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What Jews with disabilities can teach rest of us
By GABRIELLE BIRKNER JTA news service BOSTON – Ruti Regan has been told she’s a pioneer, the first autistic rabbinic student at the Jewish Theological Seminary. But she doesn’t believe that for a...
View ArticleAbdullah: Temple Mount surveillance plan has no cameras in mosques
JERUSALEM (JTA) — The plan to install surveillance cameras on the Temple Mount will not include cameras inside the two mosques there, King Abdullah II of Jordan said.read more
View ArticleRazing of West Bank synagogue postponed over security issues
JERUSALEM (JTA) – Israel’s Supreme Court extended the deadline for the demolition of a synagogue in a West Bank settlement in response to a police request.read more
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Hillel Academy students get lessons in opera
Opera Tampa of the Straz Center for Performing Arts performed for Hillel Academy’s third through eighth grade classes recently, explaining and demonstrating the various roles voices play in an...
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Ilan Adam Rappaport
Ilan Adam Rappaport, son of Jody and Yoav Rappaport of Tampa, will be called to the Torah as a Bar Mitzvah on Saturday, Nov. 21 at Congregation Kol Ami in Tampa.Ilan is an eighth grade student at Tampa...
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Henry Samuel Kanfer
Henry Samuel Kanfer, son of Dana and Steven Kanfer of Tampa, will be called to the Torah as a Bar Mitzvah on Saturday, Nov. 14 at Congregation Rodeph Sholom in Tampa.read more
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Sydney M. Gad
Sydney M. Gad, daughter of Stacy and Jeffrey Gad of Tampa, will be called to the Torah as a Bat Mitzvah on Saturday, Nov. 14 at Congregation Kol Ami in Tampa.read more
View ArticleStetson hosts ‘Lawyers Without Rights’ exhibit on Jewish lawyers, the Holocaust
GULFPORT – Stetson University College of Law is hosting the international historical exhibit “Lawyers Without Rights: Jewish Lawyers in Germany under the Third Reich” on the third floor of Stetson’s...
View ArticleGulf Coast sponsors holiday luncheon for Holocaust survivors
Gulf Coast Jewish Family & Community Services is hosting a Hanukkah luncheon on Wednesday, Dec. 9 at 11 a.m. for Holocaust survivors residing in Pinellas, Hillsborough and Pasco counties. This...
View ArticleDetentions, arrests for rioting in Israel hit ‘unprecedented’ levels
JERUSALEM (JTA) – Israel has seen an “unprecedented amount” of detained suspects and indictments on charges of participating in riots over the last two months.read more
View ArticleObituaries
SANDRA BARSKY, 73, of Ocala, formerly of St. Petersburg, died Oct. 31. She was born in Philadelphia, PA and owned a Subway franchise with her husband, Leonard. She was an avid artist and used a wide...
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TJFS field day draws large crowd
Tampa Jewish Family Services had perfect weather – warm and sunny – for its second annual Fall Family & Friends Field Day last month at the University of Tampa’s Pepin Stadium.The event attracted...
View ArticleSurvey: 57% of U.S. Jews eat pork, Torah study more popular
By URIEL HEILMAN JTA news service NEW YORK – Do you experience feelings of peace and wellbeing at least once a week? Did God write the Torah? Do you eat bacon?read more
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You down with RBG? Highlights from new biography of Ruth Bader Ginsburg
By ERICA BRODY JTA news service Ever wonder what the perfect pop-culture storm looks like?read more
View ArticlePolish city gets first new Torah since WWII
(JTA) – The Jewish community of the Polish city of Lodz received its first new Torah scroll since World War II, its rabbi said.The scroll was donated to the community by the British Jewish...
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Art and Soul course offered at 2 Chabads in Hillsborough
The Rosh Chodesh Society – the women’s division of the Rohr Jewish Learning Institute – will launche its newest course, Art & Soul, at two locations in Hillsborough County this month.read more
View ArticleTemple Emmanuel Lakeland
Trope class: On Sundays at 11 a.m. the rabbi’s trope class aims to develop a home-grown core of Torah readers.Young family Shabbat: On Friday, Nov. 13 at 7:30 p.m. there will be a participatory service...
View ArticleCong. Beth Israel Sun City Center
After death: Rabbi Carla Freedman is offering a new class titled “What Happens After I Die?” For more than 3,500 years of Jewish history, this question has been asked many times, and has generated many...
