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Purple street lights are popping up across South Florida, but why?
Residents in some South Florida neighborhoods have noticed that their local street lights are turning purple. The Florida Department of Transportation is replacing more than 200 of the lights in Miami-Dade and Broward Counties, and FPL is also replacing the bad bulbs. As it turns out, while some people can’t wait for the fix to...
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Congresswoman Rabbis call out Sheriff Tony for Prohibiting Inmates from Lighting Menorah
Broward Sheriff shows ‘pattern of insensitivity’ with Jewish inmates, congresswoman says Political leaders and rabbis continued to question Tuesday why inmates in Broward County are being prohibited from practicing their religion while behind bars. Hanukkah began on Sunday evening, but Jewish inmates in Broward will not be allowed to light a menorah with a real flame, according...
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Hundreds of Young Jewish Professionals Gather for Florida’s First-Ever Guided Dating Event
Close to two hundred local young Jewish professionals gathered in a private ranch in South Florida for a unique event this past Thursday. While many such mixer events exist for this large and diverse demographic, this wasn’t just another singles event. Curated and hosted by the folks at Met @Chabad, participants were treated to something...
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Miami Jewish Health Announces $2.5M Gift to Expand Access to Memory and Neurocognitive Care
The newly named Frank C. & Lynn Scaduto MIND Institute at Miami Jewish Health will provide accessible programs for South Floridians living with neurocognitive disorders. Miami Jewish Health announced today it has received a $2.5 million gift benefitting South Floridians who need better access to memory and cognitive care to treat disorders like Alzheimer’s and...
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Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump escape the luxury life in Miami for a new $24M mansion. Unit is set to sell for $18.8M.
Ivanka Trump and husband Jared Kushner’s 7,000-square-foot unit in Miami’s Arte building will be put up for sale next year, according to a report on the Architectural Digest web site. The offer price for the luxury seven bedroom spread in the Surfside section of Miami is said to be set at $18.8 million. Jared Kushner,...
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Jewish Community Celebrates Hanukkah in the Florida Keys
We at the Keys Weekly checked with City Commissioner Sam Kaufman, who is Jewish. He pointed out that the Hebrew language uses a different alphabet, so there is no literal English translation. The Hebrew word is actually pronounced with a guttural, “kh” sound at the beginning, to sound like, “kha-nu-kah,” not “tcha-new-kah,” according to the Jewish...