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Calling all gals and guys! Temple Israel Sisterhood will be going on their fifth annual shopping adventure to the Festival Flea Market in Pompano Beach, Fla., on Sunday, Nov. 2. They will be leaving on a new air-conditioned bus from the Jewish Academy of Orlando’s parking lot at 8 a.m. and return at approximately 8 p.m. During the bus ride, bagels, snacks and water will be served, and for entertainment, there will be a comedy video and movie. It always makes for a very pleasant and fast ride. Shoppers can arrange to meet their South Florida f... Full story
Congregation Sinai, located in Minneola, Fla., covering the Greater Clermont area, celebrated Sukkot with blessings, cocktails and appetizers on Friday, Oct. 10. Spiritual leaders Joe and Lynn Goldovitz led services with their guitars and singing following the festivities in the sukkah. The sukkah gets built each year by the Men's Club, and stands during the eight days of Sukkot. The Religious School enjoyed decorating the congregation's sukkah with live greens and handmade crafts. For more... Full story
Penn State students sentenced for vandalizing Jewish frat (JTA)—Two Penn State students who pleaded guilty to spray-painting anti-Semitic graffiti on a mostly Jewish fraternity house were sentenced to community service and probation. Eric Hyland, 20, was sentenced last week in Centre County Court to 200 hours of community service and two years probation, and ordered to pay $6,000 restitution. Last month, Hayden Grom was sentenced to 300 hours of community service and two years probation. Last November, Hyland and Grom spray-painted swastikas a... Full story
It's hard not to take notice of Lt. Gen. Benny Gantz's good mood. After a long, exhausting, and somewhat bitter summer, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) chief of staff is calm, happy, and at peace with himself and with the world. The 50-day Gaza war, which Gantz says Israel "absolutely" won, is in the rearview mirror. But Gantz still has plenty to worry about. On a tour of Tel Hezka in the Golan Heights for the 41st anniversary of the Yom Kippur War, he says the Israel-Syria border "is just one... Full story
(JTA)-With its panoramic views of Jerusalem, plush seating area and decorative elements, this could be almost any other room at the Inbal Jerusalem Hotel. Except the floor is made of AstroTurf, the walls are made of transparent cloth and the roof is a bamboo mat. Welcome to one of a dozen private sukkahs built on the porches of the five-star hotel's Penthouse Suites. These hotel sukkahs represent the vanguard of holiday hotel luxury in Jerusalem. The sukkah suites carry a price tag of... Full story
