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TUESDAY, MARCH 16 @ 7pm ET / 4pm PT

COOKING | Kugel Your Way – Sweet or Savory!

Presented by Amy Atkins of Judaism Your Way

Kugel dates back some 800 years as a staple Jewish dish. Over the centuries, it has evolved in two separate directions – sweet kugel, often featuring cheese, raisins & noodles – and savory kugel, often featuring a potato base. From there, the regional variations have been endless. But why choose one? In just 60 minutes, our "Kugel Your Way" class will walk you through the basics of preparing a sweet noodle kugel and a savory potato kugel – with many possibilities for experimenting with your own kugel creation! Ingredient list provided if you're planning to cook along!

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TUESDAY, MARCH 16 @ 5pm ET / 2pm PT

TOUR | Early Christianity's Jewish Roots

Presented by Gadi Ben-Dov

The Land of Israel is holy to Jews and Christians alike, but few realize just how rooted early Christianity was in Jewish practice. Journey with Israeli guide, Gadi Ben-Dov, to the northwest corner of the Kinneret (Sea of Galilee). This was the home to Jesus of Nazareth during his formative years, but it was also a hub of Jewish life as the center of the local fishing industry. Together we'll visit the Christian holy sites of Capernaum (Kfar Nahum) and Magdala (Migdal) where we'll discover the Jewish archeology in this area, and how closely it ties to early Christian sites nearby.

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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!

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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!

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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.

Join us for a timely and important conversation with Dr. Ofer Merin, Director-General of Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem, about the success and challenges of Israel's vaccine rollout.

SCHECK HILLEL COMMUNITY SCHOOL MARKS 50TH ANNIVERSARY WITH ONLINE CELEBRATION

U.S. Blue Ribbon School Salutes 50 Years of Academic Excellence

Recognizing founders, leadership, faculty, staff, families and alumni, Scheck Hillel Community School will mark its 50th anniversary with an online celebration Thursday, March 18, 2021, at 7 PM (EST): Honoring our Legacy, Inspiring our Future.

The live-streamed event is complimentary for all community members to attend and will culminate by announcing the winners of one year of Scheck Hillel tuition and two round-trip tickets to Israel on American Airlines donated by Jerry Allen Travel: two anniversary gifts from the school to the community! The winners must be present to win.

Register by Thursday, March 18, at 4 PM, at eHillel.org/50.

Community members from around the world are invited to reunite and reminisce together, retracing the earliest steps of a small group of visionaries through the school’s five decades of academic excellence and looking ahead into the next 50 years. What started in a storefront in 1970 for a handful of students, now stands tall as a U.S. Blue Ribbon School and one of the largest Jewish day schools in the world, strengthening the Jewish community for generations to come.

Messages from beloved faculty, alumni, leadership and community members will punctuate an evening of storytelling and vision-sharing of what’s to come for continued advancement. The program will evoke laughter, nostalgia and memories, as well as enthusiasm for the future. Above all, it will be an expression of thanks to all those who have helped shape the school’s heritage, growth and success.

Head of School Vanessa Donaher is excited for the evening of celebration. “As we mark this extraordinary milestone, it is with kavod (respect) and hakarat hatov (gratitude) for our founders that we carry forward Scheck Hillel’s sacred mission, core values and beloved traditions, reimagining Jewish education for a new generation.”

Generous event partners include Vision Sponsors JPMorgan Chase & Co. the Scheck and Bonwitt families, and an anonymous family, as well as Heritage Sponsors Abbot Downing, Citi Private Bank, Continental Glass System, J Group Events, PNC Bank, the Beraha, Del Rio and Aguirre families and an anonymous family.

Scheck Hillel’s 50th Anniversary Celebration is online and free for all community members to attend. Registration is required to attend. Register at eHillel.org/50. , where you also can celebrate the school, faculty, alumni and families through the digital Ad Journal.

About Scheck Hillel Community School

Scheck Hillel Community School educates and inspires students 18 months-Grade 12 to become exemplary global citizens with enduring Jewish identity and values through an individualized college preparatory curriculum highlighted by Design/STEM, Capstone, college dual enrollment, arts, athletics and community service.

Its 14-acres include a 115,000-sq.-ft athletic complex with academic expansion plans. Set within a nurturing, diverse community, Scheck Hillel is one of the world's largest Jewish community day schools and a National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence.

For more information about Scheck Hillel Community School, to register to attend the 50th Anniversary Celebration or participate in the Ad Journal, or to schedule an in-person or virtual tour of the school, please call 305.931.2831 or visit eHillel.org.

Join Rabbi Steve Leder, Senior Rabbi at Wilshire Boulevard Temple, and Amy Holtz, Jewish Future Pledge Co-Founder, on March 18th at 1pm ET for Grief, Growth, and Your Legacy: A Conversation with Bestselling Author Rabbi Steve Leder. During the webinar, we’ll discuss Rabbi Leder’s newly released book, The Beauty of What Remains.

This virtual event will unpack how our greatest fear can become our greatest gift, what it means to leave an ethical will, and how to create a legacy built on Jewish values. At the Jewish Future Pledge, we believe it’s vital to have conversations on these important topics as we ensure that vibrant Jewish life continues for generations to come.

Tune into our webinar on Thursday March 18th by registering here.

About Rabbi Steve Leder: Steve Leder is the senior rabbi of Wilshire Boulevard Temple in Los Angeles, one of the world’s largest Jewish congregations. He is the author of The Extraordinary Nature of Ordinary Things, More Money Than God, the bestseller More Beautiful Than Before, and The Beauty of What Remains.

