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Social Media/Job Search Skills Workshop & LinkedIn
Posted by Rita Morse on 08/15/2022 @ 02:32 PM
Zoom Workshop Learn about Social Media Job Search Skills Thursday, August 25th, 10:30am - 12:30pm.
These days social media is a critical component of today's job search. Join us to learn valuable insight and ideas on the best use of social media during your job search.
The agenda includes information about: * Online job search resources * Searching employment websites * Elevator pitch * Making LinkedIn work for you
Please RSVP at JWorks Miami, Event - your RSVP is required!
The link for the workshop will be sent to you on August 24th.
JBS Highlights Aug 14-20: AJC Global Forum, Can Faith Heal a Tech-Soaked Society, Access Israel, FIDF Live, “Woke Media”
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
AJC Global Forum 2022: Closing Plenary
Highlights include Abigail Pogrebin with incoming AJC CEO Ted Deutch, a conversation on the challenges facing Jews in progressive spaces, and a final call to action from AJC CEO David Harris. Tuesday - 7:00pm Wednesday - 10:00am Thursday - 1:00pm Saturday - 7:00pm
Shalom Hartman Institute: Can Faith Heal Society
Micah Goodman, Senior Fellow at the Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem, discusses how faith and ethics can contribute to healing a society broken apart by technology, with social psychologist and author Jonathan Haidt.
Wednesday - 8:00pm & 1:00am
Thursday - 9:00am
Friday - 5:00am
Eye on Israel: Access Israel
Founder Yuval Wagner and CEO Michal Rimon describe to Shahar Azani how their organization answers the social call for change. Monday - 8:00pm & 1:00am Tuesday - 11:00am & 2:00am Thursday - 5:00pm Saturday - 10:00pm
FIDF Live: Unsung Heroes
Host Josel Chasnoff introduces you to the soldiers behind the scenes of the IDF, who play an integral role in ensuring security for the people of Israel. Monday - 7:30pm & 2:00am Tuesday - 2:40pm Wednesday - 5:30pm Friday - 2:30pm
Rabbi on the Sidelines: Jacob Emrani
Jacob Emrani, the iconic face of personal injury law in Los Angeles and a passionate superfan and sponsor of the LA Lakers and LA Football Club, speaks to Rabbi Sherman about the power of sports to transform community for good. Follow on Twitter @RabbiESherman, Instagram @rabbi_erez_sherman, and Facebook @SinaiTempleLA Sunday - 7:00pm & 2:00am Tuesday - 10:00am Thursday - 10:00pm
Top Story: Woke Media
Batya Ungar-Sargon, author of Bad News: How Woke Media is Undermining Democracy, discusses how The New York Times and mainstream media’s shift from objectivity to open left-wing bias is motivated not just by ideology but also by a desire for profit. Thursday - 8:00pm & 1:00am Friday - 10:00am Saturday - 5:00am & 4:00pm
In The News: Judea Pearl
Judea Pearl, father of murdered journalist, Daniel Pearl z"l, talks about what the recent killing of al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri means for him personally, the concept of justice, as well as his efforts to call attention to 'Zionophobia' and why he says the fight against it is so critical. With Teisha Bader. Sunday - 5:30pm
In The News: Gaza Conflict & The Media
Gil Hoffman (Exec. Dir of Honest Reporting) and Lior Haiat (Head of Israel’s National Public Diplomacy Directorate) discuss how the media at large handled the recent conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad terror group. With Teisha Bader and Shahar Azani Monday – 6:30pm & 11:30pm Tuesday – 3:30am, 8:30am & 12:30pm Saturday – 11:30pm
Thinking Out Loud:
JBS journalist Micah Halpern discusses how COVID-19 may be finally winding down vis-à-vis the changes he has noticed in the Jewish community; perhaps ZOOM temple will finally yield and people will get back to in-person worship? Micah also analyzes a YNET column about the controversial visit of an undercover Israeli reporter to the Muslims-only holy city of Mecca Wednesday – 6:30pm & 11:30pm Thursday – 3:30am, 8:30am & 12:30pm Saturday – 5:30pm
On L’Chayim
Rachel Robinson
For the occasion of her 100th birthday this summer, see Jackie Robinson’s widow, Rachel Robinson, discussing 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. Today (Sunday) - 12:00 Noon
Director Joseph Cedar
Israeli filmmaker Joseph Cedar discusses his film “Norman,” starring Richard Gere in the title role as a Jewish New York fixer who knows the right people and can get things done.
