It's Happening In Miami

Through October 2024

Florida’s constitution, written in 1838, protected its citizens’ freedom of religion. However, no constitution can protect people from individual bias, group bigotry or the arrogance of ignorant minds. As numbers of Jews increased in Florida, so did the discriminatory acts against them, especially during times of economic or social crises. The Hate Around Us takes the viewer through over 100 years of antisemitism in Florida through artifacts, photographs, and historical documents, culled from collection of The Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU and various private lenders.

Jewish Museum of South Florida-FIU, 301 Washington Ave, Miami Beach

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Applications for Miami’s Cohort 12 (2024-2025) are now open! The cohort will comprise 20 students who demonstrate leadership skills and are dedicated to community service, interested in exploring their Jewish identity and their relationship to Israel.

Applicants must be Jewish teens living or going to school in Miami-Dade County and in 10th or 11th grade in September of the cohort year. Interviews will take place Summer 2024.

Full participation will be required in monthly Sunday workshops, three Shabbatonim (weekend retreats), a 10-day peer-to-peer exchange and hosting the Yerucham Diller Cohort in Miami, and a three-week Israel Summer Seminar in July.

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UCF Hillel Fresh Fest, August 15-16

Please help share the love and spread the word!

Hillel's Fresh Fest is scheduled for August 15-16, before school officially starts. This is an amazing opportunity for new students to connect with Jewish life on campus, make friends and have fun! There will also be a parent info session with UCF Hillel's Executive Director, Hunter Gold, to learn about how Hillel is here for your Knight.

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Monday, June 10, 7:30 PM

This Miami Jewish Film Festival (MJFF) special presentation of the acclaimed film Treasure, which stars legendary screen actor Stephen Fry and eight-time Emmy nominee Lena Dunham, is a one-night-only event. Be among the first to see the film just two days after its Tribeca Festival premiere!

Directed by MJFF alum Julia von Heinz (Hanna's Journey) and based on the best-selling autobiographical novel, this heartwarming film tells the story of a father and daughter who reunite, reconcile and tour Poland in 1990, just after the fall of the Iron Curtain. Their journey takes them to Warsaw, Łódź, Krakow and the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp.

Ruth (Dunham) is eager to explore her family's history, while Edek (Fry), a charmingly stubborn Holocaust Survivor, tags along mainly to keep an eye on her. It's only when they visit the family's former home and meet the Polish family living there that Edek's attitude begins to change. This emotional and funny story of two New Yorkers navigating post-socialist Poland is a powerful example of how reconnecting with family and the past can be an unexpected treasure.

Cosford Cinema, 5030 Brunson Drive, Coral Gables

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On JBS: Israel Parade LIVE; Yitz Greenberg; Nova Exhibit; Jerusalem Day & Six-Day War

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 and jbstv.org. For a complete and timely schedule and other television providers, go to www.jbstv.org

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Israel Day on Fifth – LIVE

Instead of music or a spirit of celebration, this year the world’s largest annual expression of solidarity for Israel will emphasize security and cries to bring the hostages home.

Sunday (LIVE) - 12:00pm Monday - 12:00am

In the Spotlight with Abigail Pogrebin: Jewish Braille

Abby Pogrebin speaks with Batya Sperling-Milner, the Torah student who made Jewish history when she became the first blind student to chant her bat mitzvah parsha in an Orthodox shul using a braille Torah Scroll.

Monday - 8:00pm & 11:00pm Tuesday - 2:00am, 7:00am & 11:00am Wednesday - 5:00am Thursday - 2:00pm Friday - 10:00am, 4:00pm & 9:30pm Saturday - 7:00pm

Eye on Israel: The Nova Exhibit

Millet Ben-Haim, a survivor of the Hamas massacre at the Nova Music Festival, joins Shahar Azani to share her story and discuss the Nova Music Festival Exhibit that is currently traveling across the US showing the horrors of October 7th.

