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 ...

Tampa attorney Aaron Silberman is treasurer/secretary for the Tampa JCCs and Federation and supports many Israel-partner organizations, including the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), ...

Tracy Norris Benstock, of Orlando and formerly of the Tampa Bay area, daughter of the late Dr. Gary Norris and Saundra Norris of Forest Hills, NY, and Rabbi Ronnie Kehati of Woodmere, NY, son of Rabbi ...

I’ve always been fascinated by reincarnation. I sincerely believe that a person’s spirit or soul can be reborn into a new body after death. Continuously having this strong pull towards learning and ...

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, ...

Watching a college friend blow, twist, pull and shape a burning blob of molten glass over a 2,000 degree Fahrenheit flame fired up Benjamin Elliott Ugol’s imagination and future. “Glass blowing is hot ...

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 ...

USF head football coach Alex Golesh spoke on “The Process for Success” as keynote speaker at the Professional Societies dinner and award ceremony on Thursday, March 28, hosted by the Tampa JCCs & ...

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 ...

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 ...

In November, this year’s Hope Cohen Barnett Leadership Institute (HCBLI) class visited One Buc Place at the Advent Health Training Facility for a tour and an exclusive conversation to learn about ...

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 ...