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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

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

Do you have questions about the COVID vaccine?

Join PJ Library on Zoom for an important session with our panel of pediatric medical experts who will discuss the COVID vaccine for kids ages 5-11.

Thursday, December 9 at 7 pm FREE WITH RSVP HERE

PJ Library is FINALLY back at the Miami Children’s Museum for a special OUTDOOR Chanukah celebration! Join Nicole Berkin, Melissa Goldfarb, Caryn Shapiro-Pardo and Rachel Silver, Program Co-Chairs, on Sunday, November 21 at 11 AM for story time and a Chanukah-themed play dough experience with SMOCKED ART! We’ll use tools and loose parts such as dreidels, gold coins and candles to promote open-ended play and creativity. Children will then be able to take home their dough to continue the fun for all 8 nights of Chanukah!

RESERVE YOUR SPOT as space will be limited to 20 children (each accompanied by only one adult). Face masks will be required. Free with required museum admission payment.

RSVP HERE: https://jewishmiami.org/resources/community_directory/events/rsvp/pjlibrary_chanukah_mia_childrens_museum-rsvp/

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

Bret Stephens: Israel’s Losing Battle with the Media

New York Times op-ed columnist, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and outspoken defender of the Jewish State, Bret Stephens discusses the scourge of disinformation and lack of objective truth in today’s news, and Israel’s losing battle with the media. A program of Honest Reporting Canada, moderated by its chairman Jonas Prince. Monday - 8:00pm & 1:00am Wednesday - 2:00pm Thursday - 5:00am Saturday - 4:00pm & Midnight

American Jewish Press Today

Now that American Jews have so clearly assimilated into American society what is the need for a Jewish press? What audience do the editors of Jewish publications target and how do they serve the American Jewish community as it grows diverse and diffuse? A panel of editors of major American Jewish publications including Alana Newhouse (Tablet) Jodi Rudoren (The Forward) and Philissa Cramer (JTA) discuss the role and significance of Jewish press today in a program of YIVO, moderated by Gal Beckerman. Tuesday - 8:00pm & 2:00am Thursday - 2:00pm Friday - 5:00am Saturday - 8:00pm & 1:00am

Robert Siegel: BRCA Research & Genetic Testing

For the final week of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Robert Siegel speaks with Dr. Kenneth Offit (Memorial Sloan Kettering) Dr. Susan Domchek (University of Pennsylvania) and Dr. David Margel (Israel’s Rabin Medical Center) leading medical experts in the field of BRCA gene research. A program of AFRMC. Wednesday - 8:00pm & 1:15am Thursday - 11:00am & 1:00am Friday - 2:00pm Saturday - 2:00am

Global Perspectives: Enes Kanter

All-star NBA player Enes Kanter joins Ellie Cohanim to discuss his Turkish roots, opposing the country’s dictator Tayyip Erdogan and using his platform to build bridges, and what the future holds for him after basketball. A program of JNS. Thursday - 7:30pm & 3:30am Friday - 10:00am

Top Story: Naomi Schaefer Riley

Journalist and author Naomi Schaefer Riley joins JNS editor-in-chief Jonathan Tobin to discuss cancel culture and the damage that critical race theory is doing to children, as well as the role that intermarriage is having on the Jewish community. A program of JNS. Thursday - 8:00pm & 2:00am Friday - 9:00am

In The News: Abraham Accords Anniversary

Arsen Ostrovsky, CEO of The International Legal Forum (ILF) and Sharaka Board Member, discusses the one-year anniversary of the Abraham Accords, and the impact they've had inside Israel and around the region. With Shahar Azani. Monday - 6:30pm & 11:30pm Tuesday - 3:30am, 8:30am & 12:30pm

On L’Chayim

Sunday: Francine Klagsbrun - Golda Meir

Author Francine Klagsbrun discusses her biography Lioness: Golda Meir and the Nation of Israel, which addresses the ways American Jews and Israelis view Israel’s only woman prime minister who served during the Yom Kippur War of 1973. Sunday - 12 Noon

Sunday: Dan Almagor - Yom Kippur War

A hero of the 1973 Yom Kippur War and the Battle of Tel Saki, Dan Almagor shares a remarkable story of survival and explains how he was finally able to talk about the horrific experience in which he lost beloved friends.
Sunday - 6:00pm

Monday: Marty Appel - NY Yankee Empire

Marty Appel, a Jewish boy from Brooklyn who grew up to fulfill a childhood dream of working for The New York Yankees, talks about his years in baseball, Jews who've played the game, and his book that chronicles Yankee history, Pinstripe Empire. Monday - 3:00pm

Monday: Israel Maimon

The President & CEO of Israel Bonds, Israel Maimon, discusses his experiences in the Golani Brigade, his role in the 2007 bombing of the Syrian nuclear reactor, his concerns regarding Iran & his critique of the Iran Nuclear Deal. Monday - 9:00pm & Midnight Tuesday - 3:00pm

