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JBS available on the El Al “Dreamliner”

**Beginning Nov 1, Watch JBS on EL AL"

We are pleased to announce that beginning this week, anyone flying on El Al to and from Israel will be able to watch select JBS programming. This is a first for El Al and we are proud to be partnering with Israel’s national airline. If you watch JBS on El Al, I hope you’ll let us know.

Learn To Read Hebrew - “From The Aleph Bet”

From the Aleph-Bet: Introduction Introduction and overview of JBS series "From the Aleph-Bet" for anyone of any age who wishes to read and understand the Hebrew language. Monday - 9am & 4:30pm; Thursday – 4am; Saturday - 11am

From the Aleph-Bet: Lesson 1

Learn the Hebrew letter Shin, as well as Hebrew vowels, on this first lesson in the JBS series "From the Aleph Bet.” Mondays – 9:35am & 5:05pm; Wednesday 7pm; Thursday – 4:35am; Saturday – 11:30am

Film Premiere: Lost Town

A son tries to connect with his late father by uncovering the story of his family’s town of Trochenbrod, Poland -- the only all-Jewish town ever to exist outside of Palestine -- where 5,000 Jews were murdered except for 33 who escaped the massacre. Sunday - 9pm & Midnight; Friday - 9pm; Saturday - 4am

JBS Series Premier

Israel Briefing: Moshe Ya’alon

Moshe Ya'alon, former IDF Chief of Staff & former Defense Minister, briefs future officers of the US armed forces on the history of the Jewish State and Israeli policy & security issues. Premiere of JBS series Israel Briefing with Benjamin Anthony. Tuesday - 7pm; Thursday - 1pm

Jewish Cinematheque

Israeli film director Eran Riklis discusses his new thriller, Spider In The Web (with Ben Kingsley), about an aging spy on one last mission and a mysterious woman who turns the hunter into the hunted. With Eric Goldman on Jewish Cinematheque. Monday - 7:30pm; Wednesday – 1:30pm

Shi’ite, Sunni and Jew

Rabbi Elie Abadie (Manhattan East Synagogue) speaks with Imam Mohamad Tawhidi (Shi’ite Muslim) and Ali Adi (Sunni Arab-Israeli) about Muslim/Christian/Jewish relations, Israel and its minorities, and BDS. By Reservists On Duty, Fifth Ave Synagogue, NYC. Wednesday - 7:30pm & 1am

L'Chayim: Ken Spiro on God

Rabbi, historian and Aish HaTorah senior lecturer, Ken Spiro (author of Destiny – Why A Tiny Nation Plays Such A Huge Role In History), discusses the Jewish understanding of God. With Mark S. Golub on L'Chayim. Wednesday - 9pm & 12am; Thursday – 3pm; Thursday - 3pm (12noon PT)

Sunday: El Al-Yoram Elgrabli

El Al Airline’s Managing Director for North America, Yoram Elgrabli, describes growing up in Israel, his feelings for the Jewish State while living in the Diaspora, and his role overseeing the "airline of the Jewish People." With Mark S.Golub. Sunday – Noon; Monday - 3pm

Monday: Dan Raviv on Mossad

CBS News Correspondent, Dan Raviv, discusses many aspects of Israel's intelligence operations detailed in his book, Spies Against Armageddon, Inside Israel's Secret Wars. Monday - 9pm & Midnight; Tuesday - 3pm

Tuesday: 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." L'Chayim with Mark S. Golub.' Tuesday - 9pm & Midnight; Wednesday - 3pm

Thursday: Fighting BDS In Israel

The CEO of “Im Tirtzu,” Matan Peleg, and Board Chair Douglas Altabef, discuss their organization’s work as the leading Israeli organization seeking to educate Israelis influenced by the BDS Movement to doubt the legitimacy of Israel. With Mark S. Golub Thursday - 9pm & Midnight; Friday - 3pm

Saturday: The Second Sun

Film Director Jennifer Gelfer and male star John Buffalo Mailer discuss their feature film “The Second Sun”, the poignant story of a “b'shert" romance between a survivor and a lost soul in post-World War II New York City. With Mark S. Golub. Saturday 6pm

