Police and fire officials are conducting an investigation after the Chabad Shul of Miami Beach located near 24th and Pine Tree was destroyed in a fire, WSVN reports. Rabbi Zev Katz, the Rov of the Shul, told the media that the Sefer Torah was R”L destroyed – along with everything else. The mayor of Miami Beach said these horrible acts will not be tolerated.
Arson is being suspected in this fire.
(YW-FL113)
“These horrible acts…” I’m assuming the mayor and the police department have pegged this as arson… can you elaborate?
this is awful. Rachem al yisroel amecha.
This is Rabbi Katz, brother of the head of the Aleph Institute which helps all Jewish prisoners and soldiers.
It is actually a building belonging to a non-Jewish Women’s League. The Hebrew Academy rents the building from the women’s league and they use it every day for davening, classrooms, and extra curricular events. Chabad on wheels uses it on Shabbos as a shul. The loss to the Hebrew Academy and their many students is tremendous.
The Sefer Torah was not destroyed in the fire. It was stolen. The rest of the shul was gutted by the fire. Go to http://www.chabadonwheels.com for pictures and more information.
Just another reason why jews in miami should space in and own guns..