View ArticleYoung Israel of Tampa
Love, the Jewish way: Author, editor and counselor Sarah Karmely will speak on “Love and Relationships – the Jewish Way” at a wine and cheese event for couples and students on Sunday, Nov. 22 at 7 p.m....
View ArticleCong. Bais Menacham Chabad
Practical Kabbalah: Enrich the soul and mind with a touch of Kabbalah. Learn practical spirituality for everyday life. Weekly classes are held on Wednesdays from 6:15-7 p.m. For more information, call...
View ArticleChabad Chai of South Tampa
Journey of the Soul: A new Rohr Jewish Learning Institute course titled Journey of the Soul will look at questions such as “Is there life after death?”and “What happens to the soul after we die?” Rabbi...
View ArticleCong. Rodeph Sholom
Education discussion: A film and discussion about education will take place Wednesday, Nov. 18, from 7-9 p.m. Race to Nowhere features stories of students who felt the pressures of working hard in...
View ArticleCong. Kol Ami
Know your congregants: On Sunday, Nov. 15 from 10:30 a.m. to noon, learn about the lives of fellow congregants as they talk about their experiences and the events that have made them who they are...
View ArticleCong. Beth Am
Havdallah on the beach: On Saturday, Nov. 14, Havdallah will be held on Pass-a-Grille beach at 6 p.m. Look for Rabbi Jason Rosenberg just south of Paradise Grill at 900 Gulf Way, St. Pete Beach. Open...
View ArticleChabad of Brandon/ Jewish Discovery Center
Prayer class: Discover the origin of the prayers, their structure, significance and deeper meaning at classes on Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m. at the Discovery Center.
View ArticleCong. Schaarai Zedek
Scholar lecture series: Bestselling author Edwin Black will be speaking to the congregation at events Nov. 12-15. Black will kick off his lecture series as Brotherhood’s Community Speaker program on...
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Be expansive in your thinking
By RABBI JASON ROSENBERG Congegation Beth Am, Tampa “That’s not a Jewish problem.”I hear that sentiment from time to time – and I’m sure I’m not alone.read more
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JCC/Federation launches new professional networking group
The inaugural gathering of the new Tampa JCC & Federation initiative, Professional Community Connection (PCC) took place last month at Pane Rustica in South Tampa, drawing a crowd of more than 150...
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Meet the Jewish woman who’s reinventing the Museum of the Jewish People
By DEBRA KAMIN JTA news service TEL AVIV – Irina Nevzlin didn’t know she was Jewish until she was 7, and even then she wasn’t quite sure.read more
View ArticleForbes magazine ranks Yellen, Zuckerberg, Netanyahu among world’s ‘most...
(JTA) – Several Jews, including Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen and Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, appear on Forbes magazine’s 2015 list of the “World’s Most Powerful People.”read more
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Tampa Lions hear how their generosity can change a life
The Tampa Lions of Judah held a luncheon earlier this fall to kick off their Women’s Philanthropy annual campaign and hear a presentation by guest speaker Rachel Cohen Gerrol, who shared her personal...
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Life & Legacy program continues to find success
[img_assist|nid=26501|title=|desc= Dena Kaufman meets with Life and Legacy team from Hillels of the Florida Suncoast. Pictured: Sara Ingber, Debbie Doliner, Linda Wolf, Dena Kaufman.read more
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Orthodox group officially bans ordination and hiring of women rabbisThe Rabbinical Council of America, the main modern Orthodox rabbinical group, formally adopted a policy prohibiting the ordination or...
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Journalist, author to keynote annual President’s Dinner
The Annual President’s Dinner event is dedicated to “bringing world leaders to our community to make a world of difference.”read more
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City to move arts programs to new JCC
[img_assist|nid=26494|title=|desc= Sara and David Scher, along with Sara’s brothers, Paul and Ken Golding, donated $1 million to the Glazer JCC. The Visual Arts Center will be named for the...
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RV club takes (and keeps) the faith on the road
By THAIS LEON-MILLER Jewish Press After Debbie Zimbler-DeLorenzo and her husband, Dennis DeLorenzo, retired, it didn’t take long for them to sell their home in Clearwater, jump into an RV and begin...
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Ex-journalist: young Palestinians indoctrinated to hate Israel
By THAIS LEON-MILLER Jewish Press [img_assist|nid=26487|title=|desc= (L-R) Rochelle Walk, president of the Tampa JCC & Federation; guest speaker Linda Scherzer and Cindy Spahn, Major Gifts...
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