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Federation Is Here for Our Community

Federation Is Here for Our Community

As the region works to recover from the hurricane, Federation is here for our community. If you or someone you know needs assistance, please call the Jewish community’s 24-hour helpline, 305.576.6550, operated by Federation’s local partner agency, Jewish Community Services of South Florida.
How You Can Help After Hurricane Irma

How You Can Help After Hurricane Irma

Hurricane Irma has caused widespread damage across Miami-Dade County and other parts of Florida and the Caribbean. Our thoughts and prayers are with all of those affected by this terrible storm.
Federation Memorial Services: A Time to Reflect Following the Storm

Federation Memorial Services: A Time to Reflect Following the Storm

The Greater Miami Jewish Federation, in conjunction with local synagogues and cemeteries, has organized kivrei avot (memorial services) where we will have an opportunity visit the graves of those we love and reflect on their lives.
Texas Needs Your Help!

Texas Needs Your Help!

Thousands of people are homeless in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey and they need your help. Immediately following the hurricane, the Greater Miami Jewish Federation established an emergency fund to support the Jewish and general communities in Houston, San Antonio, Galveston, Corpus Christi and other areas that have been decimated by Harvey.
Pardes Channa-Karkur Art Installation Unites Community

Pardes Channa-Karkur Art Installation Unites Community

In a continued effort to create socialization between different groups in Pardes Channa-Karkur (PCK), Israel, Federation recently helped residents complete a community art project.
Stephen Muss Impact Fellowship for AMHSI Now Available 

Stephen Muss Impact Fellowship for AMHSI Now Available 

Calling all teen leaders! Do you have what it takes to be a Stephen Muss Impact Fellow? The Stephen Muss Impact Fellowship prepares a select group of high school students to take their place as future Jewish change-makers.
Register Now For Federation’s Israel at 70 Mission

Register Now For Federation’s Israel at 70 Mission

More than 800 people have already registered for Federation’s Israel at 70 Mission, April 16-22, 2018. Join us! Spend time in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem. Commemorate Yom Ha’Zikaron (Memorial Day) and Yom Ha’Atzmaut (Independence Day) in our spiritual homeland.
BE PART OF THE JEWISH COMMUNITY'S RESPONSE TO HURRICANE HARVEY

BE PART OF THE JEWISH COMMUNITY'S RESPONSE TO HURRICANE HARVEY

The Greater Miami Jewish Federation has established an Emergency Relief Fund to support the Jewish and general communities in Houston, San Antonio, Galveston, Corpus Christi and other areas that have been hammered by Hurricane Harvey.
Federation Provides Women’s Impact Initiative Grants

Federation Provides Women’s Impact Initiative Grants

For the third year in a row, Federation will provide a total of $50,000 in Women’s Impact Initiative grants, which target local nonprofits that seek to empower and inspire Jewish women and girls and create social, religious and political equality in Miami.
JCRC Initiatives Educate Against Rising Hatred

JCRC Initiatives Educate Against Rising Hatred

In the wake of the rise in anti-Semitic rhetoric and hate around the world, the Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation has organized a number of ongoing and multi-fold initiatives that unequivocally denounce racism, anti-Semitism and bigotry.
Gift of Israel Savings Program Helps Young Adults Experience Israel

Gift of Israel Savings Program Helps Young Adults Experience Israel

In an effort to ensure every young adult has the opportunity to experience Israel, Federation partners with local synagogues to fund the Gift of Israel Savings program.
South Florida Community Responds to Charlottesville Violence

South Florida Community Responds to Charlottesville Violence

In the wake of the violence instigated by white supremacists and neo-Nazis in Charlottesville, VA, on August 12, our Federation joined with other South Florida Federations and like-minded community organizations to release a full-page ad in the Sun Sentinel and an Op-Ed in The Miami Herald. These collaborative efforts to unequivocally denounce racism, anti-Semitism and bigotry demonstrate the strong bond of unity that permeates our Jewish and interfaith communities. They also amplify our Federation’s previous public statement decrying the despicable acts of hatred perpetrated in Charlottesville.

