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Torah Championship Coming to South Florida

JewQ is an international competition of basic Jewish history and Torah concepts for boys and girls in grades 3 through 7. Geared for Jewish children who are not getting a typical Jewish day school education, Chabad Chayil will host a weekly class to make mastering the information fun and easy.

Now entering its fifth year, thousands of students from around the world are becoming experts in Jewish knowledge through JewQ!

Students will have the option of learning the information together with other kids their age at Chabad Chayil each week at their Highland Lakes location or learning the book at home on their own and at their own pace. Each student that averages 70% or higher on the three qualifying tests earns the chance to be a champion—and the champions are the lucky ones invited to the JewQ annual Shabbaton in New York! All champions who score over 70% on all three tests will also qualify to earn a special prize or trip!

The once in a lifetime Shabbaton is full of fun hands-on activities and thrilling adventures. Champions take the final test to earn a JewQ Medal at the International Championship, the highlight of the JewQ experience and Shabbaton weekend. The top two finalists of each city will also get the chance to compete on stage in a live game show performance.

We are very excited for South Florida to be a part of this global and powerful initiative.

In addition to the International Championship, we’ll be celebrating the hard work of our JewQ contestants with a local game show event, scheduled to take place on Sunday, February 5th at a South Florida location TBA. The local event will give the community a chance to see just how much knowledge children have gained about the fundamentals of Judaism, including law, history, core concepts, and more.

JewQ is a project of Merkos 302 at Chabad Headquarters in Brooklyn and Chabad Chayil's Community Hebrew After-School Program (CHAP). To sign a child up for weekly classes or for more information see ChabadChayil.org/JewQ.

To sponsor one or more children or to become a corporate sponsor of this amazing program and event, reach out to [email protected] or call 305-770-1919. For other preschool or afterschool activities visit HebrewSchool.info.

Details JewQ is for children grades 3 through 7. Each grade has specific information for that age. Each child will be given 3 tests during Hebrew School throughout the learning periods to keep them motivated and ascertain their level. Each child must spend at least 35 minutes a week mastering the information.

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Miami Beach JCC 10-Year Celebration

A celebration of the Miami Beach JCC, marking the ten-year anniversary of this state-of-the-art facility!

When: November 3, 2022 7:00 PM to 11:00 PM

Where: Miami Beach JCC | 4221 Pine Tree Drive | Miami Beach, FL 33140

Contact: Karen Sepsenwol at [email protected] (305.534.3206)

TICKETS HERE

JCC Miami Beach 10th Anniversary

JNFuture - Miami - Shabbat Dinner

Join other like-minded young philanthropists in Miami for a meaningful and rejuvenating Shabbat dinner with JNFuture. Come together with new and old friends and learn about the powerful work Jewish National Fund-USA is doing for the land and people of Israel.

Friday, October 28, 2022 | 7:00 - 10:00 pm (ET)

A full address will be provided closer to the event date.

This event is open to young philanthropists ages 22-40.

Nehama Schwartz, Campaign Executive, JNFuture, South Florida [email protected] • 305.682.0025 x895

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JNF Shabbat Dinner

The Power of Knowledge: Yodeah Educates the Jewish Community About Hereditary Breast Cancer Risks

Everyone knows October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, but few know that 1 in 40 Ashkenazi Jews — both men and women — carries a BRCA mutation, which can significantly increase their risk of cancer.Yodeah, a Federation-supported nonprofit, educates the Jewish community about hereditary cancer genetic mutations and provides access to affordable, clinical-grade testing. The volunteer-led organization is hosting The Power of Knowledge: How Knowing About Your Genetics Can Save Your Life and the Lives of Those You Love on Tuesday, October 25 at 7 p.m. Dr. Liz Etkin-Kramer, Yodeah founder and gynecologist, will facilitate the virtual conversation with Dr. Elisa Krill-Jackson, an oncologist specializing in breast cancer; Dr. Matthew Schlumbrecht, gynecological oncologist; and Morgan Weinblatt, who will share her courageous story of the proactive steps she chose to mitigate her risk of developing cancer once learning she was BRCA positive.

Click here to register for the free event.

Breast Cancer Awareness Month

3G Miami: Stand Against Hate

Comprised of grandchildren of Holocaust Survivors, 3GMiami shares our grandparents’ stories of survival and testimonies from the Holocaust with students in Miami to help them learn from the past and be upstanders in the face of hatred and bigotry.

