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Have archaeologists uncovered the remains of Noah's Ark
Nov 5, 2021 · Researchers studying a boat-shaped formation in the mountains of Turkey have announced plans to conduct archaeological excavations at the site after new data suggests that the formation could be a man-made structure that appears to match the biblical description of Noah’s ark. According to the researchers, ground-penetrating radar (GPR) surveys c...
Jewish Pavilion Senior Services Showcase for volunteerism
Sep 13, 2024 · Volunteerism is the engine that makes many of our communities run. Aside from the good that volunteering does for the recipients, the act of service carries benefits for the doer. Studies show that serving others provides mental health benefits, increases happiness and decreases depression and anxiety as well as provides a sense of purpose.
How TikTok turned the Orthodox favorite Miami Boys Choir into …
Oct 7, 2022 · (JTA) - "K-pop is over," one Twitter user declared. "We're listening to Orthodox Pop from now on." With those words, the Miami Boys Choir has transformed over the last two weeks from a singing group popular among Jewish insiders to a viral sensation. On TikTok and Twitter, users have shared clips of the group's concerts, overlaid its music with oth...
The unexpected history behind Jerusalem's street names
Apr 30, 2021 · (Israel21C via JNS) - Jerusalem is a city of history. Much of that history can be found in the ancient structures of the Old City. However, there's an aspect of Jerusalem's history that is much more subtly integrated into its geography: its street names. Many roads throughout the capital city are named after important figures in local and Jewish hi...
The Jews who call Florida's massive retirement community The …
Apr 9, 2021 · SUMTER COUNTY, Fla. (JTA) - When Ellen Faulkner told her friends that she was moving to The Villages, the sprawling senior community in Central Florida, they cautioned her: There was no Jewish life there. Faulkner hadn't noticed that during her visit, which was made at the urging of a high school classmate who told her rapturously about what it was...
Jewish Academy moves forward - Heritage Florida Jewish News
May 24, 2024 · Jewish Academy moves forward. By Kim Fischer. On Friday, May 17 former presidents of the Jewish Academy of Orlando and members of the community came together to hear from founder Dr. Edward Zissman. He announced to the people present that due to a very generous multi-year gift from Samra and Bernard Gotlib the school will be named “Gotlib ...
The Sulzberger family: A complicated Jewish legacy at The New …
Dec 29, 2017 · NEW YORK (JTA)-On Thursday, The New York Times announced that its publisher, Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Jr., 66, is stepping down at the end of the year and will be succeeded by his son, 37-year-old Arthur Gregg (A.G.) Sulzberger. The familial exchange of power wasn't unexpected. The younger Sulzberger is …
Federation + JCC = Shalom Orlando - Heritage Florida Jewish News
During the 2022 annual meetings of The Roth Family JCC and the Jewish Federation of Greater Orlando it was unanimously approved to merge the two agencies into one entity called Shalom Orlando. Discussion of the merger began about five years ago with studies of Federations and JCCs that had merged successfully, including Tampa's Federation ...
An evening with author Dr. Mark Biederman
Nov 1, 2019 · Biederman is the son of two Holocaust survivors, Harry and Sally (Lipschutz) Biederman, and author of "Schindler's Listed: The Search for My Father's Lost Gold," co-written with his wife, Randi Biederman. He will be speaking at Nate's Shul on Tuesday, Nov. 5 at 7:30 p.m. Biederman will share the story of his 20-year quest to find gold coins ...