Sunday, December 29, 6:30 PM at the Miami Beach Bandshell

Join the Miami Beach JCC and your Jewish community for Matisyahu in performance as part of his annual Chanukah concert series The Festival of Light. Known for his spirited hit One Day, his music is a mix of reggae, hip-hop, alt rock and boldly inventive pop. Matisyahu's spirituality has evolved in parallel with his music and his Jewish heritage remains a central theme throughout his life and his music.

Miami Beach Bandshell, 7275 Collins Ave, Miami Beach Program is rain or shine.

Federation 10% Discount Code: GMJF

CLICK HERE FOR TICKETS

Join us at the Center for Jewish Life at Beth David!

Tuesday, September 10 Judaism 101 6:00PM Tuesday, September 10 Spanish 6:00PM (no class Thursday this week only) Wednesday, September 11 Intermediate Hebrew 8:00PM (Zoom only) Wednesday, September 11 RAC Bagels and Postcards Thursday, September 12 High Holy Day Choir Rehearsal 6:00PM Friday, September 13 Shabbat 7:00PM Saturday, September 14 Shabbat 9:30 AM Sunday, September 15 Sundays at the Center 9:00 AM

Contact: info@centerbd.org for more information The Center for Jewish Life at Beth David 2625 SW THIRD Ave., Miami, FL 33129 (305) 854-3911

On JBS: A sister remembers; David Harris's new book; Matzah Book Soup; Jewish education

Watch JBS on Comcast X-1 Box 1684, DirecTV 388, Hotwire 269 and streamed on Roku under “educational”, Apple TV, Amazon Fire, ZipWaveTV 29, and www.jbstv.org
For a complete and timely schedule and other television providers, go to www.jbstv.org

Now with Closed Captioning!

All Times are ET and are Subject to Change

Unpacked##

Are Jews Indigenous to Israel?

Explore the deep historical and cultural ties between Jewish identity and the land of Israel, as Yirmiyahu Danzig delves into ancient heritage and personal history to answer the question: Are Jews truly indigenous to Israel? Monday - 7:40pm Tuesday - 4:40am Wednesday - 9:40am Saturday - 10:10pm

Jews in America

Explore the enduring legacy of Jewish life in America, from early settlers to influential figures like Louis Brandeis, highlighting the community’s contributions, challenges, and the balance between American identity and Jewish heritage. Wednesday - 2:42pm Thursday - 2:42am Saturday - 11:48pm

Matzah Book Soup: The Matchmaker's Gift

Through "Matzah Book Soup," Lilli and Amanda share books that highlight Jewish representation in all genres of literature, encouraging pride in Jewish identity through a celebration of Jewish joy and the vibrant Jewish present and future. In this week's brief segment, learn about their recommendation for The Matchmaker’s Gift, by author Lynda Cohen Loigman. Monday - 8:24pm & 11:24pm Tuesday - 2:24am, 7:24am & 11:24am Wednesday - 5:24am Thursday - 2:24pm Friday - 4:24pm & 9:54pm

Jewish Insights with Justin Pines: Yaffa Epstein

Rabba Yaffa Epstein, Senior Scholar and Educator in Residence at the Jewish Education Project, and recent recipient of the presidential Covenant Award which recognizes exceptional Jewish educators, joins Justin to discuss the lessons learned of the past year as we prepare to educate our youth and also prepare them for the High Holidays. Tuesday - 8:00pm & 11:00pm Wednesday - 4:00am, 7:00am & 11:00am Thursday - 5:00am Friday - 9:00am & 8:30pm Saturday - 8:30am & 4:00pm

Thinking Out Loud with Micah Halpern

Micah Halpern explains why Hamas took responsibility for the brutal murder of six kidnapped Israelis, revealing their strategy of instructing terrorists to kill hostages if the IDF intervenes and then shift the blame to Israel. Wednesday - 6:30pm & 11:30pm Thursday - 4:30am, 8:30am & 12:30pm Saturday - 5:30am & 5:30pm

Defending Israel with David Harris: On the Front Lines

Shahar Azani speaks in-depth with David Harris about On the Front Lines: A Lifetime of Global Jewish Advocacy, Harris's new book that chronicles his nearly 50-year career spent confronting the toughest challenges facing the Jewish people, Israel, and liberal democracies. Wednesday - 7:00pm & 11:00pm Thursday - 4:00am, 7:00am, 11:30am, 5:00pm & 10:00pm Friday - 4:30pm & 10:00pm Saturday - 7:30pm

