Ohad Tal, who chairs the Religious Zionism Party's Knesset faction, made the comment at the president-elect's Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida.
A spokeswoman said the investment firm is “working with our analysts and clients to implement each of the remaining experts’ recommendations swiftly—before the end of this year.”
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
"Since Oct. 7, El Al has strategically adjusted its U.S. flight schedule to uphold an air bridge which is vital for the State of Israel," stated Shlomi Zafarani, an El Al vice president.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
“Another milestone in El Al’s continued growth in Florida,” a company executive stated.
Shlomo Danzinger, the mayor of Surfside, Fla., reportedly received a threatening email, after which he and his family went under police protection.
By JNS & JewishPress.com News Desk
The Antiquities Authority loaned the lamps to the White House in 2019 ahead of a Hanukkah party.
A senior state board official told JNS meetings were held this week to understand the ramifications of Florida’s amended anti-BDS law.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
Israel’s national carrier recently relocated its American headquarters from N.Y. to the Sunshine State.
“The historic achievement of universal scholarships in Florida is just the beginning,” said Maury Litwack, Teach Coalition founder and Orthodox Union managing director of public affairs.
By COLlive.com
The meeting, held at Chabad SW Broward in Cooper City, came as a response to neo-nazi and white supremacist groups attempting to organize a “National Day of Hate” on February 25, 2023.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
The added service at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport Broward County “will help to boost business, tourism and trade opportunities,” said its mayor, Lamar Fisher.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
Rabbi Schneur Oirechman, Chabad emissary in Tallahassee, Fla., read the note, which he then placed in the Western Wall as is customary.
By Alan Zeitlin
Adriana Fernandez can pronounce Pesach perfectly, and is well-versed in the rules of “shomer negiah” and “tznius.”
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
“We are not going to allow the universities in the State of Florida to become hotbeds of anti-Jewish sentiment like they have all across this country,” said Governor Ron DeSantis.
A first responder reflects one year later.
By COLlive.com
The cause of the fire is still unknown, and is under investigation.
Two leading Jewish conservatives blasted New York City’s Museum of Jewish Heritage–A Living Memorial to the Holocaust in a Wall Street Journal op-ed on May 6, claiming that museum staff told them they could not hold an event there if Florida Governor Ron DeSantis was invited to speak. The op-ed, titled “Persona Non Grata at […]
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
“No family should be confronted with threatening symbols of hate, least of all on vacation,” said museum chair Michael Igel.
By COLlive.com
The Chabad Center sustained major damage, including the loss of all the Torah scrolls and hundreds of books. The kitchen and other facilities were also destroyed.
By COLlive.com
National Prayer Day was created in 1952 by a joint Congressional resolution, and became a national holiday in 1988.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
Rabbi Mendy Greenberg told Florida’s “Fox 4” that he hopes the teens will develop an appreciation for Judaism, and “hopefully, in the future, they’ll be advocates for the Jewish community.”
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
The businessman, father of five and native of Brooklyn, N.Y., seemed surprised by his election victory.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
The move comes after anti-Semitic fliers were distributed last month to hundreds of homes in there and in Miami Beach.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
Arthur Sorrey, the city manager of North Miami Beach, Fla., said the historic hiring of an Orthodox Jewish police officer is “a big deal for us … it’s something that took a lot of teamwork to pull it off.”
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
The American delegation observed a Home Front Command training site and held a workshop on how to process trauma cases.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
Tanya Cohen said “the guy was definitely trying to pick a fight with a Jew. We are in 2021. This shouldn’t be happening anymore. In 2021, there is no room for anti-Semitism.”
“The second Ben & Jerry’s decided to discriminate against Israel, it affected Florida’s ability to make investments with its parent company,” said Jimmy Patronis, CFO of the State Board of Administration.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
B’nai B’rith International was “outraged and disgusted” by “anti-Zionist and anti-Semitic” tweets.
The building was brought down at 10:30 PM Sunday
The doctors, EMTs, and paramedics of the South Florida Hatzalah, and Magen David Adom International were among the first at the disaster scene.
The team will be utilizing techniques and tools developed in Israel which have proven to be highly successful in assisting those who have suffered from similar incidents.
By Chabad.org
Giving children time to stop and think about what’s important.
Israel's BlueGreen team was flown to Florida under the direct instruction of Florida Governor Ron de Santis, following previous successes in China, South Africa, Russia, Israel, and other locations in the US.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
A state administrative judge ruled in August that William Latson should be rehired, though reassigned. Donald Fennoy, superintendent of the School District of Palm Beach County, has recommended that Latson be reinstated and given $152,000 in back pay.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
The suspect can be seen spray-painting Temple Emanu-El at 2:15 a.m. on July 15. He then went to Temple Sinai, about five miles away, where he vandalized that building as well.
The program pairs psychologists and therapists who are part of the PCRU in Israel with frontline workers in the US for a completely anonymous and free session.
Each mask came packaged with an encouraging message that read “Also highly contagious—kindness, patience, love, enthusiasm and positive attitude. Don’t wait to catch it from others. Be a carrier.”
Butcher Block Grill Serves Fresh Ingredients and Kosher Meats in Style
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
The heavily Jewish Broward County has been collecting permit fees for nearly 40 years, but on Sept. 10, commissioners will vote on whether or not to repeal the kosher-license regulations.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
Police have yet to say if Carlints St. Louis, 30, will be charged with a hate crime, as they have yet to determine a motive for the shooting.
By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency
The visit was of historical significance as it marked the first time a Florida Governor has crossed the “green line” into Judea and Samaria.
DeSantis stated Friday that he “promised to be the most pro-Israel Governor in America.”
By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency
Governor DeSantis announced that he stands with the Florida Cabinet which accepted the State Board of Administration’s recommendation to place Airbnb on the Scrutinized Companies List.
