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Eshel South Florida Shabbaton for Orthodox+ and LGBTQIA+
Posted by Lauren Gold on 10/30/2024 @ 02:53 PM
Friday, November 15-Saturday, November 16
Celebrate Shabbat and connect with other frum LGBTQ+ Jews and parents of LGBTQ+ people in a Shabbaton bringing together the South Florida community. Enjoy meals together from Shabbat dinner through seudah shlishit, with sessions to get to know each other and explore how you can strengthen the community as LGBTQ+ people and those who love them. All activities will be based out of a synagogue in Hollywood, Florida. The Shabbaton is kosher, shomer shabbos and confidential.
Eshel is a national organization providing support, community, education and advocacy for LGBTQ+ Orthodox Jews and their families.
Conversational Yiddish Course Starting Mon, Nov 18th
Posted by rabbismith on 10/30/2024 @ 02:48 PM
Here is your opportunity to enjoy the nostalgia by speaking the Yiddish of your youth. You will also delight in some of the wonderful idioms of the Yiddish language.
NO TRAVEL NECESSARY, This event is on ZOOM ONLY.
Sign up before November 10th and enjoy the Early Bird Special. Go to: JewishRetiree.com and click on the Conversational Yiddish Course
A project of United Jewish Generations, a Chabad organization for retirees and seniors
MJFF Screening the Holocaust: "June Zero" With Director Jake Paltrow
Posted by Lauren Gold on 10/30/2024 @ 02:12 PM
Monday, November 4, 7:30 PM
Join the Miami Jewish Film Festival for an evening under the stars at its Screening the Holocaust series with an unforgettable presentation of the award-winning film June Zero, with a special in-person appearance by writer/director Jake Paltrow! Paltrow will share his insights and inspirations with moderators Dr. Miriam Klein Kassenoff, founder of the Holocaust Teacher's Institute, and Dr. Nikki Freeman, Education Director at the Holocaust Memorial Miami Beach, as part of the Memorial's Holocaust Education Week.
Miami Beach Botanical Garden, 2000 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach
Refuat Ha-Nefesh Spiritual Care Program
Posted by Nicole Alonso on 10/29/2024 @ 11:57 AM
The Refuat Ha-Nefesh Spiritual Care Program is a unique group of volunteers who will be trained in the mitzvah of bikur cholim (visiting the sick) and learn the art of spiritual care. From December to April, participants will engage in an empowering growth opportunity led by rabbis, chaplains, doctors, bereavement specialists and social workers. They will share support techniques from art, music and creative ritual to developing congregational caring communities. Classes are a mix of virtual Tuesday evening and in-person Sunday morning sessions. The program is free of charge. Applications can be accessed here and will be followed by an interview. The deadline is November 22.
Refuat Ha-Nefesh Fellows Spiritual Care Program 2024-25 Application Form: https://jewishmiami.jotform.com/241924863728063
Teen Volunteer in Israel Mission
Posted by Danielle Parade-Levi on 10/29/2024 @ 11:08 AM
Alexander Muss High School in Israel, December 22-30, 2024
An exceptional opportunity for HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS to VOLUNTEER IN ISRAEL now!
Israel needs us now more than ever! Join our Volunteer Teen Mission for a chance to help provide immediate relief to the land and the people of Israel. The Teen Mission is led by Muss educators. Teen participants must be at least 15 years old and in 10th, 11th or 12th grade.
In partnership with Jewish National Fund-USA. Dates are subject to change.
CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION AND TO REGISTER
For more information, call 800.327.5980 or email [email protected] or Danielle Parade-Levi at [email protected].