Monday - 8:30pm &11:30pm Tuesday - 2:30am, 7:30am & 11:30am Wednesday - 5:30am Thursday - 8:00pm & 11:00pm

Fighting Antisemitism – The ISGAP Hour

Israeli historian and author Benny Morris gives a lecture at the ISGAP-Oxford Summer Institute entitled "A New Look at the 1948 War"

Tuesday - 7:00pm Wednesday - 2:00am & 10:00am Thursday - 4:30pm Friday - 4:00am & 7:00am

Jewish Insights with Justin Pines: Yitz Greenberg on Israel Salanter and the Mussar Movement (Torah Giants Part 4)

Rabbi Yitz Greenberg joins Justin to discuss the life and legacy of Rabbi Israel Salanter (1810-1883), founder of the Mussar movement (Jewish character development). Together, Rabbis Greenberg and Pines created a translation of and commentary on Rabbi Salanter’s seminal work, Ohr Yisrael and Other Writings.

Tuesday - 8:00pm & 11:00pm Wednesday - 4:00am, 7:00am & 11:00am Thursday - 5:00am Friday - 9:00am, 2:00pm & 8:30pm Saturday - 8:30am & 4:00pm

Thinking Out Loud with Micah Halpern

Micah Halpern examines Hamas's use of not only physical attacks but psychological warfare to terrorize Israel.

Wednesday - 6:30pm & 11:30pm Thursday - 8:30am & 12:30pm Saturday - 5:30am & 5:30pm

Defending Israel with David Harris

Longtime Jewish frontline activist and JBS strategic analyst David Harris is joined in conversation with Shahar Azani discussing recent events.

Wednesday - 7:00pm & 11:00pm Thursday - 4:30am, 7:00am, 11:30am & 5:30pm Friday - 5:00am, 4:30pm & 10:00pm Saturday - 7:30pm

FIDF Live Briefing: Terrorism Law

FIDF CEO Steve Weil is joined by attorney Richard D. Heideman who discusses the history of terrorism focused at Israel, holding sponsors of terror legally accountable, the cases being brought in regards to the October 7th Hamas attacks, and more.

Thursday - 6:30pm & 10:00pm Friday - 1:00am, 5:30am, 8:30am & 12:30pm

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

On L’Chayim: Classic Conversations with Mark S. Golub z”l

Avi Perry

Former Israeli intelligence expert and author of 72 Virgins, a novel that draws on his experiences with terrorism, Avi Perry recounts his experience serving in the IDF during the Six-Day War of June 1967.

Monday - 9:00pm Tuesday - 12:00am, 3:00am & 3:00pm

Yossi Klein Halevi###

American-Israeli journalist and author of Like Dreamers Yossi Klein Halevi discusses the history, impact and implications of Israel’s dramatic military victory that changed the map and Jewish self-identity.

Tuesday - 9:00pm Wednesday - 12:00am, 3:00am & 3:00pm

6-Day War Roundtable

Abe Foxman, Thane Rosenbaum, Eric Yoffie and Betty Ehrenberg reflect on the Six-Day War's impact on Jewish life, and discuss the ongoing repercussions of Israel’s military victory.

Wednesday - 9:00pm
Thursday - 12:00am, 3:00am & 3:00pm Saturday - 6:00pm

Danny Ayalon

Former Israeli U.S. Ambassador Danny Ayalon recalls what It was like to be a young boy in the harrowing days preceding the Six-Day War, and the euphoria that followed.

Thursday - 9:00pm
Friday - 12:00am, 3:00am & 3:00pm

JEWISH STUDIES

Dimensions of the Daf

Talmud Study with Rabbi Mordechai Becher

Our Historic Homeland

Rabbi Becher explores Talmudic evidence of how the Jewish people have had a connection to the Land of Israel for thousands of years.

Sunday - 9:00am Tuesday - 9:00am & 5:00pm

Jewish 101

A pluralistic introduction to the teachings, ideas and values of the Jewish Tradition with Rabbi Mark S. Golub z"l

Standing at Sinai

In anticipation of Shavuot, this lesson is a fascinating look at how various rabbinic midrash answer the question: What Really Happened At Sinai?

Monday - 9:00am Thursday - 9:00am Friday - 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 JBS Jewish Broadcasting Service, a 501c3fulltime television channel 201-334-2510 Website: www.jbstv.org

Thursday, June 13, 6:30 PM on Zoom

Designed for caring adults with LGBTQ+ young people in their lives, join Keshet for a training on the basics of building LGBTQ+ equality and belonging. Learn how you can be an advocate for your loved ones, even if you’ve never done advocacy before!

Presented by Tracey Labgold, Florida Education and Training Manager.

Zoom link will be sent before the program.

