News From the Greater Miami Jewish Federation

A 6.8-magnitude earthquake has devastated Morocco, killing more than 1,000 people and causing massive damage throughout the area. As part of the Jewish response to this disaster, the Greater Miami Jewish Federation is collecting emergency funds to provide immediate support and relief to earthquake victims and their families.

About 200 people of all ages, including local clients, recently gathered for Family Day to raise awareness and funds for Beit Issie Shapiro, a Greater Miami Jewish Federation-funded, Israel-based nonprofit that benefits people with disabilities.

If you are an unaffiliated member of our Jewish community, it’s not too late to register for free seats to High Holiday services through the High Holiday Welcome Program being offered by the Greater Miami Jewish Federation, the Rabbinical Association of Greater Miami and participating synagogues.

It’s back-to-school time in Israel, too, and Federation’s longtime overseas partner, The Jewish Agency for Israel, is ensuring Israel’s newest citizens are prepared to learn on their first day of school.

Miami-Dade County’s 2023 Municipal Elections are fast approaching! Federation’s Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) has compiled a resource page and toolkit to help educate, engage and inform voters about voter registration and voter accessibility.

Through the High Holiday Welcome Program, the Greater Miami Jewish Federation and the Rabbinical Association of Greater Miami, together with participating synagogues, are offering free High Holiday seats to unaffiliated members of our community.

Applications are still being accepted for two 2024 Federation grant opportunities: Jewish Incubator Grants and Women’s Impact Initiative Grants. Jewish Incubator Grants support nonprofits that strengthen Miami’s Jewish community through innovative and impactful programs.

Earlier this week, the Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA) launched a letter-writing campaign to collect Rosh Hashanah greetings for wrongfully imprisoned Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich.

Earlier this month, 12 Jewish Federation leaders visited war-torn communities in Ukraine to assess the needs on the ground and witness first-hand the life-saving impact of Federation funds on daily life.

Through the High Holiday Welcome Program, the Greater Miami Jewish Federation and the Rabbinical Association of Greater Miami, together with participating synagogues, are offering free High Holiday seats to unaffiliated members of our community.

Thanks to a generous contribution from the Saul Schottenstein Foundation, clients of Jewish Community Services of South Florida (JCS) Kosher Food Bank will receive a grocery gift card to supplement their food packages provided for the New Year.

Live out the meaning of l'dor v'dor on Federation's Family Mission to Israel June 16-23, 2024. Share our culture’s values, rituals, history and traditions with the next generation of your family as you travel through Israel with Federation.

With hundreds dead and hundreds more missing, as well as widespread housing and property loss as a result of devastating wildfires in Maui, residents of the island are in great need of humanitarian assistance.

Through the High Holiday Welcome Program, the Greater Miami Jewish Federation and the Rabbinical Association of Greater Miami, together with participating synagogues, are offering free High Holiday seats to unaffiliated members of our community.

Through the High Holiday Welcome Program, the Greater Miami Jewish Federation and the Rabbinical Association of Greater Miami, together with participating synagogues, are offering free High Holiday seats to unaffiliated members of our community.

Wildfires on the Hawaiian island of Maui have devastated local communities, killing hundreds of people, destroying homes, wiping out the historic city of Lahaina and causing many to flee to safety.

Following ongoing clashes between a local militia and government forces in Ethiopia’s Amhara region, Federation overseas partner The Jewish Agency for Israel and the Israeli government last week rescued more than 200 Israeli citizens and members of the local Ethiopian community.

“This is truly l'dor v’dor [from generation to generation],” said Maxine Schwartz of her daughter, Elizabeth Schwartz, creating a Lion of Judah Endowment Fund, just as she herself had done years before.