It's Happening In Miami

Please join the Jewish, pro-Israel and LGBTQ communities as we celebrate pride and progress in Israel and Miami. A Wider Bridge's National Outreach Director, Quentin Hill, will give a talk about the important work of advancing equality in Israel and equality for Israel.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6TH 8:00 PM

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

Panel: Danger Of Antisemitism

The Conference of Presidents convenes an all-star panel including: Irwin Cotler (former Canadian Justice Minister), Eric Goldstein (UJA/Fed of NY), Jonathan Greenblatt (ADL), David Harris (AJC), Malcolm Hoenlein (Presidents Conference), Dan Mariaschin (B’nai B’rith International) and Elan Carr (U.S. Special Envoy for Monitoring and Combating antisemitism, among many others). A JBS television exclusive. Monday – 7:30pm & 1am; Wednesday – 1:30pm; Saturday – 7:30pm & 1am

Remembering Harvey Kaylie z"l

One of the Jewish community’s greatest supporters of Israel and Jewish causes Harvey Kaylie z”l is remembered by his daughter Alicia, grandson Lavee, and friends Rabbi Marc Scheneir, Albert Amini and the CEO of Camp Kaylie David Mandel. Wednesday - 9pm & 12am 6pm & 9pm, Thursday 3 pm; Next Sunday – Noon & 6pm

ON L’CHAYIM THIS WEEK

L’Chayim Sunday – Jews & The Democratic Party Can pro-Israel Jews who have been life-long Democrats still find a home in the Democratic Party in the face of the anti-Israel rhetoric of the far left of the party? With Jonathan Mark (Jewish Week), Laura Adkins (JTA), Eric Yoffie (URJ) and Thane Rosenbaum (FOCLS). Today – Noon & 6pm; Monday– 3pm

L’Chayim Monday – Nitsana Leitner The founding director of Shurat HaDin (Israeli Law Center) Nitsana Darshan-Leitner explains how she uses the legal system to fight those who are financially involved in terrorism (banks) and to win compensation for victims. Monday – 9pm & Midnight; Tuesday – 3pm

L’Chayim Tuesday – Muslim Zionist Kasim Hafeez Describing how his tradition Muslim education taught him to hate Jews and Israel, Kasim Hafeez describes his personal journey that took him to Israel and why he now considers himself to be a Muslim Zionist. Tuesday – 9:30pm & 12:30am

Jake Ehrenreich Shows

Jake welcomes the Hasidic singer who has taken the American music world by storm, Shulem; and author, TV Reality and "America's Worst Mom," Lenore Skenazy. And Jake inducts Totie Fields into the Catskills Hall of Fame. Saturday (Aug 17) – 7pm & 2am

Entertainers Shelley Fisher (The Hebrew Hillbilly) and BriGuel (singing/rap of Brianne Berkson & Miguel Gluckstern) are Jake’s special guests on this episode of JBS’s “The Jake Ehrenreich Show,” with a Catskills Hall of Fame induction of Sammy Davis Jr. Sunday – 2pm; Tuesday - 10:30am; Wednesday - 5am; Thursday 10:30pm & 2pm

92nd Street Y: David Grossman

Israeli author David Grossman discusses his novel A Horse Walks into a Bar and parts of the book are read aloud and performed. From the 92nd Street Y in New York with fellow author Nicole Krauss. Tonight (Sunday) – 8pm & 1am; Monday - 10pm & 4am; Wednesday - 10:30am; Friday – 1am; Saturday - 3pm

Film: Jerusalem and Tel Aviv

Explore the history, shopping, cuisine, nightlife and culture of Jerusalem & Tel Aviv Tonight (Sunday) - 9pm and Midnight; Friday Night – 9pm & 4am

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

It is with deep sadness and shock that we condemn the barbaric criminal actions this past weekend in El Paso, Texas and Dayton, OH.

Everyone is Welcome. THURSDAY, AUGUST 8TH AT 6PM

Join us for Bet Shira's Welcome Back Weekend! On Friday August 23 we will have a wine and juice bar at 6:00 pm followed by a family-friendly Shabbat service at 6:30 pm introducing our Cantorial Soloist Jessica Bass. This will be followed by a Shabbat dinner, the cost of which is $10 per person with kids 12 and under eating FREE.

On Saturday August 24 we will have Services at 9:30 am followed by a Kiddush lunch with Torah Study by Rabbi Ben Herman entitled "New Year, New You."

