MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – Miami-Dade County broke ground Thursday on a multiyear program they say will provide sanitary sewer service to thousands of residents with septic tank systems. The county says that approximately 120,000 septic tank systems are still in use in Miami-Dade and that 9,000 are vulnerable to compromise or failure under current groundwater...
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...
On Saturday morning in synagogues around the world, kiddush club members celebrated the completion of a seven-and-a-half-month cycle of weekly drinking. The celebration, called Siyum HaShots, was marked by the downing of various whiskeys, bourbons, ryes, rums and brandies until every bottle was empty. “Shots in shul are a time-honored tradition,” said siyum organizer Ben...
Silvia Espinosa Schrock was walking to Cooper Union arts college in New York’s East Village more than three decades ago when she stumbled upon a man selling knickknacks and books on a blanket. She spotted a worn-out department store shirt box packed with old family photos. Something about the pictures captured her eye. Espinosa Schrock,...
He filed a civil rights lawsuit against Broward Sheriff’s Office FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Rabbi Beryl Zweibel calls it “nonsense” that the Broward Sheriff’s Office cited security as a reason he was forced to take off his yarmulke when booked into jail last year. “What does a yarmulke have to do with security?” asked Zweibel,...
CSO Security Alert – last night some individuals dropped off antisemiticflyers at several locations in Miami Beach. Law enforcement suspect itmight be from the same GDL or Goyim Defense group who visited Floridamonths ago driving around. They are placing the flyers in a nylon bag withpebbles or small rocks in them. If you encounter these...
‘Hear Dr. King’s words, treat each other with dignity and respect:’ Jewish Community Center CEO said on Monday MAITLAND, Fla. – On Saturday, the security director of the Roth Family Jewish Community Center (JCC) in Maitland was in touch with federal law enforcement while monitoring the hostage standoff at a synagogue in Texas, trying to...
The Torah originated from Prague’s oldest synagogue in 1850 will become a part of JMOF collection This Sunday, the Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU will host a virtual event for the official installation and dedication of a Czech Torah scroll into its museum collection. The Torah was donated to Florida International University more than a decade...
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. – Authorities in Miami Beach are investigating after an antisemitic flyer was distributed throughout the city. People in several residential neighborhoods woke up Sunday to find the flyers littering the area, including on private property. In a post on Twitter, Miami Beach police said the department is aware of the flyers and...
