Lindsay Rose Carson



Lindsay Rose Carson, daughter of Lori and Ryan Carson of Safety Harbor, will be called to the Torah as a Bat Mitzvah on Saturday, Oct. 30 at Temple Ahavat Shalom in Palm Harbor. Lindsay is a seventh grade honors student at Safety Harbor Middle School. A member of the Student Council, she is also on the school newspaper and in […]

Sara Alise Leiva



Sara Alise Leiva, daughter of Jody and Jay Leiva of Safety Harbor, will be called to the Torah as a Bat Mitzvah on Saturday, Oct. 23 at Temple Ahavat Shalom in Palm Harbor. A seventh grade student at Safety Harbor Middle School, Sara is in the MEGSSS and IMAST programs and a member of the school’s band. Active in dance, […]

Steven Myers Hollander



Steven Myers Hollander, son of Audrey and Shawn Hollander of Clearwater, will be called to the Torah as a Bar Mitzvah on Saturday, Oct. 30 at Temple B’nai Israel in Clearwater. A seventh grade Principal’s List student at Safety Harbor Middle School, Steven is in the MEGSSS and IMAST programs. He enjoys anything related to technology, playing tennis and attending […]

Paige Jacqueline Weiss



Paige Jacqueline Weiss, daughter of Ellen and Michael Weiss of Oldsmar, will be called to the Torah as a Bat Mitzvah on Saturday, Nov. 6 at Temple Ahavat Shalom in Palm Harbor. A seventh grade honor roll student at Clearwater Fundamental Middle School, Paige is in the IMAST and gifted programs. She enjoys playing the guitar, singing, soccer, tennis and […]

Book Festival debuts with ‘A Jew Grows in Brooklyn’ author



Jake Ehrenreich, star of the off-Broadway hit, A Jew Grows In Brooklyn, and author of a new book by the same name, will be the opening act for the Tampa Jewish Community Center’s 2010 Jewish Book Festival on Thursday, Nov. 4 at 7 p.m. The theater-themed event at the Tampa JCC, 13009 Community Center Drive, Tampa, is open to the […]

Author coming home to talk about his book about another community



For author David Kushner appearing at the Tampa Jewish Book Festival next month will be a return to his roots. Raised in Tampa from early childhood, Kushner, 41, will speak at Congregation Rodeph Sholom, the same congregation where he became a Bar Mitzvah in 1982. One of the seven featured authors at the book festival, sponsored by the the Tampa […]

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Congregations



Temple Ahavat Shalom Palm Harbor Musical Shabbat: Join Cantor Deborah Jacobson, Rabbi Gary Klein and a full band on Friday, Nov. 5 at 7:30 p.m., for Shabbat Unplugged followed by a coffee and dessert bar. For more information, call the temple office at 785-8811, ext. 110. Shopping extravaganza: The Sisterhood will host a fundraising evening of holiday shopping on Tuesday, […]

Temple B’nai Israel features Jewish rock musician in concert



Some finger-snapping, toe-tapping music is coming to Temple B’nai Israel on Saturday, Nov. 13. According to organizers of the evening, the guest singer/composer, Sheldon Low, is “the newest face in Jewish rock music.” The New York musician has two concerts planned. The first, “Pajama Havdalah,” is scheduled for pajama-clad tots at 5:30 p.m. The main concert at 7:30 p.m., is […]

St. Petersburg artist to show ‘Art Not Hate’ exhibit in Tampa



A special traveling exhibit titled “Art Not Hate,” featuring St. Petersburg artist Bob Barancik’s creative responses of to the Holocaust and other global conflicts, will go on display at the Carrollwood Cultural Center in November. The exhibit, in mixed media, is a continuation of a show held at the Florida Holocaust Museum in St. Petersburg last March. On display will […]