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Gables Stage Theatre at the Biltmore has an upcoming production with limited engagement of a world premiere that might be of interest. The show entitled Joe Papp, At The Ballroom is about the legendary icon Joe Papp who produced numerous Broadway shows as well as being the founder of the Public Theatre in NYC. The Gables Stage president (who is also one of our major donors) has graciously offered special rates for groups of 10 or more and also a discount of $8 off each ticket if you mention Federation.

This past Sunday marked the groundbreaking for Chabad’s new education center. Located in the North Miami-Dade neighborhood of Highland Lakes, Chabad Chayil has broken ground on a new five story building that is estimated to cost $12 million, with construction costing close to $9 million.

Chabad Chayil was founded as the local Chabad Center in the 1980’s by the late Rabbi Dovid Bryn who passed away in 2002. Brought to Miami by Rabbi Bryn to replace him during his illness, Rabbi Moishe Kievman and his wife Layah have run the center ever since, and expanded its services.

Daily prayer services, as well as an array of classes, weekly Shabbat & Holiday dinners & Kiddush lunch and an array of community programs are still held in a small synagogue and are available for men, women and youth of all ages. But the primary focus of this Jewish center is CHAP, Chabad Chayil’s uniquely designed Community Hebrew Afterschool Program - an all encompassing daily after-school program geared towards Jewish children in public schools who have no formal Jewish education.

The new center has been designed to serve thousands of students. It measures 37,737 square feet of indoor space and approximately 10,000 square feet of outdoor terraces including a rooftop park. The design includes 14 regular classrooms and 2 specialty classrooms, an indoor playground, jungle gym, social hall, a children's library and a library for adults, which will double over as a synagogue.

Strategically located at the Northern border of Miami-Dade and close to the Southern edge of Broward, Chabad Chayil is centrally located between 9 major public schools. CHAP curriculum Includes: Traditions, Holidays, Jewish History, Parsha, Jewish Art, Prayer & Judaic study with a primary focus on Hebrew Reading custom designed to teach each child at whichever level they may be. The program offers a first taste of Jewish learning in a creative, joyful, hands-on and interesting way. “We try to impart a sense of tradition using modern and innovative teaching techniques” says Mrs Layah Kievman who directs the program. This is a Hebrew School of the highest quality that kids can’t wait to go to!

During its construction phase, Chabad Chayil’s synagogue and classrooms have been relocated to a number of small homes that are adjacent to the location where the new building will be located. Children ranging in age from 5 to 18 are taught the importance of being kind to one another, and how each and every person can bring good and light into the world.

Arts and craft is incorporated into the daily assignments, and the children especially love working on holiday related creations. This year each child created their own unique menorah creation which were displayed at Chabad Chayil’s 18th annual Chanukah Fair.

Combining the Groundbreaking with The Chanukah Fair made for a festive atmosphere. Thousands of children attended and had a great time playing in the bounce house, obstacle course, laser tag, and having their faces painted. Smashing pinatas for kosher candy was a big hit. A delicious BBQ was available for lunch or dinner, and for dessert, both children and adults loved the assorted array of donuts that were served (donuts are traditionally served on Chanukah).

The Kievman family crowded onto the stage for the lighting of the menorah, singing the holiday blessings for the entire crowd.

“This center has touched the lives of so many adults and children over the past 40 years” says Rabbi Kievman, “we are very excited by our expansion which allows us to reach even more people.”

The adults were inspired by speeches from local political leaders that included Aventura Mayor Enid Weisman, State Rep Christopher Benjamin, school board member Lucia Baez-Geller, Miami-Dade commissioner Sally Heyman and others.

Rabbi Avraham Korf who heads Chabad’s operations in the entire State of Florida was in attendance to wish a mazal tov (congratulations) to the community. Korf was sent to Florida over 60 years ago and is one of The Rebbe’s first emiseries.

It was a tremendous honor to have Rabbi Korf in attendance, and a special treat to hear Korf’s stories from the old country. He knew Kievman’s great-grandfather since he was only a small child in Russia. Kievman’s great-grandfather officiated at Korf’s older brother’s Bar Mitzvah, in Samarkand, a city in Uzbekistan. Rabbi Korf spoke of Chasidic dynasty leaders, “The Rebbe Rashab said it was worth establishing the entire Lubavitch Yeshiva just for Reb Dovid Hordoker (Kievman).”

“It was worth me being sent to Florida, just to see the tremendous work done by Kievman’s great grandson at Chabad Chayil” Rabbi Korf said with emotion.

Please visit ChabadChayil.org/BuildNow to have a part in this tremendous undertaking or to learn more about its' programs. Rabbi Kievman can be reached at (305) 770-1919.

