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It was a "Magical Shabbat" at Solaris (formerly Health Center of Windermere), as Maybelene the Fun Magician performed to an activity room crammed full with 25 patients. Dressed and talking like "Minnie Purl," Maybelene entertained with some rollicking jokes and jaw-dropping magic. On hand to assist, including handing out magical wands, were Solaris Activities Director Imbania Rojas; Syslin Francis, R.N., administrator of Home Care Assistance based in Dr. Phillips; and longtime Jewish Pavilion... Full story
Share the Care (STC) is a non-profit organization specializing in adult day care and respite for frail, physically and cognitively impaired adults. One of its care giving sites is located at Temple Israel (TI) in Winter Springs. Beginning last month, Share the Care and Temple Israel began a partnership whereby Temple Israel congregants bring programming into the day care center clients on a monthly basis. Debra Markowitz, TI congregant and extraordinary baker, demonstrated how to mix, bake and,... Full story
First Century Roman Judea marked a pivotal time in the history of the Jewish people. Many important and influential leaders helped to shape Judaism into what it is today. The characters portrayed by students in Eliana Gershon's third through fifth grade class at the Meitin Religious School at Temple Israel, whether admired or feared, were key players in transitioning our people out of Hellenistic Judaism into the early stages of what would become modern day Rabbinic Judaism. It is a strong... Full story
Local award-winning author, Yvonne David, wrote her first book, "Out of the Apple Orchard," in 2005. It is a story, set in the Catskills in 1910, of a 12-year-old Jewish boy named Adam, whose family moves from the Lower East Side, N.Y., to Mountaindale, N.Y., for the fresh country air. Because of his father's illness, the family subsists on a little bit of bread, milk and a few other basics. Hunger hurts, and Adam steals some juicy, red apples from a neighbor's orchard for his family. However, h... Full story
According to the Talmud, we are obligated to write our own Torah Scroll. This is considered the 613th Mitzvah. Later on, The Rambam writes that since the lack of one Torah letter causes a Torah Scroll to be invalid, this commandment can be fulfilled by writing a single letter of a completed scroll. Following this tradition, a nationally recognized Scribe, Neil Yerman, will be coming to Congregation of Reform Judaism along with a most unusual Torah. The Congregation will be dedicating the Torah... Full story
The Jewish Pavilion's Black and White Gala will be held on Sunday, March 13 at 5 p.m. at the Orlando Sheraton North in Maitland. This year's honorees are two stellar volunteers who cherish the elder-care community-Carol Stein and Sammy Goldstein. The gala will include a silent auction, gourmet meal, and the musical sounds of Paul Stenzler and his band. It all started with a calendar. For years Sammy Goldstein, executive director of Beth Shalom Memorial Chapel, donated Jewish calendars inscribed... Full story
The Griswold Cares Foundation awarded a second-time grant to the Jewish Pavilion's Senior Help Desk for their efforts in supporting independent living for those in need. The Griswold Cares Foundation is a private charity 501c3 established by Griswold Home Care to further the company's belief that care for the elderly and disabled should be available to all, helping to further the company's collective mission and values and to give back to the communities that they serve. The Pavilion's grant... Full story
The annual COS youth theater production will be performed Sunday, March 6 at 2 p.m. and Wednesday, March 9 at 6:45 p.m. at Congregation Ohev Shalom. “The Role Model,” written by Cara Freedman, is a musical about a Jewish high school class that is making a video about a Jewish role model for a cable network show. Throughout the performance the audience will meet Jewish heroes from the past and present including Hannah Senesh, Theodore Herzl, Moses and many more. The main character Ava played by Robyn Kast can’t figure out who her hero is and u... Full story