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Monday, June 10, 7:30 PM

Celebrate Pride Month and Promote Mental Health

The Miami Jewish Film Festival, The Center for the Advancement of Jewish Education (CAJE), the Greater Miami Jewish Federation’s Youth Mental Health Initiative BeWell Miami, Keshet and other partnering synagogues and organizations invite you to a screening of this incredible film, followed by a panel discussion and Q&A focused on LGBTQ+ youth mental health in the Jewish community.The Holy Closet features seven stories depicting life cycle moments of LGBTQ+ Jews, as they grapple with religion, relationships, family and more in their daily lives.

Cost: $10 for adults | $5 for teens under 18

The Hub at Temple Beth Am, 950 N. Kendall Drive, Pinecrest

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Sunday, June 2, 7 PM

During the October 7 attacks on Israeli towns and at the Nova Music Festival, women and girls were assaulted and mutilated. Despite the indisputable evidence, these atrocities have received little scrutiny from human rights groups and international organizations. In Screams Before Silence, Sheryl Sandberg, former COO of Meta (Facebook) and founder of LeanIn.org, interviews multiple eyewitnesses, released hostages, first responders, medical and forensic experts, and survivors of the Hamas massacres in an effort to expose both the brutality and the silence around this tragedy.

ADMISSION IS FREE

Michael-Ann Russell JC, 18900 NE 25th Avenue, Miami

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On JBS: Lag B'Omer; Memorial Day; Saperstein & Troy-A Great Jewish Debate; Torah Giants

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 and jbstv.org. For a complete and timely schedule and other television providers, go to www.jbstv.org

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A Great Jewish Debate: Jewish Values and American Politics

Rabbi Saperstein & Dr. Tevi Troy

With a momentous 2024 election approaching, two of American Jewry’s most prominent social policy thinkers, Rabbi David Saperstein and Dr. Tevi Troy, come together in the spirit of Eilu v’Eilu (principled disagreement) to debate the most contentious topics of our times and explore how to forge a Jewish path to bipartisan cooperation and tolerance. A program of the Temple Emanu-El Streicker Center in New York City.
Sunday - 7:30pm & 11:00pm Monday - 7:00am, 10:00am, 4:30pm Tuesday - 1:00pm Thursday - 7:30pm Saturday - 3:30am & 10:00pm

Remembering the Family Store

A nostalgic documentary featuring families and small businesses that contributed to the beloved community of Stamford, CT circa 1940-1965, from their peak years as the center of downtown business through the early years of urban redevelopment. Sunday - 9:00pm Monday - 2:00am Tuesday - 9:40am Wednesday - 4:00pm Thursday - 10:00am

In the Spotlight with Abigail Pogrebin

Dreyfus Affair (Maurice Samuels)

Abigail Pogrebin is joined by Maurice Samuels, author of a biography which analyzes Alfred Dreyfus’s complex relationship to Judaism and antisemitism and illustrates the profound effect of the Dreyfus Affair on the lives of Jews around the world. Monday - 8:00pm & 11:00pm Tuesday - 2:00am, 7:00am & 11:00am Wednesday - 5:00am Thursday - 2:00pm Friday - 4:00pm & 9:30pm Saturday - 7:00pm

Fighting Antisemitism – The ISGAP Hour

Freeman and Elman

Author Ben M. Freeman addresses the phenomenon of internalized anti-Jewishness in his talk on “The Impact of Jew-Hatred on Jews,” and professor Amy Elman (Kalamazoo College) lectures on “All American Antisemitism through Replacement Feminism.” Tuesday - 7:00pm Wednesday - 2:00am & 10:00am Thursday - 4:00pm Friday - 2:00am & 7:00am Friday - 2:00am

Jewish Insights with Justin Pines

Nehama Leibowitz and Studying the Torah with Smadar Rosensweig

(Torah Giants Part 3)###

Justin Pines is joined by Jewish educator and Tanakh lecturer Smadar Rosensweig (Stern College for Women at Yeshiva University), to explore the impact and legacy of one of the world’s most influential Torah scholars, a woman who shaped the trajectory of Torah study, Nehama Leibowitz. Tuesday - 8:00pm & 11:00pm Wednesday - 4:00am, 7:00am & 11:00am Thursday - 5:00am Friday - 9:00am, 2:00pm & 8:30pm Saturday - 8:30am & 4:00pm

