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The Clermont Temple L’Chayim M&M Club of Clermont will be hosting a special Night In Napoli! as a fundraiser to celebrate their second anniversary. The entire community is invited to enjoy an evening of Italian cuisine, music and entertainment at Angelo’s Italian Restaurant in Tavares, Florida on Sunday, June 12, starting at 6 p.m. Renowned operatic tenor Enrico Guerrero with accompianist Elizabeta Guerrero and soprano Emilia Rivera from Kriger Entertainment Productions will perform Neopolitan songs, Italian pop music and many Broadway fav... Full story
Kinneret residents learned about Lag B'Omer at the monthly Coffee and Conversation held on Wednesday, May 25, hosted by Cantor Kim Singer of Temple Shir Shalom of Oviedo. The period of the Omer is a reflective period, counting from Passover to Shavuot. But the solemnity takes a break for one day on Lag B'Omer-a holiday of bows and arrows, bonfires, and finding balance. Singer led the group in a lively discussion that was topped off with coffee and homemade s'mores. This event is part of a... Full story
Temple Israel will be celebrating the holiday of Shavuot by hosting an evening of study, known as Tikun Leil Shavuot. This year the congregation will be honoring Ruth Goldhar for her 50-plus years as Orlando educator along with other Jewish Studies teachers from the community. This night of learning will be held at Temple Israel, 50 South Moss Road in Winter Springs on June 11, beginning at 9 p.m. Some of the subjects will include sections from Pirkei Avot, Birkat HaCohanim. Because it is a tradition to eat dairy meals on Shavuot, Temple... Full story
Rabbi Shana Goldstein Mackler, the daughter of Samuel Goldstein of Altamonte Springs, has been named one of the 32 Most Inspiring Rabbis in the U.S. by the Jewish Daily Forward. Mackler is rabbi of Congregation Ohabai Sholom in Nashville, Tenn. She began her service there right after her ordination, and brought with her not only her extensive academic knowledge of Judaism, but also the heart of Judaism. "Her kindness knows no bounds and always, always reminds us of what it means to be a Jew in... Full story
The Jewish Council on Public Affairs (JCPA), which serves as the umbrella organization for the American Jewish community relations field, held its annual conference in Cleveland on May 15-17. In three days of sessions featuring members of Congress, leaders in the Jewish and other faith communities and experts on issues including Israel, civil rights and political polarization, participants got an in-depth opportunity to discuss managing diverse perspectives on Israel, police-community... Full story
Amanda Jacobson, 13-year-old daughter of Jason and Jennifer Jacobson of Ocoee, will be called to the Torah as a bat mitzvah on June 18, 2016, at Southwest Orlando Jewish Congregation (SOJC). A competitive gymnast at Orlando Metro Gymnastics (OMG), Amanda, an A student, is schooled mornings in a Learning Coach/Florida Virtual School class at Gifted University in Winter Garden before heading to OMG for 4 to 5 hours of practice each weekday. Amanda hoped to find a mitzvah project that reflected... Full story
Everyone goes through transitions at some point in their lives. Transitions are part of life, whether it be divorce, losing a loved one, empty nesting, retirement, aging or any number of life changing events. Jewish Family Services is offering a Life Transitions Support Group to help people learn coping skills to navigate through life changes. The Life Transitions Support Group meets on Thursday evenings, 7 p.m.-8:30 p.m., through June 23, at the Roth Family JCC, 851 N. Maitland Ave., Maitland. For registration or information, call Jeanette... Full story
The Jewish Genealogical Society of Greater Orlando program for June features Tom Hirsch who will be presenting "Genealogy Resources and Techniques to Try Out This Summer" on Tuesday, June 7, from 7 p.m.-9 p.m. at The Roth Family Jewish Community Center, 851 N. Maitland Ave., Maitland. This is the Society's last meeting before summer break, a perfect time to present some new techniques to enhance enthusiasts' enjoyment and success while researching family histories. There are countless free... Full story
Heritage Florida Jewish News is accepting nominations for the 2016 Heritage Human Service Award, which will be presented at the annual meeting of the Jewish Federation of Greater Orlando on Aug. 17. “For almost 30 years, individuals who have made major, voluntary contributions of their talent, time, energy and effort to the Central Florida community have been honored with the selection and presentation of this award,” said Jeff Gaeser, editor and publisher of the Heritage. Last year’s recipient was Berny Raff. Former recipients have inclu... Full story
The Fourth Annual Pavilion Golf Society (PGS) was marked by friends, fairways, food, family, and the many fans of honoree Carol Feuerman. More than 80 golfers were in full swing at Alaqua Country Club on Sunday, May 15, for a morning round of golf to raise funds for the Jewish Pavilion and The Orlando Senior Help Desk. The Pavilion past president was celebrated by three generations of family members, from her mother, Oakmonte Village resident Shirley Meltzer, to her five adult children and... Full story
Israelis standing beside the graves of Israeli soldiers at the Mount Herzl military cemetery in Jerusalem on Memorial Day, May 11, 2016.... Full story
Marcia Jo Zerivitz, founding executive director of the Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU, has demonstrated vision and leadership throughout her life to expand knowledge, enrich collective historic memory and cultivate diversity. Zerivitz has been a Florida community trailblazer for more than half a century, serving national, state and local organizations. She observed that the Jewish community in Florida had a major challenge-its continuity-and decided to focus on collecting and preserving for... Full story
May is Jewish American Heritage Month in the United States, and the Museum of Seminole County History is proud to display the great impact of Jewish contributions to Seminole County History in a special exhibit located in its front parlor. This display, running through May 28, features Moses Levy and several other influential families and their lives in Seminole County. As the western hemisphere neared the second decade of the 19th century, Caribbean Spaniards grew more and more certain that the Spanish Crown would cede its colony of Florida... Full story