24-year-old David Katz from Baltimore has been identified by Jacksonville Sheriff Mike Williams, as the shooter.
By JNi.Media
When asked about the gas in the containers he was carrying, Stolper told the officers, “I bought the gas to make a small BBQ.”
Lorde may soon discover that embracing BDS comes with a price tag.
By Raphael Poch
Team members cared for the residents and guests and provided medical care and assessments as well as psychological first aid by members of the Psychotrauma and Crisis Response Unit.
Chabad received approval from the city in 2008 to build a synagogue but soon began encountering opposition.
By JNi.Media
'Roger Waters is an anti-Semite. He should not be allowed to peddle hatred in our backyard without protest.'
By JNi.Media
Wasserman Schultz had a lot to do with quashing Senator Sanders' efforts to turn the DNC platform into an all out attack on the Israeli "occupation."
"The worst thing you can do is engage in trying to point fingers at one group or one form of sectarianism or another," said Kerry
Israeli leaders conveyed their condolences to the US following the Orlando attack.
ISIS has claimed credit for the terror attack.
A "National Jewish Leadership Team" reportedly will meet with Bush two days after Yom Kippur.
Hastings is 11th D in Congress vowing to vote no; he wants military option at the ready if it goes through.
Yesterday's count had four Congressional Democrats coming out against the Iran Nuclear Deal. But since yesterday, that number has nearly doubled. And, amazingly, the latest three are all Jewish members of Congress. That's a surprise because in their effort to appear impartial, many Jews in public office bend over backwards to avoid the appearance that they are […]
What hope is there for Jews in America with an attitude that says intermarriage is a "problem" but does not oppose it?
By JTA
Jeb Bush announced his intention to “actively” explore the presidency in a Christmas and Hanukkah greeting message. “Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah!” the former Florida governor Bush said in a Facebook message posted Tuesday. He described conversations he had with his family over Thanksgiving. “As a result of these conversations and thoughtful consideration of the […]
Vandals attacked two synagogues and a supermarket this week. One person has been arrested.
By JTA
Rabbi Raksin’s funeral was in North Miami Beach , and he will be buried in New York on Mnday.
First reports are that it wasn’t a “hate crime” in the anti-Semitic sense, but what cold-blooded murder is not fueled by hate?
A rabbi, identified as Rabbi Joseph Raksin by NBC news, was shot and killed on his way to synagogue Saturday morning, in North Miami Beach.
Rubio: Civilian deaths in Gaza "100 percent" responsibility of Hamas
A New York doctor claims she was booted from a JetBlue flight when an Arab complained about her being on the plane.
By JTA
A Brooklyn construction worker has been indicted for the kidnapping and murder of Haredi real estate developer Menachem Stark. A grand jury in Brooklyn on Monday indicted Kendel Felix, who was employed by a contractor hired by Stark, the New York Post reported. Felix was arrested on April 30 and admitted that he and two accomplices accidentally suffocated […]
"This is the worst nightmare for any Jewish college student."
Teen stabbed in South Florida high school.
By JTA
The Chabad Jewish Center in Boca Raton, Fla., was vandalized a day after an article in a local newspaper announced the center’s expansion plans. A cement marker with a sign indicating the rabbi’s parking space was torn from its place and thrown through a glass door of the Jewish center sometime Monday night, the Sun-Sentinel […]
By JTA
A marriage proposal awaited a runner at the finish line of the Miami Marathon. New Yorker Rachel Avisrur, who was running in Sunday’s marathon to raise money and awareness for Chai Lifeline, was surprised to find her boyfriend Avi Wolf, kneeling with his black kippa on his head, at the finish line holding a bouquet […]
A federal judge has ordered the Florida prisons service to provide kosher meals to all prisoners with a “sincere religious basis” by July 1. The Florida Department of Corrections canceled its kosher meal service six years ago, citing the expense and has since promised to reinstitute its kosher meal service in all its facilities. It […]
"I'm used to sitting in jail cells with serial killers, did they think I would be intimidated by some American college students?" Berko said in a phone interview on Wednesday evening with The Jewish Press.
By JTA
A fire destroyed two Israeli-owned kosher restaurants in a South Florida shopping plaza, including one that was torched a year ago by arsonists. The early Sunday morning fires that hit the Achla Pita Grill and Bon Ami Cafe at the Emerald Center in West Hollywood are being investigated as suspicious, the Florida Sun-Sentinel reported. The […]
By JTA
Rep. Steny Hoyer, the second-ranked Democrat in the U.S. House of Representatives, again will lead fellow Democrats on a tour of Israel funded by AIPAC’s educational affiliate. Two freshmen, Reps. Lois Frankel (D-Fla.) and Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.), said they would be joining this week’s visit, which will include meetings with Israeli and Palestinian leaders as […]
By JTA
The chairwoman of a board of commissioners in Franklin County, Fla., said she apologized to those who questioned her for using the word “jewing” to describe salary discussions at a public meeting. Cheryl Sanders told Jim Romenesko, who runs an eponymous news business blog, that her use of the word at a July 2 meeting […]
Ron Dermer, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s choice to succeed American-born Michael Oren as Israel’s Ambassador to the United States, moved to Israel 16 years ago but his mother Yaffa told the Miami Herald, “ I think he’ll do a wonderful job because he’s a red-blooded American.” Yaffa Dermer, a resident of Florida but born and […]
Outgoing Israeli Ambassador to the US Michael Oren was the only American to hold the post – until Tuesday. Netanyahu has appointed Ron Dermer, a close aide, to take over the job.
Machon Menachem-Boca Raton Rabbinical College ordained fourteen rabbis at a graduation ceremony held at Chabad of Boca Raton on Military Trail, Thursday, May 30.