Tampa attorney Aaron Silberman is treasurer/secretary for the Tampa JCCs and Federation and supports many Israel-partner ...

They’ve hit big cities and small towns. Elementary schools and college campuses. City parks and the front yards of suburban homes. They’re carefully designed and pop with color. Most are folded and ...

The Maccabees and their remarkable achievements still reverberate in today’s Jewish world, in both Israel and North America. Chanukah arrives each year with imagery that has been familiar to Jews for ...

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As the High Holidays approach, we’re reminded that this is the season of reflection, transition and renewal. It’s in this spirit that I share some difficult news: in the coming months the beautiful ...

It’s Chanukah time – time to gather with friends and family and light the Chanukiah (the Chanukah Menorah). Who doesn’t love watching the lights grow over the week, from a lone candle (well…2 candles, ...

Oh dreidel, dreidel, dreidel, I made it out of clay… and copper and porcelain and wood and glass and paper mache and granite. Sidney and Phyllis Werner’s dreidel collection even includes a soft plush ...

The phrase “chosen people” has often been misunderstood, but within Jewish tradition it has a specific and deeply moral meaning. In the Hebrew Bible, the Jewish people are described as being “chosen” ...

Thanksgiving is my favorite American holiday. Over the years, it was one time that the family always came together, no matter where we were living. Today, both my grandparents’ and parents’ ...

JERUSALEM – A video of female Israeli soldiers dancing suggestively was uploaded to the Internet a week after photos of half-naked female soldiers made headlines. The video taken on a cellphone shows ...

The fall of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad has opened up a sea of uncertainty about Syria’s future – and about the treasures of its past, including the remnants of its Jewish history. A 13-year civil ...

The Jewish Student Union of Tampa Bay is off and running for the new year, taking on community service projects and socializing when they meet for dinner on Mondays. On Nov. 26, JSU teens participated ...