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The Masa Israel Teaching Fellows Program is a Life-Changing Experience

The Masa Israel Teaching Fellows Program is a Life-Changing Experience

The Masa Israel Teaching Fellows Program, supported by your donations to the Annual Federation/UJA Campaign, is making history by embracing diversity, inclusion and tolerance.
Interest-Free College Financial Aid Available

Interest-Free College Financial Aid Available

Join the Federation Attorneys’ Division at the 35th Annual Judicial Reception on Monday, April 1, at 5:30 p.m. at the Hilton Miami Downtown. The popular networking event, chaired by Etan Mark and Joseph H. Serota, will recognize two outstanding members of the legal community.
Volunteer at Super Sunday and Make a Difference in Your Community

Volunteer at Super Sunday and Make a Difference in Your Community

Bring your phone, your costume and your good will to make a difference in the Jewish community as part of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation Super Sunday Purim Phonathon and Good Deeds Day on Sunday, March 17 at 10 a.m. at Federation Headquarters.
Join Federation Attorneys’ Division at the 35th Annual Judicial Reception

Join Federation Attorneys’ Division at the 35th Annual Judicial Reception

Join the Federation Attorneys’ Division at the 35th Annual Judicial Reception on Monday, April 1, at 5:30 p.m. at the Hilton Miami Downtown. The popular networking event, chaired by Etan Mark and Joseph H. Serota, will recognize two outstanding members of the legal community.
College and Graduate School Scholarships Available for Jewish Students

College and Graduate School Scholarships Available for Jewish Students

The Sylvia Tuman Scholarship Program is now accepting applications from Jewish undergraduate or graduate students in need of financial assistance.
JWorks Helps New Latin Residents

JWorks Helps New Latin Residents

Calling all medical professionals: Don’t miss your chance to visit Israel with Federation! Registration is now open for the Medical Mission to Israel taking place October 28-November 3, 2019.
Volunteer at Super Sunday and Make a Difference in Your Community

Volunteer at Super Sunday and Make a Difference in Your Community

Join your community for Super Sunday and Good Deeds Day on Sunday, March 17 at 10 a.m. at the Greater Miami Jewish Federation headquarters.
Campus Israel Fellows Bring Israel to College Campuses

Campus Israel Fellows Bring Israel to College Campuses

When Valentina Homenko began her Israel Fellowship at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, she focused on educating the student body.
Join Federation Attorneys’ Division at the 35th Annual Judicial Reception

Join Federation Attorneys’ Division at the 35th Annual Judicial Reception

The Honorable Kevin Emas and The Honorable Lisa S. Walsh will be recognized at Federation Attorneys’ Division 35th Annual Judicial Reception on Monday, April 1, at 5:30 p.m. at the Hilton Miami Downtown.
Statement from the Greater Miami Jewish Federation Decrying Assault of Buenos Aires Chief Rabbi Gabriel Davidovich

Statement from the Greater Miami Jewish Federation Decrying Assault of Buenos Aires Chief Rabbi Gabriel Davidovich

The Greater Miami Jewish Federation, along with its Jewish Community Relations Council and The Rabbinical Association of Greater Miami, joins Jewish communities worldwide and all people of good will in expressing outrage at last night’s brutal assault in Buenos Aires on Chief Rabbi Gabriel Davidovich and his wife.
Gift of Israel Savings Program Helps Make Trip to Israel Possible

Gift of Israel Savings Program Helps Make Trip to Israel Possible

In an effort to give every young adult the opportunity to experience the wonders of Israel, Federation partners with local synagogues to fund the Gift of Israel Savings Program.
Hillel Database Makes Scholarship Information Easily Accessible

Hillel Database Makes Scholarship Information Easily Accessible

Hillel International has launched an online portal to help students and parents discover more than 500 scholarships for Jewish students.
Volunteer at Super Sunday’s Purim Phonathon and Good Deeds Day

Volunteer at Super Sunday’s Purim Phonathon and Good Deeds Day

Bring your phone, your costume and your good will to make a difference in the Jewish community as part of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation Super Sunday Purim Phonathon and Good Deeds Day.
Don’t Miss Your Chance to Visit Israel with Federation!

Don’t Miss Your Chance to Visit Israel with Federation!

Calling all medical professionals: Don’t miss your chance to visit Israel with Federation! Registration is now open for the Medical Mission to Israel taking place October 28-November 3, 2019.
Ambassador Nikki Haley Honored at The Main Event

Ambassador Nikki Haley Honored at The Main Event

The Greater Miami Jewish Federation honored Ambassador Nikki Haley at The Main Event with the 2019 Friend of Israel Humanitarian Award for her leadership and lifetime of support and friendship to the State of Israel and the Jewish people.
Federation Receives $200,000 Grant to Care for Holocaust Survivors

Federation Receives $200,000 Grant to Care for Holocaust Survivors

Federation has received a $200,000 grant from The Jewish Federations of North America to care for Holocaust survivors.
Taglit-Birthright Offers a Free Opportunity to Visit Israel

Taglit-Birthright Offers a Free Opportunity to Visit Israel

Are you looking for a free, once-in-a-lifetime Israel experience? This June 12-24, young adults ages 27-32 can take part in Taglit-Birthright by joining the Miami Community Birthright trip.
JCRC Advocates Against BDS

JCRC Advocates Against BDS

Through its anti-BDS (boycott, divestment and sanctions) advocacy, the Greater Miami Jewish Federation Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) helped Florida take a stand against Airbnb's anti-Semitic policies.
Center for Women’s Justice Is Life-Changing for Israeli Women

Center for Women’s Justice Is Life-Changing for Israeli Women

Since 2003, the Women’s Amutot Initiative has allocated funds from the Annual Federation/UJA campaign to organizations in Israel that help improve the lives of Israeli women.
Families in Israel Struggling with Poverty Find Help

Families in Israel Struggling with Poverty Find Help

Israeli families are able to improve their standard of living with the help of your donation to the Annual Federation/UJA Campaign.
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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