Florida isn’t exactly known as a corned beef destination, which makes finding the real deal all the more special. JO-EL’S corned beef is the stuff of local legend – tender, flavorful, and sliced to ...

Jews from all over the place have been moving to South Florida, and kosher restaurants are following along. There’s been a ...

To celebrate the Fourth of July here are 13 —signifying the original 13 states — movies that celebrate what it means to be ...

You’ll find specialty items that are hard to track down elsewhere in Florida – proper schmaltz (rendered chicken fat, the secret ingredient in many traditional recipes), kishka, real Jewish rye bread ...

What’s open and closed on Juneteenth? While Juneteenth is now a federal holiday, people employed in the private sector are not legally required to recognize or observe the holiday.

Since it was designated a federal holiday in 2021, Juneteenth has gained more widespread recognition beyond the Black community. Many people get the day off work or school, and there are a ...

Three traditional festivals are also important: Passover, Shavuot, and Sukkot. Like all Jewish days, the holidays start in the evening and run from just before sunset to nightfall.

Members of the 36th Munitions Squadron and the 74th Joint Civilian Orientation Conference put together a GBU-50 bomb on Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Nov. 6, 2007. Today, on Sivan 23, 5785, King ...

Juneteenth, the United States' newest federal holiday, is celebrated on Thursday, June 19. As a national holiday, many businesses, including the U.S. Postal Service, will close for the day.

Juneteenth, a more recent federal holiday, is dedicated to celebrating the freedom of formerly enslaved Black people. Events take place across the country on June 19 to commemorate the day in … ...

Non-essential federal offices are closed, and most federal employees are given a paid day off, per the U.S. Office of Personnel Management. There are currently 11 federal holidays in the United ...

As Nov. 11 is already a federal holiday, this year's renaming doesn't really affect the day much. However, May 8 is not a federal holiday.