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Commemorate Kristallnacht With Jewish Miami

Commemorate Kristallnacht With Jewish Miami

Join Miami’s Jewish community next Sunday, November 9 at Temple Beth Sholom to commemorate Kristallnacht, the Night of Broken Glass. Beginning at 6 p.m., the program will be led by the Holocaust Memorial Miami Beach, a Committee of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation, in partnership with other nonprofit and civic organizations.
Stepping Up for SNAP: Federation Supports Local SNAP Clients as They Lose Benefits

Stepping Up for SNAP: Federation Supports Local SNAP Clients as They Lose Benefits

As SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) benefits come to an end for millions of families across the country tomorrow, Federation has made emergency grants to help vulnerable Jewish Miami residents make ends meets and ensure they have food for themselves and their families.
JCS Shalom Bayit Helps Survivors of Domestic Abuse

JCS Shalom Bayit Helps Survivors of Domestic Abuse

As we close out October — Domestic Violence Awareness Month — Federation wants to remind our community about Shalom Bayit (Peace in the Home), the domestic abuse assistance program. Serving hundreds of individuals and families across Miami-Dade County since its inception in 2006, Shalom Bayit was created by our social services partner, Jewish Community Services of South Florida (JCS).
Federation’s Hebrew Free Loan Association Helps Break the Cycle of High-Interest Debt

Federation’s Hebrew Free Loan Association Helps Break the Cycle of High-Interest Debt

Federation’s Hebrew Free Loan Association (HFLA) is launching a new initiative to help Jewish individuals and families burdened by high-interest debt. Through interest-free loans of up to $18,000, the new Phoenix Debt Relief Fund offers a compassionate and practical path to financial stability for Jewish Miami-Dade County residents.
Help Victims of Hurricane Melissa

Help Victims of Hurricane Melissa

Be part of Jewish Miami’s response to help victims of Hurricane Melissa. As the most powerful hurricane ever to strike Jamaica, Hurricane Melissa barreled into the small island country on Tuesday, October 28 as a devastating Category 5 storm, causing widespread damage and destruction.
Commemorate Kristallnacht With Jewish Miami

Commemorate Kristallnacht With Jewish Miami

Join Miami’s Jewish community Sunday, November 9 at Temple Beth Sholom to commemorate Kristallnacht, the Night of Broken Glass. Beginning at 6 p.m., the program will be led by the Holocaust Memorial Miami Beach, a Committee of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation, in partnership with other nonprofit and civic organizations.
Supporting Breast Health in October — and Always

Supporting Breast Health in October — and Always

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, but Federation works year-round to promote awareness of breast cancer risks in our Jewish community. Federation-supported nonprofits Sharsheret and Yodeah provide lifesaving education and access to breast cancer screening for Jewish women.
Federation Supports IDF Reservist Families Through the Reservists’ Wives Forum

Federation Supports IDF Reservist Families Through the Reservists’ Wives Forum

While we welcome the ceasefire and pray it holds, Federation continues to assist IDF reservists and their families through the Reservists’ Wives Forum. Founded in 2023 by partners of reservists, the nonprofit represents 100,000 reservist families facing employment and mental health challenges.
Israel’s Bereaved Families Transform Grief Into Social Good

Israel’s Bereaved Families Transform Grief Into Social Good

Through the new initiative Shikma, Federation is helping bereaved families of Israel’s fallen transform grief into good works that honor their loved ones and provide innovative solutions to Israel’s social challenges.
Federation Prioritizes Mental Health and Resiliency Work

Federation Prioritizes Mental Health and Resiliency Work

As we watch the released living hostages take their first delicate steps back into the loving arms of their families and Israeli society, the work of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation and our partners remains critical, as does our resolve to support them.
Adriana Halac Is Providing for the Future by Leaving a Legacy

Adriana Halac Is Providing for the Future by Leaving a Legacy

Raised in Argentina, Adriana Halac has always been deeply connected to Jewish life, a passion that grew even more after she moved to Miami. Now through Federation, she’s providing for the next generation.
Nominate an Outstanding Teen for the 2026 Diller Teen Tikkun Olam Award


Nominate an Outstanding Teen for the 2026 Diller Teen Tikkun Olam Award


Do you know an extraordinary Jewish teen who is a true changemaker? Each year, the Helen Diller Family Foundation awards 15 Jewish teens with $36,000 in recognition of their exceptional leadership and engagement in service projects that embody the value of tikkun olam (repairing the world).
Two Israeli Communities Come Together Through Federation

