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The Community is welcome to join us as we celebrate the Jewish New Year. The High Holy Days are a time for reflection, introspection, prayer, and reconnection. We welcome all of you to join us as we once again celebrate and observe these special holy days in person. We pray that everyone will be inspired by our various experiences available. May the New Year bless us and the entire world with good health, peace and prosperity.

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AVENTURA TURNBERRY JEWISH CENTER - Aventura, FL. Servicios en español con el rabino Guido Cohen junto al hazzan Roger Rosenthal y maestro Ariel Liberczuk. Servicios tradicionales con tefilá, lectura de la Torá, reflexiones y Shofar en el Indich Auditorium en español y hebreo. Se requieren reservar para asistir a este servicio. Hay asientos disponibles. Donación sugerida de $180 por familia. (305) 937-1880.

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The 4th Annual YI Love Yiddishfest '22 is a six-day extravaganza of concerts, plays, lectures and contemporary Jewish headliners such as YidLife Crisis, Kosha Dillz, Avi Hoffman and Stars of David in Concert. With over 10 events, there’s something for the entire mishpukhe to enjoy! For more information go to yiddishfest.org.

Join South Florida PBS for a sneak preview at the film, a community conversation with our panelists, and kosher refreshments.

Join South Florida PBS for a special screening event featuring clips from the new film by Ken Burns, Lynn Novick & Sarah Botstein: The U.S. and the Holocaust. Afterward, join moderator Pam Giganti, host of South Florida PBS Your South Florida, and a panel of experts for an insightful conversation about core themes raised in the film such as immigration policy, racism, isolationism, discrimination and more. We invite and encourage the audience to ask questions, make comments and engage in the discussion along with the panel. Our panel of experts includes:

• Dr. Michael Berenbaum: Director of the Sigi Ziering Institute
• Dr. Miriam Klein Kassenoff: Director of the Holocaust Teacher Education Institute at University of Miami
• Dr. Haim Shaked: Founding Director of the Sue and Leonard Miller Center for Contemporary Judaic Studies
• Dr. Nicole Freeman: Director of Education at the Holocaust Memorial Miami Beach

The U.S. and the Holocaust special screening, Tuesday, September 13th at 6:30pm at the Sanctuary of the Arts in Coral Gables. Register here.

THE U.S. AND THE HOLOCAUST is a three-part, six hour series directed by Ken Burns, Lynn Novick and Sarah Botstein, that examines America’s response to one of the greatest humanitarian crises of the twentieth century. Americans consider themselves a “nation of immigrants,” but as the catastrophe of the Holocaust unfolded in Europe, the United States proved unwilling to open its doors to more than a fraction of the hundreds of thousands of desperate people seeking refuge. Through riveting firsthand testimony of witnesses and survivors who as children endured persecution, violence and flight as their families tried to escape Hitler, this series delves deeply into the tragic human consequences of public indifference, bureaucratic red tape and restrictive quota laws in America. Did the nation fail to live up to its ideals? This is a history to be reckoned with.

Watch the broadcast premiere of THE U.S. AND THE HOLOCAUST on WPBT & WXEL Sunday, September 18th starting at 8pm.

Have you ever thought about joining a synagogue? Are you looking for a spiritual connection for the Jewish New Year? There is no better way to experience the richness of the High Holidays than among a congregation of your friends and neighbors.

To help you find a place to worship, the Greater Miami Jewish Federation and the Rabbinical Association of Greater Miami have compiled a directory of area synagogues, available here. We encourage you to select a synagogue, visit their website or call for membership information. Make the year 5783 a time for Jewish renewal for you and your family, and a time to find personal meaning and connection with your community!

Zoom Workshop Learn about Social Media Job Search Skills Thursday, August 25th, 10:30am - 12:30pm.

These days social media is a critical component of today's job search. Join us to learn valuable insight and ideas on the best use of social media during your job search.

The agenda includes information about: * Online job search resources * Searching employment websites * Elevator pitch * Making LinkedIn work for you

Please RSVP at JWorks Miami, Event - your RSVP is required!

The link for the workshop will be sent to you on August 24th.

Registration is now open for the 20th anniversary year of Milk & Honey Volunteer Drive-Thru & Drop-Off, taking place Sunday, September 18, presented by Jewish Community Services of Florida (JCS) and the Greater Miami Jewish Federation.

Join your Jewish community for a meaningful day preparing and delivering Rosh Hashanah baskets and personal hygiene kits to Holocaust Survivors and homebound elderly. Volunteers will gather at 9 a.m. at Michael-Ann Russell JCC in North Miami Beach or Temple Judea in Coral Gables to assemble the baskets and later deliver them, bringing hundreds of appreciative seniors throughout Miami-Dade County sustenance and joy at the Jewish New Year. The event will be a contactless drive-thru and drop-off format. Click here to register today!

For the past five months, the Greater Miami Jewish Federation and its overseas partners have been supporting relief and rescue operations for Jews in Ukraine and the surrounding region. Together, they have been delivering food, critical care supplies and lifesaving medical attention to those in need, while also bringing displaced Ukrainians to safety in neighboring countries and assisting with aliyah efforts to Israel.

Please join Federation on Tuesday, August 16 from Noon to 1 p.m. for a webinar where you will hear eyewitness accounts from the war-torn region and learn how your donations are saving lives.

Featured speakers include:

Oksana Galkevich, Senior Projects Director, Field Operations Director, Former Soviet Union, American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC), who is a constant presence on the ground in Ukraine, coordinating JDC’s rescue and relief efforts.

Enrique Ginzburg, M.D., F.A.C.S., Trauma Medical Director, Chair of Surgery and President-Elect of Medical Staff, Jackson South Community Hospital, and Professor of Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, who personally provided top-notch medical care to individuals injured in the deadly Ukraine war.

Elise Udelson, Women’s Philanthropy Campaign Chair, Greater Miami Jewish Federation, who met with refugees in Poland as well as volunteers and professionals providing daily relief.

There is no cost to attend. To RSVP, click here. Zoom link will be provided upon registration.

For more information, please contact Simon Kaminetsky at [email protected] or 786.866.8453.

The Greater Miami Jewish Federation is seeking warm and supportive host families for two 18-year-old Israeli emissaries dedicated to making a difference in Miami's Jewish community. In Federation's ongoing commitment to connect Miami’s Jewish community with the people of Israel, we are proud to be bringing back the Shinshinim program to Miami. Shinshinim are high school graduates who defer their time in the Israel Defense Forces to serve as cultural emissaries by sharing their knowledge of Israel, its history, culture and people with various groups throughout the Diaspora. Organized by Federation overseas partner The Jewish Agency for Israel, the initiative brings Israel to life through educational activities around Jewish and Israeli culture, holidays, Hebrew instruction and more. Transportation is provided by the program. Home hospitality can be for three months or longer. If you are interested in hosting one of the teens, please click here to complete an interest form. For more information, please contact Bonnie Dawson at [email protected] or Lital Dayan at [email protected]