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92nd Street Y: Jonathan Sacks & Simon Schama

Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks (former Chief Rabbi of the U.K. & Visiting Prof, Yeshiva U.) and Simon Schama (Prof of Art History, Columbia U.) discuss the essence of Jewish identity with former TV news anchor David Gregory. From the 92nd Street Y in NYC. Friday - 8pm & 1am; Saturday - 3pm & 5am

Can Judaism Survive in the 21st Century?

Tal Keinan (American-born Israeli entrepreneur and author, God Is In The Crowd) discusses his concerns for the future of Judaism with Gary Rosenblatt (editor & publisher of The Jewish Week of New York).
A program of UJA-Federation of NY and The Jewish Week from Congregation Kol Ami in White Plains, NY. Wednesday - 8pm & 1:30am; Friday - 2pm; Saturday - 8pm & 1am

L'Chayim Round Table: Year End Retrospective - Part 1

Considering the most significant Jewish event of 2018, Thane Rosenbaum, Eric Yoffie, Betty Ehrenberg and Charles Small discuss the mass murder at the Tree Of Life Synagogue and explore the nature of antisemitism in America today. Today (Sunday) - Noon & 6pm

L'Chayim Round Table: Year End Retrospective - Part 2

In Part 2 of a Year End Retrospective, Thane Rosenbaum, Eric Yoffie, Betty Ehrenberg and Charles Small discuss Jewish criticism of Israel, assimilation and the future of Jewish pluralism; and offer their choices of "Jewish Person of the Year." Wednesday - 9pm & Midnight; Thursday - 3pm

L'Chayim: Chloe Valdary

Brand Ambassador for Jerusalem U, Chloe Valdary, a black Christian activist form New Orleans, describes how she came to be an ardent defender of Israel and suggests the best way for the Jewish community to respond to the BDS Movement. Tuesday - 9pm & Midnight; Wednesday - 3pm

L'Chayim: Vivian Lazar & HaZamir Chorale Saturday - 6pm

92nd Street Y: The Jews & Jesus

Mel Gibson's feature film "The Passion" is the subject of a discussion with Rabbi Eugene Korn, Newsweek Editor Jon Meacham, and Catholic Theological Union Professor John Pawlikowski.From the 92nd Street Y in New York City. Tonight (Sun) - 8pm & 1am; Monday - 10pm & 4am; Wednesday - 10:30am

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

For the latest schedule, go to jbstv.org

Israel and Progressive Jews

Former Israeli Consul General in NY, Ido Aharoni, discusses Israel's relationship to progressive American Jews and to Pres. Trump with David Margolick (Vanity Fair). A program of The NY Jewish Week & American Friends of Tel Aviv University at HUC-JIR in NYC. Monday - 8pm & 1:30pm; Wednesday - 2pm; Saturday - 8pm & 1am

Welcoming The Stranger

Cantor Laura Breznick, Rev. Beate Storck and Dr. Heba Elkhateeb discuss how Judaism, Christianity, and Islam view the "stranger" in the past and in today. A program of The Interfaith Women's Initiative from the Darul Islah Mosque in Teaneck, NJ. Tuesday - 7:30pm & 1am; Wednesday - 1:30pm; Saturday - 7pm & 2am

L'Chayim Round Table: Year End Retrospective - Part 1

Considering the most significant Jewish event of 2018, Thane Rosenbaum, Eric Yoffie, Betty Ehrenberg and Charles Small discuss the mass murder at the Tree Of Life Synagogue and explore the nature of antisemitism in America today. Wednesday - 9pm & Midnight; Thursday - 3pm; Next Sunday - Noon & 6pm

Paula Eiselt - Documentary Film 93-Queen Today (Sunday) - Noon & 6pm; Monday - 3pm

Rudy Rochman - Student Leader (SSI - Students Supporting Israel) Monday - 9pm & Midnight; Tuesday - 3pm

Tuvia Tennenbom - Refugees Tuesday - 9pm & Midnight; Wednesday - 3pm

Howard Teich - Preserving Jewish Culture Thursday - 9pm & Midnight; Friday- 3pm

Yehiel Eckstein - Christian Support of Israel Saturday - 6pm

92nd Street Y: The Jews & Jesus

Mel Gibson's feature film "The Passion" is the subject of a discussion with Rabbi Eugene Korn, Newsweek Editor Jon Meacham, and Catholic Theological Union Professor John Pawlikowski.From the 92nd Street Y in New York City. Tonight (Sun) - 8pm & 1am; Monday - 10pm & 4am; Wednesday - 10:30am; Friday - 8pm & 1am; Saturday - 3pm & 5am

