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Thursday, June 13, 6:30 PM on Zoom

Designed for caring adults with LGBTQ+ young people in their lives, join Keshet for a training on the basics of building LGBTQ+ equality and belonging. Learn how you can be an advocate for your loved ones, even if you’ve never done advocacy before!

Presented by Tracey Labgold, Florida Education and Training Manager.

Zoom link will be sent before the program.

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Monday, June 10, 7:30 PM

Celebrate Pride Month and Promote Mental Health

The Miami Jewish Film Festival, The Center for the Advancement of Jewish Education (CAJE), the Greater Miami Jewish Federation’s Youth Mental Health Initiative BeWell Miami, Keshet and other partnering synagogues and organizations invite you to a screening of this incredible film, followed by a panel discussion and Q&A focused on LGBTQ+ youth mental health in the Jewish community.The Holy Closet features seven stories depicting life cycle moments of LGBTQ+ Jews, as they grapple with religion, relationships, family and more in their daily lives.

Cost: $10 for adults | $5 for teens under 18

The Hub at Temple Beth Am, 950 N. Kendall Drive, Pinecrest

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Sunday, June 2, 7 PM

During the October 7 attacks on Israeli towns and at the Nova Music Festival, women and girls were assaulted and mutilated. Despite the indisputable evidence, these atrocities have received little scrutiny from human rights groups and international organizations. In Screams Before Silence, Sheryl Sandberg, former COO of Meta (Facebook) and founder of LeanIn.org, interviews multiple eyewitnesses, released hostages, first responders, medical and forensic experts, and survivors of the Hamas massacres in an effort to expose both the brutality and the silence around this tragedy.

ADMISSION IS FREE

Michael-Ann Russell JC, 18900 NE 25th Avenue, Miami

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On JBS: Lag B'Omer; Memorial Day; Saperstein & Troy-A Great Jewish Debate; Torah Giants

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

SUBJECT TO CHANGE ALL TIMES ARE ET

A Great Jewish Debate: Jewish Values and American Politics

Rabbi Saperstein & Dr. Tevi Troy

With a momentous 2024 election approaching, two of American Jewry’s most prominent social policy thinkers, Rabbi David Saperstein and Dr. Tevi Troy, come together in the spirit of Eilu v’Eilu (principled disagreement) to debate the most contentious topics of our times and explore how to forge a Jewish path to bipartisan cooperation and tolerance. A program of the Temple Emanu-El Streicker Center in New York City.
Sunday - 7:30pm & 11:00pm Monday - 7:00am, 10:00am, 4:30pm Tuesday - 1:00pm Thursday - 7:30pm Saturday - 3:30am & 10:00pm

Remembering the Family Store

A nostalgic documentary featuring families and small businesses that contributed to the beloved community of Stamford, CT circa 1940-1965, from their peak years as the center of downtown business through the early years of urban redevelopment. Sunday - 9:00pm Monday - 2:00am Tuesday - 9:40am Wednesday - 4:00pm Thursday - 10:00am

In the Spotlight with Abigail Pogrebin

Dreyfus Affair (Maurice Samuels)

Abigail Pogrebin is joined by Maurice Samuels, author of a biography which analyzes Alfred Dreyfus’s complex relationship to Judaism and antisemitism and illustrates the profound effect of the Dreyfus Affair on the lives of Jews around the world. Monday - 8:00pm & 11:00pm Tuesday - 2:00am, 7:00am & 11:00am Wednesday - 5:00am Thursday - 2:00pm Friday - 4:00pm & 9:30pm Saturday - 7:00pm

Fighting Antisemitism – The ISGAP Hour

Freeman and Elman

Author Ben M. Freeman addresses the phenomenon of internalized anti-Jewishness in his talk on “The Impact of Jew-Hatred on Jews,” and professor Amy Elman (Kalamazoo College) lectures on “All American Antisemitism through Replacement Feminism.” Tuesday - 7:00pm Wednesday - 2:00am & 10:00am Thursday - 4:00pm Friday - 2:00am & 7:00am Friday - 2:00am

