards, Paul Goldberg, Pam Jenoff and Justin Loeber at the Central Florida Jewish Book Festival from 11:15 a.m. to 3 p.m. The event will be held at The Roth Family JCC. Michelle Edwards is the author of numerous picture books, including...
The Jewish Federation of Greater Orlando's annual Women's Philanthropy event will be held Monday, March 26, on the Maitland Jewish Community Campus. This year's theme is "Women Transforming Lives." Invitations will be hitting mailboxes soon, but event organizers and ambassadors have been busy sending "Save the Date" cards to women in the community. Choices 2018 co-chair Judy Kahan Davis, left, and Event coordinator Leslie Collin were among the women who personalized hundreds of the cards...
Hundreds of students, faculty and community members, along with players from the Undefeated UCF Knights will partake in a "Shabbat of Champions," in the Pegasus Ballroom on Feb. 23 in what is expected to be the largest Shabbat dinner ever held at UCF. During the event, the students will celebrate the traditional Sabbath ceremonies and meal, which are observed weekly by Jews around the world as a symbol of Jewish faith and unity. According to Rabbi Chaim Lipskier, director of Chabad at UCF,...
On Feb. 25, 7 p.m., JOIN Orlando is hosting David Sussman, a former IDF soldier, who will tell his first-hand account of the Second Lebanon War in 2006. During this war, Sussman almost lost his life in the crosshairs of Hezbollah. This was a wake-up call for Sussman and led him on a path of personal self-identity, in which he discovered the true meaning of roots, family, community and Israel. Since then he has immersed himself in the land and culture. Sussman realized the importance of...
On Saturday, Feb. 24, Congregation of Reform Judaism will celebrate Purim with a night of music and fun as they host “Esther: A Persian Musical,” by Cantor Jamie Marx, music (by based on the music of the Broadway hit “Hamilton”) Lin-Manuel Miranda and directed by Cantor Jacqueline Rawiszer. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the show starts at 7 p.m. Tickets are $8, seniors; $10 CRJ members; $18 general admission; $25, reserved seating and pre-show reception, and may be purchased online at www.crjorlando.org. Purim Carnival Congregation of Reform...
New ‘Mommy and Me’ class Join Cantor Nina Fine as she leads a Mommy and Me class at Congregation Beth Am, Monday mornings, 10 to 11:30 a.m. K’tanim, as the class is also called, is only $7 per family and free for CBA members. Contact the CBA office at 407-862-3505 or shalom@congbetham.org for more information. First time attendees who mention they read about K’tanim in the Heritage can attend their first class for free. Pages & Pastries Book Club Congregation Beth Am has begun a Pages & Pastries Book Club. The group meets at 7 p.m. on the thi...
The Children of Abraham Foundation, Inc., the charter organization for the local Jewish Boy Scout Units Troop 641, Pack 641 and Crew 641, is holding the celebration of Scout Shabbat at the The Roth Family Jewish Community Center in Maitland of Feb. 16, at 7 p.m. There are many exciting events coming up during the year for the Troop and Pack. Troop 641 and Pack 641 will be celebrating its 40th year of being part of Scouting in the Orlando area. All past alumni of the Troop and Pack are invited to celebrate an event that is being planned for the...
On Sunday, Dec. 17, the Jewish Academy of Orlando celebrated its 40th anniversary in style. Its annual gala honored both Dr. Jordan and Nathalie Steinberg and gave a lifetime achievement award to Dr. Edward Zissman. All of the attendees enjoyed the evening at the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts. "It was a great move to this location. The feel of the event was dramatic and the program was fantastic," says Robyn Eichenholz, parent. Five alumni were invited to sing as part of the...
On Sunday, Jan. 28, honorees and guests of The Jewish Pavilion's Gems & Jeans Gala demonstrated the impact that just one person can make on an entire community. Co-chairs Marci Gaeser, Sharon Littman, and Susie Stone delivered opening remarks and warmly welcomed the more than 200 guests who had gathered at the Sheraton Orlando North in Maitland to celebrate gala honorees, and to make a difference in the lives of residents of senior living communities served by the Pavilion. Littman commended...
JFS Orlando Executive Director Eric Geboff, announced that the nearly 40-year-old social service agency is seeking volunteers to serve on its committees and Board of Directors for the 2018 program year. Annually, JFS Orlando replenishes its committees and Board of Directors with new members who bring knowledge, expertise, passion and experience to help the agency attain its mission of providing services to stabilize and enhance the quality of life for individuals and families in crisis, available to all people in the Central Florida community....
