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Dec 23, 2025

Federation Helping Traumatized Israelis Through Surf Therapy

Your Federation support is fueling innovative and essential treatment for Israelis traumatized by the recent war through HaGal Sheli (My Wave) surf therapy. The decade-old program is opening a new center on Zikim Beach near the Gaza border where, noted HaGal Sheli CEO Yarom Waksman, “the pain from October 7 is still raw, where 19 lives were brutally taken away.” Released Gaza hostage and HaGal Sheli participant Karina Engel shared, “Before October 7, Zikim Beach was the place to have a good time. Now it’s the safe place I can put all my thoughts and my pain.” The research-backed surf therapy method teaches people to use the sea as a means of coping with inner turbulence. “It’s strengthening communities in one of Israel’s hardest-hit regions — one wave at a time,” said Waksman.

Statement on Antisemitic Violence

Statement on Antisemitic Violence

The Greater Miami Jewish Federation, our Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC), and the Rabbinical Association of Greater Miami (RAGM) are horrified and outraged by the wave of antisemitic violence targeting Jewish communities across North America in recent days.

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Register Now for Super Sunday!

Register Now for Super Sunday!

Join Jewish Miami from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Federation Headquarters to help raise funds for our Annual Campaign, which allows us to support Jewish needs in Miami, Israel and 70 other countries around the world.

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Care and Coordination for Reservists and Their Families

Care and Coordination for Reservists and Their Families

In the past week, 110,000 IDF reservists have been called to duty, and since then, the newly established National Headquarters for Families of Reserve Service Members quickly got to work meeting the urgent needs of reservists and their families on the home front.

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Donate to Help Israelis Affected by War

Donate to Help Israelis Affected by War

As the war with Iran heads into its second week, Federation is committed to helping Israelis with critical and immediate aid through the Fund for Victims of Terror (FVOT).

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