Israel at War: Remembering October 7th##

Teisha Bader is joined by Andrea Weinstein, the sister of murdered American-Israeli hostages Judih Weinstein - Haggai and Gad Haggai, who shares her story and discusses the unfathomable one year anniversary of the October 7th Hamas massacre. Thursday - 6:30pm & 10:00pm Friday - 1:00am, 8:30am & 12:30pm Saturday - 7:00pm

FIDF Briefing: Mordechai Kedar

FIDF CEO Steve Weil is joined by Israeli scholar of Arab culture, Lt. Col. (Res.) Dr. Mordechai Kedar, to explore the complexities of Israel's conflict with Iran, the Shia-Sunni divide, and the broader implications for Middle Eastern and global security. Thursday - 8:00pm & 11:00pm Friday - 2:00am

NEWS & ANALYSIS

ILTV News and Daily News Updates

ILTV reports from Israel followed by JBS Daily News with Teisha Bader Mondays-Thursdays at 6:00pm & Fridays at 5:00pm

Good Week Israel

Positive stories from Israel of heroism, unity and support Mondays at 6:30pm

Insider

ILTV reports and interviews Tuesdays at 6:30pm

SUMMER ENCORES

In The Spotlight with Abigail Pogrebin

Roberta Satow

Abigail Pogrebin speaks with author and psychologist Roberta Satow about Our Time Is Up, her part-fiction, part-memory book that offers an intimate look at psychoanalysis as seen through Roberta’s experience as both a patient and analyst. Monday - 8:00pm & 11:00pm Tuesday - 2:00am, 7:00am & 11:00am Wednesday - 5:00am Thursday - 2:00pm Friday - 4:00pm & 9:30pm

Oren Kessler

Abby Pogrebin is joined by award-winning author Oren Kessler to discuss Palestine 1936, his book that looks at the origin story of the world’s most intractable conflict and reveals world-changing events through extraordinary individuals on all sides. Monday - 8:30pm & 11:30pm Tuesday - 2:30am, 7:30am

Fighting Antisemitism – The ISGAP Hour##

The Green Prince of Hamas

ISGAP leaders Charles Small and David Harris discuss fighting antisemitism with Mosab Hassan Yousef, also known as The Green Prince, the former militant son of a Hamas co-founder who became a Shin Bet agent and Israel advocate. Sunday - 7:00pm Monday - 2:00am Tuesday - 5:00am & 4:00pm

The Story of a Jew from Libya

In a discussion of forgotten refugees of the Arab-Israeli conflict, ISGAP Vice Chair and JBS Strategic Analyst David Harris is joined by his wife Giulietta Boukhobza , who shares her family’s story of their harrowing escape from Libya.. Tuesday - 7:00pm Wednesday - 2:00am & 10:00am Thursday - 4:00pm Friday - 7:00am

On L’Chayim: Classic Conversations with Mark S. Golub z”l

Marcus Sheff - Palestinian Textbooks

Marcus Sheff, CEO of the Institute for Monitoring Peace and Cultural Tolerance in School Education in Israel, discusses the way Jews and Israel are depicted in Palestinian Authority textbooks. Monday - 9:00pm Tuesday - 12:00am, 3:00am & 3:00pm

9/11 Remembered

One World Trade Center survivor Ari Schonbrun; NYPD Detective Morty Dzikansky; and Liz Goren, a psychotherapist who counsels survivors, tell their personal stories and reflect upon the meaning of 9/11 as Americans and as Jews. Tuesday - 9:00pm Wednesday - 12:00am, 3:00am & 3:00pm

Kenneth Feinberg - Pay Czar###

The man who determined TARP compensation for corporate executives and distributed $7 billion to victims of September 11th talks about his experience with 9/11 families, his concerns for the Jewish future and more. Wednesday - 9:00pm Thursday - 12:00am, 3:00am & 3:00pm Saturday - 6:00pm

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. Thursday - 9:00pm
Friday - 12:00am, 3:00am & 3:00pm

JEWISH STUDIES

Dimensions of the Daf

Talmud Study with Rabbi Mordechai Becher

No Heavenly Voices

The Jewish tradition's mistrust of heavenly voices is the focus of Rabbi Mordechai Becher's Talmud study in a program he calls, "Pious Disobedience or Don't Listen To Heavenly Voices," based on a famous passage from Eruvin 6b. Sunday - 9:00am Monday - 4:00am Tuesday - 9:00am & 5:00pm

Jewish Heroism

Rabbi Becher uses biblical texts and rabbinic commentary to explore the notion of "heroism" in the Jewish Tradition. Sunday - 9:30am Monday - 4:30am Tuesday - 9:30am & 5:30pm

