News From the Greater Miami Jewish Federation

Nearly 60 people of different faiths gathered together on Wednesday to decry the evils of modern-day slavery at the Third Annual Advocacy Seder presented by the Greater Miami Jewish Federation’s Human Trafficking Task Force.

Kindergartener Emily Albert received a very special surprise recently when PJ Library, a global Jewish literacy program for children, made its 200,000^th Miami book delivery to her classroom at Pinecrest Elementary School.

Four Jewish leaders from Miami joined their peers from 50 other communities last week in New York for The Jewish Federations of North America’s first-ever mission to the United Nations, chaired by Saby Behar, a Past President of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation.

This summer, give your teen the chance to discover Israel through the Alexander Muss High School in Israel (AMHSI). A partner agency of Federation, AMHSI is an accredited international study abroad, college-prep program where the land of Israel becomes a living classroom.

Two generations of local residents will decry the evils of modern-day slavery, as the Greater Miami Jewish Federation’s Human Trafficking Task Force – an initiative of Federation’s Jewish Community Relations Council and its Women’s Philanthropy – present its Third Annual Advocacy Seder on Wednesday, April 13 from 4 to 6 p.m.

The whole is greater than the sum of its parts. Professionals and volunteers from the Michael-Ann Russell JCC on the Sanford L. Ziff Campus, Scheck Hillel Community School and Jacobson Sinai Academy met recently to discuss opportunities to grow and strengthen North Dade’s community of more than 70,000 Jews.

Attention, college and graduate students! Apply now to receive a needs-based scholarship of up to $5,000 from the Sylvia Tuman Scholarship Program at the Greater Miami Jewish Federation. Students must be enrolled or accepted into an undergraduate and graduate degree program at a college or university in Miami-Dade or Broward counties. The deadline is May 31; click here for details and to get started.

Replenish your mind, body and soul through a “Yoga on the Beach” session inspired by Hebrew letters and presented by the Northeast Dade Area of Federation’s Women’s Philanthropy. Chaired by Karen Gampel and Ivette Woldenberg, the special event will take place on Tuesday, April 12 in Golden Beach, and feature guidance by a spiritual intelligence/Kabbalah coach and a yoga instructor. Click here for details and to RSVP.

Just four years since its introduction in Miami, Create a Jewish Legacy (CJL), a philanthropic program that empowers participants to dedicate long-term financial support for specific Jewish institutions, agencies and causes, has achieved another milestone, securing more than $40 million in estimated expectancies from nearly 600 individuals and families throughout the Miami Jewish community.

It sounds like a movie plot: An undercover operation to bring a group of 19 Jews to Israel from war-torn Yemen, kept under complete secrecy until their arrival at Ben-Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv. But that's what happened earlier this week.

Imagine a battle-scarred city, nearly devoid of people, pockmarked by shrapnel and bullet holes and covered in layers of dirty slush and snow. Suddenly, a young member of the Jewish community emerges from a building in a costume and the sound of a frogger – the holiday of Purim’s traditional noisemaker – crackles, breaking the eerie silence.

Working on behalf of our Jewish community, the Greater Miami Jewish Federation delivers deeds of loving kindness, simple acts of generosity that offer social justice for individuals in need.

The Board of Directors of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation and its Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) applaud the State of Florida for the passage of anti-BDS (boycott, divestment and sanctions) legislation to prohibit the investment of State funds in companies that boycott Israel.

The Attorneys’ Division of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation will honor the achievements of two respected members of the South Florida legal community – Legal Services of Greater Miami Executive Director Marcia K. Cypen, Esq. and the Honorable Stanley Marcus, United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit – at its 33^rd Annual Judicial Reception.

The Attorneys’ Division of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation will honor the achievements of three respected South Florida judges – Judge Laurel M. Isicoff, Judge Michael A. Hanzman and Judge Bertila A. Soto – at its 32^nd Annual Judicial Reception.

It was a night of pride for Miami’s Jewish community as more than 1,100 people gathered on Wednesday night, February 17 at the Greater Miami Jewish Federation’s 2016 Main Event.

Working on behalf of our Jewish community, the Greater Miami Jewish Federation delivers deeds of loving kindness, simple acts of generosity that offer social justice for individuals in need.

On Wednesday, February 17, 2016, more than 1,000 people will come together for the Greater Miami Jewish Federation 2016 Main Event, an annual celebration of Miami’s Jewish community and its commitment to helping Jewish people in need in Miami, in Israel and around the world.