Jewish Community /tags/jewish-community Jewish Community en-US SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± Tue, 23 Dec 2025 20:58:15 GMT Menorah vandalized at Miami-Dade Tax Collector’s Office days after Hanukkah lighting ceremony /arts-culture/2025-12-23/menorah-vandalized-at-miami-dade-tax-collectors-office-days-after-hanukkah-lighting-ceremony Days after celebrating its first-ever Hanukkah ceremony, the Miami-Dade County Tax Collector’s Office reported it was targeted by a vandal who destroyed a menorah outside its entrance. A suspect has been arrested and charged. Tue, 23 Dec 2025 20:58:15 GMT /arts-culture/2025-12-23/menorah-vandalized-at-miami-dade-tax-collectors-office-days-after-hanukkah-lighting-ceremony SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± News Staff Major study finds more than half of Jewish Americans experienced antisemitism in past year /south-florida/2025-10-06/major-study-finds-more-than-half-of-jewish-americans-experienced-antisemitism-in-past-year The findings, conducted in partnership with Teachers College, Columbia University researchers, indicate that a majority of American Jews now consider antisemitism a normalized part of their experience. Mon, 06 Oct 2025 21:05:00 GMT /south-florida/2025-10-06/major-study-finds-more-than-half-of-jewish-americans-experienced-antisemitism-in-past-year Sergio R. Bustos Southwest and South Florida rabbis join international call for humanitarian aid in Gaza /south-florida/2025-08-12/southwest-and-south-florida-rabbis-join-international-call-for-humanitarian-aid-in-gaza Over 1,000 rabbis from around the world have signed a letter calling for humanitarian relief in Gaza and several rabbis in Southwest and South Florida have added their signatures. Tue, 12 Aug 2025 15:00:00 GMT /south-florida/2025-08-12/southwest-and-south-florida-rabbis-join-international-call-for-humanitarian-aid-in-gaza Elizabeth Andarge Jewish voters fall along party lines in views of Trump presidency /government-politics/2025-01-25/jewish-voters-fall-along-party-lines-in-views-of-trump-presidency Jewish leaders in South Florida and across the country are divided along political lines about their expectations of a second Trump presidency. But they appear unified in wanting unwavering support for Israel in its response to the Oct. 7, 2023, attack by Hamas militants. Sat, 25 Jan 2025 18:16:07 GMT /government-politics/2025-01-25/jewish-voters-fall-along-party-lines-in-views-of-trump-presidency Daniel Braz | University of Miami Remembering Oct. 7 massacre in Israel: Nova Music Festival exhibition extended to February in Miami /arts-culture/2024-11-19/remembering-oct-7-massacre-in-israel-nova-music-festival-exhibition-comes-to-miami The exhibit marks the Oct. 7, 2023, massacre at the Nova Music Festival in southern Israel, where heavily armed Hamas militants rampaged through the festival, killing at least 364 people and taking more than 40 hostage. Many of them are still held in Gaza. Tue, 19 Nov 2024 11:00:00 GMT /arts-culture/2024-11-19/remembering-oct-7-massacre-in-israel-nova-music-festival-exhibition-comes-to-miami SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± News Staff It's a 'very difficult time' for U.S. Jews as High Holy Days and Oct. 7 anniversary coincide /religion/2024-10-02/its-a-very-difficult-time-for-u-s-jews-as-high-holy-days-and-oct-7-anniversary-coincide Judaism’s High Holy Days annually provide an emotional mix of celebration, introspection and atonement for Jews worldwide. Wed, 02 Oct 2024 10:00:00 GMT /religion/2024-10-02/its-a-very-difficult-time-for-u-s-jews-as-high-holy-days-and-oct-7-anniversary-coincide David Crary and Giovanna Dell‘Orto | Associated Press Arsonist sets fire to South Florida Jewish center, but police do not believe it was a hate crime /religion/2024-03-19/las-olas-jewish-center-arson The Las Olas Jewish Center in Fort Lauderdale will be closed indefinitely after Saturday's blaze. Tue, 19 Mar 2024 13:15:14 GMT /religion/2024-03-19/las-olas-jewish-center-arson Terry Spencer | Associated Press Florida House passes a measure to provide more security for Jewish schools /government-politics/2023-11-08/florida-house-passes-a-measure-to-provide-more-security-for-jewish-schools The bill provides $45 million in grants to secure Jewish schools and institutions and other places that could be vulnerable to hate crimes. Wed, 08 Nov 2023 20:22:42 GMT /government-politics/2023-11-08/florida-house-passes-a-measure-to-provide-more-security-for-jewish-schools Associated Press Sundial: Filmmaker Nancy Spielberg screening new documentary at Miami Jewish Film Festival /podcast/sundial/2023-01-05/sundial-filmmaker-nancy-spielberg Nancy Spielberg and her brother Steven Spielberg are both storytellers, but they have different focuses. While Steven has focused on narrative, feature films, Nancy has made documentaries about Israel and the Jewish diaspora. Thu, 05 Jan 2023 18:44:52 GMT /podcast/sundial/2023-01-05/sundial-filmmaker-nancy-spielberg Carlos Frías, Leslie Ovalle Atkinson, Elisa Baena Some Jewish groups blast the end of Roe as a violation of their religious beliefs /news/2022-06-27/some-jewish-groups-blast-the-end-of-roe-as-a-violation-of-their-religious-beliefs According to the Women's Rabbinic Network, some of the religion's most sacred texts — the Torah, the Mishnah and the Talmud — view a fetus as a soul only once it's born. Mon, 27 Jun 2022 17:22:00 GMT /news/2022-06-27/some-jewish-groups-blast-the-end-of-roe-as-a-violation-of-their-religious-beliefs Joe Hernandez