About Amy Holtz: Amy is a passionate advocate for the Jewish community and the State of Israel. In 2016, she was named one of the 50 most influential Jews by The Jerusalem Post. Amy co-founded the Jewish Future Pledge and is a visionary leader and entrepreneur with more than two decades of experience leading and growing businesses and nonprofits.

Watch JBS on Comcast X-1 Box Ch 1684, Atlantic Broadband Ch 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

Women in Contemporary Judaism

The World Jewish Congress convenes two panels of Jewish female spiritual leaders from across the religious spectrum to explore notions of unity and diversity, and acknowledge specific challenges and opportunities presented in their respective Jewish communities and more. Monday - 7:30pm & 1:00am; Wednesday - 1:30pm; Saturday - 7:00pm; Sunday - 1:30am

Kicking Antisemitism Out of the UK

The significance of the English Premier League adopting the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance definition of antisemitism is discussed by Lord John Mann (Independent Adviser to UK Government on Antisemitism), and Rola Brentlin (Chelsea Football Club). A program of AJC with moderator Simone Rodan-Benzaquen. Tuesday - 8:00pm & 1:00am; Thursday - 2:00pm; Saturday - 10:00pm

Robert Siegel: Race Crisis

Award-winning journalist Robert Siegel moderates a discussion with Eddie Glaude (Princeton University), Annette Gordon-Reed (Harvard Law School) and Rabbi David Saperstein (Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism) on America's Race Crisis: What To Do About It. On "Global Connections: Navigating The New Abnormal," a production of the American Friends of Rabin Medical Center. Wednesday - 8:00pm & 2:00am; Friday - 2pm; Saturday - 8:30pm

In The News: Israel and Yalde Teman

The Israeli cabinet approved a proposal to recognize the Yemenite, Mizrachi & Balkan children kidnapping affair, named Yalde Teman, and compensate their families. Sampson Giat, former President of the U.S. Yemenite Jewish Federation, shares his thoughts on this painful episode. With Shahar Azani. Monday - 6:30pm, 11:30pm; Tuesday - 3:30am, 8:30am & 12:30pm

Thinking Out Loud: Micah Halpern

JBS journalist Micah Halpern discusses the unusual lull happening at the moment of coverage of Israel’s fourth election in the American news media and an analysis of Maimonides' "rules for Jewish war". Wednesday - 6:30pm & 11:30pm; Thursday - 3:30am, 8:30am & 12:30pm

Sunday: Hadar Goldin's Mother

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 - 12 Noon & 6:00pm

Monday: Filmmaker of "93 Queen"

Filmmaker Paula Eiselt discusses her documentary “93 Queen,” which follows an Orthodox mother of six, “Ruchie” Frier, on her quest to create a female ambulance service which evokes fierce opposition from her Chasidic community.
Monday - 9:00pm & 12 Midnight; Tuesday - 3:00pm

Tuesday: 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 & antisemitism.
Tuesday - 9:00pm & 2:00am; Wednesday - 3:00pm

Wednesday: Chesler on Feminism

One of the Jewish community’s iconic feminists, Phyllis Chesler, Emerita Prof. of Women’s Studies, discusses her autobiography “A Politically Incorrect Feminist,” her personal rape, and the betrayal of the American feminist movement.
Wednesday - 9pm & Midnight; Thursday - 3:00pm

Thursday: Raphael Shore (Jerusalem U)

Rabbi Raphael Shore discusses his film-based organizations, “Jerusalem U” and “The Clarion Project,” and the work he is doing to educate Jews and to expose the dangers of Islamic extremism. Thursday - 9:00pm & 2:00am; Friday - 3:00pm

Saturday: American Zionism

Herbert Block, Executive Director of The American Zionist Movement (AZM), discusses the various expressions of pro-Israel activism in the United States and reflects on why some American Jews do not appreciate the nobility of Zionism.
Saturday - 6:00pm

Talmud Study: How To Be A Kosher Spy

Rabbi Mordechai Becher (Senior Lecturer, Gateways) discusses the Talmudic concept of violating Kashrut and other aspects of Jewish Law for a greater good such as serving a secret agent in the Mossad. Sunday - 9:00 pm; Tuesday - 9:00am & 4:30pm; Thursday - 7:00pm; Friday - 4:00am

Talmud Study: The Sanhedrin

A Talmudic explanation of the Sanhedrin, the traditional Jewish court that shaped Jewish law and Jewish thought. Today (Sunday) - 9:30am; Tuesday - 9:30am & 5:00pm; Thursday - 7:30pm; Friday - 4:30am

From The Aleph Bet: Lesson 10

Learn the letter "Mem," rules for the pronounced "Sh'vah," and conclude the Pay letter family that start Hebrew words "Purim" and "Passover" Monday - 9:00am & 5:00pm; Tuesday - 7:00pm; Friday - 5:00am; Saturday - 8:00am

Jewish 101: The Exodus

What it means to be a "Jew" (according to the Jewish tradition), and Jewish sensitivity to the pain of one's enemies are explored through the Exodus story with rabbinic commentary of the midrash. Wednesday - 9am & 4:30pm; Friday - 1:00pm

92nd Street Y: Mel Brooks Films - Professor Jeremy Dauber

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
Today (Sunday) - 8:00pm & 2:00am; Monday - 10:00pm; Tuesday - 4am; Wednesday - 10:30am; Saturday - 1:00am & 4pm

Friday Evening Shabbat Services

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

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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.