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Watch JBS on Atlantic Broadband Ch168, Hotwire Ch269, Fios DirecTV Ch388, Roku under "educational" and streamed on jbstv.org from June 30 – July 6

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

July 4: Honoring U.S. Soldiers The sacrifice of American soldiers and the contribution of Jews in the Armed Forces is commemorated by the Council of Young Jewish Presidents in a moving service held in New York's Park Ave Synagogue Thursday – 10am & 5:30pm (7am & 2:30pm PT)

Talmud: Pray For State For the July 4th Holiday, JBS plays Rabbi Mordechai Becher, Senior Lecturer at Gateways and author Gateway To Judaism, discussing how the Talmud calls upon Jews to pray for the secular government wherever the Jewish People live in the Diaspora. Tuesday - 9am &4:30pm (6am & 1:30pm PT),Thursday – 7pm (4pm PT) Friday - 4am (1am PT)

L’Chayim Roundtable: Jews & America A discussion of the extraordinary history of the Jewish experience in America, as well as the challenges it poses for Jewish continuity, with Jeffrey Gurock (Yeshiva U.), Deborah Dash Moore (U. of Michigan), Steven Bayme (AJC) and Thane Rosenbaum (NYU). Tuesday - 9pm & Midnight (6pm & 9pm PT), Wednesday - 3pm (12 Noon PT)

Museum Of American Jewish History Tour the National Museum of American Jewish History in Philadelphia, PA, which explores the span of Jewish contributions to American life from the 1600s to the present day. Thursday 9am & 4:30pm (6am & 1:30pm PT)

Film: Blue & Gray The story of the 10,000 Jewish soldiers who fought in America's deadliest war, the Civil War -- brother against brother, Jew against Jew, in numbers proportionally higher than other American group, 7,000 for the Union and 3,000 for the Confederacy. Thursday 10:30am (7:35am PT), Saturday – 1pm (10am PT)

Washington's Letter To The Jews A discussion of President George Washington 1970 letter to the Jews of Rhode Island, affirming the principle of religious tolerance, with Dr. Jonathan Sarna (Brandeis U), Rabbi Meir Soloveichik (Congregation Shearith Israel) and Dr. Louise Mirrer (AHJS). At Congregation Shearith Israel in NYC. Thursday 1pm & 1am (10am & 10pm PT)

U.S. Presidents & Israel Professor Jerome Chanes of CUNY discusses how the American Presidential administrations of the 20th Century each interacted with the state of Israel. Thursday – 2pm & (11am), Friday - 5am (2am PT)

Touro Synagogue Learn about the oldest synagogue in the United States and the only synagogue from America’s Colonial Period from docent Lew Keen and Rabbi Marc Mandel of the synagogue’s Congregation Jeshuat Israel. With Mark S. Golub, Thursday 7:30pm & 2:30am (4:30pm & 11:30pm)

L’Chayim: Jews & America-Jeff Gurock Dr. Jeffrey Gurock, professor of American Jewish History at Yeshiva University, describes aspects of the Jewish experience in America. Thursday – 9pm & Midnight (6pm & 9pm PT), Friday – 3pm (12noon PT), Saturday – 6pm (3pm PT)

Richard Rubin: Jewish in America Richard Rubin, Swarthmore professor and author of “Jewish In America,” discusses what makes the American Jewish community so special for this country and the world. From JCC Mid-Westchester in Scarsdale, NY, a program of Park International Publishing. Thursday 10pm & 4am (7pm & 1am PT)

Israel Population Planning-Pt 1 A panel on “Human Geography Of Israel: 1947-1952” with Gur Alroey (U of Haifa), Gil Rubin (Harvard), Avi Picard (Bar-Ilan U). A program of The Taub Center for Israel Studies from NYU’s Global Center for Academic and Spiritual Life. Monday 7:30pm & 1am (4:30pm & 10pm PT)

The Mossad & Mizrachi Spies Matti Friedman (NY Times) and Mijal Bitton (Hartman Institute) discuss the secret role of Mizrachi spies. A program of The Jewish Week in partnership with UJA-Federation of New York, Natan, and Park Avenue Synagogue. From Park Avenue Synagogue in NYC. Tuesday – 8pm & 1:30am (5pm &10:30pm), Friday – 2pm (11am PT), Saturday – 7pm (4pm PT)

