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Shalom South Florida Radio Show

Every Sunday morning, South Florida's Jewish community tunes in to hear its favorite Jewish music on "Shalom South Florida" with Roni. This popular program features Chassidic, Israeli, and Yiddish music, as well as Jewish news and other items of interest to this large market. Jewish comedy, on-air contests, and informative interviews are always part of this exciting show.

Ways to Listen to Shalom South Florida every Sunday from 9:30-10:30 AM (ET): In South Florida: WWNN 1470 AM or Worldwide: www.WWNNradio.com Free Apps: iradionow; iheartradio, tuneinradio (Call Letters: WWNN)

More info: www.ShalomSouthFlorida.com

Interview Skills Zoom Workshop

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JWorks Miami Workshop - Interviewing Skills: Thursday, January 21st

Journal Entry

JWorks Miami invites you to attend a FREE Zoom*Interviewing Skills Workshop* on

Thursday, January 21st, 10:30am-12:30pm

Please RSVP at JWorks Miami - RSVP is required!

The workshop will begin promptly at 10:30am, please arrive a few minutes prior and dress to impress, business casual is recommended.

Just landed the interview of your dreams? Awesome. Now, we're here to help you out and make sure you score that great job, too.

Before your next interview, brush up on interviewing basics, learn how to research a company and put together a strategic plan, and learn smart ways to handle any question or scenario thrown your way. We'll also show you how to follow up afterward (in a non-annoying way, of course).

Some topics we will cover:

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* What to Wear!


* Frequently asked interview questions


* What not to say


* Researching the company


* Good questions to ask the interviewer


* Following up – Thank You notes


* Mock interview - time permitting**

These events are also a great way for JWorks Miami staff to get to know you! Please note, we are unable to refer you to available opportunities unless we have met you in person.

If you have any questions please visit our website or call us at 305-403-6554.

We look forward to seeing you!

The JWorks Miami Team


JWorks Miami is a partnership of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation

and
Jewish Community Services of South Florida


www.jworksmiami.org


[email protected]


305-403-6554, option 1

Free Kosher Food Distribution at Greater Miami Jewish Federation on January 14

To ensure the health and safety of volunteers and community members,
we must adhere to the COVID-19 CDC guidelines.
Masks are required. Please remain in your car and open the trunk when it’s your turn in line. Volunteers will place food in your trunk. (If you are able, please print and place this on your dashboard.)

Thursday, January 14
9-11 a.m.

First come, first served while supplies last.
Please do not arrive before 9 a.m.

Greater Miami Jewish Federation
Stanley C. Myers Building
4200 Biscayne Boulevard

This Kosher Food Distribution Event has been generously underwritten by:
Yleana & Yoram Izhak
and
Janice & Alan Lipton

Farm Share, Inc. is an equal opportunity provider.

Holocaust and Genocide Awareness Week

Join us virtually from January 25-29 for Holocaust and Genocide Awareness Week, a series of lectures, films and discussions presented by Hillel at FIU, FIU's Holocaust and Genocide Studies program and the Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU. Fully online, the program is free and open to the public. For more information or to RSVP visit: https://www.hillelfiu.org/hgaw.

Monday 1/25 at 11am -- Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives Join panelists Lenny Hayes, and Jessica Smith in a conversation on how Two-Spirit/Native LGBTQ people are often forgotten in the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Womxn movement, moderated by Miss Florida Seminole, Dante Blais-Billie. Together the panelists will connect the historic genocide of Indigenous people to present-day violence experienced by Indigenous communities. Co-sponsored by Global Indigenous Forum, CWGS, and Honors College.

Monday 1/25 at 7pm -- Fig Tree: Film Discussion In this iteration of Black Lives in a Jewish Context, join Dr. Tudor Parfitt in conversation with Dr. Yonas Mulat for a post-film discussion around Fig Tree. Set during the Ethiopian civil war, Fig Tree tells the story of a Jewish teenager who hatches a scheme to keep her Christian boyfriend from being drafted, as she and her family prepare to flee the country and go to Israel. The film will be available for independent viewing from January 18-25, 2021. Please register at the link to receive access to both the film screening link and the Zoom discussion link. This program is presented in partnership with Hillel at FIU, the Global Jewish Studies Program and Holocaust and Genocide Studies Program at FIU, the Miami Jewish Film Festival, and the Steven J. Green School of International and Public Affairs as part of Holocaust and Genocide Awareness Week 2021.

