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Esther N. Halperin, LCSW is a clinical social worker who maintains a private practice on Miami Beach. She has conducted research on teenage disordered eating habits, and is co-creator of NeumanMethod.com Creating Your Best Marriage Program. She provided guidance counseling for the early childhood program at the Hebrew Academy of Miami Beach. She has served as a counselor for women and children of domestic violence as well as in the Neonatal Unit for Broward County hospital. She conducts trainings for the Nationally based Sandcastles, Children of Divorce Program. Her work has been featured in Parenting, Your Teen Magazine, The Mother Company, and the Jewish Press.

Dr. Netta Shaked, SOUTH BEACH PSYCHOLOGIST®, is a Florida and New York licensed psychologist. Dr. Shaked provides therapy, couples counseling, family therapy, psychological evaluations, and gifted/accommodations testing in her South Beach psychology private practice. Born in Israel, raised in Tel Aviv, Toronto, Miami, and schooled in Ann Arbor and Manhattan, Dr. Shaked is fluent in English, Spanish and Hebrew. Dr. Shaked completed her PhD in Counseling Psychology at Fordham University in Manhattan. She holds an MS in Marriage and Family Therapy from University of Miami, and a BA with honors in Psychology from University of Michigan.

Statement on US Weapons Pause

Statement on US Weapons Pause

The Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA) released a statement regarding the Biden Administration’s threat to withhold certain Congressionally approved military aid to Israel. The Greater Miami Jewish Federation believes that this JFNA statement represents the overwhelming consensus of our Jewish community, as well.

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Yom Ha’Zikaron Holds Renewed Meaning For Jews Worldwide

Yom Ha’Zikaron Holds Renewed Meaning For Jews Worldwide

Yom Ha’Zikaron, Israel’s Memorial Day, which honors Israel’s fallen soldiers, and Yom Ha’Atzmaut, Israel’s Independence Day, take on an even greater meaning this year.

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Honoring our Leaders at The Annual Meeting

Honoring our Leaders at The Annual Meeting

The 86th Annual Meeting of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation is a wonderful opportunity to come together to thank and honor outstanding leaders in our Jewish community. Join us on Thursday, May 30 at 5:30 p.m. at the Jungle Island Ballroom.

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Screams Before Silence

Screams Before Silence

With her new documentary, Screams Before Silence, former Chief Operating Officer of Meta Sheryl Sandberg is bringing attention to the rampant and horrific accounts of sexual violence perpetrated by Hamas during their October 7 terrorist attacks.

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