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Watch JBS on Atlantic Broadband Ch168, Hotwire Ch269, Fios Ch798. DirecTV Ch388, Roku under "educational" and streamed on jbstv.org from May 4-11
Posted by Edith Samers on 05/04/2019 @ 10:22 PM
*For a complete and timely schedule, go to www.jbstv.org *
92Y: Israeli U.S. Amb. Ron Dermer Israel's Amb. to Washington, Ron Dermer, discusses a range of issues relating to the State of Israel in conversation with novelist and Director of the Forum on Law, Culture and Society. From the 92nd Street Y in NYC. Sunday - 8pm & 1:30am; Monday - 10pm & 4am; Wednesday - 10:30am; Friday - 8pm & 1am; Saturday - 3pm
AZM: Gil Troy-U.S. Zionism Historian and author Gil Troy (The Zionist Ideas) discusses "The Future of Zionism In America." From the 2019 American Zionist Movement Biennial Assembly, Unity and Community: Bringing Together the Many Voices of Zionism in New York City. Monday - 8pm & 1am; Wednesday - 2pm; Saturday - 8pm & 1:30am
ITN: Poway Murder - Thane Rosenbaum JBS President Mark S. Golub offers his commentary on the horrific murder of Lori Gilbert-Kaye and the wounding of three others in a Chabad synagogue on Passover, and novelist Thane Rosenbaum (Director of Forum On Law Culture and Society) shares his reaction to the tragedy. Sunday- 8:30am
FOR YOM HAZIKARON - DAY OF REMEMBRANCE
L'Chayim: 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 painful dilemma Israel confronts when it must decide when to trade imprisoned Palestinians for Israeli soldiers. Tuesday - 3pm
L'Chayim: Israel Sorrow/Heroism Miriam Peretz ("Miriam's Song") describes her experience as a mother who lost two sons in the war with Palestinians while each was serving in the IDF's elite Golani Brigade - and how she has transcended her sorrow.
Tuesday - 9pm & Midnight
Yom HaZikaron Siren
Join symbolically with the People of Israel as the Jewish nation stands in silence during a one minute of a national siren at 8pm Israel time (1pm New York time) and during for two minutes the next day at 11am Israel time.
(JBS will also sound the siren at 8pm and 11am New York time in solidarity with Israel.)
Tuesday - 1pm & 8pm ; Wednesday - 4am
Natan Alterman's "The Silver Platter" - recited by Mike Burstyn Natan Alterman's 1947 poem The Silver Platter, traditionally read in Israel for Yom HaZikaron, is recited by Israeli star of stage, screen and television Mike Burstyn. Following Sound of Siren
FOR YOM HAATZMAUT - ISRAEL INDEPENDENCE DAY
Hero Of 1948 War Joe Aboudi, an 18-year old member of the Palmach in 1948, recounts how he helped stop the Egyptian advance in the Negev during the days leading up to Israel's War of Independence. Monday - 9pm & Midnight
L'Chayim: Operation Aliyah Bet Murray Greenfield, founder of Gefen Publishing and author of The Jews' Secret Fleet, describes his participation in the naval operation know as "The Exodus," which smuggled Holocaust survivors into pre-state Palestine in defiance of the British naval blockade. Wednesday - 3pm
Witness To Statehood For Israel's independence day, fifth generation Sabra Rochelle Etingin recounts her experience as a young girl growing up in Israel during the birth of the Jewish State of Israel. Wednesday - 9pm & Midnight; Thursday - 3pm
L'Chayim: Abba Eban In a L'Chayim classic for Yom Ha'atzmaut, Abba Eban z"l (1915-2002), best known for his years of service to Israel in the UN, recounts his involvement in the Zionist dream and the dramatic moments leading up to the creation of the modern Jewish State. Thursday - 9pm & Midnight; Friday - 3pm
L'Chayim: Commander Lebovitz Eugene Aryeh Lebovitz, commander of troops in Haifa during the 1948 War of Independence, reminisces about his survival at Auschwitz, his running the British blockade, and his ongoing work on behalf of Israel and Jewish life. Saturday - 6pm
LIVE THURSDAY – 6 pm CELEBRATING YOM HAATZMAUT Join JBS as Rabbi Mark S. Golub takes viewer phone calls and plays videos celebrating Israel Independence Day. LIVE Thursday - 6pm
Inside Israel Israel Inside: How a Small Nation Makes a Big Difference is Tal Ben-Shahar's documentary film that explores the positive characteristics of Israeli society from a humanistic, psychological, and emotional perspective. By Imagination Productions. Tuesday - 2pm; Saturday - 1pm