Talmud: Afterlife In Judaism

As the Jewish community concludes the Book of Genesis with parashat Vay'chee that tells of the deaths of Jacob and Joseph, Rabbi Mordechai Becher, Senior Lecturer for the Gateways Organization and the author of "Gateways To Judaism," discusses the Talmudic view of the afterlife. On the original JBS series "Dimensions of the Daf." Today (Sunday) - 9am; Tuesday - 9am & 4:30pm; Thursday - 7pm & 4am

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

Tuesday, Dec 11 Chabad Chayil, 2601 NE 211 Terrace, Miami, FL 33180 A certified scribe will be visiting the community checking Mezuzas & Tefillin. He will only be with us for a few hours, so his time is limited. To make sure you reserve a spot to have yours checked, please call ahead. He charges $9 per Mezuzah and $55 for Tefillin ($80 Gasos). Discounts & payment plans available to anyone that needs. Go to ChabadChayil.org/2675078 or call (305) 770-1919. The scribe will be at the Shul from 10:00am.

CU@Shabbat, Temple Sinai’s popular family Shabbat program, is back! Join us Friday, January 11th for a night of bubbles the whole family will enjoy.

All CU@Shabbats begin at 6:00 pm and include dinner for $36 per family. This event is geared toward children 10 and under is open to the community so please forward this to your friends!

Be sure to mark your calendar for the whole season: Friday, January 11, 2019 Friday, March 1, 2019

RSVP by clicking the "Tickets" button or by following this link-> https://www.tsnd.org/event/cushabbat.html

Temple Sinai of North Dade 18801 NE 22nd Ave. North Miami Beach, FL 33180

Saturday, December 22nd, 10:30am Chabad Chayil, 2601 NE 211 Terr. Miami, FL 33180

Inviting all children (and parents!) to a Mega Kids Shabbat Party! Celebrating all of those who have a birthday in the Hebrew month of Tevet! Everyone is invited so please join us for Tefillah, Treats, Games, and Special Entertainment!

RSVP at www.ChabadChayil.org/3825418

Learn about your Jewish birthday at http://www.chabadchayil.org/birthday

The Greater Miami Jewish Federation is now accepting applications for 2019 Need-Based Jewish Overnight Summer Camp Scholarships for children between the ages of 8 and 17, to help make Jewish overnight summer camps more affordable for Miami-Dade County families.

Camper Eligibility Criteria:
• Miami-Dade County resident
• Ages 8 – 17
• Completed online application, see link below

Required Documents:
• 2017 income tax return (Form 1040)
• Camp acceptance letter or invoice

Camp Eligibility:
• Funding assistance is available for Jewish overnight camps listed on the Foundation for Jewish Camp website, click here to find an eligible camp
• summer camp must be located in the United States
• Financial assistance is limited to one session only

Application deadline is Thursday, January 31, 2019 at 11:59PM. Late applications will not be accepted.

Recognizing that Jewish overnight camp is a significant vehicle for Jewish engagement, the Annual Federation /UJA Campaign has allocated $100,000 each year since 2002 for funding assistance. Last year, nearly 200 need-based scholarships were awarded to children, enabling them to attend a variety of overnight camps from all religious streams, as well as JCC overnight programs and youth group movements.

Click here to apply now!

Additional Funding Resources:
• Foundation for Jewish Camp Scholarship Directory
• Contact your camp administrator to inquire about financial assistance
• Contact your rabbi or synagogue
• Interest free loans are available through the Hebrew Free Loan Association, 305.692.7555

For more information, call 786.866.8431 or email [email protected]

Make this holiday season special by participating in the Greater Miami Jewish Federation Jewish Volunteer Center’s 11th Annual Jewish Community Volunteer Days, sponsored by Wells Fargo.

On Friday, December 21; Sunday, December 23; Monday, December 24 and Tuesday, December 25, join volunteers in family-friendly activities that include preparing and serving meals, distributing donated toys at social-service agencies and spending time with hospitalized children, at-risk youth and homeless shelter residents. Young professionals can join in on Sunday, December 23 at meaningful events hosted by Repair the World. To register, click here

Join us on our Gospel Shabbat 2019

Friday January 25, 7:00pm

L'Chayim: Fauda's Yaakov Daniel

Yaakov Zada Daniel, who plays a leading role in the hit Israeli TV series Fauda (which follows an elite Israeli unit combating Palestinian terrorists on the West Bank - available on Netflix), describes his personal story -- from actually serving himself in an IDF counter-terrorism unit to fulfilling his life-long dream of becoming a successful star of stage, screen and television. Wednesday - 9pm & Midnight; Thursday - 3pm; Next Sunday - Noon & 6pm

FIDF Gala

JBS's exclusive television presentation of the 2018 Friends of the IDF Gala featuring a number of amazing soldiers of the IDF who tell their personal stories, including Staff Sgt. Bar, an IDF Paramedic who describes how he saved a Syrian infant injured in Syria during its civil war, and Major Or Ben-Yehuda, who explains how her mother Dina, a Hadassah Hospital professor, inspired her own acts of bravery that saved her squad from a Palestinian surprise attack.

