It's Happening In Miami

A virtual event with author Lisa Novick Goldberg...The true story of how a Jewish New Yorker's familial relations to the Mafia profoundly shaped her life.

DATE: April 22, 2021
TIME: 11:00am
Zoom Link provided upon RSVP
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Watch JBS on Comcast X-1 Box Ch 1684, 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

Highlights

Medicine & Morality: The Choice is Ours

Explore how lessons of the Shoah — how the power and privilege of medicine can be abused in times of crisis — have informed the choices made by healthcare professionals during the pandemic, and the implications of these choices for us all. Monday - 7:30pm & 2:00am; Wednesday - 1:30pm; Thursday - 5:30am; Saturday - 8:00pm & 1:30am

Robert Siegel: White Supremacy

Robert Siegel moderates a discussion on the threat of white supremacy with Lawrence Rosenthal (UC Berkeley), Kathleen Belew (University of Chicago) and Jonathan Greenblatt (Anti-Defamation League). "Global Connections: Navigating The New Abnormal.” Monday - 8:00pm & 1:00am; Wednesday - 2:00pm; Saturday - 8:00pm & 2:00am

Yom HaZikaron to Yom Ha’Atzmaut

Mark the transition from Yom HaZikaron, Israel's Memorial Day, to Yom Ha'Atzmaut, Israel's Independence Day with Central Synagogue’s Takes Ma’avar program with personal testimonies, words of inspiration and songs of remembrance and celebration. Wednesday - 7:30pm & 1:00am; Thursday - 10:00am; Friday - 10:00am

Declaration of Independence

David Ben Gurion reads the entire "Declaration of Independence of the Modern State of Israel," Erev Shabbat, May 14, 1948 (5 Iyar 5708). With English text of the Declaration in captions. Plus videos celebrating Yom HaAtzmaut and the thoughts of Benjamin Anthony and Daniel Gordis. Wednesday - 8:45pm & 2:15am

David Ben Gurion z”l & Ron Eliran

David Ben Gurion z”l reads the entire Declaration of Independence of the Modern State of Israel (May 14, 1948), and Israel’s iconic “Ambassador of Song” Ron Eliran sings medley of Israeli songs. Thursday - 4:30pm

In The News: A New Government?

Israel's President Rivlin gave Prime Minister Netanyahu the first chance to establish a government in Israel, following the results of the last elections. What are his chances of success and what might happen next? Israeli political analyst Kobi Cohen shares his insights. Monday - 6:30pm, 11:30pm; Tuesday - 3:30am, 8:30am & 12:30pm; Saturday - 11:30pm

Thinking Out Loud: JCPOA nuclear deal

The prospect of the U.S. engaging with Iran and possibly re-entering a form of the oft-derided "JCPOA" nuclear deal and why the rhetoric coming from Turkey regarding "reconciliation" with Israel is all talk, given all of the pro-terror and anti-Israel actions it has taken over the last decade. Wednesday - 6:30pm & 11:30pm; Thursday - 3:30am, 8:30am & 12:30pm

On L’Chayim

Sunday - Kristallnacht

Ernie Michel z’l, who lived through Kristallnacht (The Night of Broken Glass) in Germany (Nov 9-10, 1938) and saw his synagogue burned to the ground, recalls this pogrom and his life during the Holocaust as told in his book, "Promises to Keep." Sunday - 12 Noon & 6:00pm Monday - 3pm

Monday: Rachel Robinson

Jackie Robinson’s widow Rachel Robinson discusses the challenges she and her husband had to face as he broke the Major League color barrier in 1947-- - and recalls the Jews who helped them. Monday - 9:00pm & 12 Midnight; Tuesday - 3:00pm

Tuesday: Story of Aliyah Bet

World War II vet Murray Greenfield, who as a young man joined the effort to smuggle Survivors through the British Blockade of Palestine, tells his dramatic story and how he endured Cyprus to build a life and Gefen Publishing. Tuesday - 9:00pm & 2:00am; Wednesday - 3:00pm

Wednesday: Witness To Statehood

For Israel's independence day, fifth generation Sabra Rochelle Etingin recounts her experience as a young girl growing up in Israel during the birth of the Jewish State of Israel. A conversation with Mark S. Golub for Yom Ha'atzmaut. Wednesday - 9:00pm & Midnight; Thursday - 3:00pm

Thursday: Abba Eban z"l For Yom Ha'atzmaut, Abba Eban z”l (1915-2002), best known for his years of service to Israel in the UN, recounts his involvement in the Zionist dream and the dramatic moments leading up to the creation of the modern Jewish State. Thursday - 9:00pm & Midnight; Friday - 3:00pm