Jewish 101

A pluralistic introduction to the teachings, ideas and values of the Jewish Tradition with Rabbi Mark S. Golub z"l

Moses

Moses' early life, his speech impediment and his marriage to Zipporah in Midian, is part of this week's study of the Exodus story which reveals the Jewish Tradition's notion of God and what it means to be a Jew. Monday - 9:00am Thursday - 9:00am Saturday - 1:00am

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

Vlada Barash, Special Projects Manager, 201-334-2510 Website: www.jbstv.org

Sunday, September 22, 9 AM

North Dade & South Dade Locations

Volunteer at JCS Milk & Honey 2024, an annual Jewish Community Services of South Florida event, to deliver Rosh Hashanah food and personal hygiene baskets to over 400 homebound seniors and Holocaust Survivors, bringing joy as sweet as milk and honey to all involved.

All client deliveries are first come, first served, and clients expect deliveries between 9 AM-noon. All guests must be individually registered, including accompanied children.

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

Tuesday, September 10, 8-9:30 PM

Join the Greater Miami Jewish Federation BeWell Initiative in partnership with The Wellness Institute for their fall series of virtual webinars. Parenting Anxious Kids: Empowering Your Child With Essential Skills to Manage Anxiety will be presented by Regine Galanti, PhD, author of Parenting Anxious Kids and President-Elect of the Society for Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology.

Zoom link will be sent upon registration.

CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE AND REGISTER

Center for Jewish Life at Beth David Sept 3-8th

Tuesday, September 3 Judaism 101 6:00PM

Tuesday/Thursday, September 3 & 5 Spanish 6:00PM

Wednesday, September 5 Intermediate Hebrew 8:00PM (Zoom only)

Thursday, September 5 Sewing Creations 6:00PM

Thursday, September 5 High Holy Day Choir Rehearsal 6:00PM

Friday, September 6 Shabbat 7:00PM

Saturday, September 7 Shabbat 9:30AM

Register for Events & Programs: https://operations.daxko.com/Programs/ProgramBrowser.aspx

Center for Jewish Life at Beth David 2625 SW THIRD Ave., Miami, FL 33129 (305) 854-3911 | info@centerbd.org

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, ZipWaveTV 29, and jbstv.org. For a complete and timely schedule and other television providers, go to www.jbstv.org

Eppes Essen; Pasternak Restaurant

Hosts Mike Burstyn and Perla Karney savor chicken roulade, Russian borscht, beef stroganoff, and other traditional Russian Jewish dishes as they share family stories in Yiddish at Pasternak Restaurant, a historic gem in a once-vibrant Jewish neighborhood of Berlin, Germany. Sunday - 8:00pm & 11:30pm Wednesday - 9:30am Thursday - 1:00am & 7:30am Friday - 2:30pm Saturday - 9:00pm

Jewish Insights with Justin Pines-Shai Held on Teshuva

As we enter the Jewish month of Elul, the beginning of a 40-day period with heightened focus on Teshuva (repentance), Shai Held, President and Dean of the Hadar Institute, joins Justin Pines to explore various approaches to Teshuva, including practical applications, reflections after October 7, and navigating chronic pain from a theological perspective. Tuesday - 8:00pm & 11:00pm Wednesday - 4:30am, 7:00am & 11:00am Thursday - 5:00am Friday - 9:00am & 8:30pm Saturday - 8:30am & 4:00pm

Thinking Out Loud

An exploration of how free speech and assembly were denied to Israel supporters in Chicago, while anti-Israel groups were granted those same rights, raising questions about bias and the challenges of advocating for Israel in today's political climate. Wednesday - 6:30pm & 11:30pm Thursday - 8:30am & 12:30pm Saturday - 5:30am & 5:30pm

Defending Israel with David Harris

David Harris speaks with General (Ret.) Amos Yadlin about the evolving geopolitics and strategic landscape of Israel and the Middle East after October 7. Wednesday - 7:00pm & 11:00pm Thursday - 4:00am, 7:00am, 11:30am & 5:00pm Friday - 5:00am & 10:00pm Saturday - 7:30pm

FIDF Briefing: IDF Spokespersons

FIDF Chief Executive Officer Steve Weil is joined by three soldiers from the IDF Spokesperson's Unit as they share their personal stories, discuss their families, and recount their experiences on October 7th and beyond. Wednesday - 8:00pm Thursday - 2:00am & 10:00am Friday - 4:00am

