Category: News

Home News
Brightline to Double Miami to Orlando Train Service, Offering 30 Daily Trips
Post

Brightline to Double Miami to Orlando Train Service, Offering 30 Daily Trips

Brightline has exciting news, as they are set to double their train service between Miami and Orlando, with 30 daily trips beginning this coming Monday. This announcement follows closely on the heels of Brightline’s inaugural journey to central Florida, which took place less than two weeks ago. The company is expanding its service significantly, now...

Notice the hazy South Florida skies? Canadian wildfires are to blame
Post

Notice the hazy South Florida skies? Canadian wildfires are to blame

South Floridians who woke up Tuesday wondering why the skies were so hazy can blame wildfires in our neighbor to the north. The reduced air qulity in South Florida is being attributed to Canadian wildfire smoke that has made its way far south through the atmosphere, according to the National Weather Service in Miami. Satellite imagery showed...

Man arrested for disrupting synagogue service in Sunny Isles Beach
Post

Man arrested for disrupting synagogue service in Sunny Isles Beach

A man is behind bars for allegedly making anti-Semitic threats to people walking to their Sunny Isles Beach temple during the Jewish holiday over the weekend. Sunny Isles Beach Police said 47-year-old Yudel Antonio Herrero was arrested in the case. He’s being charged with disturbing a religious assembly. The incident happened Saturday near Chabad Lubavitch...

America’s First Kosher Drive-Through Grocery to Open in Florida
Post

America’s First Kosher Drive-Through Grocery to Open in Florida

It was once a local Bank of America branch, but now it’s the new Tabacinic Chabad Center and Feldman Family Shul, serving the Jews of Clearwater, Fla. And it includes what is believed to be the first-ever kosher drive-through grocery in the United States. Extensive renovations transformed the bank into a Chabad center, culminating in a grand opening on one...

Tefillin Found
Post

Tefillin Found

Hi, this tefillin was found on the road outside of Grand Cafe in Aventura. If anyone knows who this belongs to, please contact me at (786) 707-5170.  Thank you!

Greater Miami Jewish Federation CEO Announces Retirement
Post

Greater Miami Jewish Federation CEO Announces Retirement

Longtime Greater Miami Jewish FederationPresident & CEO Jacob Solomon Announces RetirementAfter more than four decades with the Greater Miami Jewish Federation, President & CEO Jacob Solomon has announced his plans to retire, effective June 30, 2024, according to the85-year-old, Miami-based Jewish nonprofit. Solomon joined Federation in 1981 as a planning associate and rose to senior...

Israel’s Optimistic Stride Towards the U.S. Visa Waiver Program!
Post

Israel’s Optimistic Stride Towards the U.S. Visa Waiver Program!

Israel, a dynamic hub of innovation and resilience, finds itself on the brink of yet another extraordinary achievement! Recent reports from the corridors of power in the United States suggest that the long-held Israeli aspiration for visa-free travel to the U.S. may soon materialize. As excitement reverberates through the streets of Israel, the U.S. State...