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Todd Golden became the first Jewish coach in 37 years to win the NCAA men’s basketball tournament as his Florida Gators edged Houston 65-63 in the final on Monday night. Golden’s championship capped an especially Jewish- and Israeli-inflected Final Four. Along with Florida, Duke and Auburn were coached, respectively, by Jon Scheyer and Bruce Pearl, both of whom are Jewish....

by Rabbi Moishe KievmanChabad Chayil Festival FutureAmid Chaos and Anxiety, ‘Festival of the Future’ to Focus on Utopian Future; Bringing Calm to the Present Amid an atmosphere of war, sickness, and global financial uncertainty, local Chabad rabbis are  leading a campaign to raise awareness of a little – known Jewish holiday, this year dubbed ‘Festival of the Future’, focusing on...

Rabbi Aaron Rabin of Chabad for Kids in Florida teaches the story of Passover and demonstrates how to make Matzah at Chabad Chayils annual Pre Passover event & Model Matazah Bakery.

An all-Kosher Beach Club blending Mediterranean cuisine and Israeli nightlife opens in Miami Beach this weekend. It all started with an Instagram DM. When event planner Nelly Rosenking — referred to as the queen of Jewish nightlife — slid into the direct messages of French kosher chef Olivia Ostrow on a whim, she wasn’t expecting much to come out of...

Is the person you’re thinking of older? Perhaps a retiree from New York — complete with the accent — who lives in a condo on the beach? According to a recent Jewish population study of Miami-Dade County, at least part of that snapshot is becoming outdated. The southeast corner of the Sunshine State is growing — and getting younger. The...

People usually connect because they share a country, a language, a common history. But what we have goes beyond that. Ours is a connection that defies time, distance, and cultural differences.We are united even if we speak different languages, even if we live on different continents, even if our cultures were shaped in distant lands. Because we carry the same...

A delegation of Chabad Rabbis, led by Rabbi Benjy Korf, Director of Chabad of Florida, met with Mayor Daniella Levine Cava to receive a Miami-Dade County proclamation in honor of the Lubavitcher Rebbe. The proclamation designates the Rebbe’s birthday—11 Nissan (April 9)—as “Education Day,” highlighting the Rebbe’s lifelong emphasis on the value of education and its role in shaping a...

With Passover just around the corner, the Florida Chesed Network (FCN) is stepping up once again to support the community with its much-anticipated Pre-Pesach Market. This year, while offering the same great market, FCN has introduced a new location to better serve the growing needs of local families preparing for the holiday. Held at Yeshiva Tiferes Torah of Boca Raton...

Florida state senator Randy Fine, a Jewish Republican, won the special election for Florida’s 6th Congressional District on Tuesday in a race widely seen as a bellwether for the national popularity of Republicans. A poll released in late March showing Fine’s lead within the margin of error and the 10-to-1 fundraising advantage enjoyed by his opponent, Joshua Weil, an Orlando...