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Voices of Jewish Refugees from Islamic Lands: Yom Haplitim Family Heritage and Remembrance moderated by Dr. Henry Green. The program includes survivor testimonials, video presentations, and distinguished community leaders.

Children are growing up in a world that is new to many of us. Terms like “non-dominant identities, REDI (racial equity, diversity and inclusion), transgender and nonbinary” may feel unfamiliar and even uncomfortable. These sessions will provide us with foundational knowledge, shared language, and inclusive practices so that we can better demonstrate our unconditional love and support for the important young people in our lives. Join us for a two-part series by the Union for Reform Judaism, Jewish Grandparents Network, and Keshet to support you in providing affirming spaces for gender-expansive, non-binary, and transgender young people.

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Session 1 L’Dor Va’Dor: Affirming and Loving Your Transgender, Non-Binary, and Gender Expansive Grandchildren

Tuesday, November 29, 4-5 PM ET with Tracey Labgold (she/her), Keshet Florida Education & Training Manager

Are you a grandparent or another cherished elder of a child or young person who is expressing their gender in expansive ways? Do you want to learn more about how to celebrate them and show that you love them for who they are? Issues they’re grappling with, the words and terms and pronouns they’re using, and the lives they’re living are new to so many of us. Join us for a frank and informative “gender 101” session that’s geared towards you!

Talk Back Q&A – What’s a Grandparent to Do?

Thursday, December 1, 1-2 PM ET with Tracey Labgold, Keshet Florida Education & Training Manager

Bring your specific questions about anything that came up for you in the November 29th session.

Session 2 Creating Safe & Affirming Spaces for Our Grandchildren: Addressing Racism, Transphobia, and Lack of Disabilities Inclusion in Our Communities

Thursday, December 15, 7-8:30 PM ET with Yolanda Savage-Narva (she/her), URJ Director, Racial Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (REDI) and Rachel Hall (she/her), URJ REDI Program Manager

As grandparents we have vital roles to play in making our grandchildren feel loved and embraced for who they are and who they become. Through our words and our actions, we can make their path in life smoother. Learn to embrace the language of inclusion and to recognize and prevent racism, homophobia, transphobia, and other forms of oppression in our communities and in our families.

Talk Back Q&A – What’s a Grandparent to Do?

Wednesday, December 21, 1-2 PM ET with Rachel Hall, URJ REDI Program Manager

Bring your specific questions about anything that came up for you in the December 21st session.

The Greater Miami Jewish Federation will conduct a Food Distribution Drive-Thru event in response to ongoing food insecurity in the surrounding community. This month’s event will feature a number of food items commonly associated with the Thanksgiving feast.

WHEN: Friday, November 18, 2022 9 A.M. – 11 A.M.

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

Participants will receive sweet potatoes, green beans, cranberry sauce and pumpkin-pie filling, as well as kosher meat and non-perishable food products, challah loaves and other locally grown fruits and vegetables. Food packages will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis.

Federation has conducted monthly Food Distribution Drive-Thru events since March 2020. Each of these events has provided food supplies for 1,300 to 1,500 South Florida residents. While the drive-thru is open to all in need, it is a unique opportunity for members of the Jewish community who follow strict kosher dietary laws. Federation thanks the many donors who have helped the community bring food to the hungry during this difficult time when so many are experiencing food insecurity.

The Food Distribution Drive-Thru is being coordinated by Federation’s Jewish Volunteer Center in partnership with Jewish Community Services of South Florida and Repair the World.

Cars can only enter through the Federation building’s west gate on Federal Highway from the northbound lane, then make a right into the parking lot. Once inside, vehicles will be directed into lines where food packages will be distributed. Recipients must remain in their cars. Volunteers will place packages of food in the trunk of each recipient’s car after it enters the parking lot.

NOTE TO EDITORS: Media are recommended to park along Federal Highway on the west side of the Federation Building, as the parking lot will be full. Representatives from Federation and Jewish Community Services will be available for interviews. For more information, contact David Stiefel at [email protected] or 305.448.1456.

Boost the impact of your donation to the Annual Greater Miami Jewish Federation/UJA Campaign by contributing on Give Miami Day on Thursday, November 17.

Donations accepted through GiveMiamiDay.org on November 17 from 12:01 a.m. to midnight. Early giving begins November 14.

For every donation between $25 and $10,000 made to Federation, we will receive a bonus gift from The Miami Foundation. This includes any new pledge or payment on an existing pledge. Last year, you helped raise more than $1.2 million in 24 hours, supporting a network of more than 160 critical programs and services in Miami, in Israel and more than 70 other countries worldwide. This year, donations will be accepted beginning on Monday, November 14, offering three extra days to leverage your philanthropy. For more information, please contact Annual Campaign Director Abbey Feinberg at [email protected] or 786.866.8425.

