It's Happening In Miami
Building Bridges/Construyendo Puentes: Holocaust History and the Spanish-Speaking World
Posted by Lauren Gold on 09/11/2024 @ 12:09 PM
Monday, September 23, 7-9 PM
Learn how the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum is building bridges between Holocaust history and the Spanish-speaking world through its content in English and Spanish, and its collections from Latin America. Holocaust Survivor Dr. Miriam Klein-Kassenoff will also speak about how these resources and collections have impacted education in the greater Miami area. In addition, Christina E. Chavarría, Program Manager, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, will also participate in the program.
Presented by the United State Memorial Holocaust Museum and the Holocaust Memorial Miami Beach, a Committee of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation.
Miami Beach JCC, 4221 Pinetree Drive, Miami Beach
Weekly Happening at the Center for Jewish Life at Beth David
Posted by Stephanie Newman on 09/10/2024 @ 12:53 PM
Join us at the Center for Jewish Life at Beth David!
Tuesday, September 10 Judaism 101 6:00PM Tuesday, September 10 Spanish 6:00PM (no class Thursday this week only) Wednesday, September 11 Intermediate Hebrew 8:00PM (Zoom only) Wednesday, September 11 RAC Bagels and Postcards Thursday, September 12 High Holy Day Choir Rehearsal 6:00PM Friday, September 13 Shabbat 7:00PM Saturday, September 14 Shabbat 9:30 AM Sunday, September 15 Sundays at the Center 9:00 AM
Contact: [email protected] for more information The Center for Jewish Life at Beth David 2625 SW THIRD Ave., Miami, FL 33129 (305) 854-3911
JBS HIGHLIGHTS SEPTEMBER 8 - SEPTEMBER 14
Posted by Vlada Barash on 09/06/2024 @ 01:54 PM
On JBS: A sister remembers; David Harris's new book; Matzah Book Soup; Jewish education
Watch JBS on Comcast X-1 Box 1684, DirecTV 388, Hotwire 269 and streamed on Roku under “educational”, Apple TV, Amazon Fire, ZipWaveTV 29, and www.jbstv.org
For a complete and timely schedule and other television providers, go to www.jbstv.org
Now with Closed Captioning!
All Times are ET and are Subject to Change
Unpacked##
Are Jews Indigenous to Israel?
Explore the deep historical and cultural ties between Jewish identity and the land of Israel, as Yirmiyahu Danzig delves into ancient heritage and personal history to answer the question: Are Jews truly indigenous to Israel? Monday - 7:40pm Tuesday - 4:40am Wednesday - 9:40am Saturday - 10:10pm
Jews in America
Explore the enduring legacy of Jewish life in America, from early settlers to influential figures like Louis Brandeis, highlighting the community’s contributions, challenges, and the balance between American identity and Jewish heritage. Wednesday - 2:42pm Thursday - 2:42am Saturday - 11:48pm
Matzah Book Soup: The Matchmaker's Gift
Through "Matzah Book Soup," Lilli and Amanda share books that highlight Jewish representation in all genres of literature, encouraging pride in Jewish identity through a celebration of Jewish joy and the vibrant Jewish present and future. In this week's brief segment, learn about their recommendation for The Matchmaker’s Gift, by author Lynda Cohen Loigman. Monday - 8:24pm & 11:24pm Tuesday - 2:24am, 7:24am & 11:24am Wednesday - 5:24am Thursday - 2:24pm Friday - 4:24pm & 9:54pm
Jewish Insights with Justin Pines: Yaffa Epstein
Rabba Yaffa Epstein, Senior Scholar and Educator in Residence at the Jewish Education Project, and recent recipient of the presidential Covenant Award which recognizes exceptional Jewish educators, joins Justin to discuss the lessons learned of the past year as we prepare to educate our youth and also prepare them for the High Holidays. Tuesday - 8:00pm & 11:00pm Wednesday - 4:00am, 7:00am & 11:00am Thursday - 5:00am Friday - 9:00am & 8:30pm Saturday - 8:30am & 4:00pm
Thinking Out Loud with Micah Halpern
Micah Halpern explains why Hamas took responsibility for the brutal murder of six kidnapped Israelis, revealing their strategy of instructing terrorists to kill hostages if the IDF intervenes and then shift the blame to Israel. Wednesday - 6:30pm & 11:30pm Thursday - 4:30am, 8:30am & 12:30pm Saturday - 5:30am & 5:30pm
