CAJE Blog

Join to commemorate Yom HaShoah. Access this impactful ceremony through the MOTL website at motl.org/live, on Facebook at facebook.com/motlorg, as well as on Jewish Broadcasting Service at jbstv.org/watch-live.

Who will tell the story when the last Survivor is gone? As we approach the end of the last generation of Holocaust Survivors, the world is confronted by this haunting — and sadly — ultimate question.

Studies have shown that practicing meditation and mindfulness helps to lower levels of stress and anxiety and contribute to overall well-being; something we could all use right now!

Join the Holocaust Memorial Miami Beach, Greater Miami Jewish Federation, Miami Jewish Film Festival and Center for the Advancement of Jewish Education for a day of film examining the Holocaust. Streamed free of charge, the curated selections offer a creative opportunity to reflect on the lessons of the Shoah, remember the 6 million Jews who were murdered and honor the courage and resilience of the Holocaust Survivors among us.

Lehrman Community Day School’s fifth-grade Mitzvah Club completed a coronavirus mitzvah project that involved raising money to deliver a catered lunch to the emergency room staff at Mount Sinai Medical Center in Miami Beach.

PASSOVER 2020 RESOURCES

I just wanted to share a story with all of you. I got a call from a couple in New York, who are in their seventies and have been diagnosed with COVID-19. They googled online a "rabbi to pray with' and thanks to our communications department, our program came up. I sat with them for fifteen minutes, and following this encounter, the woman said that this was the most important gift someone could to her and her husband. (She wanted then to send me a gift, and I said if she wants to make a gift to support our Federation or a her local UJA Federation of NY)

You didn’t need us to tell you we are living in unusual times! Education has unexpectedly gone completely virtual out of necessity. As always, there are pros and cons. Today, let’s focus on the benefits.