Tuesday 1/26 at 11am -- @Eva.Stories With 1.1 million followers, @Eva.Stories is a high-budget visual depiction of the diary of Eva Heyman – a 13-year-old Hungarian who chronicled the 1944 German invasion of Hungary – but features hashtags, internet lingo, and emojis used by a 21st century-teenager. Its creators, Mati Kochavi, an Israeli hi-tech entrepreneur, who is from a family of Holocaust victims and survivors, and his daughter, Maya, produced the short videos to refresh what they see as fading memories of the genocide. Join @Eva.Stories creator Maya Kochavi, as she discusses the use of social media to tell the history of the Holocaust.

Tuesday 1/26 at 5pm -- On the Avenue: HGAW FIU's three SoBe arts outposts come together again for a special program as part of Holocaust and Genocide Awareness Week. In this edition of the informative series hosted by The Wolfsonian, Miami Beach Urban Studios, and Jewish Museum of Florida, we're focusing on exhibitions and collection items honoring the memory of those lost to the Holocaust, and the resilience of the Jewish community. Presentations will survey works in celebrated museum exhibitions including wooden Polish synagogue models and the graphic oeuvre of Austrian designer Julius Klinger, as well as an intimate performance by violist Michael Klotz. Co-sponsored by JMOF, MBUS, and The Wolf.

Wednesday 1/27 at 10am -- 6th Annual Holocaust Remembrance Ceremony Annual Holocaust Remembrance Ceremony with Holocaust Survivor Suly Chenkin. Presented in partnership with FIU Office of the President, CasaCuba, local clergy, JCCs. Introduction by President Rosenberg.

Wednesday 1/27 at 7pm -- We Bear Witness: Poetry and the Holocaust In honor of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, We Bear Witness features poets Geoffrey Philp, Joy Ladin, and William Heyen for an evening of readings and conversation. This program is presented in partnership with The Betsy.

Thursday 1/28 at 7pm -- When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit: Film Discussion Based on the semi-autobiographical book by Judith Kerr, When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit tells the story of a Jewish family who flees Berlin on the eve of the election in 1933. They initially settle in Zürich before moving to Paris, and finally, to London. Join Consul General Andreas Siegel, Barbara Weitz, and Olga Zelzburg for reactions to the film, presented in partnership with the MJFF, the German Consulate and the Ruth K. and Shepard Broad Distinguished Lecture Series. The film will be available for independent viewing from January 20-27, 2021.

Friday 1/29 at 5pm - Shabbat of the Living We are commanded to remember Shabbat and keep it holy. We utter "Never again" and swear to remember the Holocaust and the crimes against humanity. What does it mean to remember? What is the function of remembrance? What is our role and purpose in remembering? As the week of Holocaust and Genocide Awareness comes to an end, please join the community as it comes together to celebrate life and honor those who could not be with us. Co-sponsored by Miami’s Leo Martin March of the Living.

JCC's Book and Author Series

A Two-Author Event Charles Belfoure

The Faberge Secret Alina Adams - The Nesting Dolls In conversation with Boris Fishman
Click here for more info and tickets

January 14, 2021 1:00 PM to 2:15 PM

Tickets: $10, Florida series

#WeRemember: WJC Launches Fourth Annual Digital Holocaust Education Initiative Ahead of International Holocaust Remembrance Day

The 2020 #WeRemember initiative invites participants from around the world to take pictures of themselves holding a sign with the words “We Remember,” and then post their pictures to social media using the hashtag #WeRemember, to spread the message that “never again” must mean never again.

“Join the #WeRemember campaign to preserve the past and ensure that ‘never again’ truly means never again.”

For more information and to watch the 2020 #WeRemember campaign launch video, which highlights the testimonials of five Holocaust survivors, visit weremember.wjc.org.