Defending Israel with David Harris: On the Front Lines
Shahar Azani speaks in-depth with David Harris about On the Front Lines: A Lifetime of Global Jewish Advocacy, Harris's new book that chronicles his nearly 50-year career spent confronting the toughest challenges facing the Jewish people, Israel, and liberal democracies. Wednesday - 7:00pm & 11:00pm Thursday - 4:00am, 7:00am, 11:30am, 5:00pm & 10:00pm Friday - 4:30pm & 10:00pm Saturday - 7:30pm
Israel at War: Remembering October 7th##
Teisha Bader is joined by Andrea Weinstein, the sister of murdered American-Israeli hostages Judih Weinstein - Haggai and Gad Haggai, who shares her story and discusses the unfathomable one year anniversary of the October 7th Hamas massacre. Thursday - 6:30pm & 10:00pm Friday - 1:00am, 8:30am & 12:30pm Saturday - 7:00pm
FIDF Briefing: Mordechai Kedar
FIDF CEO Steve Weil is joined by Israeli scholar of Arab culture, Lt. Col. (Res.) Dr. Mordechai Kedar, to explore the complexities of Israel's conflict with Iran, the Shia-Sunni divide, and the broader implications for Middle Eastern and global security. Thursday - 8:00pm & 11:00pm Friday - 2:00am
NEWS & ANALYSIS
ILTV News and Daily News Updates
ILTV reports from Israel followed by JBS Daily News with Teisha Bader Mondays-Thursdays at 6:00pm & Fridays at 5:00pm
Good Week Israel
Positive stories from Israel of heroism, unity and support Mondays at 6:30pm
Insider
ILTV reports and interviews Tuesdays at 6:30pm
SUMMER ENCORES
In The Spotlight with Abigail Pogrebin
Roberta Satow
Abigail Pogrebin speaks with author and psychologist Roberta Satow about Our Time Is Up, her part-fiction, part-memory book that offers an intimate look at psychoanalysis as seen through Roberta’s experience as both a patient and analyst. Monday - 8:00pm & 11:00pm Tuesday - 2:00am, 7:00am & 11:00am Wednesday - 5:00am Thursday - 2:00pm Friday - 4:00pm & 9:30pm
Oren Kessler
Abby Pogrebin is joined by award-winning author Oren Kessler to discuss Palestine 1936, his book that looks at the origin story of the world’s most intractable conflict and reveals world-changing events through extraordinary individuals on all sides. Monday - 8:30pm & 11:30pm Tuesday - 2:30am, 7:30am
Fighting Antisemitism – The ISGAP Hour##
The Green Prince of Hamas
ISGAP leaders Charles Small and David Harris discuss fighting antisemitism with Mosab Hassan Yousef, also known as The Green Prince, the former militant son of a Hamas co-founder who became a Shin Bet agent and Israel advocate. Sunday - 7:00pm Monday - 2:00am Tuesday - 5:00am & 4:00pm
The Story of a Jew from Libya
In a discussion of forgotten refugees of the Arab-Israeli conflict, ISGAP Vice Chair and JBS Strategic Analyst David Harris is joined by his wife Giulietta Boukhobza , who shares her family’s story of their harrowing escape from Libya.. Tuesday - 7:00pm Wednesday - 2:00am & 10:00am Thursday - 4:00pm Friday - 7:00am
On L’Chayim: Classic Conversations with Mark S. Golub z”l
Marcus Sheff - Palestinian Textbooks
Marcus Sheff, CEO of the Institute for Monitoring Peace and Cultural Tolerance in School Education in Israel, discusses the way Jews and Israel are depicted in Palestinian Authority textbooks. Monday - 9:00pm Tuesday - 12:00am, 3:00am & 3:00pm
9/11 Remembered
One World Trade Center survivor Ari Schonbrun; NYPD Detective Morty Dzikansky; and Liz Goren, a psychotherapist who counsels survivors, tell their personal stories and reflect upon the meaning of 9/11 as Americans and as Jews. Tuesday - 9:00pm Wednesday - 12:00am, 3:00am & 3:00pm
Kenneth Feinberg - Pay Czar###
The man who determined TARP compensation for corporate executives and distributed $7 billion to victims of September 11th talks about his experience with 9/11 families, his concerns for the Jewish future and more. Wednesday - 9:00pm Thursday - 12:00am, 3:00am & 3:00pm Saturday - 6:00pm
Kenneth Levin - Oslo Syndrome
Historian and psychiatrist Kenneth Levin suggests why some American Jews are anti- Israel as a means of feeling more comfortable and accepted in a non-Jewish society, similar to the pattern described in his book The Oslo Syndrome.