JVC and the Holocaust Memorial are giving B'nai Mitzvah students the change to partner with a Holocaust survivor while working toward completing 10 hours of community service.

For an application, please contact Lori Tabachnikoff at [email protected].

You’re invited to an exclusive evening at the Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami (ICA) featuring Noa Tishby, Israel’s First Antisemitism Envoy, activist, producer and author.

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16 at 7:00PM

Please RSVP here.

Register now for our 14th Annual Everything but the Turkey.

North Dade

Beth Torah Benny Rok Campus.CLICK HERE to RSVP.

South Dade

David and Mary Alper Jewish Community Center. CLICK HERE to RSVP.

Holocaust Education Week is a community-wide program of the Holocaust Memorial Miami Beach, a Committee of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation. To register and for more information about each event CLICK HERE or email [email protected]

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PROGRAMS

125th Anniversary of the First Zionist Congress

Join in the World Zionist Organization’s gala in honor of the First Zionist Congress, an event convened and presided over by the father of modern political Zionism, Theodor Herzl, that set the wheels in motion for the creation of the Jewish State, 125 years ago in Basel, Switzerland. Tuesday - 7:30pm & 1:00am Wednesday - 1:30pm Friday - 1:40pm & 4:30am
Saturday - 7:00pm

In the Spotlight: Josh Feigelson

Abigail Pogrebin is joined by Rabbi Josh Feigelson, President & CEO of the Institute for Jewish Spirituality, who describes how we can find meaning and purpose and what a Jewish mindfulness practice can really look like. Monday - 8:00pm & 1:00am Tuesday - 11:00am Thursday - 5:30pm & 2:00am Saturday - 10:30pm

Eric Goldman’s Jewish Cinematheque: Four Winters

Director Julia Mintz discusses the courageous Jewish fighters celebrated in “Four Winters,” her film that shatters the myth of Jewish passivity as it documents the bravery and leadership of the Partisans. Monday - 7:30pm & 1:30am Tuesday - 11:30am Wednesday - 1:00pm Friday - 10:00pm Saturday - 4:30pm

Author Discussion Series: Jamie Raskin

As we begin Jewish Book Month, Congressman Jamie Raskin (D-MD) joins Rabbi Avraham Bronstein to discuss Unthinkable: Trauma, Truth, and the Trials of American Democracy, his memoir that recounts the harrowing early days of 2021 that changed his life forever, in a program of The Hampton Synagogue. Wednesday - 7:30pm & 2:00am Thursday - 10:30am & 2:30am Saturday - 4:00pm

Rabbi on the Sidelines: Mike Gminski

Mike Gminski, former professional basketball player and college basketball television broadcaster, shares his journey from NBA fame, through rehabilitation and recovery, to the National Polish American Sports Hall of Fame. Follow on Twitter @RabbiESherman, Instagram @rabbi_erez_sherman, and Facebook @SinaiTempleLA. Sunday - 7:00pm & 2:00am Tuesday - 10:00am Thursday - 5:00am & 10:00pm

I*n The News: Israeli Elections*

Shahar Azani, JBS Senior VP & former Israeli diplomat, looks at the prospect of Netanyahu succeeding in gaining a majority when Israeli voters go to the polls on November 1, and at the likelihood that this fifth round of elections will end the cycle of political turmoil in Israel. With Mark S. Golub Sunday - 5:30pm

Israeli Elections Update

Reporting from Tel Aviv, Israel, JBS’s Shahar Azani speaks with voters as they go to the polls in the fifth round of national elections since 2019. Tuesday - 12:30pm, 6:30pm & 11:30pm Wednesday - 3:30am, 8:30am & 12:30pm

In The News: David Renzer

David Renzer, Co-Founder of Creative Community for Peace, addresses the fallout from Kanye West's antisemitic remarks, how the situation can be seen as a teachable moment and how CCFP is amplifying the voices of those who stand against hate. With Teisha Bader. Monday - 6:30pm & 11:30pm Tuesday - 3:30am, 8:30am & 12:30pm Saturday - 11:30pm

Thinking Out Loud: JBS journalist Micah Halpern

This week, Micah will discuss how Iranian drones in Russia’s hands are a game-changer in Ukraine and how Israel has a special tool to neutralize the threat posed by these airborne menaces Wednesday - 6:30pm & 11:30pm Thursday - 3:30am, 8:30am & 12:30pm Saturday - 5:30pm

The Dershow: If Republicans Impeach Biden

Harvard Law Professor Emeritus Alan Dershowitz explores the hypothetical possibility of the Republicans retaking the House of Representatives in the upcoming midterms and attempting to impeach President Biden on purely political grounds. Thursday - 6:30pm & 11:30pm Friday - 3:30am, 8:30am & 12:30pm