92nd Street Y: Bernard-Henri Levy and Thane Rosenbaum

French intellectual Bernard-Henri Levy discusses events in Europe and their effects on European Jewry and citizens around the world. With novelist and essayist Thane Rosenbaum of NYU Forum on Law, Culture & Society. From the 92nd Street Y in NYC. Tonight (Sunday) - 8pm & 2am; Monday – 10:00pm; Wednesday - 10:30am; Friday - 1am; Saturday - 3pm

In The News: Israeli Election & Kurds

Haviv Rettig Gur, political analyst for Times Of Israel, discusses Benny Gantz’ attempts to create a unity government and offers an Israeli perspective on Pres. Trump’s decision to withdraw U.S. troops from Syria. Sunday 5:30pm & 11:30pm

For a complete and timely schedule, go to www.jbstv.org

Simchat Torah Live From Central Synagogue In New York

Today 6pm-8pm; Monday 9:30-11am; Replay at 6:30pm

Gen "Z" - Jewish Teens Today

Jewish teens who are part of Gen Z (those born between 1995 and 2014) discuss the findings of a recent survey of Gen Z attitudes and behavior. Hosted by Michael Kay (Head of the Leffell School) and Susan Wachsstock (Jewish Education Project).
Monday – 8pm & 1:30am; Wednesday - 2pm; Thursday – 4am; Saturday - 8pm

Pharisees in Christianity

Rabbi Abraham Skorka (Saint Joseph’s University and Dr. Philip A. Cunningham (St. Joseph's University) discuss the influences of the Pharisees on Jesus, Christianity and antisemitism today. AJC Westchester/Fairfield and “Shared Roots, Divergent Plan.”
Tuesday – 8pm & 1am; Thursday - 2PM; Saturday – 7pm

L'Chayim: El Al-Yoram Elgrabli

El Al Airline’s Managing Director for North America, Yoram Elgrabli, describes growing up in Israel, his feelings for the Jewish State while living in the Diaspora, and his role overseeing the "airline of the Jewish People." With Mark S.Golub. Wednesday - 9pm & 12am;
Thursday – 3pm

Sunday: UK Soccer Fights Hate

Chairman of the Chelsea Football Club in the UK, Bruce Buck, discusses the Club's initiative "Say No To Antisemitism," and its mission to use the power of sports to help educate fans about the evils of discrimination and antisemitism. With Mark S. Golub. Sunday – Noon; Monday - 3pm

Tuesday: Chloe Valdary

Brand Ambassador for Jerusalem U, Chloe Valdary, a black Christian activist, describes how she came to be an ardent defender of Israel and suggests the best way for the Jewish community to respond to the BDS Movement. Tuesday - 9pm & Midnight; Wednesday - 3pm

92nd Street Y: Rabbi Meir Lau

Chief Rabbi of Tel Aviv Rabbi Meir Lau (formerly chief rabbi of Israel) describes his miraculous survival as a young child in Auschwitz and shares tales of his storied rabbinic career in conversation with Rabbi Menachem Genack at the 92nd Street Y. Tonight (Sunday) - 8pm & 2am; Monday – 10:30pm & 4am; Wednesday - 10:30am; Friday - 1am; Saturday - 3pm

Film: Saga Of A Photo

This is a film about love, a love story that crosses borders, a love story between a woman and two men, a love story between a woman and the theatre, between a woman and the Land of Israel, about a mother's love for her children and the price of all these loves. Sunday – 9pm & Midnight

As we approach the one-year commemoration of the vicious attack on the Tree of Life building in Pittsburgh, PA, the Greater Miami Jewish Federation is encouraging our community to come together to honor those we lost and commit to strengthening the Jewish peoplehood. Join us and thousands of others for a virtual commemoration ceremony and a global movement of remembrance. You can #PauseWithPittsburgh by registering here.

On Sunday, October 27 at 5 p.m., you will receive a text message with a video reading of the Kaddish and the names of the 11 lives lost. After sharing this collective moment of prayer, join the Pittsburgh community for the public memorial service via livestream.

Save the date Wednesday December 11, at 6:00pm Beth Torah Benny Rok Campus

A multigenerational experience for the entire family at Beth Torah Benny Rok Campus

A Different way to celebrate Chanukah Sing, dance, make candles and have fun with games while engaging with the Festival of lights.

Wednesday December 11, at 6:00pm 20350 NE 26 Ave. NMB Florida, 33180

Details to follow

For a complete and timely schedule, go to www.jbstv.org

Talmud: Why Fast? Talmud: Must God Forgive?

