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MIAMI JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL: ONE OF THE 50 BEST FILM FESTIVALS IN THE WORLD!

May 14, 2020

MIAMI JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL: ONE OF THE 50 BEST FILM FESTIVALS IN THE WORLD!

The Miami Jewish Film Festival is proud to announce that it has been named one of the 50 best film festivals in the world by MovieMaker Magazine, a renowned entertainment, business and film industry news magazine. This is the first time ever that a Jewish film festival has received this prestigious recognition in the history of MovieMaker Magazine’s annual list, and the Miami Jewish Film Festival is also the only local film festival included in this year’s edition.
CAJE Secures Over Half Million in Title Funding for Day Schools

May 7, 2020

CAJE Secures Over Half Million in Title Funding for Day Schools

Did you know that the Federal government sets aside Title funding for non-public schools? Did you also know that in order for our Day Schools to access these funds, they need to be part of a consortium that works with the local school district to ensure the monies are distributed fairly?
#JBlendMiami Prepared Our Schools for This!

May 6, 2020

#JBlendMiami Prepared Our Schools for This!

In mid-March our schools found themselves overnight in an entirely new educational landscape, as our community began to shelter-at-home. Some teachers and schools who had avoided and resisted the opportunity to embrace technology as an instructional tool are now being forced to experiment and innovate in real time - unfortunately, without the professional learning support they are accustomed to.
Teens Connecting During Quarantine

May 1, 2020

Teens Connecting During Quarantine

By successfully using platforms such as Zoom and enginuity, CAJE and Diller leadership have strategically built programs and opportunities for Diller Fellows and Alumni to move beyond the traditional in-person ways we used to connect.
New Leaders of the ECE Network

Apr 27, 2020

New Leaders of the ECE Network

Jenny Tettner-Gugig, director of the Sandra & Lawrence Bronson Early Childhood Development Center of the Michael-Ann Russell JCC and Katy Horowitz, director of Gan Katan, in North Beach. Joy Schandler, CAJE’s Director of Early Childhood Education, interviewed them for this article below.
#NEVERMEANSNEVER

Apr 20, 2020

#NEVERMEANSNEVER

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.
Broadcast Premiere of My Survivor on WPBT-2 Miami

Apr 19, 2020

Broadcast Premiere of My Survivor on WPBT-2 Miami

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.
Melton & More presents Meditation Mondays!

Apr 17, 2020

Melton & More presents Meditation Mondays!

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!
Yom HaShoah: Exploring the Holocaust Through Film

Apr 16, 2020

Yom HaShoah: Exploring the Holocaust Through Film

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 Students Provide Mount Sinai ER Staff with Catered Lunch

Apr 15, 2020

Lehrman Students Provide Mount Sinai ER Staff with Catered Lunch

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.