Tuesday: 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.”
Tuesday - 9:00pm & 12 Midnight Wednesday - 3:00pm Saturday - 6:00pm

Wednesday: 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.
Wednesday - 9:00pm & Midnight Thursday - 3:00pm

Thursday: Nancy Brinker

Nancy Brinker, founder of the Susan G. Koman organization, describes her devotion to helping women with breast cancer in tribute to her sister who died of the disease at 36; and why there is now a 99% survivor rate. Thursday - 9:00pm & Midnight Friday - 3:00pm

Jewish Studies

Talmud Study: Don't Argue (Korach)

Rabbi Mordechai Becher explores the way the Talmud deals with Korach's challenging Moses' authority in the original series "Dimensions of the Daf." Sunday - 9:00am Monday - 4:00am Tuesday - 9:00am & 4:30pm 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 & 5:00pm Wednesday - 7:30pm Thursday - 7:00pm

Jewish 101: Sex in Judaism

Human sexuality in the Jewish tradition is reviewed in an ongoing study of the story of the Garden of Eden, including the rabbinic view of female sexuality, birth control, and the day most appropriate for sexual relations. Sunday - 10:00am Monday - 5:00am Wednesday - 9:00am & 5:00pm Friday - 1:00pm

92nd Street Y: Deborah Lipstadt & Bari Weiss

Deborah Lipstadt (Author, Dorot Professor of Modern Jewish History and Holocaust Studies at Emory University, and Biden’s pick as Antisemitism Envoy) sits with Bari Weiss (journalist, author, former editor at The Wall Street Journal and New York Times) for a discussion about the rise of antisemitism today and how we must address it. A program of the 92Y in New York City. Sunday - 8:00pm & 2:00am Monday - 10:00pm Tuesday - 4:00am Wednesday - 10:30am Saturday - 1:00am

Friday Night 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

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

As violent antisemitic attacks reached a record high level throughout the US and abroad, this year’s Holocaust Education Week, beginning Sunday, November 7 through Friday November 12, offers critical learning tools for our community. The community-wide program, presented by the Holocaust Memorial Beach, a Committee of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation, opens with a virtual commemoration of Kristallnacht: “The Night of Broken Glass.”

Additional programming throughout the week includes a photography exhibit by Holocaust Survivor Laszlo Selly, a public film screening of The Zookeeper’s Wife and a moderated discussion with Survivor Allan Hall. All events will be virtual, unless otherwise noted, free of charge and open to the public. Advance registration is required. Program access information will be sent following registration confirmation.

For more information and to register, click here.

One of the most tragic days in modern Jewish history, Kristallnacht will be commemorated on the 83rd anniversary of the event. Widely considered to be a major turning point in Hitler’s campaign to annihilate the Jewish people, Kristallnacht was marked by a series of coordinated attacks on Jews in Germany and parts of Austria on November 9-10, 1938.

Join the community online to remember the victims of this event and honor the Survivors on Sunday, November 7, 2021 at 6 PM.

CLICK HERE TO RSVP FOR A LIVESTREAM OF THE EVENT

Spend a high school semester in Israel!

The Alexander Muss High School in Israel is seeking student leaders for the 2022 Stephen Muss Impact Fellowship.

Jewish students entering their sophomore or junior year of high school, residing in Miami-Dade County, and attending a public or private school are invited to apply.

Applications are due January 31, 2022.

For more information, visit AMHSI.org/Impact-Fellowship or contact Alicia Press at 954-817-7108 or apress@amhsi.org or Andrea Schleider at 212-472-9300 ext. 482 or aschleider@amhsi.org .

Join us for a sunshine filled morning, either in person or virtually. To RSVP, go to JewishMiami.org/wpsunshine

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

Eric Goldman’s Jewish Cinematheque: Golden Voices

Eric Goldman speaks with Evgeny Ruman, director of the film “Golden Voices,” about two immigrants making aliyah to Israel in 1990 from the USSR and trying to find their place in Israeli society after taking jobs as Russian overdub artists. Monday - 7:30pm Wednesday - 1:30pm Thursday - 5:30am Friday - 1:30pm

Why There Is No Peace in the Middle East

JBS President Mark S. Golub presents the history of Israel, the reasons for its legitimacy, and the reasons why a two-state solution may never be possible. A program of Congregation Beth El in Fairfield, CT, recorded in 2019. Monday - 8:00pm & 1:00am Wednesday - 2:00pm Saturday - 4:00pm

