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Good or Sweet? How Do You Like Your Year?!
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Good or Sweet? How Do You Like Your Year?!

by Rabbi Moishe KievmanChabad Chayil “Shana Tova Umetuka” – “May you have a good and sweet year” is what we typically wish each other in the month leading up to the Jewish New Year, and I bet you’ve always wondered why we give a double wish, that the year should be both good and sweet....

Dennis Prager to Candace Owens – Antisemitism Inquiry Letter
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Dennis Prager to Candace Owens – Antisemitism Inquiry Letter

By Dennis PragerOn September 4, 2024, I sent this letter to Candace Owens regarding many comments she has made about Jews, Zionism and Israel. I have known Candace for about as long as she has been in public life. She began her podcasting at PragerU in 2019 and left in 2021. She left on very...

Get Paid Being a Poll Worker
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Get Paid Being a Poll Worker

The Miami-Dade County Elections Department is recruiting Poll Workers to work the Presidential Election in November. We need you! Poll workers are our greatest resource for ensuring elections that are fair, accurate, transparent, and accessible for all voters of Miami-Dade County. If you are already a Poll Worker, please refer a friend, family member, or...

Netantayu at UN General Assembly 2024 – Full Speach
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Netantayu at UN General Assembly 2024 – Full Speach

Watch the full speech of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the 79th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York. In this address, Netanyahu shares Israel’s perspectives on global challenges and its commitment to peace, security, and sustainable development. The speech is part of the annual General Debate, held from September...

IS IT A LEMON? IS IT A LIME? TRY … AN ETROG!
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IS IT A LEMON? IS IT A LIME? TRY … AN ETROG!

by Rabbi Moishe KievmanChabad Chayil Jewish Community to Celebrate Sukkot Holiday As the seasons change from summer to fall and families spend more time inside, the Jewish community of South Florida will celebrate the annual holiday of Sukkot by heading outdoors. Sukkot, also known as the holiday of booths, begins this year (5785/2024) at sundown...

DNA Giant Pays $30M for Failing to Protect Jewish Users
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DNA Giant Pays $30M for Failing to Protect Jewish Users

23andMe settles a $30M lawsuit after failing to inform Ashkenazi Jewish users they were targeted in a data breach exposing 6.9M customer profiles. Affected users will receive compensation and genetic monitoring. The company faces financial struggles, reporting a $69.4M loss. A genetics testing company has settled a $30 million lawsuit after failing to tell Ashkenazi...

Miami-Dade County prepares to vote on controversial incinerator site proposal
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Miami-Dade County prepares to vote on controversial incinerator site proposal

Miami Dade County Commissioners could vote on a controversial incinerator proposal on Tuesday – a year and a half after the Covanta plant burned down in Doral. A massive showing of opposition is expected at Tuesday’s commission meeting at the Miami-Dade Government Center including more than 20 organizations, most environmental activists, who plan to protest the vote....

Miami Beach officials considered a tax-funded Israel trip. Donors say they’ll pay instead
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Miami Beach officials considered a tax-funded Israel trip. Donors say they’ll pay instead

Miami Beach elected officials will seek private funding for a trip to Israel to show solidarity with the country amid its ongoing war in Gaza, pledging Wednesday not to use taxpayer dollars for the mission during a heated City Commission meeting. Commissioner Kristen Rosen Gonzalez had proposed that the city “identify funding” to send a 14-person delegation...

Buy One, Get One Free!
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Buy One, Get One Free!

Thanks to the support of generous donors, Florida Stands with Israel (FSWI) is proud to announce 1,000 Buy One, Get One (BOGO) vouchers! For every voucher purchased, you’ll receive one free. Each voucher covers the specialty plate renewal fee for one year. To qualify, first purchase your voucher(s) from the tax collector website here

Threats against Broward County schools posted on social media: BSO
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Threats against Broward County schools posted on social media: BSO

Broward Sheriff’s Office is investigating a social media post that contained a possible threat against some schools across Broward County, according to a spokesperson. TMU and Real Time Crime Center detectives are working with various law enforcement agencies to investigate the possible threat, BSO stated. BSO said the schools mentioned were located in different cities,...