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Aug 6, 2025

From Setback to Strength: Miami Diller Fellows Build Connection and Leadership in Chicago

What was originally intended to be a transformative summer journey to Israel became something entirely different, but still very meaningful, for CAJE’s Diller Teen Fellows when they traveled to Chicago instead. Due to factors including the ongoing war in Gaza and the Iranian missile attacks, Diller’s International Summer Seminar in Israel was canceled. While disappointed, Miami’s 10th and 11th grade Fellows demonstrated the very qualities they have been cultivating in the program — adaptability, leadership and resilience — and embraced a new opportunity for growth, connection and community during a powerful four-day seminar. Together with the Chicago cohort, the Miami teens toured the Windy City, explored coping strategies and enjoyed a lively pizza-making session. Through group reflection and conversations with Israeli and American representatives, the teens wrestled with many issues, including the worldwide uncertainty that faces the Jewish community and how to remain connected to Israel, even from afar. CAJE | The Center for the Advancement of Jewish Education is a program of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation.

Please Respond: Jewish Day School Survey

Please Respond: Jewish Day School Survey

To further gauge interest and understand the key factors parents consider, Federation has engaged Independent School Management (ISM), the largest consulting firm serving private independent schools in North America, to conduct a community-wide survey to determine how likely families are to support a new Jewish middle and high school.

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Supporting Lone Soldiers

Supporting Lone Soldiers

As the brave men and women of the Israel Defense Forces continue to defend our homeland in Operation Iron Swords, Federation is supporting thousands of lone soldiers, individuals who have made aliyah to Israel alone and lack the support network of friends and family typically available to their native Israeli peers.

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Join a Synagogue

Join a Synagogue

With the High Holidays only a few weeks away, now is the perfect time to find a spiritual home.

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A Fun Summer For Miami-Dade Campers

A Fun Summer For Miami-Dade Campers

This summer, Federation camp subsidies enabled almost 350 Miami-Dade children and teens to deepen their connection to their Jewish heritage.


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