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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 Ongoing College Campus Protests

Statement on Ongoing College Campus Protests

The Greater Miami Jewish Federation and its Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) stand in solidarity with Jewish college students across the country who are being targeted on campus simply because they are Jewish or because they believe that Israel has the right to exist as a homeland for the Jewish people.

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Yom HaShoah Commemoration is May 5

Yom HaShoah Commemoration is May 5

Next weekend’s Yom HaShoah observance is a chance to stand in solidarity with your Miami community and pay tribute to the 6 million Jewish men, women and children who were murdered during the Holocaust and honor the strength and courage of the Survivors.

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Making a Difference Through The Foundation

Making a Difference Through The Foundation

This year, The Foundation will contribute $3.1 million to the Annual Campaign, thanks to the careful consideration of more than 100 generous donors who created endowed gifts by including Federation in their estate plans or through retirement funds, insurance policies or lifetime gifts.

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Wellness Shabbat in May


Wellness Shabbat in May


In an effort to shine a light on Mental Health Awareness Month, Federation’s BeWell Miami is organizing Wellness Shabbat, a collaboration between Miami Dade synagogues and organizations over the course of the five shabbatot in May.

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