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Testimony of Holocaust survivors is expanding and accelerating .The Last Chance Testimony Initiative, the race-against-time effort is to collect testimonies from the last living survivors and witnesses to the Holocaust.

The Last Chance Testimony Initiative was launched to enable Holocaust survivors——to give testimony while time and memory permit. The WPEC CBS 12 station in West Palm Beach, Florida will provide production space, equipment and staff to assist in recording new testimonies from those who we have not yet interviewed (as opposed to a second testimony from someone already in the Archive.) There are an estimated 50,000 remaining Holocaust survivors living in the United States. If a survivor would like to give their testimony, the Holocaust Memorial Miami Beach can assist with this important project, conducted by the Shoah Foundation who will be in West Palm Beach for this project.

For more information, please call the Holocaust Memorial at 305 538-1663.

Watch JBS on Comcast X-1 Box Ch 1684, Atlantic Broadband 168, Hotwire Ch 269, DirecTV Ch 388, Blue Stream Ch 110, streamed on Roku under "educational", Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV and jbstv.org. For a complete and timely schedule and other television providers, go to www.jbstv.org

Programs

In the Spotlight: Edward Feld

Rabbi and author Edward Feld joins Abigail Pogrebin to discuss The Book of Revolutions, his epic saga that presents the Torah as an emblem of pluralistic belief born of revolutionary moments that preserved spiritual realities and continue to speak to us today. Monday - 8:00pm Tuesday - 2:00am & 11:00am Wednesday - 5:00am Thursday - 2:30pm

Rabbi Hirsch: Seasonal Moods

Pondering the meaning of life and passage of time, Rabbi Hirsch describes the connection between Jacob and Chanukah in the Jewish tradition, and reminds his congregation of the Stephen Wise Free Synagogue that we are not alone, but rather “in the bloodstream of Jewish existence.” Tuesday - 7:00pm Wednesday - 2:30am & 9:30am Friday - 11:00am Saturday - 4:00pm

Reconciling Irreconcilable Differences - Legal & Moral Challenges

In a program from Iona University’s “Shared Roots, Divergent Paths" series, the fundamental resources of the Jewish and Christian traditions that equip us to explore the key moral and legal issues that can and do impact the lives of all citizens, whether religiously believing or not, are discussed by Kevin Glauber (Manhattan College) and Yehezkel Landau (Landau Interfaith). Tuesday- 7:30pm Wednesday - 1:00am & 1:30pm Friday - 1:30pm Saturday - 4:30am

ADL Never Is Now: International Leaders

Remarks from Marie van der Zyl (President, Board of Deputies of British Jews), Fernando Lottenberg (OAS Commissioner to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism) and Boris Lozhkin (President, Jewish Confederation of Ukraine) during ADL Never Is Now Monday - 8:30pm Tuesday - 2:30am & 11:30am Wednesday - 5:30am Thursday - 2:00pm Saturday - 10:30pm

NEWS & ANALYSIS

Jerusalem Press Club Briefing: Simcha Rothman

Talia Dekel-Fleissig, Senior VP at the Jerusalem Press Club, speaks with Simcha Rothman, Member of the Knesset for the Religious Zionist Party, about the newly formed Israeli government, upcoming acts of legislation and its stakes of survival. Today (Sunday) - 5:30pm

JPC Briefing: New Israeli Government

*Merav Michaeli, Member of Knesset and leader of the Labor Party, discusses the challenges of the new Israeli government, the justice reform and continuous struggles with the coalition. With Talia Dekel-Fleissig (Senior VP, Jerusalem Press Club) Monday - 6:30pm & 11:30pm Tuesday - 8:30am & 12:30pm Saturday - 11:30pm *

Thinking Out Loud: Micah Halpern

JBS journalist Micah Halpern discusses how we spill much ink discussing Jewish divisions and divisiveness. That speaks well for us…through all the internal conflict, Jews are still united, not divided, where it counts most. Wednesday - 6:30pm & 11:30pm Thursday - 3:30am, 8:30am & 12:30pm

Good Week Israel: Flying Vehicles and Drone Technology

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? An Israeli startup in flying vehicles, a look at Israel’s one-of-a-kind rainforest, Israeli innovation and what makes Israel a global leader in drone technology are all stories this week. Tuesday - 6:30pm & 11:30pm Wednesday - 8:30am & 12:30pm

Top Story: Hoenlein - Israel's New Government

JNS editor-in-chief Jonathan Tobin speaks with Malcolm Hoenlein, vice chairman of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, about the uproar over Israel’s new government and the surge in antisemitism. Thursday - 8:00pm & 1:00am Friday - 10:00am Thursday - 8:00pm Friday – 1:00am & 10:00am

