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Mayim Bialik

Mayim Bialik most recently starred on the hit CBS comedy, The Big Bang Theory for which she received two Critics Choice Awards, four Emmy Award nominations and a SAG Award nomination. From playing the young version of Bette Midler’s character in Beaches to her turn as Blossom Russo in the 1990s sitcom Blossom, Bialik has appeared in numerous beloved roles throughout her career.

An acclaimed author, Bialik has written two #1 New York Times bestsellers, Girling Up: How to Be Strong, Smart and Spectacular, and Boying Up: How to Be Brave, Bold and Brilliant. She has also written a parenting book, Beyond the Sling, a cookbook, Mayim’s Vegan Table and developed the lifestyle website GrokNation.com.

Bialik left acting for 12 years to earn a BS in Neuroscience from UCLA in 2000 with a minor in Hebrew & Jewish Studies. She went on to complete her PhD in Neuroscience at UCLA, where she was a student leader at Hillel and conducted and wrote music for its acapella group.

Bialik lives in Los Angeles with her tween and teenage sons and four adorable cats.

Kibbutznik Find Healing With Surf Therapy

Kibbutznik Find Healing With Surf Therapy

With the help of Federation funding, Kibbutz Or HaNer recently launched three new surf therapy groups supporting women from families of reservists, men ages 35-55 and adults 55-and-over.

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Do You Want to Be a Diller Teen Fellow?

Do You Want to Be a Diller Teen Fellow?

Diller Teen Fellows, a pluralistic and immersive leadership program for rising Jewish 10th and 11th graders is now accepting applications for their next cohort that will take place during the academic year 2025-2026.

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Eighth Annual Robotics Festival

Eighth Annual Robotics Festival

Scheck Hillel Community School, one of 10 Federation-funded Jewish day schools, hosted the 8th Annual CAJE Jewish Day School Robotics Festival this May.

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Helping Holocaust Survivors

Helping Holocaust Survivors

At 109 years old, Malka “Mollie” Horwitz is Miami-Dade County’s oldest known living Holocaust Survivor, and for the past 11 years has been able to live in dignity, thanks to the Federation-funded Holocaust Survivor Assistance Program operated by our partner Jewish Community Services of South Florida (JCS).

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