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This story originally appeared on Hey Alma. The High Holiday season is upon us. Teshuvah — a central tenet of these holidays — literally translates to “return,” but what exactly this concept means has been heavily debated by rabbinic scholars for thousands of years. Some say it entails a public act of confession, while others describe it as an internal process of change. For some it’s necessarily interpersonal; for others, introspective. Navigating these competing conceptions can be a daunting task, especially for anxious Jews like us. So we...
For information about services at local synagogues not listed, contact the individual congregations. Unless listed, for tickets or information, contact the individual synagogue. Celebration Jewish Congregation (Reform) Reform High Holy Days Services from New York City's Central Synagogue can be a meaningful way for CJC families to attend services virtually. The Jewish Broadcasting Service provides access to Central Synagogue's Services. Please see the JBS website below for more information. In the Orlando area, JBS is carried on the following ...
Mrs. Edith Schulman, 90, Casselberry, Florida passed away peacefully Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024, at Advent Health Winter Park following a brief illness. Mrs. Schulman was born Aug. 26, 1934, in Nashville, Tennessee to the late Sylvan and Jeannette (Solomon) Lefkovits. Mrs. Schulman and her late husband Lt. JC. Charles H. Schulman of blessed memory moved to the Casselberry area in 1958 from Tullahoma, Tennessee. She retired as the editor of the Heritage Florida Jewish News. Mrs. Schulman is...
To view photos go to Special Issues September 2023 The new year began with an onslaught of antisemitism. First, two antisemitic marches were held here in early September. Fifty-one members from two groups — the Goyim Defense League and the Blood Tribe — marched from Sanlando Park to Cranes Roost in Altamonte Springs. At Disney Springs people from the Order of the Black Sun, the Aryan Freedom Network and 14 First held an antisemitic and anti-LGBTQ+ demonstration. October 2023 The Israeli-American Council, the Jewish National Fund and the Jew...
(JTA) — WASHINGTON — Should the U.S. government address antisemitism on its own, or as part of the broader fight against prejudice? That’s the question that occupied — and divided — Republican and Democratic senators on Tuesday at an emotional hearing that, at one point, was brought to a stop by someone shouting antisemitic invective. Tensions were evident almost immediately when the Judiciary Committee’s Democratic chairman, Sen. Richard Durbin of Illinois, and its top Republican, Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, clashed over the he...
(JTA) — On the morning of Oct. 7, Rabbi Erez Sherman was preparing for the Yizkor memorial service at his Conservative synagogue, Sinai Temple in Los Angeles. He had written a sermon, somewhat presciently, about memory. It was titled “Hard to Say Goodbye.” Then he received a text message from his predecessor, Rabbi David Wolpe, who was three hours ahead in Boston: “Change your sermon.” News had broken about Hamas’ surprise attack on Israel, and while Sherman said he typically doesn’t use technology on Shabbat and holidays, it became clear that...
