This Orlando teen is more than CAPE-ABLE
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The Melton School is coming to both Orlando-area JCCs, bringing rich Jewish insight to those who never want to stop learning.
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The Holocaust Center is partnering with several theaters to bring the lessons of the Holocaust to life on local stages.
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J Life’s own Emily Raij and her family construct a Little Free Library at Temple Israel .
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In retirement, Dr. Robin Katzman has made the world her dental office, serving disadvantaged patients in Israel and throughout our community.
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Oakmonte Village at Lake Mary is home to several women who survived to help the world remember the horrors of the Holocaust. Last issue, we met two of these remarkable women. This issue, we meet a third.
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This former Navy chaplain is Central Florida’s community rabbi, a role that’s as diverse as the people he serves.
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The new executive director of Jewish Family Services says his unique Irish and Jewish roots can help bear fruit for this essential local organization.
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The JCC’s iconic and inexhaustible fitness leader is back, and she’s on a mission to keep local folks moving, mingling, and living well
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This Altamonte teen is on a mission to eliminate food insecurity around the world!
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We put out an all-call on Facebook for leaders of Jewish youth groups, and these are just some of the remarkable teens who responded. Look for more profiles in the next issue of J Life, and if you or your child/grandchild would like to be featured, connect with us at Dori@JLifeOrlando.com.
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They experienced 9/11 firsthand as a family. They did it again at the Pulse nightclub. They grieved together when one of them was severely shot and almost died. Their family dynamic is undeniable, so much so that the entire Green family migrated to Central Florida over the past 15 years seemingly by seniority, starting with the two oldest sons in 2005.
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Ella Dragosavac loves a good challenge. So when her mom, Susana Huaman, asked her if she’d like to compete in the Pan American Maccabi Games, even though Ella didn’t know anything about it, the young gymnast was eager to give it a try.
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For more than two decades, CRJ and Ohev Shalom have teamed up to help the homeless in Central Florida.
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For 130 years, the Jewish Educational Loan Fund has been helping college students make their dreams come true.
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Janine will appear in The Animatronicans and its sequel, The Animatronicans: Under New Management in October at the Orlando Museum of Art. The sitcom-style shows, about the private lives of theme-park animatronic characters, were blockbuster hits at the Orlando Fringe. For tickets, visit OrlandoFringe.org.
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“Seniors are too often overlooked. They have so much wisdom to impart if we just take the time to listen.” Sharon Weil
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For Samantha Allen, this summer was all about exploring her roots. The teen’s journey of self-discovery took her from a Jewish youth camp in North Carolina to a cultural-immersion program in Ireland.
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