Thursday - 9:00pm
Friday - 12:00am, 3:00am & 3:00pm
JEWISH STUDIES
Dimensions of the Daf
Talmud Study with Rabbi Mordechai Becher
No Heavenly Voices
The Jewish tradition's mistrust of heavenly voices is the focus of Rabbi Mordechai Becher's Talmud study in a program he calls, "Pious Disobedience or Don't Listen To Heavenly Voices," based on a famous passage from Eruvin 6b. Sunday - 9:00am Monday - 4:00am Tuesday - 9:00am & 5:00pm
Jewish Heroism
Rabbi Becher uses biblical texts and rabbinic commentary to explore the notion of "heroism" in the Jewish Tradition. Sunday - 9:30am Monday - 4:30am Tuesday - 9:30am & 5:30pm
Jewish 101
A pluralistic introduction to the teachings, ideas and values of the Jewish Tradition with Rabbi Mark S. Golub z"l
Moses
Moses' early life, his speech impediment and his marriage to Zipporah in Midian, is part of this week's study of the Exodus story which reveals the Jewish Tradition's notion of God and what it means to be a Jew. Monday - 9:00am Thursday - 9:00am Saturday - 1:00am
FRIDAY EVENING SHABBAT SERVICES
REFORM: CENTRAL SYNAGOGUE
Closed Captioned
6:00pm, 11:30pm & 2:00am
ORTHODOX: HAMPTON SYNAGOGUE
With Hebrew, transliteration and English subtitles
7:30pm & 10:30pm
SATURDAY MORNING SHABBAT SERVICES
REFORM: CENTRAL SYNAGOGUE
Closed Captioned
9:30am & 1:00pm
ORTHODOX: HAMPTON SYNAGOGUE
With Hebrew, transliteration and English subtitles
11:00am & 2:30pm
Vlada Barash, Special Projects Manager, 201-334-2510 Website: www.jbstv.org
Online Event: From Inquisition to Genocide: The Untold Story of Sefarad & the Holocaust
Posted by Lauren Gold on 09/05/2024 @ 09:50 AM
Sunday, September 22, 1 - 2:30 PM
It's been 79 years since the end of the Holocaust, or Nazi Germany’s systematic and state-sponsored persecution and murder of six million Jews. Traditional Holocaust awareness has long focused on Ashkenazi Jewry, or Jews in Central and Eastern Europe. By numbers, they bore the brunt of the genocide. Yet, Sefardic Jewry was also profoundly devastated. In a time of antisemitism unprecedented since the Shoah, join Jewish Heritage Alliance (JHA) for a meaningful overview of a largely unknown chapter in the annals of the Holocaust.
Presenter Dr. Isaac Amon, JHA Director of Academic Research and an attorney and counselor at law, often speaks on the law, international criminal justice and Jewish memory, including antisemitism, the Inquisition and the Holocaust.
Volunteer at JCS’s Milk & Honey Rosh Hashanah Basket Prep
Posted by Lauren Gold on 09/05/2024 @ 09:37 AM
Sunday, September 22, 9 AM
North Dade & South Dade Locations
Volunteer at JCS Milk & Honey 2024, an annual Jewish Community Services of South Florida event, to deliver Rosh Hashanah food and personal hygiene baskets to over 400 homebound seniors and Holocaust Survivors, bringing joy as sweet as milk and honey to all involved.
All client deliveries are first come, first served, and clients expect deliveries between 9 AM-noon. All guests must be individually registered, including accompanied children.
New World Symphony: The Diary of Anne Frank
Posted by Lauren Gold on 09/04/2024 @ 04:45 PM
Saturday October 5 & Sunday, October 6
Stéphane Denève conducts Michael Tilson Thomas' From the Diary of Anne Frank.
