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

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 ...

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 ...

On December 5, the City of Tampa held a street naming ceremony honoring the extraordinary contributions of identical twin brothers J. Leonard and George Levy, who were instrumental in transforming ...

Connecting Cultures for Peace invites you to a powerful new community series: Holiday Multicultural Listening & Activity Circles — happening monthly from December 2025 through March 2026. Each ...

At a time when unity among different faiths, cultures and races sometimes feels out of reach, a diverse group of changemakers quietly gathered in Tampa with a bold intention: to rekindle a historic ...

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 ...

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 ...

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’ ...

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 ...