Join the Jewish Genealogical Society of Greater Orlando (JGSGO) for “Genealogy Trek,” on Tuesday, March 1, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Roth Family Jewish Community Center in Maitland. JGSGO member and new webmaster Barry Sieger will introduce the society’s new website, demonstrate how to use it, and seek input and suggestions. He wants the website as user friendly and useful as possible for JGSGO’s members. Sieger will also present some interesting genealogical information that he learned at the IAGJS Conference in Jerusalem last summer.... Full story
The Holocaust Center has arranged a special screening of ‘RACE,’ a new feature film about Jesse Owens’ 1936 Olympic experience, for Sunday March 6 at 2 p.m. at the Regal Winter Park Village Stadium. After the film there will be a Q&A session with Orlando Sentinel sports writer Shannon Owens Green, who is Jesse’s great niece. She will be joined by Jesse’s great-nephew, Hayward Christopher Owens, who played for the NBA , and Mica Owens-Weary, Shannon’s sister. Dr. Richard Lapchick, head of the University of Central Florida’s DeVos Sport Busines... Full story
The 11th Annual J Ball will be on Thursday, March 10 at 6 p.m. at the Orlando Museum of Art. This year, we are thrilled to be honoring the Dick and Dottie Appelbaum family as well as Harriet Weiss. As always, the J Ball will be a fun-filled evening with fabulous food from Zayde's Kosher Kitchen at Rosen Plaza, amazing silent auction items, musical entertainment from Junction 88 Productions as well as Amanda and Kerry Giese from Theatre at the J, and unique photos with PhotoMingle. All proceeds... Full story
Guess who came to visit the students at the Jewish Academy of Orlando? None other than Shades from the Orlando Solar Bears! Shades came to promote Jewish Academy of Orlando Night at the Orlando Solar Bears, on Saturday, Feb. 27 at 8 p.m. At the game, the students of the Jewish Academy will be singing the National Anthem before the puck drop. This event is open to the community, so invite your friends and family to join us. Tickets are currently on sale, $18 each, payable to the Jewish Academy... Full story
The Broadway star-famous for his role as the Phantom in "The Phantom of the Opera" as well as the Beast and Gaston in Disney's Broadway production of "Beauty and the Beast"-will join Theatre South at Rosen JCC on Feb. 27 to celebrate the opening of the new Rosen Event Center. Norman shares a bit about his time on Broadway, his motivation when it comes to theater, and an exciting preview of what to expect during the Opening Gala. Q: Tell me a bit about your story. How did you first get involved... Full story
Celebrating with music, comedy and Purim party festivities, on Friday night, March 25, Isaac Kriger, Lizzy Brahm-Kriger, Syd Tenenbaum, Leigh Ann Singleton and Larry larkin of Kriger Entertainment Productions will perform a medley of top Broadway hits with selections from "Man of La Mancha," "Old Man River," "Phantom of the Opera," "Les Miserables," "Fiddler on the Roof," and more. The event takes place at the Clermont City Center, 620 West Montrose St., Clermont, at 7:30 p.m. The cost is $15... Full story
Scouts from the Central Florida Council area took part in the annual Scout Shabbat. The event was co-hosted by Troop 641/Children of Abraham Foundation and Temple Israel in Winter Springs. Scout Shabbat brings together Scouts and Scouters of many faiths in celebration of the birthday of Lord Baden Powell, the founder of the Scouting movement. Rabbi Neely and troop 641 Life Scout Robert Kaplan led the service, with participation from many Scouts and Scouters. “It was a truly amazing evening of fellowship; a time where Scouts and Scouters c... Full story
Remember Sam Cooke, Bob Dylan, Buddy Holly, James Taylor and more? Congregation Sinai will present Lynn and Joe Goldovitz and Friends who will perform American folk tunes and pop music from the 50s, 60s and 70s. The event takes place on Saturday, Feb. 27 at 7:30 p.m. The cost is $18. There will be refreshments. For tickets and/or information, call Gwen at 352-243-4890 or the Temple, 352-243-5353.... Full story
Rabbi Allen will conduct Saturday morning Sabbath services at 10 a.m. Feb. 27, at Congregation Beth Sholom in Leesburg. Guests are always welcome at Congregation Beth Sholom, “The Synagogue that Feels Like Family,” located at 315 North 13th Street in Leesburg, with the entrance on Center Street.... Full story
