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Oct 4, 2023

JVC Launches New Teen Service Initiative

A new teen service initiative by Federation’s Jewish Volunteer Center (JVC) will provide students with a wealth of volunteer opportunities during school holidays and Spring Break for 2023-2024. The first of five single-day events is on Friday, October 27, a teacher workday for Miami-Dade County public schools, at Global Empowerment Mission (GEM), where volunteers will assist in disaster relief activities to accrue three service hours. Other service days will bring students to lend a hand at the Salvation Army, Lighthouse for the Blind, En Familia and the Miami Diaper Bank. “It’s about so much more than earning service hours,” said Jennifer Clarin, JVC Teen Leadership Chair. “It’s an opportunity to contribute to the greater community and learn firsthand about giving back.” In addition to these individual service days, JVC is also offering Alternative Spring Break, March 25-29, when participants can earn up to 20 service hours. Registration is required for all service days and space is limited. For more information, contact JVC Director Lori Tabachnikoff at [email protected] or 786.866.8380.

High Holiday Welcome Program Now Open

High Holiday Welcome Program Now Open

As a service to our community, Federation and the Rabbinical Association of Greater Miami, along with many local synagogues, are making the High Holiday Welcome Program available to unaffiliated individuals in Miami-Dade County so everyone can experience the richness of these special days.

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Surfside Hero, Col. Golan Vach, Injured in Gaza

Surfside Hero, Col. Golan Vach, Injured in Gaza

Federation and Jewish Miami are sending blessings of refuah shlemah (get well wishes) to local hero Col. (res.) Golan Vach who was recently injured in a tunnel collapse in Gaza as he was preparing it for demolition.

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Supporting Israel’s Displaced Children

Supporting Israel’s Displaced Children

Supported by Federation and our partners and developed by Habaita (Homeward), the six-week program for fourth- through 12th-grade students welcomed students from the western Negev, allowing them to reconnect with their schoolmates and teachers, engage in both studies and recreation — and just be kids again!

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Sunset Over Miami Is September 25

Sunset Over Miami Is September 25

Presented by the Federation’s Real Estate Division, the event invites architects, attorneys, brokers, builders, contractors, developers, lenders and professionals affiliated with these trades to a chic cocktail reception in the heart of Miami’s Design District.

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