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Mar 12, 2025

Sylvia Tuman Scholarship Program Can Help Fund Your Higher Education

Attention, college and graduate students! The Foundation of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation wants to help fund your continuing education through the Sylvia Tuman Scholarship Program. A limited number of scholarships are available to Jewish undergraduate and graduate students in need of financial assistance. To be eligible, students must be enrolled or accepted in an accredited undergraduate or graduate degree program at a college or university in Miami-Dade or Broward counties, with preference given to institutions of higher learning in Miami-Dade County. Since the program’s inception in 2016, more than $180,000 in financial assistance has been awarded. Click here for more information and to apply before the May 31 deadline. For questions, please contact Maayan Nafshi at [email protected] or 786.866.8498.

Federation Staff Volunteer in Israel

Federation Staff Volunteer in Israel

A diverse group of Greater Miami Jewish Federation staff members recently shared 10 life-changing days in Israel, volunteering side by side and seeing our work up close.

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The Summers That Shape Us

The Summers That Shape Us

Jewish summer camp is underway and many of our community’s children and teens have been able to participate through Federation-funded scholarships.

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Prioritizing the Ethiopian-Israel Community

Prioritizing the Ethiopian-Israel Community

Recognizing the unique challenges of Ethiopians olim (immigrants), one of Federation’s core areas of support is focused on programs that help this demographic acclimate to their new spiritual homeland in Israel.

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Here to Help

Here to Help

If you or a loved one is feeling overwhelmed, sad or just need someone to talk to, Federation offers essential resources to help you cope.

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