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The children of the Catskills generation make a new Jewish home in the Berkshires

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The children of the Catskills generation make a new Jewish home in the Berkshires

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The new Chabad of the Berkshires here is just down the road from Tanglewood, the summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, and just off the main street (called “Main Street”) where Ethan Frome, the title character in Edith Wharton’s 1911 novella, took an ill-fated sled ride with his wife’s cousin. “We’re in the Times Square of the Berkshires!” says Rabbi Levi Volovik as he leads a tour of the gleaming, $12 million building, which opened in J…See the Story

Athletes, audience at JCC Maccabi Campus Games Opening Ceremonies pay tribute to terror victims

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Athletes, audience at JCC Maccabi Campus Games Opening Ceremonies pay tribute to terror victims

(JNS) - A night of speeches ended in dance. By design, nearly 2,000 teenage Jewish athletes at the JCC Maccabi Campus Games fulfilled the promise of former hostage Mia Schem, who, upon release from Hamas captivity, declared: "We will dance again." Those words, which Schem inked on her arm with the date Oct. 7, 2023, were referenced by social-media influencer Montana Tucker during her...See the Story

Heritage takes 3 wins from FPA

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Heritage takes 3 wins from FPA

Heritage Florida Jewish News writers Stan Roberts, Ed Borowsky and Marilyn Shapiro were winners this year in the Florida Press Association’s annual Weekly Newspaper Contest. Marilyn Shapiro took the First-Place award in the Humorous column category for her delightful story “The saga of the Looney Tunes glasses,” July 5, 2024. With her lighthearted wit, Shapiro shared about her “dowry” — you know,...Read Article

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Israeli researchers grow first long-term human kidney in lab

(JNS) — In a world first, Israeli researchers have grown human kidney organoids — a synthetic 3D organ culture — from tissue stem cells in the laboratory mirroring human fetal kidney development, Tel Aviv University announced on Wednesday. The breakthrough allowing researchers to see the development of the organ in real time, isolate genes that lead to birth defects, develop new treatments in the...Fern Park · Fern Park Read Article

Holocaust Center's 'Education Report Card'

During the last school year, the Holocaust Memorial Resource & Education Center reached thousands of students and educators. Thousands of students visited the museum on field trips, with many calling the experience “moving,” eye-opening,” and “essential.” The Upstanders program reached over 3,200 middle schoolers, inspiring them to stand up against bullying and injustice in their daily lives....Fern Park · Fern Park Read Article

Shalom Orlando's new temp CEO

Eric M. Robbins is Shalom Orlando's new temporary CEO. Robbins has more than 30 years of executive leadership experience and more than $200 million of proven fundraising success for JCCs, Federations, and other Jewish agencies. Robbins took his position on Aug. 11. Robbins comes to Orlando from Atlanta, where he served as president and CEO of the Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta. He was...Fern Park · Fern Park Read Article

Talmudic sages participated in ancient wine culture

(JNS) — Jewish sages in Late Antiquity were actively involved in the robust wine culture of the Roman-Byzantine world, according to an Israeli study released on Wednesday. The University of Haifa research reveals rabbinic familiarity with vine cultivation, and the integration of Jewish law into the broader agricultural traditions of the time. “The sages’ rulings were not detached from the realitie...Fern Park · Fern Park Read Article

'My Tree': A new way to connect with Israel

(JNS) - When I was growing up in Long Island quite a few decades ago, a common bar mitzvah or bat mitzvah gift was a certificate stating that a tree had been planted in the boy's or girl's honor. It was often accompanied by a tongue-in-cheek card, saying, "Mazel tov! Your day to water your tree is Monday." In Israel today, it's now possible to visit "your" tree...Fern Park · Fern Park Read Article

Heritage FPA winners' articles

Berger Family gift to Chabad: The Torah that escaped destruction twice By Stan Roberts When Jacquelyn Berger, Ph.D., along with her son Jeffrey and his family and daughter Marni Stahlman and her family, expressed a desire to acquire a Torah with a history of Jewish survival for Chabad of Greater Orlando, little did they dream their search would uncover a Torah buried by a rabbi to prevent its...Fern Park · Fern Park Read Article

Canada joins France and UK in recognizing Palestinian state in September

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(JTA) — Canada, too, will recognize a Palestinian state at the U.N. General Assembly in September as long as certain conditions are met, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced on Wednesday. “The deepening suffering of civilians leaves no room for delaying coordinated international action to support peace, security and the dignity of human life,” Carney, a liberal elected in April, said at a press c...Emmanuel Macron · Fern Park See the Story

Largest-ever Jewish virtual dating event timed to holiday of Tu B'Av

(JNS) — Three leading Jewish organizations — AISH, CoronaCrush and Partners in Torah — will join forces on Aug. 12 with more than 30 Jewish partners across the globe to host what is expected to be the largest virtual Jewish speed dating event yet seen. Timed just after Tu B’Av, the Jewish holiday of love (marked this year from sunset on Aug. 8 until nightfall on Aug. 9), the event is slated to bri...Fern Park · Fern Park Read Article