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September 8, 2023

Join the Young Leadership Division (YLD) and OneTable for a special Shabbat dinner. OneTable empowers people who don’t yet have a consistent Shabbat dinner practice to build one that feels authentic, sustainable and valuable. The OneTable community is made up of people 21-39ish who are not in undergraduate college and are looking to find and share this powerful experience.

OneTable supports hosts by providing a $10 credit per guest to any of its Nourishment partners. YLD offers an additional $10 per guest. All guests will receive a special Shabbat bag.

Click here to become a Shabbat dinner host RSVP by September 4

Click here to find a Shabbat dinner to attend

For more information, contact Hayley Futernick at [email protected] or 786.866.8419.

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

Eye on Israel: Eric Mandel

Will the US sign a nuclear agreement with Iran? When will there be peace between Israel and Saudi Arabia? Founder and director of the Middle East Political and Information Network (MEPIN), Eric Mandel, shares insights with Shahar Azani. Monday - 8:00pm Tuesday - 2:00am & 11:00am, Wednesday - 5:00am Thursday - 2:00pm, Friday - 4:00am & Saturday - 7:00pm

Climate Change Technology in Israel Part 1

Map the current trends of climate change innovations in Israel with John Medved (Our Crowd) and Dr. Tareq Abu Hamed (Arava Institute for Environmental Studies) in part one of a six part series. Tuesday - 8:00pm Wednesday - 1:00am & 11:00am, Thursday - 5:00am Friday - 2:00pm & Saturday - 8:00pm

Eric Goldman’s Jewish Cinematheque: Guy Nattiv - ‘Golda’

Eric Goldman speaks with Israeli filmmaker Guy Nattiv, director of the 2023 film ‘Golda” starring Helen Mirren and Liev Schreiber Thursday - 7:30pm Friday - 2:00am & 10:00am & Saturday - 4:30pm

Rabbi Sharon Brous: Think Small

Heading into the holiest time of the year, IKAR’s Rabbi Sharon Brous offers suggestions for how to prepare our hearts for the High Holidays. Friday - 11:00am & 10:10pm Saturday - 3:30am & 4:00pm

In the News: Abraham Accords & Advancing Women

Deputy Mayor of Jerusalem, Fleur Hassan Nahoum, discusses FemForward MENA – an initiative promoting gender equality in the hi-tech industry, made possible under the Abraham Accords. With Teisha Bader. Sunday - Today 8:30am & 5:30pm

Tune in every week on Thursday for new editions of In the News: Thursday - 6:30pm & 11:30pm Saturday - 11:30pm & 3:30am

Thinking Out Loud: Micah Halpern

JBS journalist Micah Halpern observes that lately, everywhere you look in Israel there have been massive protests and rallies. Israel has a very strong and exciting history of protests; some have ended in tragedy, while others have literally changed the world. This week, Micah examines some of those protests — this and more on this episode of "Thinking Out Loud" on JBS. Wednesday - 6:30pm & 11:30pm Thursday - 8:30am & 12:30pm

Good Week Israel: Space Mission and Gal Gadot’s new film

First mother-daughter duo on Virgin Galactic space mission, aliyah increases through Nefesh B’nefesh, Gal Gadot’s new film ‘Heart of Stone,’United Hatzalah responds to global tragedies. Monday - 6:30pm & 11:30pm Tuesday - 3:30am, 8:30am & 12:30pm

On L’Chayim

Charles Small

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. Monday - 9:00pm Tuesday - 12:00am & 3:00pm

Kenneth Levin

Historian and psychiatrist Kenneth Levin suggests why some American Jews are anti- Israel as a means of feeling more comfortable and accepted in a non-Jewish society, similar to the pattern described in his book The Oslo Syndrome. Tuesday - 9:00pm Wednesday - 12:00am & 3:00pm Saturday - 6:00pm

Mike Burstyn

Star of stage, screen and Yiddish theater Mike Burstyn talks about his theatrical journey, his feelings for Israel, and his first feature film, ‘Azimuth,’ about an Israeli and Egyptian soldier after the 6-Day War. Wednesday - 9:00pm & Midnight Thursday - 12:00am & 3:00pm

Yityish Aynaw

Yityish “Titi” Aynaw discusses her journey of making aliyah to Israel from Ethiopia, serving in the IDF, and becoming the first Ethiopian Miss Israel in 2013.
Thursday - 9:00pm & Midnight Friday - 12:00am & 3:00pm

JEWISH STUDIES

Talmud Study with Rabbi Mordechai Becher Lessons of the week begin every Sunday at 9am & 9:30am

Blessings

Rabbi Mordechai Becher discusses the history and nuances of Jewish blessings, their Hebrew translations, etymologies, and deeper meanings — as reminders to appreciate and value everything we use, see, and encounter within our daily lives. Today (Sunday) - 9:00am Tuesday - 9:00am & 5:00pm Wednesday- 7:00pm

Marijuana & Jewish Law

Rabbi Becher explores the Jewish understanding of recreational drug use, substance abuse and addiction Today (Sunday) - 9:30am Tuesday - 9:30am & 5:30pm Thursday - 7:00pm

Synagogue Services

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

GOLDA (Directed by Oscar-winning, Israeli filmmaker, Guy Nattiv, starring Helen Mirren as Golda Meir) is coming to MIAMI and South Florida!!

