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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]

Watch JBS on Comcast X-1 Box Ch 1684, Atlantic Broadband 168, Hotwire Ch 269, DirecTV Ch 388, Blue Stream Ch 110, streamed on Roku under "educational", Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV and jbstv.org. For a complete and timely schedule and other television providers, go to www.jbstv.org

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

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

Come join the Women's International Zionist Organization for a very insprirational cocktail hour with Charlene Aminoff on November 10, 2022 at 8pm.

Address will be provided upon registration.

RVSP Today

Gift of Life’s annual One Huge Night Gala recognizes and honors the people that help Gift of Life save lives and accomplish all the remarkable things they do. Many award winners share personal stories that compelled them to get involved in the organization as a donor, recipient, supporter or volunteer. This year's honorees include Marissa Galbut, Dr. Brooke Owens and Liza Samuels.

The highlight of the evening is a first-time meeting between a blood stem cell donor and recipient. The experience of witnessing a stem cell donor meeting the person whose lives they saved is truly magical. This heartwarming meeting has been performed more than 450 times over the years.

In addition, Gift of Life celebrates its accomplishments over the past year and provides a glimpse of the company’s future plans and focus of getting everyone involved in curing blood cancer, inherited immune disorders and other diseases. Gift of Life continues to facilitate the latest medical advances to help save patients in need.

The Gala will be chaired by Mojdeh Khagan Danial, Robin Schwartz Jacobs, Debbie Kalimian and Carla Probus.

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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BECOME A SPONSER

Early voting has started and the general election is less than two weeks away! Federation’s Jewish Community Relations Council has developed an Election toolkit to help registered voters in Miami-Dade County access information on how to request a mail-in ballot, vote early or vote on Election Day. It also allows voters to find their voting precinct. The Toolkit is part of a larger civic engagement effort, by JCRC, to engage and inform voters in Miami-Dade County on important election match ups, initiatives and issues that will impact the broader community. This includes the upcoming vote on Referendum 2, in Miami Beach, which the JCRC is urging community members to support by voting “YES.”

Join the International Division for an inspiring night with Dr. Jaime Ghitelman, International Division Chair, and Yosef Shwedel, International Division Campaign Chair.

Thursday, November 3rd at 8pm. Please CLICK HERE to RSVP

Come together with Miami’s Jewish community to commemorate the 84th anniversary of Kristallnacht, the Night of Broken Glass on Sunday, November 6, beginning at 6 p.m., at the Holocaust Memorial Miami Beach. The Kristallnacht remembrance ceremony is the first event of Holocaust Education Week, November 6-11, an annual series of community events dedicated to teaching about the Shoah. If you cannot attend in person, it also will be livestreamed. The evening will include testimony from Wendy Reiss Rothfield, who will recount how she and her family escaped from Vienna, Austria just before Kristallnacht, along with prayers, musical interludes and presentations by local community leaders. Kristallnacht, considered to be a harbinger of the Holocaust, resulted in the incarceration of 30,000 Jews in concentration camps Please click here for more information on attending in person or watching the livestream on JewishMiami.org/kristallnacht. The Kristallnacht commemoration is organized by the Holocaust Memorial Miami Beach, a Committee of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation.

Watch JBS on Comcast X-1 Box Ch 1684, Atlantic Broadband 168, Hotwire Ch 269, DirecTV Ch 388, Blue Stream Ch 110, streamed on Roku under "educational", Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV and jbstv.org. For a complete and timely schedule and other television providers, go to www.jbstv.org

L’Chayim Symposium: America and Israel

Mark S. Golub is joined by Mort Klein (President, ZOA), Caroline Glick (Chief Columnist, Jerusalem Post), Eric Yoffie (President Emeritus, URJ) and Laura E. Adkins (Opinion Editor, Forward) to examine President Biden’s relationship to Israel and the current ability of American Jewish leadership to advocate effectively for the Jewish state. Wednesday - 9:00pm & Midnight Thursday - 3pm Saturday - 5:30pm

In the Spotlight: Wayne Hoffman

Abigail Pogrebin is joined by Wayne Hoffman, Executive Editor of Tablet magazine and author of The End of Her: Racing Against Alzheimer’s to Solve a Murder, a memoir that sets out to find the truth behind the 1913 murder of his great-grandmother in Winnipeg’s Jewish neighborhood. Monday - 8:00pm & 1:30am Tuesday - 11:00am Thursday - 10:00pm Friday - 5:00am Saturday - 10:30pm

Remembering Tree of Life

In commemoration of the Tree of Life synagogue shooting in Pittsburgh, PA, Teisha Bader is joined by Rabbi Jeffrey Myers, of the Tree of Life Congregation, and Eric Schuman, executive producer of a new HBO film that documents the tragedy’s aftermath. Wednesday - 7:30pm & 1:30am Thursday - 1:00pm, 8:00pm & 1:00am

Danny Ayalon with Benjamin Anthony of the MirYam Institute

Benjamin Anthony, co-founder of the Miryam Institute, discusses Israel's current diplomatic positioning with regards to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the ongoing nuclear talks with Iran, the uncertain future of the Israeli-Palestinian peace process, and the continuing regional ramifications of the Abraham Accords, with former Israeli Ambassador to the United States, Danny Ayalon. Tuesday- 8:00pm & 1:00am Wednesday - 11:00am Friday - 10:00am Saturday - 8:00pm

Abraham Accords Anniversary: Dan Shapiro

Former U.S. Ambassador to Israel, Dan Shapiro, joins Rabbi Sherman to discuss the signing of the historic agreement, Israel's strategy to prevent Iran from going nuclear and more from Sinai Temple in LA. Wednesday - 8:00pm & 2:00am Thursday - 11:00am Saturday - 7:00pm

