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With everything going on in the world right now, it’s easy to feel helpless and unsure of how you can make a difference in the lives of the countless individuals who are struggling during these times. During Good Deeds Days, organized by Federation’s Jewish Volunteer Center (JVC), you can support vulnerable populations right here in our community. In partnership with Repair the World and the Arison Family Foundation, Good Deeds Days offers a full range of hands-on service opportunities.

Participants can distribute food at one of Federation’s Free Kosher Food Distribution Drive-Thrus; tend crops at an urban garden; make sandwiches for those experiencing food insecurity; and deliver Passover food baskets during Jewish Community Services of South Florida's annual Matzah Mitzvah.

Click here to learn more and register

Meet new friends from Miami's partner city of Yerucham as we celebrate Purim together!

Monday, March 14 from 12 to 1 pm on ZOOM

The virtual program will feature two musical performances, a mixology workshop with craft cocktails/mocktails, learning, and more.

Please come in costume!

Click here to register.

Once registered, you will be sent the Zoom link and ingredients for the cocktails.

We look forward to celebrating with you!

The purpose of the Miami-Yerucham Partnership, a joint project of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation and the Jewish Agency for Israel, is to build meaningful relationships in order to strengthen both communities, and to foster and develop a love of Judaism, Israel and the Jewish people. The Partnership encourages people-to-people relationships between residents of Miami and Yerucham. It also promotes mutually supportive initiatives, connecting resources and expertise to achieve sustained spiritual, social, cultural and economic growth for both communities.

To learn more about the Miami-Yerucham Partnership, click here

Attention, college and graduate students! Apply now to receive a grant from the Sylvia Tuman Scholarship Program, administered by The Foundation of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation.

The Sylvia Tuman Scholarship Program provides a limited number of scholarships for Jewish students who require financial assistance to further their education. Students must be enrolled or accepted into an accredited undergraduate or graduate degree program at a college or university located in Miami-Dade or Broward counties. Preference is given to institutions in Miami-Dade County. Application deadline: May 31, 2022.

Click here for more information and to apply.

An additional resource available for your consideration is an interest-free loan from the Hebrew Free Loan Association, a subsidiary of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation. For more information, please visit https://jewishmiami.org/hfla/ or call 305-692-7555.

Join us at Temple Moses on Purim Night Wednesday, March 16, for an amazing concert and night of celebration 🎉! Geared for all ages, multiple Megillah readings starting at 8pm and Valet! We are featuring L’Chaim OG who will rock the house and Binyamin Hadar as an opening act with his new single ‘Purim High’. Kids costume runway at 7pm, glow in the dark, free cotton candy & popcorn and prizes. Food for sale including Pizza and Borrecas. (1200 Normandy Dr, Miami Beach, FL 33141)

Senior Citizens Treated to Purim Festive Brunch and Grand Klezmer Concert!

United Jewish Generations presents a Grand Klezmer Concert featuring Klezmer, and Purim music. Peter Sadkin started his Klezmer band thirty years ago when he moved to America from Ukraine. They have performed in many countries around the world, including Ukraine, Russia, Israel, and across America. The renowned cantor, Simon Greenberg will thrill the audience with his brilliant tenor voice, accompanied by the famous Russian violinist, Boris Shapiro, Ukrainian Accordionist, Peter Sadkin, and Clarinetist, Samuel Hein.

In addition to the music, there will also be a festive Purim brunch as fitting for this immensely joyous holiday.

The performance and brunch will take place at the Shul of Bal Harbour on Thursday, March 17th at Noon. Tickets are priced at $30 but for senior citizens $18. Purchase tickets at the door.

Thanks to the Shul of Bal Harbour for hosting and Co-sponsoring this event.

United Jewish Generations is a Chabad organization that serves retirees and senior citizens throughout S. Florida. Reservations are required. Please reserve for this event by calling (305) 770-4540 or email [email protected].

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Programs

JBS Film Premiere: Anita B.

