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Hatzalah South Florida has established this coming shabbos Parshas Beshalach as “Shabbos Hatzalah”.
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Hatzalah South Florida has established this coming shabbos Parshas Beshalach as “Shabbos Hatzalah”.

HSF will be conducting community outreach and engagement along with appeals in many Shuls & Congregations. Shabbos Hatzalah is an opportunity to express appreciation and provide support to your local Hatzalah, who are always ready to respond in an emergency. HSF has grown exponentially and has responded to over 4000 calls for help in 2022...

Plum Market opens 1st Florida store
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Plum Market opens 1st Florida store

The 24,000-square-foot grocery store in Aventura will carry more than 100 local brands, the independent grocer said. Local and organic grocer Plum Market opened its first Florida location, the retailer announced Wednesday. The 24,000-square-foot full-service market in Aventura, Florida, sells more than 100 local brands and features natural, organic and other specialty products, along with...

Florida private school tied to rabid antisemitism gets taxpayer-funded vouchers
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Florida private school tied to rabid antisemitism gets taxpayer-funded vouchers

Speaking at the school, Imam Fadi Kablawi has called Jews “the lowest of the lowest.” Reviver Academy is a Muslim children’s private school based in Miami, Florida. The school is part of the North Miami Islamic Center (NMIC), which also includes a mosque whose imam, Fadi Kablawi, uses his pulpit to preach violence and target...

Miami Jewish Health Announces $2.5M Gift to Expand Access to Memory and  Neurocognitive Care
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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...

Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump escape the luxury life in Miami for a new $24M mansion. Unit is set to sell for $18.8M.
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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,...

Jewish Community Celebrates Hanukkah in the Florida Keys
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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...

Jewish children’s book returns to Florida’s shelves after long ‘review’
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Jewish children’s book returns to Florida’s shelves after long ‘review’

Mara Rockliff’s “Chik Chak Shabbat” has become a standard for Jewish children since its 2014 publication. The picture book intended for young readers tells a whimsical story about a group of diverse neighbors who help an observant Jewish woman make her cholent — a stew traditionally served on the Sabbath — when they realize she...

World’s Tallest Digital Hanukkah Menorah Lights-Up Florida Skyline at Paramount Miami Worldcenter
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World’s Tallest Digital Hanukkah Menorah Lights-Up Florida Skyline at Paramount Miami Worldcenter

In celebration of Hanukkah, The World’s Tallest Electronic Menorah, The World’s Tallest Spinning Digital Dreidels and The World’s Largest L.E.D. Array of Six-Pointed Jewish Stars are light up South Florida’s skyline at the 60-story Paramount Miami Worldcenter in downtown Miami. The Paramount Miami Worldcenter is the “Magic City’s” soaring signature skyscraper and features the world’s...

Florida’s DeSantis: West Bank is ‘disputed,’ not occupied by Israel
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Florida’s DeSantis: West Bank is ‘disputed,’ not occupied by Israel

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, who is considered a leading candidate for the 2024 United States presidential election, defended the right of Jews to live in their Biblical homeland of Judea and Samaria and reiterated that he does not consider these territories to be “occupied” during a speech to the Republican Jewish Coalition (RJC) political conference...