Central Florida's Independent Jewish Voice
Central Florida's Independent Jewish Voice
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"You Are Israel" will welcome the Central Florida community to an afternoon of learning the latest there is to know about Israel today. The event, which will take place on Sunday, March 23, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Congregation Ohev Shalom, 613 Concourse Parkway South, Maitland, is co-sponsored by the Jewish Federation of Greater Orlando, the Jewish Community Center, Hillel, Congregation Ohev Shalom and Zionistas. There is no admission charge. The program includes an address by Consul General... Full story
Weekly ice cream socials are the highlight of the week for residents at Savannah Court In Maitland. They adore the camaraderie provided by Jewish Pavilion staff and volunteers. When Mimi Shader comes and plays the piano, the sing-along is enhanced ten-fold. After filling themselves with rootbeer floats and hamantashen home-made by Susan Livingstone, it is doubtful that anyone eats their dinner.... Full story
Under the leadership of event co-chairs Rhonda Forest and Faye Novick, 35 incredible Super Sunday volunteers gathered at the Maitland campus on Sunday, March 2, and made hundreds of calls to members of the community. The phone-a-thon raised more than $58,000 for the Jewish Federation of Greater Orlando's Annual Campaign. This year's event raised about $15,000 more than last year. Visitors who came to the Maitland campus on Sunday also enjoyed an agency fair planned by Barbara Abramson to... Full story
Hadassah of Williamsburg is having a general membership meeting on Wednesday, March 26, at 1 p.m. at Montpelier Clubhouse 10500 Mormon Drive in Williamsburg. Sheldon Brook, a popular member of the community, will present a most interesting and enjoyable film, titled “The Jewish Legacy on Broadway.” Refreshments will be served. Members, associates and guests are cordially invited to attend. For more information, please contact Sylvia at 407-370-4812 or Helene at 407-352-0535.... Full story
Jewish Family Services Orlando, the Winter Park-based non-profit, human service agency, will begin accepting food and cash donations for its inaugural Pantry Restock Challenge. The Challenge runs from March 1 - April 30 and is aimed at restocking the Pearlman Food Pantry. The Weiner Winter Park Wealth Group, a longtime JFS Orlando supporter will match 25 cents for every dollar donated, or pound of food donated, up to $5,000. During its first year, JFS Orlando seeks to raise $20,000 or 30,000 meals. “In previous years, JFS Orlando p... Full story
Camp J will celebrate its fifth anniversary on the Jewish Community Center's Jack & Lee Rosen Southwest Orlando Campus this summer, and preparations are already underway to make it the biggest and best summer yet. The camp's new director, Eric Lightman, has been working since he arrived to grow the camp program. "We're building on a strong foundation from previous summers," says Lightman, "but we also need to keep up with the latest trends in camping." For this summer, the JCC is building its... Full story
Jenna Gould is in the seventh grade at Markham Woods Middle School and preparing for her upcoming bat mitzvah at Congregation Reform Judaism in late April 2014. Jenna contacted the Jewish Pavilion wanting to offer her compassion for seniors as her bat mitzvah project. She found her niche at Oakmonte Village in Lake Mary by helping to lead the Shabbat service along with Cathy Swerdlow. Jenna has also shared her time on Sundays by calling Bingo and more recently helping a resident use her... Full story
Congregation Beth Israel of Ocala will celebrate Purim on Sunday March 16, at 4:30 p.m. at the Arbor Conference Center (rooms E,F, and G) at On Top of the World. There will be a retelling of the story of Esther in English followed by a potluck supper. In keeping with the frivolous nature of the holiday, a special Purim spiel, titled “Take a giant step,” will be performed. The original skit based on the story of David and Goliath was written by Judi Siegal and features members of the congregation. Those who wish to attend are asked to bring a d... Full story
