It's Happening In Miami

This week’s Wednesday Morning Ladies Farbrengen will feature special guest speaker Levi Shmotkin, author of Letters for Life. Levi will share insights from the Rebbe’s revolutionary approach to emotional health and well-being, offering practical wisdom and inspiration for navigating life’s challenges with resilience and purpose. All women are warmly invited.

Wednesday, June 3, 9:30am

The home of Perla Attia, 21011 NE 24th Ct Miami, FL 33180

No charge

RSVP at (305) 770-1919 or at ChabadChayil.org/Events

Saturdays | 11:30 AM-12:30 PM

Join the Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU for a fascinating chat about the Jewish history of Miami Beach - totally free! Learn about the rich history of the Jewish community in Miami Beach and explore the cultural heritage of this vibrant city. This in-person event is a great opportunity to connect with others who share an interest in Jewish history. Don't miss out on this unique experience!

Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU, 301 Washington Avenue, Miami Beach

CLICK HERE TO RSVP

Saturday, June 13 | 1-3 PM

Unplug and wind with Base Miami at a Shabbat lunch picnic hosted by Shalhevet Cahana.

Miami Beach/Surfside location TBD

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Israel Day on Fifth, Jewish Pride, and More on JBS

Watch JBS on Comcast X-1 Box 1684, DirecTV 388, Hotwire 269 and streamed on Roku under “educational”, Apple TV, Amazon Fire, ZipWaveTV 29, and www.jbstv.org. For a complete and timely schedule and other television providers, go to www.jbstv.org Now with Closed Captioning! Turn on Closed Captioning on your television settings to enable. All Times are ET and are Subject to Change

FEATURED PROGRAMS

In the Spotlight with Abigail Pogrebin | Zalman Newfield

Zalman Newfield joins Abigail Pogrebin to discuss his poignant memoir of growing up in the Chabad-Lubavitch community, questioning faith, and forging an identity beyond Orthodoxy. Monday • 8:00pm • 11:00pm | Tue • 2:00am • 7:00am • 11:00am | Wed • 5:00am | Thu • 2:00pm | Fri • 4:00pm | Sat • 7:00pm

Jewish Insights with Justin Pines | Bruce Pearl

Bruce Pearl, the legendary Auburn coach, joins Justin Pines to talk about faith, basketball, and why the Maccabiah Games in Israel matter now more than ever. Tuesday • 8:00pm • 11:00pm | Wed • 2:00am • 10:00am | Thu • 5:00am • 7:00am | Fri • 9:00am • 8:30pm | Sat • 8:30am • 4:00pm

Defending Israel with David Harris

David Harris delves into critical issues facing American Jewry and its relationship with the state of Israel. Wednesday • 7:00pm • 11:00pm | Thu • 4:00am • 1:00pm • 6:30pm | Fri • 5:00am • 8:30am • 12:30pm | Sat • 7:30pm

Being Jewish with Jonah Platt | Adam Louis-Klein

Adam Louis-Klein, founder of the Movement Against Antizionism (MAAZ), joins Jonah Platt for a conversation exploring Jewish identity, sovereignty, and contemporary anti-Jewish hate through his work as a writer, anthropologist, and philosopher. Thursday • 8:00pm • 11:00pm | Fri • 2:00am • 10:00am • 2:00pm • 9:30pm | Sat • 10:00pm

Yom Yerushalayim 2026 | We Are Jerusalem

A Jerusalem Day celebration with Rabbi Cantor Shani Ben-Or featuring music, stories, and dialogue honoring the diversity of Jerusalem, presented by Hebrew Union College-Jerusalem and Central Synagogue. Sunday • 7:00pm • 11:00pm | Mon • 2:00am • 7:00am • 11:00am • 5:00pm | Tue • 2:00pm | Wed • 1:00pm | Sat • 3:30am • 8:00pm

SHTTL | Moshe Lobel

Moshe Lobel, actor and co-writer of a haunting Yiddish-language drama about life in a Ukrainian shtetl on the eve of the Nazi invasion, joins Eric Goldman to discuss the film. Monday • 8:30pm • 11:30pm | Tue • 2:30am • 7:30am • 11:30am | Wed • 5:30am | Thu • 2:30pm | Sat • 9:30pm