For pictures of the vent see https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10158535532525954&type=3 https://youtu.be/S57ENu6rZQY

Sunday, November 28

11 am -2 pm

Outdoor Event Open to the entire community

• Family Rate:* Pre-event: $50 | At the door: $60
• Individual Rate: Pre-event: $12 | At the door: $15 *Family Rate includes immediate family only (parents and children). Children 2 and under free.

Join us in celebrating the Miracle of Lights! Let’s reconnect and celebrate together!

• ACTIVITIES: Rides, Art and Crafts, Interactive Chanukah Show with Ms. Eve, Dance Performances & Menorah Lighting with Community Rabbis

• ONE DAY SPECIALS: Membership & Camp Klurman

• FOOD & SNACKS: Available for Purchase (Dietary laws observed)

Give Miami Day is almost here! This year you can donate early beginning November 15 until November 18, 2021.

For the past 39 years, we have had the opportunity of bringing a community together to share in an intergenerational experience. The MAR-JCC Hebraica Maccabi Games is an Olympic-style sporting competition. This week-long athletic event features over 700 competitive games in 13 different sports including Basketball, Swimming, Track and Field, Tennis, Soccer, Volleyball, Flag-Football, and more. The Games attract about 2000 registered athletes, and up to 3,000 spectators daily. All participants - children, college age and adults are divided into 8 teams (named after participant countries of origin). The children’s teams are then divided by age/school grade. Over the years, the games have added programs and activities that promote socialization “off the field” including a dance competition, bingo games, chess, bowling tournament, and an evening of domino. During this time, friendships and connections are created. The Maccabi Games, organized by a committee of dedicated volunteers and staff members, has established itself as South Florida’s leading Jewish sporting event. Individuals and families from all over North Miami Dade County, as well as other areas of South Florida, the United States, Latin America, and Israel come together at the Maccabi Games to take part in a unique event that helps to maintain cultural ties, while promoting friendly competition and camaraderie, in a family friendly setting.

November 18, 2021 6:00 PM to November 28, 2021 4:00 PM
Where: Michael-Ann Russell JCC
18900 NE 25th Avenue
North Miami Beach, FL 33180

Diane Azout at diania@marjcc.org ((305) 932-4200)

History of the Event Maccabi Games was first organized in 1982, when a small group of Latin Jewish immigrants decided to continue the tradition of these Games that were so popular in their native Latin American countries. From its inception, athletes would register for the Games by country of origin, allowing them to maintain cultural ties to the countries from which they emigrated. Thirty six years ago, there were 350 children and adults, divided into four teams. Today, the Games have become a reflection of South Florida’s large and diverse Latin Jewish population, but also embraces participation by the total Jewish community

THIS ARTICLE APPEARED IN THE SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 7 MIAMI HERALD

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FIDF Live: Town Hall

Joel Chasnoff visits with IDF officers in the Air Force, Ground Forces, Navy and Home Front Command to address viewer submitted questions in this Community Town Hall episode of FIDF Live. Monday - 7:00pm Tuesday - 10:30pm Wednesday - 1:00pm Thursday - 2:30pm Friday - 5:30am

Israel in the Biden & Bennett Era

The Baltimore Jewish community convenes for an Israel Symposium, a morning of learning and conversation about the current relationship between Israel and the U.S., focusing on the question of Israel in the Biden/Bennett era. Expert panelists include Michael Doran (The Hudson Institute), Jonathan Schanzer (Foundation for the Defense of Democracies) Tamy Ben-Haim (Embassy of Israel in Washington, DC) and Ben Samuels (Haaretz), with moderator Jay Bernstein.

Part 1 Monday - 7:30pm & 1:30am Wednesday - 1:30pm Thursday - 5:00am Saturday - 6:00pm

Part 2 Tuesday - 7:30pm & 1:30am Thursday - 1:00pm Friday - 4:00am Saturday - 7:30pm

Author Discussion Series: Tovah Feldshuh

Renowned actress and author Tovah Feldshuh shares Lilyville: Mother, Daughter and Other Roles I’ve Played, her memoir that tells the story of a mother and daughter whose narrative reflects American cultural changes and the world's shifting expectations of women. In a program of The Hampton Synagogue with Rabbi Avraham Bronstein. Wednesday - 7:30pm & 2:30am Thursday - 2:00pm Friday - 5:00am Saturday - 8:00pm & 1:00am

Global Perspectives with Ellie Cohanim: Erick Stakelbeck

Journalist, author and host of TBN's, "The Watchman” Erick Stakelbeck joins Ellie Cohanim to discuss why Evangelical Christians support Israel, what the mainstream media gets wrong about the Middle East and the future of Christian/Jewish relations. A program of JNS Thursday - 7:30pm & 2:00am Friday - 10:00am

