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Best Wishes for a Happy Chanukah

Best Wishes for a Happy Chanukah

On behalf of the Officers, Board of Directors and Staff of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation, we wish you a Happy Chanukah! As you celebrate the Festival of Lights, may your home be bright with happiness and love.
Building Relationships With Diplomats From Around the World at the Holocaust Memorial Miami Beach

Building Relationships With Diplomats From Around the World at the Holocaust Memorial Miami Beach

Rabbi Solomon Schiff works to build relationships with local consuls general from different countries by providing insight into the Jewish community.
Program Helps Young Olim Adjust to Life in Israel

Program Helps Young Olim Adjust to Life in Israel

Through Federation overseas partner The Jewish Agency for Israel, immigrants who make aliyah receive support during their transition to life in Israel.
PJ Library Sharing Chanukah With Miami School Children

PJ Library Sharing Chanukah With Miami School Children

PJ Library celebrated Chanukah by sharing the holiday with more than 1,200 children in public and private secular schools across Miami-Dade County.
Give Back by Participating in Jewish Community Volunteer Days

Give Back by Participating in Jewish Community Volunteer Days

Give back this holiday season by participating in Federation Jewish Volunteer Center’s 12th Annual Jewish Community Volunteer Days.
A Statement from the Greater Miami Jewish Federation on the Anti-Semitic Attack in Monsey, New York

A Statement from the Greater Miami Jewish Federation on the Anti-Semitic Attack in Monsey, New York

On behalf of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation Board, Officers and Staff, we voice our outrage at the terrifying December 28 stabbings, being classified as an act of domestic terrorism, at Rabbi Chaim Leibish Rottenberg’s home in Monsey, New York.
A Statement From the Greater Miami Jewish Federation on the Jersey City Shootings

A Statement From the Greater Miami Jewish Federation on the Jersey City Shootings

The Greater Miami Jewish Federation, along with its Jewish Community Relations Council and Rabbinical Association of Greater Miami, joins Jewish communities and all people of good will in expressing our shock and grief at the horrific shootings in Jersey City, N.J. on Tuesday, December 10, 2019.
Support the Jewish Community Before the End of the Year

Support the Jewish Community Before the End of the Year

As 2019 draws to a close, the Greater Miami Jewish Federation is counting on your contribution to help support Jewish needs in Miami, in Israel and in more than 70 countries worldwide.
Mazal Tov to the Miami Jewish Film Festival for Winning a Knight Arts Challenge

Mazal Tov to the Miami Jewish Film Festival for Winning a Knight Arts Challenge

Need-based scholarship applications are now being accepted for Jewish overnight summer camps for 2020 summer sessions. Recognizing that Jewish overnight camp is an important part of strengthening a child’s Jewish identity, Federation is committed to help make this experience more affordable.
Apply for Internships in Israel

Apply for Internships in Israel

Calling all college students: Spend eight weeks on a professional internship while living in Tel Aviv this summer.
Federation Overseas Partners Help Victims of Rocket Attacks

Federation Overseas Partners Help Victims of Rocket Attacks

Earlier in the week, Israel once again found itself under rocket fire from Islamic Jihad in Gaza. Greater Miami Jewish Federation overseas partners immediately sprang into action helping those directly affected by the attacks.
Emergency Hotline Offers Guidance and Support

Emergency Hotline Offers Guidance and Support

Miami’s Jewish community is here to help. If you or someone you know is in need of emergency counseling, financial assistance, food, bereavement support, domestic abuse assistance or help facing other challenges, call 305.576.6550 for guidance and support.
Program in Israel Helps Infants With Disabilities

Program in Israel Helps Infants With Disabilities

Your Federation donation is helping infants with disabilities in Israel. Through a grant to Shalva-The Israel Association for Care and Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities, a group of infants up to 18 months old and their parents are participating in an early intervention program.
Come Together for the Hebraica Maccabi Games

Come Together for the Hebraica Maccabi Games

Join your Jewish community for the 38th Annual Hebraica Maccabi games, taking place now through Sunday, December 1 at the Michael-Ann Russell Jewish Community Center, a Federation partner agency.
Apply for Need-based Scholarships for Jewish Summer Camp

Apply for Need-based Scholarships for Jewish Summer Camp

Need-based scholarship applications are now being accepted for Jewish overnight summer camps for 2020 summer sessions. Recognizing that Jewish overnight camp is an important part of strengthening a child’s Jewish identity, Federation is committed to help make this experience more affordable.
Tax-smart Ways to Maximize Your Charitable Giving

Tax-smart Ways to Maximize Your Charitable Giving

Year-end is a great time to review your tax-planning strategies and how they fit into your philanthropic goals. The Foundation of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation can help you with tax-smart ways to maximize your charitable giving.
Share the Holiday Spirit Through Volunteer Events

Share the Holiday Spirit Through Volunteer Events

Share the holiday spirit with those in need by participating in Federation Jewish Volunteer Center’s 12th Annual Jewish Community Volunteer Days.
Pantry Packers Fight Food Insecurity in Israel

Pantry Packers Fight Food Insecurity in Israel

Your Federation donation is providing hungry families in Israel with food through Colel Chabad, a tzedakah network that helps vulnerable Jews in need, regardless of age, gender, background or degree of religious observance.
Summer Camp Scholarship Applications Now Available

Summer Camp Scholarship Applications Now Available

Need-based scholarship applications are now being accepted for summer 2020 sessions at Jewish overnight summer camps.
Diller Fellows Participate in Shabbaton

Diller Fellows Participate in Shabbaton

Miami Diller Teen Fellows Cohort 7 recently experienced their first Shabbaton, where they explored their Jewish identity, shared commonalities and came together as a group.
Federation Allocates Emergency Grant

Federation Allocates Emergency Grant

The Greater Miami Jewish Federation is helping Israelis affected by the current conflict with Iran with an emergency grant to the Fund for Victims of Terror (FVOT).

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JCRC's Critical Work Makes a Difference

JCRC's Critical Work Makes a Difference

Republican leadership in Miami-Dade moved quickly to engage with Federation’s Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) following local news reports that the secretary of the Miami-Dade County Republican Party engaged in viscerally antisemitic and racist rhetoric in a group chat.

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Ofer Lichtig: Federation on the Ground in Israel

Ofer Lichtig: Federation on the Ground in Israel

“The effectiveness of Federation support in the current war in Israel is actually a product of October 7,” noted Ofer Lichtig, Greater Miami Jewish Federation Representative in Israel.

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Federation Helps Upgrade Yerucham Emergency Operations Center

Federation Helps Upgrade Yerucham Emergency Operations Center

Yerucham’s recently renovated Emergency Operations Center (EOC) is already being put the test as Israelis brace themselves against Iranian missiles, and thanks to Federation funding, our partner city is now better able to monitor and respond to crises.

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