By COLlive reporter
The sprawling Jewish community in North Miami Beach is home to many, including a frum police officer.
Yehuda Topper, who served the New York City Police Department for 5 years, recently joined the North Miami Beach Police Department.
Topper was sworn in at a public ceremony at the Senator Gwen Margolis Amphitheatre on Thursday.
It is the first Orthodox Jewish police officer to have been hired in Florida, local news reported.
City Manager of North Miami Beach Arthur Sorey said “It’s a big deal for us,” noting also that the city is home to a large Jewish population.
The kippah-wearing officer is said to be allowed to take off from Friday evening to Saturday evening to observe Shabbos with his family and community.
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I became a deputy sheriff here in SW Florida in 2003, in 2010 i began to make Teshuvah and become Toarh observant. This cost me my law enforcement career because i was not permitted to have off Shabbos or wear a kippah. I was a 110% solid squared away cop that worked successfully in patrol, corrections and as a gang investigator, I was told to make a decision what was more important in my life being a good cop or being a good Jew. Of course any Yid will always choose Hashem. I fought to keep my career in law… Read more »
You should sued them on federal level
However the federal judge ruled they do not have to accommodate
and thank you for your service
May Hashem watch over you and keep you and all officers and first responders safe