Based on a true story and the bestselling autobiographical novel by Edith Bruck, Anita B. is the tale of a young survivor of Auschwitz who becomes involved in an intense and passionate affair that almost shatters her until she gains the strength to start a new life. Sunday - 9:00pm & Midnight Friday - 9:00pm Saturday - 3:30am

FIDF: Briefing from Ukraine

Monday - 11:30am Monday - 7:00pm & 2:00am Wednesday 7:30pm & 2:00 am Saturday 4:30pm

In The News: IHRA Antisemitism Definition

Abe Foxman, ADL’s National Director Emeritus, discusses the current fight against antisemitism, the meaning and importance of the IHRA working definition of antisemitism, and the battle for and against it. With Shahar Azani. Monday - 6:30pm & 11:30pm Tuesday - 8:30am & 12:30pm Saturday - 11:30pm

Rabbi on the Sidelines: Ernie Johnson

Ernie Johnson, Jr., American sportscaster (Inside the NBA), 7-time Sports Emmy Award-winner and author joins Rabbi Erez Sherman to discuss his deep faith, the recent loss of his special needs son, how faith factors into the world of sports, and more. For more, follow on Twitter @RabbiESherman, Instagram @rabbi_erez_sherman, and Facebook @SinaiTempleLA. Sunday - 7:00pm & 2:00am Monday - 1:00pm Tuesday - 10:00am Thursday - 5:00am & 10:00pm

In the Spotlight: Leaders of Maharat

From the JBS Studios in Times Square, Abigail Pogrebin is joined by Rabba Sarah Hurwitz, Rabbanit Devorah Zlochower and Rabbi Dr. Erin Leib Smokler, three leaders of Maharat, the revolutionary Orthodox institution offering education for women seeking leadership roles in their communities, in a special program for Women’s History Month. Monday - 8:00pm & 1:00am Tuesday - 11:00am & 10:00pm Wednesday - 2:00pm Friday - 2:00pm Saturday - 8:00pm

Rabbi Ammiel Hirsch: Golda Mirren Meir

In a sermon to his congregation of the Stephen Wise Free Synagogue in NYC, Rabbi Ammiel Hirsch asks if Jewish roles need to be played by Jewish actors, in a sermon about representation, cultural appropriation, and the woke culture that he describes as devastating to the artistic process. Tuesday - 7:00pm & 2:00am Wednesday - 10:30am & 10:00pm Friday - 11:00am Saturday - 5:30am & 4:00pm

ZOA Books: Hacohen

Israel Hacohen joins Liz Berney and the ZOA Book Club to speak about his father, Mordecai Hacohen, a member of the Betar Youth Movement and author of the memoir Homeland: From Clandestine Immigration to Israeli Independence. Tuesday - 8:00pm & 1:00am Wednesday - 11:00am Thursday - 2:00pm

Robert Siegel: Global Democracy in Crisis

Robert Siegel surveys a global democracy in crisis, with Timothy Snyder (Yale University), Fionna Hill (Brookings Institution) and Aaron David Miller (Carnegie Endowment for International Peace), in a program of AFRMC. Wednesday - 8:00pm & 1:00am Thursday - 1:00pm Saturday - 7:00pm

Global Perspectives with Ellie Cohanim: Monika Ekiert

Monika Ekiert, the Polish actress who discovered her Jewish roots through the help of a Jewish mystic and DNA test, explains how the younger Polish generation has come to embrace Israel and Jews, in a conversation with former U.S. Deputy Special Envoy to Combat Antisemitism Ellie Cohanim. Thursday - 7:30pm & 2:00am Friday - 10:00am

Top Story with Jonathan Tobin: Eli Lake Journalist Eli Lake looks at why Russian President Putin is escalating the crisis with Ukraine, the decline of support for a strong American foreign policy, the nuclear deal with Iran and more, with JNS Editor-in-chief Jonathan Tobin. Thursday - 8:00pm & 1:00am Friday - 9:00am

In The News: Crisis in Ukraine

Natalia Feduschak of the Ukrainian Jewish Encounter shares what is happening to the people of Ukraine and Ambassador Danny Ayalon offers perspective on Israel's position and efforts regarding the crisis there. With Teisha Bader. Today (Sunday) - 5:30pm

Thinking Out Loud:

In this episode, Micah revisits President Ronald Reagan's troubling decision in 1985 to ceremonially visit the cemetery in Bitburg, Germany, which contained the graves of thousands of Nazi SS soldiers, even in spite of Elie Wiesel's public pleading to cancel the visit. -In the context of a recent congressional delegation's visit to Israel, Micah also explores the true nature of bipartisan support for Israel at the present time. Wednesday - 6:30pm & 11:30pm Thursday - 3:30am, 8:30am & 12:30pm Saturday - 5:30pm

