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Forever Lions Run in the Family

Forever Lions Run in the Family

“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.
Deadline Approaching for IsraelNow Applications

Deadline Approaching for IsraelNow Applications

September 28 is the deadline for applications for the third cohort of IsraelNow, an immersive travel experience acquainting eighth graders with Israel.
Federation Is Collecting Emergency Funds for Maui Wildfire Victims

Federation Is Collecting Emergency Funds for Maui Wildfire Victims

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.
Welcome 5784 at a Miami-Area Synagogue

Welcome 5784 at a Miami-Area Synagogue

Experience the richness of the High Holidays with your friends and neighbors at one of the dozens of synagogues located throughout our Miami Jewish community. If you have ever considered joining a congregation or wish to make a spiritual connection for the Jewish New Year, local synagogues want to welcome you home.
Fighting Antisemitism on College Campuses

Fighting Antisemitism on College Campuses

Shockingly, recent surveys show that one-third of Jewish college students have directly experienced antisemitic incidents on campus. The Greater Miami Jewish Federation is joining with the Jewish Federations of North America to urge Congress to sign a Bipartisan Letter to Combat Antisemitism on Campus.
Volunteer at the Holocaust Memorial Miami Beach

Volunteer at the Holocaust Memorial Miami Beach

The Holocaust Memorial Miami Beach, a Committee of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation, is now accepting applications for its Fall 2023 Docent Training Program. Docents play an important role in keeping the memory of the Holocaust alive today.
Women’s Amutot Initiative Sponsors Hackathon Competition

Women’s Amutot Initiative Sponsors Hackathon Competition

The Jerusalem College of Technology’s (JCT) Women’s Hackathon, sponsored in part by Federation’s Women’s Amutot Initiative, was a noted success, garnering considerable attention in Jewish media.
Discover Israel With Your Partner During Honeymoon Miami Israel

Discover Israel With Your Partner During Honeymoon Miami Israel

Imagine traveling through Israel with your partner and experiencing ancient Jewish traditions and history together.
Diller Teen Fellows Immerse Themselves in the Negev During Community Week

Diller Teen Fellows Immerse Themselves in the Negev During Community Week

“The time we spent in Yerucham was extremely special and impactful,” cited Miami Diller Teen Fellow Sara Edelstein who, along with 19 others in her cohort, visited the Federation partner city during the Diller Teen Fellowship summer Israel trip, which took place July 2-24.
MBJCC Takes Gold at Maccabi Games

MBJCC Takes Gold at Maccabi Games

Team Miami Beach, representing the Miami Beach Jewish Community Center (MBJCC), a Greater Miami Jewish Federation partner agency, scored a gold medal in soccer at the 2023 JCC Maccabi Games in Israel, which took place July 5-25.
Join a Synagogue in Time to Celebrate 5784

Join a Synagogue in Time to Celebrate 5784

Have you ever considered joining a synagogue? Are you looking for a spiritual connection for the Jewish New Year? There is no better way to experience the richness of the High Holidays than among a congregation of your friends and neighbors.
JFNA Releases Statement on Israeli Judicial Reform Process

JFNA Releases Statement on Israeli Judicial Reform Process

In response to the Knesset’s vote earlier this week on the Reasonableness Law, Jewish Federations of North America issued the following statement.
Tech-Career Honored with Presidential Award for Volunteerism

Tech-Career Honored with Presidential Award for Volunteerism

Federation grant recipient Tech-Career, a technological training center that prepares Ethiopian Israelis for employment in Israel’s burgeoning high tech sector, was honored with Israel’s prestigious 2023 Presidential Award for Volunteerism.
Register Now for Early Childhood Education Programs at Miami’s Three JCCs

Register Now for Early Childhood Education Programs at Miami’s Three JCCs

The beginning of the 2023-2024 school year is only a few weeks away. Have you thought about how your youngest scholars will be spending their days?
Beit Dan JCC Becomes DanLand!

Beit Dan JCC Becomes DanLand!

Move over Disney World — DanLand is here! Volunteers from the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee’s (JDC) volunteer center in Kharkiv, Ukraine, created an amusement park for Beit Dan JCC families.
Elisabeth Frank Creates Endowment Fund to Honor Daughter

Elisabeth Frank Creates Endowment Fund to Honor Daughter

A German citizen, Elisabeth Frank came to New York in 1960 on a two-year contract for an international firm headquartered in Hamburg, and never left.
Federation Is Now Accepting Grant Applications

Federation Is Now Accepting Grant Applications

Federation is now accepting applications for two 2024 grant opportunities: Jewish Incubator Grants and Women’s Impact Initiative Grants. Each has its own criteria: Jewish Incubator Grants support nonprofits that strengthen Miami’s Jewish community through innovative and impactful programs.
CAJE Partners With Yerucham Education Pioneer MindCET to Create the Teacherprenuer Initiative

CAJE Partners With Yerucham Education Pioneer MindCET to Create the Teacherprenuer Initiative

Discovering how technology can inform teaching was a seminal lesson for two staff members from Federation subsidiary the Center for the Advancement of Jewish Education (CAJE), and five day school teachers who spent a week early in July at MindCET in Yerucham as part of the CAJE-MindCET Teacherpreneur Initiative.
Join MJFF for Summer Movies Under the Stars

Join MJFF for Summer Movies Under the Stars

Spend your summer with the Miami Jewish Film Festival (MJFF) at the third annual Summer Movies Under the Stars film series, which brings classics, family favorites and exciting blockbusters to screens across the city every Thursday beginning at 8:30 p.m.
Learn How to Share Your Grandparents’ Holocaust Survivor Story With 3GMiami

Learn How to Share Your Grandparents’ Holocaust Survivor Story With 3GMiami

Federation is proud to support the work of 3GMiami, Descendants of Holocaust Survivors, a new beneficiary of our Annual Greater Miami Jewish Federation/UJA Campaign. The initiative teaches the grandchildren of Survivors (third generation or 3Gs) how to present their grandparents’ testimonies and share how the personal experiences shaped their lives and family history.
JFNA Statement on Bibas Family

JFNA Statement on Bibas Family

Jewish Federations are appalled, outraged and disgusted by Hamas’ cruel and deceitful psychological warfare against the Bibas family, the State of Israel and the Jewish people.

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Super Sunday and Good Deeds Day

Super Sunday and Good Deeds Day

Register for Federation’s largest phonathon of the year and join hundreds of volunteers from across Jewish Miami to raise critical funds for the 2025 Federation Campaign.

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Kindness Day With JVC

Kindness Day With JVC

More than 100 participants came together last weekend for the first annual Kindness Day at the J, a joint program of Federation’s Jewish Volunteer Center (JVC) and Alper JCC Miami.

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Fighting Food Insecurity in Israel

Fighting Food Insecurity in Israel

Through Federation’s sustained support, Leket Israel is making a greater impact on combating food insecurity, following the Knesset’s recent passage of a new law that requires the redistribution of surplus food.

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