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.