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Thursday, April 20, 8:30 pm Chabad Chayil, 2601 NE 211 Terrace, Miami FL 33180

For women & Girls. Special Blessings for: Finding for your soul-mate, Parnassah, Health, Peace, Children, Happiness, Shalom Bayit etc... Option I: Bring your own bowl & ingredients & join the fun (no charge)! Option II: We’ll purchase for you ($17.50) the bowls & ingredients! MUST ORDER IN ADVANCE! EITHER WAY PLEASE RSVP.

Reservations & information at (305) 770-1919 or ChabadChayil.org/Events

We are celebrating Israel's 75th birthday and its rich culture and history with a fun-filled event for the whole family on Wednesday, April 26th at 5 pm featuring Musicians Yaoz Magenheim, 22, and Tsur Shoham, 21, from Yerucham in Israel, and activities for all ages, including arts & crafts, dancing, games, food, and more! Find out more at mbjcc.org/israel

CommUNITY for Israel

Yom HaZikaron Commemoration & Yom Ha’atzmaut Celebration

Tuesday, April 25, 2023 Hebrew Academy Miami 2400 Pine Tree Drive, Miami Beach, Florida 33140

Doors Open at 6:30 pm

Schedule: 6:45 pm - Special Ceremony/7:45 pm - Music, Fun, Fireworks and Delicious Food

Watch JBS on Comcast X-1 Box Ch 1684, Breezeline(formerly Atlantic Broadband) Ch 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

COMMEMORATING YOM HASHOAH

Obermayer Awards 2023

Portraits of the 2023 Obermayer Awards recipients, the individuals and organizations recognized during Holocaust Remembrance at the Berlin Parliament for their efforts to preserve Jewish culture and history and counter antisemitism and all bigotry. Sunday - 7:40pm Monday - 5:35am

Unpacked: The Holocaust

A look at the critical events, important information, and unexplored stories of the Holocaust and its impact on the Jewish People. Monday - 7:35pm Tuesday - 2:35am & 10:40pm Wednesday - 5:35am

Candid Cantor with Dan Singer: The Match

Playwright Toby Singer discusses The Match, his musical that imagines a world where Hungarian heroes Hannah Senesh and Rudolf Kaztner met each other, in a program hosted by Cantor Dan Singer of the Stephen Wise Free Synagogue. Monday - 1:50pm Tuesday - 5:00am & 10:00pm Friday - 2:15pm Saturday - 1:00am

FIDF Live: Survivor Rena Quint

From her home in Jerusalem, Holocaust survivor Rena Quint bears witness to IDF soldiers in a special Zikaron Basalon (Memories in the Living Room), hosted by Cheryl Silver Ochayon. Tuesday - 8:00pm Wednesday - 9:45am Saturday - 7:00pm

Also for Holocaust Remembrance Sunday

Jewish Studies - 9am-11am L’Chayim - 11:30am-1pm In the Spotlight: Hitkansut Seder - 3pm 92Y Capture of Adolf Eichmann - 8pm Film: Kinderblock 66 - 9pm

Monday

Auschwitz or Sinai: Kurtzer - 9am Nazi Hunger: Svoray - 10am Fighting Nazi Occupation: Kaiser - 11am Eric Goldman’s Jewish Cinematheque - 5pm-6pm Opening of the Book of Names - 8:30pm L’Chayim Elie Wiesel - 9pm Yom Hashoah Commemoration - 10pm

Tuesday

Yom Hashoah: Yad Vashem - 1:30pm Rabbi Hirsch: Yom Hashoah Again and Again - 7pm FIDF Live: Holocaust Remembrance - 7:30pm

Wednesday

Warsaw Ghetto Secrets - 1pm Museum of Polish Jewry - 2pm Jewish Life in Krakow - 8pm

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Srugim Episode 10 - “Contentment and Happiness”

The gang is apart for Shabbat as Yifat settles into an unfamiliar home in Ma’ale Elisha, Nati finds himself alone, and Hodaya is torn between religion and her relationship. Monday - 7:00pm Tuesday - 2:00am & 10:00am Wednesday - 5:00am Thursday - 2:15pm Friday - 2:15am Saturday - 10:15pm

In the Spotlight: Idit Klein

Abigail Pogrebin meets with the Executive Director of Keshet, a non-profit dedicated to creating a welcoming and supportive community for GLBTQ Jews. Idit Klein discusses her organization which has become a national leader in making the Jewish community more inclusive. Monday - 8:00pm Tuesday - 1:00am Wednesday - 11:00am Thursday - 1:00pm Saturday - 8:30pm