The movie opens THIS WEEKEND for at least a week of showtimes, and has screenings also tonight in many theaters.

Please go see it with friends!! We need more of these high-profile, positive-for-ISRAEL films to be produced & get theatrical distribution. Let's rally for this weekend!

Check www.goldafilm.com for the trailer, theaters & ticket sales.

For questions, please contact Tamar Simon at [email protected] or call/text/Whatsapp +1-917-670-6824.

Find the movie on social #goldamovie

Do you have family or friends buried in local cemeteries? How can you meaningfully reflect upon the lives of those who came before? How can the memory of the past give you direction moving forward?

Join us for the Annual Communal High Holiday Memorial Services (Kever Avot) Sunday, September 10, 2023, 10-10:45 a.m., hosted by community rabbis, cantors and chaplains

For many of us, the past few years were marked by loss and death, and some of us grieved in isolation. While the pandemic was hard on all, it was particularly difficult for those who grieved. Join us together as communities as we remember those who are no longer with us and celebrate their lives. Following the short program at the cemeteries listed below, you will be able to visit the graves of families and friends with materials we will provide.

Locations:

Beth David Memorial Gardens Levitt-Weinstein 3201 N. 72nd Avenue, Hollywood

Lakeside Memorial Park 10301 NW 25th Street, Miami

Mount Nebo Kendall Memorial Gardens 5900 SW 77th Avenue, Miami

Mount Nebo Miami Memorial Gardens 5505 NW 3rd Street, Miami

Walk-ins are welcome. Open to the public. Free of charge. No solicitation of funds. You do not need to have a loved one buried at these cemeteries to participate.

ZOOM INFORMATION

We encourage all to attend, as you can be with others and visit the cemetery.

For those unable to join in person, we can provide a Zoom link before the event. Please register by CLICKING HERE.

When we consider the meaning and purpose of our lives, the High Holiday season is the perfect time to remember those who had a special impact upon us. For this reason, it is a popular custom to visit cemeteries during this time of year. This custom, called Kever Avot (graves of our parents), is an opportunity to remember and celebrate the souls of those who are no longer with us and reflect upon our own mortality and our role in this life. Join us as we come together in memory and prayer and light a yahrtzeit candle for those who brought light into our lives.

Chaplains from the Greater Miami Jewish Federation and L’Chaim Jewish Hospice Program, along with local clergy, will be available to provide resources and support.

This program is supported by Tikvateinu: Together Finding Hope and Healing Following Loss: A Jewish Community Initiative Supported by Mishkan Miami of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation and L’Chaim Jewish Hospice Program.

Everyone will be provided with a brief prayer to use for future visits.

For more information, please contact Rabbi Frederick L. Klein at the Greater Miami Jewish Federation at [email protected] or 786.866.8486.

The Greater Miami Jewish Federation and the Rabbinical Association of Greater Miami, together with more than 30 participating synagogues, are offering free seating to unaffiliated members of our community through the High Holiday Welcome Program.

If you have not already made plans to attend Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur services, we encourage you to join a synagogue. But if you can’t do so in time for the holidays, you may attend services at one of the synagogues where we have arranged for a limited number of individual seats at no charge.

The program is made possible by donations to the Annual Greater Miami Jewish Federation/UJA Campaign. Online registrations may be made at jewishmiami.org from Monday, August 28, through Sunday, September 10.

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR FREE HIGH HOLIDAY SEATS

All denominations of observance are welcome. Advance reservations are required.

May 5784 be a sweet year for you and your family, full of peace and happiness!

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 ARE ET

Eye on Israel: Untold News

The founder and president of Untold News, Marcella Rosen discusses her mission to raise global awareness of Israel’s extraordinary but little-known contributions in science, medicine, tech, humanitarian work and more. Monday - 8:00pm Tuesday - 1:00am & 11:00am, Wednesday - 5:00am Thursday - 2:00pm and Friday - 1:00am

Benjamin Anthony & Chuck Freilich: Judicial Reforms Following the Knesset’s decision to nullify the “reasonability” criteria, former Israeli Deputy National Security Advisor Chuck Freilich and MirYam Institute co-founder Benjamin Anthony debate the judicial overhaul process and other critical issues. Tuesday - 7:30pm Wednesday - 1:00am & 10:30am, Thursday - 4:00am Friday - 1:00pm and Saturday - 7:30pm