Sunday - 6:00pm
Open Orthodoxy
Avi Weiss, one of American Jewry’s most creative and activist rabbis (Hebrew Institute of Riverdale, Yeshivat Chovevei Torah), discusses his approach to orthodoxy. Monday - 2:30pm
"Foodie" Gil Hovav
Israeli celebrity chef, culinary journalist, author and TV personality Gil Hovav discusses his Jerusalem family background and his work in Israeli culinary arts and media. Monday - 9:00pm & Midnight Tuesday - 3:00pm
Aryeh Green (Part 1)
Aryeh Green (My Israel Trail: Finding Peace In The Promised Land), a policy advisor for Natan Sharansky and one who met with top Palestinians activists, analyses the failure of American Jewish leaders to build support for Israel.
Tuesday - 9:00pm & Midnight
Wednesday - 3:00pm
Saturday - 6:00pm
Aryeh Green (Part 2)
Aryeh Green continues his discussion on the need for liberal Jews to be unwavering in their defense of Israel and dives into the story behind his book, My Israel Trail: Finding Peace In The Promised Land. Wednesday - 9:00pm & Midnight Thursday - 3:00pm
Brooke Goldstein
Brooke Goldstein describes the way her film “The Making of a Martyr” documents how Palestinians abuse their children; and discusses why she created The Lawfare Project to fight antisemitism in courts of law around the world. Thursday - 9:00pm & Midnight Friday - 3:00pm
JEWISH STUDIES
Hebrew: Lesson 2
Hebrew letter "Tuf" is introduced. Download Lessons and Worksheets free on the JBS website by Clicking Here. Download Lessons and Worksheets free on the JBS website by Clicking Here. Monday - 9:00am & 5:00pm Thursday - 10:00am Friday - 4:00am
Hebrew: Lesson 3
Learn the letter "Bet" and how to read the most important word in the experience of Judaism Monday - 9:30am & 5:30pm Thursday - 10:30am Friday - 4:30am
Talmud Study: Seize the Moment or Wait for Better?
In "Seize the Moment or Wait for Better,” Rabbi Mordecai Becher examines Talmudic commentary on doing a mitzvah now versus waiting until later to do an even bigger mitzvah. Sunday - 9:00am Monday - 4:00am Tuesday - 9:00am & 5:00pm Wednesday - 7:00pm
Talmud Study: Fake News & Privacy
Rabbi Mordechai Becher uses Talmudic texts to explore the Torah values of confidentiality, privacy and honesty. Thursday - 7:30pm
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
In Living Memory: The Music of Gershwin, Copland and Bernstein
Posted by Caryn Tanis Boren on 08/12/2022 @ 02:18 PM
A celebration of the Spirit of America and its most vital expression by three of our greatest cultural heroes: George Gershwin, Aaron Copland and Leonard Bernstein. The concert will feature the world premiere of the recent recording of Dr. Resnak's nine arrangements for two pianos of the most beloved Gershwin songs; the Saturday Night Waltz and Hoedown from Aaron Copland's "Rodeo", and Leonard Bernstein's brilliant, exciting Symphonic Dances from "West Side Story" arranged for two pianos.
With Duo Pianists Paul Posnak and Anita Castiglione
Sunday, September 11, 2022 at 4 PM Temple Emanu-El, Miami Beach
Tickets range from $10-$30. Children are free. www.tesobe.org
(305) 538-2503
'Three Minutes - A Lengthening' Screening + Post-Film Discussion - Sunday, August 28th @ 3:15PM (Miami Theatrical Weekend)
Posted by Tamar Simon on 08/11/2022 @ 07:30 PM
On Sunday, August 28th, join the University of Miami Holocaust Teacher Institute, Miami Jewish Film Festival, Holocaust Memorial Miami and the Greater Miami Jewish Federation with more partners at the 3:15PM SHOWING of the new, high-profile, award-winning documentary about the Holocuast, 'THREE MINUTES - A LENGTHENING', during its MIAMI THEATRICAL PREMIERE WEEKEND, at the Coral Gables Art Cinema (260 Aragon Ave).