Rabbi Hirsch: The Jewish Road

Expounding on the idea that the Jews are a wandering people, Rabbi Hirsch highlights the spirit of non-conformity as one of the four Jewish characteristics acquired by virtue of the transformative odysseys described in the Torah, in his Yom Kippur sermon to the congregation of the Stephen Wise Free Synagogue in New York City. Tuesday- 7:00pm & 2:00am Wednesday - 10:20pm
Thursday - 1:20am Friday - 11:00am

Global Perspectives with Ellie Cohanim: Sheila Nazarian

Social media activist and star of the Netflix series “Skin Decision,” Sheila Nazarian joins Ellie Cohanim to discuss the protests in Iran, anti-Semitism, and what it means to be an immigrant in the United States and have pride in Iranian heritage. Thursday - 7:30pm Friday - 2:30pm

In The News: Kanye West Tweets

Aryeh Tuchman, Senior Associate Director of ADL’s Center on Extremism, discusses the Kanye West social media posts and response of the ADL with Teisha Bader. Sunday - 5:30pm

In The News:Israeli Elections

Shahar Azani, JBS Senior VP & former Israeli diplomat, looks at the likelihood that this fifth round of elections will end the cycle of political turmoil in Israel, and the prospect of Netanyahu succeeding in gaining a majority, with Mark S. Golub Monday - 6:30pm Tuesday – 2:00am, 11:00am

Thinking Out Loud: JBS journalist Micah Halpern

This week, Micah discusses the ongoing war in Ukraine and the sham “referendums” on whether or not the annexed regions want to join Mother Russia. He also touches on the delicate balancing act that Israel had to do to condemn the invasion while not upsetting Russia too much; this approach is now fading away in favor of more robust condemnation. Wednesday - 6:30pm & 11:30pm Thursday - 3:30am, 8:30am & 12:30pm Saturday - 5:30pm

L’Chayim

Dan Almagor

On October 25, 1973, the Yom Kippur War ended in a cease fire. Dan Almagor describes the heroic defense of the IDF on the Golan Heights at the start of the war which prevented the Syrian Army from overrunning the north of Israel. Sunday- 12:00 Noon

Yossi Klein Halevi

Yossi Klein Halevi, Israeli journalist, author and fellow at the Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem, discusses issues confronting contemporary Israel today and his book on the aftermath of the 1973 Yom Kippur War, Like Dreamers. Sunday - 6:00pm

Angela W. Buchdahl

Senior Rabbi of Central Synagogue in New York City, Angela Warnick Buchdahl, discusses growing up with innate spirituality and a lifelong love of Judaism; her struggles with identity and acceptance as an Asian-American Jew; her journey to leading one of the most prestigious synagogues in America, and more. Monday - 3:00pm

Yossi Beilin

One of Israel’s most creative career diplomats, Yossi Beilin (the architect of the Oslo Peace Process and Accords), discusses his participation in the Six Day War and the Yom Kippur War; and explains the rise and fall of Oslo.
Monday - 9:00pm & Midnight
Tuesday - 3:00pm

The Green Prince

Mossab Hassan Yousef, the son of a Hamas leader who became an Israeli spy, and Gonen Ben Ytizhak, the Shin Bet agent who became Mossab's handler, talk about their incredible story documented in the award-winning film, "The Green Prince." Tuesday - 9:00pm & Midnight Wednesday - 3:00pm

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. Thursday - 9:00pm & Midnight Friday - 3:00pm

Jewish Studies

Jewish 101: The Story of Noah

Does God ever make a mistake? How does the Jewish Tradition understand the notion of God acting in history? Through Rabbinic interpretation (midrash) of the story of Noah (Genesis 6-11), these questions are addressed. Sunday - 10:00am Monday - 5:00am Wednesday - 9:00am & 5:00pm Thursday - 4:00am Friday - 1:00pm

Hebrew: Lesson 12

Learn the letter "Mem," rules for the pronounced "Sh'vah," and conclude the Pay letter family that start Hebrew words Purim and Passover (Download Lessons and Worksheets free on the JBS website, jbstv.org) Monday - 9:00am & 5:00pm Tuesday - 2:00am Thursday - 10:00am & 5:00pm Friday - 4:00am

Talmud Study with Rabbi Mordechai Becher: Who's at Fault?

A classic scene from the movie "The Godfather," is used to study the Talmudic question, "Who's responsible when one person orders another to do an evil deed?" Sunday - 9:00am Monday - 4:00am Tuesday - 9:00am & 5:00pm Wednesday- 7:00pm

Talmud Study with Rabbi Mordechai Becher: God or Man?

Warnings about potential dangers (and an exploration of whether tragedies are in the hands of heaven or man) are examined in "Put On a Sweater Or You'll Catch a Cold," based on Kesuvos Daf Lamed Sunday - 9:30am Monday - 4:30am Tuesday - 9:30am & 5:30pm 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

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

Join us for our Opening Event 5783 Honoring Artist Grace Sherman With the President’s Award & Screening, “Supermarket” a short film by Rhonda Mitrani.

Join us as we honor Grace, learn from Rhonda and raise funds to support our efforts to ensure the well-being of women, children and families in our community, in Florida, across the United States, and around the world.

NCJW Life and Current Annual Member/Advocates are invited to attend with a guest.

Three-year Member/Advocate: $144 Annual Member/Advocate: $54 Emerging Leader (36 years and under): $36

Become a Member Here

RSVP for an Opening Event Here