South Florida

Florida is famous for sparkling water. We have the beautiful Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico surrounding our coast. We have bays, lakes, canals and, of course, an incredible abundance of swimming pools in homes, resorts, apartment complexes and city parks.

Rabbi Pinchas Weberman hosted a luncheon honoring the new Miami Beach fire chief, Javier Otero.

Every Wednesday evening the Young Israel of Bal Harbour welcomes an international gathering of guests for Dr. Henry Abramson’s lecture series in Jewish History.

The Board of Trustees of Weinbaum Yeshiva high School has proudly announced that Rabbi Jonathan Kroll will serve as its new Head of School effective August 1, 2013. Rabbi Kroll joins Weinbaum Yeshiva High School from S.A.R High School in Riverdale, New York, where he has held teacher and associate principal titles since 2003.

The popular Thai Treat Restaurant, now in its 12th year, serves incredible Thai food and is a favorite spot for kosher diners from all over the world.

The program, touted as an event for “kneading spirituality,” is always a delicious success.

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The Dr. Abe Chames High School of Yeshiva Toras Chaim Toras Emes will hold its annual Open House for prospective ninth grade talmidim and their parents on 19 Teves, Sunday evening, December 2 at 7 p.m.

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The program is geared to frum girls who are motivated, excited, and eager to experience a year of learning and growth.

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The incident was completely unforeseeable. The only term to describe the set of circumstances surrounding it is “freak occurrence.”

Participating Jewish day schools include The Gordon School of Beth David Congregation, Jacobson Sinai Academy, The RASG Hebrew Academy, Lehrman Community Day School, and Scheck Hillel Community School.

The Florida Holocaust Museum of St Petersburg is proud to present the following exhibits:

A large percentage of graduates have become rebbetzins and teachers in day schools and yeshivas all over the world.

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Rabbi Bryn’s life was tragically cut short at age 40 by Marfan syndrome, a condition that affects the body's connective tissue.

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Remarkably, the women in each story came to the same conclusion: dealing with this illness had actually changed their lives for the good.

Seewald listed all of the work JCW has done over the past year to prevent abuse and help survivors heal

Luscious chicken dishes include grilled chicken pargiot with curry onion, chicken schnitzel, grilled chicken, and stuffed breast of chicken with Dijon sauce.

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The annual ritual has begun. Preparations are officially underway for Florida’s 2013 hurricane season. Weather forecasters air their dire predictions. Store shelves sag under planks of plywood, generators and other supplies. Many residents stockpile water, canned food and batteries.

Several weeks ago a man entered a convenience store in Miami and attempted to make a purchase using an unusual barter. Fernando Aguilera had a hankering for beer. His lack of cash produced a creative solution.

Ivanka's friendly warmth charmed the crowd of nearly 1,000.

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Bikers can choose to ride eight miles within Miami or join the 32-mile tri-county ride to Boca. Even those who can’t ride can be there in spirit as a virtual biker.

Orthodox Union Executive Vice President Rabbi Steven Weil will be leading an OU Community Weekend at the Beth Israel Congregation of Miami Beach Friday, January 3-Saturday, January 4 (Shabbat Parshat Bo). The OU member synagogue is located at 770 West 40th Street.