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The Annual Cantor Shulkes Spring Music Fest presents this FREE event celebrating 10 years of Music at Temple Sinai with our very own Cantor Norman and special guests.

Celebrating Shavuot with renowned Artists teaching Torah through Music.

Livestream FREE at tsnd.tv

Contact Cantor Norman Cohen- Falah at [email protected] for more information.

Join us as we deliciously celebrate Shavuot, where we not only mark receiving the Torah but traditionally eat dairy foods! You will learn about the art of cheese mongering from cheese connoisseur Michael Landis and sample several delicious cheeses.

Cost: $36

May 17th 7:30 PM via zoom REGISTER AT bit.ly/alpercheese

Contact Jenine Simon at [email protected] for more information!

May 20, 2021 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM

via Zoom

Join ADL Florida for an timely and dynamic evening on Extremism in 2021 on May 20th at 6:30 pm. The evening will feature a panel of experts on antisemitism, racism, and hate with an interactive Q & A and a conversation with bestselling author Dr. Ibram X. Kendi, a National Book Award-winning and #1 New York Times bestselling author of seven books.

The panel will include Joanna Mendelson Associate Director ADL’s Center on Extremism, Amy Spitalnick Executive Director Integrity First for America, and Representative of FBI Tampa, Joint Terrorism Task Force.

Ticket Price- $180

Register: https://support.adl.org/Extremism2021

Tuesday, May 11 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

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

FIDF Live: Technology & Innovation

Learn about top technologies in the IDF and outstanding strides of innovation being made by Israeli soldiers on FIDF Live. Monday - 7:30pm & 2:30am; Wednesday - 1:30pm; Thursday - 5:30am; Saturday - 10:30pm & 1:30am

Biden and the JCPOA

One of the world’s leading experts on the Iranian regime Mark Dubowitz (CEO, Foundation for Defense of Democracies) argues against Biden re-joining the JCPOA, explaining why it would be a dangerous mistake. A program of Honest Reporting Canada. Monday - 8:00pm & 1:00am; Wednesday - 2:00pm; Saturday - 7:00pm & 2:00am

Lessons from Elie Wiesel

Rabbi Ariel Burger shares insights from Witness: Lessons from Elie Wiesel’s Classroom, his National Jewish Book Award-winning book that explores what we can learn from the great Nobel laureate, teacher, writer, and Survivor.
Tuesday - 8:00pm & 1:00am; Thursday - 2:00pm; Saturday - 8:00pm & 4:00am

In The News: Israel's Covid 19 Success

Israelis are beginning to go back to normal. What has been the secret of Israel's Covid 19 success? What lessons can we learn from it? Prof. Ronni Gamzu, Israel's former Corona Czar and Sourasky's Medical Center Director, tells it all. With Shahar Azani. Monday - 6:30pm, 11:30pm; Tuesday - 3:30am, 8:30am & 12:30pm; Saturday - 11:30pm

Thinking Out Loud

The historical importance of bipartisan support for the state of Israel in the halls of Congress, and how the nature and breadth of this support may be changing. Also, Russia's belligerent intentions with regards to Ukraine, and what the Biden administration can do to stand up to Putin's aggression. Wednesday - 6:30pm & 11:30pm; Thursday - 3:30am, 8:30am & 12:30pm

On L’Chayim

Sunday - Fauda Star Lior Raz

*The co-creator and star of the hit Israeli series on Netflix, Fauda, discusses how the action series draws a sharp distinction between Palestinian violence and the Israeli response while portraying the humanity of both societies. Sunday - 12 Noon & 6:00pm; Monday - 3pm *

Monday: 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.
Monday - 9:00pm & 12 Midnight; Tuesday - 3:00pm

Tuesday: Hungarian Jewry

Zsuzsa Fritz, Director of the Jewish Community Center in Budapest, describes how she first learned she was a Jew at age 16 and discusses the resurgence of Jewish life in Hungary and the lack of populist antisemitism in Hungary. (2018) Tuesday - 9:00pm & 2:00am; Wednesday - 3:00pm

