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“Whenever I speak with Sy, he is always quick to remind me ‘Don’t forget, I was arrested before you were!’” explained Ambassador Andrew Young in remembering his friend and colleague, Rabbi Israel Dresner. Rabbi Dresner was one of 16 rabbis arrested in St. Augustine on the afternoon of June 18, 1964 while supporting the work of Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. It was the largest mass arrest of Jewish clergy in the United States. The former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations was speaking at Flagler College as part of the school’s Ideas and I... Full story
Anyone can be a “path setter” on Sunday, Oct. 27, at the Jewish Pavilion’s Fall Festival and walk at Cranes Roost in Altamonte Springs. For a donation of $50 to the Jewish Pavilion, donors can have a sign with a Footprint along the walking path with the name of a loved one. For $100 donors can get a deal and have three Footprints along the path. Larger donors can purchase larger signage in the form of a high-heeled sneaker for $180. “This is a great way to pay tribute to walk sponsors Harvey Kobrin and Chuck Steinmetz who named the walk in... Full story
Congregation Ohev Shalom Held it’s Kitah Alef/first grade Consecration in conjunction with Erev Simchat Torah on Thursday, September 26. The students sang two songs, received their own Torah and were blessed under a Chuppah that the families made together. The first graders carried their Torah followed by their parents carrying the real Torah for the first of the seven Hakafot around the synagogue. Mazel Tov to the Kitah Alef families and their teachers Judy Shujman and Vicky Countess and Madrichim, Bari Sholk, Sam Gorovitz, Brandon Israel a... Full story
Nine teens were selected this month to be a part of Orlando’s J-Serve Teen Task Force. The Teen Task Force is a unique leadership opportunity for Jewish teens in grades eight through 12 to plan the community’s annual J-Serve day of teen community service. Teens on the Task Force are selected because they have a desire to plan and lead their peers through community service, representing all local Jewish youth groups. The team is comprised of: Jonah Goldberg (sophomore, Lake Mary Prep), Matthew Gottfried (eighth grader, Sanford Middle), Tay... Full story
After months of planning, Lake Mary is finally on the map of premier Jewish learning. Beginning this fall, the Rohr Jewish Learning Institute (JLI) opens a new branch in Lake Mary, which brings the total number of JLI locations to over 600 worldwide. JLI is the first international educational institution to present traditional Judaism in a professional, innovative, academically challenging-yet-accessible format. JLI was created to address the need of Jewish adults for in-depth Jewish knowledge. Authorities on each subject have organized the... Full story
Zionistas will present “Hatred Directed Against Israel and the United States” on Tuesday, Oct. 15, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Woman’s Club of Casselberry, 251 Overbrook Drive, Casselberry, Fla. The event is open to the public and is free. The guest speaker will be Dr. Jonathan Matusitz, associate professor in the Nicholson School of Communication at the University of Central Florida. Matusitz has contributed to more than 95 academic publications and has given more than 100 conference presentations. Previously, he taught at a NATO-... Full story
We’ve all been there: on our way to a time-sensitive appointment (and probably running a little late) when all of sudden traffic on the highway comes to a screeching halt. As you crawl forward inch by inch, the first thing that comes to mind is definitely not “What does Judaism have to say about this?” “It’s natural to equate religious practice with religious institutions,” observes Rabbi David Kay of Congregation Ohev Shalom in Maitland. “That’s especially true for Jews, where the synagogue is the focal point of the community.” But... Full story
“My father is living alone and he needs supervision 24 hours a day but we do not want him to move.” “I need to move out of my family’s home but I am not sure I can afford alternative living arrangements.” “I would like to move into assisted living but I have to take my dog with me.” “I had to move to Orlando for my daughter’s health issues and my mother needs to transfer to a local nursing home connected to a Jewish community.” “My husband has dementia and I need time to run errands without him.” “My mother has declined in independent l... Full story
