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Hillel Unveils Expanded Building at Florida Atlantic University
A $2.5 million gift funds the new space as Jewish student participation rises 19%
By FJN Staff · Nov 9, 2026
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First Mezuzah Installed in Key West Mayoral Office
In a historic first for the city, Rabbi Yaakov Zucker has affixed a mezuzah to the office door of Key West Mayor Sam Kaufman.
By FJN Staff · Nov 9, 2026
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Tampa JCCs and Federation Honor Community Leaders
The Tampa JCCs and Federation recognized outstanding community contributors at their annual leadership awards ceremony.
By FJN Staff · Nov 3, 2026
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Healing Hearts Gala Draws Thousands To Amerant Bank Arena
South Florida organization honors patients, doctors and volunteers who help families through medical crises
By FJN Staff · Nov 3, 2026
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Boca Raton Man Arrested After Death Threat Against Jewish Congressman Jared Moskowitz
Voicemail left at the lawmaker’s district office threatened to slit his throat, he says
By FJN Staff · Oct 30, 2026
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Kosher Bakery in Miami Approached to Promote Hugely Anticipated Game
Wynwood’s Zak the Baker Drives Into the World of Grand Theft Auto
By FJN Staff · Oct 29, 2026
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New Emissaries Join Chabad Youth Network of Florida
Rabbi Dovid and Shaina Gutnick have met some 2,000 Jewish children in their first weeks on the job
By FJN Staff · Oct 28, 2026
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Memorial Hospital West Unveils New Kosher Room in Pembroke Pines
The latest kosher room organized by Healing Hearts
By FJN Staff · Oct 23, 2026
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Donalds: No Sharia in Sunshine State
GOP governor hopeful vows to stop religious-law enclaves, points to Texas project
By FJN Staff · Oct 23, 2026
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Man Pushing Pit Bull in Shopping Cart Wrecks Synagogue Menorah, Cops Say
Deranged suspect told police he was “in a production movie”; rabbi vows to answer with more kindness
By FJN Staff · Oct 21, 2026
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St. Petersburg Senior Featured at 9/11 Memorial Ceremony
Artwork created by a St. Petersburg senior was showcased at the 25th anniversary 9/11 memorial ceremony at George M. Steinbrenner Field.
By FJN Staff · Oct 20, 2026
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Man Arrested in Attempted Kidnapping of Girl at Miramar Gas Station
Police say the suspect grabbed the victim by the neck from behind before letting go and walking away
By FJN Staff · Oct 20, 2026
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Firefighters Contain Three-Alarm Shabbat Blaze at Vacant Building on Tampa JCC Campus
The former Weinberg Village assisted living facility, closed since November 2025, caught fire on Saturday afternoon. No one was hurt, and the cause remains under investigation.
By FJN Staff · Oct 19, 2026
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Forty Florida Rabbis Back Byron Donalds for Governor in Open Letter
The signers, most of them from South Florida, point to the Republican nominee’s record on campus antisemitism, school choice and Israel ahead of the Nov. 3 election
By FJN Staff · Oct 19, 2026
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Grills Fire Up in Pensacola as Hurricane Leaves Most of the City in the Dark
With its own building damaged and freezers thawing, the Chabad center served hot kosher meals to more than 100 people in three days
By FJN Staff · Oct 15, 2026
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Sarasota Volunteers Fill Out Venue to Host Hersh Goldberg-Polin’s Parents
Free Nov. 17 event grew out of a promise made by a hostage’s cousin two years ago
By FJN Staff · Oct 15, 2026
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After New Florida Jewish Community is Attacked Online, Officials Show Support
Antisemitic influencers misconstrued the nature of Lakefront Estates in Lake Okeechobee to launch harassment campaign
By FJN Staff · Oct 15, 2026
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Chabad of St. Petersburg Is ‘Home at Last’ After More Than Two Decades
New downtown Center for Jewish Life will be formally dedicated on Oct. 25, six months after its doors opened
By FJN Staff · Oct 14, 2026
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Over 80 Orthodox Families Move Into New Florida Community as Its Schools Open
Lakefront Estates, near Lake Okeechobee, plans up to 1,000 homes, synagogues, mikvahs and a yeshiva
By FJN Staff · Oct 13, 2026
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Bomb Threat Forces Evacuation of Jewish Preschool in Boca Raton
The sheriff’s office found no credible danger, and every child at the early learning center was returned safely to their family
By FJN Staff · Oct 13, 2026
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Miami Social Services Chief Miriam Singer Receives United Way’s Monsignor Walsh Award
The honor for the head of Jewish Community Services of South Florida also marks a century of partnership between the two organizations
By FJN Staff · Oct 13, 2026
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Freed Hostages Ohad and Raz Ben-Ami, Daughter Yuli to Speak in Tallahassee
Kibbutz Be’eri couple held in Gaza will share their story at a free community event on Nov. 5
By FJN Staff · Oct 13, 2026