For Heaven’s Sake | Who’s In Control? Israel’s Angst

Can a country recover its sense of agency when every front refuses to stay resolved? Donniel Hartman and Yossi Klein Halevi wrestle with Israel’s deepening loss of control and what’s at stake in the coming election. Tuesday • 7:00pm | Wed • 4:00am • 11:00am • 5:00pm | Thu • 10:00am | Fri • 1:00pm | Sat • 5:00pm

Leight Legacy Heroes | Max Ellenberg

Max Ellenberg, an alumnus of the NCSY Hatzalah Rescue Camp in Israel, shares how lifesaving skills learned with United Hatzalah helped him save a life in Washington, D.C., in conversation with fellow camper and host Josh Gerson. Wednesday • 7:30pm • 10:00pm | Thu • 1:30pm | Fri • 4:30am • 4:30pm

Totally Booked with Zibby Owens | Tami Charles

Tami Charles joins Zibby Owens for a discussion of her lyrical picture book celebrating unity, connection, and the power of coming together to build a better future. Thursday • 7:30pm | Fri • 1:00am • 4:00am • 11:00am

NEWS & ANALYSIS

JLMinute

JNS Bureau Chief Alex Traiman and journalist Josh Hasten break down the week’s events in Israel. Monday • 7:00pm

Thinking Out Loud

Journalist and commentator Micah Halpern analyzes stories, op-ed pieces and cartoons in the news. Wednesday • 6:30pm

ILTV News and JBS Daily News Updates

ILTV reports from Israel followed by JBS Daily News with Teisha Bader. Monday – Thursday • 6:00pm | Friday • 5:00pm | ILTV News Sunday • 5:00pm

Good Week Israel

Positive stories from Israel of heroism, unity and support. Mondays • 6:30pm

ILTV Insider

ILTV reports and interviews. Tuesdays • 6:30pm

On L’Chayim — Classic Conversations with Mark S. Golub z“l

Mike Burstyn | Azimuth

Monday • 9:00pm

Avi Perry | The 6-Day War

Tuesday • 9:00pm

Danny Ayalon | The 6-Day War

Wednesday • 9:00pm

Yossi Klein Halevi | The 6-Day War

Thursday • 9:00pm

JEWISH STUDIES

Weekly Parsha | Behaalotheca

Monday & Thursday • 9:30am • 4:30pm | Friday • 5:30pm | Saturday • 1:30am • 12:30pm

Talmud Study with Rabbi Mordechai Becher

Our Historic Homeland

Sunday • 9:00am | Monday • 4:00am

Jewish Tradition and Midrash with Rabbi Mark S. Golub z“l

Jewish 101 | The Story of Noah

Monday & Thursday • 9:00am & 4:00pm | Saturday • 1:00am

From The Aleph Bet

Lesson 5

Tuesday • 9:00am • 4:00pm

FRIDAY EVENING SHABBAT SERVICES

REFORM: CENTRAL SYNAGOGUE

Closed Captioned - 6:00pm (Live), 11:30pm & 2:00am

ORTHODOX: HAMPTON SYNAGOGUE

With Hebrew, transliteration and English subtitles - 7:30pm & 10:30pm

SATURDAY MORNING SHABBAT SERVICES

REFORM: CENTRAL SYNAGOGUE

Closed Captioned - 9:30am & 1:00pm

ORTHODOX: HAMPTON SYNAGOGUE

With Hebrew, transliteration and English subtitles - 11:00am & 2:30pm

Vlada Barash Special Projects Manager 201-334-2510 JBS Jewish Broadcasting Service, a 501c3 fulltime television channel. Website: jbstv.org

JCC Summer Camps for Kids Across Miami-Dade County

Register your children for camp this summer at any one of the three Jewish Community Centers across Miami-Dade County: Alper JCC Miami, Miami Beach JCC and Michael-Ann Russell JCC.

Alper JCC Miami: Camp J Miami K-10th grade, June 8-August 7; Preschool June 15-August 7

Click here to learn more and register for CAMP J MIAMI

Miami Beach JCC: Camp Klurman June 6-August 14, 2 years old to 8th grade

Click here to learn more and register for CAMP KLURMAN

Michael-Ann Russell JCC: Camp Sol Taplin June 8-August 7

Click here to learn more and register for CAMP SOL TAPLIN

Family, Faith, and Jewish History, and More on JBS

Watch JBS on Comcast X-1 Box 1684, DirecTV 388, Hotwire 269 and streamed on Roku under “educational”, Apple TV, Amazon Fire, ZipWaveTV 29, and www.jbstv.org. For a complete and timely schedule and other television providers, go to www.jbstv.org Now with Closed Captioning! Turn on Closed Captioning on your television settings to enable. All Times are ET and are Subject to Change

