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Masa Yom HaZikaron Virtual Memorial Ceremony will take place on April 13th at 1 PM EST

SUNDAY, MARCH 14 @ 3pm ET / 12pm PT

COOKING | Knafeh – The Queen of Arab Desserts

Presented by Harry Rubenstein

Crispy shredded phyllo dough. Molten cheese. Butter. Sugar syrup. Pistachios. These are the elements of knafeh, a delicious Middle Eastern dessert with numerous regional variations, though, it’s origins can be found in the Palestinian city of Nablus. These days in Israel, knafeh is all the rage, with dozens of knafeh joints in Tel Aviv alone. There’s even a knafeh delivery service! Luckily, with fairly simple ingredients, you can make a delicious knafeh at home in a short period of time. Ingredient list provided if you plan to cook along!

RSVP HERE!

MONDAY, MARCH 15 @ 8pm ET / 5pm PT

DIY | Veggie Gardening – Get Your Hands Dirty!

Presented by Ekar Farm

It's not just about the taste of sun-ripened tomatoes, or the snap of heirloom beans, or the health benefits of kale. It's about the satisfaction of working with earth, sun, and rain to bring food from home to table. Join Ekar Farm staff as we prepare for a new season of growing just around the corner. You'll learn just how easy it is to grow your own, and a bit of Jewish wisdom about our relationship to the earth. All you'll need is some of your favorite vegetable seeds, a seed starting tray or egg carton, and seed starting soil mix. We'll provide the tips you need for growing success!

RSVP HERE!

To ensure the health and safety of volunteers and community members, we must adhere to the COVID-19 CDC guidelines. Masks are required. Please remain in your car and open the trunk when it’s your turn in line. Volunteers will place food in your trunk. (If you are able, please print and place this on your dashboard.)

Thursday, March 18 9-11 a.m.

First come, first served while supplies last Please do not arrive before 9 a.m.

Greater Miami Jewish Federation Stanley C. Myers Building 4200 Biscayne Boulevard

We thank the following donors who have helped our community fulfill the mitzvah of bringing food to the hungry during this time of great financial distress, when so many individuals and families are experiencing food insecurity:

Joyce Bloch
Sherry and Neil Cohen
Himan Brown Charitable Trust
The Fain Family Foundation
Yleana and Yoram Izhak
Katz/Squires Family-Valerie, Michael, Danielle and Scott
The Richard and Karen LeFrak Charitable Foundation
Barbara and Richard Furman
Jerry M. Lindzon
Janice and Alan Lipton
Jill Braufman and Daniel L. Nir
Dorothy and Aaron Podhurst
Saul Schottenstein Scrip Program
Jacqueline Simkin
Sol Taplin Charitable Foundation
We are also grateful to those contributors who have asked to remain anonymous.

Farm Share, Inc. is an equal opportunity provider.

The unprecedented nature and rapid spread of COVID-19 has exposed critical risks to our local economy as well as our systems of health care and education.

As we approach the 12-month mark of this prolonged crisis, our partners at the United Way of Miami-Dade are conducting a Pandemic Impact Survey to measure how Miami-Dade households have been affected by the pandemic including the financial burden on families in our community. The survey aims to collect responses from a wide range of households, income levels, as well as, small business owners.

Your confidential participation, which will take no more than 10-15 minutes, is critical to understanding COVID’s impact to date as well as help inform long-term recovery efforts. A preliminary report will be published this summer.

Take the survey HERE.

Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 1 PM EST – 2:30 PM EST

Course Description: Meet Maayan Hoffman, American-Israeli journalist, news editor and head of online content for The Jerusalem Post and her husband, Gil Hoffman, chief political correspondent for The Jerusalem Post, as they share their insights as acclaimed storytellers responsible for the news that shapes the Jewish community.

More information: CLICK HERE

You can register for all these events: HERE and the price for each course is $12.

Forty Years of the Isser and Rae Price Library of Judaica

George A. Smathers Libraries at the University of Florida

Sunday, March 7, 2021 • 2:30 p.m.

Zoom Registration CLICK HERE : http://ufl.to/judaicaregistration

(login begins at 2:15 p.m.)

ABOUT THE SPEAKER

Deborah E. Lipstadt is the author of many highly regarded books on the subject of the Holocaust and antisemitism, including her most recent work, Antisemitism Here and Now, which won the 2019 National Jewish Book Award. Her book History on Trial: My Day in Court with a Holocaust Denier (2006) recounted her experience of being sued for libel by David Irving, a UK Holocaust denier. Lipstadt’s victory in this seminal court case is regarded as having “done for the new century what the Nuremberg tribunals or the Eichmann trial did for earlier generations.” The book was made into the movie ‘Denial’ starring Rachel Weisz and Tom Wilkenson with screenplay by David Hare. It was nominated for a BAFTA award as one of the best British films of the year. Lipstadt was appointed to the United States Holocaust Memorial Council by Presidents Clinton and Obama, and she was asked by President George W. Bush to represent the White House at the 60th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz.

Learn to make charoset, mina with ground beef, cardamom and coffee, and red pepper salad with MICHAEL SOLOMONOV, Executive Chef and Co-owner of Zahav, 2019 James Beard Foundation award winner

Shop for the ingredients ahead of time to cook along with Chef Solomonov or save the recipes for later use.

SUNDAY, MARCH 7 @ 2pm ET / 11am PT

COOKING | Old School Jewish Cookies

Presented by Harry Rubenstein

Rainbow cookies. Linzer tart cookies. Mandelbrot. We’ll tackle these iconic Jewish cookies in a super-sized 1.5 hour baking extravaganza. While these cookies are decidedly old school, we’ll apply some “new school” techniques and flavors to take these treats to new levels of cookie awesomeness. Ingredient list provided if you're planning to cook along!

RSVP HERE

Make your voice heard on important local issues by completing the Thrive305 resident survey.

Developed by Mayor Daniella Levine Cava in partnership with The Miami Foundation and civic groups, the non-partisan survey allows you to help shape policies relating to transportation, public safety, arts and culture, economic empowerment and more. Complete the survey by CLICKING HERE before tonight’s midnight deadline and be a part of improving the quality of life in our community.