A Special Look: Itamar Moses & An American Tail

Teisha Bader is joined by Tony Award-winning playwright Itamar Moses to discuss An American Tail: The Musical, Moses’s new project based on the beloved animated film about a Jewish family of mice escaping persecution and seeking freedom and tolerance in America. Wednesday - 7:30pm Thursday - 2:00am & 1:00pm Friday - 10:30pm Saturday - 5:30am

Into the Light: A Central Synagogue Cabaret

From Jewish songs to rock music to Broadway showtunes and beyond, join Cantor Dan Mutlu, Cantor Jenna Pearsall, and Rabbi Angela Buchdahl for a memorable night of Cabaret, as they perform popular music LIVE from New York City’s Central Synagogue. Thursday - 7:00pm & Midnight Friday - 10:00am

NEWS & ANALYSIS

In the News: A Seder Seat for Gershkovich

Shayndi Raice, a colleague of Evan Gershkovich, the Jewish journalist who’s being held in Russia on false espionage charges, discusses the initiative for Jews around the world set a seat for Gershkovich at the Passover seder. Sunday 5:30pm

In the News: Israel’s Northern Border

Sarit Zehavi, CEO and founder of Alma, discusses the recent rocket attacks from Lebanon and Syria at northern Israel. With Teisha Bader. Sunday - 5:30pm Monday - 6:30pm & 11:30pm Tuesday - 3:30am, 8:30am & 12:30pm Saturday - 11:30pm

Thinking Out Loud: Israel Independence with Micah Halpern

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

L’CHAYIM

FOR YOM HASHOAH

Dachau Album

One of the most important Holocaust artifacts found since World War II, the Dachau Album is a recently discovered treasure, containing artwork and photographs. National Director of the project Avi Hoffman shares the story of the album and its impact Sunday - 6:00pm Saturday - 6:00pm

Elie Wiesel z"l

Author Elie Wiesel z”l, recipient of the 1968 Nobel Peace Prize, explains why the Holocaust was a unique event, why he has not forgiven Germany, why he chose to have a child and why he does not fear for the Jewish future. Monday - 1:00am, 9:00pm & Midnight
Tuesday - 3:00pm

Nazi hunter Simon Wiesenthal z"l

A conversation with the late Simon Wiesenthal, the foremost Nazi hunter who explains why he was always concerned with justice not vengeance. Monday - 2:00am

Nancy Spielberg

Nancy Spielberg describes growing up Jewish in Phoenix with her brother Steven and about her film "Who Will Write Our History" documenting the Oyneg Shabes, a clandestine group of Warsaw Ghetto Jews who documented Nazi atrocities.
Monday - 2:30pm

Eugene Aryeh Lebovitz z"l

Eugene Aryeh Lebovitz, commander of troops in Haifa during the 1947 War of Independence, reminisces about his survival at Auschwitz, his running the British blockade, and his ongoing work on behalf of Israel and Jewish life. Monday - 9:00pm & Midnight Tuesday - 3:00pm

Polish Jewish Festival

Founder and Director of the Jewish Culture Festival in Krakow Janusz Makuch, a "Jew at heart", shares his story and the story of triumph of the annual Jewish cultural event celebrated in Poland. Wednesday - 9:00pm & Midnight Thursday - 3:00pm

Stephen Schwartz

Musical theatre composer and lyricist Stephen Schwartz discusses some of his classic Broadway shows, including Pippin, Wicked and The Prince of Egypt, and describes how Jewish values have shaped his life and work.
Thursday - 9:00pm & Midnight Friday - 4:00am & 3:00pm

JEWISH STUDIES

Talmud Study with Rabbi Mordechai Becher Sunday & Tuesday Mornings at 9am ET Wednesday & Thursday Evenings at 7pm ET

Talmud Study: Morality In The Shoah

Rabbi Mordechai Becher reviews Talmudic examples of how one maintains moral integrity and Jewish identity in extreme circumstances. Sunday - 9:00am Monday - 4:00am Tuesday - 9:00am & 5:00pm Wednesday- 7:00pm

Talmud Study: Martyrdom v Saving Life

Rabbi Mordechai Becher discusses the Talmudic tension between "save life" and "martyrdom" as it applies to the Holocaust. Sunday - 9:30am Monday - 4:30am Tuesday - 9:30am & 5:30pm

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

Is It God's Fault?

When something like the earthquake in Haiti occurs, does the Jewish Tradition hold God responsible in any way? Does human suffering challenge the existence of God? Sunday - 10:00am Monday - 5:00am Wednesday - 9:00am & 5:00pm Thursday - 4:00am Friday - 1:00pm

REFORM AND ORTHODOX SHABBAT SERVICES

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

Edith Samers Vice President 203.536.6914 (cell phone) JBS Jewish Broadcasting Service, a 501c3 fulltime television channel Website: jbstv.org

Attention, college and graduate students! Apply now to receive a grant from the Sylvia Tuman Scholarship Program, administered by The Foundation of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation.