Two Israeli Communities Come Together Through Federation

Demonstrating the power of connection, Federation’s longtime partner city Yerucham recently hosted leaders from Kibbutz Or HaNer, a community on the Gaza border that was devastated by Hamas’ brutal attacks on October 7.
Celebrate Your Judaism With PJ Library’s Free Monthly Children’s Book

Celebrate Your Judaism With PJ Library’s Free Monthly Children’s Book

Did you know that your child can receive a free book every month in the mail through PJ Library? With a no-cost subscription, children from birth to eight years old receive storybooks and activities that spark conversations around the diversity of the Jewish experience and inspire the whole family to celebrate what they love about their Judaism.
Jewish Federations rejoice as 20 living hostages return home to Israel.

Jewish Federations rejoice as 20 living hostages return home to Israel.

Jewish Federations rejoice as 20 living hostages return home to Israel.
Greater Miami Jewish Federation, its JCRC and the Rabbinical Association of Greater Miami Welcome the Ceasefire Agreement Between Israel and Hamas

Greater Miami Jewish Federation, its JCRC and the Rabbinical Association of Greater Miami Welcome the Ceasefire Agreement Between Israel and Hamas

Greater Miami Jewish Federation, its JCRC and the Rabbinical Association of Greater Miami welcome the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas
Celebrating 60 Years of Catholic-Jewish Relations in America

Celebrating 60 Years of Catholic-Jewish Relations in America

Federation and our Jewish Community Relations Council are proud to partner with AJC to mark the 60th anniversary of Nostra Aetate, the historic declaration of the Second Vatican Council that transformed Catholic-Jewish relations worldwide.
Greater Miami Jewish Federation, its JCRC and the Rabbinical Association of Greater Miami Welcome the Ceasefire Agreement Between Israel and Hamas

Greater Miami Jewish Federation, its JCRC and the Rabbinical Association of Greater Miami Welcome the Ceasefire Agreement Between Israel and Hamas

With tremendous joy and relief, the Greater Miami Jewish Federation, our Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) and the Rabbinical Association of Greater Miami (RAGM) welcome the announcement that Israel and Hamas have agreed to a ceasefire in Gaza that, if goes as planned, will result in the release of all remaining hostages in the coming days.
Join Jewish Miami for the 17th Annual Everything but the Turkey

Join Jewish Miami for the 17th Annual Everything but the Turkey

Give back this Thanksgiving holiday by participating in the 17th Annual Everything but the Turkey, hosted by Federation’s Jewish Volunteer Center in Miami Beach on Sunday, November 16 at 2 p.m. and in South Dade on Thursday, November 20 at 6 p.m.
Federation Helps Fight Food Insecurity in Israel

Federation Helps Fight Food Insecurity in Israel

As rising numbers of Israelis are facing food insecurity, Federation has allocated funding for vulnerable individuals and families. Grants are helping distribute food and hygiene packages to evacuated families who have recently returned home; provide a hearty breakfast to at-risk students before class begins at the Mofet School in Jerusalem, deliver food parcels twice a month to elderly residents in Jaffa, Tel Aviv and Bat Yam (along with complementary social and emotional support through volunteer and social worker visits) and support nonprofits specializing in food rescue and redistribution.
Holocaust Memorial Miami Beach New Education Center Grand Opening

Holocaust Memorial Miami Beach New Education Center Grand Opening

The Holocaust Memorial Miami Beach brings Holocaust education into the 21st century with the opening of its state-of-the-art Education Center.

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Celebrating Passover While Facing Food Insecurity

Celebrating Passover While Facing Food Insecurity

As the war with Iran continues to disrupt daily life across Israel, Federation and our longtime partner, Leket Israel, are working to ensure that no Israeli is left without food, especially at Passover.

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Schottenstein’s Legacy Lives On

Schottenstein’s Legacy Lives On

Clients of Jewish Community Services Kosher Food Bank received some extra help ahead of Passover, thanks to the ongoing generosity of the Saul Schottenstein Foundation.

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Helping Israelis Under Fire

Helping Israelis Under Fire

As the missile attacks in Israel continue, Federation partners have expanded their emergency operations to help hard-hit cities like Dimona and Arad.

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