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Best-selling author Samantha Greene Woodruff will talk about her latest book, The Trade Off at the JCC's Literary Luncheon/Community Read Inaugural Event on Wednesday, November 13 at 12:30 PM.

A grip­ping his­tor­i­cal tale of greed, ambi­tion, and fam­i­ly ties from best­selling author Saman­tha Greene Woodruff. In roar­ing ’20s Man­hat­tan, Bea Abramovitz is a young Jew­ish woman with a tal­ent for math and an uncan­ny under­stand­ing of the stock mar­ket. Bea dreams of work­ing as a bro­ker on Wall Street and her smarts and tenac­i­ty land her an inter­view at the famous House of Mor­gan, in the new Ladies Depart­ment, a divi­sion cre­at­ed to man­age female clien­tele. She yearns to put her uncan­ny stock-pick­ing skills to bet­ter use, but the male-dom­i­nat­ed world of Wall Street won’t accept her. When her twin broth­er Jake returns home after los­ing every­thing in a Ponzi scheme out west, Bea sees her oppor­tu­ni­ty: he’ll get the job on Wall Street, and she’ll pick the stocks. With Bea’s help, Jake’s star swift­ly ris­es at Nation­al City Bank. As the decade draws to a close, every­one else is cel­e­brat­ing the country’s new state of “per­ma­nent pros­per­i­ty” but Bea sees signs of a crash loom­ing.

Sam’s debut nov­el, The Lobotomist’s Wife, was a #1 Ama­zon best­seller and First Reads pick. Her writ­ing has appeared in Newsweek, Writer’s Digest, Female First, Read 650 and more.

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Please join us for a special evening, Thursday, November 7, 7:30 pm at the Miami Beach JCC with Alexandra Zapruder, author of Salvaged Pages.

Alexandra Zapruder will speak about her groundbreaking anthology of excerpts from diaries of children of the Holocaust, some who survived but many who did not.

Alexandra is the author of Salvaged Pages: Young Writers’ Diaries of the Holocaust. She was one of the original staff members of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. Among many ongoing responsibilities, she serves as the Education Director of The Defiant Requiem Foundation.

Sponsored and Co-presented with the Holocaust Memorial Miami Beach as a part of Holocaust Education Week.

To RSVP: https://mbjcc.ticketleap.com/children/

Please join us for the Miami Beach JCC – Wednesdays at the J - JCC-U Open House on Wednesday, November 6 at 11:00 am with a special guest, Dr. Arjun Desai, a leading specialist on longevity and health. Baptist Health will be on hand for health screenings. Meet our instructors in bridge, canasta, krav maga, guitar and much more

A free lunch will be served. Our keynote speaker for the day is Dr. Arjun (JJ) Desai, MD who leads the strategy for future platforms, luminary ecosystem development, clinical and economic data analytics and modeling, and Medical Advisory Board operational support at INSIGHTEC.

The JCC-U program made possible with the generous support of Baptist Health. The line-up of classes for Wednesday’s JCC-U will include:

9:15 AM – Coffee & Conversation: Kickstart your JCC-U Day with the perfect blend of coffee, engaging conversation, and a dash of surprise opics. Join the lively discussions led by the Moderator/ Host, Dr. Miriam Klein Kassenoff.

10:00 am - Choose one

Music History with Alan Mason Each week Allan will introduce you to great moments that shaped the music that we enjoy.

Chair Yoga with Marta Molnar Chair yoga, a gentle form of yoga that’s done while seated or using a chair for balance, makes the practice more accessible. 11:15 am - Choose one

Art History: This is a class for all art lovers. Learn about the great masters and art appreciation with Batia Cohen in a fun and relaxed atmosphere.

Spiritual movement and Torah Mediation with Havi Heber Kunis

Wednesday, October 30, 11 AM-2 PM

In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Lunch, the Miami Beach JCC * is hosting an event with Sharsheret: *A Look at Healing through Expressive Arts.

