News From the Greater Miami Jewish Federation

Mark your calendar for Federation’s 79th Annual Meeting on Wednesday, June 7 at Jungle Island. The community will gather to welcome and install the 2017-2018 Federation Officers and Board of Directors.

Federation is helping make Israel's Negev region of Israel a more fulfilling place to live for current and future residents.

Next week, Israel will mark Yom Ha’Zikaron (Memorial Day) on Monday, May 1, and Yom Ha’Atzmaut (Independence Day) on Tuesday, May 2.

Federation and our overseas partner, the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC), funded by the Annual/UJA Campaign, are focusing on the needs of parents of babies and young children in Israel.

Now that Passover has ended, make “Next year in Jerusalem” a reality! Join Federation, your friends, family and Jewish community April 16-22, 2018 for the trip of a lifetime to celebrate Israel’s 70 birthday.

Are you new to Miami and searching for a way to connect to your Jewish community? Look no further! Shalom Miami, a Federation program focused on welcoming new residents to Miami-Dade County, wants to help you settle into your new home.

The ties between Jewish teens in Miami and Yerucham were strengthened when the Yerucham Diller Teen Fellows spent a week exploring the Jewish community with their Miami counterparts.

Twenty-eight legal professionals from Miami’s Jewish community recently spent a week in Israel with the Attorneys’ Division of Federation.

Due to expected inclement weather, the location for Holocaust Remembrance Day and Interfaith Community Gathering this Sunday, April 23 has been changed to Temple Beth Sholom, 4144 Chase Avenue, Miami Beach.

Calling all young adults! Do you know what you’re doing this summer? How about a free trip to Israel with Taglit-Birthright Israel and Israel Outdoors?

With support from the Annual Federation/UJA Campaign, Jewish Educational Loan Fund (JELF) is now accepting applications for interest-free loans for higher education for Jewish students in the Miami-Dade County area.

Stand strong against anti-Semitism. Stand strong against hate. Never again. Join the Greater Miami Jewish Federation on Sunday, April 23 for an Interfaith Community Gathering at the Holocaust Memorial Miami Beach.

Join the Greater Miami Jewish Federation on April 23 – Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day – at the Temple Beth Sholom, 4144 Chase Avenue, Miami Beach, to pay tribute to the six million Jews who died in the Holocaust and honor those who survived.

Prior to Passover this month, Jews in the former Soviet Union received more than 50,000 boxes of matzah, thanks to your donations to the Annual Federation/UJA Campaign.

Join the Holocaust Memorial Miami Beach for Holocaust Education Week from Sunday, January 28 to Friday, February 2. The events will shine a light on the heroism of our survivors and will honor the memory of those murdered. Click here for details on the week’s programming and to RSVP.

How do YOU say Yerucham?! Although Miami’s Jewish community has partnered with the Israeli desert city of Yerucham since 2007, the correct pronunciation of the city’s name remains a mystery to many Miamians.

Federation's new program, Elevate South Dade Emerging Leaders, is helping the next generation of Jewish leaders and activists find their voice in the South Dade community.