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Help Our Community Prepare for Hurricane Season

Help Our Community Prepare for Hurricane Season

June 1 marked the start of hurricane season and Federation’s Jewish Volunteer Center (JVC) is here to help in case a storm threatens.
Watch Now: Five Minutes to Five Fight Antisemitism

Watch Now: Five Minutes to Five Fight Antisemitism

Please take five minutes to watch and share these important messages from last week’s Greater Miami Jewish Federation Interfaith Rally Against Anti-Semitism
High School Students Can Give Back This Summer

High School Students Can Give Back This Summer

Do you know any high school students looking for a meaningful way to give back to the community this summer? Federation’s Jewish Volunteer Center (JVC) has opportunities for them!
Hear From Ori Gershoni: Masa Gap Year Participant

Hear From Ori Gershoni: Masa Gap Year Participant

Ori Gershoni’s year in Israel with Masa has been one to remember.
Hundreds Gather in at Interfaith Rally in Miami Beach to Decry Anti-Semitism

Hundreds Gather in at Interfaith Rally in Miami Beach to Decry Anti-Semitism

No Hate. No Fear. Hundreds of members of our community united yesterday at the Holocaust Memorial Miami Beach for the Greater Miami Jewish Federation Interfaith Rally Against Anti-Semitism.
Ministering to the Elderly Explores How to Grow Through the Aging Process

Ministering to the Elderly Explores How to Grow Through the Aging Process

Register now for the 25th Annual Ministering to the Elderly Conference on Monday, June 7 at 9 a.m.-12:45 p.m.
Women’s Philanthropy Gets Creative With Annual Meeting and Installation

Women’s Philanthropy Gets Creative With Annual Meeting and Installation

It was a creative and meaningful Women’s Philanthropy Annual Meeting and Installation that wrapped up a challenging and productive year.
Love Your Job by Working at a Jewish Summer Camp

Love Your Job by Working at a Jewish Summer Camp

After a year of isolation, working as a counselor at a Jewish summer camp is the perfect way to engage, build leadership skills, gain experience and have fun.
Elected Officials Come Together to Stand Against Anti-Semitism and Support Israel

Elected Officials Come Together to Stand Against Anti-Semitism and Support Israel

More than 1,200 people in our community logged on to Wednesday’s Urgent Town Hall Briefing on Anti-Semitism and Israel organized by Federation and our three South Florida Jewish federations — Broward County, South Palm Beach County and Palm Beach County.
Keeping Jewish Communities Safe and Secure

Keeping Jewish Communities Safe and Secure

Against the backdrop of intensifying anti-Semitism, Federation is helping to protect Jewish institutions now and always.
JCRC Provides Resources on Anti-Semitism

JCRC Provides Resources on Anti-Semitism

A Jewish family harassed in Bal Harbour. Anti-Semitic slurs in Hallandale Beach.
Come Together and Stand Against Anti-Semitism

Come Together and Stand Against Anti-Semitism

No hate. No fear. Stand together with the Jewish community at an in-person Interfaith Rally Against Anti-Semitism on Thursday, June 3 at 6 p.m. at the Holocaust Memorial Miami Beach, 1933-1945 Meridian Avenue.
The Greater Miami Jewish Federation and JCRC Welcome Israeli-Palestinian Ceasefire, Aspire for Peaceful Coexistence

The Greater Miami Jewish Federation and JCRC Welcome Israeli-Palestinian Ceasefire, Aspire for Peaceful Coexistence

The Greater Miami Jewish Federation and its Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) welcome the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, Islamic Jihad and other terrorist groups.
Residents of Yerucham Open Their Hearts During the Crisis

Residents of Yerucham Open Their Hearts During the Crisis

During the recent violence and terror in Israel, residents of Federation’s partner city Yerucham have displayed kindness and generosity.
Federation Continues to Help Olim During Recent Rocket Attacks

Federation Continues to Help Olim During Recent Rocket Attacks

In ordinary and extraordinary times, your support of Federation helps our overseas partner, The Jewish Agency for Israel, care for olim (immigrants) in absorption centers throughout the country.
On the Ground Responding to the Crisis

On the Ground Responding to the Crisis

Yesterday, Federation approved an emergency $100,000 allocation by The Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA) to help Israel respond to the tragic loss of life and widespread safety concerns caused by two weeks of rocket attacks and civil unrest.

Federation Overseas Partners Helping on the Ground in Israel

With air raid sirens blaring incessantly in Israel as thousands of rockets from the Gaza Strip continue to target civilians, the Greater Miami Jewish Federation’s longstanding overseas partners, The Jewish Agency for Israel, the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee and the Israel Trauma Coalition, activated immediately to provide assistance throughout the country.
Jewish Miami Offers Kever Avot

Jewish Miami Offers Kever Avot

Offered at a variety of cemeteries and virtually on Zoom, participants will join together in memory and prayer and light a yahrzeit candle for those who brought light into this world. Following the short program, you can visit the graves of loved ones with relevant materials provided.

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Limited Number of High Holidays Services Seats Available

Limited Number of High Holidays Services Seats Available

The Greater Miami Jewish Federation and the Rabbinical Association of Greater Miami are once again partnering with local synagogues to make High Holiday services accessible to all.

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All Are Welcome to Worship in Jewish Miami

All Are Welcome to Worship in Jewish Miami

As we approach the High Holidays, it’s important to remember that all people — those with disabilities and those without — want to participate in community prayer. That is why Federation’s Miami Jewish Abilities Alliance (MJAA) is sharing valuable resources to elevate worship and celebrate Judaism.

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Women’s Philanthropy Installs New Board

Women’s Philanthropy Installs New Board

Hundreds of people from across Jewish Miami gathered recently at the Miami Beach Botanical Gardens to thank the outgoing Federation Women’s Philanthropy Board of Directors for their outstanding service and to install new leadership for the coming year.

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