JBS Highlights starting January 3: Free Speech-Hate Speech Symposium (Abrams, Dershowitz, Strossen), Learn Hebrew, “From Date To Mate,” Anti-Zionism, Judaism in Israel

Watch JBS on Comcast X1 Box 1684, Atlantic Broadband Ch168, Hotwire Ch269, DirecTV Ch388, 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

Two-Hour JBS Symposium

“Free Speech, Hate Speech, Cancel Culture”

Three giants in the field of First Amendment Law – Floyd Abrams (First Amendment Supreme Court Litigant), Alan Dershowitz (long-time champion of First Amendment rights) and Nadine Strossen (former President and current Board Member of the ACLU) – explore issues of “Free Speech,” “Hate Speech” and “Cancel Culture.” A Two-Hour JBS Symposium with Mark S. Golub. Wednesday - 9pm & Midnight; Thursday - 3:00pm

Antisemitism & Anti-Zionism

The question of when Anti-Zionism becomes antisemitism is discussed by Dina Porat (Chief Historian of Yad Vashem) and David Myers (Pres. of the New Israel Fund). With Michael Brenner (Director, Center for Israel Studies, American University). Monday - 8:00pm & 1:00am; Wednesday - 2:00pm; Saturday - 7:00pm

Progressive Judaism in Israel

Rabbi Uri Regev, President of Hiddush, discusses the growth of Reform and Conservative Judaism in Israel with three progressive Israeli rabbis Gilad Kariv, Chaya Rowen-Baker and Rabbi Dalia Marx. A program of Hiddush (2020). Tuesday - 8:00pm & 1:30am; Thursday - 2:00pm; Saturday - 8pm

In Memoriam 2020

JBS remembers many of those lost to the Jewish community in 2020 including Lord Rabbi Jonathan Sacks, Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz, Rabbi Norman Lamm, Moshe Avital, Helen Freedman, David Stern, Barry Farber, Carl Reiner, Kirk Douglas and Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Sunday - 8:30am & 1:30pm

92nd Street Y: Simon Schama

Historian, writer, and film documentarian, Simon Schama, talks with novelist Jonathan Safran Foer about Schama's 5-part television series on 3,000 years of Jewish history and impact on civilization, The Story of the Jews. From the 92nd Street Y in NYC. Sunday - 8:00pm & 2:00am; Monday - 10:00pm; Tuesday - 4am; Wednesday - 10:30am; Saturday - 1:00am & 4pm

The Jewish Story: Talmud

The creation of The Talmud (6th Century), the single most important source of Jewish Tradition that has shaped Jewish life throughout the centuries, is told in "The Jewish Story Explained,” a series from OpenDor Media with host Rivka Deray. Monday 7:15pm & 2:45am; Wednesday - 1:15pm

L’Chayim: 2020 Year In Review Pt 2

Israeli politics, Israel pluralism, Peter Beinart, Bari Weiss and the Jewish Person of the Year are among the topics discussed by Steven Bayme, Eric Yoffie, Betty Ehrenberg and Jonathan Tobin in a 2020 Year In Review. Part 2 of 2. Today (Sunday) - 12 Noon & 6pm; Monday - 3pm

Oslo Syndrome-Kenneth Levin

L’Chayim: Historian and psychiatrist Kenneth Levin suggests why some American Jews are anti- Israel as a means of feeling more comfortable and accepted in a non-Jewish society, similar to the pattern described in his book The Oslo Syndrome. Monday - 9:00pm & 12 Midnight; Tuesday - 3:00pm

CHABAD-David Eliezrie

Rabbi David Eliezrie, National Chabad Liaison to JFNA and author of The Secret of Chabad, describes what drew him to Chabad and his career as an emissary, and shares his perspective on Chabad philosophy regarding non-Orthodox Jews.
Tuesday - 9:00pm & 2:00am; Wednesday - 3:00pm

Yosef Mendelevich

One of the true heroes of the Soviet Jewry movement, "Prisoner of Zion" Joseph Mendelevich, who was arrested trying to hijack a Soviet plane to escape to freedom (1970), describes his personal life's journey.
Thursday - 9:00pm & 2:00am; Friday - 3:00pm

Singer Julie Budd

Cabaret star Julie Budd, who began her career at age 12 in the Catskills, discusses her Jewish identity and her feelings for Israel; and discusses her perspective as a successful performer and her relationship to Frank Sinatra.
Saturday - 6:00pm & 12 Midnight

Talmud: Mine! It's All Mine!