On L’Chayim

Sunday: Paula Eiselt

Filmmaker Paula Eiselt discusses her documentary 93 Queen, which follows an Orthodox mother of six, Ruchie Frier, on her quest to create a female ambulance service which evokes fierce opposition from her Chasidic community. Today (Sunday) - 12:00 Noon & 6:00pm Monday - 3:00pm

Monday: Brad Hirschfield Part 1

Rabbi Brad Hirschfield, President of CLAL (National Jewish Center for Learning & Leadership), discusses the true meaning of “Jewish” and why it is so hard for many rabbis to fully embrace the Jewish Tradition. Monday - 9:00pm & Midnight
Tuesday - 3:00pm

Tuesday: Brad Hirschfield Part 2

Rabbi Brad Hirschfield discusses why he left the extreme right, peace with the Palestinians, religious pluralism in Israel, gay marriage and more. Tuesday - 9:00pm & & Midnight Wednesday - 3:00pm
Saturday - 6:00pm

Wednesday: Francine Klagsbrun

Author Francine Klagsbrun discusses her biography Lioness: Golda Meir and the Nation of Israel, which addresses the ways American Jews and Israelis view Israel’s only female prime minister. Wednesday - 9:00pm & & Midnight Thursday - 3:00pm

Thursday: Andrew Kligerman

National Board Member of StandWithUs

Andrew Kligerman discusses his own Jewish journey and his support for the State of Israel. Thursday - 9:00pm & Midnight Friday - 3:00pm Saturday - 6:00pm

JEWISH STUDIES

Hebrew: From The Aleph Bet: Lesson 10

Learn the letter "Mem," rules for the pronounced "Sh'vah," and conclude the Pay letter family that starts Hebrew words "Purim" and "Passover". Download Lessons and Worksheets free on the JBS website by Clicking Here. Monday - 9:00am & 5:00pm Thursday - 10:00am Friday - 4:00am

Talmud Study: Jews & Non-Jews

Rabbi Mordechai Becher discusses what the Torah, the Talmud, and various rabbinical sources teach about the Jew’s relationship with, and responsibility to, non-Jews. On the JBS series “Dimensions of the Daf.” Today (Sunday) - 9:00am Monday - 4:00am Tuesday - 9:00am & 5:00pm Wednesday - 7:00pm

Talmud Study: Capital Punishment

Rabbi Becher discusses the Talmudic view of Capital Punishment and the strict restrictions on its application. Today (Sunday) - 9:30am Monday - 4:30am Tuesday - 9:30am & 5:30pm Thursday - 7:30pm

Jewish 101: Torah Poetry

According to the Jewish Tradition, is the Torah considered “poetry”? And what is the "essence" of Torah? Orthodox Rabbi David Hartman, and the teaching of sages Hillel and Akiva, offers answers. An original JBS series with Rabbi Mark S. Golub. Sunday (Today) - 10:00am Wednesday - 9:00am & 5:00pm Thursday - 4:00am & 11:00am Friday - 4:30am & 1:00pm

92nd Street Y: Mel Brooks Films

The films of Mel Brooks are discussed by Professor Jeremy Dauber, Atran Assistant Professor of Yiddish Language, Literature, and Culture at Columbia University in a program taped before a live audience at New York's 92nd Street Y. Sunday - 8:00pm Monday - 5:00am & 10:00pm
Wednesday - 1:00pm Friday - 1:00am

REFORM AND ORTHODOX SHABBAT SERVICES

FRIDAY EVENING SHABBAT SERVICES

REFORM: CENTRAL SYNAGOGUE 6:00pm, 11:30pm & 2:00am

ORTHODOX: HAMPTON SYNAGOGUE With Hebrew, transliteration and English subtitles 7:30pm & 10:30pm

SATURDAY MORNING SHABBAT SERVICES

REFORM: CENTRAL SYNAGOGUE 9:30am & 1:00pm

ORTHODOX: HAMPTON SYNAGOGUE With Hebrew, transliteration and English subtitles 11:00am & 2:30pm

Edith Samers Vice President 203.536.6914 (cell phone) JBS Jewish Broadcasting Service, a 501c3 fulltime television channel Website: jbstv.org

GET TICKETS: www.mbjcc.org/purim

ACTIVITIES: Bounce Houses, Carnival Booth Games, Art & Crafts, Face Painting, Purim Shpiel, Prices, and more!

COSTUME CONTESTS: Come dressed to show your Purim costume. Prizes will be awarded.