Jake Ehrenreich Show-Ron Eliran & Mamita Jake welcome Israel's Ambassador of Song Ron Eliran who performs some of his most well-known songs (including Sharm el Sheikh), and Vanessa Hidary (The Hebrew Mamita) who recites her powerful poem on Jewish identity. Jake also inducts Steve and Eydie (z"l) Gorme into the Catskills Hall of Fame. Sunday)- 10:30pm & 2:30am; Friday - 10:30am
Israel Journey A magical journey through the modern state of Israel, centered on the beauty, mystery, and spirituality of Jerusalem. "Berel Wein's Israel Journey: Jerusalem" is hosted by Wayne Kopping and was produced by the Destiny Foundation. Thursday - 10:30am; Saturday - 9pm & Midnight
Mordechai Becher: Talmud - "Our Historic Homeland"; Talmud - Promise of Aliyah" Sunday- 9am; Tuesday - 9am & 4:30pm; Thursday - 7pm & 4am
ITN: Poway Murder - Eye Witness Shimon Abitbul, Deputy Director of the Israeli Magen David Adom in Kiryath Shmonah, who was visiting his daughter in Poway, CA for his grandson's brit milah, describes the scene at the Chabad Synagogue during the murderous attack. Today (Sunday) - 5:30pm & 11:30pm; Monday - 3:30am, 8:30am & 12:30pm
Edith Samers Vice President 203.536.6914 (cell phone) JBS Jewish Broadcasting Service, a 501c3 fulltime television channel
Repair the World Miami Fellowship Application for recent college grads
Posted by Jonathan Cohen on 05/01/2019 @ 03:45 PM
The Repair the World Fellowship is a unique 11 month opportunity for individuals ages 21 to 26 who are passionate about social justice, community engagement and meaningful service to recruit and engage the Jewish community to address issues of hunger and education access through volunteering. Fellows will recruit, train, and serve alongside volunteers to bring about real community change.
Repair the World will provide training, a living stipend, communal housing, and other perks. Fellows in Miami live in the Edgewater neighborhood.
Repair also seeks to build a community in which all people, including Jews and non-Jews of color, individuals with disabilities, from working-class backgrounds, and those who are transgender and gender non-conforming, find a supportive environment that is focused on their leadership.
To learn more and apply check out our website: fellows.werepair.org
If you have questions, please reach out to [email protected]
Watch JBS on Atlantic Broadband Ch168, Hotwire Ch269, Fios Ch798. DirecTV Ch388, Roku under "educational" and streamed on jbstv.org from April 28-May 4
Posted by Edith Samers on 04/28/2019 @ 08:07 AM
For a complete schedule, go to www.jbstv.org
92Y: Fauda (Issacharoff & Raz)
Avi Issacharoff and Lior Raz discuss their Israeli hit TV series "Fauda" which follows a commando unite operating on the West Bank and which airs in the United States on Netflix. With Tatiana Siegel (Hollywood Reporter) at the 92nd Street Y in NYC.
Sunday - 8pm & 2am; Monday - 10pm & 4am; Wednesday - 10:30am; Friday - 8pm & 1am; Saturday - 3pm
Deborah Lipstadt: On Antisemitism
Professor of Jewish History and Holocaust Studies at Emory University Deborah Lipstadt, author of Denying the Holocaust and Antisemitism: Here and Now, presents her view of antisemitism in America today. A program of The Streicker Center at Temple Emanu-El in NYC. (2019) Monday - 8pm & 1am; Wednesday - 2pm; Thursday - 10pm & 1am; Saturday - 7pm & 4am
L'Chayim: Singer 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; and discusses her perspective as a successful performer and her relationship to Frank Sinatra. Monday - 9pm & Midnight; Tuesday - 3pm
Jake Ehrenreich Show-Ron Eliran
On the first Saturday night of May, Jake welcome Israel's Ambassador of Song Ron Eliran who performs some of his most well-known songs (including Sharm el Sheikh), and Vanessa Hidary (The Hebrew Mamita) who recites her powerful poem on Jewish identity. Jake also inducts Steve and Eydie (z"l) Gorme into the Catskills Hall of Fame. Saturday - 8pm & 1:30pm; Next Sunday - 10pm & 2am
On L’Chayim This Week
Tal Keinan - Jewish Future Sunday) - 6pm; Monday - 3pm
Ernie Michel z"l - Kristallnacht Tuesday - 9pm & Midnight; Wednesday - 3pm
Simon Wiesenthal z"l - Nazi Hunter Wednesday - 9:30pm & 12:30am; Thursday - 3:30pm
Elie Wiesel z"l - At 85 Thursday - 9pm & Midnight; Friday - 3pm
Yaakov Daniel - Star of Fauda Saturday - 6pm
ITN: NYU Awards SJP (Tuchman)
Susan Tuchman, Dir. of the Center for Law & Justice of the Zionist Organization of America, responds to the decision of NYU to give a Presidential Service Award to the BDS campus organization Students For Justice in Palestine (SJP). Sunday - 8:30am & 5:30pm
ITN: New Israeli Government?
