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On Jan. 19, almost 50 middle-school students attended a dance at the Roth Jewish Community Center of Greater Orlando's Harriett Lake auditorium. The dance featured a ceiling-to-floor bounce house with enclosed basketball, digital photo booth with printouts, and Junction 88 Productions DJ, emcee, and games. Seven local Jewish organizations worked together to promote this event: BBYO Connect, Congregation Beth Am, Congregation of Reform Judaism, Congregation Ohev Shalom, Jewish Academy of... Full story
On Feb. 17, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., the Roth Jewish Community Center of Greater Orlando will hold its second annual Move It Monday-a day of health and fitness marking Presidents' Day. The day will featured a slate of group exercise classes, all of which are free and open to the community. Classes will include JCC favorites, like LesMills Sh'Bam™, Body Pump™, cardio cycling, yoga, and SilverSneakers. Classes for kids will be held all morning, including one Physical Fitness Fun class presented by... Full story
The recent unveiling of the Holocaust Memorial at Southwest Orlando Jewish Congregation (SOJC), an Eagle Scout service project led by Max Waldor, is giving Jewish youth at the SOJC Religious School a way to investigate and learn about the Holocaust, tolerance, and civic responsibility. Last year, commemorating the 75th Anniversary of Kristallnacht, The Night of Broken Glass, SOJC's Religious School invited Holocaust survivor, Erica Kanter, to speak to their third- through fifth-grade students... Full story
Under construction at Temple Israel is the upgrading of the Roth social hall which will be ready for rental by community members in April. Updates will be forthcoming. For more information, please contact John-Patrick Alexander, office administrator, at 407-647-3055 or office@tiflorida.org.... Full story
On a weekly basis, many of the same faces pass between the Jewish Academy of Orlando (JAO) and the Roth Jewish Community Center (JCC) in Maitland. For more than three decades, the two Jewish agencies have supported one another on multiple levels. From early childhood, after-school, youth, teen, sports to fitness programming, JAO and JCC have made an impact on the Jewish community of Orlando that goes beyond an excellent education. Just last month, students at the JCC's Early Childhood Learning... Full story
This Purim, the Southwest Orlando Jewish Congregation (SOJC), will be presenting an original Purim Spiel written for 2014, titled "That's Esthertainment!" This laugh-filled musical parody of the story of Esther is guaranteed to tickle your funny bone and get your feet tapping to the lively music. Writer and director Jules Gelade has been writing biblical musical parodies for more than 20 years. He started writing Purim Spiels and then moved on to four full-length musical parodies that received... Full story
On Sunday, Feb. 2, the Roth Jewish Community Center of Greater Orlando will kick off its Camp J summer camps from 1– 4 p.m. at its Maitland location. The Camp J Kickoff will feature an opportunity to find out more information about everything that Camp J has to offer-from their specialty camps, such as magic, theater, Mad Science, LegoRobotics, and pottery; to their sports camps, such as Edgerrin James football, scuba, TGA golf and sports journalism camps. Coming off of a successful 2013 summer,... Full story
Stimulating conversation, enlightenment about current events, some adult learning, and a nice evening out with friends are what Congregation Ohev Shalom and the Roth JCC bring to the community in the upcoming spring series of the 92Y Live. "Congregation Ohev Shalom and the Roth JCC consistently bring the best and the brightest to our doorstep for the cost of going to a movie. Once again, the new series promises to be enriching and interesting," said Lisa Schwartz, chairwoman of Adult... Full story
Tickets are now available and plans are well underway for “An Evening at the Oscars,” the Kinneret Council on Aging’s 8 over 80 Honorary Dinner that will be held on Sunday, Feb. 23. This year’s honorees are Ruth Billie Goldhar, Bill Kahn, Don Kaplan, Gordon Kotzin, Robert Petree, Rose Savage, Helen Tishman and Barbara Weinreich. The event will start at 5 p.m. with hors d’oeuvres and cocktails served in the Jessie Render Social Hall. At 5:45p.m., guests will move into the Delaney Dining Room where a gourmet sit-down dinner will be served. T... 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: Advanced Topics." This short course will continue the successful fall 2013 community initiative offered through Beit Hamidrash. Dr. Terri Susan Fine, political science professor at UCF, will teach the class in three installments on Feb. 24, March 3 and March 10. The course will be open to the public.... Full story
Jewish National Fund (JNF) will host A Taste of Israel Cooking Demonstration and Brunch as the second event in their 2014 Women for Israel Campaign year on Sunday, Feb. 9, at 11 a.m. at a private home in Orlando. The event will feature guest speaker and chef Talia Tzour, JNF-KKL’s director of Major Donors. Tzour came to JNF in 2005 as the Israeli emissary to New York and New Jersey after 15 years with JNF-KKL offices in Israel. Born and raised in Jerusalem, Tzour spent her army years as a member of the Nachal Brigade and during the course of h... Full story
People throughout Central Florida will have a chance to meet business professionals and executives at the Roth Jewish Community Center of Greater Orlando on Tuesday, Feb. 11, at a professional networking luncheon, dubbed J-Lunch. The luncheon will be held from 11:30 a.m.-1p.m. at its Maitland location. Monica Wofford, president and CEO of Contagious Companies, will be the keynote speaker. "The luncheon topic will be how to make difficult people disappear: How to deal with stressful behavior and... Full story
The supporters and volunteers of the Jewish Pavilion will present a free workshop about socialization at Chambrel at Island Lake on Tuesday, Feb. 11 at 10:30 a.m. The guest speaker will be Dr. Kevin O’Neil, chief medical officer for Brookdale Senior Living and co-editor and a contributing writer to “Optimal Aging Manual,” which Art Linkletter called “The Great Master Book for the Boomers.” Light refreshments will be served. RSVP to Wendy Levine at (407)678-9363 or email her at wendylevine@jewishpavilion.org.... Full story