The litigation of property claims, based on Talmud tractate Baba Metzia (the "middle gate" of three on financial and business ethics), is explained by Rabbi Mordechai Becher on this episode of "Dimensions of the Daf". Sunday - 9:00am; Tuesday - 9:00am & 4:30pm; Thursday - 7:00pm; Friday - 4:00am

Talmud: Study Party

In celebration of "Siyum Hashas," concluding the 7.5-year study cycle of the entire Talmud, Rabbi Mordechai Becher of Gateways Org. explains the meaning behind the celebration. Sunday - 9:30am; Tuesday - 9:30am & 5:00pm; Thursday - 7:30pm; Friday - 4:30am

Jewish 101: Burning Bush

Learn the meaning of the Burning Bush that Moses encountered in the wilderness, and take a comparative look at the Jewish Tradition's approach to life with major religious philosophies. Sunday - 10am

Jewish 101: Hineni

A continuing introduction to the philosophy of Judaism through Moses' encounter at the Burning Bush. Whose voice does Moses hear from the Bush? What does the answer "Hineni" imply? What does Moses ask of God? "Jewish 101" with Rabbi Mark S. Golub. Wednesday - 9am & 4:30pm; Friday - 1:00pm

From Date To Mate: Episode 1

Episode-1 of a mock reality series following four Jewish singles navigating the New York singles' scene with the help of a Jewish online dating service in seeking that "special someone." An original production written and directed by Sloan Copeland Sunday - 10:00pm & 1:00am

Introduction to Learning Hebrew

Rabbi Mark S. Golub introduces the JBS series “From The Aleph Bet” by illustrating why Hebrew is a much easier language to learn than English, and how Hebrew words often convey Jewish values. For anyone of any age who wishes to read and understand Hebrew. Monday - 9:00am & 4:30pm; Tuesday - 7:00pm; Thursday - 1:00pm; Friday - 5:00am

Hebrew: From The Aleph Bet - 1

Learn your first three Hebrew letters and read the most important word in the practice of Judaism. For anyone of any age who wishes to read and understand Hebrew, download Lessons and Worksheets free at jbstv.org/From The Aleph Bet. With Mark S. Golub. Monday – 9:30am & 5:00pm; Tuesday – 7:30pm; Thursday - 1:30pm; Friday - 5:30am

Jake Ehrenreich Show: Singer Julie Budd

Singer Julie Budd and cast members from the Yiddish production of “Fiddler On The Roof” are Jake Ehrenreich’s guests on JBS’s new series, “The Jake Ehrenreich Show,” with Jake’s inducting Sid Caesar into the Catskills Hall of Fame. Taped before a live audience at the Triad Theater in Manhattan. Monday - 2:00pm

Jake Ehrenreich Show: Mike Burstyn and Shecky Greene

Jake welcomes star of stage, screen, TV and Yiddish theater, Mike Burstyn and great American comic, Shecky Greene who will also be Jake’s inductee into the Catskills Hall of Fame. Thursday - 9:00pm & 12 Midnight

Friday Evening Shabbat Services

Reform: Central Synagogue 6pm, 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 & 1pm

Orthodox: Hampton Synagogue With Hebrew, Transliteration And English Subtitles 11am & 2:30pm

Hear From Experts on #Adulting With The Network

Our speakers will share their expertise on best practices for investing and why it’s never too early to start planning your future.

Click HERE for More Info and HERE to RSVP

Registration Now Open for the International Lion of Judah Conference

Even though we cannot meet in person, we can still join fellow Lions of Judah from around the country and the world for an inspiring, engaging and educational event. The program will feature guest speakers, plenaries and impact spotlights that highlight how Lions make a difference in the lives of so many, especially during these difficult times.

Sunday, January 24 from 1-3:30 p.m. EST

Monday, January 25 from 1-3:30 p.m. EST

No fee to attend, but registration is required

RSVP HERE

Pray at the Kotel

For many year, the stones of the Kotel (Western Wall) have held many notes with prayers for health, love, success and all else. Now more than ever, those prayers can offer us comfort and solace. While the pandemic prevents us from traveling to Israel to visit the Kotel, you can still place a note between its stones through the Western Wall Heritage Foundation. Click here to compose a note. The Foundation will place your words among the holy stones and ensure your privacy is protected.

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