News From the Greater Miami Jewish Federation

Greater Miami Jewish Federation Women's Philanthropy Campaign Chair Ilene Kossman and Women's Philanthropy Director Ofi Osin-Cohen recently participated in The Jewish Federations of North America's (JFNA) Financial Resource Leadership Mission to Ukraine and Israel.

The Greater Miami Jewish Federation mourns the gruesome murders of Yosef, Chaya and Elad Solomon – slaughtered in their home in Halamish on Shabbat, July 22.

Volunteers and host families are needed for the upcoming 2017 JCC Maccabi Games and ArtsFest in Miami! More than 1,000 volunteers and 1,200 teens will help the Games come alive at the Alper JCC Miami from Sunday, August 6 to Friday, August 11.

Earlier this month, 200 French Jews made aliyah aboard a special flight organized by Federation’s overseas partner The Jewish Agency for Israel. This is the largest aliyah flight from France and anywhere in Europe this summer.

Thanks to your generous donations to the Annual Federation/UJA Campaign, 1,700 Jewish campers from more than 30 countries are enjoying immersive, inspiring Jewish experiences this summer—and every summer—at Camp Szarvas.

Federation, Friends of Israel Scouts and the Michael-Ann Russell Jewish Community Center (MARJCC), came together to form a Miami chapter of Tzofim (Israeli Scouts), which will launch this fall.

In anticipation of a July 13 performance in Miami by Pink Floyd’s co-founder Roger Waters, Federation has published an ad and online resources regarding his vile messages of anti-Semitism, anti-Zionism and hatred.

A group of 41 young adults ages 22-26 recently returned to Miami from a whirlwind Taglit-Birthright Israel trip.The 10-day journey, a gift from the Birthright Israel Foundation and the Greater Miami Jewish Federation, included tours of historic and culturally significant sights, in addition to a number of local Federation-funded programs and agencies.

This week and next, more than 70 campers at Miami’s three Jewish community centers (JCCs) are experiencing a hands-on robotics summer camp, led by the award-winning Israeli Yerucham Science Center.

Thanks to your generosity and commitment, Create a Jewish Legacy (CJL) now counts on $46 million in estimated expected gifts to Miami’s Jewish community.

Are you new to Miami? Enroll in Shalom Miami to participate in local events and get involved with area synagogues, Jewish community centers, Jewish organizations and so much more.

Can you imagine visiting Israel with hundreds of friends and neighbors from your Jewish community? Join the Greater Miami Jewish Federation on the Israel at 70 Mission, April 16-22, 2018, chaired by Barbara Black Goldfarb.

Writing to Miami’s Jewish community from Jerusalem on Tuesday, June 27, 2017, Federation President and CEO describes events immediately following recent actions by the Government of Israel regarding the Kotel (Western Wall) and Jewish conversion.

More than 30 percent of Jewish households in Miami with people age 75 or older require help with in-home healthcare, senior transportation, meal delivery services and more.

Engaging the next generation of Jews is more important than ever, and is a priority of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation, along with our partner agencies like the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC).

Thanks to your generous donations to the Annual Campaign, Federation is able to continue its support of Beit Issie Shapiro (BIS), an Israeli nonprofit organization focused on the needs of children with disabilities and their families.

Are YOU going?! Nearly 600 members of your Jewish community have already registered for Federation’s upcoming Israel at 70 Mission, April 16-22, 2018.

Hurricane season is here, and Federation’s Jewish Volunteer Center is seeking compassionate, helpful people to join the 2017 Jewish Volunteer Emergency Response Team (JVERT) and assist our community in case of a disaster.