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Miami Rabbis Meet with Mayor to Celebrate Shavuot & Jewish Heritage Month
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Miami Rabbis Meet with Mayor to Celebrate Shavuot & Jewish Heritage Month

Chabad’s Rabbis Benjy Korf and Moishe Kievman met this past Friday with Miami-Dade’s mayor, the honorable Daniella Levine Cava, in celebration of Shavuot and Jewish Heritage Month.Rabbi Korf is dean of the largest private Jewish school outside of the tri-state area, Lubavitch Educational Center, and community activist Rabbi Moishe Kievman, of Chabad Chayil & The...

Rise in antisemitic incidents in South Florida prompts Jewish groups to spend thousands on security
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Rise in antisemitic incidents in South Florida prompts Jewish groups to spend thousands on security

Figures show 40% increase in antisemitic incidents in Florida last year WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Harassment, vandalism, assault and even Zoom meetings have been disrupted by graphic and racist messages. Antisemitism has been on the rise in America, and Florida is seeing a surge in incidents, causing a rise in the costs of security....

Oppose Discrimination in Cambridge
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Oppose Discrimination in Cambridge

Dear friends, Last night, during Shavuot, anti-Israel groups tried to sneak through a proposal that would have made the City of Cambridge, in Massachusetts, the first city in America to officially boycott the State of Israel – canceling all contracts with any company that does business in Israel. Luckily, a member of the City Council...

South Florida Democrats stand with Israel amid fighting with Hamas
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South Florida Democrats stand with Israel amid fighting with Hamas

MIAMI – The intense aerial exchanges between Israel and Hamas continued on Friday in the Gaza Strip. The official death toll rose to more than 120. Hamas has been firing rockets toward Israel since Monday. The Israeli military’s swift response included the deployment of warplanes. Israel announced the latest mission was to destroy a network of...