The Sylvia Tuman Scholarship Program provides a limited number of scholarships for Jewish students who require financial assistance to further their education. Students must be enrolled or accepted into an accredited undergraduate or graduate degree program at a college or university located in Miami-Dade or Broward counties. Preference is given to institutions in Miami-Dade County.

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An additional resource available for your consideration is an interest-free loan from the Hebrew Free Loan Association, a subsidiary of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation. For more information, please visit https://jewishmiami.org/hfla/ or call 305-692-7555.

BBYO is an organization that can be put in one word: Passion. It is a Jewish organization that prides itself on its sense of community, and everyone in the AZA Hurricanes Chapter is excited and looks forward to every meeting. BBYO provides teens with the opportunity to be part of a global movement spanning 61 countries and boasting an impressive 70,000+ members, and one that is celebrating its centennial this year. This organization allows Jewish teens to meet, build friendships, and bond over BBYO’s ideals of fraternity, democracy, and Judaism. This organization, and primarily Miami’s Hurricanes AZA Chapter, has built a brotherhood in Miami, as friends that are made in BBYO stick for life. Teenage boys can further their knowledge of Jewish ideals and continue with their Jewish experience, living through principles and structures that have been around for the last 100 years. Meetings are every Tuesday at the Alper JCC, where the boys get together alongside their sister chapter, N’shamah BBG, and spend an hour participating in chapter programming. Alongside these events, teens can also attend conventions, two annually with South Florida, where hundreds of teens spend Shabbat and a weekend together at a hotel celebrating Judaism and learning leadership. Alongside these, teens can also attend International Convention, where thousands of teens from around the world meet for 5 days to learn, celebrate, and have fun together, alongside people like the Second Gentleman of the US, TV Star Maddie Ziegler, and many other past guests. BBYO also provides unparalleled leadership opportunities for teens, with them being able to serve various roles on chapter, regional, and even international boards, alongside various leadership roles all around. This organization has built many friendships and connected many people further to their religion and their personality, and has changed hundreds of thousands of lives worldwide. There is quite frankly no other movement like it, and joining BBYO is the best thing a teenager can do for their own Jewish and personal journey. BBYO is open to all Jewish 8th-12th Graders in Miami. If you are a teen, join BBYO, and if you are a parent, enroll your teen today.

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Fraternally submitted with undying love for BBYO and Hurricanes AZA #843

Luiz Gandelman 99th International Secretary (Grand Aleph Mazkir)

Travis Gettinger Hurricanes AZA Secretary (Mazkir)

Burton Litman Hurricanes AZA Recruitment Director (Moreh)

The Greater Miami Jewish Federation is partnering with local Jewish organizations to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the founding of the State of Israel with festivities across Miami-Dade County.

To mark this milestone Yom Ha’Atzmaut, or Israel Independence Day, which falls on April 26, community events will take place April 25-30 — and everyone is invited! The celebrations will offer family fun, food and music at Miami's three Federation-supported JCCs: Alper JCC, Miami Beach JCC and Michael-Ann Russell JCC, including appearances by Israeli musical duo Yaoz Magenheim and Tsur Shoham, from Federation partner city Yerucham, who will perform popular Israeli songs on piano, flute and guitar; a cantorial concert of Israeli favorites in North Dade and a gala hosted by the Israeli community featuring Yardena Arzi. To see all Israel 75 events, click here.

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

Schedule of Passover Services from The Hampton Synagogue (Orthodox) and Central Synagogue (Reform) All times are ET

Tuesday April 11th The Hampton Synagogue 8:00pm (Encore Midnight)

Wednesday April 12th Central Synagogue (LIVE) 9:30am (Encore12:30pm) *Yizkor Service

The Hampton Synagogue 11:00am (Encore 2:00pm) 8:00am (Encore Midnight)

Thursday April 13th The Hampton Synagogue 11:00am *Yizkor Service

Documentary: “I Was Not Born A Mistake”

**JBS premiere of the documentary portrait of Yiscah Smith, the spiritual activist who was living in Jerusalem as an ultra-orthodox married man and father named Yaakov before undergoing gender transition surgery to live her full authentic life as an observant Jewish woman.