FEATURED PROGRAMS

In the Spotlight with Abigail Pogrebin | James McAuley

James McAuley discusses his biography tracing how French aristocrat Edmond de Rothschild became a driving force in the early Zionist movement, in conversation with Abigail Pogrebin. Monday • 8:00pm • 11:00pm | Tue • 2:00am • 5:00am • 7:00am • 11:00am | Thu • 2:00pm | Fri • 4:00pm | Sat • 7:00pm

Jewish Insights with Justin Pines | Faith & Loss After October 7th — Rav Tamir Granot

Rav Tamir Granot on Israel after October 7th and the discovered journals of his fallen son Amitai, published as A Dreamer and a Fighter. Tuesday • 8:00pm • 11:00pm | Wed • 2:00am • 5:00am • 10:00am | Thu • 7:00am | Fri • 9:00am • 8:30pm | Sat • 8:30am • 4:00pm

Defending Israel with David Harris

David Harris delves into critical issues facing American Jewry and its relationship with the state of Israel. Wednesday • 7:00pm • 11:00pm | Thu • 5:00am • 11:30am • 6:30pm | Fri • 5:00am • 7:30am • 12:30pm | Sat • 7:30pm

Being Jewish with Jonah Platt | Yohay Sponder

Israeli stand-up comedian, actor and “self loving Jew” joins Jonah in conversation. Thursday • 8:00pm • 11:00pm | Fri • 2:00am • 10:00am • 2:00pm • 9:30pm | Sat • 10:00pm

Boy From the North Country

Author Sam Sussman and Cantor Dan Singer reflect on Sussman’s novel and the unexpected ways Bob Dylan connects their stories, with Cantor Singer weaving Dylan’s lyrics and melodies into the conversation on guitar. Sunday • 7:30pm • 11:00pm | Mon • 1:00pm | Tue • 4:30pm | Wed • 1:30pm • 7:30pm | Thu • 10:00am | Sat • 4:30am • 8:00pm

TEXTing IRL | Peace, War and Torah — Yehudah Mirsky

Yehudah Mirsky, Brandeis professor, rabbi, and scholar, joins Elana Stein Hain to explore the meaning of peace in Jewish thought through the Priestly Blessing in Parashat Naso. Tuesday • 7:30pm • 10:00pm | Wed • 1:00am • 11:00am | Thu • 2:30pm • 5:00pm | Fri • 8:30am • 11:00am | Sat • 4:00am • 5:00pm

Totally Booked with Zibby Owens | Are You Mad At Me?

Meg Josephson, psychotherapist and social media voice, joins Zibby to discuss her book, a guide to understanding chronic people-pleasing. Thursday • 7:30pm • 10:00pm | Fri • 7:00am • 1:00pm | Sat • 9:30pm

NEWS & ANALYSIS

JLMinute

JNS Bureau Chief Alex Traiman and journalist Josh Hasten break down the week’s events in Israel. Monday • 7:00pm

Thinking Out Loud

Journalist and commentator Micah Halpern analyzes stories, op-ed pieces and cartoons in the news. Wednesday • 6:30pm

ILTV News and JBS Daily News Updates

ILTV reports from Israel followed by JBS Daily News with Teisha Bader. Monday ILTV News • 6:00pm | Tuesday – Thursday • 6:00pm | Friday • 5:00pm | ILTV News Sunday • 5:00pm

Good Week Israel

Positive stories from Israel of heroism, unity and support. Mondays • 6:30pm

ILTV Insider

ILTV reports and interviews. Tuesdays • 6:30pm

On L’Chayim — Classic Conversations with Mark S. Golub z”l

Michael Taylor | Survivor & War Hero

Monday • 9:00pm

John Sterling z”l

Tuesday • 9:00pm

Jeffrey S. Gurock | Jews of Harlem

Wednesday • 9:00pm

Shalom Habibi | Comedy Duo

Thursday • 9:00pm

JEWISH STUDIES

Weekly Parsha | Naso

Followed from Jewish 101. Monday & Thursday | Fri • 5:30pm | Sat • 1:30am • 12:30pm

