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Get ready for the highlight of the year – our spectacular Annual Grand Klezmer Concert! It's not just a show; it's a musical extravaganza that captivates both locals and those escaping the cold. Prepare to be dazzled by the brilliance of extraordinary musicians and singers who will weave a magical tapestry of music. This concert isn't just an event; it's a gem that sparkles throughout the year for everyone lucky enough to be there!

When : Sunday, February 4, 2024 · 2: 00 PM EST

Where: Julius Littman Performing Arts Theater 17011 Northeast 19th Avenue North Miami Beach, FL 33162

Admission: Lower Section Close to the Stage (NO STAIRS) - $20, $25, $36, $50, $100

Admission: Upper Section Far from Stage (YOU NEED TO CLIMB STAIRS) - TICKETS $10, $15

IF YOU HAVE A WALKER OR WHEELCHAIR, YOU MUST BUY SEATS IN THE LOWER SECTION

Buy Tickets online at MiamiKlezmer.com or at the following stores (cash only)

1. Aspaclaria Judaica (ticket sales 10am-2pm) 18240 W Dixie Hwy in North Miami Beach/Aventura

2. Torah Treasures 524 W 41st Street in Miami Beach

For more info, call (954) 458-6000

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

All Times Subject to Change

ISGAP (Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism & Policy) with Charles Small

Charles Asher Small, founder and executive director of ISGAP (the Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism & Policy) leads a seminar with ISGAP senior research fellow Joel Kotek, in the premiere of a new series from ISGAP. Sunday - 7:00pm Monday - 12:00am & 1:00pm Tuesday - 5:00am Wednesday - 7:00am Saturday - 3:30am

DEFENDING ISRAEL WITH DAVID HARRIS

JBS Strategic Analyst David Harris returns with new insights Wednesday - 7:00pm Thursday - 2:30am & 11:00am Saturday - 5:30am & 10:30pm

Honoring Activists and Authors

Robert Siegel hosts as Israeli jurist Dorit Beinisch, Rabbi Lauren Holtzblatt, civil rights strategist Eric K Ward, and authors Anne Applebaum, Esther Foer and Dara Horn are honored by Moment Magazine. Tuesday - 8:00pm Wednesday - 2:00am & 11:00am
Thursday - 5:00am Friday - 7:00am & 2:00pm Saturday - 8:30pm

Honoring Israel Activism

Speaker Mike Johnson and others representing the front lines of pro-Israel activism are recognized at the Justice Louis D. Brandeis ZOA award dinner. Thursday - 8:00pm Friday - 2:00am & 1:00pm Saturday - 9:30pm

Srugim Episode 11 - “Equal Weight”

Reut and Amir visit Yifat at her new home, Reut's boyfriend Yochai tries to prove himself, and Hodaya searches for answers regarding her forbidden love for Avri. Wednesday - 5:15pm Saturday - 4:00pm

NEWS & ANALYSIS Weeknights at 6:00 and 6:30pm

ILTV & Daily News Update

ILTV reports from Israel followed by JBS Daily News with Teisha Bader Weeknights at 6:00pm

Good Week Israel

Positive stories from Israel that display heroism, unity and support Mondays at 6:30pm

Insider

ILTV reports and interviews Tuesdays at 6:30pm

Thinking Out Loud

Micah Halpern dives deep into a timely topic this week by looking at the new form of Jew hatred that has emerged since the Oct 7th Hamas Massacre. He compares it to past forms of antisemitism and traditional Jew hatred. Wednesdays at 6:30pm

In the News (Israel at War

JBS hosts Shahar Azani or Teisha Bader are joined by guests for in-depth discussion on topics of the day Thursdays 6:30pm

L’Chayim: Classic conversations with Mark S. Golub z”l, this week with Rabbis explaining their approaches to the Jewish tradition

Rabbi Kenneth Brander

Recorded when he was the newly elected president and rosh yeshiva of Ohr Torah Stone, Rabbi Kenneth Brander discusses the influence of the great Rav Soloveitchik, his perspective on the limits of open orthodoxy and women in leadership roles. Monday - 9:00pm Tuesday - 12:00am & 3:00pm Saturday - 6:00pm

