The amount of compensation funds that will be shared between the victims and families of the tragic Champlain Towers South condominium collapse last summer has grown to over $1 billion after all but one plaintiff in a class action lawsuit has settled, increasing the pool of funds by $997 million • Full Story
The investigation into the total loss of the Chabad of Tallahassee and FSU in a fire Sunday will rely heavily on forensic investigation into what led to the blaze. Such an investigation, which is being spearheaded by the state Fire Marshals Office, could take months as officials look into the fire’s origin and determine if a crime was committed. Investigators have not released any preliminary information about the blaze • Full Story
A fire tore through a Chabad House in Tallahassee, Florida, early Sunday morning, causing extensive damage before firefighters knocked down the blaze. It isn’t yet known whether the sifrei torah survived the inferno, as fire officials have yet to allow anyone enter the ravaged structure. It also remains unclear what sparked the fire, and arson has not been ruled out • Full Story, Video
Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz Shliach in Southwest Florida on the way to the Ohel to pray for Peace in the world Farbrengs in the Cockpit of the Delta flight with the Pilot who lives in Ft Myers & is part of the Chabad Lubavitch of Southwest Florida community.
Florida Senator Rick Scott stopped by the Palm Beach Synagogue, which was founded and is directed by Rabbi Moshe and Mrs. Dinie Scheiner. The Palm Beach Synagogue has developed into one of Florida’s most iconic shuls, boasting a sizable congregation, as well as a plethora of other activities • Photos
Sara-Michelle Trost, a orthodox Jewish women who was a Florida real estate agent was gunned down outside a house she was showing was targeted by a renter who mistook her for the building’s landlord, according to a neighbor • Full Story
Baby boy to: Menachem and Esty Sheinberger – Crown Heights
Baby girl to: Meir and Chanie Levinger (nee Richler) – Yerushalayim, Israel
Baby girl to: Chagai and Dassie Meffi (nee Richler) – South Beach, FL
Baby girl to: Raziel and Netanya Cohen – Randolph, NJ