On L’Chayim

Cast of Shtisel

Three stars of the hit Israeli series Shtisel -- Michael Aloni (Kive), Dov Glickman (Shulem) and Neta Riskin (Giti) -- speak about their Jewish backgrounds and how playing Chasidic Jews may have changed their Jewish identity Sunday - 12:00 Noon

Timna Park in Israel

David Chudnow describes how his father Avrum (z”l) conceived of and created a national park in the Sinai Dessert, and Professor Erez Ben-Yosef (Tel Aviv University) discusses the remarkable finds at the park’s copper mines dating back to the Iron Age.
Sunday - 6:00 pm Monday - 3:00pm

Kenneth Levin - Oslo Syndrome

Historian and psychiatrist Kenneth Levin suggests why some American Jews are anti- Israel as a means of feeling more comfortable and accepted in a non-Jewish society, similar to the pattern described in his book The Oslo Syndrome. Monday - 9:00pm & Midnight
Tuesday - 3:00pm

Elie Abadie (Part 1)

Rabbi Elie Abadie, formerly of Manhattan East Synagogue and currently of the Jewish Council of the Emirates as well as the Association of Gulf Jewish Communities, discusses the challenges of promoting Sephardic Jewish culture on the American Jewish scene. Tuesday - 9:00pm & Midnight
Wednesday - 3:00pm Saturday - 6:00pm

Elie Abadie (Part 2)

Rabbi Abadie describes his ties to Israel and discusses the Israeli-Palestinian conflict from a Sephardic Jewish perspective. Wednesday - 9:00pm & Midnight
Thursday - 3:00pm

Chloe Valdary

Former brand Ambassador for Jerusalem U, Chloe Valdary, a black Christian activist, describes how she came to be an ardent defender of Israel and suggests the best way for the Jewish community to respond to the BDS Movement. Thursday - 9:00pm & Midnight Friday - 3:00pm

JEWISH STUDIES

Original Sin

In the study of the Creation (Gen. 3), learn how classical Christianity interpreted the Adam & Eve story, and how their eating the forbidden fruit became the Original Sin and shaped western views of sexuality. Sunday - 10:00am Monday - 5:00am Wednesday - 9:00am & 5:00pm Thursday - 4:00am Friday - 1:00pm

Download Lessons and Worksheets free on the JBS website, jbstv.org

Hebrew: Lesson 23

Breaking simple and complicated Hebrew words into syllables Monday - 9:00am & 5:00pm Thursday - 10:00am & 5:00pm Friday - 4:00am

Talmud Study with Rabbi Mordechai Becher

Sunday & Tuesday Mornings at 9am ET Wednesday & Thursday Evenings at 7pm ET

Talmud Study: Mine! It's All Mine!

The litigation of property claims, based on Talmud tractate Baba Metzia (the "middle gate" of three on financial and business ethics), is explained by Rabbi Mordechai Becher on this episode of "Dimensions of the Daf". Sunday - 9:00am Monday - 4:00am Tuesday - 9:00am & 5:00pm Wednesday- 7:00pm

Talmud Study: Let The Sun Shine In

How the Talmud encourages us to enjoy life and the world Sunday - 9:30am Monday - 4:30am Tuesday - 9:30am & 5:30pm Thursday - 7:00pm

REFORM AND ORTHODOX SHABBAT SERVICES

FRIDAY EVENING SHABBAT SERVICES

REFORM: CENTRAL SYNAGOGUE Closed Captioned 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 Closed Captioned 9:30am & 1:00pm

ORTHODOX: HAMPTON SYNAGOGUE With Hebrew, transliteration and English subtitles 11:00am & 2:30pm

Edith Samers Vice President 203.536.6914 (cell phone) JBS Jewish Broadcasting Service, a 501c3 fulltime television channel Website: jbstv.org

Join Women's Philanthropy on Wednesday, January 25 from 2-4 pm at the Gablestage at the Biltmore for a performance of We Will Not Be Silent.

CLICK HERE TO RSVP

Join Women's Philanthropy on Wednesday, January 25 from 2-4 pm at the Gablestage at the Biltmore for a performance of We Will Not Be Silent.

CLICK HERE TO RSVP

Join the Lviv National Philharmonic Orchestra of Ukraine on Sunday, Jan 15, 2023, 7:00 PM at the Moss Center, 10950 SW 211 STREET CUTLER BAY 33189.

