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Simchat Torah is one of the most joyous days in the Jewish year. On this day, synagogues and Jewish communities throughout the world study the closing words of Deuteronomy and immediately recite the opening words of Genesis. Acknowledging that the study of Torah is endless the last aliya with its theme of the death of Moses is followed immediately by the first aliya with its theme of creation. The highest congregational honor one can receive is to be called to the Torah for the “last” aliya or...
Ethan Cayado, son of Michael and Lauri Cayado of Lake Mary, will be called to the Torah as a bar mitzvah on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2013, at Congregation Beth Am in Longwood. Ethan is in the seventh grade at Markham Woods Middle School where he is in the accelerated classes. His hobbies and interests include playing baseball, tennis and basketball and he plays electric guitar. Sharing in the family’s simcha will be his brother and sister, Jacob and Chloe....
Are teens prepared to make choices that will shape their future? For example, is it okay to lie to protect someone you love? Do parents have a right to read their children’s text messages?; is there anything wrong with being a bystander to bullying? Jewish Learning Institute Teens (JLI Teens) new course, ‘Is it Legit? Steering your Way through Everyday Ethical Dilemmas’ offers teens the tools to make decisions, develop strong ethical opinions, and to empower their inner voice to stand up for what they believe in. The course encourages teens...
This may be controversial... I don’t honestly know how I feel about this... but I must admit, I am somewhat alarmed. This comes directly from a Secure America Now bulletin: “In a speech to the United Nations last week, Israel’s prime minister once again urged the world to stand strong against Iran’s nuclear program. BENJAMIN NETANYAHU exposed Iran’s new president for what he is—A loyal soldier in the Jihadist army of a radical Islamic regime. Netanyahu pointed out that Iran’s charm offensi...
The “Seeking Kin” column aims to help reunite long-lost relatives and friends. BALTIMORE (JTA)—The official Israeli identification card in Herve Cohen’s hand is about the only evidence he has of his father’s existence. Cohen, who lives near Paris in Issy les Moulineaux, decided a few years ago to try to find his father, Yehuda. At 33, Cohen is a little young to remember meeting him, since his parents were divorced in 1982 and his father’s trail disappeared by 1990. A few years ago, Cohen began...
On Oct. 27, The Jewish Pavilion, an Orlando-area organization dedicated to supporting the elderly, will be holding its 4th annual Fall Festival to raise awareness and funds to support the elderly in our community. The event which will be held at Crane’s Roost Park in Altamonte Springs from 9:30 a.m. until noon. The Jewish Pavilion Fall Festival and Walk includes a free bagel breakfast, live entertainment, a health fair, activities for children, and dozens of vendors. Additional sponsors are s...
To make it convenient for holiday shoppers, Joanne Berman with Sterling Silver 4u will be selling gorgeous Judaic jewelry and Chanukah gifts Oct. 23-25 in the lobby of the Rosen Jewish Community Center, located at 11184 S. Apopka-Vineland Road, Orlando. The boutique will be open from 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Those in the Maitland area can shop her novel Judaic jewelry and gifts at the Roth Jewish Community Center in Maitland, 851 N. Maitland Ave., Nov. 4-8, from 8:30 a.m.- 6 p.m., and Friday from 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m....
WASHINGTON (JTA)—Meals on Wheels may disappear, Iran sanctions are at risk and yoga is filling in the gaps. This is what the federal government shutdown looks like in Jewish Washington. While national Jewish organizations are sorting through the essential services that the impasse may cut, regional Jewish service providers in the Washington area are dealing with the tens of thousands of furloughed workers in their midst. The Jewish Community Center of Greater Washington, in Rockville, Md., is adding exercise and yoga classes for furloughed g...
‘NCIS’ farewell to Ziva David? HOLLYWOOD, Fla. (JTA)—Of all of the Jewish characters on TV these days, few can be described as tough. In fact, few can be described as nonkvetchy. So we are sad to report that after eight seasons, “NCIS” marked the seeming departure of Ziva David (Cote de Pablo), the show’s resident bad-ass Mossad agent. In the spirit of full disclosure, Ziva’s farewell was our first “NCIS” viewing experience, which seems sort of crazy considering it was the most-watched series last season—and that it features a bad-ass...
Rabin’s grandson at memorial makes plea for peace JERUSALEM (JTA)—The grandson of Yitzchak Rabin at a memorial for the slain prime minister implored Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to bring peace to Israel. “My grandfather was murdered over peace and you owe this peace to us, to all of us,” Yonatan Ben Artzi said before a crowd of some 35,000 Israelis gathered Saturday night in Rabin Square in Tel Aviv. The memorial marked the 18th anniversary of Rabin’s assassination by right-wing extremist Yigal Amir on Nov. 4, 1995, more than two years...
JERUSALEM (JTA)—I didn’t need to ask directions. Stepping out of the Jerusalem Central Bus Station, I saw them, men in hats and coats walking together slowly, a steady stream moving east along one of Jerusalem’s central thoroughfares to the funeral of Rabbi Ovadia Yosef. At 5 p.m., an hour before the funeral, the streets were already closed to cars, the capital’s rush-hour rigmarole giving way to foot traffic that was softer but no less intense. From a distance it looked homogenous. Aerial...
In a story of “what goes around, comes around” in the pro-Israel world, Jacob Baime will seek to empower Jewish students through a group that empowered him. Baime credits a $2,500 grant from the Israel on Campus Coalition (ICC)—enabling him to charter a bus of fellow Brandeis University students to Washington, DC, to lobby some 25 members of Congress from 12 states—with helping to launch his pro-Israel career. After working in multiple capacities for the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), the 28-year-old Baime was recentl...