Rabbi Mordechai Becher of Gateways treats two themes especially relevant for Yom Kippur on JBS's "Dimensions of the Daf." Today (Sunday) - 9am; Tuesday - 9am & 4pm

L'Chayim: Eugene Borowitz z"l - Is God Real?

On a L'Chayim classic, Rabbi Eugene B. Borowitz z"l, of HUC-JIR, offers his understanding of what it means to say that God is real. Today (Sunday) - 10:30am; Monday - 9am & 5:30pm

L'Chayim: Shai Held

Shai Held, Founding President, Dean and Chair in Jewish Thought of Hadar Institute, talks theology, his understanding of God and his approach to teaching the Jewish Tradition. Today (Sunday) - Noon and 6pm; Monday - 3pm

92Y: Harold Kushner, Psalm 2

Rabbi Harold S. Kushner, author of "When Bad Things Happen To Good People," delivers a moving and inspiring commentary to Psalm 23, "The Lord Is My Shepherd." An exclusive JBS presentation taped before a live audience at New York's 92nd Street Y. Today (Sunday) - 8pm & 2am; Monday - 10:30pm; Friday - 8pm & 1am; Saturday - 3pm

L'Chayim: Rabbis Reflect On God

A panel of rabbis discuss ways of thinking and speaking about God on Yom Kippur with Orthodox Rabbi Chaim Steinmetz (Kehilath Jerhurun, NYC), Reconstructionist Rabbi Lauren Grabelle Herrmann (SAJ, NYC) and Conservative Rabbi Marcelo Kormis (Beth El, Fairfield, CT). With Mark S. Golub. Monday - 9pm & Midnight

Thoughts for Yom Kippur:

Kol Nidre Eve D'rash (Golub)

Rabbi Mark S. Golub sets the mood for the Kol Nidre prayer, reflecting upon how we can be a blessing to ourselves and the people we love and the importance of viewing life through expressions of blessing. From Chavurot Aytz Chayim and Deevray Torah (CT). Tuesday 5:30pm & 8pm

Yom Kippur D'rash (Golub)

Rabbi Mark S. Golub explores the notion of choosing life as it relates to midrash to the Torah portion "Atem Nitzavim," and the blessing we can be to others by helping to keep them from loneliness.From Chavurot Aytz Chayim and Deevray Torah (Ct). Wednesday - 11am

Yom Kippur-Blessings of Israel

Rabbi Mark S. Golub describes the "blessings of Israel," including its unique embrace of democracy, its idealistic vision and its compassionate people. Wednesday - 2pm

Live Yom Kippur Services for those who cannot attend in person:

Kol Nidrei Eve - Tuesday 6pm & 8:30pm

Yom Kippur: Wed 9am, 11:30am, 2:30pm, & 4pm (Yizkor)

Other Programs:

Mike Burstyn: Film "Azimuth"

Mike Burstyn discusses directing his film Azimuth, about an Israeli and Egyptian soldier who confront each other after the 1967 Six Day War - though the Egyptian does not know the war is over. At Institute for Film & Jewish Studies, Columbia University. Monday 7:30pm; Thursday - 1:30pm

AJC: "Architect of Peace" Award

AJC National Pres. Harriet Schleifer presents the "Architect of Peace" award to Shaikh Khalid, Bahrain Minister of Foreign Affairs, who discusses efforts to end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. With Jason Isaacson at Sutton Place Synagogue, NYC. (2019) Monday - 8pm; Thursday - 1:30pm

L'Chayim: Ken Spiro on Values

Aish HaTorah lecturer and author Ken Spiro ("World Perfect" and "Destiny") discusses antisemitism as anti-Zionism, American Jewry and today's Democratic party, and the core values of Jewish idealism. With Mark S. Golub on L'Chayim. Thursday - 9pm & Midnight; Friday - 3pm

Henry Winkler

Actor and author Henry Winkler, best known for playing Arthur 'Fonzie' Fonzarelli on the television sitcom "Happy Days" (1974-84), discusses growing up Jewish and his book on life experiences and lessons entitled, "I've Never Met An Idiot on the River." Wednesday - 9pm & 12am;
Thursday - 3pm

Film: Brothers

Two brothers, one a secular kibbutznik and one a Torah scholar from America who has come to defend Hareidim from the draft - reunite and clash over philosophies, mirroring the conflict between politics and Judaism in Israel. Directed by Igaal Niddam. Thursday - 10:30am; Saturday - 9pm & Midnight

Jake Ehrenreich: Tovah Feldshuh & Sarge

In the first season finale of the Jake Ehrenreich Show, Jake welcomes comedian Sarge; star of stage, screen and television Tovah Feldshuh; and First Lady of the Catskills Resorts, Elaine Grossinger Etess, who is inducted into the Catskills Hall of Fame. Wednesday - 7:30pm & 1am

The Jewish nation isn’t complete without every single Jew—that’s why we need all the kids in our community to come together for this year’s Sukkot Art Fest.

