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Environmentalism and religion may not seem like they have much in common, but a growing number of local places of worship advocate for environmentalism.
Read More »Gainesville places of worship advocate for environmentalism as tenet of faith
Jewish holiday of Purim is ‘relevant in a different way this year,’ says UF Hillel rabbi
Gifts, costumes, groggers, and above all: hamantaschen. All of these items commemorate the jolly Jewish holiday Purim. Each year, it is celebrated on the 14th day of the Hebrew month “Adar,” which falls between late winter and early spring each year. For 2023, the holiday begins Monday, with celebrations set …
Read More »Holocaust survivor rocks the Chabad with Klezmer music
Four days after International Holocaust Remembrance Day, Saul Dreier, founder of the Holocaust Survivor Band on Tuesday made a special visit to Gainesville at the University of Florida’s Chabad and Jewish Student & Community Center. Family members told Dreier, 97, that creating a band wouldn’t be the best of ideas …
Read More »During Hanukkah, UF Student Reflects On Antisemitism And Family
In the face of antisemitic violence in the US, Tobie Perkins turns to her Jewish faith and the memory of her grandmother to persevere.
Read More »In Wake Of Pittsburgh Synagogue Shootings, UF Student Cherishes Her Faith Journey
I grew up in a large suburb of St. Louis, Missouri, where my family was one of three Jewish households in the area. We are Reform Jews. At most, we attended temple five times a year, only when we had to. We celebrated Christmas because we liked Santa and tinseled …
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