L’Chayim: The Hebrew Hillbilly – Shelley Fisher Singer/songwriter/actress Shelley Fisher (known as "The Hebrew Hillbilly") discusses growing up Jewish in the heart of the Mississippi Delta (Memphis, TN), her love of Jewishness, and how her Jewish heritage has influenced her career. Wednesday - 9pm & Midnight (6pm & 9pm PT), Thursday - 3pm (12 Noon PT), (Next Sunday Noon and 6pm)

Today (Sunday): Sen. Joe Lieberman Former U.S. Senator Joe Lieberman reflects on his Jewish background, his political heroes and his lifelong career in American politics. Sunday – Noon & 6pm (9am & 3pm PT), Monday– 3pm (12 Noon PT)

Monday: 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.
Monday – 9pm & Midnight (6pm and 9pm PT), Tuesday – 3pm (12noon PT)

92nd Street Y: Morality-Friedman/Seidman Dov Seidman, businessman and author of “How: Why How we do Anything Means Everything,” shares his moral philosophies with New York Times columnist Thomas L. Friedman in a conversation entitled "How to Repair the World" at the 92nd Street Y in NYC. Tonight (Sunday) – 8:30pm & 2am (5:30pm & 11pm PT), Monday - 10pm & 4am (7pm & 1am PT), Wednesday - 10:30am (7:30am PT) Friday – 1am (10pm PT), Saturday - 1am & 3pm (Fri 10pm & Sat Noon PT)

Jake Ehrenreich Show In the first season finale, Jake Ehrenreich welcomes comedian Sarge; star of stage, screen and television; and First Lady of the Catskills Resorts, Elaine Grossinger, who is inducted into the Catskills Hall of Fame. An original JBS series. Saturday (July 6) - 8pm & 12 midnight (5pm & 9pm PT)

Film: Righteous Rebel, Avi Weiss Filmmaker Phil Schneider provides a compelling, insightful, and comprehensive look into Rabbi Avi Weiss' extraordinary life, and how, as a result of his crusading activism and "speaking truth to power," he has inspired others to "show up, stand up, and speak up" in times of crisis. Today (Sunday - 9pm and Midnight (6pm & 9pm PT), Friday – 9pm & 4am (6pm &1am PT)

Talmud: Don’t Argue (Korach) As the Jewish world reads sedra Korach, JBS plays Gateways’ Rabbi Mordechai Becher (author of Gateways To Judaism) exploring the way in which the Jewish Tradition views the rebellion of Korach against Moses’ authority in the Book of Numbers (Ch. 16). Tuesday – 9:30 am & 5:30pm (6:30am & 2pm PT), Thursday – 7:30pm (4:30pm PT), Friday – 4:30am (1:30am PT)

Mezuzah Checking

Mezuzah Checking Tuesday, July 2, 10:00 am Chabad Chayil, 2601 NE 211 Terrace, Miami, FL 33180

A certified scribe will be visiting the community checking Mezuzas & Tefillin. He will only be with us for a few hours, so his time is limited. To make sure you reserve a spot to have yours checked, please call ahead. Prices are $9 per Mezuzah and $55 for Tefillin ($80 Gasos). Discounts & payment plans available to anyone that needs.

For more information and RSVP call (305) 770-1919 or visit https: //chabadchayil.org/2675078

Keshet LGBTQ Shabbaton

Teen Shabbaton for LGBTQ and Ally Jewish Teens!

Register today for Keshet's Leadership Intensive Shabbaton happening in Clayton, GA, Sept 6-8 2019! This Shabbaton is open to all LGBTQ and ally Jewish teens (grades 8-12).

This is an incredibly unique opportunity for young people to connect and meet other LGBTQ and ally Jewish teens from across the country! Registration is $54, and significant scholarships are available to offset registration and/or travel costs. Transportation will be provided from the airport and other central locations. More information and registration here: https://www.keshetonline.org/shabbaton/leadership-intensive-shabbaton/

Contact [email protected] with any questions!