Rabbi Shai Held Part 1

Founding President, Dean and Chair in Jewish Thought of Hadar Institute, Rabbi Shai Held discusses growing up with survivor Zionist parents and how his upbringing shaped his life and Jewish journey. Tuesday - 9:00pm Wednesday - 12:00am & 3:00pm

Rabbi Shai Held Part 2

Rabbi Held talks theology, his understanding of God and his approach to teaching the Jewish Tradition. Wednesday - 9:00pm Thursday - 12:00am & 3:00pm

Shlomo Riskin

Shlomo Riskin, Chief Rabbi of Efrat and founder of Ohr Torah Stone, describes the influence upon him of Rav Soloveitchik and the Lubavitcher Rebbe, and discusses his disagreements with today’s Chief Rabbinate of Israel. Thursday - 9:00pm Friday - 12:00am & 3:00pm Saturday - 1:00am
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JEWISH STUDIES

Talmud Study with Rabbi Mordechai Becher Lessons of the week begin every Sunday at 9am

Not Taken Literally

Rabbi Mordechai Becher looks at the story of the Red Sea miracle to discuss the Talmud prohibition against reading certain Torah passages literally. Sunday - 9:00am Monday - 4:00am Tuesday - 9:00am & 5:00pm

Responsibility to Other People

Rabbi Becher discusses the Talmudic view of one's responsibility to other people in a lesson he calls "He's My Brother, He Ain't Heavy.”
Sunday - 9:30am Monday - 4:30am Tuesday - 9:30am & 5:30pm

From the Aleph Bet

Mark S. Golub z”l hosts this original series designed for anyone of any age to learn to read and understand Hebrew. Download Lessons and Worksheets free on the JBS website

Lesson 18 Recognize Hebrew letters that tend to look alike in a complete review of all the Hebrew letters and vowel sounds. Monday - 9:35am Thursday - 10:00am

Synagogue Services for Shabbat

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 Vice President 203.536.6914 (cell phone) JBS Jewish Broadcasting Service, a 501c3 fulltime television channel Website: jbstv.org

Thursday, April 25 at 2 PM

Beth Torah's Special Mitzvah Seder is a seder for Jewish adults with developmental or physical challenges and it is heartwarming to see them enjoy an event geared specifically for them. The seder will take place at Beth Torah Benny Rok Campus, 20350 NE 26th Avenue, North Miami Beach.

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

Friday, January 19

Join in the upcoming Shabbat of Love — the largest Shabbat dinner celebration in North American history — to celebrate Jewish light and love with friends, family and neighbors. Organized by the Jewish Federations of North America with support from the Jim Joseph Foundation and partners across the Jewish community, this unprecedented Shabbat of solidarity will unify Jews of all ages to experience the sacred joy of the Sabbath.

The Shabbat of Love website gives participants a choice to attend or host a dinner and offers a downloadable Dinner Guide with information on Shabbat rituals and even suggested discussion topics. The site also contains prompts for Acts of Love — “how to spread love the Jewish way” — such as volunteering in your community and writing a letter of support to Jewish students on campus.

CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE AND REGISTER TO ATTEND OR HOST A DINNER

Israelis who are suffering financially as a result of the way by the war can receive critically needed assistance through a unique partnership involving creative philanthropy, the Greater Miami Jewish Federation Hebrew Free Loan Association of Miami (HFLA), the International Association of Jewish Free Loans (IAJFL) and Ogen — Israel’s largest free loan association — who will provide a total of more than $3.4 million, including an investment of over $500,000 from Miami, in interest-free loans.

Loans will support Israelis who:

• Lost their possessions or their homes in the terrorist attacks

• Lost their sources of income due to the attacks or the subsequent impacts of war

• Are living in conflict zones

CLICK HERE TO READ MORE

To learn more about HFLA, contact Maayan Blum, Federation’s Director of Community Planning, at [email protected].

