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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]
Click Here For Tickets | Click Here to Sponsor

Celebrate Yom Ha'atzmaut at the Miami Beach JCC
Posted by Michelle Mavorah on 04/15/2019 @ 03:29 PM
Celebrate Israel Independence Day at the J! Thursday, May 9 from 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm, join us for Israeli Dancing & Music, Make your Own Hummus, Arts & Crafts, Climb Masada, Bounce Houses and more. Israeli Style Dinner for purchase. Fun for the entire family.
This year, we are proud to host Hadassah Itzhak, Artist in Residence from Yerucham, Israel. Hadassah will be sharing her techniques in the art of Moroccan Tile Painting and helping the MBJCC to create a lasting art installation for our center.
Tickets may be purchased at mbjcc.org/israel or call Daryl Johnson, Special Events Coordinator at (305) 534-3206 x234.
Miami Beach JCC
4221 Pine Tree Drive
Miami Beach, FL 33140



