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Temple Beth Am Breakfast & Tour
Posted by Lauren Gold on 07/17/2024 @ 10:02 AM
Sunday, August 11, 11 AM-12 PM
Join Temple Beth Am for a tour of their campus, learn about the many membership incentives including their complimentary young adult memberships, their "Get To Know Us" campaign and for those families that want to rejoin their community, their "Get To Know Us All Over Again" incentive. For more information, contact Beth Am Membership Director Rita Diaz at [email protected] or 786.364.9434.
Temple Beth Am, 5950 N. Kendall Drive, Pinecrest
Miami Jewish Film Festival Tribute: Ask Dr. Ruth
Posted by Lauren Gold on 07/16/2024 @ 04:57 PM
Monday, July 22, 7:30 PM
Five years ago, the Miami Jewish Film Festival (MJFF) had the honor of hosting a special presentation of the Sundance award-winning documentary, *Ask Dr. Ruth. This film chronicled her incredible life, helping her revisit her past and influential career, which was at the forefront of the sexual revolution.
Join the MJFF in honoring Dr. Ruth with a special tribute showing of this critically acclaimed documentary. The screening will be accompanied by a panel discussion featuring Holocaust educators Dr. Miriam Klein Kassenoff, Dr. Nikki Freeman and Danny Reed.
Miami Beach JCC, 4221 Pine Tree Drive, Miami Beach
APPLY NOW! 2025 GMJF GRANT OPPORTUNITIES
Posted by Maayan Nafshi on 07/16/2024 @ 01:10 PM
The Greater Miami Jewish Federation is now accepting applications for two grant opportunities for 2025: Women’s Impact Initiative Grants and Jewish Incubator Grants.
To be considered for Women’s Impact Initiative Grants, proposals should identify obstacles self-identifying women and girls face and develop creative responses that promote social, economic and political equality.
Jewish Incubator Grants support nonprofits that strengthen Miami’s Jewish community through innovative and impactful programs. Jewish organizations with creative and forward-thinking ideas that enrich social service, educational or Jewish identity-building activities are invited to apply.
Grant applications for both opportunities are due by 4 p.m. on Friday, September 13, 2024.
Click here for more information and to apply.
JBS HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF JULY 14 - JULY 20
Posted by Vlada Barash on 07/12/2024 @ 03:14 PM
On JBS: Dani Dayan; Malcolm Hoenlein; Amanda Berman and more!
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
SUBJECT TO CHANGE ALL TIMES ARE ET
In the Spotlight with Abigail Pogrebin: Beatrice Weber
Closed Captioned Abigail Pogrebin is joined by speaker, activist, former Hasidic rebbetzin, mother of 10 and the executive director of Yaffed, Beatrice Weber, to discuss her organization’s mission of improving secular education in Hasidic and Haredi schools. Monday - 8:00pm & 11:00pm Tuesday - 2:00am, 7:00am & 11:00am Wednesday - 5:00am Thursday - 2:00pm Friday - 4:00pm Saturday - 7:00pm
A Special Look with Teisha Bader: Dani Dayan
Closed Captioned The chairman of Yad Vashem discusses the new complex being built there, the mission to preserve the memory of the Shoah, his participation at the Tree of Life groundbreaking, October 7th and more with Teisha Bader. Monday - 8:30pm & 11:30pm Tuesday - 2:30am, 7:30am & 11:30am Wednesday - 5:30am Saturday - 9:30pm
Fighting Antisemitism – The ISGAP Hour: Israel Education and Campus Environment Post October 7
Closed Captioned Dr. Rachel Fish discusses Israel education post-October 7th, while Dr. David Patterson and Dr. Cary Nelson examine the surge of anti-Israel sentiment on American campuses, with ISGAP leaders Charles Asher Small and David Harris. Tuesday - 7:00pm Wednesday - 2:00am & 10:00am Thursday - 4:00pm & 11:00pm Friday - 7:00am
