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Early voting has started and the general election is less than two weeks away! Federation’s Jewish Community Relations Council has developed an Election toolkit to help registered voters in Miami-Dade County access information on how to request a mail-in ballot, vote early or vote on Election Day. It also allows voters to find their voting precinct. The Toolkit is part of a larger civic engagement effort, by JCRC, to engage and inform voters in Miami-Dade County on important election match ups, initiatives and issues that will impact the broader community. This includes the upcoming vote on Referendum 2, in Miami Beach, which the JCRC is urging community members to support by voting “YES.”

Join the International Division for an inspiring night with Dr. Jaime Ghitelman, International Division Chair, and Yosef Shwedel, International Division Campaign Chair.

Thursday, November 3rd at 8pm. Please CLICK HERE to RSVP

Come together with Miami’s Jewish community to commemorate the 84th anniversary of Kristallnacht, the Night of Broken Glass on Sunday, November 6, beginning at 6 p.m., at the Holocaust Memorial Miami Beach. The Kristallnacht remembrance ceremony is the first event of Holocaust Education Week, November 6-11, an annual series of community events dedicated to teaching about the Shoah. If you cannot attend in person, it also will be livestreamed. The evening will include testimony from Wendy Reiss Rothfield, who will recount how she and her family escaped from Vienna, Austria just before Kristallnacht, along with prayers, musical interludes and presentations by local community leaders. Kristallnacht, considered to be a harbinger of the Holocaust, resulted in the incarceration of 30,000 Jews in concentration camps Please click here for more information on attending in person or watching the livestream on JewishMiami.org/kristallnacht. The Kristallnacht commemoration is organized by the Holocaust Memorial Miami Beach, a Committee of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation.

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

L’Chayim Symposium: America and Israel

Mark S. Golub is joined by Mort Klein (President, ZOA), Caroline Glick (Chief Columnist, Jerusalem Post), Eric Yoffie (President Emeritus, URJ) and Laura E. Adkins (Opinion Editor, Forward) to examine President Biden’s relationship to Israel and the current ability of American Jewish leadership to advocate effectively for the Jewish state. Wednesday - 9:00pm & Midnight Thursday - 3pm Saturday - 5:30pm

In the Spotlight: Wayne Hoffman

Abigail Pogrebin is joined by Wayne Hoffman, Executive Editor of Tablet magazine and author of The End of Her: Racing Against Alzheimer’s to Solve a Murder, a memoir that sets out to find the truth behind the 1913 murder of his great-grandmother in Winnipeg’s Jewish neighborhood. Monday - 8:00pm & 1:30am Tuesday - 11:00am Thursday - 10:00pm Friday - 5:00am Saturday - 10:30pm

Remembering Tree of Life

In commemoration of the Tree of Life synagogue shooting in Pittsburgh, PA, Teisha Bader is joined by Rabbi Jeffrey Myers, of the Tree of Life Congregation, and Eric Schuman, executive producer of a new HBO film that documents the tragedy’s aftermath. Wednesday - 7:30pm & 1:30am Thursday - 1:00pm, 8:00pm & 1:00am

Danny Ayalon with Benjamin Anthony of the MirYam Institute

Benjamin Anthony, co-founder of the Miryam Institute, discusses Israel's current diplomatic positioning with regards to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the ongoing nuclear talks with Iran, the uncertain future of the Israeli-Palestinian peace process, and the continuing regional ramifications of the Abraham Accords, with former Israeli Ambassador to the United States, Danny Ayalon. Tuesday- 8:00pm & 1:00am Wednesday - 11:00am Friday - 10:00am Saturday - 8:00pm

Abraham Accords Anniversary: Dan Shapiro

Former U.S. Ambassador to Israel, Dan Shapiro, joins Rabbi Sherman to discuss the signing of the historic agreement, Israel's strategy to prevent Iran from going nuclear and more from Sinai Temple in LA. Wednesday - 8:00pm & 2:00am Thursday - 11:00am Saturday - 7:00pm

Rabbi Hirsch: The Jewish Road

Expounding on the idea that the Jews are a wandering people, Rabbi Hirsch highlights the spirit of non-conformity as one of the four Jewish characteristics acquired by virtue of the transformative odysseys described in the Torah, in his Yom Kippur sermon to the congregation of the Stephen Wise Free Synagogue in New York City. Tuesday- 7:00pm & 2:00am Wednesday - 10:20pm
Thursday - 1:20am Friday - 11:00am

Global Perspectives with Ellie Cohanim: Sheila Nazarian

Social media activist and star of the Netflix series “Skin Decision,” Sheila Nazarian joins Ellie Cohanim to discuss the protests in Iran, anti-Semitism, and what it means to be an immigrant in the United States and have pride in Iranian heritage. Thursday - 7:30pm Friday - 2:30pm