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

PROGRAMS

A Night of Light

A” “Hallelujah,” “Bring Him Home,” “Oseh Shalom,” and many more rousing musical performances are featured in this glorious interfaith concert with community leaders Cantor Dan Mutlu (Central Synagogue), Rev Adriene Thorne (Riverside Church), Rabbi David Ingber (Romemu) and others joining together for music and celebration in solidarity with Israel in a concert hosted by Cantor Azi Schwartz and Park Avenue Synagogue. Sunday - 6:00pm Monday - 12:00am & 3:00pm Tuesday - 6:30am Wednesday - 9:00am Saturday - 8:30pm

Through A Soldier's Eyes

Shahar Azani is joined by Shahar, an IDF Paratrooper Special Forces reservist who is the grandson of Holocaust survivors and whose father served in the Yom Kippur War, who shares his experiences fighting “the battle of his generation” on the frontlines in Gaza and on the scene of the October 7th massacre. Tuesday - 7:00pm Wednesday - 2:30am Thursday - 5:30pm Friday - 4:00am & 11:30am

The Great Rewiring

Social psychologist Jonathan Haidt speaks about the current technological landscape, how phone-based childhood has impacted Gen Z, and how parents and schools can partner to protect them. Tuesday 7:30pm Wednesday – 1:00am and 10:30am Thursday -4:30am and 4:00pm Friday -6:30am Saturday – 7:00pm

Confronting War, Hate and Rape

Moment’s Nadine Epstein hosts a timely interfaith dialogue with Muslim American Zainab Khan (Muslim American Leadership Alliance), Iranian American Shirin Taber, (Empower Women Media), and Jewish American Heidi Basch-Harod, (Women’s Voices Now) in a program of Moment Magazine Thursday - 2:00am & 8:00pm Friday - 2:00am & 10:00am

Srugim Episode 10

Contentment and Happiness

The gang is apart for Shabbat as Yifat settles into an unfamiliar home in Ma’ale Elisha, Nati finds himself alone, and Hodaya is torn between religion and her relationship. Wednesday - 5:00pm Saturday - 10:00pm

NEWS & ANALYSIS

Weeknights at 6:00 and 6:30pm

  ** ILTV & Daily News Update -
   ILTV reports from Israel followed by JBS Daily News with Teisha Bader
   Weeknights at 6:00pm**

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

Thinking Out Loud - Micah Halpern dives deep into a timely topic Wednesdays at 6:30pm

In the News (Israel at War)

 **JBS hosts Shahar Azani or Teisha Bader are joined
    for in-depth discussion on topics of the day
    Thursdays 6:30pm**

Why No Two-State Solution?

Mark S. Golub z”l delivers an essential review of key facts Americans need to know about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict to understand why a two-state solution is so difficult to implement. (Recorded in 2016) Monday - 1:00pm Tuesday - 4:00am
Wednesday - 7:00pm

On L’Chayim

Classic conversations with Mark S. iOn L’Chayim : Classic Conversations with Mark S. Golub z”l, this week spotlighting musical artists

Dudu Fisher

One of Israel's greatest performers, Dudu Fisher describes his father's survival during the Holocaust, his concerns for the State of Israel today and his personal journey from prospective dental student to world renowned cantor and star of Les Misérables Monday - 9:00pm Tuesday - 12:00am & 3:00pm Saturday - 6:00pm

Julie Budd

Cabaret star Julie Budd, who began her career at age 12 in the Catskills, discusses her Jewish identity and her feelings for IsraeL, her perspective as a successful performer, and her relationship to Frank Sinatra. Tuesday - 9:00pm Wednesday - 12:00am & 3:00pm

Joseph Malovany

Cantor Joseph Malovany reflects upon the way in which Eastern European countries are seeking reconciliation after the Holocaust and describes his participation in a ceremony commemorating the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. Wednesday - 9:00pm Thursday - 12:00am & 3:00pm

David Broza

International musical star and peace activist David Broza discusses his album, "East Jerusalem/West Jerusalem," recorded with Israeli, Palestinian and American musicians in East Jerusalem; and performs two songs from his album. Thursday - 9:00pm Friday - 12:00am & 3:00pm Saturday - 3:30am

Talmud Study with Rabbi Mordechai Becher Lessons of the week begin every Sunday at 9:00am

Seize the Moment or Wait for Better?

