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Haifa Hoops for Kids Charity Basketball Game
Posted by Andrew Holtz on 08/26/2019 @ 02:18 PM
Hi Friends and Family of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation,
As you may know, Maccabi Haifa will be back in the U.S to kickoff the 2019-2020 season and NBA Tour!
This year, the team will be back at St. Thomas University on Wednesday, October 2nd at 7pm, for their 3rd annual Haifa Hoops for Kids charity basketball game! The proceeds generated for the event will go towards the team's charity, Haifa Hoops for Kids, which seeks to benefit under-privileged and needy children in Israel by allowing them to participate in basketball clinics year round and attend the basketball games in Haifa free-of-charge.
Please join us in attending the game to support the team and organization. Tickets for the game range from $20-$100. Sponsorship opportunities and donations to Haifa Hoops for Kids will be available shortly. Yalla Maccabi!
Ticket Link:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/3rd-annual-haifa-hoops-for-kids-charity-basketball-game-tickets-66344874305
Jewish Incubator Grants: Request For Proposals
Posted by Bonnie Dawson on 08/21/2019 @ 09:54 AM
The Greater Miami Jewish Federation is now accepting applications for its 2020 Jewish Incubator Grants, which will award nonprofits eager to strengthen Miami’s Jewish community through innovative and impactful programs. Organizations, synagogues, agencies and schools with compelling and creative ideas that support social service, educational or Jewish-identity building activities are invited to apply.
Applications are due no later than 4 p.m. on Friday, September 6, 2019.
Click here for more information and to apply.
Watch JBS on Atlantic Broadband Ch168, Hotwire Ch269, Fios Ch798, DirecTV Ch388, Roku under "educational" and streamed on jbstv.org from Aug 18-24
Posted by Edith Samers on 08/17/2019 @ 11:50 PM
For a complete and timely schedule, go to www.jbstv.org
92nd Street Y: Charles Bronfman
One of the Jewish communities leading philanthropists and co-founder of Birthright Israel, Charles Bronfman, discusses his life with Rabbi Peter Rubenstein, Director of Jewish Community and Bronfman Center for Jewish Life at the 92nd Street Y. Tonight (Sunday) – 8pm & 1am; Monday - 10pm & 4am; Wednesday - 10:30am; Friday – 1am; Saturday - 3pm
Argentine Bombing-25th Anniversary
Rabbi Marcelo Kormis, a first responder to the 1994 terrorist bombing of a Buenos Aires Jewish Center that murdered 85, and Jonathan Schanzer are part of a memorial service. By AJC Westchester/Fairfield at Congregation Emanu-El of Westchester, Rye, NY. Monday 7:30pm & 1am; Wednesday 1:30pm; Saturday – 7:30pm & 1am
L'Chayim: The Second Sun
Film Director Jennifer Gelfer and male star 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. (Film opens Monday, August 19) Wednesday - 9pm & 12am; Thursday 3pm; Next Sunday – Noon & 6pm
L'Chayim: Today (Sunday) – Remembering Harvey Kaylie z"l
One of the Jewish community’s greatest supporters of Israel and of countless Jewish causes, Harvey Kaylie z”l, is remembered by his daughter Alicia, grandson Lavee, good friend Albert Amini & the CEO of Camp Kaylie David Mandel. With Mark S. Golub. Today – Noon & 6pm; Monday– 3pm
L'Chayim: Monday – Esther Wachsman
Esther Wachsman, mother of kidnapped Israeli soldier, Nachshon Wachsman, talks about the failed rescue attempt to save her son's life and the ethical issues Israel faces. Monday – 9pm & Midnight; Tuesday – 3pm
L'Chayim: Tuesday – Palestinian Textbooks
Marcus Sheff, CEO of the Institute for Monitoring Peace and Cultural Tolerance in School Education in Israel, discusses the way Jews and Israel are depicted in Palestinian Authority textbooks.