On Sunday, May 1, volunteers came together to serve the greater Orlando community and to perform tikun olam, "repair of the world." Mitzvah Day, a first-time, large-scale, community-wide event was coordinated by The Roth Family Jewish Community Center of Greater Orlando and engaged hundreds of volunteers in a variety of projects at agencies throughout the city. There were projects for four different age demographics: families with young children, college students, young adults and middle/high... Full story
At the Oviedo High School senior awards ceremony on May 5, Sam Goldstein, 17, was recognized as valedictorian with a 4.76 GPA, and was also named Outstanding Senior Student of the Year and received the Science Senior Award. Goldstein also was the winner of a Lundy award as "Most Likely to Cure Cancer." Goldstein, son of David and Simone Goldstein of Oviedo, was nominated by OHS for the Lombardi Scholarship for the University of Florida, and was one of 22 finalists in the State of Florida for... Full story
JFS Orlando recently received a $40,000 grant through the Orlando Sentinel Family Fund, a McCormick Foundation Fund. The grant will support the organization's Family Stabilization Program. The Family Stabilization Program strives to improve a family's overall stability and self-sufficiency through financial education workshops, employability workshops, mental health counseling, individual financial counseling and providing case management to help improve their educational or employment status.... Full story
Israel Independence Day was celebrated with an outpouring of fun and gaiety by many members of the community at the Roth Family JCC on Thursday, May 12. Attendees enjoyed hearing Israeli pop singer Noa Carmel and the community choir perform; noshing kosher food provided by many vendors; joining in Israeli dances, led by the JCC's Israeli dance group; swimming at the pool and children having fun doing activities specifically for them.... Full story
Grace means beauty or charm of form, movement, expression; a sense of what is right and proper, decency; thoughtfulness toward others; and it is the perfect description of Grace Nelson, wife of U.S. Senator Bill Nelson. Recently, The ACCoRD Project invited her to speak at an afternoon tea hosted by Burt and Barbara Chasnov. "Thank you, for heaven's sake, for what you are trying to do," Nelson said to the ACCoRD members, who hope to bring Americans back to civility, respect and dignity. Truly a S... Full story
In May 1994 the Florida legislature passed a statute requiring all schools to provide specific Holocaust education to their students. The statute states that it should be taught "in a manner that leads to an investigation of human behavior, an understanding of the ramifications of prejudice, racism, and stereotyping, and an examination of what it means to be a responsible and respectful person, for the purposes of encouraging tolerance of diversity in a pluralistic society and for nurturing and... Full story
The Holocaust Center's series, I Remember: Eyewitnesses to the Holocaust, will continue on Sunday, May 22 at 2 p.m. The event will feature survivor Harry Lowenstein speaking at the Center in Maitland. Lowenstein was born in Fuerstnau, Germany, in 1931, the younger of two children. At age 9, Harry, along with 20 family members, went to live in the Riga ghetto, where they were crowded into a two-room apartment. A year and a half later, he was taken to the concentration camp of Riga-Kaiser Walt.... Full story
On June 5th, Temple Israel, located at 50 S. Moss Road in Winter Springs, will host a Super Smash Bros. Tournament for Wii u & GameCube. This event seeks to unite the community through an exciting all day event. The tournament will run from 11a.m. to 9 p.m. Entry fee is only $6, with pizza and other refreshments being served. This event will be run by Nathan Kluger, who has run five tournaments in the past, with this tournament being the largest one yet at over 60 entrants. The event is sponsored by Royal Empire Gaming. There will be a raffle... Full story
The Rohr Jewish Learning Institute is offering a new course, beginning this month at three Chabad locations. The upcoming JLI course is titled Strength and Struggle: Lessons in Character from the Stories of Our Prophets? “It’s not (just) a course about David, Ruth, Saul, and Elijah,” said Rabbi Yosef Konikov, “this course is about you!” “It’s about how to enrich your life, how to become the person you’ve always wanted to be, and how to overcome—and even grow from—life’s challenges,” he said. What makes this course different from all othe... Full story
Heritage Florida Jewish News is accepting nominations for the 2016 Heritage Human Service Award, which will be presented at the annual meeting of the Jewish Federation of Greater Orlando on Aug. 17. “For almost 30 years, individuals who have made major, voluntary contributions of their talent, time, energy and effort to the Central Florida community have been honored with the selection and presentation of this award,” said Jeff Gaeser, editor and publisher of the Heritage. Last year’s recipient was Berny Raff. Former recipients have inclu... Full story
Magician Illene Miller is again visiting senior facilities and the VA, bringing smiles and laughs with her jokes and magic tricks. Recently she performed at Brookdale - Dr. Phillips at the request of the Jewish Pavilion. Shown here is Maybelene lighting up a 100-year-old resident. To volunteer your talents for seniors through the Jewish Pavilion, call 407-678-9363 or go to www.jewishpavilion.org.... Full story
JFS Orlando is in need of volunteers for the following: Centerpieces for tzedakah Events Food Drives Handyman services Holiday meal delivery JFS Orlando Historical Project Office projects Pearlman Emergency Food Pantry Reception The R.I.D.E. Program If you would like to give some of your time to help in any of these areas, please contact Amanda Benedit, development coordinator, at 407-644-7593, ext. 227. Perhaps you’d like to do something, but free time is limited. JFS Orlando is always in need of specific items to better serve the c... Full story