Rabbi Mordecai Becher examines Talmudic commentary on doing a mitzvah now versus waiting until later to do an even bigger mitzvah. Today (Sunday) - 9:00am Tuesday - 9:00am & 5:00pm

Mark S. Golub z”l hosts the Aleph-Bet original series designed for anyone of any age to learn to read and understand Hebrew. Download Lessons and Worksheets free on the JBS website

Lesson 17* New vowel sounds and rules of the Sh'vah. Monday - 9:35am Thursday - 10:00am

**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 Synagogue Services for Shabbat

Edith Samers Vice President 203.536.6914 (cell phone) JBS Jewish Broadcasting Service, a 501c3 fulltime television channel Website: jbstv.org

January 7th 2024 will mark exactly four months since Hamas carried out their murderous rampage. Shalom International and Americans For a Safe Israel will be commemorating this tragedy by protesting against Qatar, which supports Hamas and the Houthis, urging a boycott of all things related to Qatar. There is an urgent need to expose Qatar's whitewashing its complicity in funding the perpetrators of the October 7th massacre by portraying itself as an honest broker between Hamas and Israel. Protestors will gather in the Amendment area, Upper Level of the Miami International Airport (MIA), across from Terminal E, on Sundays, 1/7/2024 and 1/28/2024 from 3 to 5 PM. They will hold banners and signs at passing cars ramp near Qatar Airways. The airline is wholly owned by the Qatari government, which supports and funds the terrorist organization Hamas. At two previous demonstrations, protesters received hundreds of supportive horn honks and thumbs up from passing drivers. Organizer Bob Kunst of Shalom International was interviewed by local TV stations. Demonstrators are united in their call for a boycott of the airline and demand that Qatar turn over Hamas leaders to face justice for war crimes. Hamas' top four political leaders known to be sheltering in Qatar have a net worth of over $11 billion. Much of their wealth was accumulated by diverting foreign aid to the black market, and taxing confiscated goods. Although declared as humanitarian aid, it has enabled Hamas to employ Gazans to build miles of terror tunnels, purchase guns, ammunition, rockets and other weapons, and pay salaries to terrorists. Qatar's sovereign wealth fund (QIA), whose assets include luxury hotels, prime real estate, automobile manufacturers and banks, has purchased stakes in NBA teams and sponsored Formula 1 races. Qatar has endowed American colleges and universities with $6.5 billion for questionable agendas and opened branches of several universities in Qatar.

Community gathering and workshop

Beth Torah Benny Rok Campus: Wednesday, January 31, 2024

Address: 20350 NE 26th Ave, Miami, FL 33180

Join together with these North Miami Dade adult communities for encouraging and compelling programs, creating hope and resilience after loss. Each evening program will include ritual and spiritual engagement, commemoration, social connections, learning and legacy work.

All programs run 7-9 PM Light refreshments | No cost to attend RSVP to [email protected] for the January 31st program.

A program of the North Miami Dade Bereavement Initiative, a multi-synagogue-based initiative supported in partnership with Mishkan Miami of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation.

OPENING NIGHT: Thursday, January 11

Celebrate the best of world cinema at the milestone 27th Miami Jewish Film Festival featuring award-winning Jewish and Israeli film premieres at various locations throughout Greater Miami. The Miami Jewish Film Festival (MJFF) is the world’s largest Jewish film festival and a program of the Center for the Advancement of Jewish Education (CAJE), a subsidiary of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation.

Established in 1996, the MJFF has grown into a core cultural program for South Florida’s vibrant arts landscape and was named as one of the 50 best film festivals in the world for three consecutive years by MovieMaker Magazine.

MJFF venues include the historic North Beach Bandshell, Regal South Beach Cinemas, Coral Gables Art Cinema, O Cinema, Miami Beach SoundScape, Bill Cosford Cinema and Miami Theater Center, among others.

CLICK HERE FOR SCHEDULE AND TICKETS

Sunday, January 21, 9 AM to 12 PM

Beth Torah's Social Action Team presents Mitzvah Day. Join us on January 21st from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM at Beth Torah Benny Rok Campus for a morning of kindness, family-friendly activities for all ages, mitzvot and solidarity with Israel.

Registration required

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER