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JAO's future home builders and fund raisers
Jewish Academy of Orlando second-graders raised funds in the grade's annual Fun Run to benefit a Habitat for Humanity house. The students later visited the house and presented the check to the...
Pavilion's Purim party pleases
The Jewish Pavilion's program director, Cantor Nina Fine, entertained the residents at The Westminster Orlando on Feb. 26 with Shabbat music, a Purim play, songs, dancing and treats outside. Cantor...
Genealogist Genie Milgrom to unravel the lineage of Palm Valley founder
Author, genealogist and award-winning educator Genie Milgrom will help the St. Augustine Jewish Historical Society understand the possible Jewish roots of the founder of Palm Valley, Florida, Don...
JFS Orlando revamps new 2021 Restock + Restore Challenge
Are you up to the challenge? This Passover, Jewish Family Services of Greater Orlando challenges you to help do more than just RESTOCK the Pearlman Emergency Food Pantry, but also RESTORE our Greater...
College credits for high school students studying Judaism
CTeen of North Orlando recently completed its first CTeen University course, marking a milestone in continued quality Jewish learning for youth in the area. For 14 weeks, teens met with Rabbi Yanky...
KCOA holds largest fundraiser in its history
The Kinneret Council on Aging held its annual "8 Over 80" #SaluteOurSeniors event online this past week and raised more money and had a larger turnout than any previous fundraiser in the organization'...
Massey family to receive the Tess Wise White Rose award
In recognition of their community involvement and their dedicated support of The Holocaust Memorial Resource & Education Center and the vision for the new Holocaust Museum for Hope & Humanity, the...
Mensches galore at the Jewish Pavilion
"When you clean out your closet, think of us "said Nancy Ludin, CEO of the Jewish Pavilion. Special thanks to Larry Kahn, Alan Perlman, Roz Murray and many other generous people who have recently...
Relive childhood with 'Peter Pan'
You can’t go to Neverland, but you can go and see “Peter Pan” at Orlando Ballet with your friends from Temple Israel. Tickets for the 2 p.m. show on Sunday, April 18, can be reserved at https://tickets.drphillipscenter.org/booking...
Robby Etzkin accepts a position in Sarasota
Many people in the Jewish community have asked where did Robby Etzkin, former executive director of The Roth Family JCC, go? He is in Sarasota and according to The Sarasota Herald-Tribune, Etzkin has...
A wonderful Jewish Pavilion mensch
Kudos to Sherry Bilsky McCann a new volunteer for the Jewish Pavilion. McCann called the Jewish Pavilion during the pandemic to inquire about grief support services. She offered to help with...
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Jewish Federation leads the way in 'Unity is Community'
Through Dec. 31, 2020, the Jewish Federation of Greater Orlando held a Human Services Relief Matching campaign, sponsored by the Jewish Federations of North America. The Federation raised $62K, which...
Dr. Moshe Pelli awarded Professor Emeritus status
The UCF Commencements, Convocations and Recognitions Committee and the president of the University of Central Florida, Alexander N. Cartwright, have bestowed upon Dr. Moshe Pelli the status as...
New JAO principal
The Jewish Academy of Orlando has announced that Amy Polacek will be the new principal of the school beginning June 1, 2021. Polacek, the current director of Academics at JAO, joined the faculty in...
Judaic Studies annual series - Judaism and Jesus: A Fresh Perspective on Messianic Judaism webinar
In an "unveiling" of their newly published monograph, Judaism and Jesus, Dr. Zev Garber, emeritus professor and chairman of Jewish Studies and Philosophy at Los Angeles Valley College and Dr. Ken...
Finding new ways to trace family roots
Are you facing another brick wall? Or have your research efforts plateaued out with nothing new on the horizon? Marion Wehrle has a cure for that with suggestions for new avenues to explore and...
Want to play Bridge? A new Zoom online group is forming
COS Men's Club is starting an online Bridge group and all are welcome. No age limit, no experience needed and no other forms of discrimination, only a desire to have a fun time learning and playing Br...
Wish lists fulfilled thanks to Federation and CC's Wish List
Special thanks to Keith Dvorchik, the CEO of the Federation who partnered with CC's Wish List to provide in-kind donations to Jewish agencies and schools in the community. The staff at the Jewish Pavi...
Chabad of Altamonte is open
Chabad of Altamonte Springs is holding services in person and observing social distancing on Friday evenings and Saturday mornings. The shul is located at 195 S Westmonte Dr Suite 1126, Altamonte Springs, FL 32714. They are also holding in-person...
Apply now for the 2021 Kobrin Family Scholarship
Jewish Family Services of Greater Orlando is proud to announce that the 2021 Kobrin Family Scholarship application is now available. This college scholarship is to be awarded to a qualified, full-time student of the Jewish faith from Orange, Osceola...
Finding Kosher food in Orlando
Contrary to what many have thought, there are some kosher eateries in Central Florida. However, they are all located in southwest Orlando and Kissimmee. Rabbi Yosef Konikov provided the following information about the Kosher restaurants in Central Fl...
Kosher food truck in Longwood
Doloros Indek and Rabbi Yanky Majesky, as well as many others, enjoyed the kosher sandwiches at the new kosher food truck from Gili's Kitchen in Jacksonville. They didn't have to drive to...
The virtual side of fundraising and the Jewish Pavilion
Fundraising can be challenging in the best of times, and if you throw in a pandemic, it creates even bigger challenges. What do nonprofits do to ensure that they are able to receive the funds they need to fulfill their mission? At the Jewish...
Zoom in to hear famous Nazi hunter
Emotionally together," Chabad will be hosting Holocaust historian Dr. Efraim Zuroff on Sunday, March 14 at 10 a.m. Zuroff is the chief Nazi-hunter of the Simon Wiesenthal Center and the director of th...
A special Purim treat for Jewish Pavilion seniors
Purim was celebrated al fresco at many of the Jewish Pavilion facilities. All of the Jewish elderly received goody bags for the Purim Holiday. Special thanks to Sharon Littman and her mahjong ladies...