Top Story: Ari Fleischer

Former White House spokesman Ari Fleischer joins JNS editor-in-chief Jonathan Tobin to discuss the politics of support for Israel, what's behind a surge in anti-Semitism, and how to fix a dysfunctional American political culture. A program of JNS. Thursday - 8:00pm & 1:00am Friday - 9:00am

In The News: Tree of Life Massacre

Zack Singerman, a student at Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School & founder of Gen Z Jews, joins Shahar Azani on the anniversary of the Tree of Life Synagogue Massacre in Pittsburgh, PA to share his experience & how it motivated him to fight antisemitism. Sunday - 11:30am Monday - 3:30am, 8:30am & 12:30pm

Thinking Out Loud

This week, Micah Halpern describes how U.S. foreign policy (particularly in Afghanistan) has ignored or overlooked the reality on the ground with regards to tribal culture and Islamic values. Also, Micah highlights an ongoing firestorm regarding an Orthodox rabbi reaching out to the Reform community in Israel and why that has infuriated so many in the "religious" community. Wednesday - 6:30pm & 11:30pm Thursday - 3:30am, 8:30am & 12:30pm Saturday - 5:30pm

On L’Chayim

Sunday: Free Speech, Hate Speech and Cancel Culture

Three giants in the field of First Amendment Law – Floyd Abrams (Supreme Court Litigant), Alan Dershowitz (Harvard Law) & Nadine Strossen (ACLU) explore concepts of “Free Speech,” “Hate Speech” and “Cancel Culture.” Sunday– 11:00am & 6:00pm

Monday: Rachel Robinson

Jackie Robinson’s widow Rachel Robinson discusses the challenges she and her husband had to face as he broke the Major League color barrier in 1947-- and recalls the Jews who helped them. Monday – 2:30pm Tuesday - 12:00am

Monday: Larry Ruttman

Author Larry Ruttman discusses his book on Jews in baseball, American Jews and America's Game. Monday - 9:00pm Tuesday - 3:00pm Saturday - 6:00pm

Tuesday: Michael Oren

Former Israeli Ambassador to the U.S., Michael Oren explains why he wrote a book of short stories in a collection entitled The Night Archer, and discusses the themes of many of them and the extent to which they are autobiographical. Tuesday - 9:00pm & 12 Midnight Wednesday - 3:00pm

Wednesday: Abigail Pogrebin

Abigail Pogrebin, former producer for "60 Minutes" and author of Stars of David and My Jewish Year: 18 Holidays, One Wondering Jew, talks about growing up with a famous activist mother, Letty Cottin Pogrebin, and discusses her Jewish journey. Wednesday - 9:00pm & Midnight Thursday - 3:00pm

Thursday: Tuvia Tenenbom Journalist and author Tuvia Tenenbom (Catch The Jew) discusses the disturbing and pervasive racism, anti-Semitism and Jewish self-loathing which he chronicles in his book The Lies They Tell – A Journey Through America. Thursday - 9:00pm & Midnight Friday - 3:00pm

JEWISH STUDIES

Talmud Study: Guns and Moses

While the Second Amendment of the US Constitution protects the right to bear arms, what is the Jewish view on weapons, war, and self-defense? Today (Sunday) - 9:00am Monday - 4:00am Tuesday - 9:00am & 4:30pm Wednesday - 7:00pm

Talmud Study: Temple Treasures

Learn about the Holy Ark and early Israelite history in a Talmud lesson entitled "What Happened to the Treasures of the Temple?" Sunday - 9:30am Monday - 4:30am Tuesday - 9:30am & 5:00pm Thursday - 7:00pm

Jewish 101: Human Nature

Learn what the rabbis teach about the "selfish" drives within each human being, and their unique perspective on "Human Nature" Sunday - 10:05am Monday - 5:05pm Wednesday - 9:00am & 4:30pm Friday - 1:00pm Saturday - 5:00am

92nd Street Y: Cardinal Dolan on Judaism

The Archbishop of New York Timothy Cardinal Dolan discusses the common ground between Judaism and Christianity and what the future has in store for organized religion. With Rabbi Peter Rubinstein, Director of Jewish Community for the 92nd Street Y in NY Sunday - 8:00pm & 2:00am Monday - 10:00pm Tuesday - 4:00am Wednesday - 10:30am Saturday - 1:00am

Friday Evening Shabbat Services

Reform: Central Synagogue 6:00pm, 11:30pm & 2:00am

Orthodox: Hampton Synagogue With Hebrew, Transliteration And English Subtitles 7:30pm & 10:30pm

Saturday Morning Shabbat Services

Reform: Central Synagogue 9:30am & 1:00pm

Orthodox: Hampton Synagogue With Hebrew, Transliteration And English Subtitles 11:00am & 2:30pm

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