ONE DAY SPECIALS: Membership and Camp Klurman

FOOD & SNACKS: Popcorn, Snow Cones and Haamentashen& BBQ by J Cafe Group (available for purchase). Dietary laws observed

Please join us for a fun night to celebrate Peace, Love and Purim Party. Where: Beth Moshe Congregation Location: 2225 NE 121st St, North Miami, FL, 33181 Time: 6:30pm Where your best 70's custom or anything you would like!

In The News: Crisis in Ukraine

Natalia Feduschak of the Ukrainian Jewish Encounter shares what is happening to the people of Ukraine and Ambassador Danny Ayalon offers perspective on Israel's position and efforts regarding the crisis there. With Teisha Bader. Monday - 6:30pm & 11:30pm Tuesday - 3:30am, 8:30am & 12:30pm Saturday - 11:30pm

Rabbi Hirsch: Ukraine

Rabbi Ammiel Hirsch laments the realities of war as Russia invades Ukraine. Tuesday - 7:00pm & 2:00am Wednesday - 10:30am & 10:30pm Thursday - 2:30am Friday - 11:00am Saturday - 5:30am & 4:00pm

Rabbi on the Sidelines: Dan Grunfeld

Professional basketball player Dan Grunfeld joins Rabbi Sherman to tell the story of his father, Ernie Grunfeld, the only child of Holocaust survivors to make it to the NBA and play on the USA Olympic Basketball team. Sunday - 7:00pm & 2:00am Monday - 1:00pm Tuesday - 10:00am Thursday - 5:00am & 10:00pm

Jewish Cinematheque: Queen Shoshana

Director Morris Ben-Mayor joins Eric Goldman to discuss Queen Shoshana, his award-winning documentary about Shoshana Damari, the larger-than-life international singer and performer who is widely known as “the first Israeli diva.” Monday - 7:30pm & 2:00am Tuesday - 2:00pm Wednesday - 5:30pm & 10:00pm Friday - 10:30am Saturday - 4:30pm

In the Spotlight: Amir Avivi

From the JBS Studios in Times Square, Brigadier General Amir Avivi (IDF, Ret.) discusses Israeli security and his work with Israel's Defense and Security Forum, the organization he founded to serve as a non-partisan bridge between Israeli military expertise and Washington policymakers, with Shahar Azani. Monday - 8:00pm & 1:00am Tuesday - 11:00am & 10:00pm Wednesday - 2:00pm Friday - 2:00pm Saturday - 8:00pm

Danny Danon: Anti-Israel U.N

Former Israeli Ambassador to the U.N. Danny Danon reflects on the history of Israel as seen through the ups and downs in the U.N. from the 1947 resolution to condemnations of the 1970s, through the present and offers predictions for the future. Tuesday - 8:00pm & 1:00am Wednesday - 11:00am Thursday - 1:00pm Saturday - 7:00pm

Global Perspectives with Ellie Cohanim: David Friedman

Former U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman discusses Trump-era policies relating to Israel and the Palestinians and more, with former U.S. Deputy Special Envoy to Combat Antisemitism Ellie Cohanim. Thursday - 7:30pm & 2:00am Friday - 10:00am

Top Story with Jonathan Tobin: Elisha Wiesel

Elisha Wiesel joins JNF Editor-in-Chief Jonathan Tobin to discuss his activism on China and antisemitism, the failure to generate Jewish unity on these issues and in support of Israel, his father’s legacy and more. Thursday - 8:00pm & 1:00am Friday - 9:00am

In The News: Jonathan Greenblatt

ADL CEO and National Director Jonathan Greenblatt discusses Whoopi Goldberg's Holocaust remarks and how he feels now upon her return after to The View after a two-week suspension, as well as his new book about antisemitism. With Teisha Bader. Today (Sunday) - 5:30pm

Thinking Out Loud: Micah Halpern

In this episode, Micah revisits President Ronald Reagan's troubling decision in 1985 to ceremonially visit the cemetery in Bitburg, Germany, which contained the graves of thousands of Nazi SS soldiers, even in spite of Elie Wiesel's public pleading to cancel the visit. And in the context of a recent congressional delegation's visit to Israel, Micah also explores the true nature of bipartisan support for Israel at the present time. Wednesday - 6:30pm & 11:30pm Thursday - 3:30am, 8:30am & 12:30pm Saturday - 5:30pm

On L’Chayim

Sunday: Clarence Jones Meet Clarence Jones, a personal friend of Martin Luther King, Jr. who helped create the I Have A Dream speech. Today (Sunday) - 12:00 Noon