With the music of Cantor Netanel Hershtik, Israeli pop singer Shiri Maimon and the IDF Musical Ensemble. Hosted by National FIDF President Peter Weintraub, from the Hilton Hotel in NYC. Monday - 8pm & 1am; Wednesday - 2pm; Saturday - 7pm & 2am

L'Chayim: FIDF - Peter Weintraub Rabbi Peter Weintraub, now the National President of the Friends of the IDF, describes how he fell in love with Israel; his son's wedding in Caesaria; running a company in Sderot; and the importance of the FIDF. Saturday - 6pm

Antisemitism and Anti-Zionism

The 2018 WZO-AZM symposium on antisemitism with Israeli Consul General Dani Dayan, his daughter Ofir Dayan (Students Supporting Israel), Amanda Berman (Lawfare Project), Rep. Eliot Engel (D-NY), Benjamin Sweetwater (Maccabee Task Force), Alexander Joffe (Editor, BDS Monitor, Scholars for Peace in the Middle East), Elizabeth Berney (The Zionist Organization of America), Kenneth Stern (Center for the Study of Hate), and Stephanie Hauser (Israel Action Network). Moderated by Rabbi Joe Potasnik (NY Board of Rabbis) from The Conference Center in NYC. Tuesday - 7:30pm & 1am; Thursday - 1:30pm

92Y: Jews & Punchlines

Female comics Judy Gold and Jackie Hoffman explore the Jewish gene for comedy where nothing is off limits - from money to mothers to food. From the 92nd Street Y in NYC. Tonight (Sun) - 8pm & 1:30am; Monday - 10pm & 4am; Wednesday - 10:30am; Friday - 8pm & 1am; Saturday - 3pm & 5am

L'Chayim: Jackie Mason

One of American Jewry's iconic comedians, Jackie Mason, reflects upon his choice to give up the Orthodox rabbinate for the world of comedy, discusses his controversial career, and shares some of his observations on Jewish life today. Thursday - 9pm & Midnight; Friday - 3pm

Jake Ehrenreich Show

If you missed the premiere of the Jake Ehrenreich Show last night, he still can enjoy comedienne and impressionist Marilyn Michaels, and Alan Dershowitz as you've never seen him before (reminiscing about his youth in the Catskills and singing "Hello Muddah, Hello Faddah") - as well as Jake's inducting Jerry Lewis into the Catskills Hall of Fame. Tonight (Sunday) - 10pm & 1am; Tuesday - 2pm; Thursday - 10pm & 1am; Saturday - 2pm

CELEBRATE CHANUKAH WITH JBS LIGHT THE MENORAH EACH NIGHT 5:30pm & 11:30pm EST

FIRST NIGHT (Sun, Dec 2) - DR. RUTH WESTHEIMER

SECOND NIGHT (Mon, Dec 3) - RICHARD SHIFF

THIRD NIGHT (Tue, Dec. 4) - JAKE EHRENREICH

FOURTH NIGHT (Wed, Dec 5) - FRAN KLAGSBRUN

FIFTH NIGHT (Thu, Dec 6) - FYVUSH FINKEL z"l

SIXTH NIGHT (Fri, Dec 7) - GIL HOVAV

SEVENTH NIGHT (Sat, Dec 8) - TOVAH FELDSHUH

EIGHTH NIGHT (Sun, Dec 9) - RON ELIRAN

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

Book by Marshall Brickman and Rick Blice
Music and Lyrics by Andrew Lippa
Directed by Michael Andron
Musical Direction by Marlena Tuchinsky
Choreography by Ron Headrick

December 5-16

Based on the cartoon characters created by Charles Addams, this Broadway hit musical brings the macabre and charming characters to the JCAT Stage. With a twist on the usual “Boy meets girl” story, this fun and tune filled show is an eerie romp through the world of Gomez, Morticia and the whole Addams clan. Fun for the whole family!

JCAT-The J’s Cultural Arts Theatre

Alan and Diane Lieberman Theatre/Hanono-Feldenkreis Cultural Center
Michael-Ann Russell Jewish Community Center/Sanford L. Ziff Campus
18900 NE 25th Avenue
North Miami Beach FL 33180
www.jcctheatre.com
Box Office: call 1-866-811-4111 or go to https://web.ovationtix.com/trs/cal/28215
For More information and group rates call 305-932-4200 ext. 150 or contact [email protected]

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.