Thinking Out Loud with Micah Halpern

Looking ahead to a safer and better Israel, Micah Halpern calls for a thorough investigation into October 7, and for the State Comptroller to hold accountable those responsible for the security failures. Wednesday - 6:30pm & 11:30pm Thursday - 2:30am, 8:30am & 12:30pm Saturday - 5:30am & 5:30pm

Defending Israel with David Harris

Longtime Jewish frontline activist and JBS Strategic Analyst David Harris discusses how the big lessons of the 1930s are incredibly relevant today. Wednesday - 7:00pm & 11:00pm Thursday - 2:00am, 7:00am, 11:30am & 5:00pm Friday - 5:00am, 4:30pm & 10:00pm Saturday - 7:30pm

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Climate Change on American Campuses

Rabbi Hirsch reminds his congregation of the Stephen Wise Free Synagogue that the climate change on American campuses has been incremental, and that it is not too late to reverse the catastrophe. Wednesday - 7:30pm & 10:00pm Thursday - 1:00am, 7:30am & 2:30pm Friday - 5:30am & 11:00am Saturday - 1:30am

In The News

ICC Decision

Shahar Azani speaks with Arsen Ostrovky, human rights attorney and the CEO of the International Legal Forum, about the ICC's decision to seek the arrest of Israel’s leaders alongside the leaders of terror group Hamas. Thursday - 6:30pm & 10:00pm Friday - 1:00am, 8:30am & 12:30pm

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

On L’Chayim: Classic Conversations with Mark S. Golub z”l

The Second Sun

Filmmaker Jennifer Gelfer and actor John Buffalo Mailer discuss their feature film The Second Sun, the poignant story of a b'shert romance between a survivor and a lost soul in post-World War II New York City.
Sunday – 12 Noon
Tuesday - 9:00pm
Wednesday - 12:00am, 3:00am & 3:00pm Saturday - 6:00pm

Michael and Shannon Taylor

Holocaust survivor and war veteran Michael Taylor is joined by his son Shannon as he shares his remarkable story of escaping concentration camps, rescuing fellow Jews, sailing to Palestine and fighting in the Haganah in the Independence War. Monday - 9:00pm Tuesday - 12:00am, 3:00am & 3:00pm

Nobel Laureate Eric Kandel

Nobel Prize-winning neuroscientist Eric Kandel, now 94 years old, spoke with Mark in 2019 about leaving Austria during World War II, his relationship with Vienna, and his life work studying the mind, memory and the brain. Wednesday - 9:00pm
Thursday - 12:00am, 3:00am & 3:00pm

Jay Goldberg

Criminal law attorney and US Constitutional scholar Jay Goldberg discusses his career as both prosecutor and defense attorney in some of the nation's most high-profile cases, as described in his autobiography The Courtroom is My Theater. Thursday - 9:00pm
Friday - 12:00am, 3:00am & 3:00pm

JEWISH STUDIES

Dimensions of the Daf

Talmud Study with Rabbi Mordechai Becher

Marriage - Lag B'Omer

Rabbi Becher explores the notion of marriage in this episode he calls "Eight Blessings One Wedding," based on Talmud tractates Kesuvos 7 and 8. Sunday - 9:00am Monday - 4:00am Tuesday - 9:00am & 5:00pm

Jewish 101##

A pluralistic introduction to the teachings, ideas and values of the Jewish Tradition with Rabbi Mark S. Golub z"l

The Shabbat

Begin the study of the values and world view of the Jewish Tradition by exploring a fascinating wrinkle in the Ten Commandments. Monday - 9:00am

Creation Part 1

Explore the values of Torah through the rabbinic midrash (interpretation) to The Story of Creation (Genesis Chapter 1), and learn why the Jewish tradition does not read the story literally. Monday - 9:30am 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 JBS Jewish Broadcasting Service, a 501c3fulltime television channel 201-334-2510 Website: www.jbstv.org

With Mishkan Miami and Refuat HaNefesh

Sunday, June 9, 9 AM-1 PM

Traditionally, Shavuot is celebrated with study sessions commemorating the giving of the Torah to the Jewish people. In addition, we eat dairy products and join together as a community. Join Mishkan Miami and the Refuat HaNefesh Alumni Fellows for study and brunch. Rabbi Frederick Klein will present commentary on the Book of Ruth while Rabbi Cheryl Weiner will facilitate an interactive exploration of the Ten Commandments.

Kosher breakfast will be served.

For information, please email [email protected] or call 786.866.8655.

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