News From the Greater Miami Jewish Federation

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 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.

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.

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 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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.

For parents of children with special needs, the start of the school year can be challenging with new routines and changes.

Mishkan Miami: The Jewish Connection for Spiritual Support is beginning a new cohort of volunteer training to help older adults who are seeking support and companionship.