Tuesday – 9:30pm & 12:30am; Wednesday – 3:30pm
L'Chayim: Thursday – Israeli Journalists
Amir Tibon (Diplomatic Correspondent for the Walla News Agency) and Yaakov Lappin (Military Analyst for the Jerusalem Post) offer penetrating analysis of the Iran Nuclear Deal, the Israeli-Palestinian peace process, President Obama's foreign policy and the fallout from the strained Obama-Netanyahu relationship. Thursday - 9pm & Midnight; Friday - 3pm
L'Chayim: Saturday – Breast Cancer Heroine
Nancy Brinker, founder of the Susan G. Koman organization, describes her devotion to helping women with breast cancer in tribute to her sister who died of the disease at 36; and why there is now a 99% survivor rate. Saturday - 6pm
Jabotinsky Memorial 2019
Jerusalem City Councilman Aryeh King, media entrepreneur Amotz Eyal and Consul General of Israel in New York Dani Dayan are featured speakers at the 2019 Jabotinsky Memorial. With Co-Executive Director Judy Freedman Kadish, a program of Americans for A Safe Israel (AFSI) from Park East Synagogue, NYC. Tuesday 8pm & 1am; Thursday 2pm
Jake Ehrenreich Show: Vanessa Hidary and Ron Eliran
Israel’s Ambassador of Song Ron Eliran performs some of his most well-known songs (Sharm el Sheikh) and Vanessa Hidary (Hebrew Mamita) recites her poem on Jewish identity; and Jake inducts Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme (z”l) into the Catskills Hall of Fame. Saturday – 7pm & 2am
Jake Ehrenreich Show: Shulem and Lenore Skenazy
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. Sunday – 2pm; Tuesday - 10:30am; Wednesday - 5am
Talkline-Brenner: The Bridge
Zev Brenner takes us to The Bridge Multicultural and Advocacy Project annual holiday party to meet local leaders and NY representatives from Haiti, Israel, Pakistan, the Caribbean & more as they celebrate a spirit of unity, tolerance and diversity. Tonight 10pm & 2am; Tuesday 5am
In The News: BDS in Raleigh and at Duke
Sloan Rachmuth, Dir. of Research & Special Projects at Haym Salomon Center, describes how the Raleigh Jewish community failed to support her when she objected to BDS at her children’s Hebrew School; and discusses BDS and SJP at Duke. Today (Sunday) – 5:30pm & 11:30pm; Monday – 3:30am, 8:30am & 12:30pm
JBS Jewish Film Festival: Purple Lawns
Two secular, free-spirited women share a flat in Tel-Aviv. Their high rent forces them to take in a third roommate, an enigmatic ultra-orthodox woman. (Hebrew with English subtitles)Tonight (Sunday) - 9pm and Midnight (6pm & 9pm PT) Friday Night – 9pm & 4am
Edith Samers Vice President 203.536.6914 (cell phone) JBS Jewish Broadcasting Service, a 501c3 fulltime television channel
Find Your Jewish Community. Join a Synagogue Today.
Posted by Liat Yamcek on 08/12/2019 @ 03:31 PM
To help members of our vibrant Jewish community choose a place to worship, Federation and the Rabbinical Association of Greater Miami have compiled a directory of area synagogues. We encourage you to review this list and contact a synagogue for membership information.
Make this Jewish New Year a time for renewal for you and your family, and a time to find personal meaning and spiritual connection with your community. Synagogues provide ongoing opportunities to study, experience, and enjoy being connected to Miami’s Jewish community throughout the year. Click here for a thoughtful article on the benefits of synagogue membership.
Watch JBS on Atlantic Broadband Ch168, Hotwire Ch269, Fios Ch798, DirecTV Ch388, Roku under "educational" and streamed on jbstv.org from August 11-17
Posted by Edith Samers on 08/11/2019 @ 06:52 AM
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
If You Are Holocaust Survivor and Need Assistance to Stay in Your Home, Federation May Be Able to Help You.
Posted by Liat Yamcek on 08/02/2019 @ 03:32 PM

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.
Watch JBS on Atlantic Broadband Ch168, Hotwire Ch269, Fios Ch798, DirecTV Ch388, Roku under "educational" and streamed on jbstv.org from July 28-Aug 3
Posted by Edith Samers on 07/28/2019 @ 08:23 AM
For a complete and timely schedule, go to www.jbstv.org
For Robert Morgenthau z”l
With the passing of Robert Morgenthau z”l this past Monday at the age of 99, JBS replays the iconic former Manhattan D.A.’s 2015 conversation with his wife Lucinda Franks regarding her memoir, “Timeless: Love, Morgenthau and Me.” At Temple Emanu-El, NY.
