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Happy hour with a cowboy (and girl) flair in St. Pete

Young Jewish adults in the Tribe gathered recently at the new Ride ’em Cowboy bar in downtown St. Petersburg for a happy hour event that included drinks, socializing, music and trivia. The Tribe is a group of young adults in their 20s and 30s, sponsored by the Jewish Federation of Florida’s Gulf Coast. In addition to social events, the Tribe […]

Community Women’s Seder April 9 in Clearwater

Guest speaker Elyse Silver will highlight the resilience of Israel during the 25th annual Community Women’s Seder on Tuesday, April 9, at 6 p.m. at Congregation Beth Shalom in Clearwater. Women from throughout the Tampa Bay area are invited to participate in this event, which includes dinner, dessert, wine, singing, and dancing. Silver, a physical education teacher at Tampa’s Sulphur […]

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Federation Cardozo Society: Activist attorney Rachel May Weiser will be keynote speaker at the Jewish Federation of Florida’s Gulf Coast Cardozo Society event on Wednesday, April 10, at 7 p.m., titled “Battling Terrorism & Antisemitism Using the Law.” The event will be at Congregation B’nai Israel, 300 58th St., N., St. Petersburg and the community is invited. The lecture is […]

Local Hadassah joins effort to press UN, others to denounce Hamas’ use of rape as weapon of war

The St. Petersburg, Lylah and Tampa Ameet chapters of Hadassah have joined a national Hadassah effort to petition the head of the United Nations to condemn the rapes and sexual violence committed by Hamas terrorists on Israeli women, and calling for an impartial international investigation and prosecution of those crimes. The local chapters have held events to support gathering signatures […]

Tribe Shabbat

On Friday, Feb. 9, members of the Tribe of Florida’s Gulf Coast (young adults in their 20s and 30s) gathered for a Shabbat dinner hosted by a local community member through OneTable. The group meets regularly for monthly happy hours, volunteer opportunities and celebrations. Contact Devon Francke at Devon. Francke@Gmail.com if you are interested in hosting a Shabbat dinner for […]

Cardozo legal group hosts anti-terror attorney from Israel

The Cardozo Society, the Jewish Federation of Florida Gulf Coast’s organization for the legal profession, is hosting a program on “Battling Terrorism and Antisemitism Using the Law” with an Israeli lawyer that specializes in this type of litigation. Guest speaker will be attorney Rachel May Weiser, who works for Shurat HaDin – Israel Law Center. The event will be on […]

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Genealogical Society Tracing roots: The Tampa Bay Jewish Genealogical Society’s Sunday, April 14, meeting will feature an overview of what’s new at Gesher Galicia, an organization carrying out Jewish genealogical and historical research on part of Europe formerly a province of Austria-Hungary and today is divided between southeastern Poland and western Ukraine. The Zoom lecture will feature Gesher Galicia President […]

Inaugural dog walk to benefit Jewish cancer group set

Sharsheret – the only national not-for-profit organization dedicated to addressing the needs of women and families of all Jewish backgrounds facing breast cancer and ovarian cancer – will hold an inaugural dog walk fundraiser Paws for a Cause, on Sunday, March 3 in Tampa Instagram Tampa dog sensation @sprinklestheweenie will bring his canine charisma to energize their cause. The event […]

Leadership class meets with local Jewish agency leaders

The 2023-2024 Hope Cohen Barnett Leadership Institute (HCBLI) class met in January with local leaders of agencies supported by the Tampa JCCs & Federation and the Federation of Florida’s Gulf Coast to learn about the agencies’ work and the challenges facing the community and the people they serve. The class was 10th in a series of 14 offered, ranging from […]

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Genealogical Society Building a family tree: The Jewish Genealogical Society of Tampa Bay will hold its monthly meeting on Sunday, March 10, when Tampa resident and retired urologist Michael Binder will speak about how he built an extensive family tree. Starting with an oral family history, Binder created a personal research library and worked with his cousin to build his […]


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