REGISTER HERE and join us for a cocktail party to learn more about 3G and how you can support our work,

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JBS Highlights 10/16-10/22:: Simchat Torah Services, L’Chayim with Rabbi Buchdahl, Mike Pompeo with Benjamin Anthony, Robert Siegel on Israeli Elections, Rabbi David Wolpe, Recipe for Change

Watch JBS on Comcast X-1 Box Ch 1684, Atlantic Broadband 168, Hotwire Ch 269, DirecTV Ch 388, Blue Stream Ch 110, streamed on Roku under "educational", Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV and jbstv.org. For a complete and timely schedule and other television providers, go to www.jbstv.org

Sunday Night October 16 CENTRAL SYNAGOGUE (REFORM) Erev Simchat Torah 6:00pm & 10:00pm

HAMPTON SYNAGOGUE (Orthodox) Sh'mini Atzeret Eve 7:30pm & 11:00pm

Monday October 17 CENTRAL SYNAGOGUE (Reform) Sh'mini Atzeret (Yizkor) 9:30am & 12:30pm

HAMPTON SYNAGOGUE (Orthodox) Sh'mini Atzeret 11am & 2pm (Yizkor) 7:30pm & 11pm

Tuesday October 18 HAMPTON SYNAGOGUE (Orthodox) Simchat Torah 11am & 2pm

L'Chayim: Angela Warnick Buchdahl

Senior Rabbi of Central Synagogue in New York City, Angela Warnick Buchdahl, diseuses growing up with innate spirituality and a lifelong love of Judaism; her struggles with identity and acceptance as an Asian-American Jew; her journey to leading Central Synagogue and more. With Mark S. Golub on a new edition of JBS’s flagship show, L’Chayim. Wednesday - 9:00pm & 12Midnight Thursday - 3:00pm Saturday - 6:00pm

Rabbi David Wolpe: Hand of God

During his final Yom Kippur sermon as Max Webb Senior Rabbi of Sinai Temple in Los Angeles, David Wolpe describes his journey to the rabbinate and explores the notion of the hand of God. Monday - 7:00pm & 1:00am Tuesday - 12:30pm Thursday - 2:30pm Friday - 11:30am

Mike Pompeo with Benjamin Anthony of the MirYam Institute

Benjamin Anthony, co-founder of the MirYam Institute, discusses the Israel-U.S. relationship, the Israel-Palestinian conflict, the Iran deal and the growing rivalry between China and the U.S., with America’s most senior diplomat, former U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. Tuesday- 7:20pm & 1:00am Wednesday - 11:20am Friday - 2:00pm

Robert Siegel: Israel’s Upcoming Elections

Will the Israeli elections on November 1st be the return to power of former Prime Minister Netanyahu? And if so, what’s at stake for Israel and Israeli relations with the U.S.? Robert Siegel is joined by Robert Satloff (Executive Director, Washington Institute for Near East Policy), Aaron David Miller (Senior Fellow, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace), and David Horovitz (Founding Editor, Times of Israel) to discuss.

A program of AFRMC. Wednesday - 8:00pm & 2:00am Thursday - 11:00am Friday - 5:00am Saturday - 8:00pm

Global Perspectives with Ellie Cohanim: Yoseph Haddad Ellie Cohanim is joined by Yoseph Haddad, an Arab Israeli activist whose organization, “Together— vouch for each other,” aims to enhance the connection between the Arab sector and the rest of Israeli society. Thursday - 7:30pm Friday - 2:40pm Saturday - 10:40pm**

Top Story with Jonathan Tobin: Behnam Ben Taleblu

Jonathan Tobin is joined by Behnam Ben Taleblu (Senior Fellow, Foundation for Defense of Democracies) to discuss the fallout from protests against the Iranian government and the ongoing efforts of the Biden administration to reach a nuclear deal with the regime. Thursday - 8:00pm & 1:00am Friday - 10:00am Saturday - 5:00am

In The News: Aryeh Tuchman

Aryeh Tuchman, Senior Associate Director of ADL’s Center on Extremism, discusses the Kanye West posts and response of the ADL with Teisha Bader. Monday - 6:30pm & 11:30pm Tuesday - 3:30am, 8:30am & 12:30pm Saturday - 11:30pm

Thinking Out Loud

JBS journalist Micah Halpern discusses the recent comments by Kanye West regarding Jews and asks if they are anti-Semitic. Wednesday - 6:30pm & 11:30pm Thursday - 3:30am, 8:30am & 12:30pm Saturday - 5:30pm

Rabbi on the Sidelines: Matt Sayman

Matt Sayman, basketball coach of Grapevine Faith High School in Texas, describes how his journey of loss, tragedy and perseverance helped him build the foundations for an NCAA championship, as he writes about in his memoir about faith and sports. Follow on Twitter @RabbiESherman, Instagram @rabbi_erez_sherman, and Facebook @SinaiTempleLA. Sunday - 2:00pm Tuesday - 10:00am Thursday - 5:00am & 10:00pm

On L’Chayim

Francine Klagsbrun - Yom Kippur War 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 woman prime minister who served during the Yom Kippur War of 1973. Sunday - 12:00 Noon

Larry Ruttman - Jews in Baseball

Author Larry Ruttman discusses his book on Jews in baseball, American Jews and America's Game Monday - 9:00pm & Midnight Tuesday - 3:30pm

Allen Lewis Rickman - “Tevye Raw”

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. Tuesday - 9:00pm & Midnight Wednesday - 3:00pm

Yossi Klein Halevi - Yom Kippur War

Yossi Klein Halevi, Israeli journalist, author and fellow at the Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem, discusses issues confronting contemporary Israel today and his book on the aftermath of the 1973 Yom Kippur War, Like Dreamers. Thursday - 9:00pm & Midnight Friday - 3:00pm

JEWISH STUDIES

Jewish 101: What is Torah?

