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A singles vacation might hook you up with your beshert
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After exhausting all possibilities at local Jewish singles events, barely surviving bad blind dates and striking out with online dating sites, many singles are deciding to pack up and get out of town - temporarily. Jewish singles trips are becoming a popular plan for the unattached to explore …
Who says I have a Birthright?
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According to BirthrightIsrael.com there have been over 120,000 people from around the world who have taken their “birthright� to Israel.
I don’t know about everyone else, but I almost feel embarrassed explaining to my non-Jewish friends the thinking behind the organization. It’s har…
It’s easy to keep kosher on the go
Until recently, anyone who kept kosher and traveled to any place other than a big city with a large Jewish population had a tough time. It was and still is hard to find kosher restaurants in most places. And if your travels took you to some remote area, you had to take along an enormous amount …
Birthright Israel - a free trip to a Jewish future
Once a Jewish kid goes off to college, connections to home and community often take a back seat. It’s a stage of life when new friends and new ideas have a lot of influence on shaping a young adult’s future. Thanks to Taglit-Birthright Israel, an educational outreach program, most American and C…
Go See ‘Ghetto Warriors’!
If you happen to be visiting London this Summer, be sure to go see a tremendous show at the Jewish Museum called ‘Ghetto Warriors. This show is about roots for many of Us. In 1911, when my Bubba Rachel fled the Calea Vacaresti in Bucharest after one too many attacks by anti-semiten, she walked to Ha…
Kosher dining with the characters at Disney World
One of the most magical experiences that children of all ages can have at a theme park is to get up close and personal with favorite characters. Finding Mickey, Minnie, Winnie the Pooh and others at Disney World and being able to pose with them for pictures is often a hit-or-miss occurrence. But if …
Jerusalem Restaurant caters to Daytona kosher diners
It’s easy to find a good kosher restaurant in big cities like New York and LA. But once you hit the road, good luck.
For the thousands of kosher travelers who flock to Florida’s beaches, bubbes and theme parks each year, the trip along I-95 in the northern half of the state offered no place t…
Amira’s Deli gives Orlando area some kosher flavor
Just north of Orlando in Altamonte Springs, Amira’s kosher deli has been satisfying locals and visitors for years. Under the supervision of the Orlando Rabbinical Council, this eatery offers a wide variety of breakfast, lunch and brunch delights.
Sandwiches - overstuffed. Chicken soup - it wi…















