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Noah's Flood & Climate Change

Three panels discuss the Biblical story of the Flood and how it relates to contemporary challenges of climate change. By the Congregation for Humanistic Judaism (Fairfield, Ct) & the Federation for Jewish Philanthropy of Upper Fairfield County at Sacred Heart University (Fairfield). Monday - 7pm & 1am; Wednesday - 1:00pm

ADL: Bret Stephens & Bari Weiss

New York Times columnists Bret Stephens and Bari Weiss join Eric Ward (Western States Center) to discuss ways of reversing hate in America. With Jodi Rudoren (The Forward) at the 2019 ADL “Never Is Now” Summit from the Javits Center in NYC. Tuesday - 8pm & 1am; Thursday - 2pm; Saturday – 8pm & 1am

Israel Briefing: Elazar Stern

Former IDF Major General Elazar Stern briefs American cadets on the current state of the Israeli armed forces, and addresses the way in which the IDF is seeking to integrate the ultra-Orthodox into the Israeli army. A production of the Miryam Institute. Tuesday - 7 pm & 2am; Thursday - 1pm; Saturday – 7:30pm

U.N. Holocaust Memorial

On the 75th Anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz (2019), the United Nations holds a memorial ceremony with remarks from world leaders (Germany, Israel, U.S.) and a keynote address by Judge Theodore Meron (UN Commission on Criminal Tribunals). Wednesday – 7pm & 1am

In The News Special: Trump Administration Peace Plan

The strengths and weakness of the Trump Administration Peace Plan are analyzed by Steven Bayme (AJC), Danny Ayalon (former Israei U.S. Ambassador), Eric Mandel (Middle East Political Information Network) and Shahar Azani (JBS). With Mark S. Golub Sunday – Noon & 6pm; Monday – 3pm

Talmud: Not Taken Literally

As the Jewish community reads the account in Exodus of the Red Sea, JBS presents a lesson by Rabbi Mordechai Becher (Gateways Organization Senior Lecturer) discussing how the Rabbis discourage reading the Torah text literally on “Dimensions of the Daf.” Sunday 9am; Tuesday – 9am & 4:30pm

Jewish 101: The Miracle of Nachshon

As the Jewish community reads the account in Exodus of the Red Sea, Rabbi Mark S. Golub discusses the classic midrash in which the Rabbis suggest the meaning of “miracle,” as they describe how the sea only split when Nachshon plunged into the waters. Sunday 10:am; Wednesday - 9am & 4:30pm

Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) Report

Founding Director and President of ISGAP Charles Small discusses his organization’s research on Students For Justice In Palestine (SJP) and the BDS movement, and the urgency of combatting antisemitism today. With Mark S. Golub on L'Chayim. Sunda) - Noon & 6pm; Monday – 3pm

West Bank Map

Mark Langfan, President of Americans For A Safe Israel and an expert on water on the West Bank, uses a relief map to illustrate the problems that would be created for Israel were the West Bank high ground to come under Palestinian control.
Monday - 9pm & Midnight

Richard Stone Pt 1

Richard Stone, former Chair of the Conference of Presidents, describes growing up in New Orleans and how he became more observant while at Harvard and in Jerusalem; and shares his concerns over the failure of non-Orthodox Judaism. With Mark S. Golub-Pt 1
Tuesday - 9pm & Midnight; Wednesday - 3pm

Richard Stone Pt 2

Richard Stone, former Chair of the Conference of Presidents, reflects on why many American Jews are critical of Israel and why they fail to understand the Israeli-Palestinian conflict; and addresses issue challenging Israel today. With Mark S. Golub-Pt 2 Wednesday - 9pm & Midnight; Thursday - 3pm

Builder of Elon Moreh

A co-founder of the Israeli town of Elon Moreh, Zev Saffer, explains why he chose to leave the United States to make Aliyah, and describes how he helped to build a community and raise a family on Israel's West Ridge. With Mark S. Golub on L'Chayim. Thursday - 9pm & Midnight; Friday - 2pm

