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Aug 27, 2018

Volunteers to Bring Comfort, Spiritual Solace and Joy to People in Need

Federation’s Mishkan Miami: The Jewish Connection for Spiritual Support and Jewish Volunteer Center are seeking participants for the Refuat Ha-Nefesh Spiritual Care Program. For more than 10 years, this life-changing program has offered volunteers the opportunity to bring comfort, spiritual solace and joy to people in need. Through bimonthly training sessions, fellows learn the mitzvot of bikur cholim (visiting the sick) and gemilut chasadim (acts of loving kindness) led by rabbis, doctors and social workers. Applications are due Friday, October 12. Click here for more information.

Your Donation Makes a Difference

Your Donation Makes a Difference

Your generosity enables us to fight antisemitism, secure our community's Jewish institutions, assist our Israeli family and engage the next generation of Jewish leaders.

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4th Annual Standing Strong Against Antisemitism Press Conference

4th Annual Standing Strong Against Antisemitism Press Conference

Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava and mayors from 13 municipalities, along with leaders from the ADL, AJC and the Israeli Consulate, forcefully condemned the global rise in antisemitism and stood in solidarity with Israel.

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Laura Lavie’s Inspired Legacy Gift

Laura Lavie’s Inspired Legacy Gift

As an estate-planning attorney who helps her clients learn the importance of making a difference through charitable giving, it was a natural next step for Laura Lavie to create her own legacy through The Foundation of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation.

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IDF Widows and Children Receive Psychiatric Care

IDF Widows and Children Receive Psychiatric Care

Federation partner IDF Widows & Orphans Organization (IDFWO) provides emergency psychiatric treatment through specialized programming.

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