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FIDF Young Leadership & The Dezer Family present the 15th Annual Casino Night

FIDF Young Leadership Greater Miami cordially invites you to a Miami inspired evening of all you can drink spirits, gourmet cuisine, live music and dancing, casino-style gaming, silent auction, raffle and more!

The 15th Annual FIDF YL Casino Night is expected to draw over 700 young professionals from the South Florida area. Casino Night is sure to sell out; please purchase your tickets early!

• November 9th, 2019: 9:00pm-1:00am

• Tickets: Early Bird $85 (by Oct 16) | Regular $105 (by Nov 6) | Door $125

• To purchase tickets: www.fidf.org/casino19

Event Chairs: Brett David & Alexander Goldstein

Host Committee: Hinda Adler, Michael A. Behar, Oriah Ben-Gal, Rachel Bicky, Jordan Cohen, Chani Ettelson, Daniel Feigenbaum, Lexie Franklin, Albert Ghitis, Evan Glassman, Gina Goldberg, Nicole Gomez, Lior Kadoch, Joana Kohen, Orpaz Levy, Uri Man, Michelle Matz, Frank Matz, Brad Meier , Carly Nathanson, Elan Neuman, Jordan Niefeld, Michael Pear, Jennifer Pear-Feigenbaum, Ofir Pinkweiss, Marisa Potter, Rosa Quiroz, Devorah Shagalov, Nicole Shubert, Eric Steinlauf, Michael Szanto, Michael Tabacinic, Andor Tobelem, Maya Tzur, Shari Wolkenfeld, Janine Wolman

Come eat, drink, celebrate, donate and participate!

The FIDF YL Greater Miami Casino Night is 21 and over. All attendees must present a valid photo ID. No refunds.

For more information about Sponsorship Packages, Spotlight Branding Options, and the 15th Annual FIDF YL Casino Night, please contact Elana Kashti, Development Associate, at Elana.Kashti@fidf.org or 305-354-8233.

An RSVP to the Facebook invitation is NOT an RSVP to the Gala!

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

From The Aleph Bet: Hebrew: For Rosh Hashanah

Learn Hebrew words associated with Rosh Hashanah, and the Hebrew greeting for the holiday Monday – 9am & 4:30pm; Wednesday 7pm; Thursday – 4am

Talmud Study: Shofar of Freedom

The commandment to hear the Shofar, and how the Jewish Tradition links it to a call to "freedom". With Mordechai Becher, Senior Lecturer for Gateways and author of "Gateway To Judaism". Tuesday – 9am & 4:30pm; Thursday – 7pm; Friday – 4am

L'Chayim: Rabbis Reflect On High Holidays

Rabbis discuss the themes they believe are important to address in High Holiday sermons. With Chaim Steinmetz (Kehilath Jerhurun, NYC), Lauren Grabelle Herrmann (SAJ, NYC) and Marcelo Kormis (Beth El, Fairfield, CT). Part 1 of 2. Wednesday - 9pm & 12am; Thursday – 3pm; Friday – 9am

Talmud Study: The Binding of Isaac

The Akedah, "The Binding of Isaac," is for many the most troubling and misunderstood passage in the Torah. Hear why it was revolutionary and liberating for its time and how it remains a powerful message for our own time. With Mordechai Becher, Senior Lecturer for Gateways and author of "Gateway To Judaism". Tuesday – 9:30am & 5pm; Thursday – 7:30pm; Friday – 4:30am

L’Chayim Today (Sunday) – 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. Today – Noon & 6pm

L’Chayim Monday – Second Generation

Jewish activist, Dr. Naomi Vilko (practicing psychiatrist), talks personally about the pains and challenges of being the child of Holocaust Survivors and shares her concerns with the Claims Conference and the Jewish far left.
Monday – 9pm & Midnight; Tuesday – 3pm

L’Chayim Tuesday – New Kosher Cuisine

The author of "New Kosher Cuisine," Helen Nash discusses her personal Jewish journey and why she wrote the most recent of her three kosher cookbooks. Tuesday – 9pm & Midnight; Wednesday – 3pm

L’Chayim Thursday – One's Jewish Legacy

Daniel Cohen, senior rabbi of Congregation Agudath Sholom in Stamford, talks about a moment in all of our lives when we experience a wake-up call Thursday - 9pm & Midnight; Friday - 3pm

L’Chayim Saturday – Hammerman on "Mensch" Pt 1

Rabbi Joshuah Hammerman (Temple Beth El, Stamford, Ct and Jewish Week columnist) discusses the Jewish values embodied in the Yiddish word “mensch” which he writes about in Mensch Marks: Life Lessons from a Human Rabbi Saturday - 6pm