On Sunday August 25 we will have a FREE Welcome Back BBQ at 11:30 am. This event in particular is open to the entire community, but if you cannot make it please join us on Friday and/or Saturday.

RSVP at betshira.org/upcoming-events or at 305-238-2601 ext. 211.

September 4-22

By Alfred Uhry • Directed by Michael Andron
Featuring lillian Andron, James Samuel Randolph and Paul Louis

Winner of the 1988 Pulitzer Prize and the Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Off-Broadway Play. Academy Award for Best Picture. A warm-hearted, humorous and affecting study of the unlikely relationship between an aging, crotchety white Southern lady, and a proud, soft-spoken black man. A long-run Off-Broadway success and an Academy Award-winning film.
"The play is sweet without being mawkish, ameliorative, without being sanctimonious." —NY Times. "…a perfectly poised and shaped miniature on the odd-couple theme." —NY Post. "Playwrights Horizons has a winner in this one…gives off a warm glow of humane affirmation." —Variety. "DRIVING MISS DAISY is a total delight." —NY Daily News.

Box Office: 1-866-811-4111: or www.jcctheatre.com
Wednesdays & Thursdays at 7:30 • Sundays at 2 &7

JCAT-The J’s Cultural Arts Theatre
Alan and Diane Lieberman Theatre/Feldenkreis Hanono Cultural Center
Michael-Ann Russell Jewish Community Center/Sanford L. Ziff Campus
18900 NE 25th Avenue North Miami Beach FL 33180
Facebook: JCATmiami • Twitter: @JCATMiami Instagram: JCATmiami
For More information 305-932-4200 ext. 150
JCAT is the performing theatre of the Michael-Ann Russell JCC, a year-round program for youth, teens, and adults, where participants are part of a magical world of theatre, with a full season of productions, theatre camps, and a wide range of classes and workshops in acting, improvisation, and technical theatre. JCAT is committed to challenge, enlighten, educate, and entertain its audiences through its multi-tier program.

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

L’Chayim:Jews & The Democratic Party

Can pro-Israel Jews who have been life-long Democrats still find a home in the Democratic Party in the face of the anti-Israel rhetoric of the far left of the party? With Jonathan Mark (Jewish Week), Laura Adkins (JTA), Eric Yoffie (URJ) and Thane Rosenbaum (FOCLS). Wednesday - 9pm & 12am; Thursday – 3pm; Next Sunday – Noon & 6pm

YIVO Mission

YIVO Executive Director Jonathan Brent describes the history and mission of the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research to the French Bishop Delegation of French-Catholic clergymen led by Father Patrick Desbois to learn about Jewish organizations. Monday – 7:30pm & 2am; Wednesday – 1:30pm

Women Writers & Immigrant Story

Women authors address how the immigrant experience has impacted their lives and how it is reflected in their work through themes of nostalgia, assimilation and memory. By the Russian American Foundation with the New York Post and the Tenement Museum, NY. Monday – 8pm & 1am; Wednesday – 2pm; Thursday 4am; Saturday 8pm & 1am

Tisha B'Av from the Hampton Synagogue

Live from Hampton Synagogue in Westhampton NY, JBS presents a Tisha B’Av service commemorating the destruction of the First and Second Temples in Jerusalem with a reading of Eicha (Lamentations), a Bonfire Kumsitz and the Maccabeats. With Rabbi Marc Schneier and Cantor Netanel Hershtik. Saturday August 10 - 9:15pm

ALSO ON L’CHAYIM THIS WEEK

Today (Sunday) – LGBTQ in Israel

Tyler Gregory discusses his work as executive director of A Wider Bridge, a North American organization working to create equality in Israel by expanding LGBTQ inclusion in Israel, and equality for all Israelis. Today – Noon & 6pm; Monday– 3pm;

Tuvia Tenenbom

Author Tuvia Tenenbom (Catch The Jew) discusses his personal encounter with Syrian refugees in squalid camps in Germany (which he writes about in Hello, Refugees!) and reflects upon the hypocrisy of the refugee movement. Monday – 9pm & Midnight; Tuesday – 3pm

Marvin Hamlisch z”l

One of America's greatest composers, Marvin Hamlisch ("A Chorus Line"), who passed away August 2, 2012 at the age of 68, is seen in a 2011 interview discussing his Jewish background, his music, and how he developed the song "The Way We Were." Tuesday - 9pm & Midnight; Wednesday - 3pm

