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Beit Edmond J. Safra Synagogue, through its volunteers of Safra Florida Bikur Holim, has developed a very special tradition over the past six years: a “superb” Hanukah party for the residents of the nursing homes in the Aventura, Florida area....
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Over 520 international congregants gathered to celebrate the Beit Edmond J. Safra Sephardic Synagogue of Turnberry’s 10th Anniversary. Elegance and warmth filled the Turnberry Isle Hotel and Resort Ballroom, as hundreds mingled, rejoiced and gave...
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On Sunday August 14, in the Turnberry Safra Synagogue in Florida, approximately 300 people joined together to listen to the congregation’s famous hazan/singer Yonatan Hen and his four piece band singing Sephardic style piyutim (religious...
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Alper JCC Offering Free Membership to Unemployed During these difficult economic times the Dave and Mary Alper Jewish Community Center in Kendall has created its own stimulus package to help unemployed people in South Florida.
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Lorie Setton is an up-and-coming artist from Fort Lauderdale, Florida. “My background is Sephardic; my parents, Joseph Setton and Rachel Balassiano Setton are from Egypt and my grandfather was a talented painter. Although his dream to be a...
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Can an ex-con find redemption by coaching an upstart Orthodox Jewish baseball team? Humor hits a home run over bigotry and self-doubt in The Yankles, the heart-warming opening night film at the 14th Miami Jewish Film Festival. A washed-up former pro...
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Lieutenant Colonel Allen West (US Army, retired) was born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia and is the third of four generations of military servicemen in his family. His parents instilled in him a very basic principle: love of G-d and country.
In...
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Mr. Morris Naggar, Haham Eli Mansour, Haham Gavriel Koskas and Haham Sami Kassin For decades before the recent growth of the area, Magen David Congregation was the only synagogue in the Surfside-Bal Harbour area. Less than four years ago, a group...
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According to the Miami Herald, anti-Semitic incidents declined by 2% last year in Florida, but anti-Semitic vandalism rose by 40%. An audit by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) found that there were 122 anti-Semitic incidents statewide—five...
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Clement Soffer, Vice President of Safra Synagogue; Rabbi Zev Katz of the Chabad; Rabbi Galimidi of Safra Synagogue; and Joseph Suchar, Board Member of Safra Synagogue receive a check for $15,000 in order to rebuild the Chabad House on Wheels April...
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