More than 60 members of the Greater Orlando Jewish Community participated in "Combating the Delegitimization of Israel," a community education event held Feb. 17 at The Roth Family JCC in Maitland. The event was sponsored and organized by the Jewish Federation of Greater Orlando's Jewish Community Relations Council. Avi Weinryb, assistant director of Community Strategy and Communications for JFNA/JCPA Israel Action Network, led a 90-minute discussion that included an audience... Full story
The Jewish Federation of Greater Orlando's Our Jewish Orlando (OJO) held its first-ever Shabbat Potluck on Feb. 12 at the home of Aleah Mathews. Seventeen young adults brought main dishes, appetizers, side dishes and desserts, and came together to celebrate Shabbat under the stars after a busy work week. "It was a fantastic evening with old and new friends enjoying a delicious meal together," said OJO Co-Chair Eric Sugarman. The event was organized by committee members Mathews and Lauren... Full story
On Saturday night, Feb. 13, Temple Israel held a Havdalah service in honor of the members' four-legged friends. Under Jewish law, animals have some of the same rights as humans do. They rest on Shabbat; they are forbidden to be muzzled to prevent them from eating while working in the field, just like human workers who must be allowed to eat from the produce of their labor. Children and adults made pet toys and enjoyed a pet parade around the social hall. Toys were tested out on our playground... Full story
The Jewish Academy of Orlando (JAO) is making a bold strategic move. The school looks to reduce its current real estate footprint in order to free up resources and further develop its progressive curriculum to best serve the needs of its gifted student population. JAO's Board of Directors recently voted to sublease its building, constructed in 2006, on the Maitland Jewish Community Campus. The school also occupies a portion of the main campus facility, which houses The Roth Family JCC and... Full story
The Jewish community of Greater Orlando is gearing up for a big milestone celebration. In collaboration with the Orange County Regional History Center and the Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU, the Orlando Jewish community is planning an exhibit celebrating the 100th anniversary of the organized Jewish community. Sara Stern co-chair explained, “The exhibit idea came about when a steering committee at Ohev Shalom was discussing how to celebrate the centennial of COS. We realized this really marked an anniversary for the entire Jewish community. F... Full story
Orlando is so fortunate to have Marcia Jo Zerivitz, founding executive director of the Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU, volunteering on a major project in our community once again. Zerivitz is serving as guest curator of our community exhibit Kehillah: A Century of Jewish Life in Greater Orlando. "Her extensive background and knowledge is a tremendous asset. I don't think we could begin to tackle this project without Marcia's help," said Roz Fuchs, co chair of the exhibit project. Born and raised... Full story
The Orlando Chapter of Hadassah presents “Masquerade” the Annual Bunny Rosen Women’s Heart Health Luncheon and Fashion Show on Sunday, Feb. 28, 2016. The Bunny Rosen Women’s Heart Health Fashion Show Endowment was established to honor the memory of Bunny Rosen for her tireless efforts on behalf of Orlando Hadassah. This annual charity event is a permanent memorial to Rosen and her endeavors in support of Hadassah’s good works for Jews in Israel and worldwide and in particular all women at home and abroad. The Bunny Rosen charitable event wil... Full story
Prayerful Meditation is an experiential workshop to help open up the channels of spirit that connect us to God. Led by Rabbi Joshua Neely, this physical approach to prayer includes meditation, guided imagery, breathing exercises and more. One of our regular attendees has said “Rabbi has a beautiful soothing voice and you can also hear the voices from the Rein Sanctuary’s traditional service blend into the background.” Prayerful Meditation is held in the Savage Family Chapel, usually on the last Shabbat of every month with the next sessi... Full story