Saturday: Marcella Rosen Marcella Rosen, president of Untold News, discusses Israel's inventions and humanitarian acts. Learn how Israel affects your life described in her book Tiny Dynamo. Saturday - 6:00pm

JEWISH STUDIES

Talmud Study: Our Historic Homeland

Evidence of how the Jewish people have had a connection to the Land of Israel for thousands of years. Sunday - 9:00am; Tuesday - 9:00am & 4:30pm; Thursday - 7:00pm; Friday - 4:00am

Talmud Study: Promise of Aliyah

Three Oaths, Aliyah, and the State Of Israel (based on Kesuvos 96a and 96b) Sunday - 9:30am; Tuesday - 9:30am & 5:00pm; Thursday - 7:30pm; Friday - 4:30am

From The Aleph Bet: Lesson 14

The Hebrew letters Final Nun and Tzadee. Monday - 9:00am & 4:30pm; Tuesday - 7:00pm; Thursday - 1:00pm; Saturday - 8:00am

Jewish 101: 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? Wednesday – 9:00am & 4:30pm

92nd Street Y: Shimon Peres z”l

Israeli President Shimon Peres z”l, former prime minister and Nobel Peace Prize winner, discusses his personal reflections and addresses concerns for Israel and world Jewry in a NYC visit on the publication of his biography. Taped at the 92nd Street Y. Sunday - 8:00pm & 2:00am; Monday - 10:30pm; Tuesday – 4:30am; Wednesday - 10:30am; Saturday - 1:00am & 4:00pm

Reform And Orthodox Shabbat Services

Friday Evening Shabbat Services

Reform: Central Synagogue 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 9:30am & 1pm

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

This talk presented by Dr. Tal Dekel, will offer a discussion about contemporary art in Israel with the focus on women immigrants. Discussing artists' works who immigrated to the country from the Former Soviet Union beginning in the 1990s, this lecture will elaborate on their international identities and overlapping oppressions within the Israeli context.

April 14, 2021 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
Contact: Luna Goldberg at [email protected]

This program is presented in partnership with Global Jewish Studies Program, the Israeli Studies Initiative, and the Steven J. Green School of International and Public Affairs.

Tal Dekel is head of Visual Literacy Studies Program at Kibbutzim College, Tel Aviv. She also teaches in the Art History Department at Tel Aviv University. She served as Chair of the "Association of Women's Art and Gender Research in Israel," and Chair of the Gender Studies Forum at Tel Aviv University. Dekel specializes in feminism and art in Israel, focusing on gender, migration and transnationalism as well as on women and old age in the Israeli context. She has published papers in academic journals and has written three books: Gendered Art and Feminist Theory (2013), Transnational Identities: Women, Art and Migration in Israel (2016), Women and Ageism: Gender Aspects in Israeli Art (2020). Dekel lives and works in Israel.

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The 2021 Festival is coming to you wherever you are, online or in your community, featuring the biggest film program ever put together at a Jewish film festival in all the world! Bold new discoveries, groundbreaking feature films, and thought-provoking conversations... Collectively, the projects in this year's lineup are sure to generate conversations all year long.

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Join us for a conversation with Valley of Tears' Director, Yaron Zilberman, Actor Lee Biran, actress Joy Rieger, moderated by Israel Intelligence expert, Col (Ret.) Miri Eisin

On April 12 at 8PM EDT, Israel Bonds and American Friends of Natal will host an intimate conversation with the cast and director of the acclaimed Israeli series ‘Valley of Tears' – a fact-based dramatization of the harrowing early days of the Yom Kippur War - in honor of Yom Hazikaron. An insightful discussion will be moderated by intelligence, security and geopolitical expert Col. (Ret.) Miri Eisin. The event will also feature Shir Peled, the IDF’s first female undercover combat soldier, and inspiration for a major character on ‘Fauda.’ Members of Natal's clinical team will be on the program as well. Natal is an organization supporting Israeli war and terror-related trauma victims. They have helped over 100,000 victims to date.

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PJ Library and Darci Cohen, Heather Ernandez, Ali Feldman and Nicole Zinn,
Program Co-Chairs, invite you for a MOMS’ NIGHT IN!

It's been a long year and it's time to care for ourselves!Treat yourself to a night in featuring quick and easy beauty tips with Gee Beauty and alexandrasileshair.

May 4th at 8:00 pm Free of charge with RSVP - https://jewishmiami.org/events/pj_library_moms_night_in Zoom link and further details will be provided.

