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Jan 7, 2026

The 29th Edition of the Miami Jewish Film Festival Kicks Off Next Week!

The Miami Jewish Film Festival (MJFF), the world’s largest Jewish and Israeli film festival, proudly returns for its 29th edition, running January 14-29, with its most expansive lineup to date. This year’s festival will present 139 films from 20 countries — including 105 features and 34 shorts — featuring more than 80 filmmakers, stars and special guests in attendance. The hybrid festival will offer more than 90 live screenings across eight venues throughout Miami, expecting to welcome over 50,000 attendees, alongside an online program showcasing more than 80 films available to audiences across the US. MJFF is a program of CAJE | The Center for the Advancement of Jewish Education, a Federation agency.

2026 Women’s Amutot Initiative Grantees

2026 Women’s Amutot Initiative Grantees

Twenty-four nonprofits will receive a total of more than $350,000 in grants from Federation’s Women’s Amutot Initiative (WAI) to advance social, economic, religious and political equality for Israeli women.

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Supporting Resilience in Northern Israeli Schools

Supporting Resilience in Northern Israeli Schools

Your Federation dollars support the Israel Trauma Coalition’s (ITC) Resilient School Program addressing the educational crisis in Northern Israel. ITC is introducing a sustainable resilience-building initiative to provide children with structure, a sense of safety and a pathway to healing.

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MJFF Is Back: January 14-29

MJFF Is Back: January 14-29

This year’s Festival will present 139 films from 20 countries — including 105 features and 34 shorts — featuring 15 world premieres, 19 international premieres, 13 North American premieres, and 3 US premieres.

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Volunteer on MLK Day

Volunteer on MLK Day

Honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with the Greater Miami Jewish Federation’s Volunteer Center and Jewish Community Relations Council during an intergenerational, interfaith day of hands-on volunteering that will strengthen connection, compassion and justice in Miami.

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