The Jewish War Veterans of Volusia and Flagler counties will host their next regular meeting at 10 a.m., Sunday, Mar. 9, in the Aberdeen Club House, 55 Allwood Drive, Ormond Beach. Volusia County activist Shannon McLeish will speak about the negative impact on property values caused by the high number of vacant and abandoned properties in Volusia Beach. A New York style breakfast consisting of bagels, nova lox, various cream cheeses, orange juice, herring, sweets, coffee and tea will be served at 9:30 a.m. There is no cost for guests. Jewish... Full story
VITAS Innovative Hospice Care® of Central Florida needs volunteers in your area who can befriend terminally ill patients, provide relief for weary caregivers, accompany their pet on Paw Pals© visits, visit with veterans, provide art and music therapy, make bereavement calls, sew Memory Bears or garment bags, knit/crochet afghans, make crafts, help repair medical equipment, or help with administrative work. Call 407-691-4541 or e-mail central.floridavolunteers@vitas.com if you would like to find out more information.... Full story
Join the Central Florida community to celebrate Israel with "You Are Israel" on March 23, from 1 to 5 p.m. at Congregation Ohev Shalom, 613 Concourse Parkway South, Maitland. Co-sponsoring the event are The Jewish Federation of Greater Orlando, Jewish Community Center of Greater Orlando, Congregation Ohev Shalom, Hillel of UCF and Zionistas. On the evening prior, March 22 at 8:30, the Federation will screen the Israeli film "A Bottle in the Gaza Sea" at the Orlando Science Center, 777 E.... Full story
Anne Frank’s stepsister, Eva Schloss, is a Holocaust survivor bringing her message of peace to Orlando. This will be her final appearance in Florida and it will be held at the Rosen Plaza Hotel, 9700 International Drive in Orlando, at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, March 10. A question-and-answer session follows her one-hour talk. Schloss plans to share her story about her relationship with Anne Frank, the loss of her father and brother in Auschwitz, and the struggle to make a new life after the war. This message is meant for everyone, not just those o... Full story
ORLANDO-Flying at zero gravity is usually something reserved for astronauts in training, but Conway resident and UCF junior Samuel Benjamin, along with five other UCF students, will get the chance to do so in June, courtesy of NASA. NASA selected UCF's team to run an experiment aboard a parabolic flight as part of its undergraduate student Instrumentation Program. Since getting the green light late last year, the team has been hard at work turning the project from concept to design to working...
Approximately 300 people are registered for the Jewish Community Center of Greater Orlando's J Ball celebration on Saturday, March 8. The event is the JCC's largest fundraiser of the year, benefiting the organization's programs, services and Marvin Friedman Scholarship Fund. This year, the Vegas-themed night will also feature the 10th Annual Bruce Gould Poker Invitational, in celebration of the honoree for the evening, Bruce Gould. In addition to the poker tournament, the evening will consist... Full story
Congregation Ohev Shalom’s United Synagogue Youth chapter is hosting a huge community sale on Sunday, March 9, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Bagels also will be sold so customers can nosh and shop. Proceeds will go toward USY’s social action and tikkun olam—“repairing the world” activities, which this year is for several children’s causes. COSUSY welcomes the entire community to come get some great deals on gently used and new toys, clothes, books and household items while helping those in need in our community. The sale will be held at Congregatio... Full story
On Feb. 7, after a long day of work, 13 members of the Bornstein Leadership program gathered at the Hilton Altamonte for Shabbat filled with learning and new friendships. Rabbi David Gutterman of Philadelphia was the scholar in residence for the overnight retreat. The evening began with candle lighting, followed by a session where everyone shared their Hebrew name, and its origin. A lovely Shabbat dinner with some singing and blessings got the group into the Shabbat spirit. Then everyone... Full story
The Tampa Orlando Pinellas Jewish Foundation, together with the Jewish Community Relations Council, announces an event open to the entire community titled, "Isolating Iran: The fight to disable and disarm the nuclear threat" on Wednesday, March 5 at the Roth JCC. The evening will feature David Ibsen, executive director of United Against a Nuclear Iran, who will offer guests a behind-the-scenes look at the domestic and international efforts underway to prevent a nuclear-enabled Iran. The topic... Full story