Thinking Out Loud with Micah Halpern
Closed Captioned Micah Halpern discusses the rise of Jew hatred in America but highlights a new Gallup poll revealing positive perceptions of Jews in the US. Wednesday - 6:30pm & 11:30pm Thursday -8:30am & 12:30pm Saturday - 5:30am & 5:30pm
Defending Israel with David Harris
Closed Captioned Arab Peace Activist and supporter of Israel, Loay Alshareef from the UAE, joins David Harris in conversation about Israel and its relationship to the Arab countries in the Middle East. Wednesday - 7:00pm & 11:00pm Thursday - 4:30am, 7:00am & 11:30am & 5:00pm Friday - 5:30am, 1:00pm, 4:30pm & 10:00pm Saturday - 7:30pm
FIDF Briefing: Malcolm Hoenlein
Closed Captioned FIDF CEO Steve Weil speaks with Malcolm Hoenlein, Vice Chairman of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, who offers his insight about the current situations in both Israel and the diaspora. Thursday - 6:30pm & 11:30pm Friday - 1:00am, 8:30am & 12:30pm
Re-CHARGING Reform Judaism: Plenum 3: Our Social Justice and Interfaith Partnerships
Closed Captioned Zioness Founder and Executive Director Amanda Berman and Jewish Council for Public Affairs CEO Amy Spitalnick evaluate social justice and interfaith partnerships in the wake of October 7th, with remarks from Rabbi David Saperstein, in this plenum from the Re-CHARGING Reform Judaism Conference of the Stephen Wise Free Synagogue. Thursday - 7:00pm Friday - 4:00am & 10:00am Saturday - 3:30am & 8:00pm
NEWS & ANALYSIS
ILTV News and Daily News Updates
ILTV reports from Israel followed by JBS Daily News with Teisha Bader Mondays-Thursdays at 6:00pm & Fridays at 5:00pm
Good Week Israel
Positive stories from Israel of heroism, unity and support Mondays at 6:30pm
Insider
ILTV reports and interviews Tuesdays at 6:30pm
Summer Encores
Jewish Insights with Justin Pines: Avi Weiss Part 1###
Justin Pines sits with Avi Weiss, visionary rabbi, author, and founder of the Hebrew Institute of Riverdale, Yeshivat Chovevei Torah, and co-founder of Yeshivat Maharat, for a full-ranging conversation on his childhood, Israel, activism and more. Tuesday - 8:00pm & 11:00pm Wednesday - 7:00am & 11:00am Thursday - 5:00am Friday - 9:00am Saturday - 8:30am & 4:00pm
Global Connections with Robert Siegel: Leadership and Aging
Closed Captioned Robert Siegel looks at the essential questions of work, retirement, leadership, and aging with panelists Felix Benninger, Laura Carstensen, and Jeffrey Sonnenfeld. A program of the American Friends of Rabin Medical Center. Wednesday - 8:00pm Thursday - 2:00am & 10:00am Friday - 1:30pm Saturday - 10:00pm
On L’Chayim: Classic Conversations with Mark S. Golub z”l
Tal Keinan Part 1
Israeli financier and former IDF fighter pilot Tal Keinan, author of God Is In The Crowd, explains why he sees American Jewry on the decline and in danger of “dying in its sleep.” Monday - 9:00pm Tuesday - 12:00am, 3:00am & 3:00pm
Tal Keinan Part 2
Part two of a conversation with Tal Keinan, author of God Is In The Crowd. Tuesday - 9:00pm Wednesday - 12:00am, 3:00am & 3:00pm
Robin Kanarek###
Robin Kanarek, who lost her teenage son David to cancer, describes how she has been able to continue to embrace life, and why she feels the development of palliative care is so essential for patients of all ages. Wedsnesday - 9:00pm Thursday - 12:00am, 3:00am & 3:00pm
Cantor Sol Zim###
World renowned composer, educator, performer and cantor Sol Zim discusses his life and career and love for Jewish music.
