Two hundred miles north in Orlando on the weekend following the shooting, more than 3,000 Jewish teens did gather at the BBYO International Convention to show that the 17 victims, including five
Jewish students and staff members, did not die in vain, as the proceedings began with a moment of silence for the fallen.
In the days following the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland that left 17
students and staff members dead, including five
Jewish victims, South Florida synagogues
and temples offered a variety of community services, such as grief counseling, tributes
and special Shabbat services with sermons on the shooting
and gun violence.