Michael Tilson Thomas:
"The work is a melodrama in the form of symphonic variations. It was written for Audrey Hepburn. Audrey had grown up in occupied Holland; she was exactly the same age as Anne Frank and identified strongly with her. While some of the words concern tragic events, so many of them reflect the youthful, optimistic, inquisitive, and compassionate spirit of their author. Above all, we wanted these qualities to come through in the piece, and so I have derived the themes … from turns of phrases in traditional Jewish music, especially the hymn to life, Kaddish."
BeWell Webinar: Parenting Anxious Kids
Posted by Lauren Gold on 09/04/2024 @ 04:05 PM
Tuesday, September 10, 8-9:30 PM
Join the Greater Miami Jewish Federation BeWell Initiative in partnership with The Wellness Institute for their fall series of virtual webinars. Parenting Anxious Kids: Empowering Your Child With Essential Skills to Manage Anxiety will be presented by Regine Galanti, PhD, author of Parenting Anxious Kids and President-Elect of the Society for Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology.
Zoom link will be sent upon registration.
MJFF Screening: We Will Dance Again With Filmmaker Yariv Mozer
Posted by Lauren Gold on 09/04/2024 @ 03:25 PM
Saturday, September 21, 8:30 PM
The Miami Jewish Film Festival commemorates the one-year anniversary of the October 7 terrorist attack on Israel with a complimentary community-wide screening of We Will Dance Again, offering a harrowing retelling of the tragedy that struck the Supernova Music Festival. Through the eyes of survivors, this film reconstructs the event, capturing the innocence and beauty of youth forever scarred by the tragedy. We Will Dance Again is being positioned as a contender for the Academy Awards for Best Documentary Feature Film.
Award-winning Israeli filmmaker Yariv Mozer (Ben Gurion Epilogue, The Devil's Confession: The Lost Eichmann Tapes) will join us for a post-screening discussion
Temple Beth Sholom, 4144 Chase Avenue, Miami Beach
Center for Jewish Life at Beth David Happenings
Posted by Stephanie Newman on 09/03/2024 @ 04:27 PM
Center for Jewish Life at Beth David Sept 3-8th
Tuesday, September 3 Judaism 101 6:00PM
Tuesday/Thursday, September 3 & 5 Spanish 6:00PM
Wednesday, September 5 Intermediate Hebrew 8:00PM (Zoom only)
Thursday, September 5 Sewing Creations 6:00PM
Thursday, September 5 High Holy Day Choir Rehearsal 6:00PM
Friday, September 6 Shabbat 7:00PM
Saturday, September 7 Shabbat 9:30AM
Register for Events & Programs: https://operations.daxko.com/Programs/ProgramBrowser.aspx
Center for Jewish Life at Beth David 2625 SW THIRD Ave., Miami, FL 33129 (305) 854-3911 | [email protected]
JBS HIGHLIGHTS 9/1-9/7: Elul Begins; Shai Held on Teshuva; Eppes Essen in Berlin JBS HIGHLIGHTS FOR SEPTEMBER 1 - SEPTEMBER 7
Watch JBS on Comcast X-1 Box Ch 1684, Atlantic Broadband 168, Hotwire Ch 269, DirecTV Ch 388, Blue Stream Ch 110, streamed on Roku under "educational", Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, ZipWaveTV 29, and jbstv.org. For a complete and timely schedule and other television providers, go to www.jbstv.org
Eppes Essen; Pasternak Restaurant
Hosts Mike Burstyn and Perla Karney savor chicken roulade, Russian borscht, beef stroganoff, and other traditional Russian Jewish dishes as they share family stories in Yiddish at Pasternak Restaurant, a historic gem in a once-vibrant Jewish neighborhood of Berlin, Germany. Sunday - 8:00pm & 11:30pm Wednesday - 9:30am Thursday - 1:00am & 7:30am Friday - 2:30pm Saturday - 9:00pm
Jewish Insights with Justin Pines-Shai Held on Teshuva
As we enter the Jewish month of Elul, the beginning of a 40-day period with heightened focus on Teshuva (repentance), Shai Held, President and Dean of the Hadar Institute, joins Justin Pines to explore various approaches to Teshuva, including practical applications, reflections after October 7, and navigating chronic pain from a theological perspective. Tuesday - 8:00pm & 11:00pm Wednesday - 4:30am, 7:00am & 11:00am Thursday - 5:00am Friday - 9:00am & 8:30pm Saturday - 8:30am & 4:00pm
