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Join us at our Community Mega Challah Bake on Thursday, February 9, 2023 at 6 PM for an evening of unity and inspiration as we preform this mitzvah.

Cost: $25 Per Person | $180 Table for 8

Where: Michael-Ann Russell JCC 18900 NE 25th Avenue North Miami Beach, FL 33180

Questions? Contact Diane Azout at [email protected] (305) 932-4200)

When devastating earthquakes rocked Turkey and Syria earlier this week, killing thousands and injuring tens of thousands more, the Greater Miami Jewish Federation immediately responded with an emergency relief fund to bolster support for our overseas partners already on the ground administering critical humanitarian aid.

Please click here to make a secure donation now to the Turkey-Syria Earthquakes Emergency Fund online. Among the organizations assisting in the rescue and relief organizations are Federation partners including IsraAID, distributing life-saving assistance and winter items in Turkey, where the impact of the earthquake coupled with freezing conditions have left those affected by the catastrophic events extra vulnerable. IsraAID’S emergency response team includes specialists in water filtration, sanitation and hygiene; mental health and emergency logistics to bring urgent help to those in dire need. Overseas partner United Hatzalah of Israel has sent a delegation of 25 first responders and experts in search and rescue to Turkey to assist in rescue operations and provide medical assistance. Magen David Adom, another Federation beneficiary, will support Israel’s military rescue delegation in Turkey, sending paramedics and EMTs trained in rescuing the injured from the rubble and treating “crush syndrome,” a potentially fatal condition. As always, Federation will absorb all administrative costs so that 100 percent of funds collected for the Turkey-Syria Earthquakes Emergency Fund will go directly to those impacted by the disaster.

You may also call 305.576.4000 to make a donation.

JBS is mourning the loss of our president and founder, Rabbi Mark S. Golub z"l.

We will return with our regular Sunday highlights email next week. As always, our programming schedule can be found starting after 12:30 am Sunday morning at: https://jbstv.org/jbs-schedule

With our deepest thanks for your support and understanding.

The JBS Staff

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

Help restore natural areas in Miami-Dade and celebrate Tu BiShvat with a free Jackfruit tree to take home. Take part in the Environmentally Endangered Lands Program cleanup event Monday, February 6 at County-Line Scrub Preserve (NE 215 Street East of San Simeon Way) and celebrate Tu BiShvat. Be part of a team that helps restore environmentally sensitive lands and take a tour.

Email [email protected] to register for the event and to get your free jackfruit tree. Learn more.

The Greater Miami Jewish Federation will conduct a Food Distribution Drive-Thru event in response to ongoing food insecurity in the surrounding community.

WHEN: Friday, February 24, 2023 9 A.M. – 11 A.M.

WHERE: Greater Miami Jewish Federation Stanley C. Myers Building (Parking Lot) 4200 Biscayne Boulevard

Camp Sol Taplin, one of the largest and most established Jewish summer camps in South Florida, offers more than 25 camps for children ages 2 months to 15 years old, loaded with fun-filled activities in a safe and well-supervised environment!

June 12–August 11, 2023

REGISTRATION FOR CAMP SOL TAPLIN IS OPEN; REGISTER TODAY!

Are you a lifelong learner looking for a way to nourish your mind and your soul? The Florence Melton School for Adult Learning & Growth/Melton & More classes are? is now accepting adult students for a wide variety of classes during the spring season that offer meaningful, relevant and dynamic Jewish learning. Explore the Theology of Rabbi Sacks; Jewish composers; Beginners’ Hebrew; The Secret Behind the Survival of the Jewish People; and so much more. One student said, “Melton & More brings the Jewish world to us in such thoughtful and engaging ways, as it helps us connect Jewish learning across the ages to the lives we are living in the 21st century.”

All classes will be held virtually. Adult Learning & Growth is a department of Federation subsidiary agency the Center for the Advancement of Jewish Education (CAJE).

For more information and to register, click here.

Bet Shira Congregation, South Dade’s only Conservative Jewish synagogue, will celebrate the installation of its spiritual leader, Rabbi Jesse Charyn, with a ceremony, cocktail reception and dinner on Saturday evening, January 28, beginning at 6:45 p.m. The synagogue is located at 7500 Southwest 120th Street.

The Installation Ceremony will feature the participation of clergy from neighboring synagogues and churches, elected officials, Jewish community leaders and others.

The Installation Ceremony will be followed by cocktails, an Israeli-themed kosher dinner and entertainment. Cocktail attire is suggested. Tickets for the event are $118.00 per person. Click here to RSVP.

Rabbi Charyn became spiritual leader at Bet Shira in July 2022. The Installation Ceremony marks the congregation’s reaffirmation of the Rabbi’s religious authority, and their shared commitment to pursue the values of Conservative Judaism and the ideal of Tikkun Olam (making the world a better place). Rabbi Charyn is a speaker, teacher, chaplain, outdoor enthusiast and dedicated Jewish leader with diverse religious experience. Born and raised in Chattanooga, Tenn., he attended Young Judea’s Year Course in Israel before making aliyah (immigration) to Israel and serving in the Israel Defense Force’s Golani Special Forces from 2003-2006. His strong relationship with Israel also included staffing several Birthright Israel trips and serving as a Birthright Fellow.

A graduate of Arizona State University, Rabbi Charyn pursued post-graduate studies at the Ziegler School for Rabbinic Studies, the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College, the Conservative Yeshiva and Arizona State University. Before leading Bet Shira, he served as Rabbi/Director of Spiritual Care at Miami Jewish Health Systems.

Rabbi Charyn views his family as his greatest achievement, sharing his life with his wife Shira and three daughters, Rayna, Navah and Zivah.

Bet Shira, House of Song, is an inclusive, egalitarian Conservative synagogue embracing tradition and change. For more information, visit www.betshira.org or call 305-238-2601.

Rabbi Charyn Installation at Bet Shira

Holocaust Memorial Miami Beach presents two virtual events on January 26 and 27 in honor of International Holocaust Remembrance Day.

Music and the Holocaust with Critically Acclaimed Author and Musicologist Dr. James Grymes Thursday, Januay 26 | 7pm on ZOOM

Click here to register. Advanced registration required. Click here to read more about the speaker.

Surviving the Holocaust as a Teenage Boy Firsthand Testimony With Holocaust Survivor Saul Blau Friday, January 27 | 10am on ZOOM

Click Here to register. Advanced registration required. Click here to learn more about the speaker.

The Greater Miami Jewish Federation will conduct a Food Distribution Drive-Thru event in response to ongoing food insecurity in the surrounding community.

WHEN: Friday, January 27, 2023 9 A.M. – 11 A.M.

WHERE: Greater Miami Jewish Federation Stanley C. Myers Building (Parking Lot) 4200 Biscayne Boulevard