Thursday - 9:00pm
Friday - 12:00am, 3:00am & 3:00pm
Saturday - 6:00pm
JEWISH STUDIES
Dimensions of the Daf
Talmud Study with Rabbi Mordechai Becher
Reading God's Mind
Rabbi Becher looks at the notion of "reading God's mind," based on the famous Talmudic argument that explores the "reason of the verse." Sunday - 9:00am Monday - 4:00am Tuesday - 9:00am & 5:00pm
Let The Sun Shine In
Rabbi Becher shares his thoughts on how the Talmud encourages us to enjoy life and the world. Sunday - 9:35am Monday - 4:35am Tuesday - 9:35am & 5:35pm
Jewish 101###
A pluralistic introduction to the teachings, ideas and values of the Jewish Tradition with Rabbi Mark S. Golub z"l
Eating from the Tree
A look at the story of when the Man and Woman first break the commandment not to eat from the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil. Monday - 9:00am Thursday - 9:00am Saturday - 1:00am
FRIDAY EVENING SHABBAT SERVICES
REFORM: CENTRAL SYNAGOGUE
Closed Captioned 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
Closed Captioned 9:30am & 1:00pm
ORTHODOX: HAMPTON SYNAGOGUE
With Hebrew, transliteration and English subtitles 11:00am & 2:30pm
Vlada Barash Special Projects Manager JBS Jewish Broadcasting Service, a 501c3fulltime television channel 201-334-2510 Website: www.jbstv.org
Narratives of Trauma and Recovery Post October 7
Posted by Lauren Gold on 07/08/2024 @ 02:46 PM
Wednesday, August 7, 7:30 PM
Award-winning Israeli novelist and clinical psychologist Ayelet Gundar-Goshen will discuss the impact of trauma in her literary work and the power of storytelling in her therapeutic work after October 7th.
In her new novel, The Wolf Hunt, the lives of an Israeli family based in the Silicon Valley are shattered after a terror attack on a local synagogue. The novel is an exploration of the fault lines in a community, a school, and a family, as an Israeli mother begins to suspect her teenage son of committing a terrible hate crime as revenge.
Working with terror victims in Israel after October 7, Gundar-Goshen discovered that the same tools used by writers to create imaginary stories could be useful for people trying to survive a horrific, unimaginable reality. By turning a chaotic reality into a well-constructed story, by telling the story from beginning to end, the victims of trauma can create meaning and begin to heal. Book signing to follow.
The Hub: Frankel Family Performing Arts Center, 5950 N. Kendall Drive, Pinecrest
JHoops Basketball Academy
Posted by Lauren Gold on 07/08/2024 @ 02:24 PM
At Alper JCC Miami for Ages 8-14
JHoops participants can enhance their basketball skills with the guidance of top-tier South Florida high school coaches. The carefully crafted JHoops curriculum advances weekly through small group training and specialized drills, tailored to benefit players of all skill levels. Elevate skills, conditioning and basketball IQ under the guidance of seasoned basketball experts.
Alper JCC Miami, 11155 SW 112th Ave, Miami
Enroll in the Miami Beach JCC's NEW Early Childhood Academy
Posted by Ariel Rounds on 07/08/2024 @ 01:34 PM
Discover Excellence in Early Education at the Miami Beach JCC! Join the excitement as we launch our Early Childhood Academy this fall! We welcome children ages 2 and 3 into a nurturing, educational environment.
- State-of-the-art facilities include modern classrooms, an expansive playground, a basketball gym, a sports field, a dedicated art room, and more.
- A nutritious kosher lunch and two snacks are provided daily.
- Favorable teacher-to-student ratios ensure personalized attention.
- Engaging play-based learning methodology.
- Sheva JCC Association-approved framework for enriching Jewish education.
- A nurturing and positive learning environment that supports child development.
- Highly experienced teachers with approved credentials.
Schedule a Tour! Explore our state-of-the-art facility, meet our passionate teachers, and learn about our enriching curriculum. We offer a high-quality Jewish educational experience open to families of all faiths.
Begin your child’s education with us! If you or someone you know is searching for a nurturing preschool environment, we invite you to contact our Director, Rosalynd Sejas, at [email protected] or 305-534-3206 x221.