Wednesday: Jewish New York

Historians Deborah Dash Moore (U. of Michigan) and Jeffrey Gurock (Yeshiva U.) discuss the history of New York City and of the Jews of N.Y. chronicled in their book “Jews of New York: The Remarkable Story of A City and A People.”
Wednesday - 9:00pm & Midnight; Thursday - 3:00pm

Thursday: Ken Brander, Ohr Torah

Rabbi Kenneth Brander, who leaves Y.U. to succeed Rabbi Shlomo Riskin as the Pres. and Rosh Yeshiva of Ohr Torah Stone educational institutions in Efrat, Israel, discusses his perspective on women’s issues relating to Jewish Law.
Thursday - 9:00pm & Midnight; Friday - 3:00pm

Saturday: Yiscah Smith

Yiscah Smith, author of 40 Years in the Wilderness: My Journey to Authentic Living, describes her transition from life as an Orthodox man in Jerusalem to an observant Jewish woman who travels the world as a spiritual activist.
Saturday - 6:00pm

Jewish Studies:

Talmud Study: Pray For Rain

How the Jewish view of life is revealed in the traditional prayers for rain. Sunday - 9:00am; Tuesday - 9:00am & 4:30pm; Thursday - 7:00pm; Friday - 4:00am

Talmud Study: Capital Punishment

Rabbi Mordechai Becher, Senior Lecturer at Gateways and author of Gateways to Judaism, discusses the Talmudic view of Capital Punishment and the strict restrictions on its application. Sunday - 9:30am; Tuesday - 9:30am & 5:00pm; Thursday - 7:30pm Friday - 4:30am

From The Aleph Bet: Lesson 17

New vowel sounds and rules of the Sh'vah. Monday - 9:00am & 4:30pm; Tuesday - 7:00pm; Wednesday - 4:00am; Thursday - 1:00pm; Friday - 5:00am; Saturday - 8:00am

Jewish 101: Maimonides

Excerpts from Maimonides' "Guide Of The Perplexed," on how the Torah is to be read as "parable" and on the Rambam's metaphor for religious experience. Also Martin Buber's "I-Thou;" and the Rabbinic concept of K'ilu ("As If"). Wednesday - 9:00am & 4:30pm; Friday - 1:00pm

92nd Street Y: Becoming Eve

Transgender activist Abby Stein reflects on her journey from ultra-orthodox rabbi to woman of trans experience in an intimate conversation with Scott Perlo, rabbi and leader in Jewish outreach. A program of the 92nd Street Y in New York City. Sunday- 8:00pm & 2:00am; Monday - 10:00pm; Tuesday - 4:00am & 10:30am; 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 Website: jbstv.org

India is in crisis. Be part of the Jewish community’s response to help provide emergency resources to combat the dramatic and devastating wave of COVID-19.

The Greater Miami Jewish Federation has established an Emergency Relief Fund to raise money for live-saving medical supplies and telemedicine support for ICU doctors and nurses.

Please click here to make a secure donation now.

Following the Talmudic teaching in Sanhedrin, “Whoever saves a life is considered as if he saved an entire world,” we are working with our overseas partner The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee and our on-the-ground partner IsraAid to help secure and distribute critically needed equipment such as ventilators, oxygen concentrators and cylinders, filtered masks and more. With more than 350,000 daily cases — the most of any country at any point during the pandemic — Indian healthcare providers have been crippled with the influx of new patients. Donations checks with the notation “India Emergency” can be mailed to: Greater Miami Jewish Federation, 4200 Biscayne Boulevard, Miami, FL 33137. As always, Federation will absorb all administrative costs so that 100 percent of funds collected will be provided directly to our partners.

