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February 21st – 24th Free Kosher Meals Registration
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February 21st – 24th Free Kosher Meals Registration

Registration is now open for Free Kosher Meal Distribution next week at 11 pickup locations. Registration will close on Sunday at 4 PM. Please click below to register. Boca Raton: Monday | North Dixie Fitness Plaza, 255 NE Spanish River Blvd, Boca Raton, FL 33431 | 5:15 PM – 7:30 PM  Coral Springs: Monday | Stefano’s Kosher, 9321 W Sample...

Couple married for 91 years and still in love
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Couple married for 91 years and still in love

Zechariah and Shama’a have been married for 91 years. As Jewish orphans in Yemen, they married young to avoid being wed outside of their faith and culture. They survived extreme poverty and persecution, and were some of the first Yemeni Jews to move to Israel when the state was founded.

German dictionary changes definition of ‘Jew’ after outcry
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German dictionary changes definition of ‘Jew’ after outcry

BERLIN (AP) — The leading dictionary of standard German has changed its definition of Jew, or “Jude” in German, after a recent update caused an uproar in the country’s Jewish community — a move reflecting the sensitivities that persist eight decades after the Holocaust. The Duden dictionary had recently added an explanation to its online...

US Suspends Mexican Avocado Imports on Eve of Super Bowl
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US Suspends Mexican Avocado Imports on Eve of Super Bowl

The surprise suspension was confirmed late Saturday on the eve of the Super Bowl, though it would not affect game-day consumption since those avocados had already been shipped Mexico has acknowledged that the U.S. government has suspended all imports of Mexican avocados after a U.S. plant safety inspector in Mexico received a threat. The surprise,...

Surfside, Florida Votes to Adopt IHRA Definition of Antisemitism
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Surfside, Florida Votes to Adopt IHRA Definition of Antisemitism

The town of Surfside, Florida, has approved a resolution to adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) working definition of anti-Semitism. The Town of Surfside Commission voted unanimously in favor of the resolution on Tuesday night. The state of Florida and several other Florida cities, towns and counties have already adopted the IHRA definition. The...

February 14th – 17th Free Kosher Meals Registration
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February 14th – 17th Free Kosher Meals Registration

Registration is now open for Free Kosher Meal Distribution next week at 11 pickup locations. Registration will close on Sunday at 4 PM. Please click below to register. Boca Raton: Monday | North Dixie Fitness Plaza, 255 NE Spanish River Blvd, Boca Raton, FL 33431 | 5:15 PM – 7:30 PM  Coral Springs: Monday | Stefano’s Kosher, 9321 W Sample...

Have an old roof? Your insurance policy could be dropped or raised
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Have an old roof? Your insurance policy could be dropped or raised

‘Floridians will be priced out of their homes,’ a Florida senator says. ‘Poor individuals will be forced to put roofs on that they can’t afford to put on.’ TALLAHASSEE Progressive Insurance is shedding roughly 56,000 policies on Florida homes with roofs older than 15 years, putting the squeeze on homeowners who are already finding it...