More than 1,200 concerned members of Miami’s Jewish community came together on Sunday, January 16 to become educated and empowered at a Community Summit on Combating the Campaign to Delegitimize Israel.
Whether you're concerned about Israel and the Middle East, vulnerable communities, anti-Semitism, domestic policy, civil liberties — or all of these topics — the Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation helps you make an impact on what matters to you.
In the last decade, there has been an intensification of a well-funded, organized worldwide campaign to delegitimize Israel. It questions Israel’s right to defend itself and challenges the very notion of Israel’s right to exist as a Jewish state.
For a country the size of approximately 7.7 million and only six decades old, Israel has had many remarkable achievements. Learn about those accomplishments here.
Share what you have learned at the Community Summit in your personal advocacy efforts. Know the facts, educate and engage, frame discussions, monitor the media, build relationships and organize efforts.
The Greater Miami Jewish Federation and its Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) stand in solidarity with Jewish college students across the country who are being targeted on campus simply because they are Jewish or because they believe that Israel has the right to exist as a homeland for the Jewish people.
Next weekend’s Yom HaShoah observance is a chance to stand in solidarity with your Miami community and pay tribute to the 6 million Jewish men, women and children who were murdered during the Holocaust and honor the strength and courage of the Survivors.
This year, The Foundation will contribute $3.1 million to the Annual Campaign, thanks to the careful consideration of more than 100 generous donors who created endowed gifts by including Federation in their estate plans or through retirement funds, insurance policies or lifetime gifts.
In an effort to shine a light on Mental Health Awareness Month, Federation’s BeWell Miami is organizing Wellness Shabbat, a collaboration between Miami Dade synagogues and organizations over the course of the five shabbatot in May.
The Mission of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation is to mobilize human and financial resources to care for those in need, strengthen Jewish life and advance the unity, values and shared purpose of the Jewish people in Miami, in Israel and around the world.