Join us as we honor the stories of breast cancer survivors and explore how various forms of art — music, visual, literary, and dance — play a crucial role in healing and enhancing well-being. We will view a documentary film produced by Alina Ko of Art Garden Productions, hear from one of the film's artists and learn with a music therapist from Miami Cancer Institute. The program will include screening guidelines and other pertinent information from Sharsheret to support our discussion.

Panelists: Mali Schwartz, Breast Cancer Survivor and Sharsheret Ambassador, Alexa Marsellos, Music Therapist, Miami Cancer Institute and Deborah Litwak, Florida Program Coordinator, Sharsheret

After the Lunch & Learn session, everyone is welcome to stay and enjoy the open play of Canasta and Mahjong.

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Co-sponsored with Sharsheret, a Jewish Breast Cancer Organization, in Honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

Monday, October 21 at 7:30 PM

Join us at the Miami Beach JCC for Sip & Savor in the Sukkah under the stars. Enjoy arak-based cocktails, tasty bites and live music in our beautifully decorated Sukkah on the pool deck. Experience a delightful evening of cocktails, bites and networking under the stars.

The Miami-inspired flavors of Miami Arak will be featured.

All of the cocktails and food will be kosher.

Miami Beach JCC, 4221 Pine Tree Drive, Miami Beach

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Please join us for a special evening, Monday, September 23, 7:30 pm at the Miami Beach JCC for a very special evening on Building Bridges/Construyendo Puentes: Holocaust History and the Spanish-Speaking World.

Learn how the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum is building bridges between Holocaust history and the Spanish-speaking world through its content in English and Spanish, and its collections from Latin America. Holocaust survivor Dr. Miriam Klein-Kassenoff will also speak about how these resources and collections have impacted education in the greater Miami area.

Presented by Christina E. Chavarría, Program Manager, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and Dr. Miriam Klein-Kassenoff, Education Chair, Holocaust Memorial Miami Beach & Founding Director, Holocaust Teacher Institute at University of Miami.

To RSVP: https://mbjcc.ticketleap.com/buildingbridges/

Please join us on Sunday, September, 29, 9:00 am for a family friendly, morning program on the MBJCC Sol Stern Dock as we use the kayaks and canoes of the Mariner Program to help keep the Indian Creek Waterway clean from plastic and other debris, in a pre-High Holiday - Reverse Tashlich! We will help the environment and help keep the intercostal behind the JCC! Bring your children and grandchildren! Lifeguards will be on duty. Community Service hours are available. This is a program of the Tikkun HaYam - Repair the Sea organization which organizes Reverse Tashlich programs all over the world. Volunteers from the climate and environmental organization VolunteerCleanUp.org. Volunteer Clean Up organization is focused building a grassroots movement against marine debris by helping facilitate educational shoreline, waterway and neighborhood cleanups. What is a Reverse Tashlich? Sponsored by the Jewish organization Tikkun HaYam-Repair the Sea, the Reverse Tashlich program, conducted worldwide, reimagines the High Holiday Tashlich ceremony of symbolically casting away sins into water. The symbolism is reversed: participants come together to clean up waterways that impact our lives, fostering a spiritual connection to and stewardship for the environment. A donation of $18 per person is requested (children under 12 are free). MB JCC Lifeguards will be present. Refreshments will be served! (This is a plastic free event - please bring reusable water bottles. We will have water for refills.) Community Service hours are available. A portion of the proceeds support the MBJC Mariners program and our co-sponsor for the day, VolunteerCleanUp.org, a non-profit dedicated to sponsoring a grassroots movement for clean beaches, shorelines and waterways. They will be on hand to assist with nets, grabbers, buckets and other equipment.

Join the Gordon School at the Center for Jewish Life for our Open House on October 22, 2024 at 8:30am.

During this time you can meet our Head of School, Directors, tour our campus and learn about the admissions process to apply for the 2025-2026 school year. Please use this link to register for security purposes.

For any additional questions, please contact the Admissions Director at [email protected].

Looking forward to seeing you there!