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Based in the medieval city of Lviv, was officially established on September 27, 1902 as, on this day, the first concert of the newly formed orchestra took place in the Philharmonic Theater of Count Stanislav Skarbko (presently known as the Ukrainian National Academic Theater of Drama named after Maria Zankovetska). The Principal Conductor of the orchestra was Ludwik Vitezslav Czelianski (1870- 1931). Henryk Jarecki and Henryk Meltzer-Szczawinski worked alongside him as conductors of the orchestra. During the first season, the orchestra performed nearly 115 concerts, the total number of audience members exceeding 115,000. The concert programs featured the symphonies of Ludwig van Beethoven, symphonic works by Felix Mendelssohn, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Franz Schubert, Robert Schumann, Franz Liszt, Antonin Dvorak, Anton Bruckner, Gustav Mahler, Camille Saint-Saëns, Peter Tchaikovsky. Richard Strauss, Gustav Mahler, Ruggiero Leoncavallo and Mieczyslaw Karlowicz performed as invited conductors with the Lviv orchestra during its first season.

Join us on Sunday, February 5, 2023 from 3:00 to 6:30 PM at Greater Miami Jewish Federation, 4200 Biscayne Blvd, Miami, FL 33137.

$18 - per family – includes teen(s) and parent(s)/guardian(s)

REGISTER TODAY

For more information, please reach out to Bonnie Dawson at bdawson@gmjf.org or (786)866-8498.

Israel U: A Workshop on Jewish Life and Israel on Campus for 11th & 12th Graders and their Parents/Guardians

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You are invited to attend our upcoming JWorks Miami Zoom Interviewing Skills Workshop!

*Thursday, January 19th, 2023, 10:30 am - 12:30 pm. *

This free event hosted by the JWorks Miami team will help you brush up on the interviewing skills so you can strategically prepare for your upcoming interviews.

These are some of the topics we will cover:

• Preparing for the interview
• Frequently asked interview questions
• What not to say
• Researching the company
• Good questions to ask the interviewer
• Following up and Thank You notes
• Mock interview - time permitting

We hope you can attend! The workshop will begin promptly at 10:30 am, so please arrive a few minutes prior. Business casual attire is recommended. The Zoom link will be sent to you via Eventbrite 30 minutes before the workshop is to begin.

Please RSVP at JWorks Miami, Events - for security purposes your RSVP is required!

This is a great opportunity to network, brush up on your job search skills, and for JWorks Miami staff to get to know you! Please note, we are unable to refer you to available opportunities unless we have met you in person.

Watch JBS on Comcast X-1 Box Ch 1684, Atlantic Broadband 168, Hotwire Ch 269, DirecTV Ch 388, Blue Stream Ch 110, streamed on Roku under "educational", Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV and jbstv.org. For a complete and timely schedule and other television providers, go to www.jbstv.org

PROGRAMS

Eye on Israel: Alma Research Center

Sarit Zehavi, Founder and CEO of the Alma Research and Education Center, an organization dedicated to researching the security challenges on Israel’s northern borders and educating about complexities in the region, discusses her work and her story, with Shahar Azani. Monday - 8:00pm Tuesday - 2:00am & 11:30am Wednesday - 5:00am Thursday - 2:30pm Saturday - 10:30pm

Eric Goldman’s Jewish Cinematheque: Significant Other

Eric is joined by Dana Modan, creator, writer and starring actress of Significant Other, the award-winning Israeli television series about the romantic relationship between two 50-something neighbors in Tel Aviv. Monday - 8:30pm Tuesday - 2:30am & 11:00am Thursday - 7:30pm Saturday - 10:00pm

Preparing for Antisemitic Threats

With antisemitic incidents on the rise, ADL experts and others discuss how to prepare synagogues, Jewish day schools and other institutions against possible threats, and how to work together to protect Jewish communities. Tuesday- 8:00pm Wednesday - 2:00am & 11:00am Friday - 5:00am & 2:00pm

Shalom Hartman Institute: Two-State Solution vs Confederation

In a session from the Shalom Hartman Institute’s Community Leadership program on “Aspirational Zionism,” Shalom Hartman’s Mijal Bitton sits with public opinion expert Dahlia Scheindlin and Israel Policy Forum’s Michael Koplow to debate the political possibilities and moral vision of alternative models for resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict: the two-state solution versus the confederation Wednesday - 7:30pm Thursday - 10:30am

NEWS & ANALYSIS

In the News: Protests in Iran Continue * Karmel Melamed, renowned journalist, speaker and activist, provides an update on the current status of the protests in Iran, the future of a nuclear agreement between Iran and the West, and what lies ahead for the Islamic Republic. With Shahar Azani Sunday - 5:30pm*

Jerusalem Press Briefing: Simcha Rothman

Talia Dekel-Fleissig, Senior VP at the Jerusalem Press Club, speaks with Adv. Simcha Rothman, Member of the Knesset for the Religious Zionist Party, about the newly formed Israeli government, upcoming acts of legislation and its stakes of survival. Monday - 6:30pm & 11:30pm Tuesday - 3:30am, 8:30am & 12:30pm Saturday - 11:30pm

Thinking Out Loud: Micah Halpern on “Tensions Between Israel and the U.S”.