Today – 1pm
Manhattan Jewish Hall Of Fame Daniel Biderman (Urban Developer), Brooke Goldstein (Lawfare Project), Rabbi Mark S. Golub (JBS Television), Alice Greenwald (September 11 Memorial & Museum), Joel Grey (Star of Stage & Screen and Director), Eric Kandel (Nobel Laureate for Physiology), Bizu Ricki Mullu (Ethiopian Jewry), Jane Rosenthal (Tribeca Enterprises) Susan Weidman Schneider (Lilith Magazine) and Nikki Russ Federman & John Russ Tupper (Russ and Daughters Bakery & Café), are the 2019 inductees into the Manhattan Jewish Hall of Fame. A program of the Manhattan Jewish Historical Initiative founded by Howard Teich from the General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen of the City of New York. Monday – 7:30pm & 1am; Wednesday – 1:30pm; Saturday 7:30pm & 1am
Palestinian Lies: Yemini Israeli author and journalist Ben-Dror Yemini (Industry of Lies) refutes numerous falsehoods regarding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict which he claims are perpetuated throughout academia and the world at large. A presentation for ISGAP in New York. Tuesday – 8pm & 1am; Thursday – 2pm; Friday 2am
L’Chayim: 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. L’Chayim With Mark S. Golub. Wednesday - 9pm & 12am 6pm & 9pm;Thursday – 3pm ; Next Sunday – Noon & 6pm
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). Saturday (Aug 3) – 9pm & Midnight
92nd Street Y: Malcolm Gladwell
From the stage of the 92nd Street Y, author Malcolm Gladwell (The Tipping Point and Outliers) discusses his latest book about the unexpected victories of underdogs, David and Goliath, with Jacob Weisberg, Chairman of The Slate Group. Tonight (Sunday) – 8pm & 1am; Monday - 10pm & 4am; Wednesday - 10:30am; Friday – 1am; Saturday - 3pm
Film: Israel Inside How a small nation makes a big difference is at the heart of this documentary on Israel and the triumph of human spirit. From Jerusalem Online U. 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
Watch JBS on Atlantic Broadband Ch168, Hotwire Ch269, Fios Ch798, DirecTV Ch388, Roku under "educational" and streamed on jbstv.org from July 21-27
Posted by Edith Samers on 07/20/2019 @ 10:33 PM
For a complete and timely schedule, go to www.jbstv.org
Iranian Murder at Mykonos
Iranian-Jewish journalist Roya Hakakian tells the story of her book, "Assassins of the Turquoise Palace," about the 1992 Iranian murders of Kurdish leaders in Berlin. By the Jewish Historical Society of Fairfield County, CT at Temple Beth El in Stamford, CT Monday 8pm & 1am; Wednesday 2pm; Thursday 4am; Saturday 8pm & 1am
Alarming Rise of Antisemitism
Rabbi Chaim Steinmetz (Kehilath Jeshurun), Brooke Goldstein (Lawfare Project), Ken Jacobson (ADL) and Stephen Savitsky, (Bnai Zion) discuss combating antisemitism. Moderated by Ellie Cohanim and presented by Bnai Zion Foundation from Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun in NYC. Tuesday 7:30pm & 1:30am; Thursday – 1:30pm
Jewish Cinematheque: Back to the Fatherland
Gil Levanon, granddaughter of a Survivor, and Kat Rohrer, granddaughter of a Nazi officer, discuss their documentary exploring why so many Israelis resettle in Germany and how grandparents respond to their decision. With Jewish film scholar Eric Goldman. Monday - 7:30pm & 2am; Wednesday - 1:30pm; Saturday - 7pm
L’Chayim: Mordechai Kedar – Part 1 on Antisemitism
Professor of Arabic Literature at Bar-Ilan University Mordechai Kedar discusses the root causes of antisemitism in the United States; how antisemitism relates to Zionism; and prospects for potential peace with the Palestinians.
Wednesday - 9pm & 12am;
Thursday – 3pm; Next Sunday – Noon & 6pm
L’Chayim: Mordechai Kedar – Part 2 on American Jewry
Mordechai Kedar discusses the growing divide between liberal American Jews and the State of Israel.
