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Rabbi takes Hanukkah celebration to the streets

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Flaming menorahs? Hip-hop Hanukkah dancers? When it comes to glitzy holiday bashes, Hanukkah’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas. “Why not?” says Rabbi Mendy Dubrowski of Chabad of South Tampa. “People like to celebrate this time of year. So we’re just taking advantage of that.” Hanukkah, actually considered a minor holiday as Jewish celebrations [….]

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A ‘sweet’ New Year – University of South Florida

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Rosh Hashana, a religious holiday that occurs before Yom Kippur, may sound vaguely familiar to some, but for Jewish communities it is an important spiritual celebration of the New Year. The holiday ends Sunday. Beginning Friday, the Chabad Jewish Student Center will host Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur services at the Clarion Hotel & Conference [….]

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Ancient Sound Announces New Year

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Ancient Sound Announces New Year Jewish Children Learn to Make, Appreciate Shofars By Cary McMullen Lakeland Ledger Religion Editor The basement of Temple Emanuel is a three-ring circus of noise. There is the noise of excited chatter from small children, teenagers and adults. There is the noise of tools at work — saws, drills, a [….]