Nancy Spielberg

Nancy Spielberg describes growing up Jewish in Phoenix with her brother Steven and about her film "Who Will Write Our History" documenting the Oyneg Shabes, a clandestine group of Warsaw Ghetto Jews who documented Nazi atrocities. With Mark S. Golub.
Saturday - 6pm

92nd Street Y: Deborah Lipstadt/Bari Weiss

Dorot Professor of Modern Jewish History and Holocaust Studies at Emory University Deborah Lipstadt discusses the topic of her latest book, Antisemitism Here and Now with New York Times Op-Ed staff editor and writer Bari Weiss.
Sunday – 8pm & 2am; Monday - 10pm & 4am; Wednesday - 10:30am; Friday – 8:30pm; Saturday - 3pm

From the Aleph-Bet: Lesson 15

Complete the Hebrew alphabet and learn to read an important word containing "Vuv" Monday - 9am & 4:30pm; Wednesday - 7pm; Saturday - 11am

https://www.bethdavidmiami.org/event/jewish-music-festival.html

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JEWISH Arts and Music Festival

Feb 9 from 2-7pm Featuring performances by Tal Cohen, Chad Bernstein and Gedaliah & Scruli A day of progressive music for low ticket price!

Elie Wiesel was a towering presence on the world stage—a Nobel laureate, activist, adviser to world leaders, and the author of more than forty books. But when asked, Wiesel always said, “I am a teacher first.”

In fact, he taught at Boston University for nearly four decades, and with this book, Ariel Burger—devoted protégé, apprentice, and friend—takes us into the sacred space of Wiesel’s classroom. There, Wiesel challenged his students to explore moral complexity and to resist the dangerous lure of absolutes. In bringing together never-before-recounted moments between Wiesel and his students, Witness serves as a moral education in and of itself—a primer on educating against indifference, on the urgency of memory and individual responsibility, and on the role of literature, music, and art in making the world a more compassionate place. Come here from the author Rabbi Ariel Burger, who recounts his lifelong relationship with Elie Wiesel as his disciple, student, and teaching assistant. His book, Witness, won a 2019 National Jewish Book Award.

Join us on February 12, 7:30 PM, at the Michael Ann Russell JCC. Light refreshments will be served.

Sponsored in partnership with MARJCC Meet the Author Series and Mishkan Miami: The Jewish Connection for Spiritual Support of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation.

Free Concealed Carry Permit Class For the South Florida Jewish Community Must Register at ChabadChayil.org/events

Thursday, Feb 6, 6:15pm

Chabad Chayil, 2601 NE 211 Ter, Miami, FL 33180

Chabad of Palmetto Bay, in partnership with the Village of Palmetto Bay, will host a Tu B'Shvat Tree Planting Celebration event on Sunday, February 9th starting at 11:00 am at Ludovoci Park,17641 Old Cutler Rd, Palmetto Bay, Florida 33157.

The 15th of Shevat on the Jewish calendar, celebrated this year on Monday, February 10, 2020, is the day that marks the beginning of a “new year” for trees. Commonly known as Tu Bishvat, this day marks the season in which the earliest blooming trees in the Land of Israel emerge from their winter sleep and begin a new fruit-bearing cycle.

We mark the 15th of Shevat by eating fruit, particularly from the kinds that are singled out by the Torah in its praise of the bounty of the Holy Land: grapes, figs, pomegranates, olives and dates. On this day we remember that “man is a tree of the field”, and reflect on the lessons we can derive from our botanical analogue.

This is a FREE family event and everyone is welcome to attend. There will be a tree planting ceremony followed by a workshop on the meaning of food and sample preparations of food.

For more information call Chabad of Palmetto Bay at 786 282 0413.