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. Tonight (Sunday) – Midnight; Friday Night – 9pm & 4am

Roosevelt, Wise & The Holocaust

Holocaust scholar Rafael Medoff ("The Jews Should Keep Quiet: Franklin D. Roosevelt, Rabbi Stephen S. Wise, and the Holocaust") suggests why F.D.R. failed to save European Jewry in World War II and how Wise was complicit. With Thane Rosenbaum. Monday – 7:30pm & 2am; Wednesday – 1:30pm

Antisemitism: Carr and Lipstadt

Elan Carr, Deborah Lipstadt, Rabbi Chaim Steinmetz and Stephen Savitsky discuss global antisemitism and the importance of Jewish unity. With Rabbi Elie Abadie, a program of the Bnai Zion Foundation at Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun in Manhattan. Tuesday - 8pm & 1am; Thursday – 2pm; Saturday – 2pm

Election Results Round Table

JBS’s Mark S. Golub hosts a panel analyzing the Israeli election results of Tuesday, September 17, 2019 with Abe Foxman, Jodi Rudoren, Steven Frank and Thane Rosenbaum. Today 4:30pm

92Y: Jonathan Sacks/Simon Schama

Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks (former Chief Rabbi of the U.K. & Visiting Prof, Yeshiva U.) and Simon Schama (Prof of Art History, Columbia U.) discuss the essence of Jewish identity with former TV news anchor David Gregory. From the 92nd Street Y in NYC. Sunday - 8pm & 2am; Monday - 10pm & 4:00am; Wednesday - 10:30am; Friday – 8pm; Saturday - 3pm

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

A YIDDISH MINI-FEST - SEPTEMBER 13-15, 2019

Presented By: Yiddishkayt Initiative & The Betsy - South Beach

Sunset Over Miami is Federation’s largest event for real estate professionals. The event offers every participant valuable networking opportunities with veterans and newcomers in the industry. Each year the event showcases a unique space in Miami and typically over 500 guests. Federation’s Real Estate Division encourages the involvement of architects, brokers, builders, developers, contractors and professionals affiliated with these trades in supporting the philanthropic work of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation. Sponsorship opportunities available.

Click here for more information and here to RSVP.

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

L'Chayim: Shai Held Pt 1

Shai Held, Founding President, Dean and Chair in Jewish Thought of Hadar Institute, discusses growing up the child of Survivor Zionist parents and how his upbringing shaped his life and Jewish journey. Wednesday - 9pm & 12am; Thursday – 3pm

L'Chayim: 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.
Thursday - 9pm & Midnight; Friday - 3pm

92nd Street Y: Levy & Schama on America

Bernard-Henri Lévy, one of the West’s leading intellectuals, discusses the changing role of America on the global political scene with historian Simon Schama, author of The Empire & the Five Kings: America's Abdication and the Fate of the World. Tonight (Sunday) – 8pm & 1am; Monday - 10pm & 4am; Wednesday - 10:30am; Friday – 8pm; Saturday - 3pm

Creativity & Making Money-Daniel Lapin

Orthodox rabbi and author Daniel Lapin, head of the "American Alliance of Jews and Christians," discusses how creativity and imagination goes into making money. Monday – 8:30pm & 1am; Wednesday – 2:30pm; Saturday – 7pm & 2:30am

American Zionist Jew Today

What it means for a liberal Jew to be an American Zionist in the 21st Century is discussed by Rabbi Mark S. Golub, President of JBS. With Rabbi Gordon Yaffe at the Pollack Lecture, Congregation L’Dor V’Dor, Oakland Little Neck Jewish Center, NY.
Tuesday - 7pm & 1am; Thursday - 1pm

L'Chayim: Pay Czar Feinberg

Kenneth Feinberg, the “Pay Czar” who distributed $7 billion to victims of 9/11 for the United States government, talks about his experience with 9/11 families and his concerns for the Jewish future. Monday – 9pm & Midnight; Tuesday – 3pm

L’Chayim: 9/11 Remembered

One World Trade Center survivor Ari Schonbrun; NYPD Detective Morty Dzikansky; and Liz Goren, a psychotherapist who counsels survivors, tell their personal stories and reflect upon the meaning of 9/11 as Americans and as Jews. Tuesday – 9pm & 12am; Wednesday – 3pm