Jewish Insights with Justin Pines

Nehama Leibowitz and Studying the Torah with Smadar Rosensweig

(Torah Giants Part 3)###

Justin Pines is joined by Jewish educator and Tanakh lecturer Smadar Rosensweig (Stern College for Women at Yeshiva University), to explore the impact and legacy of one of the world’s most influential Torah scholars, a woman who shaped the trajectory of Torah study, Nehama Leibowitz. Tuesday - 8:00pm & 11:00pm Wednesday - 4:00am, 7:00am & 11:00am Thursday - 5:00am Friday - 9:00am, 2:00pm & 8:30pm Saturday - 8:30am & 4:00pm

Thinking Out Loud with Micah Halpern

Looking ahead to a safer and better Israel, Micah Halpern calls for a thorough investigation into October 7, and for the State Comptroller to hold accountable those responsible for the security failures. Wednesday - 6:30pm & 11:30pm Thursday - 2:30am, 8:30am & 12:30pm Saturday - 5:30am & 5:30pm

Defending Israel with David Harris

Longtime Jewish frontline activist and JBS Strategic Analyst David Harris discusses how the big lessons of the 1930s are incredibly relevant today. Wednesday - 7:00pm & 11:00pm Thursday - 2:00am, 7:00am, 11:30am & 5:00pm Friday - 5:00am, 4:30pm & 10:00pm Saturday - 7:30pm

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Climate Change on American Campuses

Rabbi Hirsch reminds his congregation of the Stephen Wise Free Synagogue that the climate change on American campuses has been incremental, and that it is not too late to reverse the catastrophe. Wednesday - 7:30pm & 10:00pm Thursday - 1:00am, 7:30am & 2:30pm Friday - 5:30am & 11:00am Saturday - 1:30am

In The News

ICC Decision

Shahar Azani speaks with Arsen Ostrovky, human rights attorney and the CEO of the International Legal Forum, about the ICC's decision to seek the arrest of Israel’s leaders alongside the leaders of terror group Hamas. Thursday - 6:30pm & 10:00pm Friday - 1:00am, 8:30am & 12:30pm

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

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

The Second Sun

Filmmaker Jennifer Gelfer and actor John Buffalo Mailer discuss their feature film The Second Sun, the poignant story of a b'shert romance between a survivor and a lost soul in post-World War II New York City.
Sunday – 12 Noon
Tuesday - 9:00pm
Wednesday - 12:00am, 3:00am & 3:00pm Saturday - 6:00pm

Michael and Shannon Taylor

Holocaust survivor and war veteran Michael Taylor is joined by his son Shannon as he shares his remarkable story of escaping concentration camps, rescuing fellow Jews, sailing to Palestine and fighting in the Haganah in the Independence War. Monday - 9:00pm Tuesday - 12:00am, 3:00am & 3:00pm

Nobel Laureate Eric Kandel

Nobel Prize-winning neuroscientist Eric Kandel, now 94 years old, spoke with Mark in 2019 about leaving Austria during World War II, his relationship with Vienna, and his life work studying the mind, memory and the brain. Wednesday - 9:00pm
Thursday - 12:00am, 3:00am & 3:00pm

Jay Goldberg

Criminal law attorney and US Constitutional scholar Jay Goldberg discusses his career as both prosecutor and defense attorney in some of the nation's most high-profile cases, as described in his autobiography The Courtroom is My Theater. Thursday - 9:00pm
Friday - 12:00am, 3:00am & 3:00pm

JEWISH STUDIES

Dimensions of the Daf

Talmud Study with Rabbi Mordechai Becher

Marriage - Lag B'Omer

Rabbi Becher explores the notion of marriage in this episode he calls "Eight Blessings One Wedding," based on Talmud tractates Kesuvos 7 and 8. Sunday - 9:00am Monday - 4:00am Tuesday - 9:00am & 5:00pm