Ladies in the Central Florida area, mark your calendars for the second annual SPARK Women's Retreat set to ignite the light in you March 9-11, 2018, at the luxurious Reunion Resort. This year's weekend-long event will be jam-packed with events to spark your Jewish soul, including a Shabbat experience and dinner, rejuvenating yoga and fitness classes, fun food demonstrations, a moving Havdalah, and a pumped-up party to celebrate all of the women attendees and their individual sparks, all while...
The Roth Family JCC of Greater Orlando proudly announces the hiring of Melissa Youngblood as the next director of the Richard S. Adler Early Childhood Learning Center. Beginning June 1, Youngblood will take over direct oversight of the nationally-accredited preschool and will be accountable for all components of the school including the staff, facility, budget, curriculum, and programming. Her main responsibilities will be maintaining the high quality of education and staffing, increasing the visibility of the school within the community, and i...
In 1992, when Soviet Jewish parents were looking for ways to immigrate to Israel, a school was started by the Jewish Agency and the Israeli government that provided a way for Soviet youth to study in Israel. That school is Naale Elite Academy. Since the program started 25 years ago, there have been 16,000 students and graduates from nearly 30 countries, including the U.S., U.K., France, Germany, South Africa, Australia and the former Soviet Union, among others. At the end of August, 503 arrived...
The Jewish Pavilion's *Pearls of the Pavilion luncheon will take on a whole new luster when it is held at the home of Jewelry Designer Gay Harrison of Gay Harrison Handcrafted Couture Jewelry. Harrison is generously opening her Longwood home for the occasion, which takes place on Tuesday, Feb. 20th. Following a gourmet luncheon, the acclaimed designer will offer a sneak peak of her 2018 Spring Collection, along with a sparkling discussion of upcoming trends in jewelry. "We are so appreciative...
The Tampa Orlando Pinellas Jewish Foundation ended 2017 with assets supporting the Jewish and greater nonprofit communities approaching $50 million, a number that includes a portfolio of $3.7m in Israel Bonds and investment performance net of fees of 9.57 percent. “The past 12 months mark a banner year for the Foundation and its donors as we together embarked on an expansion program to bring our philanthropic and investment management services to organizations and families outside central Florida where no Jewish Foundation currently e...
JFS Orlando is proud to announce the opening of its expanded counseling wing. Since inception, JFS Orlando has provided more than 50,000 counseling sessions. The counseling, growth and development program provide individual, couples, family and group mental health counseling in a trusting, reassuring and healing atmosphere. The opening/ribbon cutting of the added wing will be held Thursday, Feb. 22 from 5 p.m.—7 p.m....
Saturday, Feb. 24th Shabbat Morning Purim Service led by Rabbi Karen Allen, at 10 a.m. Purim songs will be sung throughout the service, and will read the Megillah at the end of the service. A Kiddush will follow the service. The synagogue is located at 315 North 13th St. in Leesburg, with the entrance on Center Street. More information is available on the synagogue website: http://bethsholomflorida.org/or by calling the synagogue at 352-326-3692. On Sunday, Feb. 25th, Rabbi Karen Allen of Congregation Beth Sholom and Zoriy Zinger, a former...
With Congregation Ohev Shalom's Centennial Gala Weekend (Feb. 9–10) fast approaching, we take a look back of some of the highlights of the congregation's 100 years. In the early 20th century, when very few Jews lived in Central Florida, religious services were held at the citrus grove of Moses and Sarah Levy and in private homes. Attendees were not an official congregation yet, but by 1916, $260 had been raised toward purchasing a building. Then, as the United States entered World War I in 1917, Orlando held a war bonds rally and parade, and th...
For three years the Holocaust Memorial Resource and Education Center Board of Directors had been looking for a building that could house the ever-growing museum. Built in 1986, the museum was expanded to twice its size in 1994. Now, with the many programs and exhibits held at the Center, it is bursting at the seams. Anyone who has ever gone to one of HMREC's programs knows how quickly the museum's auditorium/exhibit room fills to capacity. Plus, the area schools that bring up to 150 students to...
The Kinneret Council on Aging, a nonprofit agency that provides ongoing programs and services to residents of Kinneret Apartments, has announced the honorees for their 2018, 8 over 80 Gala to be held on Sunday, Feb. 25th, 2018. "We are once again thrilled with the support we have had from the community and were truly inspired by the number of outstanding individuals over the age of 80, who continue to contribute to our community and promote the Jewish tradition of Tikkun Olam," said Lynn...
