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The Hebrew Free Loan Association of Miami Offers Help to Those in Need

The Hebrew Free Loan Association of Miami (HFLA) is a program of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation. Since 1989, HFLA has been offering interest-free loans to Jewish individuals and families who may not qualify for normal loan resources. HFLA has provided 600 interest-free loans during the past three decades totaling more than $2 million.

HFLA’s interest-free loans, as opposed to charity, fill an important gap in our social system by promoting self-sufficiency with discretion. Every loan disbursed by HFLA is a community investment in the dignity and independence of borrowers.

For more information, contact us at [email protected] or 305.692.7555.

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

Jackie Mason z”l - The World According To Me

In his first hit one-man Broadway show (1988), Jackie Mason performs his unique brand of political satire and shares his insights into human nature and the Jewish People. Sunday – 9:00pm & Midnight; Friday - 9:00pm; Saturday - 4:00am

Will Bibi Be Back as Prime Minister?

Does Benjamin Netanyahu have a third act still to come on the world stage? Will he parlay his position as opposition leader into yet another term? The future of Israel’s recently-ousted Prime Minister is discussed by Haaretz journalist Amir Tibon with Benjamin Anthony of the MirYam Institute. Monday - 8:00pm & 2:00am; Wednesday - 2:00pm; Saturday - 7:00pm & Sun. Aug 1 - 1:00am

Hadassah Lieberman - Memoir

Hadassah Lieberman, wife of former U.S. Senator Joe Lieberman, discusses her memoir Hadassah: An American Story, about her immigrant experience in America and what her Holocaust survivor parents went through before they left Europe with her in 1948. A program of the American Friends of Bar-Ilan University with Miriam Wallach. Tuesday - 8:00pm & 1:00am; Thursday - 2:00pm; Saturday - 8:00pm & Sun. Aug 1 - 2:00am

Eric Goldman’s Jewish Cinematheque: “Upheaval: The Journey of Menachem Begin"

Eric Goldman sits with director Jonathan Gruber about “Upheaval,” his new documentary detailing the life of the iconic former Prime Minister of Israel Menachem Begin. Monday - 7:30pm & 2:30am; Wednesday - 1:30pm; Thursday - 4:30am; Friday - 1:30pm; Saturday - 5:30am & 10:30pm

Jackie Mason z”l

The comic legend talks seriously about his decision to break with his family's tradition of serving as a rabbi, how his comedy grows out of his understanding of human nature, and how he feels about Israeli and American Jewry. Sunday - 12 Noon & 6:00pm; Monday - 9:00pm & 12 Midnight; Tuesday - 3:00pm

Hadassah - Ellen Hershkin

National Past President of Hadassah Ellen Hershkin talks about her Jewish background, her love of Israel and her regard for Hadassah founder Henrietta Szold. Monday - 3:00pm

Joe Lieberman

Former U.S. Senator Joe Lieberman reflects on his Jewish background, his political heroes and his lifelong career in American politics. Tuesday - 9:00pm & 12 Midnight; Wednesday - 3:00pm

Maccabi USA - Ron Carner

Past President of Maccabi USA Ron Carner recalls some of his most memorable moments from prior Maccabi Games, and when Jews Marty Glickman and Sam Stoller were barred from racing in the 1936 Olympics. Wednesday - 9:00pm & Midnight; Thursday - 3:00pm

Hebrew Hillbilly - Shelley Fisher

Singer/songwriter/actress Shelley Fisher (known as "The Hebrew Hillbilly") discusses growing up Jewish in the heart of the Mississippi Delta (Memphis, TN), her love of Jewishness, and how her Jewish heritage has influenced her career. Thursday - 9:00pm & Midnight; Friday - 3:00pm

Jews In Baseball - Larry Ruttman

Author Larry Ruttman discusses his book on Jews in baseball, "American Jews and America's Game.” Saturday - 6:00pm

Talmud Study: Blessings

Rabbi Mordechai Becher discusses the history and nuances of Jewish blessings, their Hebrew translations, etymology, and deeper meanings as reminders to appreciate and value everything we use, see, and encounter within our daily lives. On Dimensions of the Daf. Sunday - 9:00am; Tuesday - 9:00am & 4:30pm; Thursday - 7:00pm; Friday - 4:00am