Faith to Faith: 9/11 Terrorism

Debra Burlingame, sister of Charles Burlingame, the pilot of American Airlines flight 77, discusses the tragedy of 9/11 with Rabbi Joseph Potasnik on “Faith To Faith.” Tuesday – 2pm; Wednesday 7pm; Thursday – 1pm

Students & 9/11

Author Michelle Haimoff discusses her first novel, “These Days Are Ours,” which tells the story of recent college graduates finding themselves in the chaos of New York City following 9/11. With Connie Martinson on “Connie Martinson Talks Books.” Tuesday – 2:30pm; Wednesday – 7:30pm & 5:30am

Jake Ehrenreich Show - Tovah Feldshuh, Sarge and Elaine Grossinger

Jake Ehrenreich welcomes comedian Sarge; star of stage, screen and television Tovah Feldshuh; and First Lady of the Catskills Resorts, Elaine Grossinger, who is inducted into the Catskills Hall of Fame. Sunday – 1:30pm, 9:30pm & 2:30am; Tuesday - 10:30am; Wednesday – 4:30am; Thursday 10pm & 1:30pm

Film: The Making Of A Martyr

Interviews with Palestinian terrorists show the horrific child-abuse in Muslim culture in which children are indoctrinated & encouraged to become suicide bombers out of hatred for Jews & Israel. Produced by Brooke Goldstein & Alistair Leyland. (2006) Sunday– Midnight; Friday Night – 9:30pm & 4am

New Weekly Series: Good Day Israel

A look at all that is happening in Israel -- including culture, travel, food, religion, innovation and humanitarian initiatives. A production of ILTV.tv in Jerusalem. Thursday 6:30pm; Friday 3:30am, 8:30am & 12:30pm

The Greater Miami Jewish Federation has established an Emergency Relief Fund to assist those affected by Hurricane Dorian.

One hundred percent of funds donated to Hurricane Dorian relief will be used to provide critically needed aid to those in the Bahamas and other affected areas.

Click here to make a donation.

While no one knows the ultimate path of the storm, the extent of the need is already clear.

Our community has decades of experience with hurricanes. We understand the devastation and suffering that follows a catastrophic storm like Hurricane Dorian. Let us join together to help those affected — wherever they may live — to rebuild their lives. We cannot help but be grateful to have been spared a direct hit in Miami-Dade County. Please give as generously as you can to assist with the immediate needs in the aftermath and long-term recovery for those who were not as fortunate.

We will continue to monitor the storm and assess its impact on other communities so we can provide assistance to those affected.

Since 1999, the High Holiday Welcome Program – a joint venture of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation, the Rabbinical Association of Greater Miami and participating area synagogues – has enabled tens of thousands of worshippers to enjoy Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur services at no cost to participants.

Through allocations from the Annual Federation/UJA Campaign, as well as supplemental gifts from generous donors, Federation has underwritten the cost of High Holiday seats so that every Jewish person in Miami-Dade County has the opportunity to take part in these meaningful days of prayer.

Seats are offered to members of Miami’s Jewish community who are unaffiliated with a community synagogue.Advance reservations are required to accommodate the large number of worshippers and to ensure security.

Click here to view this year’s participating synagogues.

Seating reservations will be available:

Monday, September 9 through Friday, September 20 For quick online registration 24/7, please CLICK HERE.

To reserve by phone, call one of our operators at 305-373-SEAT (7328) during the following hours: (Please note, phone lines will be busy. We highly encourage online reservations, they are faster, with no time spent waiting for an available operator.

• First Day: Monday, September 9 from 12 noon to 5 p.m.
• All other weekdays: (Mon – Thurs) 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• Fridays: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Free seating reservations close on Friday, September 20 at 4 p.m. After this time, please contact a synagogue directly to inquire about seating availability.

Bridge-building program kicks off with fundraiser at The Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU in Miami Beach

Join six-time NBA All-Star Amar'e Stoudemire as he joins Hillel at FIU in kicking-off Diversity University, an initiative that connects Jewish and African-American students on campus at FIU through bridge-building and educational programming. The program starts with a kick-off fundraiser at The Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU on September 19 at 7pm. Tickets can be purchased at https://hillelatfiu.wufoo.com/forms/amare-stoudemire-diversity-university/

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

DOJ Panel on Antisemitism: Carr

Remarks by Anti-Semitism Czar Elan Carr, Treasury Sec Steve Mnuchin and FBI Dir Christopher Wray’s plus discussion with Eric Dreiband (Asst AG), Calvin Shivers (FBI), Jesse Liu (U.S.) Tuesday - 7:30pm & 1:30am; Wednesday - 1:30pm; Saturday – 7:30pm & 1:30am