Watch JBS on Atlantic Broadband Ch168, Hotwire Ch269, Fios Ch798, DirecTV Ch388, Roku under "educational" and streamed on jbstv.org from June 23-29

For the complete JBS schedule, go to www.jbstv.org and click on Schedule

L’Chayim: Sen. Joe Lieberman In a rare personal interview, former U.S. Senator and Vice Presidential candidate Joe Lieberman reflects on his Jewish background, his political heroes and his lifelong career in American politics. Wednesday - 9pm & Midnight (6pm & 9pm PT) Thursday - 3pm (12 Noon PT) (Next Sunday Noon and 6pm)

92nd Street Y: Barefoot Contessa Ina Garten, whose book "Barefoot Contessa: How Easy Is That?" features simple recipes and easy tips, talks with writer Anna Quindlen about her successful ventures in retail, television, and publishing. From the 92nd Street Y in NYC. Tonight (Sunday) - 8pm & 2am (5pm & 11pm PT) Monday - 10pm & 4am (7pm & 1am PT) Wednesday - 10:30am (7:30am PT) Saturday - 1am & 3pm (Fri 10pm & Sat Noon PT)

Jewish Cinematheque-Boaz Yacov Filmmaker Boaz Yehonatan Yacov discusses becoming religious late in life and marrying a non-religious filmmaker; and his directorial debut "Redemption" – the story of a religious rock star who returns to music to raise money for his sick child. With Jewish film scholar Eric Goldman. Monday - 7:30pm & 1am (4:30pm & 1am PT) Wednesday – 10:30pm & 2:30am (7:30pm & 11:30 PT) Saturday – 10pm (7pm PT)

AJC Global: Pompeo/Cruz/Sanders Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in conversation with David Harris (CEO, AJC), Rep. Rob Portman, Rep Hakeem Jeffries, Sen. Ted Cruz and Sen. Bernie Sanders are all featured at the 2019 AJC Global Forum from the Washington Hilton in Washington, D.C. Tuesday – 7pm (4pm PT) Wednesday – 1:30am (Tuesday 10:30pm PT) Thursday – 1pm (10am PT) Saturday – 7pm & 1am (4pm & 10pm PT)

AJC Global‘19: U.S. Leadership? Neera Tanden (Center for American Progress) debates Michael Anton (Dep. Assistant to Pres. Trump debate U.S. Global leadership in decline; plus, Rep. Lee Zeldin, Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz and Rep. Brendaw Lawrence from 2019 AJC Global Forum. Wednesday - 7:40pm & 1am (4:40pm PT & 10pm PT)

Today (Sunday) on L'Chayim : Oslo Syndrome - Ken 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. Sunday – Noon & 6pm (9am & 3pm PT) Monday– 3pm (12 Noon PT)

Monday on L'Chayim: Brad Hirschfield-CLAL (Part 2) Rabbi Brad Hirschfield, President of CLAL (National Jewish Center for Learning & Leadership), discusses why he left the extreme right, peace with the Palestinians, religious pluralism in Israel and gay marriage. Monday – 9pm & Midnight (6pm and 9pm PT) Tuesday – 3pm (12noon PT)

Tuesday on L'Chayim : Harriet Schleifer The incoming National President of the American Jewish Committee, Harriet Schleifer, discusses the key challenges facing American Jewish life including the lack of education in the Jewish community and the lack of engagement of Jewish youth.
Tuesday - 9pm & Midnight (6pm & 9pm PT) Wednesday - 3pm (12 Noon PT)

Thursday on L'Chayim: Deborah Lipstadt Holocaust historian Deborah Lipstadt (Emory University), discusses her celebrated victory over a British Holocaust denier and assesses the dangers of contemporary antisemitism she addresses in her book Antisemitism: Here and Now. Thursday – 9pm & Midnight (6pm & 9pm PT) Friday – 3pm (12noon PT)