Talmud Study: Marijuana & Jewish Law

Rabbi Becher explores the Jewish understanding of recreational drug use, substance abuse and addiction. Sunday - 9:30am; Tuesday - 9:30am & 5:00pm; Thursday - 7:30pm; Friday - 4:30am

Jewish 101: Circumcision

An adult discussion of the reasons for Brit Milah--the circumcision ceremony which brings Jewish boys into the Covenant of the Jewish People--and why it is an important Jewish ritual. Wednesday - 9:00am & 4:30pm; Thursday - 5:00am; Friday - 1:00pm

92nd Street Y: Celebrity Chefs

World-renowned chefs and bloggers Deb Perelman and David Lebovitz discuss their upcoming books and their love of culinary arts.
Sunday - 8:00pm & 2:00am; Monday - 10:00pm; Tuesday - 4:00am; Wednesday - 10:30am; Saturday - 1:00am & 4:00pm

Reform and Orthodox Shabbat Services

Friday evening

Reform: Central Synagogue 6:00pm, 11:30pm & 2:00am

Orthodox: Hampton Synagogue With Hebrew, Transliteration and English subtitles 7:30pm & 10:30pm

Saturday Morning

Reform: Central Synagogue 9:30am & 1pm

Orthodox: Hampton Synagogue With Hebrew, Transliteration and English subtitles 11:00am & 2:30pm

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

August 25, 2021 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM

Brickell Chabad Rooftop

From online to offline, we're back in person! Join JNF-USA and Fuel for Truth with local young Jewish professionals for a fun Rooftop Social in Miami as a part of our JNFuture Summer Social Events.

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Featuring special guest speaker, Gabriel Groisman, Mayor of Bal Harbor. This event is open to young professionals 22-40. Jewish National Fund-USA events adhere to all CDC guidelines, as well as State and Federal regulations.

Wednesday, August 18 at 8 pm ET

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Daniel Levin, Proof of Life: Twenty Days on the Hunt for a Missing Person in the Middle East

Ticket $6 or Book & Ticket $36, VIRTUAL event in partnership with National JCC Literary Consortium

In Conversation with Holly Firfer, Atlanta Media Personality

Daniel Levin the son of a diplomat who spent his early years in the Middle east and in Africa then trained as a lawyer. This is a true story about his receiving an urgent call from an acquaintance about a young man who had gone missing in Syria. Over the course of twenty intense days, Levin barters and negotiates his way through Istanbul, Beirut, Amman, and Dubai on a quest to find the young man who disappeared under suspicious circumstances. This dangerous journey brings him into contact with the shadowy world of the underground war economy where everything is for sale, and he sees first-hand the power of the industries that endlessly fuel these conflicts—the trade of cash, goods, weapons, drugs and most devastatingly, people. PROOF OF LIFE is a mind-blowing exploration of how people use leverage to get what they want, entangling Levin in a dizzying web of favors and counter favors with the highest armed-conflict negotiator, navigating the seedy and dangerous underbelly of the Middle East, where he encounters powerful sheiks, drug lords, and sex traffickers in pursuit of the truth.

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

Jewish Presence in Judea

International Spokesperson for the Jewish Community of Hebron Yishai Fleisher discusses the future of the Jewish presence in Judea & Samaria, as well as the future of the two-state solution. A program of the MirYam Institute with Benjamin Anthony. Monday - 7:30pm & 2:30am; Wednesday - 1:30pm; Saturday - 7:00pm & Sun. Aug 1 - 1:00am

Antisemitism on Social Media

Panelists Rachel Fish (Foundation to Combat Antisemitism) and David Sifry (Center for Technology and Society at Anti-Defamation) discuss the proliferation of online antisemitism and explore strategies for college and high school students to address and respond to harmful content. A program of the ADL with Scott Richman. Tuesday - 8:00pm & 1:30am; Thursday - 2:00pm; Saturday - 10:00pm & Sun. Aug 1 - 2:30am