For the holiday of Simchat Torah, learn about the Five Books of Moses and the relationship between the Torah and the Jewish Bible. With Rabbi Mark S. Golub. Sunday - 10:00am Monday - 5:00am Wednesday - 9:00am & 5:00pm Thursday - 4:00am Friday - 1:00pm

Hebrew: Lesson 11

Learn the "Kaf" family, along with letters "Nun" and "Samech" Monday - 5:00pm Tuesday - 2:00am Thursday - 10:00am & 5:00pm Friday - 4:00am

Talmud Study: Teachers & Disciples

An overview of how teachers should influence disciples is presented by Rabbi Mordechai Becher in this Talmud lesson based on Ethics of the Fathers, entitled "Many Students Standing." Part of the JBS original series, "Dimensions of the Daf." Sunday - 9:00am Monday - 4:00am Tuesday - 9:00am & 5:00pm Wednesday- 7:00pm

Talmud Study: The M'zuzah

Rabbi Mordechai Becher discusses the history, craftsmanship, and philosophy of the mezuzah, using excerpts of the writings of various rabbis and scholars throughout history. On Dimensions of the Daf. Sunday- 9:30am Monday - 4:30am Tuesday - 9:30am & 5:30pm Thursday - 7:00pm

REFORM AND ORTHODOX SHABBAT SERVICES

FRIDAY EVENING SHABBAT SERVICES

REFORM: CENTRAL SYNAGOGUE Closed Captioned 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 Closed Captioned 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

Join JCRC to Learn About Israeli Elections

Israelis will be heading into their fifth election since 2019! Federation’s Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) invites you to attend an informative discussion about the upcoming Israeli elections at the Michael-Ann Russell JCC — Elections In Israel: Peace, Politics And Plutonium — on Wednesday, October 26. Executive Director and Executive Editor of HonestReporting, Gil Hoffman, will be discussing internal and external factors impacting how Israelis might vote this November. Hoffman’s many years of experience, especially as a former political correspondent for The Jerusalem Post, will help provide an insider's look at Israeli politics. Click here for more information and to RSVP.

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Bryan Mark Rigg: Conquering Learning Disabilities

In honor of ADHD Awareness Month, Alper JCC Miami presents Bryan Mark Rigg and his book Conquering Learning Disabilities at Any Age: How an ADHD/LD Kid Graduated from Yale and Cambridge and Became a Marine Officer, Military Historian, Financial Advisor, and Caring Father. With his gifts for academic research and storytelling, Riggs shares his story of triumphing over adversity. As a child, Bryan was a tornado who couldn’t speak intelligibly or control his temper. Today, he speaks two languages, earned a Ph.D., served in the Israel Defense Forces and the U.S. Marine Corps, taught at the university level, worked on Wall Street, and built a successful financial services firm. All from a boy who couldn’t read or write until he was eight! His journey is a blueprint for creating a life that works with neurological differences, and not against them.

In partnership with Alper JCC Miami's Tikvah and Inclusion Programs and Chabad Pinecrest/Kendall Friendship Circle

Conquering Disabilities Event Details

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Newish & Jewish With YLD

Newish and Jewish

Thursday, October 27 Thursday, November 17 Tuesday, December 13

Attendance is encouraged on all three dates. Your pod leaders will be contacting you to set up the time and location. Registration fee: $25 per person Register by Monday, October 17 at 10am.

CLICK HERE to register.

For more information, please contact Rachel Front at [email protected] or 219.455.8797.

Hurricane Ian Victims Still Need Our Help

Hurricane Ian

The Greater Miami Jewish Federation continues working hand-in-hand with neighboring federations and The Jewish Federations of North America to provide critical assistance to individuals and families impacted by Hurricane Ian.

We have provided financial support to a senior living facility in Sarasota that has offered emergency housing to older adults who were displaced due to the storm. Additionally, we have partnered with Cadena, an emergency response nonprofit, which immediately distributed solar lamps, water filtration devices and hygiene kits to low income families whose homes were flooded. We are also working with the Federations of Naples and Charlotte & Lee Counties to provide financial assistance to those whose homes were damaged or destroyed. If you have not yet contributed to our Hurricane Ian Emergency Fund, please click here to make a secure donation. As always, Federation will absorb all administrative costs so that 100 percent of funds donated to Hurricane Ian relief will provide critically needed aid to both the Jewish and non-Jewish communities affected by this catastrophic storm.

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