Kinneret residents were treated to a Sukkot celebration on Wednesday, Sept. 25, in the Jessie Render Social Hall led by Rabbi Dubov of the Chabad Jewish Center and his sons. Rabbi Dubov shared the story of Sukkot and led the residents in a thoughtful dialogue before everyone got to shake the luluv and esrog and enjoy some pastries. Kinneret board members Mollie Savage and Lauren Sharfstein, along with her daughter Maia, joined in the festivities. “Our board is committed to providing Jewish holiday programming through Kinneret’s Cultural Enr... Full story
Congregation Beth Sholom invites the public to its Shabbat service, led by Rabbi Karen Allen, on Friday, Oct. 11, at 7 p.m. The synagogue is located at 315 North 13th St., Leesburg, with the entrance on Center Street. Refreshments will be served following the service. For more information, call 352-326-3692, or visit their website at www.bethsholomflorida.org.... Full story
The Jewish Federation of Greater Orlando held the Hy Lake Pacesetters Dinner in support of the Shaping the Future: 2014 Annual Campaign at the home of Mardi and Ron Shader. Pacesetters is the major donor division of the Federation. The evening featured special guest speaker Alison Lebovitz, who currently serves as co-chair of the National Young Leadership Cabinet for the Jewish Federations of North America. Lebovitz, who is also an author, television host, and nonprofit executive. lives in Chattanooga, Tenn., a city with a very small but... Full story
Tayarim Connect brought together 20 middle-school students for SukkahFest at the Roth Jewish Community Center of Greater Orlando. Sixth- through eighth-grade students from all over the community built edible sukkot out of candy, played kickball and icebreaker games, and created a YouTube video. The short YouTube video is titled the “Lulav Shake” (modeled after the Harlem Shake) and was filmed in the sukkah behind the Roth JCC. The video can be viewed on the Roth JCC’s Facebook page (www.facebook.com/orlandojcc). Tayarim Connect’s goal is to c... Full story
While this may look like an ordinary sukkah, it is an extraordinary one. Due to their ongoing partnership with the Jewish Pavilion, the folks at Atria at Lake Forest wanted to provide their residents with all the traditions of their faith. For Rosh Hashanah they provided a lovely holiday meal where a volunteer from the Jewish Pavilion led a beautiful service. When Activities Director Donna Hilliker talked to Pavilion leadership about Sukkot, she decided to arrange for a sukkah to be erected. This is the first sukkah ever to be erected at a... Full story
The Roth Jewish Community Center of Greater Orlando’s after-school program, J University, is offering a new sibling discount at its Maitland location. Families with multiple children in the after-school program receive 50 percent off the second child’s tuition, 75 percent off the third child’s, and any additional children’s tuition is free. Additionally, all children new to the program receive their first month for free. Program organizers introduced the new discount as a way to increase the value for families with multiple children. “This d... Full story
Camp Barney Medintz, summer resident camp of the Marcus Jewish Community Center of Atlanta, will present their annual new musical slide production in Orlando on Wednesday, Nov. 20, at the Jewish Community Center of Greater Orlando, beginning at 7p.m. Jim Mittenthal, camp director, will meet with new and returning families, answer questions pertaining to the 2014 summer camp season, and provide applications for registration. Camp Barney Medintz is located in the North Georgia Blue Ridge mountains on more than 500 wooded acres surrounding two... Full story
It is Temple Israel’s tradition to award the honors of Hatan Torah and Kallat Bereishit to congregants who have provided outstanding service in the areas of ritual, educational and/or spiritual life of the congregation. This year’s honorees, who were selected by the entire synagogue membership under the auspices of the ritual committee, are Steve Berg and Mollie Savage. These honorees were announced by President Arlene van de Rijn during the Yom Kippur services. They were recognized during the Simchat Torah service where Steve was given an aliy... Full story
The family of Bunny Rosen has requested donations in her memory be made to The Jewish Pavilion. The Pavilion is establishing “The Bunny Club” in her memory. The fund will be used to enrich Jewish holiday celebrations in 54 long-term care facilities in the Orlando area. Bunny was a beloved volunteer who went out of her way to insure that residents enjoyed festive holiday meals. She often prepared the brisket and matzah ball soup herself so that she could be certain that holidays were extra special. Her compassion and warmth were boundless. She... Full story