JBS HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 27 – NOVEMBER 2
Posted by Vlada Barash on 10/25/2024 @ 06:34 PM
On JBS: It Takes Two To Torah; Election lead-up; Franklin Foer on his Atlantic article; Van Jones##
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
FIDF Briefing: Doron Perez - Father of Slain Hostage
Rabbi Doron Perez, Executive Chairman of the Mizrachi World Movement and father of fallen hostage IDF Capt. Daniel Perez, discusses how he and his family are coping with their profound loss. He also shares his perspective on the troubling false equivalence being drawn between the IDF’s defense of Israel and Hamas' terrorist mission to obliterate it - a comparison Rabbi Perez terms the “modern - day blood libel.“ Sunday - 8:00am & 9:30pm Monday - 12:30am & 7:00pm Tuesday - 4:00am & 1:00pm Wednesday - 5:00pm Thursday - 2:00am & 10:15am
In the Spotlight with Abigail Pogrebin: Adam Kirsch - On Settler Colonialism
Abby Pogrebin is joined by author and WSJ editor Adam Kirsch to dissect "settler colonialism," a concept that has become central to public debate, especially since October 7th, and is shaping the way many people think about the history of the U.S., Israel, and identity. Monday - 8:00pm & 11:00pm Tuesday - 2:00am, 7:00am & 11:00am Wednesday - 5:30am Thursday - 2:00pm Friday - 11:00am, 4:00pm & 9:30pm Saturday - 7:00pm
Fighting Antisemitism - The ISGAP Hour: Charles Asher Small - Soft Power & Antisemitic Discourse in Higher Education
ISGAP Executive Director Charles Asher Small examines how academic institutions have become platforms for spreading undemocratic ideologies and antisemitic narratives through the influence of soft power. Tuesday - 7:00pm Wednesday - 2:00am & 10:00am Thursday - 4:00pm Friday - 7:00am
Jewish Insights with Justin Pines: Abigail Pogrebin & Dov Linzer - It Takes Two To Torah###
On the occasion of starting to read the Torah from the beginning again, Justin is joined by In the Spotlight host Abigail Pogrebin and Yeshivat Chovevei Torah President & Rosh HaYeshiva Rabbi Dov Linzer to discuss their new book "It Takes Two To Torah: An Orthodox Rabbi and Reform Journalist Discuss and Debate Their Way Through the Five Books of Moses," a one volume tour of the entire Torah. Tuesday - 8:00pm & 11:00pm Wednesday - 4:03am, 7:00am,11:00am Friday - 9:00am & 8:30pm Saturday - 8:30am & 4:00pm
Thninking Out Loud
Micah Halpern discusses the critical role that leaders like Yahya Sinwar play in terror movements and examines the impact of his killing on the ongoing war in Gaza. Wednesday - 6:30pm & 11:30pm Thursday - 8:30am, 12:30pm & 2:30pm Friday - 5:30am Saturday - 5:30pm
Defending Israel with David Harris: Sarah Idan###
David Harris speaks with Sarah Idan, Iraqi-American activist, TV host, and former beauty pageant titleholder, whose Iraqi citizenship was revoked in 2019 after she voiced support for Israel at the UN. Wednesday - 7:00pm & 11:00pm Thursday - 4:00am, 7:00am, 11:30am & 5:00pm Friday - 5:00am, 4:30pm & 10:00pm Saturday - 7:30pm
The Golden Age of American Jews Is Ending: Franklin Foer and Ted Deutch - Author's Discussion Special
Framed by best-selling author Franklin Foer’s Atlantic cover story, "The Golden Age of American Jews is Ending," Foer and AJC CEO Ted Deutch join Rabbi Bronstein to discuss rising antisemitism, the impact of October 7, and the presidential election. A special presentation from The Hampton Synagogue in Westhampton Beach, New York.
Thursday - 7:00pm
Friday - 4:00am & 1:00pm
Saturday - 8:00pm
Being Jewish with Jonah Platt: Van Jones
Jonah is joined by Van Jones, Emmy Award-winning political analyst, media personality, lawyer, and civil rights advocate, renowned for his role as a CNN host and as a three-time New York Times bestselling author. Thursday - 8:00pm & 11:00pm Friday - 2:00am, 10:00am & 2:00pm Saturday - 5:00am & 10:00pm Saturday - 5:00am & 10:00pm
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 & Sundays 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
ALSO THIS WEEK
Being an American Zionist Jew
In a presentation from 2019, JBS founder Rabbi Mark S. Golub z"I discusses what it means for a liberal Jew to be an American Zionist in the 21st Century. Monday - 10:30am & 4:30pm Wednesday - 1:00pm
A Great Jewish Debate
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 - 10:30am Wednesday - 7:30pm Thursday - 4:30am
On L’Chayim: Classic Conversations with Mark S. Golub z”l
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 described in his autobiography "The Courtroom is My Theater." Monday - 9:00pm Tuesday - 12:00am, 3:00am & 3:00pm
Shlomo Riskin and Ken 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
Dan Raviv on Mossad
CBS News Correspondent Dan Raviv discusses many aspects of Israel's intelligence operations detailed in his book, "Spies Against Armageddon, Inside Israel's Secret Wars." Wednesday - 9:00pm Thursday - 12:00am, 3:00am & 3:00pm Saturday - 6:00pm
Larry Ruttman on Jews In Baseball###
Larry Ruttman discusses his book on Jews in baseball, "American Jews and America's Game."
