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Join Us to Celebrate Individuals With Differing Abilities

Come together virtually to honor the accomplishments of people with differing abilities and celebrate National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM).

Federation Partner Agencies Shine During Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Sharsharet and Yodeah — two nonprofits whose work is centered around breast cancer screenings, support, education and awareness of the heightened risk for hereditary genetic mutations faced by Jewish women and men — are making sure Breast Cancer Awareness month does not go unnoticed.

Young Lion of Judah Program Offers Volunteer Opportunities

Students becoming a Bar or Bat Mitzvah before October 2022 have the unique and memorable opportunity to share their occasion with a Holocaust Survivor.

JCRC Marches in Pride Parade

Federation’s Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) joined the Consul General of Israel in Miami and other members of the Jewish community for the Miami Beach Pride Parade celebrating diversity and inclusion.

Young Adults Helping Vulnerable People in Ghana

With the help of your donation to the Greater Miami Jewish Federation Annual/UJA Campaign, young adult volunteers are practicing tikkun olam (repairing the world) in Winniba, Ghana.

Applications Are Now Open for the Leo Martin March of the Living

Applications are now open for Miami's Leo Martin March of the Living (MOTL) program. While the evolving public health guidelines may affect certain aspects of the program including the possibility of travel, the impactful six-month educational experience may still include a journey to Poland and Israel to visit important sites of Jewish life and history.

Advocacy Efforts Support the Iron Dome Missile Defense System

The Greater Miami Jewish Federation and its Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) commend the bipartisan Miami-Dade Congressional Delegation for unanimously supporting $1 billion to fund Israel’s Iron Dome missile defense system in a vote in the US House of Representatives yesterday.

Federation Organizes Free Kosher Food Distribution Drive-Thru

For more than a year, thousands of community members experiencing food insecurity as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic have been relying on Federation’s Free Kosher Food Distribution Drive-Thrus to help them fill their fridge and pantry.

Join An Important Global Jewish Conversation at the GA

Join leaders from the worldwide Jewish community for a virtual global conversation that will set the course for the year ahead at The Jewish Federations of North America General Assembly (GA) on Sunday, October 3 at 2 p.m.

Register for Adult Education Classes Through Melton and More

Are you looking for a way to nourish your mind and your soul? The Center for the Advancement of Jewish Education (CAJE), a Federation subsidiary, is offering a wide selection of courses for adults for the fall semester of Melton & More.

Federation Partners With Ayiti to Bring Help to Haiti

Generous donations to Federation’s Earthquake Relief Fund, established immediately following the disaster in Haiti, have allowed us to partner with Ayiti Community Trust (ACT), a North Miami nonprofit organization directly helping those most affected in the island nation.

Join the Global Jewish Community for the General Assembly

What’s next? This powerful question will be explored as the global Jewish community gathers virtually for this year’s Jewish Federations of North America General Assembly (GA) on Sunday, October 3 at 2 p.m.

JELF Offers Interest-free Loan for Jewish Students Pursuing Higher Education

Do you need help paying for college? JELF (Jewish Educational Loan Fund), a Federation partner agency, is now accepting applications for interest-free loans for Jewish students pursuing higher education, including graduate, vocational or technical school.

Saul Schottenstein Foundation Helps Families Celebrate the High Holidays

Myra’s famous holiday dessert, fondly referred to as Bubbie’s Spongecake, may not have made it to the table this year without the help of The Saul Schottenstein Foundation.

PJ Library Celebrates 5782

PJ Library welcomed 5782 with a special virtual program in partnership with Maker Monkey Workshop and the Miami Children’s Museum.

Federation Helps Secure Over $2.6 Million in Security Grants

This past year, Federation’s Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) and the Office of Community Security (OCS) helped Miami’s Jewish institutions receive 19 grants totaling nearly $2.7 million from the federal Nonprofit Security Grant Program.

Scholarships Help Children Experience Jewish Summer Camp

Making friendship bracelets, enjoying cookouts, canoeing in the lake, laughing with pals, celebrating Shabbat under the stars…

Interest-Free Loans Can Help You

If you are in need of financial help, the Hebrew Free Loan Association of Miami, (HFLA) a program of Federation, can help.

Program Teaches Miami Marlins Staff About Antisemitism

With this week’s release of the annual FBI Hate Crime Statistics Act Report, which showed that reported hate crimes targeting the Jewish community made up nearly 60 percent of all religiously motivated hate crimes, we know education is an increasingly important tool to combat hate.

Connect With Your Community During High Holiday Worship Services — Virtually or In-Person

Are you looking for a way to connect with your community during the High Holidays? Federation’s High Holiday Welcome Program 5782/2021 can help.
Miami Jewish Community Study

Miami Jewish Community Study

In order to better understand the demographics and needs of Miami’s Jewish population, the Greater Miami Jewish Federation has launched its “Miami Jewish Community Study.”

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Mental Health After 10/7

Mental Health After 10/7

Through donations to the Annual Greater Miami Jewish Federation/UJA Campaign and the Israel Emergency Fund, individuals coping with the gravity of October 7 are receiving support to begin the long healing journey ahead.

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Make Your Federation Donation Tax-Deductible

Make Your Federation Donation Tax-Deductible

Nancy and Norman Lipoff pay their Annual Federation/UJA Campaign contributions through an IRA Charitable Rollover.

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Join Your Community for Matzah Mitzvah


Join Your Community for Matzah Mitzvah


Help share the joy of Passover with Holocaust Survivors and other older adults in our community by participating in Matzah Mitzvah on Sunday, April 7 at 9 a.m.

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