Tickets @ https://www.gablescinema.com/events/three-minutes-a-lengthening.
Watch the trailer @ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8RprTU0hXY.
Post-film discussion with Igor Shterenberg (Miami Jewish Film Festival) and Dr. Miriam Klein Kassenoff (University of Miami Holocaust Teacher Institute).
In partnership with the Miami Beach Jewish Community Center, 3G Miami, FIU Steven J. Green School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) Holocaust and Genocide Studies Program, The Sue & Leonard Miller Center for Contemporary Judaic Studies and the George Feldenkreis Program in Judaic Studies at the University of Miami, International March of the Living, JDC (The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee), Overton Venture Capital and Mean Streets Management.
So long as we are watching history, history is not over.
THREE MINUTES:A LENGTHENING explores the human stories hidden within the celluloid. Based on found footage from 1938 Poland.
Directed by Bianca Stigter. Co-Produced by Steve McQueen (Director, '12 YEARS A SLAVE'). Narrated by Academy-Award nominated Actress, Helena Bonham Carter.
Please note: There is not graphic content and no on-screen violence in the film. It is appropriate for all ages that learn about the Holocaust. Visit www.threeminutesfilm.com for more information.
For questions, please contact Tamar Simon, Mean Streets Management, tamar@meanstreetsmanagment.com or 917-670-6824.
20th Anniversary Milk & Honey Drive-Thru & Drop-Off
Posted by Leslie Rosenberg on 08/10/2022 @ 11:13 AM
Registration is now open for the 20th anniversary year of Milk & Honey Volunteer Drive-Thru & Drop-Off, taking place Sunday, September 18, presented by Jewish Community Services of Florida (JCS) and the Greater Miami Jewish Federation.
Join your Jewish community for a meaningful day preparing and delivering Rosh Hashanah baskets and personal hygiene kits to Holocaust Survivors and homebound elderly. Volunteers will gather at 9 a.m. at Michael-Ann Russell JCC in North Miami Beach or Temple Judea in Coral Gables to assemble the baskets and later deliver them, bringing hundreds of appreciative seniors throughout Miami-Dade County sustenance and joy at the Jewish New Year. The event will be a contactless drive-thru and drop-off format. Click here to register today!
JBS Highlights 8/7-13: Tisha B’Av & Tu B’Av, JCC Manhattan’s Joanna Samuels, AJC Day 2 Plenary, Robert Siegel-Energy Future
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
The new CEO of the Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan joins Abigail Pogrebin for her first in-depth conversation Monday - 8:00pm & 1:00am Tuesday - 11:00am & 10:30pm Thursday - 5:00pm & 2:30am Saturday - 10:00pm
AJC Global Forum 2022: Day 2 Plenary
Highlights include remarks from US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid, a discussion entitled “Democracy vs Tyranny,” and a conversation featuring Ambassadors from the Abraham Accords countries which showcased the widening circle of Middle East peace. Tuesday- 7:00pm Wednesday - 10:00am Thursday - 1:00pm Saturday - 7:00pm
Global Connections with Robert Siegel: Energy Future
Experts Jason Bordoff (Co-Founding Dean, Columbia Climate School), Deborah Gordon (Senior Fellow in International and Public Affairs, Brown University), and Matthew Hutson (Contributing Writer, The New Yorker) join Robert Siegel to discuss many factors in the uncertain future of our energy supply. A program from the American Friends of Rabin Medical Center.