The political correspondent for the Times of Israel, Haviv Retig Gur, discusses the political landscape in Israel as Benjamin Netanyahu is asked to form his fifth coalition government. Sunday - 11:30pm & 3:30pm; Monday - 8:30am & 12:30pm
For Yom HaShoah (all in Eastern Daylight Time)
Sunday
Film: Auschwitz Escape - 9pm; Film: Eagles Over Auschwitz - 10:02pm
TUESDAY
9am - Talmud: Morality In The Shoah; 7pm- Stories of a Survivor (Moshe Avital); 8pm - Buried By The NY Times (Leff); 8:30pm - Kristallnacht: Lessons Forgotten (Thane Rosenbaum); 9pm - Ernie Michel: Kristallnacht; 10pm - Kristallnacht 75th Anniversary
WEDNESDAY
9am - Jewish 101: Is it God's Fault?; 6:30pm - Why Yom HaShoah; 7pm - Yom HaShoah Commemoration; 8pm - Anne Frank's Stepsister; 9pm - Elie Wiesel's Night; 9:30pm - Simon Wiesenthal; 10pm - Jewish Cinema: Six Million & One
THURSDAY
9am - Holocaust Archive; 9:30am - Holocaust Museum; 7pm - Talmud: Morality In The Shoah; 8pm - Children of the Holocaust; 9pm - Elie Wiesel at 85
Posted by Edith Samers Vice President 203.536.6914 (cell phone) JBS Jewish Broadcasting Service, a 501c3 fulltime television channel
ATJC Yom Ha’atzmaut Celebration
Posted by Suzanne Rodriguez on 04/24/2019 @ 12:13 PM

Celebrate Israel 71 with your community on May 9th (6pm-10pm) with music, singing, dancers. Special performances and choral arrangements. Shopping and food available from various vendors. A portion of proceeds raised will benefit Leket Israel, the National Food Bank of Israel.
Marketplace Vendors welcome to participate, please contact Mark Flaxer in the synagogue office, (305) 937-1880 for details.
Pj Our Way Escape Room
Posted by Joy Prevor on 04/24/2019 @ 11:04 AM
Join the PJ Our Way Kids' Committee for a thrilling escape room experience based on the book "Click Here to Start"!
