A Jewish man was attacked after attending services at a Broward synagogue. Police say the assailant is behind bars. Trevor Rodney, 42, was arrested Saturday night after police say he assaulted the 68-year-old worshiper near 6900 NW 44th Street in Lauderhill, just steps away from the Synagogue of Inverrary-Chabad. Rodney, who’s being held at the Broward...
Former Red Sox catcher Ryan Lavarnway, who played on their 2013 World Series winning team, will be appearing at the Southwest Florida Jewish Film Festival this Thursday to talk about his time on another team he played on — the 2021 Israel Olympic baseball team. Lavarnway will be meeting with attendees to discuss the team...
On 4 Shvat, at the 40th Hiloula celebration of the Baba Sali זצוק”ל זי”ע, we began to write a Unity Sefer Torah in the merit of the Baba Sali, with which he will greet Moshiach Tzikeinu. It is being written with the personal Bracha of Baba Baruch Shlit”a and his family, with a portion of...
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
Florida’s 40 public colleges must now comply with an unusual mandate to ease the transfer process for students facing “religious persecution” — described by Gov. Ron DeSantis as a means to help Jewish students who are “fleeing antisemitic activities” in other states. A directive from DeSantis on Tuesday prompted an emergency order from the chancellor of the...
The “Cruise Capital of the World” welcomed Royal Caribbean’s Icon of the Seas, a $2 billion, 1,198-foot, 250,800-ton vessel capable of carrying 5,610 guests. It is the largest cruise ship in history, featuring six waterslides, seven pools, eight “neighborhoods,” 28 cabin types and 40 dining and drinking destinations. It’s also Royal Caribbean’s most sustainable ship, powered...