The Roth Jewish Community Center will host a Scout Shabbat on Friday, Feb. 7, 7 p.m. at the JCC. All Jewish scouts, families and friends of Scouting in Central Florida are invited to celebrate Lord Baden Powell's birthday. RSVP to info@childrenofabrahamfoundation.com or call 407-682-2653 Small donations to The Children of Abraham Foundation are also accepted to help off-set refreshments after the service.... Full story
Congregation Ohev Shalom invites the community to attend its gala, ‘Sunday Night Live!,’ a new improv designed by professionals that will entertain everyone. The gala, to be held Feb. 9, beginning at 5 p.m., will be an evening of gourmet hors d‘oeuvres, dinner and desserts by Arthurs, as well as live and silent auctions. Items to be auctioned will include a new 2014 Hyundai Elantra GS, a Vespa scooter, and a trip for two to Russia. In addition to the dinner and auctions there will be live entertainment ranging from mime to opera, and a “super f... Full story
When the Jewish Community Center's Jack & Lee Rosen Southwest Orlando campus celebrated its grand opening in fall 2009, leaders of the project envisioned a day when its sparkling new halls would be bustling with activity. After five years of building community, strengthening family life, and promoting Jewish values, JCC leaders are celebrating its early success. "When I first started, the JCC's Rosen campus was literally an open field and dirt, plus preschool portables we had been using since... Full story
The Jewish community's singers, dancers and performers are getting ready for Choices on Feb. 1 at 7 p.m. at the Rosen Plaza. The Women's Division event will showcase a Broadway-style revue showcasing Jewish life in Central Florida and will highlight the work of this community's agencies. The show is being produced by Tim Evanicki, owner of Starving Artist Studios. His extensive resume as a performer, show writer, music director and director spans the globe. He has written shows that have... Full story
Many Jews and non-Jews are unaware that nearly one million Jews were driven out of their homes in Muslim countries. For more than 2,500 years, these Jews resided in substantial numbers in the Middle East, North Africa and the Gulf region-fully 1,000 years before the advent of Islam. Following the Muslim conquest of the regions, under Islamic rule, Jews were considered second-class citizens but were, for a period of time, permitted limited religious, educational, professional and business opportunities. However, upon the declaration of the... Full story
Kabbalah comes from the Hebrew root meaning “to receive.” While popularly associated with Jewish mysticism, in its general sense kabbalah refers to something passed down from generation to generation. The idea of someone creating their own original kabbalah is just one of many misconceptions and misrepresentations surrounding Jewish esoteric teachings. In the last 20 years, a number of high-profile celebrities have become involved in a popular form of these ancient teachings, further clouding already murky waters. With all this in mind, Rab... Full story
LAKE MARY-OMG! A Battle Between Faith and Logic will launch in select cities across the world this winter for Jewish teenagers, and is being offered at Chabad in Lake Mary. This course is specially engineered for the thinking youth who grapples with the seeming discrepancies between religion, philosophy, and science. OMG! is scheduled to launch on Feb. 5, 2014 at 7 p.m. Are religion and belief in G-d outdated and irrelevant? OMG! will jump right into the heart of the debate between atheism and... Full story
One of the highlights of the Jewish Federation's Choices event is their spectacular raffle. This year the raffle will feature a $1,000 shopping and beauty spree from Neiman Marcus, fine designer jewelry courtesy of Be on Park, a monthly flower arrangement delivered to your home courtesy of Lee James Floral designs, just to name a few. The beauty of the Choices raffle is that raffle tickety buyers can choose what they want to win and don't have to be at the event to be a raffle winner. Raffle... Full story
Temple Israel of Brevard County presents Cantor Lisa Levine, Artist in Residence, on Friday Feb. 14 -15. On Friday, Feb. 14 at 7 p.m., Cantor Levine will lead a Soulful Shabbat Ruach, an original Shabbat evening service written by Cantor Lisa Levine. It was created to appeal to young and old alike, people of different faith backgrounds and inclusiveness. Prayers are said in both Hebrew and English. This event is open to the public. On Saturday, Feb. 15 at 10 a.m., Cantor Levine will lead congregants in Yoga Shalom, a unique worship experience... Full story
Community-wide Shabbat service in Ormond Beach The Jewish Federation of Volusia and Flagler Counties, Inc. in cooperation with area temples, invites the public to the 31st annual community-wide Sabbath service on Friday, Jan. 31 at 7:30 p.m. at Temple Beth-El, 579 North Nova Road, Ormond Beach, Fla. 32174. Participating in the service are Rabbi Barry Altman (who will be retiring in May) of Temple Beth-El, Rabbi Steven David Kane of Congregation B’Nai Torah, Rabbi Garry G. Perras of Temple Israel of Daytona Beach, Rabbi Reuven Silverman of T... Full story
Hadassah members are excited that Marcie Natan, national president of Hadassah, will visit Orlando on Jan. 30. This "meet and greet" event will take place at Sawyer Lake Pavillion in Heathrow in Lake Mary, beginning at 10:30 a.m. Zionism and love for Israel are in Marcie Natan's heart, and Hadassah is in her DNA. She has served the organization with her quiet strength, profound integrity and generosity of spirit since her early 20s. Natan joined Hadassah and rose to president of the Eastern... Full story
As part of the continuing series on the Federation of Jewish Men's Club's Keruv initiative, which was launched to address the most profound change affecting the American Jewish community in the 21st century-interfaith relationships, Temple Israel's Men's Club Keruv consultant and immediate past president of the Florida region of the Federation of Jewish Men's Clubs, Elliott Davis, will speak on "Grandparenting in an Interfaith Relationship." The event will be held in Temple Israel's Roth Social... Full story