Talmud Study with Rabbi Mordechai Becher

Guns and Moses

Sunday • 9:00am | Monday • 4:00am

In Self Defense

Sunday • 9:30am | Monday • 4:30am

Jewish Tradition and Midrash with Rabbi Mark S. Golub z”l

Jewish 101 | No Miracles

Monday & Thursday • 9:00am & 4:00pm | Saturday • 1:00am

From The Aleph Bet

Lesson 4

Tuesday • 9:00am • 4:00pm

FRIDAY EVENING SHABBAT SERVICES

REFORM: CENTRAL SYNAGOGUE

Closed Captioned - 6:00pm (Live), 11:30pm & 2:00am

ORTHODOX: HAMPTON SYNAGOGUE

With Hebrew, transliteration and English subtitles - 7:30pm & 10:30pm

SATURDAY MORNING SHABBAT SERVICES

REFORM: CENTRAL SYNAGOGUE

Closed Captioned - 9:30am & 1:00pm

ORTHODOX: HAMPTON SYNAGOGUE

With Hebrew, transliteration and English subtitles - 11:00am & 2:30pm

Vlada Barash Special Projects Manager 201-334-2510 JBS Jewish Broadcasting Service, a 501c3 fulltime television channel. Website: jbstv.org

Beyond the Headlines: The Road to Healing

Thursday, June 4 | 8 PM

Join former hostage Omri Miran in a powerful conversation with Ambassador David Friedman as they discuss resilience, healing and hope in the aftermath of October 7. Presented by Operation Embrace, assisting survivors of terror attacks in Israel.

David Posnack JCC, 5850 South Pine Island Road, Davie

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

Hosted by The Beth Torah Social Action Team

JOIN US FOR A MITZVAH MORNING You and your family will help fill purses with essentials and love to brighten a woman’s day.
Benefiting women at The Lotus House.

Sunday May 31 10:30-12:30pm @Beth Torah Benny Rok Campus 20350 NE 26th Avenue, North Miami Beach, FL 33181

Register: (https://btbrc.shulcloud.com/form/purses-with-a-purpose.html)

Donate: essential items to fill the purses (https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/NJ72QUDUOHYE)

Bring the whole family, activities for kids.

Enjoy coffee, ice cream and a whole dairy buffet together with the Ten Commandments! From Men, women & children. No charge. Holiday dinners also available for a nominal feel Must RSVP.

Friday, May 22, 11:30am

Chabad Chayil 2601 NE 211 Ter, Miami, FL 33180

No charge

RSVP

Celebrating Shavuot and More on JBS

Watch JBS on Comcast X-1 Box 1684, DirecTV 388, Hotwire 269 and streamed on Roku under “educational”, Apple TV, Amazon Fire, ZipWaveTV 29, and www.jbstv.org. For a complete and timely schedule and other television providers, go to www.jbstv.org

Now with Closed Captioning! Turn on Closed Captioning on your television settings to enable.

All Times are ET and are Subject to Change

SHAVUOT SERVICES

Central Synagogue – Reform

with Closed Captions

Erev Shavuot Service

Thursday • 6:00pm LIVE | Encore • 9:30pm

Shavuot Yizkor Service

Friday • 9:30am LIVE | Encore • 1:30pm

Hampton Synagogue – Orthodox

with Hebrew, transliteration & English subtitles

Erev Shavuot Service

Thursday • 7:30pm | Encore • 11:00pm

Shavuot Service

Friday • 11:00am | Encore • 4:00pm

FEATURED PROGRAMMING

In The Spotlight |A Time to Gather | Bruce Feiler

Bruce Feiler, author and cultural commentator, sits down with Abigail Pogrebin to discuss his latest book on the power of ritual and connection in contemporary life. Monday • 8:00pm • 11:00pm | Tue • 2:00am • 7:00am • 11:00am | Wed • 5:00am | Sat • 7:00pm

Jewish Insights with Justin Pines | Dr. Raizi Chechik | The Book of Ruth: Choices That Define Us

Dr. Chechik reveals what makes the Book of Ruth unique in all of Tanach — and what its characters’ choices say about how we live our own lives. Tuesday • 8:00pm • 11:00pm | Wed • 2:00am • 10:00am | Thu • 7:00am | Fri • 1:00am • 12:30pm • 9:30pm | Sat • 8:30am • 4:00pm

Defending Israel with David Harris | Ambassador Marc Sievers

David Harris is joined by the former U.S. Ambassador to Oman and veteran diplomat to ten countries for a discussion of the regional situation from his vantage point in Abu Dhabi. Wednesday • 7:00pm • 11:00pm | Thu • 4:00am • 1:00pm | Sat • 7:30pm