In The News: Ben & Jerry's Boycott

William Daroff, CEO of the Conference of Presidents, discusses the ice cream giant's discriminatory decision to stop selling in what it calls, the "Occupied Palestinian Territory." With Teisha Bader. Monday - 6:30pm & 11:30pm; Tuesday - 3:30am, 8:30am & 12:30pm

On L’Chayim

Sunday: Elizabeth Bettina - Saving Italian Jews

Elizabeth Bettina, author of "It Happened In Italy-The Untold Stories of How the People of Italy Defied the Horror of the Holocaust," describes how she learned the small Italian village which was home to her Catholic relatives helped save Italian Jews. Sunday - 12 Noon & 6:00pm; Monday - 3:00pm

Monday: Yigal Dilmoni - Settler Leader

Yigal Dilmoni, CEO of the Yesha Council of communities on the West Ridge (West Bank) of Israel, describes plans to expand settler communities and shares his perspective on the Israel-Palestinian conflict.
Monday - 9:00pm & 12 Midnight; Tuesday - 3:00pm

Tuesday: Rudy Rochman - Student Leader vs BDS

Recently arrested in Nigeria while making a documentary about Jewish communities in African countries, Israel activist Rudy Rochman explains why he founded SSI (Students Supporting Israel) as a student at Columbia University, and describes how the BDS Movement operates on campus. Tuesday - 9:00pm & 12 Midnight; Wednesday - 3:00pm

Wednesday: Ellen Hershkin

National Past President of Hadassah Ellen Hershkin talks about her Jewish background, her love of Israel and her regard for Hadassah founder Henrietta Szold. Wednesday - 9:00pm & Midnight; Thursday - 3:00pm

Thursday: Team Israel Baseball

Competing on Thursday and Friday in the Tokyo Olympics, Israel’s national baseball team manager Eric Holtz, pitcher Eric Brodkowitz, and general manager Peter Kurz discuss the the team’s journey and the thrill of winning a spot in the Olympics. Thursday - 9:00pm & Midnight; Friday - 3:00pm

Saturday: Jack Laub - NBA, WWII

With the conclusion of NBA season, Jack Laub, a World War II Veteran who also has the distinction of being a college basketball star and a player in the NBA, discusses his personal journey and his Jewish identity. Saturday - 6:00pm

Jewish Studies

Talmud Study: Maimonides’ 13 Principles

Maimonides' "Thirteen Principles of Faith" are explained by Rabbi Mordechai Becher on this week's Talmud lesson entitled "Principles of Belief." Today (Sunday) - 9:00am; Tuesday - 9:00am & 4:30pm; Thursday - 7:00pm; Friday - 4:00am

Talmud Study: "Afterlife" in Judaism

Rabbi Mordechai Becher (Senior Lecturer for Gateways Organization) discusses the Talmudic view of "The Afterlife". Sunday - 9:30am; Tuesday - 9:30am & 5:00pm; Thursday - 7:30pm; Friday - 4:30am

Jewish 101: Why Kashrut?

A review of the Jewish dietary laws of Kashrut and the Torah reason for the Jewish ritual observance that has played such a central role in Jewish life. Wednesday - 9:00am & 4:30pm; Thursday - 5:00am; Friday - 1:00pm

92nd Street Y: Mel Brooks Films with Professor Jeremy Daube

The films of Mel Brooks are discussed by Professor Jeremy Dauber, Atran Assistant Professor of Yiddish Language, Literature, and Culture at Columbia University. Taped before a live audience at New York's 92nd Street Y. Sunday - 8:00pm & 2:00am; Monday - 10:00pm; Tuesday - 4:00am; Wednesday - 10:30am; Saturday - 1:00am & 4:00pm

Friday Evening Shabbat Services

Reform: Central Synagogue 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 9:30am & 1pm

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

Annual Jewish Heritage Day

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San Diego Padres vs. Miami Marlins

Come join other regional Men's Clubs as we enjoy the match up between the Marlins and the Padres.

• Kosher food stand available at the stadium
• The HaTikvah will be sung along with the Star Spangled Banner
• Every ticket comes with a commemorative Jewish Heritage Day T-shirt!
• You will receive the shirt at the stadium

We are selling 2 tiers of tickets: upper and lower decks.