Top Story: Antisemitism

Jonathan Tobin speaks about the mainstreaming of antisemitism on both ends of the political spectrum, calling out media hosts that give platforms to hateful rhetoric; and with JCPA’s Yossi Kuperwasser he discusses Iran, Lebanon and more. Thursday - 8:00pm Friday - 5:00am Saturday - 8:30pm

On L’Chayim

L’Chayim Symposium: Biden and Israel

Mort Klein (President, ZOA), Caroline Glick (Senior Contributing and Chief Columnist, Jerusalem Post), Eric Yoffie (President Emeritus, URJ) and Laura E. Adkins (Opinion Editor, Forward) examine President Biden’s relationship to Israel and the current ability of American Jewish leadership to advocate effectively for the Jewish state. Sunday - 12:00 Noon Saturday - 6:00pm

Leah Goldin

Leah Goldin, mother of IDF Lt. Hadar Goldin (z”l) who was murdered by Hamas in 2014, describes her more than five years of efforts to move the world community to demand Hamas comply with international norms and return her son’s body. Sunday - 6:00 pm Monday - 3:00pm

Ellen Hershkin - Hadassah

Speaking as National President of Hadassah, Ellen Hershkin talks about her Jewish background, her love of Israel, her regard for Hadassah founder Henrietta Szold. Monday - 9:00pm & Midnight Tuesday - 3:00pm

Emanuel Aronson Rund

Filmmaker, journalist and historian Emanuel Aronson Rund shares personal memories of growing up in Israel during the 1948 War of Independence and discusses contemporary issues challenging the Jewish State today. Tuesday - 9:00pm & Midnight Wednesday - 3:00pm

Marty Appel

Marty Appel, a Jewish boy from Brooklyn who grew up to fulfill a childhood dream of working for The New York Yankees, talks about his years in baseball, Jews who've played the game, and his book that chronicles Yankee history, Pinstripe Empire. Wednesday - 9:00pm & Midnight Thursday - 3:00pm

Meir Kahane Remembered In November 1990, Rabbi Meir Kahane was murdered in a Manhattan hotel. The controversial leader of the Jewish Defense League and Kach Party in Israel is remembered in excerpts of "L'Chayim" interviews.
Thursday - 9:00pm & Midnight Friday - 3:00pm**

JEWISH STUDIES

A pluralistic introduction to the teachings, ideas and values of the Jewish Tradition with Rabbi Mark S. Golub Sunday Mornings at 10am ET Wednesdays at 9am & 5pm ET Friday at 1pm ET

Jewish 101: The Oral Truth

Learn and understand how the Jewish tradition is based on rabbinic interpretations of the Torah, just as the American Constitution is defined by Supreme Court rulings. Sunday - 10:00am Monday - 5:00am Wednesday - 9:00am & 5:00pm Friday - 1:00pm

From the Aleph Bet

Mark S. Golub hosts this original series designed for anyone of any age to learn to read and understand Hebrew. Monday Mornings at 9am ET Download Lessons and Worksheets free on the JBS website by Clicking Here.

Hebrew: Lesson 13

The Hebrew letters "Sin," Koof" and "Ion" are introduced. Monday - 9:00am & 5:00pm Tuesday - 2:00am Thursday - 10:00am & 5:00pm Friday - 4:00am

Talmud Study with Rabbi Mordechai Becher Sunday & Tuesday Mornings at 9am ET Wednesday & Thursday Evenings at 7pm ET

Talmud Study: Was Abraham Observant?

As Jews this week read Parashat Lech Lecha about Abraham, Rabbi Mordechai Becher discusses how the Talmud deals with Abraham’s following Jewish Law before the Torah was given at Mt. Sinai. Sunday- 9:00am Monday - 4:00am Tuesday - 9:00am & 5:00pm Wednesday- 7:00pm

Talmud Study: All Jews Are Friends

"All Jews Are Friends," based on Hagigah 26, is the title of this edition of Dimensions of the Daf. Sunday - 9:25am Monday - 4:25am Tuesday - 9:25am & 5:25pm Thursday - 7:00pm

REFORM AND ORTHODOX SHABBAT 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

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Our Maccabi Games are entering another milestone…This year, we will be celebrating the 41st anniversary of our spectacular Games here in Miami.

From its beginnings with 200 athletes who were now calling America their home, the Games have morphed 10 times in numbers to become the largest annual Jewish athletic event of its kind in the United States.

Who would have thought back then that these Games would have continued from generation to generation–from its earliest participants planting the seeds for their children to nurture and grow…and now passing that legacy along for their children’s children to inherit.

For this special anniversary, we turn to you to lend your support as a 41 Annual Maccabi Games sponsor.

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