Sunday - 9:00pm & Midnight
Tuesday - 2:00pm Friday - 8:30pm
Saturday - 4:00am**

Srugim - “Dry Cleaning” Ep. 9

Reut ends up with two dates at Shabbat dinner and must make a tough choice, Yifat looks to move away from Jerusalem, Amir has a dream, and Nati injures himself trying to escape tensions. Monday - 7:00pm Tuesday - 2:00am & 10:00am Wednesday - 5:00am Thursday - 2:10pm Friday - 2:15am Saturday - 10:00pm

Unpacked for Passover

From unique Passover traditions and a look at the myriad reasons why Jerusalem is the crossroads of the world and the forever capital of the Jewish people, to a matzah makeover and a celebration of Jewish food from communities around the world, these entertaining videos cover the gamut for Passover! Monday 7:40pm
Thursday - 8:45pm

In the Spotlight: Naomi Seidman

Abigail Pogrebin is joined by Naomi Seidman to discuss Heretic in the House, her new podcast that explores how those who have left Orthodox communities see themselves, and what their journeys can reveal about belonging, otherness and more. Monday - 8:00pm Tuesday - 1:00am & 11:00am Wednesday - 4:00am Thursday - 1:00pm

Rabbis Artson and Sherman

In the final lecture from a series presented by Sinai Temple, Rabbi Bradley Shavit Artson (Dean, Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies) delivers a talk on "Integrity in a Multifaith World," and sits with Rabbi Erez Sherman (Sinai Temple) for discussion. Thursday - 7:30pm Friday - 1:00am &10:00am

In the News: Danny Ayalon

Former Israeli Amb to the US Danny Ayalon weighs in on the Judicial Reforms Crisis in Israel including the impact on US-Israel relations, why he says some compromise reforms are needed and why unity is the most important issue of all. With Teisha Bader. (Sunday - 5:30pm

In the News: Passover for Gershkovich

Shayndi Raice, a colleague of Evan Gershkovich, the Jewish journalist who’s being held in Russia on false espionage charges, discusses the initiative she helped where Jews around the world set a seat for Gershkovich at the Passover seder. Monday - 6:30pm & 11:30pm Tuesday - 3:30am, 8:30am & 12:30pm Saturday - 11:30pm

Good Week Israel: Zadora Acquitted, Passover Treats, Actress Diane Neal

Roman Zadorov acquitted in Tair Rada murder case after 17 years, more creative ways to eat matzah, and the beloved international actress leaving Hollywood behind to make an Aliyah. Tuesday - 6:30pm & 11:30pm Wednesday - 3:30am, 8:30am & 12:30pm

L’CHAYIM with Mark S. Golub z’l

Helen Nash

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. Monday - 3:00pm Thursday - 9:00pm & Midnight

Abigail Pogrebin

Abigail Pogrebin, current host of JBS’ “In the Spotlight”, former producer for "60 Minutes" and author of "Stars of David" & "One and the Same: My Life as an Identical Twin," talks with Mark S. Golub about growing up with a famous mother (feminist Letty Pogrebin) and her own Jewish journey. Tuesday - 3:00pm Wednesday - 9:00pm

Art of Arthur Szyk

Irvin Ungar, the leading authority on the life and work of illustrator Arthur Szyk, recounts the remarkable story of how the political artist used his work to fight Hitler, including the creation of the iconic Szyk Haggadah. Tuesday - 3:00pm Friday - 3:00pm Saturday - 6:00pm

JEWISH STUDIES Talmud Study with Rabbi Mordechai Becher

Talmud Study: When May You Pray? Rabbi Becher explores how the Jewish Tradition designates proper times for prayer.

Sunday - 9:00am Monday - 4:00am Tuesday - 9:00am & 5:00pm Wednesday- 7:00pm

Talmud Study: Get Thee A Rabbi

A look at the importance and subtleties of Torah study, according to the Jewish tradition Sunday - 9:30am Monday - 4:30am Tuesday - 9:30am & 5:30pm Thursday - 7:00pm

Jewish 101 with Rabbi Mark S. Golub z”l
The Exodus

What it means to be a "Jew" according to the Jewish tradition, and Jewish sensitivity to the pain of one's enemies, are ideas explored through the Exodus story with rabbinic commentary of the midrash Sunday - 10:00am Monday - 5:00am Thursday - 4:00am Friday - 1:00pm

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

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

Edith Samers Vice President 203.536.6914 (cell phone) JBS Jewish Broadcasting Service, a 501c3 fulltime television channel Website: jbstv.org

Join host Robert Siegel for a free virtual event on Wednesday, Apil 19th at 4pm EST.

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Mark your calendars for the annual Berrin Family Book Festival of Alper JCC Miami—featuring 40+ renowned authors beginning in September each year. Whether you’re a book lover or simply interested in hearing from names synonymous with pop culture and bestsellers, there’s an event for everyone. Don’t miss our year-round literary events.

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