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Apr 16, 2025

Healing Through Art and Music Post-October 7

“Resilience” is a word you hear repeatedly since the brutal October 7 terrorist attacks, and Federation leaders saw true resilience in action as part of their recent study trip to Israel. The group of 13 from Miami visited the Vertigo Dance Company and Eco Art Village, a Federation-funded contemporary dance company in an eco-art village in the Elah Valley. Through “resilience cultivation programs,” Vertigo is helping soldiers with PTSD, providing mind-body healing workshops with movement therapy, art therapy and other therapies. A special project for couples also helps soldiers and their families through weekly group work, meditation and other modalities. Participants met 30-year-old Sahar, who was injured during a gun fight on October 7 in Kfar Aza. The trauma of that day left him unable to leave home or speak for weeks. He has been at the Vertigo Resilience Farm for a year and said the program has helped him love music and life again. Watch this space for additional stories from the recent study trip.

Two Years Later: Miami Remembers 10/7

Two Years Later: Miami Remembers 10/7

It has been nearly two years since Hamas unleashed the vicious October 7, 2023 terrorist attacks on Israel and numerous organizations across Jewish Miami are offering educational and commemorative events throughout October.

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Don’t Miss Sunset Over Miami!

Don’t Miss Sunset Over Miami!

Mark your calendar for one of the biggest networking events of the year: the 24th Annual Sunset Over Miami, Wednesday, November 5 at the Braman Miami Showroom.

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Looking for Jewish Day School Leaders

Looking for Jewish Day School Leaders

With antisemitic and anti-Israel rhetoric abounding on social media, now is the time to become an influencer — by providing leadership in a Jewish day school.

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Celebrating Rosh Hashanah in Ukraine


Celebrating Rosh Hashanah in Ukraine


Last week, Federation ensured that vulnerable Jews in Ukraine could celebrate the sweetness of the holiday with tradition and community by distributing Rosh Hashanah food baskets to more than 7,000 people.

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