Saturday on L'Chayim: Saving Italian Jews (Elizabeth Bettina) Elizabeth Bettina, author of "It Happened In Italy-the untold stories of how the people of Italy defied the horror of the Holocaust," describes how she learned the small Italian village which was home to her Catholic relatives helped save Italian Jews.
Saturday – 6pm (3pm PT)

Time To Say Goodbye Maximilian Ehrenreich stars as 12-year-old Jewish boy in Hamburg who must deal with his religiously divided parents' separation, his emerging puberty, and his falling madly in love with his new rabbi (Catherine De Lean). Directed by Vivian Andereggen. Tonight (Sunday) – 9pm & Midnight (6pm & 9pm PT) Friday – 9pm & 4am (6pm & 1am PT)

Guest Speaker at Temple Emanuel-El Of South Beach

Saturday, July 13th, 9:30 AM Temple Emanu-El will present Guest Speaker Jeffrey Beal.

Mr. Beal is a Recruiter at The Florida Guardian ad Litem (GAL), a not-for-profit partnership of community advocates and professional staff providing a powerful voice on behalf of Florida's abused, neglected and abandoned children in Florida’s dependency system.

Temple Emanu-El is located at 1701 Washington Avenue, Miami Beach. For information, call (305) 538-2503. There is no charge. Kiddush lunch will follow services.

  www.guardianadlitem.org               www.tesobe.org

Shalom Baby Childbirth Education Series

Shalom Baby

Come for the childbirth education, stay for the Jewish community!

For expecting moms and their partners.

Next offering Saturday, August 3, 9:30am - 4:30pm

Details and registration

Daylong class includes breakfast, a thorough, doula-taught childbirth education class and intimate conversation with one of Temple Beth Sholom's rabbis regarding Jewish names and naming rituals. They day concludes with Havdalah with your peers.

You'll then have the opportunity to return subsequent evenings for the following, all included in Shalom Baby: lactation consultant focusing on breastfeeding, swaddling, and diapering; pediatrician; psychologist focusing on maternal post-partum mental health; LCSW's experiential workshop entitled "From Partners to Parents/Couples to Families"; prenatal yoga class; sleep consultant; and infant/toddler CPR!

The community building continues with a reunion for all to meet and play with the babies months later.

Included in Shalom Baby is the opportunity for a child naming ceremony during Shabbat services.

Visions of Place: Complex Geographies in Contemporary Israeli Art

June 20 - August 4

Opening Reception & Gallery Talk

Please join us for the opening reception of Visions of Place: Complex Geographies in Contemporary Israeli Art on Thursday, June 20, from 7 - 9 pm. Featuring works by more than thirty contemporary artists, this art exhibition explores contending views of history and identity, questioning relationships to, and conflicts over, place. RSVP HERE

Visions of Place: Complex Geographies in Contemporary Israeli Art will be on view at the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami, through August 4. There will be a gallery talk with the exhibition's co-curator, Dr. J. Susan Isaacs, Towson University, on Friday, June 21, at 11 am. RSVP HERE

Where: Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami (1301 Stanford Drive, Coral Gables, 33124-6310

Find more information at lowe.miami.edu

Haim Maor, My Father's Suitcase 2008 (Image: Haim Maor, My Father's Suitcase, 2008. Suitcase with light. Courtesy of the artist.)

Olami Professional Circles: Daniel Ades

Final Session - Summer 2019 II Wednesday, June 19 @ 6:30PM Register Here

Be part of intimate discussions with Jewish Miami executives and hear from featured presenter:

Daniel Ades, Founder & Managing Partner of Kawa Capital

Bio: Daniel Ades is the Founder and Managing Partner of Kawa Capital. Daniel has been responsible for overseeing the firm's investment decisions since inception in 2007. Daniel is ultimately responsible for the overall strategy across all of Kawa Capital’s investing and together with the Chief Risk Officer, the allocation of capital and risk among strategies and investments. Daniel has been instrumental in building the investment team, creating an infrastructure capable of processing large amounts of simultaneous transactions and analysis, as well ensuring an institutional-quality foundation for the different areas of the firm.

Register Here

Olami Professional Circles is intended for Jewish professionals in their 20's & 30's who are looking to build a community that is committed to balancing business and Jewish values.

Daniel Ades

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