Author: JewishFlorida.news

For years, a Jewish center near Aventura has been illegally holding religious services at a private home and doing unpermitted construction, according to a lawsuit filed in January by Miami-Dade County. What’s happening: Chabad Israeli Center of Miami holds religious services and classes out of a three-bedroom home zoned for residential use in unincorporated Miami-Dade County. Why...

According to documents, Palestinian-American student Seif Asi, 21, approached a table of Jewish students and got into a one to two-minute “heated conversation” during a UCF Office of Student Involvement approved pro-Israel free expression event on Jan. 23…. When UCFPD stopped Asi, he told them that he was Palestinian and had family in Palestine, adding...

DeSantis says the money will be used to increase safety and security measures Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is allocating $25 million to go towards protecting the state’s Jewish community.  The governor said in a press release Tuesday, that the money will give Jewish day schools in Florida, the green light to pay for their safety and security...

A group of 24 teenage boys and their basketball coach Sagee Katav arrived on Tuesday at Miami International Airport from Israel. Some of them were displaced from the kibbutz, agricultural settlements, near the Gaza border after the Hamas attack on Oct. 7. “It’s only the second time the kids are together since the last four...

The Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County has received a $1 million donation. The money was gifted by the Tepper Foundation and it’s being distributed to nearly 40 local Jewish organizations, synagogues and schools with a focus on children’s programs. https://youtu.be/7pv9ydMyIXU?si=Uqf4ruYuYKOC0DGU