Find out More and Secure Your Spot Visit the Early Childhood Academy Website
JBS HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF JULY 7 - JULY 13
Posted by Vlada Barash on 07/05/2024 @ 04:19 PM
On JBS: The Shalom Hartman Institute's CLP concludes; Re-CHARGING Reform Judaism continues; AJC Global goes Beyond the Headlines
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
SUBJECT TO CHANGE; ALL TIMES ARE ET
From Jerusalem: The Shalom Hartman Institute's Summer Community## Leadership Program
Donniel Hartman and Yair Lapid
Shalom Hartman Institute President Donniel Hartman in conversation with Yair Lapid, Leader of the Opposition in Israel’s Parliament, during the Shalom Hartman Institute’s Community Leadership Program in Jerusalem.
Monday - 12:30pm & 6:30pm Saturday - 9:30pm
Donniel Hartman - Reclaiming a Moral Space
Shalom Hartman Institute President Donniel Hartman, host of the popular For Heaven’s Sake podcast, speaks at the conclusion of the Institute’s Community Leadership Program in Jerusalem.
Tuesday - 12:30pm & 6:30pm
Defending Israel with David Harris
Longtime Jewish front line activist and JBS strategic analyst David Harris is joined in conversation about the Hamas-triggered war with Israel.
Wednesday - 7:00pm & 11:00pm Thursday - 2:00am, 4:00am, 7:00am &11:30am & 5:00pm Friday -5:00am, 4:30pm & 10:00pm Saturday - 8:00pm
Israel At War: Soroka Hospital on the Front Lines
Shahar Azani speaks with the head of Soroka Hospital in Israel, Dr. Shlomi Codish, about the hospital’s work on, and beyond, October 7th and treating IDF soldiers as well as returning hostages.
Thursday - 6:30pm & 10:00pm Friday - 1:00am, 5:30am, 8:30am & 12:30pm
Re-CHARGING Reform Judaism: Zionism, Anti-Zionism, and the Aims of Liberal Jewish Education
Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute for Religion President Dr. Andrew Rehfeld speaks about how Zionism fits in with his college's goal of providing a liberal Jewish education, and is joined by Rabbis Geri Newburge and Tarlan Rabizadeh for debate.
Thursday - 7:00pm & 11:00pm Friday - 2:00am,7:00am & 10:30am Saturday - 3:30am & 8:30pm
AJC Global Forum: Beyond the Headlines
The AJC Global Forum continues with leading Israeli journalists, representing a wide range of political and ideological perspectives, offering an inside look at Israeli current affairs, plus remarks from Prime Minister Netanyahu, and Israeli hero Nasreen Yousef.
Thursday - 8:00pm Friday - 4:00am Saturday - 4:30am
NEWS & ANALYSIS
ILTV News and Daily News Updates
ILTV reports from Israel followed by JBS Daily News with Teisha Bader
Mondays-Thursdays at 6:00pm & Fridays at 5:00pm
Good Week Israel
Positive stories from Israel of heroism, unity and support
Mondays at 6:30pm
Insider
ILTV reports and interviews
Tuesdays at 6:30pm
Summer Encores
Fighting Antisemitism – The ISGAP Hour
ISGAP leaders Charles Small and David Harris speak with professors Sunni Ali, Ansel Brown, and Hannibal Hamdallahi about countering racism and antisemitism today.
Sunday - 8:00pm *Special Time Monday - 2:00am & 7:00am Tuesday - 5:00am Thursday - 1:00pm
In the Spotlight with Abigail Pogrebin: Rabbi Brous
Founder and senior rabbi of the IKAR community in Los Angeles and a leading voice at the intersection of faith and justice, Rabbi Sharon Brous sits with Abigail Pogrebin to discuss her first book, The Amen Effect, about the power of community and showing up for each other.
Monday - 8:00pm & 11:00pm Tuesday - 2:00am, 7:00am & 11:00am Wednesday - 5:00am Thursday - 2:00pm Saturday - 7:00pm
Jewish Insights with Justin Pines: Chabad Rabbi YY Jacobson: The Lubavitcher Rebbe, Israel, and Parenting
Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak (YY) Jacobson, one of America’s premier Jewish scholars in Torah and Jewish mysticism, joins Justin Pines to share what he learned from the Lubavitcher rebbe, as well as insights on the world since October 7, and parenting.