Thursday - 9:00pm
Friday - 12:00am & 3:00am & 3:00pm
JEWISH STUDIES
Dimensions of the Daf
Talmud Study with Rabbi Mordechai Becher##
Fake News & Privacy###
Rabbi Mordechai Becher uses Talmudic texts to explore the Torah values of confidentiality, privacy and honesty. Sunday - 9:00am Monday - 4:00am Tuesday - 9:00am & 5:00pm
Value Human Dignity
Rabbi Becher discusses the rabbinic emphasis on respecting the human dignity of every person and on the gift of free will. 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##
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 - 9:00am Thursday - 9:00am Saturday - 1:00am
Creation - Part 2
A continuing look at Jewish values derived by the rabbinic tradition from the reading of The Story of Creation (Genesis, Chapter 1). Monday - 9:30am Thursday - 9:30am
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 JBS Jewish Broadcasting Service, a 501c3 fulltime television channel Website: jbstv.org
Thanks4Giving Gala to Honor October 7 Civilian Emergency Teams & Their Families
Posted by Lauren Gold on 10/21/2024 @ 03:56 PM
Thursday, November 14, 6:30 PM
Join us for an unforgettable evening, a night of deep honor, heartfelt gratitude and unwavering solidarity with Israel's heroes and their families. The program features a kibbutz-style dinner with October 7 heroes. Blue and white casual attire is suggested.
Cost: $154 Ceremony & Gala includes dinner for one Israeli hero and one T-shirt
The Shul of Bal Harbour, 9540 Collins Avenue, Surfside
Alper JCC Miami Women's Day Luncheon
Posted by Stefani Barrow Travieso on 10/21/2024 @ 03:37 PM
Alper JCC Miami Women's Day Luncheon on November 15, 2024
Join us for a delightful luncheon honoring Mikki Futernick and Miriam Zadok featuring shopping, fun, and an inspiring talk by Lisa Barr, acclaimed author of The Goddess of Warsaw.
Event Co-Chairs: Beth Davidson & Jodi Orshan
The Sounds of Music: A Concert of Diverse Musical Styles
Posted by Inbar Cohen on 10/21/2024 @ 10:18 AM
Wednesday, November 13, 7:00 PM
The Ronen Foundation of America is proud to present our first concert in Miami!
After the tremendous success of our concert in Carnegie Hall, we will present the best young artists of the Ronen Foundation in a concert that will include a diverse range of musical styles, from opera to classic Israeli music.
This special concert will feature Noam Heinz Silverman, soloist from the Komische Oper Berlin, following his critically-acclaimed performance as Theodor in the world-premiere of the opera Theodor at the Israeli Opera.
Michael-Ann Russell JCC, 18900 NE 25 Avenue, North Miami Beach
An Evening With Award-Winning Journalist Yardena Schwartz and Rick Hirsch
Posted by Lauren Gold on 10/18/2024 @ 04:41 PM
Saturday, November 9, 7 PM
Author of Ghosts of a Holy War, journalist Yardena Schwartz presents an even-handed, thoroughly researched examination of the Arab-Israeli conflict and illustrates how a little-known massacre in Hebron a century ago became ground zero of a war that continues to devastate today. The discussion will be moderated by Rick Hirsch, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist who worked 42 years as a reporter and editor at the Miami Herald, the last 12 as Managing Editor.
Schwartz draws on her extensive research and wide-ranging interviews with both sides to tell a timely, eye-opening story. She expertly weaves the war between Israel and Hamas into a historical framework, demonstrating how the conflict today cannot be understood without the context of this century-old war, which began long before the State of Israel ever existed.
Schwartz is an award-winning journalist and Emmy-nominated producer whose reporting has appeared in the New York Times, New York Review of Books, The Wall Street Journal, The Economist, TIME, National Geographic and Rolling Stone. She spent a decade reporting from Israel and covered the Greater Miami Jewish Federation's Israel 70 Mission.
Books & Books, 265 Aragon Avenue, Coral Gables
Complimentary admission