Jewish

As the weather cools down and the leaves turn brown, many cultures observe harvest in the fall. In the Jewish faith, Sukkot is a way to give thanks this time of year.

With a mournful violin playing in the background, Holocaust survivors, their sons, daughters and grandchildren, took turns lighting candles, eight in all.The candle lighting highlighted Sunday afternoon’s annual Holocaust Remembrance Day held by the Jewish Federation of Greater Naples.

The Solidarity with Israel Coalition held a rally at the corner of Airport-Pulling Road and Pine Ridge Road on Thursday, April 25.Many held signs with the names and photos of Israelis that were taken hostage.

Chabad of Charlotte County and Shalom Babcock hosted the menorah lighting Thursday. The ceremony symbolizes the triumph of light over darkness, a message that resonates universally and embodies the essence of the Hanukkah festival. A candle on the menorah will be lit each night for the next eight nights.

The Jewish Federation of Greater Naples community event features a memorial service and Gulfshore Playhouse performance.

A Cape Coral man was arrested last week for the attack.

A man threw bricks at the glass door of the Chabad Jewish Center building on Cape Coral Parkway, and broke the window of a car parked in the parking lot on Saturday afternoon.

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement is surging additional resources and calling on local law enforcement agencies to address the coordinated “National Day of Hate” efforts seen across the nation.

Israel celebrates its 75th birthday this year. The grandson of David Ben Gurion, the country’s first prime minister, was in Naples today to mark it.

Rabbi A. James Rudin, co-founder of Saint Leo University’s Center for Catholic-Jewish Studies, to receive Papal Knighthood. The Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Boston Mark O’Connell will conduct the investiture ceremony on behalf of Pope Francis on November 20 at the university's campus, north of Tampa.