Sunday: Jeffrey Gurock - Parkchester

In Parkchester: A Bronx Tale of Race & Ethnicity, Jeffrey S. Gurock (Professor of Jewish History, Yeshiva University) describes the unique “get along” character of his own childhood community, a “model” neighborhood built in NYC in 1940. Today (Sunday) - 6:00pm Monday - 3:00pm

Monday: Chloe Valdary

Chloe Valdary, a black Christian activist, describes how she came to be an ardent defender of Israel and suggests the best way for the Jewish community to respond to the BDS Movement. Monday - 9:00pm & Midnight Tuesday - 3:00pm

Tuesday: Richard Haass

One of America’s foremost foreign policy experts Richard Haass, President of the Council on Foreign Relations and author of A World In Disarray, discusses the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the forces of chaos threatening the world today.
Tuesday - 9:00pm & Midnight Wednesday - 3:00pm

Wednesday: Paula Eiselt

Filmmaker Paula Eiselt discusses her documentary 93 Queen, which follows an Orthodox mother of six, Ruchie Frier, on her quest to create a female ambulance service which evokes fierce opposition from her Chasidic community.
Wednesday - 9:00pm & Midnight Thursday - 3:00pm

Thursday: "Tevye Raw" - Allen Lewis Rickman

Veteran film actor (A Serious Man), television actor (Boardwalk Empire), and Yiddish stage actor Allen Lewis Rickman discusses his love of Yiddish and his production “Tevye Served Raw,” which he wrote, directed and starred in. Thursday - 9:00pm & Midnight Friday - 3:00pm Saturday - 6:00pm

JEWISH STUDIES

Hebrew: From The Aleph Bet : Lesson 9

Learn to read Hebrew words used in the experience of Judaism, using the recently taught "Pay" and "Fay," in this lesson of From the Aleph-Bet taught by Rabbi Mark S. Golub. Download Lessons and Worksheets free on the JBS website by Clicking Here. Monday - 9:00am & 5:00pm Thursday - 10:00am

Talmud Study: In Self Defense

Rabbi Mordechai Becher explores the Talmud's approach to a person's obligation to defend oneself, including the notion of justifiable homicide. Today (Sunday) - 9:00am Monday - 4:00am Tuesday - 9:00am & 5:00pm Wednesday - 7:00pm

Talmud Study: How To Be A Kosher Spy

The Talmudic concept of violating Kashrut and other aspects of Jewish Law for a greater good such as serving a secret agent in the Mossad. Today (Sunday) - 9:30am Monday - 4:30am Tuesday - 9:30am & 5:30pm Wednesday - 7:30pm

Jewish 101: Is It God's Fault?

When something like the earthquake in Haiti occurs, does the Jewish Tradition hold God responsible in any way? Does human suffering challenge the existence of God? Sunday (Today) - 10:00am Wednesday - 9:00am & 5:00pm Thursday - 4:00am & 11:00am Friday - 4:30am & 1:00pm

92nd Street Y: Jewish Identity

What are some of the tools for nourishing the Jewish soul? Leading New York clergy Rev. Eleanor Harrison Bregman (Romemu), Rabbi Irwin Kula (Clal), Rabbi Brent Chaim Spodek (Beacon Hebrew Alliance) and educator Sharon Thomas (MAIA Education Resource Center) unpack the essential question of Jewish Identity, with Rabbi Peter J. Rubinstein in a Shababa Network Summit program of the 92nd Street Y. Sunday - 8:00pm Monday – 5:00am & 10:00pm Wednesday - 1:00pm Saturday - 1:00am & 10:00pm

REFORM AND ORTHODOX SHABBAT SERVICES

FRIDAY EVENING SHABBAT SERVICES

REFORM: CENTRAL SYNAGOGUE 6:00pm, 11:30pm & 2:00am

ORTHODOX: HAMPTON SYNAGOGUE With Hebrew, transliteration and English subtitles 7:30pm & 10:30pm

SATURDAY MORNING SHABBAT SERVICES

REFORM: CENTRAL SYNAGOGUE 9:30am & 1:00pm

ORTHODOX: HAMPTON SYNAGOGUE With Hebrew, transliteration and English subtitles 11:00am & 2:30pm

Edith Samers Vice President 203.536.6914 (cell phone) JBS Jewish Broadcasting Service, a 501c3 fulltime television channel Website: jbstv.org