Wednesday - 8:00pm
Thursday - 11:00am
Friday - 5:00am
Saturday - 4:00pm
Songs of Love: A Tu B’Av Concert
Neshama Carlebach and Menachem Creditor, Nefesh Mountain, and many other popular Jewish artists and cantors perform in a beautiful concert from AFMDA (American Friends of Magen David Adom), the Israeli "Red Cross,” for the Holiday of Love. Thursday - 10:00pm Friday - 8:30pm
Rabbi on the Sidelines: Andrea Kremer
Emmy-winning television sports journalist Andrea Kremer, currently covering Thursday Night Football and reporting for HBO’s Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel, joins Rabbi Sherman to discuss her career and motivations, both on and off the field. Follow on Twitter @RabbiESherman, Instagram @rabbi_erez_sherman, and Facebook @SinaiTempleLA Sunday - 7:00pm & 2:00am Tuesday - 4:00am & 10:00am Wednesday - 2:00am Saturday - 2:00am
Top Story with Jonathan Tobin: Jason Greenblatt
JNS editor-in-chief Jonathan Tobin returns as host and discusses the Abraham Accords with Jason Greenblatt, Trump’s special envoy to the Middle East and author of In the Path of Abraham: How Donald Trump Made Peace in the Middle East and How to Stop Joe Biden from Unmaking It. Thursday - 8:00pm & 1:00am Friday - 10:00am Saturday - 5:00am
In The News: Russia Acts to Close Jewish Agency
Izabella Tabarovsky, senior program associate at the Kennan Institute of the Wilson Center, discusses what is behind Russia's attempts to shutter the offices of the Jewish Agency in Russia, what it means for Jewish immigration to Israel, Israel's complex relationship with Russia vis-à-vis Ukraine and more. With Teisha Bader. Sunday - 5:30pm
In The News: Judea Pearl
Judea Pearl, father of murdered journalist, Daniel Pearl z"l, talks about what the recent killing of al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri means for him personally, the concept of justice, as well as his efforts to call attention to 'Zionophobia' and why he says the fight against it is so critical. With Teisha Bader. Monday – 6:30pm & 11:30pm Tuesday – 3:30am, 8:30am & 12:30pm Saturday – 11:30pm
Thinking Out Loud: JBS journalist Micah Halpern
This week, Micah again expounds on the brutality of the Tehran regime, this time relating a troubling recent news story about the mass slaughter of shelter dogs in Iran by government authorities. Micah also analyzes a recent YNET column about the reasoning behind the IDF's increased incursions into the West Bank to hunt terrorists. Wednesday – 6:30pm & 11:30pm Thursday – 3:30am, 8:30am & 12:30pm Saturday – 5:30pm
On L’Chayim
Charles Sherman
Rabbi Charles Sherman, author of The Broken and The Whole, describes a story of extraordinary family transcendence as he describes how his son, Eyal, has survived serious brain stem damage Sunday - 12:00 Noon & 6:00pm
Harriet Schleifer
Speaking from her position as the Chair of AJC’s Board of Governors, AJC’s current President Harriet Schleifer discusses the key challenges facing American Jewish life, including the lack of education in the Jewish community and the lack of engagement of Jewish youth Monday - 2:30pm
Joseph Cedar
Israeli filmmaker Joseph Cedar discusses his film “Norman,” starring Richard Gere in the title role as a Jewish New York fixer who knows the right people and can get things done.
Monday - 9:00pm & Midnight
Tuesday - 3:00pm
Avi Weiss
Avi Weiss, one of American Jewry’s most creative and activist rabbis (Hebrew Institute of Riverdale, Yeshivat Chovevei Torah), discusses his approach to orthodoxy. Tuesday - 9:00pm & Midnight Wednesday - 3:00pm
Rachel Robinson
For the occasion of her 100th birthday this summer, see Jackie Robinson’s widow, Rachel Robinson, discussing 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. Wednesday - 9:00pm & & Midnight Thursday - 3:00pm
Aaron Ben Ze’ev
For the holiday of Tu B’Av, see Aaron Ben Ze'ev, former President of the University of Haifa, professor of philosophy and author of The Arc of Love, in discussion about the psychology of love. Thursday - 9:00pm & Midnight Friday - 3:00pm Saturday - 6:00pm
JEWISH STUDIES
Hebrew: Lesson 1