Tuesday - 8:00pm & 11:00pm Wednesday - 2:00am & 10:30am Thursday - 4:30am Friday - 9:00am,1:30pm & 8:30pm Saturday - 4:00pm
Thinking Out Loud with Micah Halpern
Micah Halpern examines how Eurovision, the internationally renowned song festival that is largely unknown in the US, serves as a key indicator of international attitudes toward Israel.
Wednesday - 6:30pm & 11:30pm Thursday -2:30am, 8:30am & 12:30pm Saturday - 5:30am & 5:30pm
On L’Chayim: Classic Conversations with Mark S. Golub z”l
Rabbi David Hartman z"l
Founder of the Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem Rabbi David Hartman z"l speaks on the giving and receiving of the Torah at Sinai and how Jewish tradition rejects fundamentalism in this timeless edition of L'Chayim.
Sunday - 12:00pm & 6:30pm Friday - 1:00pm
David Dalin - Jews on Supreme Court (Part 2)
In part two of a discussion with the author of Jewish Justices of the Supreme Court, historian Rabbi David Dalin reviews the lives and careers of Arthur Goldberg, Abe Fortas, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Stephen Breyer and Elena Kagan.
Monday - 9:00pm Tuesday - 12:00am, 3:00am & 3:00pm
Dr. Ruth Westheimer
Renowned media personality Dr. Ruth Westheimer describes how she survived the Holocaust, made aliyah to Palestine and became a Haganah sniper, and grew to be America's most beloved sex therapist.
Tuesday - 9:20pm Wednesday - 12:20am, 3:20am & 3:00pm Saturday - 6:00pm
Rabbi Elie Abadie Part 1
Religious leader and scholar known for his extensive work in Sephardic Judaism, interfaith dialogue, and Jewish community leadership across the Middle East and beyond, Rabbi Abadie discusses the challenges of promoting Sephardic Jewish culture on the American Jewish scene.
*Wednesday - 9:00pm Thursday - 12:00am, 3:00am & 3:00pm *
Rabbi Elie Abadie Part 2
Rabbi Abadie describes his ties to Israel and discusses the Israeli-Palestinian conflict from a Sephardic Jewish perspective.
Thursday - 9:00pm
Friday - 12:00am, 3:00am & 3:00pm
JEWISH STUDIES
Dimensions of the Daf
Talmud Study with Rabbi Mordechai Becher
Seize the Moment or Wait for Better?
Rabbi Mordecai Becher examines Talmudic commentary on doing a mitzvah now versus waiting until later to do an even bigger mitzvah.
*Sunday - 9:00am Monday - 4:00am Tuesday - 9:00am *
Jewish 101##
A pluralistic introduction to the teachings, ideas and values of the Jewish Tradition with Rabbi Mark S. Golub z"l
First Relation
A look at what the Jewish Tradition teaches is the first evil of human existence, and what is at the heart of being a complete human being.
Monday - 9:00am Thursday - 9:00am Saturday - 1:00am
FRIDAY EVENING SHABBAT SERVICES
REFORM: CENTRAL SYNAGOGUE
Closed Captioned
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
Closed Captioned
9:30am & 1:00pm
ORTHODOX: HAMPTON SYNAGOGUE
With Hebrew, transliteration and English subtitles
11:00am & 2:30pm
Vlada Barash Special Projects Manager JBS Jewish Broadcasting Service, a 501c3fulltime television channel 201-334-2510
Website: www.jbstv.org
Bet Shira Congregation Open House
Posted by Lauren Gold on 07/03/2024 @ 04:31 PM
Sunday, July 14, 10 AM-2 PM
Meet the Bet Shira congregation - active, intergenerational, inclusive - and enjoy BBQ lunch and waterslides.
A Day Tour in Israel for Hebrew Speakers
Posted by Lauren Gold on 07/03/2024 @ 12:04 PM
Monday, July 15, 7:30 AM-6 PM
The Greater Miami Jewish Miami Israeli Division is leading a one-day mini mission in Israel to visit Sheba Hospital and the Gaza envelope, including the site of the Tribe of Nova music festival, Kfar Aza and Kibbutz Or HaNir. Participants of the mini mission - for Hebrew speakers - will learn about the extensive support Federation has been providing since October 7 to those impacted by the Hamas terror attacks and the ongoing war.