Date: Sunday, July 25, 2021 Game Time: 1:00 PM Location: LoanDepot Park in downtown Miami 501 Marlins Way, Miami, FL 33125 Cost: $27 for sections 5-6 (1st base baseline) $17 for sections 38-40 (right field) Seat Locations: Baseline Reserved - 1st Base, sections 5-6 Comunidad 305, sections 38-40

You will receive virtual tickets through email during the week of the game.

A portion of the proceeds will be donated to the Florida Jewish Men's Club

There will be NO bus available to this game. If you need help getting to the game, contact Larry Schwartz at (954)-298-8923 for carpooling.

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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

No Fear: A Rally of Solidarity

Meghan McCain, Israeli actress Noa Tishby, former U.S. Ambassador and Rabbi David Saperstein and many others join prominent faith leaders, elected officials, and victims of recent antisemitic attacks in rousing the crowd at the U.S. Capitol for a rally in solidarity with the Jewish People in Washington D.C. Monday - 7:30pm & 1:00am; Wednesday - 1:30pm

New York Ladino Day

Celebrate Ladino music and culture and hear from speakers about growing up with the Judeo-Spanish language as the American Sephardi Federation celebrates the 4th Annual Ladino Day. Tuesday - 7:30pm & 1:30am; Thursday - 1:30pm; Saturday - 7:00pm

Democracies versus Terror Orgs

Can democratic nations successfully wage war against stateless terror groups? Alan Dershowitz, Col. Eli Bar-On (IDF, Ret.), Michel Paradis (Columbia University) and Col. Richard Kemp debate this question in a program of the MirYam Institute. Wednesday - 8:00pm & 1:00 am; Friday - 1:30pm

Songs of Love: A Tu B’Av Concert

Your favorite cantors and Jewish artists perform for Tu B'Av, the Jewish Holiday of love, in a benefit concert from AFMDA (American Friends of Magen David Adom), the Israeli "Red Cross," produced by Ben Tisser for RobBen Music Production. Friday & Saturday - 8:30pm & 5:00am

In The News: Survey of US Jews on Antisemitism & Israel

Ron Kampeas, Washington, D.C. bureau chief of the JTA, discusses the article he wrote on disturbing results of a recent survey of US Jews regarding antisemitism & Israel. With Teisha Bader. Monday - 6:30pm & 11:30pm;Tuesday - 3:30am, 8:30am & 12:30pm

Thinking Out Loud: Micah Halpern

This week, JBS columnist and social and political commentator, Micah Halpern talks about the mindblowing results of a new study sponsored by the Jewish Electorate Institute about Jews and their attitudes toward Israel. Wednesday - 6:30pm & 11:30pm; Thursday - 3:30am, 8:30am & 12:30pm

On L’Chayim

Sunday: Tal Keinan Part 1

Israeli financier and former IDF fighter pilot Tal Keinan explains why he sees American Jewry on the decline. Sunday) - 12 noon; Monday - 3:00pm

Sunday: Tal Keinan Part 2

Tal Keinan, author of God Is In The Crowd, explains why he thinks American Jewry is in danger of “dying in its sleep.” Sunday 6:00pm

Monday: Elie Abadie – Part 1

Elie Abadie, rabbi of the Manhattan East Synagogue and director of The Sephardic Academy of Manhattan discusses the challenges of promoting Sephardic Jewish culture on the American Jewish scene. Monday - 9:00pm & 12 Midnight; Tuesday - 3:00pm

Tuesday: Elie Abadie – Part 2

Co-President of “Justice for Jews from Arab Countries” (JJAC), Rabbi Elie Abadie (Manhattan East Synagogue), describes his ties to Israel and discusses the Israeli-Palestinian conflict from a Sephardic Jewish perspective. Tuesday - 9:00pm & 12 Midnight; Wednesday - 3:00pm

Wednesday: Elizabeth Bettina - Saving Italian Jews

Elizabeth Bettina, author of "It Happened In Italy-The Untold Stories of How the People of Italy Defied the Horror of the Holocaust," describes how she learned the small Italian village which was home to her Catholic relatives helped save Italian Jews.
Wednesday - 9:00pm & Midnight; Thursday - 3:00pm

