News From the Greater Miami Jewish Federation

Federation Jewish Volunteer Center is partnering with the Dave and Mary Alper Jewish Community Center Camp J to help campers incorporate the spirit of service into their summer.

It's lights, camera, action for a select group of Jewish students from Israel and Europe at Federation overseas partner World ORT Digital Skills Academy in Bulgaria.

When someone passes away and loved ones lack the means to provide a proper Jewish burial, Federation can help.

When someone passes away and loved ones lack the means to provide a proper Jewish burial, Federation can help.

Mazal Tov to the recipients of Sylvia Tuman Scholarships, administered by The Foundation of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation.

Students from two Miami-Dade Hillels — Hillel at FIU and University of Miami Hillel — recently participated in Taglit-Birthright Israel and visited Miami’s partneship city of Yerucham.

Children with special needs are looking forward to having fun this summer during Friendship Circle Camp, from June 11-21 at the Galbut Family Miami Beach Jewish Community Center (JCC) Simkins Family Campus.

School is out for the summer, but learning can continue when you sign up for PJ Library. The global Jewish literacy program delivers free, Jewish-themed children’s books and music for kids ages six months to 11 years old.

Do you know a Jewish college-bound freshman? Tell them about JCollege Bound and help ease their transition from high school to college.

Children with disabilities who visit the Miami Children’s Museum can enjoy a special multi-sensory environment, thanks to a collaboration between the museum and Israel’s Beit Issie Shapiro (BIS), a nonprofit focused on special needs children and their families.

Miami-Dade college students are strengthening their personal connection to Israel while building their resumes through Onward Israel, a program supported by the Greater Miami Jewish Federation and our overseas partner agency The Jewish Agency for Israel.

It's lights, camera, action for a select group of Jewish students from Israel and Europe at Federation overseas partner World ORT Digital Skills Academy in Bulgaria.

Those living in Miami-Dade County can sign up to be connected to one of our Welcome Ambassadors and receive a free gift.

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Tomorrow marks the first day of Hurricane Season. Do you want to lend a hand to others? Greater Miami Jewish Federation Jewish Volunteer Center is seeking compassionate, helpful people to join the 2019 Jewish Volunteer Emergency Response Team (JVERT) to assist our community in case of a disaster.

Federation overseas partner, the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, (JDC) is helping revitalize Jewish life in Moldova through a recent program called TOM Makeathon.

With the start of summer, many children and teenagers are eagerly anticipating the excitement of camp. For more than 1,500 Jewish campers, that means experiencing Camp Szarvas in rural Hungary.

Jewish couples considering parenthood are learning about their risk for carrying Jewish genetic diseases, thanks to the efforts of Federation Women’s Impact Initiative grant recipient The Victor Center for the Prevention of Jewish Genetic Disease at Nicklaus Children’s Hospital of Miami.