Central Florida's Independent Jewish Voice
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William and Cristine Goldberg of Orlando are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Rachel Diana Goldberg of New York City, to Samuel Marvin Warfield of New York City. Sam is the son of Dr. Steven and Risa Warfield of Jacksonville, Fla., and Millette Menaged of Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. The couple attended the University of Florida and both earned Bachelor of Science degrees from the Warrington College of Business Administration. Rachel also completed a master's in health... Full story
Samantha (Sam) Michelle Allen, daughter of Paul and Cheryl Allen of Winter Springs, will be called to the Torah as a bat mitzvah on April 18, 2015, at Congregation Beth Am in Longwood. Sam is in the seventh grade at Indian Trails Middle School where she is a member of the Advanced Band, drama club and cross-country run. Her hobbies and interests include Competitive Cheer, listening to One Direction songs (especially Niall) and participating in after-school cross-country run. She is also a... Full story
Holocaust remembrance... Acknowledging that officially, Thursday, April 16th is Holocaust Remembrance Day, this story in the current World Jewish Congress (WJC) digest caught my eye. I pass it on to you and add my personal comment in parenthesis at the end: "WJC President Ambassador RONALD S. LAUDER, speaking on Jan. 27 next to the gate and railroad tracks that marked the last journey for more than a million people murdered at Auschwitz-Birkenau, sounded a warning that the rise in anti-Semitism... Full story
NEW YORK (JTA) – In 20 years, there will be more Muslims in North America than Jews, according to a new Pew Research Center report. The report, which was released Thursday, also found that more American Jews are leaving Judaism than non-Jews are joining the Jewish people. According to "The Future of World Religions: Population Growth Projections, 2010-2050," Muslims will overtake Christians in the last quarter of the 21st century as the globe's largest religious group. In the United States, Musl... Full story
In the latest move to press their case using the international community, the “state of Palestine” was officially accepted into the International Criminal Court (ICC) paving the way for the court to bring Israel up on war crimes charges. “Today is a historic day in the struggle for justice, freedom, and peace for our people and all those seeking justice worldwide,” Palestinian official Saeb Erekat said in a statement. We call upon the international community to support the inalienable rights of our people, including our right to self-determinat... Full story
(JTA) —Diplomats in Lausanne, Switzerland, have come to an agreement on a framework accord on Iran’s nuclear program. But even with this agreement, it’s merely a way station toward a comprehensive deal that is due by June 30. The six world powers—the United States, Britain, Russia, China, France and Germany—negotiating with Iran managed to reach a final deal, however, Iran’s Ayatollah Khamenei still must grant his approval and President Obama will have to overcome opposition in Congress. The deal need not be subject to a congression... Full story
Israel lists its requirements for final nuclear deal with Iran JERUSALEM (JTA)—Israel has created a list of requirements it says are needed in a final deal with Iran over its nuclear program. The list was presented Monday by Yuval Steinitz, Israel’s minister of intelligence and strategic affairs, The New York Times reported, to reporters at a hotel in Jerusalem. Steinitz said the modifications to the final agreement, which is scheduled to be finalized by the end of June, will make it more acceptable to Israel. Among the requirements on the lis... Full story
By Julie Wiener A few weeks after Ben & Jerry's founders indicated that marijuana-infused ice cream may one day join its product line, the company's kosher-for-Passover charoset flavor has been generating buzz. In case your memories of last year's seder are blurred by too many cups of wine, charoset is the fruit-and-nut puree that symbolizes the mortar Hebrew slaves used when making bricks to construct Egyptian cities. In making its charoset flavor, which, sadly, is distributed only in Israel,... Full story
By Hillel Kuttler The Seeking Kin column aims to help reunite long-lost relatives and friends. (JTA)-As sage burned on a tin tray atop the green-carpeted floor of his living room, Arieh O'Sullivan stuck a pin in a voodoo doll. Meanwhile, friends played a guitar, Jew's harp and harmonica. Others chanted. O'Sullivan then grasped a shrunken monkey head and recited biblical verses, an ancient Assyrian text and an Irish-Catholic poem – all praying for his new home to be protected. The laugh-inducing... Full story