In an engaging two-hour program, kids will pursue their artistic talents and learn about Sukkot’s powerful message of unity at Chabad Chayil (2601 NE 211th Terrace, NMB).

It’s happening on Sunday October 14th at 10am. Kids will join forces to learn about the unique lesson of the Four Kinds—representing all different kinds of Jews coming together as one—and pop-art techniques from artist and rabbi Yitzchok Moully. Then they’ll use their new skills to create a collaborative masterpiece that will decorate our community sukkah throughout the holiday.
This event is free of charge. Please email youth@chabadchayil to reserve your spot.

Sukkot Art Fest Date: Sunday, October 13th Times: 10am-12pm Location: Chabad Chayil 2601 NE 211th Terrace, North Miami Beach 33180

Calling all teen leaders! Travel to Israel and get high school credit for it!

The Stephen Muss Impact Fellowship (http://www.amhsi.org/stephen-muss-impact-fellowship/) gives a select group of high school students the opportunity of a lifetime to spend a high school semester studying in Israel. Participants study abroad at Alexander Muss High School in Israel (AMHSI-JNF) and then return home as ambassadors for Israel and future Jewish change-makers. Made possible by Stephen Muss and Federation, the program is now accepting applications for Fall 2020, Miami’s 3rd cohort!

The fellowship includes:
Full tuition*, housing and meals
Leadership training
Workshops on critical thinking, social media, marketing and public speaking
Serve as a liaison to media

*Full tuition covered minus $500 deposit. All Impact Fellows are also required to fulfill a $1000 fundraising goal.

Click here for details and to apply, or contact Alicia Press, [email protected] or 954.817.7108.

One year ago, you showed up for Shabbat.

Following the murder of 11 innocent Jews at prayer at Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life synagogue last October, millions of people of all faiths rallied around AJC’s #ShowUpForShabbat initiative, packing synagogues in what became the largest-ever expression of solidarity with the American Jewish community.

On the one-year anniversary, AJC is again calling on all people of good conscience to #ShowUpForShabbat. Let us come together to honor the victims and raise our collective voice for a world free of antisemitism, hate, and bigotry.

A number of Miami-Dade congregations have already indicated their participation in #ShowUpForShabbat 2019, including Temple Judea, Aventura Turnberry Jewish Center, Beth Torah Benny Rok Campus, Temple Beth Sholom, Chabad of Downtown Coral Gables, and University of Miami Hillel. Please contact your synagogue directly for information about their #ShowUpForShabbat services. For more information on how you can participate, to connect to a synagogue, and to add your name in support, visit AJC.org/ShowUpForShabbat.

The High Holiday Season, when we consider the meaning and purpose of our lives, is the perfect time to remember those who had such an impact upon us. For this reason, it is a popular custom to visit cemeteries between Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur. This custom, called kever avot (literally, graves of our parents), is an opportunity to raise, remember and celebrate the souls of those who are no longer with us and reflect upon our own mortality and our role in this life. Join us as we come together in memory and prayer, and light a yahrtzeit candle for those who brought life and light into our lives.

Greater Miami Jewish Federation chaplains and local clergy will join us and be available to provide resources and support.

For a complete and timely schedule, go to www.jbstv.org

Israeli Election Results

JBS presents a report on the results of Israeli elections of Tuesday, September 17, 2019. Tuesday – 6pm; 11pm; Wednesday - 3am, 6am, 8am, Noon

Election Round Table

A JBS panel discusses the implications of the Israeli elections results of Tuesday, September 17, 2019. Wednesday – 7pm & 1am; Friday – 1pm; Saturday – 6pm

Cinematheque: Tel Aviv On Fire

Arab Israeli co-writer and director of the 2019 hit Israeli comedy "Tel Aviv on Fire," Sameh Zoabi, describes how his film depicts a Palestinian working on a Jerusalem soap opera becoming friends with an Israeli checkpoint commander. Eric Goldman. Monday – 7:30pm & 2am; Wednesday – 1pm; Saturday – 7:30pm

