News From the Greater Miami Jewish Federation

Women from all across Miami’s Jewish community came together this past Tuesday at the Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU to thank the outgoing Executive Board of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation Women’s Philanthropy and to welcome the new leadership for 2023-2024.

Home at last! Earlier this week, Israel welcomed the latest flight of Ethiopian olim (immigrants) as part of the continuing Operation Zur Israel.

Federation and the Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA) stand with Evan Gershkovich, and you can, too. In March 2023, The Wall Street Journal’s (WSJ) Evan Gershkovich was arrested by Russian authorities on false charges of espionage.

The Greater Miami Jewish Federation, its Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) and the Rabbinical Association of Greater Miami (RAGM) are outraged that the Reawaken America Tour will be in Miami-Dade County this Friday and Saturday. By hosting the conference, the Trump National Doral Miami is providing space for extremists to spread hate. We call upon them to cancel their contract with event organizers.

Join our Jewish community on Wednesday, May 24 at 11:30 a.m. for the Greater Miami Jewish Federation 85th Annual Meeting at the Jungle Island Ballroom in Miami.

Since May 10, the Palestinian Islamic Jihad has launched nearly 1,000 rockets from Gaza into Israeli civilian communities, the majority of which were directed at populated cities in the country’s south, including the cities of Ashkelon, Ashdod and Sderot.

Join the Greater Miami Jewish Federation 85th Annual Meeting on Wednesday, May 24 at the Jungle Island Ballroom at 11:30 a.m. Chaired by Silvia and Miguel Assor, the luncheon and program will install the 2023-2024 Board of Directors, Trustees, Leadership Council and Council of Jewish Organizations.

Immediately following the Israel 75 Miami Mega Mission, a group of women from Miami embarked on a special mission of their own: the Women’s Amutot Initiative Committee Israel Study Trip.

Earlier this week, Federation’s Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC), in partnership with the Combating Antisemitism Movement, joined AJC and Hadassah as the Miami-Dade County Commission proclaimed May to be Jewish American Heritage Month (JAHM).

Save the date for the 27th Annual Ministering to the Elderly Conference, themed this year, “Mindfully Navigating the Caregiving Journey: Caring for Others as We Care for Ourselves.”

Join the Greater Miami Jewish Federation 85th Annual Meeting on Wednesday, May 24 at the Jungle Island Ballroom at 11:30 a.m. Chaired by Silvia and Miguel Assor, the luncheon and program will install the 2023-2024 Board of Directors, Trustees, Leadership Council and Council of Jewish Organizations.

Prior to the week-long Israel 75 Miami Mega Mission, which concluded yesterday, members of the Miami-Yerucham Partnership Committee visited Federation partner city Yerucham to explore current and future collaborations between the two communities.

Jewish undergraduate and graduate students in need of financial assistance can receive help through the Sylvia Tuman Scholarship Program.

The words of Theodor Herzl, “If you will it, it is no dream,” came to life during the much-awaited Greater Miami Jewish Federation Israel 75 Miami Mega Mission, which ended yesterday.

Federation initiative BeWell Miami is offering two unique parent workshops during Mental Health Awareness month, recognized annually during the month of May, to spread awareness and create conversations around this critical topic.

Celebrate Israel 75 in Miami! A number of Federation partners are commemorating the 75th anniversary of the founding of the State of Israel with celebrations across Miami-Dade County.

Prior to the start of the Israel 75 Miami Mega Mission, nearly 200 Miamians traveled to Poland to explore life before, during and after World War II and to bear witness to the atrocities of the Holocaust.

Come together as a community on Sunday, April 16 at 6 p.m. for a Yom HaShoah observance program at the Holocaust Memorial Miami Beach.