Learn the Hebrew letter Shin, as well as Hebrew vowels, on this first teaching episode of "From the Aleph Bet" series 1.Download Lessons and Worksheets free on the JBS website by Clicking Here. Monday - 9:00am & 5:00pm Thursday - 10:00am Friday - 4:00am
Hebrew: Lesson 2
Hebrew letter "Tuf" is introduced. Download Lessons and Worksheets free on the JBS website by Clicking Here. Monday - 9:30am & 5:30pm Thursday - 10:30am Friday - 4:30am
Talmud Study: Concept of Fasting
Rabbi Mordechai Becher explains the concept of "fasting" in the Jewish tradition. Sunday - 9:00am Monday - 4:00am Tuesday - 9:00am & 5:00pm Wednesday - 7:00pm
Talmud Study: 15th Of Av
Rabbi Becher explains why Tu B’Av, the 15th of Av, is known as the holiday and love and one of the most joyous days of the Jewish year Sunday - 9:30am Monday - 4:30am Tuesday - 9:30am & 5:30pm Thursday - 7:30pm
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
JBS Highlights July 31-Aug 6: AJC Global Forum-Opening Plenary, Ben & Jerry’s and BDS, “Hallelujah” Documentary, Tisha B’Av, From the Aleph Bet
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
AJC Global Forum 2022: Opening Plenary
The opening plenary of this year’s AJC Global Forum includes remarks from New York Governor Kathy Hochul, NYC Mayor Eric Adams, Ukrainian President Zelensky , AJC CEO David Harris, a panel discussion on antisemitism, a tribute to AJC President Harriet Schleifer and more. Tuesday- 7:00pm Wednesday - 10:00am Thursday - 1:00pm Saturday - 7:00pm
Eye on Israel: Ben & Jerry’s to Stay in Israel
Avi Zinger, CEO of Ben & Jerry’s Israel, joins Shahar Azani to discuss the pain that was this past year’s battle against BDS, the joy over defeating the movement through reaching an agreement with Unilever, and plans for the future. Monday - 8:00pm & 1:00am Tuesday - 11:30am Wednesday - 2:00pm Saturday - 9:30pm & 12:00am
Eric Goldman’s Jewish Cinematheque: Hallelujah
Directors Dan Geller and Dayna Goldfine discuss their film that explores the life and career of Jewish singer/songwriter Leonard Cohen through the prism of his internationally renowned hymn. Monday - 7:30pm & 2:00am Tuesday - 11:00am & 10:30pm Friday - 1:00pm
Rabbi on the Sidelines: Miss Val
Valorie Kondos, aka Miss Val, describes how she built her career from dancer to legendary, hall of fame athletic coach through curiosity, creativity and care for the well-being of her athletes, and how she has the faith today to take on new challenges. Follow on Twitter @RabbiESherman, Instagram @rabbi_erez_sherman, and Facebook @SinaiTempleLA Sunday - 7:00pm & 2:00am Tuesday - 10:00am Thursday - 5:00am Saturday - 2:00am
Top Story: Reform Movement
Guest host Melanie Phillips discusses the challenges of the Reform movement with Rabbi Cary Kozberg, who describes the movement as hijacking words like God & Torah to push its political progressive agenda with little traditional or contextual backing. Thursday - 8:00pm & 2:00am Friday - 10:00am Saturday - 5:00am & 4:00pm
In The News: Kotel Disturbances
Rabbi Arie Hasit was officiating a bar-mitzvah when religious extremists disrupted prayers at the egalitarian section of the Western Wall. He shares his experience & of the need to stand up to bullies & embrace love not hate. Sunday- 5:30pm
In The News: Russia Acts to Close Jewish Agency
Izabella Tabarovsky, senior program associate at the Kennan Institute of the Wilson Center, discusses what is behind Russia's attempts to shutter the offices of the Jewish Agency in Russia, what it means for Jewish immigration to Israel, Israel's complex relationship with Russia vis-à-vis Ukraine and more. With Teisha Bader. Monday – 6:30pm & 11:30pm Tuesday – 3:30am, 8:30am & 12:30pm Saturday – 11:30pm
Thinking Out Loud: Iran and Nuclear Weapons
JBS journalist Micah Halpern revisits the perennial issue of Iran's potential to develop nuclear weapons and analyzes why he thinks current Iranian leadership has no interest in making a new "deal," or re-entering into an old one. He also highlights the withdrawal of U.S. troops from their post guarding and maintaining an eye on the Straits of Tiran (and their ultimate replacement with surveillance cameras). Wednesday – 6:30pm & 11:30pm Thursday – 3:30am, 8:30am & 12:30pm Saturday – 5:30pm
