News from the Greater Miami Jewish Federation

Do you know an extraordinary Miami teen entering 10th or 11th grade? Diller Teen Fellows, an international, innovative and immersive leadership program is seeking applications for its fall 2020-2021 cohort.

The current requirements of social distancing didn’t stop nearly 80 women from recently participating in the Greater Miami Jewish Federation Women’s Philanthropy Annual Meeting and Installation.

Thanks to #JBlendMiami, an ongoing initiative developed by the Center for the Advancement of Jewish Education (CAJE), a subsidiary of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation, many Miami Jewish day schools found themselves ready and able to quickly pivot to the virtual space that has become the new normal in education due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Miami’s Jewish community is here to help. If you or someone you know is in need of emergency counseling, financial assistance, food, bereavement support, domestic abuse assistance or help facing other challenges, call 305.576.6550 for guidance and support.

As we have watched events unfold around the world over the last several weeks and now with the increasing concern regarding the COVID-19 in the United States and within our own communities, we are feeling the uncertainty and anxiety of the moment.

In the wake of the devastating tornadoes in Nashville, Tennessee that left more than 25 dead and hundreds homeless, Federation has established an Emergency Relief Fund to assist those affected.

Your donation to Federation helps make Israel experiences a reality for young adults. Masa Israel provides young adults ages 18-30 with immersive, life-changing journeys through an array of programs, including study abroad, internships and service-learning opportunities.

A delegation of Jewish and African American teens recently received an inside look at government in action.

Jewish Families from South Dade recently earned their green thumbs while bringing the Jewish value of tikkun olam — repairing the world — to life. Partnering with South Dade Gives Back, a program of the Federation Jewish Volunteer Center (JVC) and Health in the Hood, an organization dedicated to providing healthy lifestyle options to disenfranchised communities, volunteers planted a community vegetable garden in an economically challenged neighborhood of Opa Locka.

Are you an undergraduate or graduate student seeking assistance to pay for your education? The Sylvia Tuman Scholarship, administered by The Foundation of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation, will be accepting applications beginning March 1.

Thanks to a Federation Jewish Incubator Grant, preschoolers and seniors at the Dave and Mary Alper Jewish Community Center are developing enduring friendships.

As we welcome Shabbat, this week’s Torah portion Mishpatim teaches that lending money without interest to those in need is the purest form of aid in Judaism.

Federation has awarded a Jewish Incubator Grant to support Miami engagement in A Wider Bridge (AWB), an organization that provides opportunities for LGBTQ individuals in North America to learn about Israel and its LGBTQ community.

Join the Greater Miami Jewish Federation for a timely program, “Is a Two-State Solution Possible? A Briefing on the Newly Proposed Peace Plan and Israeli-Palestinian Relations,” on Tuesday, February 25 at 7:30 p.m. at Aventura Turnberry Jewish Center, 20400 NE 30th Avenue, Aventura.

Attention job seekers! JWorks Miami, a community employment program provided through Federation and our partner agency Jewish Community Services of South Florida (JCS), invites you to attend its free Organizing Your Job Search workshop on Thursday, February 20.

Through the Women's Amutot Initiative, the Federation/UJA Annual Campaign has granted more than $300,000 to organizations focused on gender lens grant making.

Young Jewish adults in the Brickell area have a new place to socialize and connect with their Jewish heritage with the opening of Moishe House Brickell.