Thursday: Juliana Maio - Egyptian Jewry

Juliana Maio, author of the historical novel "City of the Sun," talks about her Sephardic Jewish background, being expelled from Egypt and growing up in Paris and the US, and reconnecting with her Egyptian Jewish roots. Thursday - 9:00pm & Midnight; Friday - 3:00pm

Saturday: Aaron Ben Ze'ev

Dr. Aaron Ben Ze'ev, former President of the University of Haifa, professor of philosophy and author of "Love Online", sits to discuss the psychology of love. Saturday - 6:00pm

Jewish Studies

Talmud Study: Concept of Fasting

Rabbi Mordechai Becher, senior lecturer of Gateways Organization, explains the concept of "fasting" in the Jewish tradition. Sunday- 9:00am; Tuesday - 9:00am & 4:30pm; Thursday - 7:00pm; Friday - 4:00am

Talmud Study: 15th Of Av - Tu B’Av

Rabbi Becher explains why the 15th of Av is one of the most joyous days of the Jewish year. Sunday- 9:30am; Tuesday - 9:30am & 5:00pm; Thursday - 7:30pm; Friday - 4:30am

Jewish 101: Pure & Impure

A discussion of how non-Orthodox Jews can find meaning in the observance of Kashrut which reflects the unique Jewish perspective on "holiness" through the concepts of Tahor (pure) and Tamei (impure).
Wednesday - 9:00am & 4:30pm; Thursday - 5:00am; Friday - 1:00pm

92nd Street Y: Naomi Levy

Rabbi Naomi Levy, founder of the “Nashuva” Jewish spiritual movement, discusses her book, Einstein & the Rabbi, about the meaning and purpose of the soul inspired by an Albert Einstein correspondence. With Julianna Margulies at the 92nd Street Y in NY. Sunday - 8:00pm & 2:00am; Monday - 10:00pm; Tuesday - 4:00am; Wednesday - 10:30am; Saturday - 1:00am & 4:00pm

The Jake Ehrenreich Show

Jake Ehrenreich welcomes the Hasidic singer who has taken the American music world by storm, Shulem; and author, TV Reality and "America's Worst Mom," Lenore Skenazy; along with the Catskills Hall of Fame induction of Totie Fields. Thursday – 10:00pm & 2:00am

Friday Evening Shabbat Services

Reform: Central Synagogue 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 9:30am & 1pm

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

Federation is looking for changemakers to help transform Jewish life.

We are now accepting applications for three grant opportunities for 2022: Women’s Impact Initiative Grants, Jewish Incubator Grants and for the first time, Jewish Abilities Alliance Inclusion Grants.

To be considered for Women’s Impact Initiative Grants, proposals should identify obstacles women and girls face and develop creative responses that promote social, economic and political equality.

Jewish Incubator Grants support nonprofits that strengthen Miami’s Jewish community through innovative and impactful programs. Jewish organizations with creative and forward-thinking ideas that enrich social service, educational or Jewish identity-building activities are invited to apply.

Federation’s newly-launched Jewish Abilities Alliance Inclusion Grants will fund projects that create opportunities for inclusion of individuals with disabilities in the Miami Jewish community through programs, supplies or physical accommodations.

Grant applications for all three opportunities are due by 4 p.m. on Friday, September 3.

Click here for more information and to apply.

JCS Milk & Honey

Sunday, August 22nd 9-10:30 AM

Delivering Rosh Hashanah food to Holocaust survivors and seniors. Volunteer drive-thru and contactless drop-off.

TWO VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

Assemble food and toiletry baskets on Wednesday, August 18th CLICK HERE TO ASSEMBLE BASKETS

Drive-thru and deliver food and toiletry baskets on Sunday, August 22nd CLICK HERE TO DELIVER BASKETS

Please refer to below for further information.

YOUNG LEADERSHIP DIVISION

Rush Hour

Meet, mix and mingle at happy hour!

Thursday, July 22 6:30 PM

The Wharf 114 SW North River Drive, Miami

$18 donation includes a complimentary specialty drink* Complimentary specialty drink* for all society members

RSVP required

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