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Florida Starts To Turn The Corner
PURIM
Vaccines Outpace Infections
Jewish Community Celebrates the Holiday of Masks
Many Floridians are seeking to secure vaccine appointments, scammers have devised multiple methods attempting to take advantage of the demand
By Rabbi Moishe Kievman - Chabad Chayil
As the community begins to rebound from the pandemic, Purim - a holiday that includes a custom of dressing up and wearing masks - will be celebrated locally with covid-safe versions of the traditional observances. Billed as the most joyous date on the Jewish calendar, the daylong holiday commemorates the nullification in 356 B.C.E. of a Persian decree calling for the extermination of the Jewish people throughout the Persian Empire as told in the biblical Book of Esther. In addition to the mitzvot of the holiday, a traditional custom is dressing up in costumes and masks, to recall that the miracle of Purim was disguised in natural events. While mask-wearing is Holiday of Masks, Page 4A
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The total number of doses of COVID-19 vaccines administered in Florida is now outpacing the total number of Floridians who have been reported to have contracted the novel virus. As the state starts to turn the corner, Attorney General Ashley Moody is issuing a Consumer Alert to warn Floridians about COVID-19 vaccination scams. With the continuing rollout of vaccines and increasing number of Floridians seeking to secure appointments, scammers have devised multiple methods attempting to take advantage of the highly anticipated vaccination distribution. Attorney General Ashley
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