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Mar 26, 2025

Celebrating Purim in Ofakim, Israel

Spirits were high in Ofakim, Israel, during a Purim celebration presented as part of a Federation-funded initiative to further recovery in the Southern District city. IDF reserve-duty families and security forces celebrated the holiday at the local youth center, with festively costumed children preparing mishloach manot (gift packages) as parents enjoyed coffee, pastries and a much-appreciated break. The Mashiv HaRuach (Reviving the Spirit) program works to build resilience, healing and sustainable recovery — essential since October 7. Ofakim, home to 30,000 residents, was the furthest place from Gaza attacked by Hamas on that fateful day.

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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