Thursday – 9pm & Midnight; Friday – 3pm
Settler Leader Yigal Dilmoni
Yigal Dilmoni, CEO of the Yesha Council of communities on the West Ridge (West Bank) of Israel, describes plans to expand settler communities and shares his perspective on the Israel-Palestinian conflict.
Today (Sunday)– Noon & 6pm; Monday– 3pm
Killing Kasztner
Filmmaker Gaylen Ross discusses the DVD release of her film Killing Kasztner which describes how Israel Kasztner saved Jewish children from the Holocaust but was later accused of collaborating with the Nazis and murdered by Israeli fanatics
Monday – 9pm & Midnight; Tuesday – 3pm
Student Leader Rudy Rochman vs BDS
Rudy Rochman describes how the BDS Movement operates on campus, explains why he founded SSI (Students Supporting Israel) as a student at Columbia University, and presents his philosophy of pro-Israel activism.
Tuesday - 9pm & Midnight; Wednesday - 3pm
Lone Soldier Josh Warhit
Josh Warhit, who made Aliyah and served Israel as a “Lone Soldier” (no relatives in Israel), describes the ethic of the IDF he experienced serving at the Lebanese Border and on the West Bank, and fighting in the Gaza War of 2014. Saturday – 6pm
Jake Ehrenreich Show – Singer Julie Budd & Fiddler in Yiddish
Singer Julie Budd and cast members from the Yiddish production of “Fiddler On The Roof” are Jake Ehrenreich’s guests on JBS’s new series, “The Jake Ehrenreich Show,” with Jake’s inducting Sid Caesar into the Catskills Hall of Fame. Taped before a live audience at the Triad Theater in Manhattan. Saturday (July 27) - 9pm & Midnight
Jake Ehrenreich Show – Marilyn Michaels and Alan Dershowitz Comedienne and impressionist Marilyn Michaels and Alan Dershowitz as you’ve never seen him before are Jake Ehrenreich’s guests on JBS’s “The Jake Ehrenreich Show,” with Jake’s inducting Jerry Lewis into the Catskills Hall of Fame. Today – 2pm; Tuesday – 10:30am; Wednesday – 5am; Thursday – 10pm & 2am
92nd Street Y: Holocaust Fatigue
Authors Daniel Jonah Goldhagen and John K. Roth, and Shoah Foundation CEO Michael Berenbaum, explore the phenomenon of “Holocaust Fatigue” with Thane Rosenbaum at the 92nd Street Y in New York City. Tonight (Sunday) – 8pm & 1am; Monday - 10pm & 4am; Wednesday - 10:30am; Friday – 1am; Saturday - 3pm
Film: The Law
The powerful story of Simone Veil, who survived Auschwitz to become a champion of women’s rights in post-war France, serving as Minister of Health and helping to legalize abortion in the 1970’s. Starring Emmanuelle Devos, Directed by Christian Faure. Tonight (Sunday) - 9pm and Midnight; Friday Night – 9pm & 4am;
ITN: Dani Dayan-U.S. Peace Plan
Israel’s Consul General of New York, Dani Dayan, discusses the implications of the U.S. Peace Plan unveiled at the Economic Summit in Bahrain; Israeli September elections: antisemitism; and the evils of the BDS Movement. Today - 8:30am
Edith Samers Vice President 203.536.6914 (cell phone) JBS Jewish Broadcasting Service, a 501c3 fulltime television channel
Café Europa Summer Luncheon
Posted by Liat Yamcek on 07/18/2019 @ 01:18 PM
JCS and the Second Generation of Miami-Dade Holocaust Survivors Inc.
Invite Holocaust Survivors in Miami to join us at
CAFÉ EUROPA SUMMER LUNCHEON Sunday - Aug 4 11:30 am
Covert: $10 Mitzvah donation p/p to MDHS Emergency Assistance
Buses are provided by reservation only.
Advanced registration is required.
For Questions, call JCS’ Donna Cutler at 305-933-9820.
Beth Torah Benny Rok Campus | 20350 NE 26th Avenue North Miami Beach, FL 33180
Become a Sacred Jewish Conversation Facilitator
Posted by Liat Yamcek on 07/16/2019 @ 12:04 PM