Watch JBS on Comcast X-1 Box Ch 1684, 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

Film: The Starfish

The true story of a German-Jew, who at the age of 10, was taken in by a non-Jewish family in Sweden to escape Nazi persecution, and the events of his life that led him to return to Sweden 60 years later to reunite with that family. A documentary directed and produced by New York Emmy Award-winning Producer Tyler Gildin. Today (Sunday) 9:00pm & Midnight; Friday - 9:30pm; Saturday - 4:00am

FIDF Live: Soldiers with Hardships and Disabilities

Meet IDF soldiers who triumphed over financial hardships and disabilities to serve and excel; and meet the extraordinary heroes who run toward disaster zones when others run away in order to save lives. On the new series “FIDF Live.” Monday - 7:30pm & 1:00am; Wednesday - 1:30pm & 2:30am

Mayors Against Antisemitism

A bipartisan discussion on the impact of Mayors United Against Antisemitism, an initiative from AJC in partnership with the U.S. Conference of Mayors. With Mayor Fischer (Louisville, KY) and Mayor Suarez (Miami, FL). Hosted by AJCs Melanie Pell. Monday - 8:00pm & 1:00am; Wednesday - 2:00pm; Saturday - 7:30pm & 2:00am

Holocaust Stories: Havenhill

Filmmaker Lord Havenhill offers slices of history from the Holocaust, including the story of Czech Torah scrolls saved after WW II; profiles of Shalom Aleichem, Marc Chagall & others from the shtetl; a tribute to musicians interred in Theresienstadt. Tuesday - 1:00pm

Holocaust Survivor: Max Glauben

Max Glauben shares his harrowing and heroic story of surviving the Shoah, and recounts how he started his life again in the USA after losing nearly his whole family. A program from Israeli Parliament Minister Yankelevitch, hosted by Yuval David. Tuesday - 8:00pm & 1:00am; Thursday- 2:00pm; Saturday - 8:00pm & 1:00am

The Shoah & COVID-19 - Lessons

A Holocaust Remembrance Day program that looks at the nexus between medicine, morality and the Holocaust and how lessons from the past have been incorporated into the handling of the pandemic. With a special award presented to Dr. Anthony Fauci. Wednesday - 7:00pm & 1:00am; Thursday - 10:00am; Friday - 1pm

Jewish Cinematheque - Meaning of Hitler

Filmmakers Petra Epperlein and Michael Tucker discuss their film, The Meaning Of Hitler, which explores what Hitler means in the current waves of white supremacy, antisemitism and the weaponization of history. On Eric Goldman’s Jewish Cinematheque. Wednesday - 8:30pm; Thursday - 5:00am & 11:30am

Thinking Out Loud: Micah Halpern

The lack of national unity on display in Israel as evidenced by the results of the fourth election; the possibility that the Biden administration will formally recognize the World War I-era Armenian Genocide; and how Israel should not continue to appease Turkey by refusing to recognize it. Wednesday - 6:30pm & 11:30pm; Thursday - 3:30am, 8:30am & 12:30pm; Wednesday - 6:30pm & 11:30pm; Thursday - 3:30am, 8:30am & 12:30pm

On L’Chayim

Sunday - Abigail Pogrebin

Abigail Pogrebin, former producer for "60 Minutes" and author of "Stars of David" and "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. Today (Sunday) – 12:30pm & 6pm; Monday - 3pm

Monday: The Second Sun

Film Director Jennifer Gelfer and male star 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. Monday - 9:00pm & 12 Midnight; Tuesday - 3:00pm

Tuesday: Second Generation - Dr. Naomi Vilko

Jewish activist, Dr. Naomi Vilko (practicing psychiatrist), talks personally about the pains and challenges of being the child of Holocaust Survivors and shares her concerns with the Claims Conference and the Jewish far left.
Tuesday - 9:00pm & 2:00am; Wednesday - 3:00pm

Wednesday: Kristallnacht

Ernie Michel z’l, who lived through Kristallnacht (The Night of Broken Glass) in Germany (Nov 9-10, 1938) and saw his synagogue burned to the ground, recalls this pogrom and his life during the Holocaust as told in his book, "Promises to Keep." Wednesday - 9:00pm & Midnight; Thursday - 3:00pm

Thursday: Child of Buchenwald

Moshe Avital, who survived Auschwitz and Buchenwald to become one of the “Children of Buchenwald” (a ship which ran the British blockade of Palestine), describes his journey and his fighting with the Haganah in the War of Independence. Thursday - 9:00pm & Midnight; Friday - 3:00pm