JOFA-Jewish Reproductive Rights

JOFA (Jewish Orthodox Feminist Alliance) discusses reproductive rights with Dr. Elana Stein Hain (Hartman Institute), Gail Katz (JOFA) and Dr. Susan Lobel (Met. Reproductive Medicine). With Dr. Michal Raucher (Rutgers). At Sixth Street Synagogue NYC. Monday – 8pm & 1am; Wednesday – 2pm;Friday – 4am; Saturday – 8pm

Omar & Tlaib & Lies: Mort Klein

ZOA Executive Director Mort Klein offers his opinion on Israel’s banning Rep. Omar and Rep. Tlaib, and analyzes Pres. Trump’s relationship to Israel, A program of the ZOA, hosted by Congregation Bnai Yeshurun in Teaneck, NJ (2019) Tuesday - 8pm & 1am; Thursday – 2pm; Friday – 5am

L’Chayim Today (Sunday) – Shai Held PT 1

Shai Held, Founding President, Dean and Chair in Jewish Thought of Hadar Institute, discusses growing up with Survivor Zionist parents and how his upbringing shaped his life and Jewish journey. With Mark S. Golub. (Part 1 of 2) Today – Noon

L’Chayim Today (Sunday) - Shai Held PT 2

Shai Held talks theology, his understanding of God and his approach to teaching the Jewish Tradition in part two of a conversation with Mark S. Golub on L'Chayim.
Today - 6 pm; Monday–3pm

L’Chayim Monday – Letty Pogrebin

Letty Cottin Pogrebin, a pioneering feminists (co-founding editor of Ms. Magazine) & author of ten books, including "Single Jewish Male Seeking Soul Mate", discusses her personal Jewish journey and shares her view of Jewish life today. Monday – 9pm & Midnight; Tuesday – 3pm

L’Chayim Tuesday – Oslo Syndrome-Levin Historian and psychiatrist Kenneth Levin suggests why some American Jews are anti- Israel as a means of feeling more comfortable and accepted in a non-Jewish society, similar to the pattern described in his book The Oslo Syndrome. Tuesday – 9pm & 12am; Wednesday – 3pm

L'Chayim:Nobel Laureate Kandel

Eric Kandel, professor of Biochemistry & Biophysics at Columbia University, talks about leaving Austria during World War II, his relationship with Vienna today, and his life work studying the brain & the mind as a Nobel Prize-winning neuroscientist. Wednesday - 9pm & 12am;
Thursday – 3pm (12noon PT)

L’Chayim Thursday – LGBTQ in Israel

Tyler Gregory discusses his work as executive director of A Wider Bridge, a North American organization working to create equality in Israel by expanding LGBTQ inclusion in Israel, and equality for all Israelis. Thursday - 9pm & Midnight; Friday - 3pm

92nd Street Y: Gregory & Brown on Faith

TV Journalist David Gregory, author of “How’s Your Faith,” & Jewish ethicist Erica Brown, author of “Take Your Faith To Work,” discuss faith & Jewish identity. With Rabbi Peter Rubinstein, Dir. of the Bronfman Center for Jewish Life at the 92Y in NY. Sunday - 8pm & 1am; Monday - 10pm & 4:30am; Wednesday - 10:30am; Friday – 8pm; Saturday - 3pm

Film:Iranium

Detailing the threat of a nuclear Iran through rarely seen footage of Iranian leaders, this doc. shows the nature of the Iranian regime and their use of terror, as well as outlining Middle East and Western world scenarios should Iran become nuclear.
Tonight (Sunday) – Midnight; Friday Night – 9:30pm & 4am

American Zionist Jew Today

This past week, YouTube classified a JBS in which Rabbi Mark S. Golub, President of JBS, defined what it means for a liberal Jew to be an American Zionist in the 21st Century. After protest and a formal appeal by JBS, YouTube restored the program. We are replaying the program this week for anyone who may have missed its initial airing or who wishes to watch it again. With Rabbi Gordon Yaffe at the Pollack Lecture, Congregation L’Dor V’Dor, Oakland Little Neck Jewish Center, NY.
Today (Sunday) – 3pm; Monday – 4am & 10:30am; Wednesday – 9am & 4:30pm