May 5 at 4 pm at the South Beach Escape Room - 235 Lincoln Rd.Suite 400 Miami Beach Fl 33139
RSVP here: https://jewishmiami.org/resources/community_directory/events/rsvp/pj_our_way_escape_room_team_project_rsvp/
Watch JBS on Atlantic Broadband Ch168, Hotwire Ch269, Fios Ch798. DirecTV Ch388, Roku under "educational" and streamed on jbstv.org from April 21-27
Posted by Edith Samers on 04/19/2019 @ 05:05 PM
For a complete schedule, go to www.jbstv.org
92 ND Street Y: Mandy Patinkin
Star of stage, screen and television, Mandy Patinkin (Homeland, Evita, Princess Bride, Yentl), reflects upon his Tony, Emmy & Golden Globe winning career with novelist Thane Rosenbaum. JBS television exclusive from the 92nd Street Y in NYC. Sunday - 8pm & 2am; Monday - 10pm & 4am; Wednesday - 10:30am; Friday - 8pm & 1am; Saturday - 3pm
Jewish Cinema: Michal Aviad
Israeli filmmaker Michal Aviad, who looks at Israeli society from a woman's point of view, explains how her movie "Working Woman" highlights the problem of sexual harassment in the workplace. On JBS's "Jewish Cinematheque" with Eric Goldman, a leading scholar in Jewish film. Monday - 7:30pm & 2am; Wednesday - 1:30pm; Saturday – 10:30pm
IsraAID: Seth Davis
Seth Davis, Executive Director of IsraAID USA, describes how IsraAID saves lives during crisis and supports local and national organizations as they build the future. A program of the Jewish Federation of Northern NJ and JCRC's "FED Talks" from JFNNJ in Paramus, NJ. Monday - 8pm & 1am; Wednesday - 2pm; Saturday - 7pm & 4am
Mayor of Efrat: Oded Revivi
The Mayor of the West Bank city of Efrat, Oded Revivi (who also heads the Efrat Municipal Council and is Chief Foreign Envoy of the YESHA Council - the umbrella organization of municipal councils of Jewish settlements on the West Bank), discusses how his community is seeking to "Build Bridges, Not Barriers." A program of the Zionist Organization of America. Tuesday - 8pm & 1am; Thursday - 2pm, 10pm & 1am; Saturday - 8pm & 1:30am
L'Chayim: Tal Keinan (Parts 1 & 2)
Israeli financier and former IDF fighter pilot Tal Keinan, author of God Is In The Crowd, explains why he sees American Jewry on the decline and in danger of "dying in its sleep," and offers suggestions for revitalizing Jewish life today.
Part 1 Wednesday - 9pm & Midnight; Thursday - 3pm
Part 2 Thursday - 9pm & Midnight; Friday - 3pm
Uri Regev - Judaism In Israel Today (Sunday) - 6pm; Monday - 3pm
Michael & Sue Ashner - "Beit Ruth" Home For Girls In Israel Monday - 9pm & Midnight; Tuesday - 3pm
Yishai Fleisher - Defending Israel Tuesday - 9pm & Midnight; Wednesday - 3pm
Irv Ungar - The Work of Arthur Szyk Saturday - 6pm
Edith Samers Vice President 203.536.6914 (cell phone) JBS Jewish Broadcasting Service, a 501c3 fulltime television channel
Social Action Volunteers in action "Seeds of Love" Beth Torah Benny Rok Campus
Posted by Gabriela Rascovsky on 04/19/2019 @ 09:32 AM
Join us for a special Mother's Day. An event supporting the women and children at JCS Shalom Bayit Jewish Domestic Abuse Program
Sunday May 5, 10:00am Beth Torah Beny Rok Campus
Space is limited REGISTER HERE

PJ Library Sleep & Other Hacks with Pediatrician Dr. Beny Rub
Posted by Joy Prevor on 04/17/2019 @ 11:48 AM
On April 25 at 8:30 am at Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC (One Biscayne Tower Two South Biscayne Boulevard, Suite 1500), join us for quality time with a true expert. Ask him everything you wish you had time to ask your pediatrician. Learn the secrets to getting your baby to sleep through the night and so much more! RSVP here: https://jewishmiami.org/resources/community_directory/events/rsvp/pjlibrary_sleep_other_hacks_free_rsvp/.
Join Us for Yom HaShoah — Holocaust Remembrance Day
Posted by Liat Yamcek on 04/17/2019 @ 11:26 AM
Join the Greater Miami Jewish Federation and the Holocaust Memorial Miami Beach on Sunday, April 28 at 6:30 p.m. to commemorate Yom HaShoah — Holocaust Remembrance Day. The powerful program includes an eyewitness account from a survivor, a candle lighting ceremony and musical selections.

Rock Through Time at the 23rd Annual Alper JCC Special Needs Fundraiser
Posted by Brooke Kahn on 04/16/2019 @ 04:28 PM
Enjoy dinner, dancing, music, a silent auction including artwork from our preschool program and lots of fun to benefit the Shirley and Chester Paul Special Needs Program.
This year the Special Needs Committee is honoring Renee and Mel Greenstein for their unwavering dedication to the Shirley and Chester Paul Special Needs Program and their continuous support of programs at the JCC.
Join us at 7:30pm on MAY 4, 2019 at THE 305 CLUB, 8770 SW 131st Street Miami, Florida 33176
For more information or sponsorship details, please contact Yolanda Perez: 305.271.9000 x243 | [email protected]
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