Being Jewish with Jonah Platt | Jamie-Lynn Sigler

Jonah Platt welcomes the acclaimed actress known for The Sopranos and a proud Jewish-American voice who has spoken openly about her connection to Israel and Jewish identity. Special Time! Saturday • 8:00pm • 11:00pm

Finding Happiness in the Wilderness of Life

*Rabbi Ammiel Hirsch reflects on finding happiness amid life’s challenges, exploring the Jewish notion that God created an imperfect world and that our task is to improve it through struggle and moral responsibility. Wednesday • 7:30pm • 10:00pm | Thu • 4:30am | Sat • 8:00am

A Tale of Two Women

Rabbi Sacks z”l delivers a shiur about the similarities between Ruth and Tamar and what we can learn from their experiences about our identity as a Jewish people. Sunday • 3:00pm & 11:00pm | Mon • 2:00am • 7:00am | Tue • 5:00pm | Wed • 4:00am | Thu • 2:00pm | Fri • 2:00am

The Lost Tapes

Jake Ehrenreich, creator and performer of the hit show A Jew Grows in Brooklyn, blends heartfelt and humorous stage moments with newly uncovered documentary footage in this short film exploring memory and identity — from Brooklyn to the Catskills. Monday • 8:30pm • 11:30pm | Tue • 2:30am • 7:30am • 11:30am | Wed • 5:30am | Sat • 9:00pm

For Heaven’s Sake | Kristoff and The Times

Donniel Hartman and Yossi Klein Halevi respond to Nicholas Kristof’s NYT column accusing Israel of systemic abuse of Palestinian detainees, examining media narratives surrounding Israel and confronting the moral dangers of abuse in wartime. Tuesday • 7:00pm | Wed • 11:00am • 5:00pm | Thu • 10:00am | Sat • 5:00pm

NEWS & ANALYSIS

JLMinute

JNS Bureau Chief Alex Traiman and journalist Josh Hasten break down the week’s events in Israel. Monday • 7:00pm

Thinking Out Loud

Journalist and commentator Micah Halpern analyzes stories, op-ed pieces and cartoons in the news. Wednesday • 6:30pm

ILTV News and JBS Daily News Updates

ILTV reports from Israel followed by JBS Daily News with Teisha Bader. Monday – Wednesday • 6:00pm | ILTV News Sunday • 5:00pm

Good Week Israel

Positive stories from Israel of heroism, unity and support. Mondays • 6:30pm

ILTV Insider

ILTV reports and interviews. Tuesdays • 6:30pm

On L’Chayim — Classic Conversations with Mark S. Golub z”l

Burt Visotzky | Midrash

Monday • 9:00pm

Ken Spiro • Part 1 | Values

Tuesday • 9:00pm

Ken Spiro • Part 2 | God

Wednesday • 9:00pm

Norman Cohen | Genius of Midrash

Friday • 12:00am

Rabbi David Hartman z”l | Understanding Sinai

Friday • 12:30am

JEWISH STUDIES

Weekly Parsha | Shavuot

Followed from Jewish 101. Monday & Thursday | Fri • 5:30pm | Sat • 12:30pm

Talmud Study with Rabbi Mordechai Becher

Not Taken Literally

Sunday • 9:00am | Friday • 4:00am

Say Cheese

Sunday • 9:30am

Jewish Tradition and Midrash with Rabbi Mark S. Golub z”l | Jewish 101

Shavuot

**Wednesday • 1:00pm | Saturday • 3:30am

At Sinai

Monday & Thursday • 9:00am & 4:00pm | Friday • 3:00am | Saturday • 1:00am

Midrash

Friday • 5:30pm

FRIDAY EVENING SHABBAT SERVICES

REFORM: CENTRAL SYNAGOGUE

Closed Captioned — 6:00pm (Live), 11:30pm & 2:00am

ORTHODOX: HAMPTON SYNAGOGUE

With Hebrew, transliteration and English subtitles — 7:30pm & 10:30pm

SATURDAY MORNING SHABBAT SERVICES

REFORM: CENTRAL SYNAGOGUE

Closed Captioned — 9:30am & 1:00pm

ORTHODOX: HAMPTON SYNAGOGUE

With Hebrew, transliteration and English subtitles — 11:00am & 2:30pm

Vlada Barash Special Projects Manager 201-334-2510 JBS Jewish Broadcasting Service, a 501c3 fulltime television channel. Website: jbstv.org