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Emergency Loan Initiative Helps Small Businesses in Northern Israel

Emergency Loan Initiative Helps Small Businesses in Northern Israel

Jewish Miami is supporting a new emergency loan initiative for small businesses in northern Israel via the Jewish Federation's national Israel Emergency Fund. With Hezbollah’s incessant rocket attacks and the subsequent disruption of residents’ livelihoods, the nonprofit social venture SparkIL has launched an emergency loan fund of $2.7 million for the owners of impacted businesses, from café owners to beekeepers and beyond.
Commemorate the One-Year Anniversary of October 7 With Jewish Miami

Commemorate the One-Year Anniversary of October 7 With Jewish Miami

Join Jewish Miami for a communitywide commemoration of the one-year anniversary of the October 7. Miami Remembers October 7: From Mourning to Hope will honor the victims and their families of the deadliest day for the Jewish people since the Holocaust, pay tribute to the Israeli heroes and share our optimism for the future of Israel, its people and the Jewish Diaspora.
Leket Shifts Focus to Helping Farmers After October 7

Leket Shifts Focus to Helping Farmers After October 7

Answering the needs of Israel’s farmers and hungry families who have been hit particularly hard since October 7, Leket is now focusing on propping up the country’s agricultural industry and distributing more food to those in need.
Seeking Volunteers for Refuat Ha-Nefesh Spiritual Care Program

Seeking Volunteers for Refuat Ha-Nefesh Spiritual Care Program

Federation’s Mishkan Miami: The Jewish Connection for Spiritual Support is seeking compassionate individuals who want to make a difference in the lives of others. The Refuat Ha-Nefesh Spiritual Care Program is a unique group of volunteers who will be trained in the mitzvah of bikur cholim (visiting the sick) and learn the art of spiritual care.
Register Now for the 23rd Annual Sunset Over Miami


Register Now for the 23rd Annual Sunset Over Miami


Don’t miss the excellent networking opportunity at Federation’s 23rd Annual Sunset Over Miami on Wednesday, September 25, 7-9 p.m. at The Moore Miami. Presented by Federation’s Real Estate Division, the event invites architects, attorneys, brokers, builders, contractors, developers, lenders and professionals affiliated with these trades to a chic cocktail reception in the heart of Miami’s Design District.
Register Now for Free High Holiday Seats

Register Now for Free High Holiday Seats

Looking to welcome the Jewish New Year with your neighbors and family? Online registration is now open for a select number of free High Holiday seats at participating Miami-area synagogues. As a service to our community, the Greater Miami Jewish Federation and the Rabbinical Association of Greater Miami, along with many local synagogues, are making the High Holiday Welcome Program available to unaffiliated individuals in Miami-Dade County so everyone can experience the richness of these special days.
Innovative Summer School Camp Helps Prepare Displaced Israeli Children Return Home

Innovative Summer School Camp Helps Prepare Displaced Israeli Children Return Home

The Summer of Tkuma (Rebirth), an innovative summer camp, helped prepare nearly 11,000 displaced Israeli children to return home. Supported by Federation and our overseas partners and developed by Habaita (Homeward), the six-week program welcomed fourth- through 12th-grade students from the western Negev, enabling them to reconnect with their schoolmates and teachers, engage in both studies and recreation — and just be kids again!
Send Get Well Wishes to Col. Golan Vach, Surfside Search-and-Rescue Hero Injured in Gaza

Send Get Well Wishes to Col. Golan Vach, Surfside Search-and-Rescue Hero Injured in Gaza

Federation and Jewish Miami are sending blessings of refuah shlemah (get-well wishes) to Col. (res.) Golan Vach, who led rescue efforts in Surfside and was recently injured in Gaza. Following the tragic 2021 collapse of Surfside’s Champlain Towers South, Vach and his unit joined local first responders to help locate individuals who perished beneath the rubble. A father of seven, Vach has been on continuous reserve duty since October 7.
Meet Mark Kravitz, Newly Appointed Chair of The Center for the Advancement of Jewish Education

Meet Mark Kravitz, Newly Appointed Chair of The Center for the Advancement of Jewish Education

As the newly appointed Chair of The Center for the Advancement of Jewish Education (CAJE), Mark Kravitz is eager to bring his passion for education front and center. In a post-10/7 world, Kravitz knows now is the time to reevaluate, reenergize and redefine Jewish education, and Miami is the place to do it.
Summer Camp for Everyone: Miami’s Special Needs Campers Find a Home at One of Three Miami JCCs

Summer Camp for Everyone: Miami’s Special Needs Campers Find a Home at One of Three Miami JCCs

Through unique and inclusive programming, Miami’s three Federation-supported JCCs are making sure that every camper has a chance for summer fun. A variety of special needs programming and inclusive day camp experiences are spread throughout Miami-Dade County, from Alper JCC Miami in south Miami and the Miami Beach JCC to the Michael-Ann Russell JCC in North Miami Beach.
Federation Partner JDC Helps the Most Vulnerable in Israel’s North

