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May 7, 2021

Ministering to the Elderly Explores How to Grow Through the Aging Process

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Explore how to learn and grow through the aging process at the 25th Annual Ministering to the Elderly Conference on Monday, June 7 at 9 a.m.-12:45 p.m. The virtual event, The Tapestry of Aging: Weaving Threads of Life, will feature Rabbi Laura Geller, co-author of the book Getting Good at Getting Older, and NYU professors David M. Elcott, Ph.D. and Stuart Himmelfarb, who will examine how to help seniors develop new paths for personal fulfillment. The conference is a collaboration between Federation’s Mishkan Miami, Jewish Community Services of South Florida and Miami Jewish Health. Continuing education credits are available for mental health care professionals, guardians and nursing home administrators. The $36 registration fee includes Rabbi Geller’s book. Click here for more information and to register.

Jewish Community Study Presentations April 7-8

Jewish Community Study Presentations April 7-8

Join local synagogues, agencies, friends and neighbors April 7 and 8 for one of four regional gatherings on the state of Jewish Miami as the Greater Miami Jewish Federation presents the findings of Jewish Miami: A 2024 Community Study.

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Yerucham Duo Visits Miami

Yerucham Duo Visits Miami

This week, Jewish Miami welcomed Ariel Pollack Star and Betty Ben Shimon, two entrepreneurs and educators from our partnership city of Yerucham, Israel, who led workshops and lectures throughout Miami for members of our Young Leadership Division, South Dade branch, Diller Teen Fellows.

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Helping Evacuees Finally Return Home

Helping Evacuees Finally Return Home

More than a year and a half after October 7, tens of thousands of evacuees are starting to return to their communities in northern Israel with the help of Federation funding.

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Sunday, April 27: Yom HaShoah Observance

Sunday, April 27: Yom HaShoah Observance

Join your Jewish community at Temple Emanu-El, 1701 Washington Avenue, Miami Beach to commemorate Yom HaShoah — Holocaust Remembrance Day — and revisit the lessons of history through the testimony of Survivors.

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