Your voice — whether or not you are a member, whether or not you happen to be Jewish — is needed for the 2021 South Dade JCC Community Survey

This study is sponsored by the Alper Jewish Community Center and the Greater Miami Jewish Federation. The purpose is to gather information, which will assist both organizations to better serve the South Dade community.

We are not asking for donations or trying to sell you anything. At the end of the survey, you will have a chance to enter a raffle for a $250 Amazon gift certificate.

To complete the survey, please have only one adult (age 18 or older) in your household visit the website below or simply scan the QR code with a smart phone or tablet.

Survey Website: South Dade JCC Community Survey

For most people, this study should take no more than approximately seven minutes. We would appreciate a response within seven days, but suggest you take the survey now, if possible, so you do not forget.

Individual responses will not be identified in the study findings or shared with Alper JCC or Federation. The results are being compiled by Dr. Ira Sheskin at the University of Miami.

If you have any questions about the survey, please contact Rabbi Dan Horwitz at [email protected]

Thanks so much for helping us better understand and serve the South Dade community.

Dr. Ira Sheskin Department of Geography and Director of the Jewish Demography Project Sue and Leonard Miller Center for Contemporary Judaic Studies University of Miami

Thursday, May 6 • 8:00 pm

Virtual Alper JCC

Pam Jenoff- The Women with the Blue Star

Tickets $6

CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION

Former diplomat and Cambridge-educated historian Pam Jenoff has become a mainstay at the top of historical fiction lists. The Orphan’s Tale sold hundreds of thousands of copies while earning weeks on bestseller lists and the follow-up, The Lost Girls of Paris, stayed on the New York Times and USA Today bestseller lists, among others, for over 20 weeks, while selling well-over a half-million copies and counting. Her deep research and emotional storytelling have made her a favorite of readers and critics alike. Join us virtually as she discusses her latest will-be blockbuster, The Woman with the Blue Star.

Sadie Gault is eighteen and living with her parents amidst the horrors of the Krakow Ghetto during World War II. When the Nazis liquidate the ghetto, Sadie and her pregnant mother are forced to seek refuge in the perilous sewers beneath the city. One day Sadie looks up through a grate and sees a girl about her own age buying flowers.

Ella Stepanek is an affluent Polish girl living a life of relative ease with her stepmother, who has developed close alliances with the occupying Germans. Scorned by her friends and longing for her fiancé who has gone off to war, Ella wanders Krakow restlessly. While on an errand in the market, she catches a glimpse of something moving beneath a grate in the street. Upon closer inspection, she realizes it's a girl hiding. Ella begins to aid Sadie and the two become close, but as the dangers of the war worsen, their lives are set on a collision course that will test them in the face of overwhelming odds.As with all her books, Jenoff took a small, little-known nugget from history and created a gripping and powerful story of survival against unimaginable odds. Inspired by the harrowing true stories of people who hid in the sewers beneath the streets of Europe in order to escape the Nazis, Jenoff blends vivid historical detail with a riveting and emotional story, shedding new light on this dark time in history.

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Date: May 13, 2021 Time: 8:00 pm Contact: Marcy Levitt Email: [email protected]

Tickets: $6

Paula Shoyer The Jewish Instant pot Cookbook

Shavuot Cooking Demo for Cheesecake & Blintzes

The first Instant Pot® cookbook to feature kosher food. Paula Shoyer has expertly developed a robust array of both traditional and contemporary kosher recipes for the Instant Pot®

Contact [email protected] for more information!

You are cordially invited to attend the 83rd Annual Meeting of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation

Thursday, May 20, 2021 5:15 p.m. via Zoom

Election of Officers, Board of Directors, Trustees, Leadership Council and Council of Jewish Organizations and Presentation of Leadership Awards

HONORING Stanley C. Myers Presidents’ Leadership Award Lisa Jerles Michael Wagner

Sandra C. Goldstein Young Leadership Award Jennifer Fine Joshua Kligler

Robert Russell Fellowship Award Melissa Buckner