Micah discusses the internal Jewish tensions within Israel, the government-to-government tensions between the leaders of Israel and the U.S., as well as formal diplomatic tensions. Wednesday - 6:30pm & 11:30pm Thursday - 3:30am, 8:30am & 12:30pm

Good Week Israel: Christian Chapel Discovered and Promising Startups

This week, Israeli archaeologists uncover a Christian chapel in what is believed to be the burial cave of Salome, newborn Jesus’s nurse; a 97 year old Nazi secretary has been convicted for her role in over 10,500 murders, and Israel’s promising startups? Tuesday - 6:30pm & 11:30pm Wednesday - 3:30am, 8:30am & 12:30pm

On L’Chayim

Year In Review 2022

The future of Israeli politics and diaspora support of the Jewish state, rising antisemitism, and the Jewish Person of the Year are among the topics discussed by Eric Yoffie, Steven Bayme, Laura E. Adkins and David Efune in the 2022 Year In Review. Today (Sunday) - 12:00 Noon Today (Sunday) - 6:00 pm Monday - 2:00pm Saturday - 6:00pm

Timna Park in Israel

David Chudnow describes how his father Avrum (z”l) conceived and created a national park in the Sinai Dessert, and Prof. Erez Ben-Yosef (Tel Aviv U.) discusses the remarkable finds at the park’s copper mines dating back to the Iron Age.
Monday - 9:00pm & Midnight
Tuesday - 3:00pm

Chabad Rabbi Eliezrie

Rabbi David Eliezrie, National Chabad Liaison to JFNA and author of The Secret of Chabad, describes what drew him to Chabad and his career as an emissary, and shares his perspective on Chabad philosophy regarding non-Orthodox Jews. Tuesday - 9:00pm & Midnight Wednesday - 3:00pm

Cast of Shtisel

Three stars of the hit Israeli series Shtisel -- Michael Aloni (Kive), Dov Glickman (Shulem) and Neta Riskin (Giti) -- speak about their Jewish backgrounds and how playing Chasidic Jews may have changed their Jewish identities. Wednesday - 9:00pm & Midnight
Thursday - 3:00pm

Peter Yarrow

One of America’s greatest musical figures, Peter Yarrow, recalls participating in the civil rights movement in America, describes how the iconic Peter, Paul and Mary trio was created, and sings some of his most famous folk songs. Thursday - 9:00pm & Midnight
Friday - 3:00pm

Eating From the Tree

When the Man and Woman first break the commandment not to eat from the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil. Sunday - 10:00am Monday - 5:00am Wednesday - 9:00am & 5:00pm Friday - 1:00pm

Hebrew: Lesson 22

Recognize Hebrew letters that tend to look alike in a complete review of all the Hebrew letters and vowel sounds Monday - 9:00am & 5:00pm Thursday - 10:00am & 5:00pm

Talmud Study: By Your Own Admission

A Talmud lesson based on Gittin 40b, led by Rabbi Mordechai Becher. Today (Sunday) - 9:00am Tuesday - 9:00am & 5:00pm Wednesday- 7:00pm

Talmud Study: Study Party

In celebration of "Siyum Hashas," concluding the 7.5 year study cycle of the entire Talmud, Rabbi Mordechai Becher explains the meaning behind the celebration. Sunday - 9:30am Tuesday - 9:30am & 5:30pm Thursday - 7:00pm

REFORM AND ORTHODOX SHABBAT SERVICES

FRIDAY EVENING SHABBAT SERVICES

REFORM: CENTRAL SYNAGOGUE Closed Captioned 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 Closed Captioned 9:30am & 1:00pm

ORTHODOX: HAMPTON SYNAGOGUE With Hebrew, transliteration and English subtitles 11:00am & 2:30pm

Edith Samers Vice President 203.536.6914 (cell phone) JBS Jewish Broadcasting Service, a 501c3 fulltime television channel Website: jbstv.org

Join us for the Wizo Annual Gala Dinner on Thursday, February 9, 2023 at 7:00 PM at Aventura Turnberry Jewish Community Center honoring Judit Groisman.

Click here to purchase tickets or donate.

Join us for the third annual Martin Luther King Day Morning Fuel Program on Monday, January 16 at 11am ET. Take action in the name of justice and liberty and fuel our cause for racial justice and equity in our Jewish community and for society.

Register here.