(Chabad.org)-On Feb. 9, some 450 people gathered for the official dedication and opening of Chabad at U.F.'s new $4.8 million, 23,000-square-foot state-of-the-art building. The multifaceted center was built to cater to a wide range of student needs and comes complete with a lounge, fitness room, laundry facilities, synagogue, and full kosher dining center where lunch and dinner will be served. In addition, a rabbi will be on site around the clock to assist students. And in a nod to environmental... Full story
Super Sunday is the Jewish Federation of Greater Orlando’s annual phone-a-thon. On this one Sunday of the year, the Jewish community comes together to raise funds, ensuring Jews here in Orlando, in Israel and around the globe receive quality programming, have a variety of resources to enrich their lives, and get help when it is desperately needed. This year, more than ever, the Federation needs your help. There are hundreds of individuals who need to be reached. For many of the individuals we do reach, the phone call by the volunteer is t... Full story
Temple Israel of Winter Springs is hosting a Torah Fund Study Day on Sunday, March 2. Following registration at 9:30 a.m., participants will have the opportunity to study with each of two rabbis: Joshua Neely of Temple Israel and Abbi Sharofsky, deputy director for programming at JWB Jewish Chaplains Council. Rabbi Neely is a graduate of the Ziegler School and Rabbi Sharofsky is a graduate of the Jewish Theological Seminary (JTS). The topics for the workshop are based on the Torah Fund's theme... Full story
Fifty participants in the Jewish Pavilion February workshop at Chambrel, titled "Be Well on Purpose," learned that wellness is in one's own hands. While genes and luck play a significant role in life, proper nutrition, exercise, socialization and faith play a larger role in developing optimal health. The Jewish Pavilion provides companionship and a connection to the Jewish community and alleviates social isolation, which is a major cause of poor health.... Full story
New families to the Roth Jewish Community Center of Greater Orlando’s Richard S. Adler Early Childhood Learning Center in Maitland now have an extra incentive to enroll in the area’s top-rated preschool program—$1,000 off enrollment. “We know that early childhood education is a major investment for a young family,” said Carol McNally, the early childhood director. “Hopefully this will make the investment a little easier to work into the household budget.” Tuition at the JCC includes care for infants through pre-kindergarten from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m... Full story
ORLANDO-The Jewish Genealogical Society of Greater Orlando (JGSGO) will host guest speaker Marlis Humphrey, president of the International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies (IAJGS), at their next meeting on Tuesday, March 4, from 7 – 9 p.m. (6:30 p.m. for networking and mavens), at the Maitland Public Library, 501 S. Maitland Ave., in Maitland. This meeting is free and open to the public. Humphrey will speak on "Using JGSs to find your ancestors." Jewish Genealogical Societies (... Full story
Six-hundred and thirteen Orlando college students, faculty, staff and community members will gather together for a celebration of Jewish unity at the second annual Mega Shabbat on UCF’s campus. The traditional Shabbat dinner will be held in the Pegasus Ballroom in the Student Union on Feb. 21, at 5:30 p.m. for appetizers and 6:30 p.m. for Shabbat dinner. Shabbat 613 is a project developed by the Chabad on Campus National Foundation. Leaders of Chabad on Campus observed that, while many U.S. campuses have active Jewish student organizations, t... Full story
A little known service that is offered by Jewish Family Services is the RIDE program. Through its partnership with ITN and Mears, JFS provides free roundtrip transportation for qualified senior citizens or disabled adults who need a ride to and from any medically related appointment. Claudia Tobin, the program coordinator, said it is easy to participate in RIDE—which stands for Reliable Independent Drivers for the Elderly. There are some conditions—clients must be over 65 years of age or disabled and meet a specific income level. Tobin als... Full story
