Since Oct. 7, the Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County, along with its partner agencies in Israel, have already built eight bomb shelters at places like day care centers and preschools in Northern Israel. However, with the recent escalation of violence near the northern border of Israel, the organization is hoping to build many more...
By Monique Barley-Mayo Why the Jewish Community in District 107 Should Vote for Monique Barley-Mayo for State Representative The Jewish community in District 107 of Miami plays a vital role in shaping our society, and it is crucial to have a representative who understands and represents their values and concerns effectively. As a dedicated candidate...
A series of sales tax holidays over the coming months will allow Florida residents to save money on essential items and summer activities. This year’s Disaster Preparedness sales tax holidays will take place June 1-14 and Aug. 24-Sept. 6. Get your hurricane kit ready by purchasing essential items, tax-free, such as batteries, flashlights, portable generators...
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke eloquently before a joint session of Congress on 24 July 2024 (18 Tammuz 5784). Putting aside political considerations, the bold underlined statements are some of key lessons learned that may have resonated with people. The bullet points are some of the important quotes from the Prime Minister’s speech. DSS/25 July...
by Rabbi Moishe Kievman Hundreds of curious Jews will be streaming into Miami, Florida, for the eighteenth National Jewish Retreat, which will run at Miami’s Doral Hotel from August 14 to August 18. Seventy speakers will deliver one hundred and fifty talks on intriguing Jewish topics over five days. This is a unique opportunity for...
Chris Summerlin, dean of students at the University of Florida in Gainesville, chose not to offer slap-on-the-wrist penalties to pro-Hamas protesters arrested on campus on April 29. Instead, Summerlin applied multiple-year suspensions of some students, the most severe penalty short of expulsion. The students in question will need to reapply should they wish to continue their education...
The Florida Department of Health warned Saturday that the bacterial levels in tested water samples showed swimming at two public beach parks in Miami-Dade County posed health risks. The public health agency warned against water-related activities at Haulover Beach Southalong Collins Avenue in Miami Beach,and Crandon Park North along Crandon Boulevard near Key Biscayne and Virginia Key....
In secretive hearings, the University of Florida set aside recommendations to lightly punish some of the college students arrested after pro-Palestinian protests on campus and instead kicked them all out of school for three to four years. The decisions by the new dean of students, Chris Summerlin, overruled what were effectively sentencing recommendations by the juries, known...
Police on Tuesday arrested a man who they say vandalized a downtown Miami bagel and pizza shop by spray-painting anti-Israel graffiti on the building last month. A police officer stopped Kenneth Guerrero, 28, around 9:15 a.m. at Northwest Second Avenue and First Street Tuesday because he fit the description of a man seen in security...
The ransomware group is threatening to release 100 gigabytes of department data unless the state pays up.
