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Florida SHELLEY BENVENISTE FLORIDA EDITOR
South Florida Celebrates Lag B’Omer While Accommodating Covid-19
IT’S MY OPINION
Shema Koleinu I assumed that the worldwide pandemic was enough of a challenge. The fear, the suffering, the physical, emotional, and financial repercussions of the terrible virus were daunting. It looked like 2020 couldn’t get any worse, when another worry was added to the litany. For the first time, dangerous giant killer hornets were spotted in the United States. It seemed like a bad sci-fi script. The added woe pushed the situation to a saturation point. Dayenu, it was enough. Then my telephone rang. The news on the other side of the receiver was so disturbing that it was difficult to process. A loved one had been given a totally unexpected medical diagnosis. Nothing would ever be the same. Obviously, my thoughts do not hold precedence when it comes to running the universe. In reality, there are no timeouts just because we have had “enough.” During wars and epidemics, floods and droughts, life goes on with or without the presence of other calamities or issues. With G-d’s help, these frightening global and personal concerns will soon pass and healing will come as a true refuah. Epidemics dissipate and disease responds to treatment. The path may be rocky now, but b’ezrat Hashem, the finish line and cure lies ahead. Shema koleinu, may Hashem hear our payers.
One-Man Band Prepares for Concert
South Florida’s Jewish community observed the recent Lag B’Omer holiday with creative accommodations to the Covid-19 pandemic. Joyous celebrations met social distancing and included various events:
Live on Facebook: Mysticism & Music with Rabbi Ruvi New On the evening of May 11, Rabbi Ruvi New pre-
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Boca Beach Chabad Celebrates Lag B’Omer With Car Parade Honoring Healthcare Workers Lag B’Omer commemorates the end of a pandemic that struck the 24,000 students of the Talmudic sage Rabbi Akiva 2,000 years ago. Ever since, it has been celebrated with public parades as a day of healing and renewal. This year Boca Beach Chabad used the opportunity to honor the healthcare providers at Boca Regional
Hospital. “Our community feels a particular debt of gratitude to the hospital for the miraculous recovery of our member Alan Levy, who was one of the first local cases of Covid-19 and spent close to a month in intensive care at Boca Regional,” said Rabbi Ruvi New, Chabad director and chaplain of the hospital. “Through the unyielding faith of the family, the incessant prayers of the community, and the incredible dedication of the hospital staff, Alan returned home and continues to make great strides in his recovery,” he continued. “The parade is our way to publicly thank the hospital.”
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Florida Yeshiva of Miami Rabbis Offer Zoom Shiurim Social Distancing: Rabbi Dovid Wechsler, Yeshiva of Miami Rosh Mesivta/Head of School, and Rabbi Chaim Benhamou, 11th and 12th Grade rebbe, greet each other before beginning their Zoom shiurim. (Rabbi Chaim Benhamou – L; Rabbi Dovid Wechsler - R) Located in the vibrant community of North Miami Beach, Yeshiva of Miami provides high school-age young men with a full range of limudei kodesh and general studies subjects within a Torah environment. Students may begin their college coursework concurrently with their final years of high school. Inquiries about the Yeshiva should be emailed to office@yeshivaofmiami.com.
north, 22nd Avenue to the east, and 18th Avenue to the west.
South Continued from p.66 sented the lives of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai and Rabbi Akiva with a live performance that included music,
Chabad of South Broward: Jewish Unity Car Parade Cars were decorated with Jewish mitzvah themes,
Route of Chabad of South Broward Car Parade
song, and a bonfire. Participants joined in on Zoom. Chabad of Skylake: One Man Drive-by Concert for the North Miami Beach Community Although the pandemic temporarily prevented North Miami Beach residents from gathering to enjoy outdoor concerts and activities, one North Miami Beach organization figured out an inventive way to bring the concert to them. On Tuesday, May 12, Chabad of Skylake staged a drive-by concert to bring some fun and light-hearted entertainment to families in the city’s Skylake community. A one-man band perched in the cargo bed of a pick-up truck performed while the vehicle slowly made its way through Skylake’s neighborhoods. The route began at Chabad of Skylake and covered Miami Gardens Drive to the south, 199th Street to the
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left Burlington parking lot in Hallandale, and ended at the Chabad of South Broward headquarters. The fun included a music truck with balloons, snacks and s’mores, prizes, and a BBQ dinner to go.
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