Rabbi Werthman of Congregation Bet Chaim is teaching a weekly class in basic Judaism each Tuesday night at the synagogue, 426 Lake Port Cove, Casselberry. The class is one hour, from 7:30 p.m.—8:30 p.m. and will include discussion, lecture, multimedia presentations and other methods to explain and understand the basics of Judaism Topics will include The nature of G-d; Man’s relations with G-d; Jewish prayer; holidays and traditions; the role of Israel in human history; the Jewish truth about gender and equality; Torah as a history, moral gui... Full story
Some very creative teachers have brought the Jewish holiday of Sukkot into their Room 4 at the Roth Jewish Community Center’s Richard S. Adler Early Childhood Learning Center. The class, taught by Mickey Hibbard and Stefani Rabideaux, takes turns eating and sleeping in the indoor sukkah. Traditionally built outside, the sukkah is a temporary hut built during the weeklong Sukkot festival to symbolize the temporary shelter the Jewish people lived in while wandering in the desert for 40 years. The celebration of Sukkot is just one element of t... Full story
On Tuesday, Sept.10, Jewish Academy of Orlando and Walgreens presented a Health and Wellness Fair for the school’s parents, teachers, staff, and other adult professionals working on the Maitland campus. With flu season rapidly approaching, the school wanted to provide an opportunity to help the parents and teachers obtain flu shots and other important tips that will help keep them healthy. In addition to administering the flu shots, Walgreens had a pharmacist on hand to answer health and wellness questions, as well as provided blood pressure a... Full story
A room crowded with art aficionados and Holocaust museum supporters gathered around the 25-plus pieces of artwork to look closely at the craftsmanship of 18 local artists who presented their interpretations of Kristallnacht through their art mediums. The exhibit was the opening of “In Remembrance: 75 Years After Kristallnacht,” hosted by the Holocaust Memorial Resource & Education Center of Florida. The opening reception, which included a juried art contest, was a successful event. When planning this event, Holocaust Museum Executive Dir... Full story
The Jewish Federation of Greater Orlando’s Jewish Community Relations Committee is pleased to announce a free community adult education initiative focusing on “Jews in American Politics.” Dr. Terri Susan Fine, political science professor at UCF, will teach the class on four Monday nights—Sept. 30, Oct. 7, Oct. 14, and Oct. 28—from 7 to 8:15 during Beit Hamidrash at the Jewish Academy of Orlando. The adult course, which is separate from the students’ classes, is open to the public. Participants are encouraged to attend one class or all four—ea... Full story
The Orlando Chapter of Hadassah recently held a luncheon to pay tribute to Bunny Rosen for her years of devoted service to the organization. She is the heart of the Orlando chapter. She oversees the monthly luncheon meetings, awards brunch, donor luncheon, and the Youth Aliyah Fashion Show. Perfection is the key word. She will settle for nothing less, be it an event venue, a casual buffet or an elegant meal, donor accounts, the gathering of donations, an auction or a drawing. Rosen is an integral part of the Orlando chapter. She works... Full story
The Orlando Chapter of Hadassah will host an afternoon dessert reception featuring nationally-known mentalist Mark Stone, who will present “Mentalmania,” a program of mind-reading and ESP that has amazed audiences all over the world. This event takes place on Sunday, Oct. 6, at three o’clock in the afternoon at Eola Masonic Lodge, 3200 E. Grant St., Orlando. Mark is a well-known member of the Jewish community, and has performed locally many times. Those who have attended his performances, or seen him in one of his many TV appearances, have... Full story
The Jewish Genealogical Society of Greater Orlando will host Steven Gataletto, research librarian at the Orange County History Center, at its first meeting of the new year on Tuesday, Sept. 24, from 7 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Gataletto will speak on “Remembering Orlando and its Jewish citizens.” The meeting will be held at the Roth Jewish Community Center, 861 N. Maitland Ave., Maitland. Admission is free for members, $5 for nonmembers. The JGSGO is a non-profit organization that has been in existence for more than 20 years, helping hundreds of peopl... Full story
