As the tense situation in Egypt changes daily, with the eventual outcome still unpredictable, local community leaders voice concern on how the turn of events will affect Israel.
BROWARD COUNTY
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Book to feature local Holocaust survivors Photo
In photographer Monni Must's book "Living Witnesses," she photographed and told the stories of 92 Holocaust survivors living in the metro Detroit area. more
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JWV national commander visits South Florida Photo
Following a prayer for "our two-fold heritage of Americanism and Judaism," Jewish War Veterans from posts in Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach Counties welcomed Stephen R. Zeitz, national commander of the Jewish War Veterans of the USA, to a recent meeting in Deerfield Beach. more
PALM BEACH COUNTY
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Celebrating 'women of valor' Photo
Five young girls carrying roses followed behind Hadassah medical clown Dudi Barashi and 26 of 27 honorees in a musical procession to the stage that opened Hadassah's "Women of Valor" gala event on Sunday at Boca Raton's Broken Sound Country Club. more
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Seminar to help families separated by distance Photo
When Peggy Zimmerman of Boca Raton talked to her seven-year-old grandson in New York recently, she asked him how to erase Apps on her iPod. more
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY
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Matisyahu to perform at Arsht Center Photo
Singing and dancing with a black hat, black suit, yarmulke and flying tzitzis is not the image of a reggae singer, but Matisyahu is a Hasidic reggae artist who has crossover appeal to Jews and non-Jews alike, especially among the under 30 age group. Matisyahu will star in an acoustic concert at... more
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Aventura resident serves the community Photo
When Aventura resident Alex Halberstein retired professionally as a co-owner of Capital Bank in 1993, he decided he was going to devote himself more to serving the Jewish community. Since his retirement, Halberstein, 77, has done exactly that as he currently volunteers for nine different Jewish... more
OPINION
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Rabbi Bruce Warshal: Jonathan Pollard — twenty five years is enough
This past month marked the 25th year of Jonathan Pollard's incarceration for the crime of passing classified information to a friendly nation, a crime that usually receives a sentence of three to five years. more
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Babette Freed: It's not in your head, it's in your tummy
Once upon a time there was a very young child who always complained that her tummy ached after she ate. No one knew what was wrong. more
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Ellyn Laub: Debbie Friedman and me
I recently lost a dear friend. Although I'd never met her, I knew her very well. Debbie Friedman, renowned Jewish singer-songwriter passed away a few weeks ago and I've been playing her music non-stop ever since. more
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Leonard Fein: Be careful what you wish for
Over the years, American officials have with modest frequency lectured other countries about their denial of basic civil liberties to their citizens. Some lectures have been quite public: Cuba and Venezuela come readily to mind. Others, such as China, have typically been reported sotto voce. more
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DEVAR TORAH
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The ultimate arbiter of checks and balances
Built into an open democratic system of government is the idea that too much power should not be invested in any one individual. Such a policy leads to dictatorship and the forcing of a community to comply to the demands of one person. more
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The mishkan connects us to God
Rabbi Yosef Dov Soloveitchik of blessed memory, points out that prayer and prophecy are two sides of the same coin. While both involve dialogue between the human being and God, there is one major difference: In prophecy God initiates the dialogue, while in prayer, the human being is the initiator. more