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Leader of Reform Jewry Richard Hirsch dies in Florida at 95
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Leader of Reform Jewry Richard Hirsch dies in Florida at 95

Hirsch was eulogized by President Isaac Herzog who said he was deeply saddened to learn of Hirsch’s passing. Rabbi Richard Hirsch, one of the world’s foremost advocates for Reform Jewry and Progressive Judaism and a former long-time leader of the Progressive Movement in Israel, died this week in Boca Raton, Florida. He was 95. Hirsch...

Chabad UCF to break ground  for new student center
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Chabad UCF to break ground for new student center

When Chabad of Greater Orlando, under the leadership of Rabbi Sholom and Devorahleah Dubov, saw the need for a Chabad House to service the Jewish student community, they asked Rabbi Chaim and Rivkie Lipskier to join them and establish Chabad at UCF. When the Lipskiers moved to Orlando in the fall of 2006, they knew there was an urgent...

Orthodox Jewish Exodus From New York Will Help Keep Florida Red
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Orthodox Jewish Exodus From New York Will Help Keep Florida Red

The Sunshine State has plenty of room for people fleeing repressive states. Regarding Allan Jacob’s “Why Orthodox Jews Are Leaving Brooklyn for Florida” (Cross Country, Aug. 7): The Sunshine State has plenty of room for people fleeing repressive states, so the welcome mat is out for Brooklyn’s Orthodox Jewish families seeking educational choice, low taxes...