Judy Gold

Judy Gold sits with Mark S. Golub to talk about her Jewish background and how she came to be one of America’s leading stand-up comediennes. Tuesday – 9:30pm & 12:30am; Wednesday – 3:30pm

Russell Robinson, JNF

JNF CEO Russell Robinson became Jewish National Fund’s Chief Executive Officer in September 1997, the youngest CEO in its then almost 100-year history. Thursday – 9pm & Midnight; Friday – 3pm

Saturday – Hadassah President

National Pres. of Hadassah, Ellen Hershkin, talks about her Jewish background, her love of Israel, her regard for Hadassah founder Henrietta Szold, and Hadassah’s upcoming Women's Health Empowerment Summit (May 16th, Washington, DC). Saturday – 6pm

Jake Ehrenreich Show

Entertainers Shelley Fisher (The Hebrew Hillbilly) and BriGuel (singing/rap of Brianne Berkson & Miguel Gluckstern) are Jake’s special guests on this episode of JBS’s “The Jake Ehrenreich Show,” with a Catskills Hall of Fame induction of Sammy Davis Jr. Saturday (Aug 10) – 7pm & 2am

Jake Ehrenreich Show – The Finkel Brothers & Mike Fine

This week Jake is joined by special guests Elliot and Ian Finkel (The Finkel Brothers) and Mike Fine (The Rabbi Comic). Sunday – 2pm; Tuesday - 10:30am; Wednesday - 5am; Thursday 10:30pm & 2pm

92nd Street Y: Mel Brooks Films

The films of Mel Brooks are discussed by Professor Jeremy Dauber, Atran Assistant Professor of Yiddish Language, Literature, and Culture at Columbia University. Taped before a live audience at New York's 92nd Street Y. Tonight (Sunday) – 8pm & 1am; Monday - 10pm & 4am; Wednesday - 10:30am; Friday – 1am; Saturday - 3pm

JBS Jewish Film Festival: One Out Of Ten

While 1.5 million children were murdered by the Nazis, “One Out Of Ten” is a documentary in which some of the 10% of Jewish children who did survive the Shoah tell their personal stories. The Silver Medal winner in the 1998 New York Film Festival. Tonight (Sunday) - 9pm and Midnight; Friday Night – 9pm & 4am

Federation is looking for recipients of a new, free program that will serve Miami-Dade County Holocaust survivors. If you were born before February 28, 1946, even if you were not interned in a concentration camp, you may be eligible for assistance. We are here to help. Call the Helpline at 305.576.6550, run by Federation partner Jewish Community Services (JCS) of South Florida, and someone will determine if you meet the qualifications. If you are not currently a JCS client, this program may be able to help you. If you have previously applied for services, but have been denied help, you may now be eligible.

THE BACK TO SCHOOL CARNIVAL!

Sunday, August 18, 2019 12:00pm to 3:00pm

The Gordon School of Beth David Congregation

2625 SW 3rd Ave, Miami, FL, 33129

Bring the family and enjoy carnival rides, games, face painting, craft table, cookie decorating and so much more. Lots of fun for all, big and small!

Food available for purchase.

FREE ENTRY AND OPEN TO ALL!

For more information email [email protected] or call 305-854-3282.

Celebrating Judaism while supporting Recovery

Second Sunday Serenity meets August 11th, 10:00 am, Temple Beth Am

5950 North Kendall Drive, Pinecrest, FL 33156

[Recovery Through A Jewish Lens is here to support and inspire those whose lives have been touched by addiction. Our programs welcome people in recovery and their loved ones. Our support group meets the second Sunday of every month where we discuss and explore the insights our sacred texts bring to our recovery work. On August 11th our topic will be Loss and Lamentation of Addiction and the Redemptive power of recovery. For more information contact Rabbi Jaime Aklepi, 305.667.6667.]

The Jewish holiday Tu B'Av is celebrated as a holiday of love, similar to Valentine's Day. Temple Emanu-El will be celebrating this special day with a Tu B’Av White Party.

Thursday, August 15th 7-9 PM at The Sagamore Hotel, 1671 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach. $36 in advance. $45 at the door. Free drink and kosher hors d’oeuvre buffet. Spiritual swing band. RSVP: tesobe.org or (305) 538-2503

                                              Everyone should wear white!