Saturday: Yosef Mendelevich

One of the true heroes of the Soviet Jewry movement, "Prisoner of Zion" Joseph Mendelevich, who was arrested trying to hijack a Soviet plane to escape to freedom (1970), describes his personal life's journey Saturday – 6:PM

JEWISH STUDIES

Talmud Study: Morality In The Shoah

JBS presents Rabbi Mordechai Becher’s (Gateways) review of Talmudic examples of how one maintains moral integrity and Jewish identity in extreme circumstances. Today (Sunday) - 9:00am; Tuesday - 9:00am & 4:30pm; Thursday - 7:00pm; Friday - 4:00am

Talmud Study: Martyrdom v Saving Life

Rabbi Mordechai Becher, Senior Lecturer for the Gateways Organization and author of “Gateways To Judaism,” discusses the Talmudic tension between "save life" and "martyrdom" as it applies to the Holocaust. JBS’s original series, “Dimensions of the Daf.” Today (Sunday) - 9:30am; Tuesday - 9:30am & 5:00pm; Thursday - 7:30pm; Friday - 4:30am

From The Aleph Bet: Lesson 13

The Hebrew letters "Sin," Koof" and "Ion" are introduced. Monday - 9:00am & 4:30pm; Tuesday - 7:00pm; Thursday - 1:00pm Friday - 5:00am Saturday - 8:00am

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. Taught by Rabbi Mark S. Golub.
Wednesday - 9am & 4:30pm

92nd Street Y: Rabbi Israel Meir Lau

Chief Rabbi of Tel Aviv Rabbi Meir Lau (formerly chief rabbi of Israel) describes his miraculous survival as a young child in Auschwitz and shares tales of his storied rabbinic career in conversation with Rabbi Menachem Genack at the 92nd Street Y. Today (Sunday) - 8:00pm & 2:00am; Monday - 10:00pm; Tuesday - 4am;Wednesday - 10:30am Saturday - 1:00am & 4:00pm

YIZKOR MEMORIAL SERVICE ORTHODOX: HAMPTON SYNAGOGUE TODAY (SUNDAY) 11:00am & replay at 1:30pm EDT

REFORM AND ORTHODOX SHABBAT SERVICES

FRIDAY EVENING SHABBAT SERVICE

REFORM: CENTRAL SYNAGOGUE 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 9:30am & 1pm

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

To ensure the health and safety of volunteers and community members, we must adhere to the COVID-19 CDC guidelines. Masks are required. Please remain in your car and open the trunk when it’s your turn in line. Volunteers will place food in your trunk. (If you are able, please print and place this on your dashboard.)

Thursday, April 8 9-11 a.m.

First come, first served while supplies last
Please do not arrive before 9 a.m.

Greater Miami Jewish Federation
Stanley C. Myers Building
4200 Biscayne Boulevard

We thank the following donors who have helped our community fulfill the mitzvah of bringing food to the hungry during this time of great financial distress, when so many individuals and families are experiencing food insecurity:

Joyce Bloch
Himan Brown Charitable Trust
Sherry and Neil Cohen
The Fain Family Foundation
Yleana and Yoram Izhak
Katz/Squires Family-Valerie, Michael, Danielle and Scott
The Richard and Karen LeFrak Charitable Foundation
Barbara and Richard Furman
Jerry M. Lindzon
Janice and Alan Lipton
Jill Braufman and Daniel L. Nir
Dorothy and Aaron Podhurst
Saul Schottenstein Scrip Program
Jacqueline Simkin
Sol Taplin Charitable Foundation
We are also grateful to those contributors who have asked to remain anonymous.

Farm Share, Inc. is an equal opportunity provider.

Daniel Lewis will discuss his biography "A Life in Choreography and the Art of Dance", co-authored by Donna Krasnow with dance critic Jordan Levin. Dance Now will perform three dance pieces.

The performance will feature a contemporary ballet duet "Mitosis" from co-director of Dance Now Diego Salterini, the premier of a new work "No Strings in the clouds" by Daniel Lewis(2021), about life in the cloud during the pandemic, and a reconstruction of " La Malinche" choreographed by Jose Limon (1947)

April 11, 2021 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM

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Seven actors bring to life the extraordinary story of violins played in ghettos, forests and concentration camps... and of the passionate Israeli violin maker determined to restore them. Now heard in performances all over the world, they are called the Violins of Hope. Musical underscore played by The Los Angeles Jewish Symphony. The live event with the actors will be in English, with simultaneous translations to Spanish. The performance will be available to watch between April 7-9 with Spanish and Portuguese subtitles.

April 8, 2021 12:30 PM to 1:30 PM In observance of Yom Hashoa, join us in this beautiful musical experience. violins.eventbrite.com