In The News: Kanye West Tweets

Aryeh Tuchman, Senior Associate Director of ADL’s Center on Extremism, discusses the Kanye West social media posts and response of the ADL with Teisha Bader. Sunday - 5:30pm

In The News:Israeli Elections

Shahar Azani, JBS Senior VP & former Israeli diplomat, looks at the likelihood that this fifth round of elections will end the cycle of political turmoil in Israel, and the prospect of Netanyahu succeeding in gaining a majority, with Mark S. Golub Monday - 6:30pm Tuesday – 2:00am, 11:00am

Thinking Out Loud: JBS journalist Micah Halpern

This week, Micah discusses the ongoing war in Ukraine and the sham “referendums” on whether or not the annexed regions want to join Mother Russia. He also touches on the delicate balancing act that Israel had to do to condemn the invasion while not upsetting Russia too much; this approach is now fading away in favor of more robust condemnation. Wednesday - 6:30pm & 11:30pm Thursday - 3:30am, 8:30am & 12:30pm Saturday - 5:30pm

L’Chayim

Dan Almagor

On October 25, 1973, the Yom Kippur War ended in a cease fire. Dan Almagor describes the heroic defense of the IDF on the Golan Heights at the start of the war which prevented the Syrian Army from overrunning the north of Israel. Sunday- 12:00 Noon

Yossi Klein Halevi

Yossi Klein Halevi, Israeli journalist, author and fellow at the Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem, discusses issues confronting contemporary Israel today and his book on the aftermath of the 1973 Yom Kippur War, Like Dreamers. Sunday - 6:00pm

Angela W. Buchdahl

Senior Rabbi of Central Synagogue in New York City, Angela Warnick Buchdahl, discusses growing up with innate spirituality and a lifelong love of Judaism; her struggles with identity and acceptance as an Asian-American Jew; her journey to leading one of the most prestigious synagogues in America, and more. Monday - 3:00pm

Yossi Beilin

One of Israel’s most creative career diplomats, Yossi Beilin (the architect of the Oslo Peace Process and Accords), discusses his participation in the Six Day War and the Yom Kippur War; and explains the rise and fall of Oslo.
Monday - 9:00pm & Midnight
Tuesday - 3:00pm

The Green Prince

Mossab Hassan Yousef, the son of a Hamas leader who became an Israeli spy, and Gonen Ben Ytizhak, the Shin Bet agent who became Mossab's handler, talk about their incredible story documented in the award-winning film, "The Green Prince." Tuesday - 9:00pm & Midnight Wednesday - 3:00pm

Leah Goldin

Leah Goldin, mother of IDF Lt. Hadar Goldin (z”l) who was murdered by Hamas in 2014, describes her more than five years of efforts to move the world community to demand Hamas comply with international norms and return her son’s body. Thursday - 9:00pm & Midnight Friday - 3:00pm

Jewish Studies

Jewish 101: The Story of Noah

Does God ever make a mistake? How does the Jewish Tradition understand the notion of God acting in history? Through Rabbinic interpretation (midrash) of the story of Noah (Genesis 6-11), these questions are addressed. Sunday - 10:00am Monday - 5:00am Wednesday - 9:00am & 5:00pm Thursday - 4:00am Friday - 1:00pm

Hebrew: Lesson 12

Learn the letter "Mem," rules for the pronounced "Sh'vah," and conclude the Pay letter family that start Hebrew words Purim and Passover (Download Lessons and Worksheets free on the JBS website, jbstv.org) Monday - 9:00am & 5:00pm Tuesday - 2:00am Thursday - 10:00am & 5:00pm Friday - 4:00am

Talmud Study with Rabbi Mordechai Becher: Who's at Fault?

A classic scene from the movie "The Godfather," is used to study the Talmudic question, "Who's responsible when one person orders another to do an evil deed?" Sunday - 9:00am Monday - 4:00am Tuesday - 9:00am & 5:00pm Wednesday- 7:00pm

Talmud Study with Rabbi Mordechai Becher: God or Man?

Warnings about potential dangers (and an exploration of whether tragedies are in the hands of heaven or man) are examined in "Put On a Sweater Or You'll Catch a Cold," based on Kesuvos Daf Lamed Sunday - 9:30am Monday - 4:30am Tuesday - 9:30am & 5:30pm Thursday - 7:00pm

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

EXPANDING THE ECOSYSTEM: MIAMI-ISRAEL INNOVATION CONFERENCE

Kovens Conference Center | Florida International University Thursday, November 17, 2022

Join us in North Miami, FL for the Miami-Israel Innovation Conference! This one-day conference will spotlight existing synergies in the innovation ecosystems and catalyze future partnerships between Israel and South Florida. Don’t miss your chance to hear from leading Israeli and Miami-based CEOs and other industry leaders on agriculture, water and climate technology, smart cities, healthcare, policy and innovation.