Young Jews Find Community at Moishe House Residences

Young Jews Find Community at Moishe House Residences

Calling all young adults: Moishe House Miami-Aventura is looking for residents! Moishe House welcomes three to five young Jews (typically young professionals or graduate students) who are provided with a rent subsidy, a Jewish library and a programming budget in exchange for hosting at least 70 programs each year focused on creating a strong Jewish community.
Jewish Education Through the Years Remains a Top Priority for Federation

Jewish Education Through the Years Remains a Top Priority for Federation

Thanks to your generous support, more than 5,000 Miami-Dade students received a formal Jewish education last year at 11 Jewish day schools and 11 congregational schools in our community.
Local Teen Receives 2017 Diller Teen Tikkun Olam Award

Local Teen Receives 2017 Diller Teen Tikkun Olam Award

Sixteen-year-old Miami Beach teen Oliver Stern is the only Miami recipient of the 2017 Diller Teen Tikkun Olam Award, a $36,000 award that recognizes teens for their commitment to social good and volunteer service.
A Statement From the Greater Miami Jewish Federation Following Violence in Charlottesville, Virginia

A Statement From the Greater Miami Jewish Federation Following Violence in Charlottesville, Virginia

On behalf the Officers, Board and Staff of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation, we decry the despicable and lethal acts of hatred perpetrated in Charlottesville, Virginia, on Saturday, August 12, 2017.
Diller Teen Fellows Cohort 4 Returns From Israel

Diller Teen Fellows Cohort 4 Returns From Israel

Cohort 4 of the Diller Teen Fellows Program, recently returned from an incredible adventure exploring the many faces of Israel. From Tzfat and Haifa to Jaffa and Jerusalem, the group of 14 teens experienced the country from a number of religious and cultural perspectives.
Register Now For Federation’s Israel at 70 Mission

Register Now For Federation’s Israel at 70 Mission

More than 800 people have already registered for Federation’s Israel at 70 Mission, April 16-22, 2018. Join us! Spend time in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem. Commemorate Yom Ha’Zikaron (Memorial Day) and Yom Ha’Atzmaut (Independence Day) in our spiritual homeland.
Women’s Amutot Initiative Helps Israeli Women Gain Financial Independence

Women’s Amutot Initiative Helps Israeli Women Gain Financial Independence

Through a grant from the Women’s Amutot Initiative, Federation is helping a group of women sew their way toward independence. Early last year, a professional sewing course for women from the city of Rachma opened in Yerucham, Miami’s partnership city in the Negev.
Maccabi Games & ArtsFest Welcomes Yerucham Delegation

Maccabi Games & ArtsFest Welcomes Yerucham Delegation

More than 1,200 participants from across Miami and around the world joined in the Maccabi Games & ArtsFest hosted by the Alper JCC Miami this week.
Spots Filling Quickly for Good Deeds Day

Spots Filling Quickly for Good Deeds Day

Federation is proud to participate in this global event — an annual celebration of kindness, service and impact offering meaningful, hands-on projects across Miami-Dade County, supporting families, seniors and community partners.

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Housing Displaced Israelis

Housing Displaced Israelis

Launched last summer after the Twelve-Day War against the Islamic Republic, the program recently expanded its emergency housing services for displaced families in Be’er Sheva.

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Honoring Yerucham’s Fallen Soldiers

Honoring Yerucham’s Fallen Soldiers

Participants from across Jewish Miami recently took to the field of the Miami Beach JCC for a Flag Football Tournament in memory of Yerucham’s fallen soldiers and victims of terror.

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Apply Now for a Sylvia Tuman Scholarship

Apply Now for a Sylvia Tuman Scholarship

Administered by The Foundation of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation, the Sylvia Tuman Scholarship Program is open to applicants enrolled in Miami-Dade and Broward Counties.

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