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Miss Rheda Epstein, 77, of Sanford, Florida died Saturday, Dec. 3, 2022, following a brief illness. Miss Epstein was born May 26, 1945 to the late Dr. Edwin & Sara (Snyder) Epstein. Miss Epstein was a retired librarian and she moved to Sanford in 1950. Miss Epstein is survived by her loving sister Adrienne Brothers and several nieces and nephews. Graveside service for Miss. Epstein were held at Congregation of Judaism Cemetery (9200 Morton Jones Road) with Cantor Kim Singer of Temple Shir Shalom of Oviedo officiating. Services entrusted to...
Ms. Sylvia First, 97 of Maitland, Florida died Wednesday, December 21, 2022 at Savannah Court of Maitland following a brief illness. Ms. First was born May 22, 1925 in Bronx, New York to the late Samuel & Rebecca (Bloom) Benson and moved to the Orlando area in 1966 from Bayside, New York. She is predeceased by her husband of 56 years Douglas First and also her grandson Abe First. Ms. First is survived by her loving children, son; Victor (Diane) First of Winter Springs, Florida, daughters; Valerie First of Winter Springs, Florida and Sherry...
KIBBUTZ HAZOREA, Israel - Throughout high school, Ben rarely did his homework, struggled to complete school assignments and used marijuana on a daily basis. Frustrated with his situation, Ben, 18, decided in early September to leave his U.S. home and enroll in Free Spirit Experience - an in-residence therapy program in Israel's Carmel Mountains. Three months on, it has ended up changing his approach to life. "I went there to work on my studies, but I ended up figuring out who I was independent...
Knesset passes ‘Smotrich-Deri’ amendment (JNS) — Israel’s Knesset on Tuesday morning passed an amendment allowing Shas Party head Aryeh Deri to serve as a minister and Religious Zionism leader Bezalel Smotrich to become a second minister in the Defense Ministry. The amendment to Basic Law: The Government, which passed by a 63-vote majority following an all-night filibuster, merged two bills. The first limits a law prohibiting elected officials convicted of a criminal offense from serving as a minister to apply only to those serving active...
KIBBUTZ GEZER, Israel (JTA) - Bill James, the influential baseball writer, historian and statistician, once described the great Yankee first baseman Don Mattingly in only four words: "100 percent ballplayer, 0 percent bulls-." The same can be said of Alon Leichman, the first athlete born in Israel to make it to the major leagues, having just been named assistant pitching coach of the Cincinnati Reds. Under manager David Bell, Leichman will help instruct the team's pitchers - including Chase...
(JNS) - On the last night of Hanukkah, more than 150 people got to listen to two exceptional Jewish musicians at the Museum of Jewish Heritage in Manhattan, with some dancing in the aisles. It was part of Yiddish New York, a festival now in its eighth year that offers live performances, online lectures, workshops and films. Michael Winograd, a virtuoso on the clarinet and a composer who also plays saxophone, treated the crowd to songs he said he never intended to perform. "I had a cancellation i...
(JNS) - Rabbi Mendy and Rivky Hertzel will move to Zambia early next year to establish a Chabad House and assist the small but thriving Jewish community in the southern African nation. Zambia has not had a rabbi in over 60 years. Rabbi Hertzel told JNS, "In February of this year, they tasked me to go to Zambia and investigate the possibility of establishing a permanent Chabad presence here. After a three-month stay, I saw firsthand that the country was a good fit for us to establish a Chabad...