On L’Chayim
Shai Held - Pt 1
Shai Held, Founding President, Dean and Chair in Jewish Thought of Hadar Institute, discusses growing up with Survivor Zionist parents and how his upbringing shaped his life and Jewish journey Sunday - 12:00 Noon
Shai Held - Pt 2
Shai Held talks theology, his understanding of God and his approach to teaching the Jewish Tradition in part two of a conversation Sunday - 6:00pm
Gaylen Ross
Filmmaker Gaylen Ross discusses the DVD release of her film Killing Kasztner which describes how Israel Kasztner saved Jewish children from the Holocaust but was later accused of collaborating with the Nazis and murdered by Israeli fanatics Monday - 3:00pm
Daniel Cohen
Daniel Cohen, senior rabbi of Congregation Agudath Sholom in Stamford, CT, talks about a moment in all of our lives when we experience a wake-up call. Monday - 9:00pm & Midnight Tuesday - 3:00pm Saturday - 6:00pm
Harriet Schleifer
Speaking from her position as the Chair of AJC’s Board of Governors, AJC’s current President Harriet Schleifer discusses the key challenges facing American Jewish life, including the lack of education in the Jewish community and the lack of engagement of Jewish youth Tuesday - 9:00pm & Midnight Wednesday - 3:00pm
Charles Sherman
Rabbi Charles Sherman, author of The Broken and The Whole, describes a story of extraordinary family transcendence as he describes how his son, Eyal, has survived serious brain stem damage Wednesday - 9:00pm & & Midnight Thursday - 3:00pm
Andrew Rehfeld HUC-JIR
Andrew Rehfeld, President of the Reform Movement’s rabbinical school HUC-JIR, discusses his vision of Reform Judaism & responds to criticisms that Reform rabbis are not schooled in Talmud and are often unfairly critical of Israel Thursday - 9:00pm & Midnight Friday - 3:00pm
WEEKLY JEWISH STUDIES
Hebrew: Introduction
Introduction and overview of "From the Aleph-Bet" series 1, the original JBS production “for anyone of any age who wishes to read and understand the Hebrew language.” Download Lessons and Worksheets free on the JBS website by Clicking Here. Monday - 9:00am & 5:30pm Thursday - 10:00am Friday - 4:00am
Hebrew: Lesson 1
Learn the Hebrew letter Shin, as well as Hebrew vowels, on this first teaching episode of "From the Aleph Bet" series 1. Monday - 9:35am & 5:35pm
Talmud Study: Hillel and Shammai
Hillel and Shammai, the great pair of first century Jewish Sages, had different approaches to Jewish Law. Rabbi Mordechai Becher explains why they were ,More than a personality clash,” in this edition of "Dimensions of the Daf” Sunday - 9:00am Tuesday - 9:00am & 5:00pm Wednesday - 7:00pm
Talmud Study: Disputed Property
The Talmud's approach to a dispute over property claims is discussed Sunday- 9:25am Monday - 4:30am Tuesday - 9:30am & 5:30pm Thursday - 7:30pm
TISHA B’AV Saturday-Sunday (August 6th-7th)
As the Jewish world observes the Jewish fast day that commemorates the destruction of both the First Temple by the Babylonians in 586 BCE, and the Second Temple by the Romans in 70 CE, participate in Tisha B’Av with The Hampton Synagogue of Westhampton Beach New York, in a service that includes remarks by Rabbi Schneier, a beautiful reading of Eicha, and the music of the a cappella group the Maccabeats. Saturday August 6 - 10:00pm & 1:00am Sunday August 7 - 11:00am & 1:00pm
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
3G Miami Presents Fall 2022 Speaker Training Class
Posted by Leslie Rosenberg on 07/27/2022 @ 11:23 AM
Exclusive, One-Time Webinar — On the Ground in Ukraine: Reports From the Front Lines of the Refugee Crisis
Posted by Leslie Rosenberg on 07/27/2022 @ 11:04 AM
For the past five months, the Greater Miami Jewish Federation and its overseas partners have been supporting relief and rescue operations for Jews in Ukraine and the surrounding region. Together, they have been delivering food, critical care supplies and lifesaving medical attention to those in need, while also bringing displaced Ukrainians to safety in neighboring countries and assisting with aliyah efforts to Israel.