Millennials Fight Antisemitism

Millennials discuss how “the time is now” to fight against antisemitism, including Daniel Cohen Melissa Weiss, Bryan Leib and Avi Posnick. With Russell Robinson, CEO of JNF. Presented by the Israeli-American Council of NY at JNF House in Manhattan. Wednesday - 8pm; Thursday – 2pm

Jewish Cinematheque: Heading Home

Jeremy Newberger, one of the co-directors of the film Heading Home: The Tale of Team Israel, tells the story of Israel’s Cinderella run in the World Baseball Classic of 2016-2017 – in select theaters in September. With Eric Goldman. Tuesday - 7:00pm; Wednesday - 1pm; Saturday – 7pm

Munich '72: A Story Of Survival

Dan Alon, a member of the Israeli fencing team at the 1972 Munich Olympics, recounts the infamous hostage taking and murder of 11 of his teammates, and his own narrow escape from the terrorists. A program of Chabad (Western Monmouth and Holmdel, NJ). Thursday – 8pm & 2am; Friday – 1pm

92nd Street Y: A Night Of Jewish Humor

Jewish humorists and writers Patricia Marx, Calvin Trillin, Adam Gopnik, and Jeffrey Toobin discuss Jewish humor with Michael Krasny, radio host and author of Let There Be Laughter. From the 92nd Street Y in NYC, a JBS exclusive presentation Tonight (Sunday) – 8pm & 1am; Monday - 10pm & 4am; Wednesday - 10:30am & 1am; Friday - 8pm & 1am; Saturday - 3pm

L'Chayim: Music Industry vs BDS

Former Chairman & CEO of Universal Music Publishing, David Renzer, explains how he formed “Creative Community for Peace” to build bridges with Palestinians, to support artistic freedom and to counter the cultural boycott of Israel. Wednesday - 9pm & 12am; Thursday – 3pm; Saturday – 6pm

Sunday– Peter Yarrow

A member of the iconic folk-music group of "Peter, Paul & Mary," Peter Yarrow, who talks about his Jewish identity and his feelings for the State of Israel.
Part 1 at Noon & Part 2 at 6 pm; Monday– Part 1 at 3pm, Part 2 at 4pm

Joan Benny: Jack Benny's Daughter

Joan Benny, the daughter of one of America’s most beloved comedians, Jack Benny (z”l), reminisces about her father and describes his commitment to the State of Israel and is involvement with Israel Bonds. L'Chayim with Mark S. Golub. Monday – 9pm & Midnight; Tuesday – 3pm

Israeli Arab

Yahya Mahamid, a 20-year old Israeli Arab raised in the city of Umm al-Fahm, describes being taught to hate Jews and Israelis and how he became a "Muslim Zionist" advocating for Israel world-wide as an educator with StandWithUs. Tuesday – 9:30pm & 12:30am; Wednesday – 3:30pm

Israeli Baseball: Heading Home

Peter Kurz (Pres, Israel Association of Baseball) and filmmaker Jeremy Newberger discuss their film “Heading Home” showing Team Israel's success in the 2017 World Baseball Classic and the experience of the American Jews on the team. “Heading Home” opens in select theaters on Saturday, Sep. 7. Thursday - 9pm & Midnight; Friday - 3pm

Saturday – Terror of Black September

When Palestinians hijacked a TWA plane on September 6, 1970, David Raab was a 17 year-old American Jew returning home from Israel. His book, "Terror in Black September," chronicles this harrowing story of survival. An exclusive JBS interview. Saturday - 6pm

Jake Ehrenreich Show - Tovah Feldshuh, Sarge and Elaine Grossinger

Jake Ehrenreich welcomes comedian Sarge; star of stage, screen and television Tovah Feldshuh; and First Lady of the Catskills Resorts, Elaine Grossinger, who is inducted into the Catskills Hall of Fame. Saturday - 9pm & Midnight

Also Jake welcomes star of stage, screen, TV and yiddish theater, Mike Burstyn and a great American comic Shecky Greene - whom Jake also inducts into the Catskills Hall of Fame.

Sunday – 1:30pm, 10pm & 2am; Tuesday - 10:30am; Wednesday – 4:30am; Thursday 10:30pm & 2pm

Film: Circumcise Me

The comedy of Yisrael Campbell--born Chris Campbell, the son of an ex-nun and a Catholic schoolteacher who converted to Judaism three times (Reform, Conservative, and Orthodox)--is featured against the backdrop of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Sunday- 9pm and Midnight; Friday Night – 9pm & 4am