Cong. Beth Sholom Gulfport
Flea market: The Sisterhood will hold its semi-annual flea market on Thursday, Dec. 5. Friday, Dec. 6 and Sunday, Dec. 8 from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day at the synagogue, 1844 54th Ave. S,...
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Havdalah on the Beach: Congregation B’nai Israel will hold a Havdalah service at Upham Beach on Saturday, Dec. 7 at 6:45 p.m.Kids stage story: on Sunday, Dec. 15 at 10 a.m. the Pauline Rivkind Talmud...
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Forward thinking may keep flame burning
by Rabbi David Weizman Congregation Beth Shalom, Clearwater One hundred years ago, Solomon Schechter, the newly appointed chancellor of The Jewish Theological Seminary of America, addressed candidates...
View ArticleEU official lauds Israel for treating injured Syrians
JERUSALEM (JTA) – A European Union official based in Israel praised the Jewish state for providing medical treatment to Syrian civilians injured in their country’s civil war.read more
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Jordan James Stilwell
Jordan James Stilwell, son of Tali and Jim Stilwell of Largo, will be called to the Torah as a Bar Mitzvah on Saturday, Nov. 23 at Congregation Beth Shalom in Clearwater.read more
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Rina London
Rina London, daughter of Lorelei London-MonastandDr.JimLondon of Largo, will be called to the Torah as a Bat Mitzvah on Saturday, Nov. 23 at Congregation B’nai Israel in St. Petersburg.read more
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In its time of need, repaying a debt to the Philippines
By ALAN H. GILL JTA news service NEW YORK – As the extent of the catastrophic damage and tragic death toll continues to grow in the Philippines, a particularly heroic piece of history should be...
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200 honor David Halprin’s life, dedication to Benjamin Tower
[img_assist|nid=20748|title=|desc= Philip Benjamin Tower Foundation Board member Pam LaCompte with Rabbi Jacob Luski of neighboring Congregation B’nai Israel. LaCompte is holding a photo showing the...
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Steadfast opposition to public prayer takes small-town litigant to Supreme Court
By Ron Kampeas JTA news service WASHINGTON – The need for a firm barrier between church and state is as clear now for Susan Galloway as it was in grade school, when she was expected to sing carols at...
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Complied from JTA news service Iraqi Jewish artifacts exhibit opens in WashingtonWASHINGTON – The National Archives has opened to the public an exhibit of Iraqi Jewish artifacts it restored. The...
View ArticleJCC Suncoast preschool to close Dec. 20
The JCC Suncoast Children’s Center, a preschool operated in space leased from Temple B’nai Israel in Clearwater, will close at the end of business on Friday, Dec. 20.read more
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Largo man reunites with tank brigade 40 years after Yom Kippur war
By BOB FRYER Jewish Press After Israel won the Six-Day War in 1967, the nation seemed invincible, but that all changed in 1973 on Yom Kippur, when Egypt and Syria launched coordinated surprise...
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GERALD H. FRIEDMAN, 76, of Oldsmar, died Nov. 2. A native of Brooklyn, NY, he was a veteran of the U. S. Air Force and worked in computer programming.read more
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New gala to honor trailblazing octogenarians
For the first time, eight individuals or couples who pioneered growth of the local Jewish community will be honored by the Jewish Federation of Pinellas & Pasco Counties during a gala “8 Over 80”...
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Pass the cranberry latkes: When holidays collide
By EDMON J. RODMAN JTA news service LOS ANGELES – If the Pilgrims are lighting menorahs and the Maccabees are chasing turkeys, it must be Thanksgivukkah, as some have come to call the confluence of...
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