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	Select an Archives Section: JP Archives: South Florida 217 Archived Articles Found in South Florida Next 20 Articles > 1) Posted Aug 11 2010 It's My Opinion: Teshuvah By Shelley Benveniste, South Florida Editor As the month of Elul approaches, Jews all over the world anticipate the New Year. Rosh Hashanah is an intriguing time. The notion of teshuvah (repentance) is pivotal to the holiday. Read Article 2) Posted Aug 11 2010 Jewish Cooperative School Starts Second Year A group of South Florida parents have continued a successful educational venture. Last year the Jewish Cooperative School (JCS) was started at Young Israel of Miami in North Miami Beach. The school began with seven pre-kindergarten students. This year there will be a kindergarten and first grade. Read Article 3) Posted Aug 11 2010 Chabad Chayil Announces Thrift Shop Read Article 4) Posted Aug 11 2010 Calendar Of Events Read Article 5) Posted Jul 29 2010 Rabbi Bernstein Joins Yeshiva Toras Chaim/Toras Emes Yeshiva Toras Chaim/Toras Emes is adding Rabbi Moshe Bernstein to its administrative staff. The rabbi's primary focus will be the financial administration of the yeshiva. He will also be involved in alumni relations and all the yeshiva's major projects. Read Article 6) Posted Jul 28 2010 It's My Opinion: Freedom By Shelley Benveniste, South Florida Editor A boat was intercepted in the Florida Straits on July 13. A surveillance plane spotted the vessel and directed the U.S. Coast Guard to intervene. The boat held a passenger who had fled the island of Cuba.He was parched and exhaustedand was said to have been adrift for weeks. Rescuers were shocked to see that the seven-foot craft was made of Styrofoam. Read Article 7) Posted Jul 28 2010 Boca Raton Synagogue Holds CUFI Event Over 300 people gathered at the Boca Raton Synagogue this past Sunday to listen to John T. Somerville, a Christian Evangelical and leader of Christians United For Israel (CUFI), explain why his organization is supporting the Jewish State. He told the enthusiastic audience that the answer was really very simple. "All you have to do is read the Bible and study history, then you will see that G-d's promise to Abraham that those who bless the Jews will be blessed and those who curse them will be cursed, has happened countless times and will continue to happen. We are on the side of G-d and Israel." Read Article 8) Posted Jul 28 2010 New Website For Orthodox Community Visiting South Florida part-time or living there full-time? A new, first-of-its-kind, website will give you the latest news updates, kosher restaurant information, minyan locations and times, as well as synagogue events and other information. There will also be community input, photos, news and comments from readers. Read Article 9) Posted Jul 28 2010 South Florida Students Among NCSY Teen Ambassadors A new generation of "ambassadors" on behalf of Israel is being trained this summer as part of NCSY's The Jerusalem Journey Ambassador program (TJJA). The program has been designed to recruit and develop top teens from North America who are leaders in their high schools and have promising potential to be leaders on their college campuses as well. Read Article 10) Posted Jun 30 2010 An Aura of Strength By Shelley Benveniste, South Florida Editor My husband and I recently paid a shivah call to the home of a dear friend who had lost his father. Our friend's father had always had an incredible quality about him. He was personable and charming and yet, even in his 80s, emanated the aura of enormous strength. Read Article 11) Posted Jun 30 2010 Neytz haChochma 10th Commencement Six students at Neytz haChochma ESE graduated in June at a festive, formal commencement ceremony at the school's North Miami Beach campus. It was the 10th annual commencement ceremony of the school for exceptional students. Read Article 12) Posted Jun 30 2010 North Miami Beach Yeshiva Dedication On Sunday, May 16, Yeshiva Toras Chaim/Toras Emes in North Miami Beach was officially dedicated in memory of Dr. Abe Chames, z"l. The school will now be known as The Dr. Abraham Chames High School. The event was both joyous and bittersweet for all of those who loved this special man. Read Article 13) Posted Jun 16 2010 Off The Ledge By Shelley Benveniste, South Florida Editor Joey Williams was chasing a balloon when he fell off the seventeenth-floor balcony of his family's condo in Miami last week. The four-year old plummeted down seven stories and landed on the tenth-floor deck of the building. Read Article 14) Posted Jun 16 2010 Fair Play For Israel Rally Draws 2,000 Fair Play for Israel held its first rally on Sunday, June 6 in Downtown Miami. Despite the brutal 95-degree heat, over 2,000 people attended the event. The grass-roots movement was started by a local Miami Beach rabbi and accomplished by the hard work of many. Special appreciation goes to Mr. Mordechai Shmalo for his many efforts in organizing the gathering. Read Article 15) Posted Jun 16 2010 Hebrew Academy Third Grade Holds Siyum The Rabbi Alexander S. Gross Hebrew Academy in Miami Beach held a siyum for their third grade on Tuesday, June 8. The event celebrated the class's completion of Sefer Bereishit, the first book of the Torah. Read Article 16) Posted Jun 02 2010 It's My Opinion: No Vacation From Need By Shelley Benveniste, South Florida Editor I have written on this topic for several years. Regrettably, the problem is still here and the message worth repeating. Read Article 17) Posted Jun 02 2010 'Fair Play For Israel' Rally Concerned citizens throughout South Florida are urged to attend a "Fair Play for Israel" rally on Sunday, June 6 at 2:00 p.m. The event will be held at The Torch of Friendship in Miami, on Biscayne Blvd., between NE 3rd and 4th Streets. Read Article 18) Posted Jun 02 2010 Yaakov Chesed Entertains RASG Hebrew Academy Students On Monday, May 17, Hebrew Academy middle and high school students were entertained and inspired by the musical styling of Yaakov Chesed. After winning "The Battle of the Bands" at both Yeshiva University and Lander College, Yaakov Chesed became the fastest-rising Jewish band in years. The band's name is a reflection of its desire to combine the truth of Yaakov and the good deeds (chesed) of Avraham. Read Article 19) Posted May 17 2010 It's My Opinion: Gam Zu L'Tovah By Shelley Benveniste, South Florida Editor Judaism encourages the concept of gratitude. A Jew is directed to thank G-d for all. There is a blessing to be said upon hearing good news and a blessing to be said when the news is bad. There is a blessing upon seeing exceptional beauty and a blessing to be said when viewing a disaster. There are blessings for weddings and blessings for funerals. Read Article 20) Posted May 17 2010 Holocaust Center Hosts Fundraiser The Holocaust Documentation and Education Center is hosting a fundraiser for the South Florida Holocaust Museum. The event will take place on Sunday, May 23, at 12:00 p.m. Read Article 217 Archived Articles Found in South Florida Next 20 Articles >
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