Standing Together: Jewish-Arab Movement for Peace IKAR’s Rabbi Sharon Brous is joined in conversation by Sally Abed and Alon-Lee Green, national leaders of Standing Together, a grassroots movement mobilizing Jewish and Palestinian citizens of Israel in pursuit of peace, equality, and social justice. Thursday - 8:00pm Friday - 2:00am & 10:00am

Withdrawal from Gaza Through this personal, behind-the-scenes look at the people whose lives would be forever impacted by the disengagement from Gaza in August and September 2005, this documentary offers context for how support for judicial reform has arisen today. Monday - 1:00pm Tuesday - 1:30am, Wednesday - 7:30pm

In the News: Hawaii Wildfires

Director of Chabad of Maui, Rabbi Mendy Krasnjansky, speaks about the devastating wildfires, the heartbreaking loss of life and the efforts to help those who have been left with nothing. With Teisha Bader. Sunday - Today 8:30am & 5:30pm

Tune in every week on Thursday for new editions of In the News: Thursday - 6:30pm & 11:30pm Saturday - 11:30pm & 3:30am

Thinking Out Loud: Micah Halpern

JBS journalist Micah Halpern discusses the ever-popular (except in the U.S.) Eurovision song contest, as well as the politics of international music and sport. Micah explores how Israel has managed on the international music stage through the years, recounting its Eurovision successes both recent and in the distant past—on this episode of "Thinking Out Loud" on JBS. Wednesday - 6:30pm & 11:30pm Thursday - 8:30am & 12:30pm

Good Week Israel: US Democrats in Jerusalem

20 Congressional Democrats in Jerusalem, Michael Oren talks about Israel in 25 years, Tel Aviv light rail begins, and a look at synthetic human hearts. Monday - 6:30pm & 11:30pm Tuesday - 3:30am, 8:30am & 12:30pm

JEWISH STUDIES

**Talmud Study with Rabbi Mordechai Becher

Lessons of the week begin every Sunday at 9am & 9:30am

Sounds Of Silence

Rabbi Becher looks at the virtue of silence taught in Ethics of the Fathers Sunday - 9:00am Tuesday - 9:00am & 5:00pm and Wednesday - 7:00pm

Tattooing

Rabbi Becher explores Jewish Law pertaining to tattooing (and otherwise marring one's body) Sunday - 9:30am Tuesday - 9:30am & 5:30pm and Thursday - 7:00pm Wednesday - 6:30pm & 11:30pm Thursday - 8:30am & 12:30pm

On L’Chayim

Ryan Hyman

Ryan Hyman explains the life-saving work being done by Israel’s Ezer Mizion, which has the world’s largest Jewish Bone Marrow Donor Registry. Monday - 9:00pm Tuesday - 12:00am & 3:00pm

Talia Carner

Talia Carner, author of four books, describes her Israeli family history that goes back seven generations, her response to anyone who questions Israel's legitimacy, her novel Hotel Moscow and more. Tuesday - 9:00pm Wednesday - 12:00am & 3:00pm

Yaakov Peri

Yaakov Peri, director of Israel’s internal Security Agency (the Shin Bet) from 1988-1994 during the first Lebanon war, discusses the strengths and weaknesses of Shabak, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the New State Solution.
Wednesday - 9:00pm Thursday - 12:00am & 3:00pm Saturday - 6:00pm

Bernard-Henri Lévy

France's leading Jewish intellectual, journalist and author, Bernard-Henri Lévy, discusses his Jewish journey and how he came to write a book about Jewish identity, antisemitism and the Jewish Tradition. Thursday - 9:00pm & Midnight Friday - 12:00am & 3:00pm

SYNAGOGUE SERVICES

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

Be part of the Jewish Community’s response to the help victims of the devastating wildfires in Maui

Greater Miami Jewish Federation is collecting emergency funds to provide immediate support and relief to fire victims and their families in the Jewish and general communities on the Hawaiian island of Maui where wildfires have killed hundreds of people, destroyed homes, wiped out the historic city of Lahaina and caused many to flee to safety.

As always, Federation will absorb all administrative costs so that 100 percent of funds collected will go directly to those impacted by the devastation.

CLICK HERE TO DONATE NOW

Donation checks with the notation “Maui Wildfire Fund” can be mailed to: Greater Miami Jewish Federation, 4200 Biscayne Boulevard, Miami, FL 33137. For assistance, you may also call 305.576.4000.