The 2021 JFNA General Assembly

Israeli President Isaac Herzog, JFNA President and CEO Eric Fingerhut, U.S. Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-NY), and former U.S. Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley are some of the key participants in the 2021 General Assembly of the JFNA (Jewish Federations of North America). Tuesday - 7:30pm & 1:00am Thursday - 1:00pm Saturday - 7:00pm

Global Perspectives with Ellie Cohanim: Nervana Mahmoud

Egyptian political commentator Nervana Mahmoud joins Ellie Cohanim to discuss the evolution towards tolerance and co-existence in her home country of Egypt and in other countries in the region, antisemitism, perceptions of Zionism and more. A program of JNS. Thursday - 7:30pm & 2:30am Friday - 10:00am

Top Story with Jonathan Tobin: Elliott Abrams

Elliott Abrams, Tikvah Fund head and veteran of the Reagan, Bush and Trump administrations, joins JNS Editor-in-Chief Jonathan Tobin to talk diplomacy, democracy and the future of American Jewry. A program of JNS Thursday - 8:00pm & 1:30am Friday - 9:00am

In The News: Leon Saltiel

Leon Saltiel, World Jewish Congress Representative at the UN Geneva, discusses the joint statement he delivered to the UNHRC on behalf of The World Jewish Congress and the Muslim World League, on protecting human rights for all. He also discusses Jewish-Muslim relations as well as efforts to counter antisemitism. With Teisha Bader. Thursday - 6:30pm & 11:30pm Friday - 3:30am, 8:30am & 12:30pm

Thinking Out Loud

The current American effort to "mend fences" and improve U.S.-Palestinian relations and thee troubling findings of a recent meeting amongst Israeli police officials that analyzed the conditions that made the Mount Meron stampede tragedy possible. Wednesday - 6:30pm & 11:30pm Thursday - 3:30am, 8:30am & 12:30pm

On L’Chayim

Sunday: 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, analyzes the failure of American Jewish leaders to build support for Israel. Sunday - 12 Noon

Sunday: 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. Sunday - 6:00pm

Monday: Lisa Daftari

Founding Editor-in-Chief of the The Foreign Desk news site Lisa Daftari describes her family upbringing as an Iranian-American Jew and discusses her work as a Middle East expert, investigative journalist and political commentator. Monday - 3:00pm

Monday: Ehud Diskin

Ehud Diskin, born in Jerusalem in 1944 and serving in the Six-Day War and in Israeli intelligence, explains why he wrote his best-selling novel A Lone Wolf In Jerusalem, telling the story of Israel’s pre-state struggle against the Arabs and the British. Monday - 9:00pm & Midnight Tuesday - 3:00pm

Tuesday: Yoram Ettinger

Career diplomat and advisor on Israeli foreign policy, Amb. (Ret.) Yoram Ettinger (“The Ettinger Report”), discusses the mistakes made by the American Administration and by American Jewry regarding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Tuesday - 9:00pm & 12 Midnight Wednesday - 3:00pm

Wednesday: Francine Klagsbrun - Golda Meir

Author Francine Klagsbrun discusses her biography Lioness: Golda Meir and the Nation of Israel, which addresses the ways American Jews and Israelis view Israel’s only woman prime minister who served during the Yom Kippur War of 1973. Wednesday - 9:00pm & Midnight Thursday - 3:00pm Saturday - 6:00pm

Thursday: Dan Almagor - Yom Kippur War

On October 25, 1973, the Yom Kippur War ended in a cease fire. Dan Almagor describes the heroic defense of the IDF on the Golan Heights at the start of the war which prevented the Syrian Army from overrunning the north of Israel.
Thursday - 9:00pm & Midnight Friday - 3:00pm

Jewish Studies

Talmud Study: Don't Argue (Korach)

As the Torah parashah of "Korach" is read in synagogues throughout the world this week, Gateways' Rabbi Mordechai Becher explores the way the Talmud deals with Korach's challenging Moses' authority in the original series "Dimensions of the Daf." Sunday - 9:00am Monday - 4:00am & 1:00pm Tuesday - 9:00am & 4:30pm 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 & 5:00pm Wednesday - 7:30pm

Jewish 101: Sex in Judaism

Human sexuality in the Jewish tradition is reviewed in an ongoing study of the story of the Garden of Eden, including the rabbinic view of female sexuality, birth control, and the day most appropriate for sexual relations. Taught by Rabbi Mark S. Golub. Sunday - 10:00am Monday - 5:00am Wednesday - 9:00am & 4:30pm Friday - 1:00pm

92nd Street Y: David Grossman

Israeli author David Grossman discusses his novel A Horse Walks into a Bar, and parts of the book are read aloud and performed. From the 92nd Street Y in New York with fellow author Nicole Krauss. Sunday - 8:00pm & 2:00am Monday - 10:00pm
Tuesday - 4:00am
Wednesday - 10:30am Saturday - 1:00am & 4:00pm

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

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