Synagogue Might take on Cooper City again over Zoning Laws

Susannah Bryan – South Florida Sun-Sentinel

In the fall of 2005, Rabbi Shmuel Posner tried to open Chabad of Nova outreach center at 8608 Griffin Rd. at Timberlake Plaza. But Cooper City wouldn’t permit it, saying places of worship are not allowed in commercial areas.

COOPER CITY, FL — Cooper City may be flirting with yet another federal lawsuit centering on religious freedom.

That’s according to the attorneys representing Chabad of Nova and Rabbi Shmuel Posner, who still is waiting for Cooper City to change the zoning laws that got his Orthodox synagogue kicked out of town two years ago.

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Chabad Retreat in Salt Lake City Draws Jews from Boise, Plano, Missoula . . .

By R.C. Berman

BOISE, ID — Nadine Veibell is still looking for words to adequately capture her experience at the National Jewish Retreat over the Fourth of July weekend at a resort in Park City, Utah.

“All I can say is ‘Wow!’ I had an awakening. At 41 years old, I found the connection I seemed to be looking for my whole life,” Veibell said.