Chicago rabbis join multifaith effort to stand up for Dreamers
On a frigid Chicago morning, nearly 200 people of faith -- many of them clergy -- gathered at Federal Plaza to stand up for Dreamers. Rabbis from across Chicagoland joined the multifaith coalition to...
The business of saving Jewish lives, one kidney at a time
Avi Shafar, a 40-year-old man from Teaneck, N.J., went to Montefiore Hospital in the Bronx last week and donated his kidney to someone he had never met. Immediately after transplantation, within a couple of...
Famous singer Noa to perform at Palm Beach County synagogues
Two Palm Beach County synagogues are planning fundraising concerts. Israeli singer/songwriter Noa will perform her hit songs on Feb. 15 at 7 p.m. at Temple Emanu-El in Palm Beach, while Cantor Norman Brody sings songs from...
South Florida Jewish organizations hosting Purim celebrations
The local Jewish community will celebrate the holiday of Purim later this month at various celebrations throughout South Florida.
On Feb. 25, the PJ Library of the Jewish Federation of Broward County presents a Purim party from...
New coalition of Jewish organizations urges continued relief for Houston Jewish community
A new coalition of national Jewish organizations has issued a call to other Jewish communal groups across the United States to send volunteers to support the still-urgent recovery needs in Houston following the devastation...
The New Sefer Torah is the First in Texas Written by Woman
Growing from the motto “Austin Born, Torah Raised,” Congregation Agudas Achim is one of the oldest Jewish communities in the city, founded more than 100 years ago. To fulfill the 613th mitzvah, or commandment, members of...
New program in Rochester connects Jewish families with services for those with disabilities
AutismUp and the Jewish Federation of Greater Rochester are combining forces to provide support for families of individuals with autism or other developmental and intellectual disabilities.
The two organizations are launching a service to connect...
Jewish Roots
“Kehillah: A History of Jewish Life in Greater Orlando,” which runs through February 20 at the Orange County Regional History Center, is also a family history. Fuchs, who led the community task force that organized...
Flamenco Sephardit returning for fifth year in Miami Beach
The concert Flamenco Sephardit which celebrates two distinct Spanish cultures fused together through music, dance and poetry returns to Miami Beach for the fifth consecutive year on Feb. 11 at 7 p.m.
This upcoming fifth...
Limmud NY explores difficult conversations and diverse choices
When Jenna Citron’s family moved from Manalapan to Florida, she found herself one of six Jews in a high school of 3,500 students. “I think that was the moment of my life when I...