Please join Federation on Tuesday, August 16 from Noon to 1 p.m. for a webinar where you will hear eyewitness accounts from the war-torn region and learn how your donations are saving lives.
Featured speakers include:
Oksana Galkevich, Senior Projects Director, Field Operations Director, Former Soviet Union, American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC), who is a constant presence on the ground in Ukraine, coordinating JDC’s rescue and relief efforts.
Enrique Ginzburg, M.D., F.A.C.S., Trauma Medical Director, Chair of Surgery and President-Elect of Medical Staff, Jackson South Community Hospital, and Professor of Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, who personally provided top-notch medical care to individuals injured in the deadly Ukraine war.
Elise Udelson, Women’s Philanthropy Campaign Chair, Greater Miami Jewish Federation, who met with refugees in Poland as well as volunteers and professionals providing daily relief.
There is no cost to attend. To RSVP, click here. Zoom link will be provided upon registration.
For more information, please contact Simon Kaminetsky at skaminetsky@gmjf.org or 786.866.8453.
JBS Highlights 7/24- 7/30: Bret Stephens at AJC Global Forum, Climate Research at Ben-Gurion University, Mordechai Kedar on Arab Relations
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
AJC Global Forum’s Great Debate: Is the Golden Age of American Jewry Over? With Bret Stephens and Pamela Nadell
In AJC’s signature session, New York Times Op-Ed columnist, Bret Stephens, and American University Professor of History and Jewish studies, Pamela Nadell, debate whether American Jewry has already peaked and is slowly declining through the decades. AJC’s the “Great Debate,” moderated by AJC’s Laura Shaw Frank. Tuesday - 8:00pm & 1:00am Wednesday - 11:00am & 10:00pm Thursday - 2:00pm Saturday - 7:00pm
Climate-Saving Science at BGU
Meet the visionary experts of BGU’s new Goldman Sonnenfeldt School of Sustainability and Climate Change, and learn about the innovative ways BGU’s work is transforming the Negev and contributing to a more sustainable world, Hosted by Israeli-American actress, activist and author, Noa Tishby. Monday - 7:00pm & 2:00am Tuesday - 10:00pm & 2:00am Thursday - 5:00pm & 4:00am Saturday - 8:00pm
Eye on Israel: Mordechai Kedar (Part 2)
Israeli scholar of Arab culture at Bar-Ilan University and researcher at the Begin-Sadat Center, Mordechai Kedar, shares his insights on Arab political parties in Israel, his unique "8-State Solution,” and the likelihood of Israeli normalization with Saudi Arabia. Monday - 8:00pm & 1:00am Tuesday - 11:30am Wednesday - 2:00pm Saturday - 10:30pm
Rabbi on the Sidelines: Ariana Berlin
Dancer, actress, senior producer at Fox Sports and UCLA champion gymnast, Ariana Berlin, joins Rabbi Sherman to share her story of overcoming adversity and achieving greatness. Follow on Twitter @RabbiESherman, Instagram @rabbi_erez_sherman, and Facebook @SinaiTempleLA Sunday - 7:00pm & 2:00am Monday - 1:00pm Thursday - 10:00pm
Bankrupting Terror: Nitsana Darshan-Leitner
Israeli attorney Nitsana Darshan-Leitner describes her work as President of Shurat Hadin, an organization fighting terrorism and safeguarding Jewish rights by fighting boycotts, challenging those who seek to delegitimize the Jewish State, and more. Thursday - 8:00pm & 1:00am Friday - 10:30am
In The News: Danny Ayalon on Biden Visit
Danny Ayalon, former Israeli Ambassador to the US, shares his perspective on US President Joe Biden's recent visit to Israel. He discusses what the visit means for the US-Israel relationship, how it was viewed by the Palestinians, prospects for peace, the US & Israel stances on Iran, concern re anti-Israel sentiment by a minority of Democrats and more. With Teisha Bader. Today (Sunday) - 5:30pm
ITN: Kotel Disturbances
Rabbi Arie Hasit shares his story of officiating a bar-mitzvah when religious extremists disrupted prayers at the egalitarian section of the Western Wall. And Dan Elbaum of the Jewish Agency for Israel discusses the recently passed resolution that demands the Kotel be safe for ALL Jews to worship. With Teisha Bader. Monday – 6:30pm & 11:30pm Tuesday – 3:30am, 8:30am & 12:30pm Saturday – 11:30pm
Thinking Out Loud: Micah Halpern
Micah opines about what he wishes U.S. policy would be in the Middle East and how his policy prescriptions could affect the possibilities of peace, as well as how they would've affected President Biden's agenda during his recent visit. Micah also discusses a column from YNet that calls for Israel to "maintain the future of Diaspora Jews" in the face of an increasingly fractured Jewish landscape, with the ultra-Orthodox on one side and the progressive left on the other (and fewer in the middle). Wednesday – 6:30pm & 11:30pm Thursday – 3:30am, 8:30am & 12:30pm Saturday – 5:30pm
On L’Chayim
This week, enjoy encore presentations with guests:
Gaylen Ross
Filmmaker Gaylen Ross discusses the DVD release of her film Killing Kasztner which describes how Israel Kasztner saved Jewish children from the Holocaust but was later accused of collaborating with the Nazis and murdered by Israeli fanatics.