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 ARE ET

In the Spotlight: Joseph Berger

Abigail Pogrebin speaks with veteran NYT reporter Joseph Berger about Elie Wiesel, the first biography that is a deep and powerful dive into the life of the late Nobel Peace Laureate and esteemed sentinel of memory and responsibility. Monday - 8:00pm Tuesday - 1:00am & 11:00am, Wednesday - 5:00am Thursday - 2:00pm, Friday - 1:00am & 2:00pm Saturday - 4:00pm

Eye on Israel: IDF Widows and Orphans

Shlomi Nahumson, CEO of the IDF Widows and Orphans Organization, is joined by one of his organization’s orphans to discuss with Shahar Azani the specific role IDFWO plays amid times of security tensions and internal social frictions. Tuesday - 8:00pm Wednesday - 2:00am & 11:00am Thursday - 5:00am Saturday - 8:00pm

ADL National Leadership Summit (Highlights 2)

Mijal Bitton and panelists discuss looking forward and back on Israel at 75, a conversation on the proliferation of hate online, and author Matthew Dallek on radicalization. Thursday - 8:00pm Friday - 10:00am Saturday - 5:00am

In the News: Marina Rosenberg

**The new Senior Vice President of International Affairs at the Anti-Defamation League, Marina Rosenberg, discusses a report released this week titled "Antisemitism and Radical Anti-Israel Bias in Left-Wing European Politics" and its impact on similar groups here in the US. With Teisha Bader. Sunday 8:30am & 5:30pm

Tune in every week on Thursday for new editions of In the News: Thursday - 6:30pm & 11:30pm Saturday - 11:30pm & 3:30am**

Thinking Out Loud

Pro Israel political powerhouses like AIPAC are tryng to oust some of the Congressional members that Boycotted Israeli President Isaac Herzog's presentation to the joint Houses of Congress. Two are from Minnesota, Ilhan Omar and Betty McCollum. Micah Halpern looks at the battle and how important Israel is in US politics. Wednesday - 6:30pm & 11:30pm Thursday - 8:30am & 12:30pm

Good Week Israel: Israel's Cutting-edge AI Technology

Israel's AI Technology revolutionizes maritime autonomous drones, Netanyahu vision for high-speed rail linking the north and south of Israel, Israeli archaeologists have uncovered a building decimated by fire in 586 BCE and Covenant Wine’s Le’Chaim Monday - 6:30pm & 11:30pm Tuesday - 3:30am, 8:30am & 12:30pm

L’Chayim

Beit Ruth Village

The Beit Ruth Educational and Therapeutic Village is a therapeutic residence and school for vulnerable and at-risk teen girls who have been removed from their family homes by court order as a result of severe emotional abuse. Tuesday - 9:00pm Wednesday - 12:00am & 3:00pm

Rabbi Stuart Weinblatt

Author of Living In The Shadow of Death, Rabbi Stuart Weinblatt describes his experience with cancer and discusses the Jewish tradition’s understanding of prayer and the power of community in the healing process. Wednesday - 9:00pm & Midnight Thursday - 12:00am & 3:00pm

JEWISH STUDIES

Talmud Study with Rabbi Mordechai Becher Lessons of the week begin every Sunday at 9am & 9:30am

Book Of Deuteronomy

Punishments related to the disobedience of God's laws as found in Deuteronomy, the fifth book of the Bible, are explored by Rabbi Mordechai Becher. Sunday - 9:00am Tuesday - 9:00am & 5:00pm Wednesday- 7:00pm

A pluralistic introduction to the teachings, ideas and values of the Jewish Tradition with Rabbi Mark S. Golub z”l Lesson of the week begins every Sunday at 10am

Judaism on Abortion

A look at the unique Jewish approach to abortion, which differs radically from the rationales used by both pro-life and pro-choice communities Sunday - 10:00am Monday - 5:00am Wednesday - 9:00am & 5:00pm Friday - 1:00pm

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

New and returning Jewish University of Florida and Santa Fe students and their families are invited to drop by UF Hillel during Fall move-in weekend. No RSVP needed.

2023 Fall Open House Dates: Thursday, August 17 from 11 am - 3 pm; Friday, August 18 from 11 am - 3 pm; Saturday, August 19 from 11 am - 3 pm; and Sunday, August 20 from 11 am - 3 pm

During Open Houses you will meet the UF Hillel professional staff, hear tips and tricks from Jewish upperclassmen, learn about opportunities to get involved at Hillel and on campus, connect with other incoming Jewish students and families, cool off with light refreshments and a clean restroom, and grab FREE Gator gear (t-shirt alert!) for the whole family!

Searching for a spiritual connection this Jewish New Year?

There is no better way to experience the richness of the High Holidays than among a congregation of your friends and neighbors. To help you find a place to worship, the Greater Miami Jewish Federation and the Rabbinical Association of Greater Miami have compiled a directory of area synagogues. We encourage you to select a synagogue, visit their website or call for membership information. Make the year 5784 a time for Jewish renewal for you and your family, and a time to find personal meaning and connection with your community!

CLICK HERE FOR A DIRECTORY OF AREA SYNAGOGUES