Jewish 101##

A pluralistic introduction to the teachings, ideas and values of the Jewish Tradition with Rabbi Mark S. Golub z"l

The Shabbat

Begin the study of the values and world view of the Jewish Tradition by exploring a fascinating wrinkle in the Ten Commandments. Monday - 9:00am

Creation Part 1

Explore the values of Torah through the rabbinic midrash (interpretation) to The Story of Creation (Genesis Chapter 1), and learn why the Jewish tradition does not read the story literally. Monday - 9:30am 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

With Mishkan Miami and Refuat HaNefesh

Sunday, June 9, 9 AM-1 PM

Traditionally, Shavuot is celebrated with study sessions commemorating the giving of the Torah to the Jewish people. In addition, we eat dairy products and join together as a community. Join Mishkan Miami and the Refuat HaNefesh Alumni Fellows for study and brunch. Rabbi Frederick Klein will present commentary on the Book of Ruth while Rabbi Cheryl Weiner will facilitate an interactive exploration of the Ten Commandments.

Kosher breakfast will be served.

For information, please email [email protected] or call 786.866.8655.

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On JBS: Time's Echo; The Zohar and Lag B'Omer; Is the Golden Age of American Jewry Ending?###

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

SUBJECT TO CHANGE

ALL TIMES ARE ET

In the Spotlight with Abigail Pogrebin

Jeremy Eichler - Time’s Echo

Winner of this year’s top prize for the National Jewish Book Award, Author Jeremy Eichler joins Abigail Pogrebin to discuss Time’s Echo, which was named History Book of the Year by The Sunday Times. It chronicles how four iconic classical composers responded to war, horror, and memory.

Monday - 8:00pm & 11:00pm Tuesday - 2:00am, 7:00am & 11:00am Wednesday - 5:00am & 7:30pm Thursday - 4:30am & 2:00pm Friday - 10:00am & 9:30pm Saturday - 7:00pm

Fighting Antisemitism – The ISGAP Hour

Challenges of Technology

Lev Topor (Senior Research Fellow, Center for Cyber Law and Policy at the University of Haifa), speaks about “Challenges and Complexities of Combating Antisemitism in a Digital and AI-Empowered World."

New Premiere Night! Moving from Sunday 7pm to Tuesday 7pm

Tuesday - 7:00pm Wednesday - 2:00am & 10:00am Thursday - 4:00pm Friday - 2:00am

Jewish Insights with Justin Pines

The Zohar with Daniel Matt (Torah Giants Part 2)

Justin Pines is joined by scholar and educator Dr. Daniel Matt to explore his definitive, award-winning translation of the Kabbalah’s primary text, the Zohar, and the holiday of Lag B’Omer which commemorates the yahrtzeit of the Zohar’s author and primary subject, Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai.

Tuesday - 8:00pm & 11:00pm Wednesday - 4:00am, 7:00am & 11:00am Thursday - 5:00am Friday - 9:00am, 2:00pm & 8:30pm Saturday - 8:30am & 4:00pm

Thinking Out Loud with Micah Halpern

Amid ongoing antisemitism and protests, Micah Halpern offers reassurance that the Jew haters may have loud voices but they are a tiny group who will not succeed.

Wednesday - 6:30pm & 11:30pm Thursday - 8:30am & 12:30pm Saturday - 5:30am & 5:30pm

Defending Israel with David Harris

JBS Strategic Analyst David Harris speaks candidly about American Jews under assault - what is the battle plan?

Wednesday - 7:00pm & 11:00pm Thursday - 4:00am, 7:00am, 11:30am & 5:00pm Friday - 5:00am, 4:30pm & 10:00pm

Global Connections with Robert Siegel

Is the Golden Age of American Jews Ending?

Robert Siegel examines the state of American Jewry today with Franklin Foer (National Correspondent, The Atlantic), Leonard Saxe (Director of the Cohen Center for Modern Jewish Studies, Brandeis University), and Pamela S. Nadell (Jewish Studies Program Director, American University). A program of AFRMC.