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
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Joey Weisenberg and the Hadar Ensemble

Join musician Joey Weisenberg, a teacher and composer of Jewish melodies, and the Founder and Director of Hadar's Rising Song Institute, as he leads the Hadar Ensemble in a soul-stirring concert of nigunim, masterful improvisations, and ethereal harmonies, for a powerful blend of performance and ritual at B’nai Jeshurun in New York City. Sunday - 8:30pm Tuesday - 1:00pm Saturday - 3:30am & 10:00pm

In The Spotlight with Abigail Pogrebin: Arnie Eisen

Abigail Pogrebin is joined by Arnie Eisen, one of the world’s foremost authorities on American Judaism and Chancellor Emeritus of The Jewish Theological Seminary and professor of Jewish Thought. 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

Matzah Book Soup##

Following "In the Spotlight," Matzah Book Soup co-founders Lilli and Amanda share their recommendation for the historical fiction novel Don’t Forget to Write, a coming-of-age romance by author Sara Goodman Confino.

Jewish Insights with Justin Pines: Daniel Kohn on Transformation Through Spirituality

How do we make prayer real? What are the keys to personal growth and transformation around spirituality? Justin is joined by world-renowned prayer and meditation guide, Rabbi Daniel Kohn, from Bat Ayin in the Judean Mountains of Israel, to explore the transformative and uplifting potential of prayer and expanding our consciousness.
Tuesday - 8:00pm & 11:00pm Wednesday - 4:00am, 7:00am & 11:00am Thursday - 5:00am Friday - 9:00am & 8:30pm Saturday - 8:30am & 4:00pm

Thinking Out Loud with Micah Halpern

Micah Halpern reflects on the profound impact of Hersh Goldberg-Polin z"l, exploring how his story has become a powerful emblem of the hostage crisis and the tragedy of 10/7. Wednesday - 6:30pm & 11:30pm Thursday - 8:30am & 12:30pm Saturday - 5:30am & 5:30pm

Defending Israel with David Harris

Mark Dubowitz, CEO of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, joins David Harris for an in-depth discussion on the geopolitical landscape of the Middle East today. Wednesday - 7:00pm & 11:00pm Thursday - 4:00am, 7:00am, 11:30am, 5:00pm & 10:00pm Friday - 4:30pm & 10:00pm Saturday - 7:30pm

Sermons from Rabbi Ammiel Hirsch: Don't Be Indifferent

Rabbi Ammiel Hirsch urges his congregation of the Stephen Wise Free Synagogue not to remain indifferent in the face of world events, reminding us that compassion must lead to action and that we can make a difference by improving one life at a time. Wednesday - 7:30pm & 10:00pm Thursday - 1:00am, 4:30am, 7:30am & 2:30pm Friday - 11:00am Saturday - 8:00pm

Israel, Lebanon, Hezbollah

In a program of Moment Magazine, Robert Siegel is joined by former Lebanese journalist Hanin Ghaddar and Middle East analyst Aaron David Miller to discuss Israel’s northern border and the continued threat from Hezbollah and Iran. Thursday - 8:00pm & 11:00pm Friday - 2:00am & 1:00pm

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

Fighting Antisemitism – The ISGAP Hour

Natan Sharansky

Soviet Refusenik and human rights activist Natan Sharansky (Chairman, ISGAP), speaks about fighting antisemitism on the left and on the right simultaneously. Sunday - 7:00pm Monday - 1:00pm

College Campus###

Columbia University Professor Assaf Zeevi and Katie, a senior at Columbia, discuss campus protests, antisemitism, the university’s response, and a call for action, with ISGAP leaders Charles Asher Small and David Harris. Tuesday - 7:00pm Wednesday - 2:00am & 10:00am Thursday - 4:00pm Friday - 7:00am

Israel at War: Jonathan Greenblatt's Trip to Israel

ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt joins Teisha Bader to discuss his recent visit to Israel, where he mourned with the family of Hersh Goldberg-Polin z"l and other families of hostages slain by Hamas, met with relatives of those still in captivity, and weighs in on combatting antisemitism in the U.S. which has spiked since October the 7th. Sunday - 6:00am & 5:30pm Tuesday - 11:30am & 4:30pm Wednesday - 5:30am Thursday - 6:30pm Friday - 8:30am & 12:30pm