Monday - 9:00pm & Midnight
Tuesday - 3:00pm
Shai Held (Part 1)
Founding President, Dean and Chair in Jewish Thought of Hadar Institute, Shai Held, discusses growing up with Survivor Zionist parents and how his upbringing shaped his life and Jewish journey Tuesday - 9:00pm & Midnight Wednesday - 3:00pm
Shai Held (Part 2)
Shai Held talks theology, his understanding of God and his approach to teaching the Jewish Tradition. Wednesday - 9:00pm & & Midnight Thursday - 3:00pm
Itamar Marcus
The founder and director of Palestinian Media Watch, which monitors what Palestinians say in Arabic on PA Television and the PA website, Itamar Marcus speaks to whether there is a "moderate" Palestinian leadership with which Israel can make peace.
Thursday - 9:00pm & Midnight
Friday - 3:00pm
Saturday - 6:00pm
And in case you missed them last week:
Uri Regev
President and CEO of HIDDUSH - For Religious Freedom and Equality, Uri Regev, discusses issues of Jewish pluralism in Israel and the way the Orthodox impacts how Americans Jews feel about Israel. Today (Sunday) - 12:00 Noon & 6:00pm
Charles Jacobs
President of Americans for Peace and Tolerance, Charles, Jacobs, discusses Avi Goldwasser’ s documentary “Hate Spaces – The Politics of Intolerance on Campus” and the increasing bigotry and antisemitism in American universities. Monday - 3:00pm
JEWISH STUDIES
Talmud Study: Saving A Life
The searing question of choosing to save one life over another is examined through Talmudic scripture in this edition of "Dimensions of the Daf," a JBS original series hosted by Rabbi Mordechai Becher. Sunday - 9:00am Monday - 4:00am Tuesday - 9:00am & 5:00pm Wednesday - 7:00pm
Talmud Study: Study Party
Rabbi Mordechai Becher explains the meaning behind "Siyum Hashas," a celebration of concluding the 7.5 year study cycle of the entire Talmud. Sunday - 9:30am Monday - 4:30am Tuesday - 9:30am & 5:30pm Thursday - 7:30pm
Jewish 101: Judaism on Abortion
Rabbi Golub describes the unique Jewish approach to abortion, which differs radically from the rationales used by both pro-life and pro-choice communities, in this concluding episode of “Jewish 101,” a pluralistic introduction to the teachings, ideas and values of the Jewish Tradition which have shaped the thinking and behavior of the Jewish People throughout history. Sunday (Today) - 10:00am Wednesday - 9:00am & 5:00pm Thursday - 4:00am & 11:00am Friday - 5:00am & 1:00pm
92nd Street Y: Holocaust Fatigue
Authors Daniel Jonah Goldhagen and John K. Roth, and Shoah Foundation CEO Michael Berenbaum, explore the phenomenon of “Holocaust Fatigue” with Thane Rosenbaum at the 92nd Street Y in New York City.
Monday - 5:00am & 10:00pm
Tuesday - 5:00am
Wednesday - 1:00pm
Saturday - 1:00am
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
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