Aaron Bours - Givati Brigade

FIDF CEO Steve Weil welcomes Aaron Bours, Master Sergeant, Givati Brigade, to tell his story from his childhood in the US, finding his calling with the IDF, his experience as a lone soldier, reaction and return to service after October 7th, and more. Thursday - 6:30pm & 10:00pm Friday - 1:00am, 5:30am, 8:30am & 12:30pm

David Renzer

Former Chairman & CEO of Universal Music Publishing, David Renzer, explains how he formed "Creative Community for Peace" to build bridges with Palestinians, to support artistic freedom and to counter the cultural boycott of Israel. Monday - 9:00pm Tuesday - 12:00am, 3:00am & 3:00pm

Riskin & Brander

The founding dean and Chancellor Emeritus of Ohr Torah Stone educational institutions, Shlomo Riskin, and the new President of Ohr Torah Stone, Kenneth Brander, share their perspectives on women in Judaism and the essence of Torah. Tuesday - 9:00pm Wednesday - 12:00am, 3:00am & 3:00pm

Esther Wachsman

Esther Wachsman, mother of kidnapped Israeli soldier, Nachshon Wachsman, talks about the failed rescue attempt to save her son's life and the ethical issues Israel faces. Wednesday - 9:00pm Thursday - 12:00am, 3:00am & 3:00pm Saturday - 6:00pm

David Rabb's Terror in Black September

When Palestinians hijacked a TWA plane on September 6, 1970, David Raab was a 17 year-old American Jew returning home from Israel. His book, "Terror in Black September," chronicles this harrowing story of survival. Thursday - 9:00pm
Friday - 12:00am, 3:00am & 3:00pm

How To Be A Kosher Spy

Rabbi Mordechai Becher (Senior Lecturer, Gateways) discusses the Talmudic concept of violating Kashrut and other aspects of Jewish Law for a greater good such as serving a secret agent in the Mossad Sunday - 9:00am Monday - 4:00am Tuesday - 9:00am & 5:00pm

Doodles and Margins

Rabbi Mordechai Becher (Senior Lecturer, Gateways) discusses doodles that appear in the margins of ancient Jewish texts (including Maimonides’) which show how human culture has not changed in thousands of years.
Sunday - 9:30am Monday - 4:30am Tuesday - 9:30am & 5:30pm

The Exodus

What it means to be a "Jew" (according to the Jewish tradition), and Jewish sensitivity to the pain of one's enemies are explored through the Exodus story with rabbinic commentary of the midrash. Monday - 9:00am Thursday - 9:00am Saturday - 1:00am

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 JBS Jewish Broadcasting Service 203-536-6914 esamers@jbstv.org

Free High Holiday seats for unaffiliated individuals and families are available online through Wednesday, September 25.

The Greater Miami Jewish Federation and the Rabbinical Association of Greater Miami, along with participating Miami-Dade County synagogues, are offering a limited number of seats at no charge for services in Miami-area synagogues. 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. If that’s not possible at this time, You may also call 305.373.SEAT from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (4 p.m. on Fridays) through Wednesday, September 25. All denominations are welcome. This program is made possible through donations to the Annual Greater Miami Jewish Federation/UJA Campaign.

Advance registration is required.

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER NOW

The Center for Jewish Life at Beth David Highlights for the week of August 26-30th

If you are interested in joining or learning about our programs, contact Programming Director Noah Schalit at nschalit@centerbd.org

Tuesday, August 27th Shofar Workshop 6:00PM

Tuesday, August 27th Judaism 101 6:00PM

Tuesday/Thursday, August 27th & 29th Spanish 6:00PM

Tuesday, August 27th Honey Mixer 7:15PM

Thursday, August 29th High Holy Day Choir Rehearsal 6:00PM

Friday, August 30th Shabbat 7:00 PM

Saturday, August 31st Shabbat 9:30 AM

Center for Jewish Life at Beth David 2625 SW THIRD Ave., Miami, FL 33129 (305) 854-3911 | info@centerbd.org

Spend the High Holy Days with the Center for Jewish Life at Beth David!

Join us as we welcome you and your family to a meaningful and joyful celebration of the High Holy Days. Our inclusive programming offers something for everyone, from reflective services to engaging activities. Kids will love our special children's programming featuring the Grammy Award-winning artist Joanie Leeds!

For more information contact : Center for Jewish Life at Beth David 2625 SW THIRD Ave., Miami, FL 33129 (305) 854-3911 | info@centerbd.org

You can also register here: https://operations.daxko.com/Online/5376/ProgramsV2/OfferingDetails.mvc?program_id=TMP21366&offering_id=SES304728&location_id=B627