It's Happening In Miami

Apply by Friday, September 12

High school juniors and seniors can apply now for the second cohort of Teen Israel Academy, an exciting new kind of Israel education that provides a safe academic space to grapple with Israel’s complexities and challenging questions. With the dramatic rise in worldwide antisemitism and anti-Israel rhetoric, it is critical that students understand the complexities of our Jewish homeland — both its miracles and its challenges — before heading off to college.

Funded by Federation, the goal of the academically rigorous program is to provide a new kind of Israeli education for teens and their parents that examines Israeli history and society, including the intricacies Israel faces within its own borders, with its neighbors and with the world, and provide a meaningful and relevant introduction to many of the fundamental questions that remain at the heart of the Jewish people and State of Israel.

Greater Miami Jewish Federation, 4200 Biscayne Boulevard, Miami

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Sunday, September 7 | 10-11 AM

Mental Health and Wellness in Our Children and Teens

Join BeWell Miami for a women's Sunday morning breakfast club addressing real and present needs through a Jewish lens. Exchange ideas, find solutions and build support networks amongst women. Breakfast from Zak the Baker starts at 9:30 AM

Bet Shira Congregation, 7500 SW 120th Street Miami

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Enhance your connection to the Jewish community at the Jewish New Year by joining a synagogue near you. If you are looking for a spiritual connection to the High Holidays, there’s a congregation in Miami-Dade County ready to welcome you. The Greater Miami Jewish Federation and the Rabbinical Association of Greater Miami have compiled a directory of area synagogues, available here. We encourage you to select a synagogue, visit their website or call for membership information to make the year 5786 a time of Jewish renewal, connection and unity for you, your family and Jews around the world.

Sunday, September 14 | 9 AM

Jewish Community Services of South Florida (JCS), in partnership with the Greater Miami Jewish Federation, present JCS Milk & Honey 2025. Join more than 500 Jewish Miami volunteers in packaging and delivering Rosh HaShanah food and personal hygiene baskets to Holocaust Survivors and homebound seniors, bringing warmth, connection and joy as sweet as milk and honey to all involved.

North Dade and South Dade locations

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April 13-19, 2026

Join your fellow attorneys, judges and other legal professionals for this unique and memorable mission as you discover Israel through a legal lens. Mission highlights include the challenges of prosecution for October 7 perpetrators on trial, the law of war, AI in Judicial decision-making, meeting with Supreme Court judges and more. Includes two nights in Tel Aviv and four nights in Jerusalem.

Cost (land only) $5,500 person based on double occupancy; $7,250 single

For more information, please contact Katherine Steinvortz, Director of Corporate Giving and Professions, at ksteinvortz@gmjg.org or 786.866.8426 or Abby Mandel, Missions Director, at amandel@gmjf.org or 786-866-8436.

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Submit by Monday, September 1

The Holocaust Memorial Miami Beach is seeking audio or video recordings of Holocaust Survivors singing songs from their childhood: As part of the development of our new Education Center, we are partnering with a creative team to create a special audioscape — a sound composition that honors and reflects the vibrant cultural and spiritual life of Jewish communities in Europe before the Holocaust.

To bring this experience to life, we’re looking for recordings from Survivor family members of songs remembered from the past. These may include religious melodies, lullabies, folk tunes or other songs from childhood or community life. If you or someone you know has such recordings, we would be honored to consider them for inclusion.

We kindly request that files be submitted in MP3 or MP4 format (audio or video) and sent to nfreeman@gmjf.org by September 1, with the Subject Line: HMMB Audioscape.

Monday, August 11 | August 11 | 6:30- 8 PM

This interactive communications workshop, led by the YES Institute, demonstrates practical communication tools to approach challenging conversations with confidence, clarity and empowerment on LGBTQ+ topics as well as other social dialogues. Free for JCC members | $5 for non-members

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Alper JCC Miami, Building #3, Art Gallery, 11155 SW 112 Avenue, Miami

For information contact Jenine Simon at jsimon@alperjcc.org or 305.271.9000 X 251.

Wednesday, September 10 | 7 PM

International renowned motivational speaker, spiritual leader, life coach, entrepreneur, author and philanthropist, Gedale Fenster is one of the most prominent faces in the field of personal development.

Michael-Ann Russell JCC, 18900 NE 25th Street, North Miami Beach

For more information, contact Miriam Zirdok at miriamz@marjcc.org.

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Come be part of something new — where tradition, music, and community meet by the sea.

Every Friday night at the Cuban Hebrew Congregation | 7 PM

Followed by a lively and delicious Oneg | 8 PM

A dedicated group of former Temple Israel members has launched Kehillah on the Beach, a new Friday night Shabbat experience led by Rabbi/Cantor Rachelle Nelson.

When the Cuban Hebrew Congregation — Beth Shmuel — learned that Kehillah was looking for a home, they graciously opened their doors. With no existing Friday night service of their own, the historic Miami Beach synagogue welcomed the opportunity to host this new spiritual community in their sanctuary.

The inaugural service took place on Friday night, July 18, with 61 people in attendance. Rabbi/Cantor Nelson, known for her warmth and musical spirit from her years at Temple Israel and Temple Beth Am, led the community in a moving and joyful celebration of Shabbat.

Reservations required for security | Please RSVP by contacting Mark Nedlin at 917.373.7794 or markpjnedlin@gmail.com.

Cuban Hebrew Congregation, 1700 Michigan Avenue, Miami Beach

Thursday, August 21 | 7:30 PM

Join Sarit Shaer — all the way from Israel! — on a journey of healing through crystals. Shaer, a healer and coach, is a teacher and student of crystals and stones.

Cost: $18

Michael-Ann Russell JCC, 18900 NE 25th Avenue, North Miami Beach

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