Wednesday - 8:00pm Thursday - 2:00am & 10:00am Friday - 7:00am & 1:00pm Saturday - 11:30pm

Covenant, Land, Power, and Responsibility

Rabbi Ethan Tucker (President and Rosh Yeshiva, The Hadar Institute) offers sources, framing, and reflection on contemporary questions of Jewish power and responsibility and the land of Israel.

Thursday - 7:30pm & 11:00pm Friday - 2:00am & 10:30am

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

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

Dr. Jeffrey Gurock - Jews in America

Professor of American Jewish History at Yeshiva University Jeffrey Gurock describes aspects of the Jewish experience in America.

Monday - 9:00pm Tuesday - 12:00am, 3:00am & 3:00pm

Dr. Aaron Ben Ze'ev

For the holiday of Lag B'Omer, former President of the University of Haifa, professor of philosophy and author of Love Online, Aaron Ben Z'ev sits to discuss the psychology of love.

Tuesday - 9:00pm
Wednesday - 12:00am, 3:00am & 3:00pm Saturday - 6:00pm

John Sterling

The retired voice of the New York Yankees, John Sterling talks about how he has become one of the most well-known and beloved play-by-play announcers in America today.

Wednesday - 9:00pm
Thursday - 12:00am, 3:00am & 3:00pm

Zach Iscol

Zach Iscol, a decorated Marine who served two terms in Iraq, explains why he joined the Marines, how he experienced the war and the bonds he forged with his Iraqi translator, and how he feels now about military conflict.

Thursday - 9:00pm
Friday - 12:00am, 3:00am & 3:00pm

JEWISH STUDIES

Dimensions of the Daf

Talmud Study with Rabbi Mordechai Becher

Brutal Honesty, Loving Lies

Rabbi Mordechai Becher explains how the Talmud requires that honesty be tempered with love.

Sunday - 9:00am Monday - 4:00am Tuesday - 9:00am & 5:00pm

Saul and David

Rabbi Becher explores the different ways the Talmud views the first two kings of Israel, King Saul and King David, based on passages from the Biblical Book or Samuel.

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

Midrash

How do Jews read and understand the Torah? Why is rabbinic commentary, or "midrash," critical to knowing what the Torah "means?" Learn how understanding Judaism (through Torah) depends on midrash.

Monday - 9:00am Saturday - 1:00am

Shabbat

Begin the study of the values and world view of the Jewish Tradition by exploring a fascinating wrinkle in the Ten Commandments.

Monday - 9:30am Thursday - 9:00am Saturday - 1:30am

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

www.jbstv.org

Names, Not Numbers®

A film project by Hebrew Academy 8th Graders

Wednesday, May 22, 2024 @ 6:30 PM

Where: Hebrew Academy's Jacob C. and Dora Cohen Auditorium

2400 Pine Tree Drive, Miami Beach, Florida 33140

Monday, June 10, 7:30 PM

Join BeWell Miami for a special screening of The Holy Closet, followed by a panel discussion focused on LGBTQ+ mental health and specifically that of Jewish youth in the LGBTQ+ community.

The Hub at Temple Beth Am, 5950 SW 88th Street, Pinecrest

For information, contact Jenine Simon at [email protected] or 305.271.9000 X 251.

Participate in Shabbatot throughout the month of May

In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, BeWell Miami is partnering with Miami-Dade synagogues and organizations for Shabbatot observance throughout the month of May that incorporate mental health and wellness conversations and activities.

Attend a Shabbat celebration at a synagogue, a partnering organization or host your own.

CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE

Volunteer in Israel on an Alexander Muss High School in Israel (AMHSI) teen mission. Take part in community service, work together in farms, volunteer at ADI Negev-Nahalat Eran Rehabilitation Village in southern Israel, visit AMHSI's new Be'er Sheva campus, Muss South, and experience the diverse communities in the southern metropolis. For high school students above 15 years old.

Registration closes two weeks prior to departure date.

CLICK HERE FOR INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION