Approximately 900 community members filled the packed ballroom at the Hilton Downtown Tampa for the 2026 Annual President’s Dinner, hosted by the Tampa JCCs & Federation. The featured speaker was ...

Let’s say it plainly: the State of Israel is the greatest modern miracle of the Jewish people. Not the kind of miracle you have to accept on faith. Not something passed down through ancient texts or ...

At Temple Israel in suburban Detroit, where congregants are still reeling from last month’s attack in which a man drove a vehicle filled with explosives into the building, a new Passover tradition is ...

To honor Yom Ha’atzmaut – Israel’s 78th birthday – the “Backyard BBQ” festival at the Shanna and Bryan Glazer JCC on April 26, beginning at 1 p.m., will celebrate all things Israeli, including a ...

Originally from Naples, Rebecca Mellman made her way to Tampa in 2016 for college — and never left. What began as a move for education has turned into a life rooted in community, connection and ...

Menorah Life leadership and supporters dedicated the renovated first floor of the Samson Nursing Center with a celebration of those that made it happen. This milestone, a new chapter in the ...

As a child growing up in Casablanca, Morocco, Sylvia Cohen fondly remembers the celebration of Mimouna (pronounced mee-MOO-nah). Her father would offer a blessing to his children, “dipping a lettuce ...

Participants of the Hope Cohen Barnett Leadership Institute (HCBLI) gathered for a special Shabbat dinner in March to celebrate the conclusion of the five-month program. The celebratory dinner was ...

In late March, Tampa Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) chair, Jonathan Ellis, appeared on WEDU’s public affairs series “Florida This Week,” a program highlighting local perspectives on current ...

As developments continue to unfold in the US-Israeli war against Iran, and given the Jewish Press biweekly publication schedule, we encourage readers to visit ...

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Thirty years ago, a small group of Jewish film enthusiasts had a dream: bring meaningful, entertaining Jewish cinema to the Tampa Bay community. In 1996, founders Jesse Starr (z’l) and Rina Donchin (z ...