Federation Partner JDC Helps the Most Vulnerable in Israel’s North

The Greater Miami Jewish Federation is helping institute a two-stage emergency preparedness plan to aid 150,000 vulnerable residents of Israel’s evacuated northern communities.
Israeli Teens from Gaza Border Communities Attended US Camps, Thanks to Campers2Gether

Israeli Teens from Gaza Border Communities Attended US Camps, Thanks to Campers2Gether

This summer, hundreds of Israeli teens from Gaza border communities attended summer camp in the US, thanks to Campers2Gether, a program of Federation overseas partner The Jewish Agency for Israel.
Local Hillel Chapters Support Jewish Students’ Mental Health Through BeWell Miami

Local Hillel Chapters Support Jewish Students’ Mental Health Through BeWell Miami

Federation’s BeWell Miami initiative in partnership with Florida Hillels ensures Jewish college students are prioritizing their mental health with access to safe and supportive communities during this tumultuous time.
Online Registration for High Holiday Welcome Program Begins September 11

Online Registration for High Holiday Welcome Program Begins September 11

Online registration for the High Holiday Welcome Program, providing unaffiliated individuals in Miami-Dade County with free holiday seats, begins Wednesday, September 11 on JewishMiami.org.
High Holiday Welcome Program Provides Free Seats for Holiday Services

High Holiday Welcome Program Provides Free Seats for Holiday Services

Our High Holiday Welcome Program offers unaffiliated individuals and families in Miami-Dade County free seats to holiday services. If you have not yet made plans to attend Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur services, we encourage you to join a synagogue and connect with your Jewish community.
Apply Now for the March of the Living

Apply Now for the March of the Living

Applications for Miami's Leo Martin March of the Living 2025 are now open. Jewish high school in Miami-Dade County are encouraged to apply for this meaningful and immersive educational experience from April 21 to May 2, 2025.
Join Jewish Miami for a Communitywide Commemoration of October 7

Join Jewish Miami for a Communitywide Commemoration of October 7

The Greater Miami Jewish Federation, the Rabbinical Association of Greater Miami and the Consulate General of Israel in Miami, in partnership with Miami synagogues, day schools and agencies, present a communitywide commemoration on the one-year anniversary of October 7, 2023.
United Hatzalah Uses Federation-donated E-bikes to Save Lives

United Hatzalah Uses Federation-donated E-bikes to Save Lives

A specialized E-bike, donated by Federation to United Hatzalah, is saving lives throughout Israel, as demonstrated on October 7 by one “angel in orange,” medic Itamar Chazzan. That fateful morning, Chazzan’s neighborhood in the south was attacked by Hamas rockets. As soon as he could, Chazzan responded to a call for help.
Federation’s Israeli Division Welcomes 10/7 Hero to Miami Home

Federation’s Israeli Division Welcomes 10/7 Hero to Miami Home

Federation’s Israeli Division recently gathered to celebrate its vibrant and increased presence in Jewish Miami and welcome Menachem Kalmanzon, recipient of the 2024 Israel Prize for Civil Heroism.
Find Your Spiritual Home in Jewish Miami For the High Holidays

Find Your Spiritual Home in Jewish Miami For the High Holidays

With the High Holidays approaching, now is the best time to join a synagogue. The Jewish New Year offers the opportunity to come together in solidarity and hope with your community. To help you find a place where you can enjoy a spiritual connection among your friends and neighbors, Federation and the Rabbinical Association of Greater Miami have created a directory of synagogues, including affiliations, addresses, websites and more, available here
Federation and Partners Sending Medical Equipment to Northern Israel

Federation and Partners Sending Medical Equipment to Northern Israel

With northern Israel under constant rocket attacks, Federation recently distributed an additional 40 pallets of lifesaving medical equipment to 37 area municipalities.

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Register Now for Everything but the Turkey

Register Now for Everything but the Turkey

Give back this Thanksgiving holiday by participating in the 16th Annual Everything but the Turkey, hosted by Federation’s Jewish Volunteer Center (JVC) in North Dade on Sunday, November 10, 11 a.m. and South Dade on Sunday, November 17, 2 p.m.

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Beit Issie Extends Their Reach 


Beit Issie Extends Their Reach 


For the past year, Beit Issie Shapiro has been expanding their work to help Israelis with disabilities cope with ongoing trauma as a result of the horrors of October 7.

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Holocaust Education Week Begins November 4

Holocaust Education Week Begins November 4

Comprising cinematic and literary presentations, along with lectures and discussions, this year’s programming uses the legacy of the Holocaust as lens to view the current rise in antisemitism and the ongoing war in Israel.

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