FIDF Briefing Challenges and Regional Threats

FIDF CEO Steven Weil is joined by Deputy Commander of the Israeli Staff Command and former Head of the Counter Terrorism Bureau at the Prime Minister’s Office Brig. Gen. (Res) Nitzan Nuriel, to discuss current challenges facing the IDF, including the munitions deficit, being attacked on nine different fronts, the mental well-being of soldiers as we approach the one-year mark of the war, the looming threat of Iran wresting control of Jordan, and the recent hostage assassination. Tuesday - 4:00pm Thursday - 7:30pm Friday - 2:00pm

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

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

Ellen Hershkin

In a conversation from 2018, then president of Hadassah, Ellen Hershkin talks about her Jewish background, her love of Israel, her regard for Hadassah founder Henrietta Szold. Tuesday - 9:00pm Wednesday - 12:00am, 3:00am & 3:00pm Saturday - 6:00pm

Richard Stone z"l - Part 1

Jewish leader Richard Stone z"l describes growing up in New Orleans and how he became more observant while at Harvard and in Jerusalem; and shares his concerns over the failure of non-Orthodox Judaism. Wednesday - 9:00pm Thursday - 12:00am, 3:00am & 3:00pm

Richard Stone z"l - Part 2

Richard Stone z"l reflects on why many American Jews are critical of Israel and why they fail to understand the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Thursday - 9:00pm
Friday - 12:00am, 3:00am & 3:00pm

JEWISH STUDIES

Dimensions of the Daf

Talmud Study with Rabbi Mordechai Becher##

On Condition

Rabbi Becher explores the Talmud's emphasis on details and stipulations in matters of Jewish law, and why every word of the Torah has a purpose. Sunday - 9:00am Monday - 4:00am Tuesday - 9:00am & 5:00pm

Shake It Up Zayde

The Jewish custom of swaying during prayer is discussed by Rabbi Becher. Sunday - 9:30am Monday - 4:30am Tuesday - 9:30am & 5:30pm

Jewish 101

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

Episode 1 - Introduction

In this introductory "Jewish 101" lesson, host Rabbi Mark S. Golub z"l explains for whom the original series is intended and why it is so difficult to teach Judaism to children. Monday - 9:00am Thursday - 9:00am

Episode 2 - What is a Jew?###

While many people mistakenly think a Jew is a member of a religion or a race, the Jewish Tradition has a very different answer. Monday - 9:40am Thursday - 9:40am

Episode 3 - Our Obsession

The Jewish Family has had an historical obsession that has shaped the unique character of the Jewish People. Rabbi Mark S. Golub z"l explains what this obsession is. Monday - 10:15am Thursday - 10:15am Saturday - 1:00am

Episode 4 - Defining a Jew

Learn the Jewish tradition's definition of "What it means to be a Jew" through a midrash [rabbinic commentary] to a well-known verse from the Book of Ruth. Monday - 10:45am Thursday - 10:45am Saturday - 1:30am

Episode 5 - The Torah

Learn about the Five Books of Moses and the relationship between the Torah and the Jewish Bible. Monday - 11:15am Thursday - 11:15am 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 501c3 fulltime television channel 201-334-2510 Website: www.jbstv.org

Sunday, December 29, 6:30 PM at the Miami Beach Bandshell

Join the Miami Beach JCC and your Jewish community for Matisyahu in performance as part of his annual Chanukah concert series The Festival of Light. Known for his spirited hit One Day, his music is a mix of reggae, hip-hop, alt rock and boldly inventive pop. Matisyahu's spirituality has evolved in parallel with his music and his Jewish heritage remains a central theme throughout his life and his music.

Miami Beach Bandshell, 7275 Collins Ave, Miami Beach Program is rain or shine.

Federation 10% Discount Code: GMJF

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