"Israel was not created in order to disappear - Israel will endure and flourish. It is the child of hope and the home of the brave. It can neither be broken by adversity nor demoralized by success. It carries the shield of democracy and it honors the sword of freedom."

- President John F. Kennedy

Message to Zionist Organization of America Annual Convention 1962

Rabbi/Cantor Jeffrey Myers 

from the Tree of Life Congregation

will be a special guest speaker and singing in the Cantorial Concerts!

Read his bio.

9 Best Golf Club Sets for Beginners, from First Timers to Rising Amateurs

(Men's Health) There comes a time in every man's life when he discovers the glory of golf and chooses to dedicate his time and energy to getting better at the game. Some find the joy of hitting that little white ball early on, while others find it a bit further down the line. But for most of us, it's not so much a matter of "Will I ever find an interest in golf?" but rather when. And whether you got into golf because of your friends, your family, or by yourself (golfers born from the Pandemic raise a hand), your growing fondness for the links means you need a proper set of clubs...



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UK’s Liberal and Reform movements merge as Progressive Judaism

(JTA) — In a major development for British Jewry, the United Kingdom’s Liberal and Reform Jewish movements are joining to create a unified Progressive Judaism movement after working separately for more than 120 years...

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The Conservative movement youth group was already struggling. Then came COVID.

This article was produced as part of JTA’s Teen Journalism Fellowship, a program that works with Jewish teens around the world to report on issues that affect their lives.

(JTA) — Weeks before United Synagogue Youth’s International Convention in December 2021, Alexa Johnson picked out some of the exciting seminars she wanted to attend. It would be her first big USY event and the current high school sophomore was excited to visit Washington, D.C. from her home in Los Angeles.

But then the Omicron variant hit and the event was canceled. She was disappointed but figured she would go the following year. Then she learned that there would be no 2022 convention and she started questioning her affiliation with the national organization...

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Event in Berlin marks one of Germany’s largest-ever gatherings for its ex-Soviet Jewish community

(JTA) BERLIN — It was hard to overlook the symbolism: the city that once was the epicenter of Nazi Germany hosting a massive celebration by Jews with roots in the Communist Soviet Union, which for decades tried to stamp out any hint of Jewish practice or identity...

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"Did you know that the Bronx (along with the Lower East Side) was once a pickle mecca?  ⠀

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In the first half of the 20th century the Jennings Market was a a two-block shopping area for the mostly East European, Jewish and Italian immigrant communities (many of whom had previously lived on the LES). The market's most famous tenant was 'Jake the Pickle Man' who peddled his pickles from five barrels on the sidewalk at Jennings and Charlotte Streets. The lines for his pickles could be a block long, and he was remembered as very eccentric.

This Rabbi and Singer-Songwriter is in a New York State of Mind

(New York Jewish Week) — Rabbi Steven Blane is nothing if not an innovator: Way back in 2010, a full decade before the pandemic made Zoom services a regular part of Jewish life, Blane launched an exclusively virtual synagogue, Sim Shalom...

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Literary Moment | Traveling the Land, Book in Hand

(Moment Magazine) — There is a rich tradition of literary cafés in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, but some of the most famous are gone by now. In Tel Aviv, for example, Café Kasit, which was frequented by bohemians and poets such as Nathan Alterman and Abraham Shlonsky, no longer exists...

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Alex Edelman’s very Jewish show, ‘Just For Us,’ is heading to Broadway

(New York Jewish Week) – After a successful off-Broadway run, Orthodox Jewish comedian Alex Edelman will bring his one-man show “Just For Us” to Broadway this summer... 

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Adir Michaeli, maestro of the babka, bakes his way into the heart of Manhattan

(New York Jewish Week) — In a city where love of babka borders on a religion, Adir Michaeli, founder of Michaeli Bakery, is the (you’ll pardon the expression) high priest of the confection... 

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I tried a ‘Mrs. Maisel’ pastrami martini. Unlike Midge, I’m speechless.

(New York Jewish Week) — The martini kit arrives in a bright pink box. Nestled among strings of hot pink confetti are two martini glasses and a shaker, two olives, toothpicks, two single-serving bottles of gin and vermouth, pastrami oil and pastrami spices...

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Happy Independence Day Israel!

1. An Israeli company developed the world’s first jellyfish repellent.
2. Beersheva has the largest number of chess grandmasters per capita of any city in the world.
3. Israelis who observe Shabbat can buy car insurance that doesn’t cover Saturdays.
4. Did you know you can buy hummus-flavored ice cream in Jaffa?

Click here to read other interesting fun facts!

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