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2 months ago | 
jewishpresstampa.com | Bob Fryer |Jewish Press
When Hurricanes Helene and Milton hit the Tampa Bay area in a period of less than two weeks last fall, devastation was so bad that the Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA) established a hurricane relief fund and recently sent almost $180,000 to aid local Jewish institutions that suffered damage in the storms.
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2 months ago | 
jewishpresspinellas.com | Bob Fryer |Jewish Press
When Hurricanes Helene and Milton hit the Tampa Bay area in a period of less than two weeks last fall, devastation was so bad that the Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA) established a hurricane relief fund and recently sent almost $180,000 to aid local Jewish institutions that suffered damage in the storms.
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Dec 12, 2024 | 
freerepublic.com | Jewish Press
Free RepublicBrowse · SearchNews/ActivismTopics · Post ArticleSkip to comments. Massive Iranian-Funded Syria-Lebanon Tunnel Found by Jihadist Forces. JewishPress ^ | 11 Kislev 5785 – December 12, 2024Posted on by FreeleesySyrian rebel forces have uncovered a network of huge underground tunnels beneath the Qalamoun Mountains bordering Syria and Lebanon.
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Dec 9, 2024 | 
omahajewishpress.com | Jewish Press
A few weeks ago, a group of volunteers and professionals from our Jewish Federation of Omaha attended the General Assembly of the Jewish Federations of North America in Washington DC. “Unity” was the theme throughout. For Mike Abrahamson, it was his first time attending the GA:“I was not sure what to expect from the Conference,” he said. “I found that the people I spoke with were united with Israel and united in the fight against Antisemitism. Also, we heard directly from families of the hostages.
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Nov 25, 2024 | 
collive.com | Jewish Press
By Jewish PressUnited Arab Authorities (UAE) security authorities revealed on Monday photos of three suspects who are believed to be behind the murder of Rabbi Zvi Kogan, an Israeli-Moldavian citizen and a Chabad Shliach to UAE who went missing last week and whose brutalized body was uncovered on Sunday.
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Nov 18, 2024 | 
jewishpresstampa.com | Amy Scherzer |Jewish Press
Rabbi Levi Rivkin firmly believes, “When one door closes, another door opens.” The closure of the Winn-Dixie supermarket in Hyde Park, which had been a key resource for Tampa’s kosher community, recently proved the old adage true. It has been nearly 10 years since Rabbi Rivkin convinced that particular south Tampa store to stock hundreds of certified kosher items for kosher consumers.
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Nov 5, 2024 | 
omahajewishpress.com | Jewish Press
Although this leap year our holidays are a little later than we’re used to, eventually Chanukkah will arrive on our doorstep. The sizzle of latkes, the anticipation of presents, chocolate coins and dreidel games, the delightful aroma of sufganyot: what’s not to love? The perfect holiday, if it weren’t for the wax we have to scrape off our Chanukkiahs every year. Or the spilled wax on the table when we forget to put down tinfoil.
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Nov 4, 2024 | 
jewishpresstampa.com | Bob Fryer |Jewish Press
In the coming months, Florida motorists can hit the road with a “Florida Stands With Israel” specialty license plate on their vehicle. A four-year effort to sell 3,000 pre-order vouchers was met just as the Oct. 15 deadline expired, ensuring the state will soon begin production and distribution of the license plates. The specialty plate will join 170 others from Save the Manatees to Play Tennis to one for Everglades University, adorning the backs of Florida cars and trucks.
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Nov 4, 2024 | 
jewishpresspinellas.com | Bob Fryer |Jewish Press
In the coming months, Florida motorists can hit the road with a “Florida Stands With Israel” specialty license plate on their vehicle. A four-year effort to sell 3,000 pre-order vouchers was met just as the Oct. 15 deadline expired, ensuring the state will soon begin production and distribution of the license plates. The specialty plate will join 170 others from Save the Manatees to Play Tennis to one for Everglades University, adorning the backs of Florida cars and trucks.
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Oct 28, 2024 | 
jewishpresstampa.com | Bob Fryer |Jewish Press
With power out at many synagogues throughout the Tampa Bay area, rabbis and congregants got creative when it came to observing Yom Kippur. In Lakeland, Temple Emanuel opted to hold both Kol Nidre and Yom Kippur services in the chapel of the Gentry-Morrison Funeral Home, Rabbi David Goldstein reported. In Tampa, where Congregation Kol Ami lost power and had a tree damage a classroom, arrangements were made to hold Zoom services from a member’s home.
