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Apr 24, 2023

Support Your Child’s Mental Health

Federation initiative BeWell Miami is offering two unique parent workshops during Mental Health Awareness month, recognized annually during the month of May, to spread awareness and create conversations around this critical topic. Mental health experts from our community will be presenting and facilitating discussions around the topic of “Building Your Parent Toolbox: Learning to Support Your Child’s Wellbeing in Adolescence and Beyond.” There are two opportunities to attend: Monday, May 1 at Beth Torah Benny Rok Campus in North Miami Beach at 7:30 p.m., with Dr. Jessica Dahan, Clinical Supervisor from Jewish Community Services of South Florida and on Monday, May 8 at 7 p.m. at Temple Beth Am in Pinecrest with Dr. Amy Boyers, Clinical Psychologist. For more information and to register, please click here. The BeWell initiative is a resource designed to educate, prepare and support the mental health and wellbeing of teens and young adults in Miami’s Jewish community. For additional questions, please contact BeWell Miami Coordinator Shoshana Farbman at [email protected] or 786.866.8413. Click here to learn more about the national BeWell initiative, spearheaded by the Jewish Federations of North America.

Jewish Miami Offers Kever Avot

Jewish Miami Offers Kever Avot

Offered at a variety of cemeteries and virtually on Zoom, participants will join together in memory and prayer and light a yahrzeit candle for those who brought light into this world. Following the short program, you can visit the graves of loved ones with relevant materials provided.

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Limited Number of High Holidays Services Seats Available

Limited Number of High Holidays Services Seats Available

The Greater Miami Jewish Federation and the Rabbinical Association of Greater Miami are once again partnering with local synagogues to make High Holiday services accessible to all.

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All Are Welcome to Worship in Jewish Miami

All Are Welcome to Worship in Jewish Miami

As we approach the High Holidays, it’s important to remember that all people — those with disabilities and those without — want to participate in community prayer. That is why Federation’s Miami Jewish Abilities Alliance (MJAA) is sharing valuable resources to elevate worship and celebrate Judaism.

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Women’s Philanthropy Installs New Board

Women’s Philanthropy Installs New Board

Hundreds of people from across Jewish Miami gathered recently at the Miami Beach Botanical Gardens to thank the outgoing Federation Women’s Philanthropy Board of Directors for their outstanding service and to install new leadership for the coming year.

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