Thinking Out Loud
An exploration of how free speech and assembly were denied to Israel supporters in Chicago, while anti-Israel groups were granted those same rights, raising questions about bias and the challenges of advocating for Israel in today's political climate. Wednesday - 6:30pm & 11:30pm Thursday - 8:30am & 12:30pm Saturday - 5:30am & 5:30pm
Defending Israel with David Harris
David Harris speaks with General (Ret.) Amos Yadlin about the evolving geopolitics and strategic landscape of Israel and the Middle East after October 7. Wednesday - 7:00pm & 11:00pm Thursday - 4:00am, 7:00am, 11:30am & 5:00pm Friday - 5:00am & 10:00pm Saturday - 7:30pm
FIDF Briefing: IDF Spokespersons
FIDF Chief Executive Officer Steve Weil is joined by three soldiers from the IDF Spokesperson's Unit as they share their personal stories, discuss their families, and recount their experiences on October 7th and beyond. Wednesday - 8:00pm Thursday - 2:00am & 10:00am Friday - 4:00am
Aaron Bours - Givati Brigade
FIDF CEO Steve Weil welcomes Aaron Bours, Master Sergeant, Givati Brigade, to tell his story from his childhood in the US, finding his calling with the IDF, his experience as a lone soldier, reaction and return to service after October 7th, and more. Thursday - 6:30pm & 10:00pm Friday - 1:00am, 5:30am, 8:30am & 12:30pm
David Renzer
Former Chairman & CEO of Universal Music Publishing, David Renzer, explains how he formed "Creative Community for Peace" to build bridges with Palestinians, to support artistic freedom and to counter the cultural boycott of Israel. Monday - 9:00pm Tuesday - 12:00am, 3:00am & 3:00pm
Riskin & Brander
The founding dean and Chancellor Emeritus of Ohr Torah Stone educational institutions, Shlomo Riskin, and the new President of Ohr Torah Stone, Kenneth Brander, share their perspectives on women in Judaism and the essence of Torah. Tuesday - 9:00pm Wednesday - 12:00am, 3:00am & 3:00pm
Esther Wachsman
Esther Wachsman, mother of kidnapped Israeli soldier, Nachshon Wachsman, talks about the failed rescue attempt to save her son's life and the ethical issues Israel faces. Wednesday - 9:00pm Thursday - 12:00am, 3:00am & 3:00pm Saturday - 6:00pm
David Rabb's Terror in Black September
When Palestinians hijacked a TWA plane on September 6, 1970, David Raab was a 17 year-old American Jew returning home from Israel. His book, "Terror in Black September," chronicles this harrowing story of survival.
Thursday - 9:00pm
Friday - 12:00am, 3:00am & 3:00pm
How To Be A Kosher Spy
Rabbi Mordechai Becher (Senior Lecturer, Gateways) discusses the Talmudic concept of violating Kashrut and other aspects of Jewish Law for a greater good such as serving a secret agent in the Mossad Sunday - 9:00am Monday - 4:00am Tuesday - 9:00am & 5:00pm
Doodles and Margins
Rabbi Mordechai Becher (Senior Lecturer, Gateways) discusses doodles that appear in the margins of ancient Jewish texts (including Maimonides’) which show how human culture has not changed in thousands of years.
Sunday - 9:30am
Monday - 4:30am
Tuesday - 9:30am & 5:30pm
The Exodus
What it means to be a "Jew" (according to the Jewish tradition), and Jewish sensitivity to the pain of one's enemies are explored through the Exodus story with rabbinic commentary of the midrash. Monday - 9:00am Thursday - 9:00am Saturday - 1:00am
FRIDAY EVENING SHABBAT SERVICES
REFORM: CENTRAL SYNAGOGUE Closed Captioned 6:00pm, 11:30pm & 2:00am
ORTHODOX: HAMPTON SYNAGOGUE With Hebrew, transliteration and English subtitles 7:30pm & 10:30pm
SATURDAY MORNING SHABBAT SERVICES
REFORM: CENTRAL SYNAGOGUE Closed Captioned 9:30am & 1:00pm
ORTHODOX: HAMPTON SYNAGOGUE With Hebrew, transliteration and English subtitles 11:00am & 2:30pm
Edith Samers JBS Jewish Broadcasting Service 203-536-6914 [email protected]