More than 50 people came together for the Tampa JCCs & Federation’s Connect brunch in early February. The brunch, hosted by Connect ambassador Cindy Spahn, was designed to introduce guests to the ...

A grant to study linguistic differences between Hebrew and English was flagged as an example of “woke DEI grants” in a new database released by Sen. Ted Cruz. The database is part of ongoing ...

(JTA) – A video released on social media on Feb. 11, two days after the Super Bowl, shows a wide array of Jewish celebrities, including Steven Spielberg and Woody Allen, wearing a T-shirt with a ...

You may be familiar with HIAS – it was originally named the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society, and it was founded to help Jews who were fleeing poverty and persecution in Europe. Over the years, they ...

(JTA) – Google Calendar has removed International Holocaust Remembrance Day and Jewish American Heritage Month from its default display in the U.S., part of a broader removal of cultural and ethnic ...

Tampa playwright Mark Leib’s play about the Civil Rights sit-ins in Tampa in 1960 is scheduled at the Straz Center for the Performing Arts on March 6-9. The play, “When the Righteous Triumph,” was ...

This year’s Hope Cohen Barnett Leadership Institute for emerging young Jewish leaders culminated with a graduation ceremony earlier this month. Graduate Sam Youngerman delivered remarks at the ...

The Chamber Orchestra of Sarasota concludes its eighth season on Thursday, March 20 at 7:30 p.m. with the Florida premiere of “Anne Frank’s Tree” by American composer Victoria Bond. The work deals ...

In 4th or 5th grade I gave a speech for a 4H contest. My parents, Karen and Jim Dawkins, had just started the Jewish Press of Pinellas (1986) and the Jewish Press of Tampa (1988). Fittingly, my speech ...

Thrifty fashion contest: The Sisterhood is having a Thrifty Fashionista competition on Tuesday, March 4 at 1 p.m. in Beth Israel’s Social Hall. Contestants will create an outfit (or a major part of an ...

Congregation BETH AM — 2030 W. Fletcher Ave, Tampa, 33612 • Rabbi Jason Rosenberg • Cantor Tanya Greenblatt • Services: Friday 7 p.m., Saturday, 8:30 a.m ...