Police in Florida are searching for a suspect who was captured on CCTV while vandalizing a Jewish community center. The police department in the city of Homestead, which lies in Miami-Dade County, on Thursday released photos of the suspect who hung an antisemitic banner on the fence outside the Homestead Jewish Center early last Saturday...
Florida Cops Searching for Suspect Who Hung Antisemitic ’88’ Banner Outside Jewish Center
Gainesville Jewish community celebrates post-quarantine Hanukkah festivities
Throughout the week, at least ten Hanukkah festivities were held in Gainesville Although the COVID-19 pandemic upended the communal aspects of Jewish life, Gainesville’s Jewish community was still able to celebrate the Festival of Lights in each other’s company throughout the week beginning with Nov. 28. Hanukkah, which is observed over an eight-day period, is...
Florida’s Seminole Hard Rock Casino To See Two Kosher Hotels Open for Jewish Visitors
Religiously observant Jewish tourists heading to Hollywood, Fla. are expected to soon have two kosher diet hotels located near a well-known tribal gaming property: the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino. One kosher hotel is to be opened next October, across the street from the gaming venue. The Wyndham Dolce Kosher House is to include...
Vandal paints ‘shocking’ anti-Semitic graffiti at Temple Emanu-EL
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. – Detectives are searching for an anti-Semitic vandal who targeted a historic temple with a hostile message during Hannukah. The vandal used a marker to draw a swastika on a door at Temple Emanu-El at Washington Avenue and 17th Street in Miami Beach. A woman told police it happened between 11 p.m....
The Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU presents a retrospective from pop art artist Martin Kreloff
The Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU is presenting a retrospective from pop art artist Martin Kreloff, now through March of 2022. “Martin Kreloff: A Retrospective” will feature Kreloff’s best-known pop art-influenced paintings, drawings and new media works. A long-time Miami resident, he is currently living and working in Las Vegas. Kreloff — whose work is held by the...
Registration Open for Kosher Meal Distribution Week 68
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...
Grey Goose No Longer Kosher
As of now, Grey Goose – even regular unflavored vodka – should not be consumed. It has been confirmed by the Chicago CRC and others, that they are using high proof grape alcohol in it. This is a new development and people need to be made aware. We spoke today to a number of Rabbonim...
US Moving To Toughen Testing Requirement For Travelers
Washington (AP) — The Biden administration is moving to toughen testing requirements for international travelers to the U.S., including both vaccinated and unvaccinated people, amid the spread of the new omicron variant of the coronavirus. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a Tuesday statement that it was working toward requiring that all...