Featured speakers include: • Jonathan Menuhin, CEO of the Israel Innovation Institute • Maurice Ferre, Jr., CEO of INSIGHTEC • Ted Deutch, CEO of American Jewish Committee (AJC) • Daniella Levine Cava, Miami-Dade County Mayor • Maor Elbaz-Starinsky, Consul General of Israel in Miami • Alumni of the AJC Project Interchange Miami Entrepreneur delegations... and many more!

REGISTER HERE

Building Smarter Cities • Enabling Synergy between Policy and Innovation • Cultivating the Future of Agriculture • Ensuring Water Resources • Investing in our Health • Saving our Collective Future

Co-sponsored by Florida International University, American Jewish Committee, and the Consulate General of Israel to Florida & Puerto Rico in Miami.

Support provided by the Jorge M. Pérez Family Foundation.

Join us for our Opening Event 5783 Honoring Artist Grace Sherman With the President’s Award & Screening, “Supermarket” a short film by Rhonda Mitrani.

Join us as we honor Grace, learn from Rhonda and raise funds to support our efforts to ensure the well-being of women, children and families in our community, in Florida, across the United States, and around the world.

NCJW Life and Current Annual Member/Advocates are invited to attend with a guest.

Three-year Member/Advocate: $144 Annual Member/Advocate: $54 Emerging Leader (36 years and under): $36

Become a Member Here

RSVP for an Opening Event Here

Since 1913, the Anti-Defamation League has led the fight against racism, bigotry, intolerance and antisemitism. For 30 years, the Florida Region of ADL has recognized leaders in the legal community who have fought for civil rights across our state.

Join us as we come together to celebrate individuals who have made outstanding contributions for our Florida community, while exemplifying the principles on which ADL was founded.

When: November 15, 2022 11:30 PM to 1:30 PM

Where: Intercontinental Miami | 100 Chopin Plaza | Miami, FL 33131

Contact: Candice Perilstein at [email protected] ((561) 988-2935)

LEARN MORE AND REGISTER TODAY

JewQ is an international competition of basic Jewish history and Torah concepts for boys and girls in grades 3 through 7. Geared for Jewish children who are not getting a typical Jewish day school education, Chabad Chayil will host a weekly class to make mastering the information fun and easy.

Now entering its fifth year, thousands of students from around the world are becoming experts in Jewish knowledge through JewQ!

Students will have the option of learning the information together with other kids their age at Chabad Chayil each week at their Highland Lakes location or learning the book at home on their own and at their own pace. Each student that averages 70% or higher on the three qualifying tests earns the chance to be a champion—and the champions are the lucky ones invited to the JewQ annual Shabbaton in New York! All champions who score over 70% on all three tests will also qualify to earn a special prize or trip!

The once in a lifetime Shabbaton is full of fun hands-on activities and thrilling adventures. Champions take the final test to earn a JewQ Medal at the International Championship, the highlight of the JewQ experience and Shabbaton weekend. The top two finalists of each city will also get the chance to compete on stage in a live game show performance.

We are very excited for South Florida to be a part of this global and powerful initiative.

In addition to the International Championship, we’ll be celebrating the hard work of our JewQ contestants with a local game show event, scheduled to take place on Sunday, February 5th at a South Florida location TBA. The local event will give the community a chance to see just how much knowledge children have gained about the fundamentals of Judaism, including law, history, core concepts, and more.

JewQ is a project of Merkos 302 at Chabad Headquarters in Brooklyn and Chabad Chayil's Community Hebrew After-School Program (CHAP). To sign a child up for weekly classes or for more information see ChabadChayil.org/JewQ.

To sponsor one or more children or to become a corporate sponsor of this amazing program and event, reach out to [email protected] or call 305-770-1919. For other preschool or afterschool activities visit HebrewSchool.info.

Details JewQ is for children grades 3 through 7. Each grade has specific information for that age. Each child will be given 3 tests during Hebrew School throughout the learning periods to keep them motivated and ascertain their level. Each child must spend at least 35 minutes a week mastering the information.

A celebration of the Miami Beach JCC, marking the ten-year anniversary of this state-of-the-art facility!

When: November 3, 2022 7:00 PM to 11:00 PM

Where: Miami Beach JCC | 4221 Pine Tree Drive | Miami Beach, FL 33140

Contact: Karen Sepsenwol at [email protected] (305.534.3206)

TICKETS HERE

Join other like-minded young philanthropists in Miami for a meaningful and rejuvenating Shabbat dinner with JNFuture. Come together with new and old friends and learn about the powerful work Jewish National Fund-USA is doing for the land and people of Israel.

Friday, October 28, 2022 | 7:00 - 10:00 pm (ET)

A full address will be provided closer to the event date.

This event is open to young philanthropists ages 22-40.

Nehama Schwartz, Campaign Executive, JNFuture, South Florida [email protected] • 305.682.0025 x895

REGISTER HERE