Temple Sinai Spring Music Festival 2020

February 9th @ 4PM

A Special Cantorial Spring Music Festival featuring Cantor Norman Cohen Falah, two of Cantor Shulkes' protégés: Cantor Jessica Roskin and Cantorial Soloist Jodi Rozental, and current cantorial students from the Hebrew Union College Debbie Friedman School of Sacred Music.

Tickets $36 Single Ticket $54 Single Patron ticket + Light Bites + reserved seating

Join Cantor Shulkes' BIRTHDAY CLUB! Be a part of a special presentation for $90 Per person...$90 for 90!

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This worldwide effort advocates for inclusion of people with disabilities and mental health conditions to be active participants in Jewish life. Federation is proud to help local organizations raise disability awareness, remove barriers and celebrate diversity in our community. This month’s activities include a special story time with PJ Library, an inclusive Shabbat service, a Tu B’Shvat celebration, a scavenger hunt and much more. For more information and to RSVP, click here.

Temple Sinai’s Early Childhood Education program

LOWER SCHOOL OPEN HOUSE

Where:
Scheck Hillel Community School
19000 Northeast 25th Avenue, North Miami Beach, FL 33180

When:
Friday, January 31, 2020
8:15 AM

RSVP here.

Scheck Hillel Community School added a student-designed class to its Capstone Senior Seminar: a signature Scheck Hillel program that prepares students for college and career. The class, entitled “Introduction to Adulthood” and created by Class of 2020 seniors Michael Berenstein and Alex Wagenberg, brings outside speakers from various fields to share the lessons and values that shaped their professional, entrepreneurial journeys.

The class is taught by the school’s Experiential Learning & Internship Coordinator Cristina Florez, and it also covers career awareness, personal budgeting and investing.

“Alex and Michael are amazing young men. They came in with a big idea, and we made it happen,” said Christopher Johnson, Director of Scheck Hillel’s High School. “It is great to see our students bringing the Scheck Hillel community, one of the strengths of our school, into the classroom. I strive to lead a high school where students explore their passions and take initiative to mold their high school experience. Alex and Michael are doing that, and then some. I am very proud of them.”

The seniors conceived the concept when they were talking about college and what they wanted to learn before graduation. “We noticed that the school prepares us very well for getting into college, and how to deal with certain situations in college, but we wanted to deepen our learning within real life skills that would help us when we actually leave for college,” said Wagenberg. They realized that their classmates had the same questions.

A project that began as a business plan to learn from real-life situations and inspire the senior class became a curriculum Berenstein and Wagenberg built with the support of faculty. Students now have the opportunity to learn from industry experts and learn life skills such as building a budget, identifying and managing investments, and learning to build and sell a company.

“You can learn from a textbook, but that just provides the information. “Introduction to Adulthood” doesn’t only teach these essential skills, but also helps incorporate them into the real world,” Berenstein observed.

About Scheck Hillel’s Senior Capstone Program
As Scheck Hillel’s Grade 12 students continue to pursue requirements toward a Scheck Hillel diploma, they rotate through courses in Capstone Senior Seminar, one of Scheck Hillel's signature programs preparing students for college and career. Courses in both General and Judaic Studies are created and taught by Capstone faculty using seminar-style instruction - covering themes around identity, entrepreneurship, essentials of Judaism, and other “big questions” that require interdisciplinary thinking.

About Scheck Hillel Community School
Scheck Hillel Community School educates and inspires students 18 months-Grade 12 to become exemplary global citizens with enduring Jewish identity and values through an individualized college preparatory curriculum highlighted by Design/STEM, Capstone, college dual enrollment, arts, athletics and community service. Its 14-acres include a 115,000-sq.-ft athletic complex with academic expansion plans. Set within a nurturing, diverse community, Scheck Hillel is one of the world's largest Jewish community day schools and a National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence. For more information about Scheck Hillel Community School or to arrange a visit to the school, please contact our Admissions office at 305.931.2831x173 or write to [email protected].