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SUMMARY:Stories from the Brink - Iris Bahr
DESCRIPTION:Don’t miss this wonderful opportunity for a very special evening with award-winning actress Iris Bahr (Curb Your Enthusiasm\, Hacks\, Friends and More) as she performs her one-woman show Stories from the Brink: My Festive Near Death Adventures \nWinner of the Montreal Fringe Fest Frankie Award\, Stories from the Brink is a wild\, touching and hilariously poignant journey through Ms. Bahr’s near death adventures\, from her fragmented childhood in the Bronx to her time in Israel\, Asia\, South America and back to Tel Aviv and how taking care of her mother with dementia and where on October 7th things come full circle. It is a true tale of adventure\, escape\, thrills\, terrors\, and evolution through perpetual movement. \nAs always\, Bahr masterfully combines humor\, pathos\, and masterful storytelling to take the audience on a journey that is funny\, heartbreaking\, and life-affirming all at once. \n“Bahr has more voices at her command than a symphony as strings.” Variety \nThe evening is a beautiful way to reflect on October 7 and to contemplate October 8. \nIris Bahr is an award-winning writer\, actor\, director\, producer\, and host of the hit X-Rae and Near Death podcasts. She has written two humorous memoirs: Dork Whore\, about her travels through Asia\, and Machu My Picchu\, about her adventures through South America and her college experience. She also co-authored the Book of Leon with comic JB Smoove. Her books have been translated into numerous languages\, and Dork Whore is currently being adapted into a feature film. \nHaving appeared on countless TV shows\, Ms. Bahr is best known for her recurring role on Curb your Enthusiasm\, where she plays Rachel Heinemann\, the Orthodox Jewish Girl that gets stuck on a ski-lift with Larry David\, Hacks\, The Conners\, and her cable series Svetlana\, executive produced by Mark Cuban\, which she also wrote and directed for two seasons. \nIris has written and performed six solo shows. Her most recent show\, Stories from The Brink\, premiered \nin Montreal and won the 2024 Frankie Storytelling Award. She is headed to Toronto with her other show\, See You Tomorrow\, which was nominated for the 2024 Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding New play. Her critically acclaimed solo show\, “DAI (enough)”\, which she also performed at the United Nations for over 100 ambassadors and delegates\, had a hit run Off-Broadway\, has toured around the world\, and won the prestigious Lucille Lortel Award for Best Solo Performance\, as well as two Drama Desk and UK Stage Award nominations. \nShe currently resides in NY and when not touring and performing\, teaches writing\, conducts public speaking workshops and works with artists privately helping them develop and direct their work.
URL:https://mbjcc.org/event/stories-from-the-brink-iris-bahr/
LOCATION:Miami Beach JCC\, 4221 Pine Tree Drive\, Miami Beach\, FL\, 33140\, United States
CATEGORIES:Conversations,Special Event
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SUMMARY:Opening Night Art Exhibition Reception & October 7 Memorial Ceremony | While Israel Slept - Yaakov Katz
DESCRIPTION:You don’t want to miss this incredible evening on Monday\, October 20\, with Yaakov Katz\, former editor-in-chief of the Jerusalem Post\, in conversation about his powerful new book: While Israel Slept: How Hamas Surprised the Most Powerful Military in the Middle East. \nHe will be in conversation with Dr. Bella Krieger\, Director of Adult Learning and Growth for CAJE. \nEvent Tickets\nThis book reveals\, through a detailed examination of the events leading up to October 7\, 2023\, the intelligence and strategic failures that enabled this devastating invasion. It takes readers back in time\, showing how years of complacency\, mistaken intelligence analysis\, and a misguided policy of containment enabled Hamas to prepare for an assault that Israel did not believe was possible and that would change the Middle East. \nYaakov Katz is the former editor-in-chief of The Jerusalem Post. He writes for Newsweek and The Jewish Chronicle\, hosts the JPPI weekly podcast\, and has appeared on CNN and BBC. He is the author of Shadow Strike and the co-author with Amir Bohbot of Weapon Wizards. \nThe Schwartz-Jacobs Family Gallery Presents:\n-Opening Night Reception & October 7 Memorial Ceremony\n-No Words\n-Israeli Art Exhibition\nFree and Open to the Community\nOffering a space for reflection and healing beyond words.
URL:https://mbjcc.org/event/while-israel-slept-yaakov-katz/
LOCATION:Miami Beach JCC\, 4221 Pine Tree Drive\, Miami Beach\, FL\, 33140\, United States
CATEGORIES:Conversations,Special Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241206T133000
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SUMMARY:Sacred Jewish Conversations with Rabbi Weiner
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a special class with Rabbi Cheryl Weiner on Friday December 6 and 13 at 12:00 pm: Sacred Jewish Conversations: Hopes\, Dreams and Aspirations As We Age. Free and Open to the Community. Presented by Mishkan Miami’s Sacred Jewish Conversation Initiative. Accept our invitation to this upbeat workshop on wise aging and end of life issues! \nWe will explore physical\, emotional\, and spiritual resources for creating a meaningful life as we experience growing older. Wherever you are along the Jewish cultural and religious continuum\, the project can support you by raising awareness and providing resources to help you have a conversation with significant others about ethical wills\, legacy projects\, and bucket lists as well as advanced planning. Fostering the Jewish sacred value of preserving life and living life to the fullest\, the project includes diverse perspectives in Judaism about end-of-life planning and decision-making. Let’s explore the resilience you can bring to the last stages of your lives to increase your well-being and your hopes\, dreams\, and aspirations for the future. \nThe SACRED JEWISH CONVERSATION INITIATIVE is a valuable resource for those looking to explore these themes within a Jewish cultural and religious context. We encourage anyone interested to go to our website for more information and resources. https://jewishmiami.org/sacredconversation. \nPresenter: \nRabbi Cheryl Weiner\, PhD\, is a Board Certified Chaplain with the Greater Miami Jewish Federation and Accentcare Hospice\, Broward. She is the Director of the Sacred Jewish Conversation Initiative and is the Director for the Greater Miami Jewish Federation’s volunteer training program for visiting people in need. She facilitates Wise Aging Seminars\, runs Bereavement Workshops\, and is a Spiritual Director\, Community Rabbi and Interfaith Dialogue Facilitator. Rabbi Weiner offers  adult learning programs for Nova Southeastern University and has taught for many Jewish congregations and community agencies\, including the MBJCC and CAJE Melton and More.  She also teaches graduate courses in spiritual development for clergy as adjunct faculty for the Academy for Jewish Religion\, CA.
URL:https://mbjcc.org/event/sacred-jewish-conversations-with-rabbi-weiner/
LOCATION:FL
CATEGORIES:Conversations
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SUMMARY:JCC Conversations: Food Insecurity in South Florida
DESCRIPTION:Patti joins us for a JCC Conversations panel of South Florida’s leaders addressing food insecurity\, including Buddy System\, Farm Share\, Food Rescue US\, Imagine Farms\, and JCS Kosher Food Bank. Local Food Anthropologist\, Wendy Yared\, will moderate the discussion.
URL:https://mbjcc.org/event/jcc-conversations-food-insecurity-in-south-florida/
LOCATION:FL\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adult Learning,arts + culture + ideas,Conversations,Special Event
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220915T120000
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SUMMARY:Watch Party: Michael W. Twitty in Conversation with Adeena Sussman
DESCRIPTION:You are invited to a Zoom Watch Party: Michael W. Twitty in Conversation with Adeena Sussman \nSample creations from his new cookbook Kosher Soul: The Faith and Food Journey of an African American Jew \nThe James Beard Award-winning Chef’s fusion of two distinctive culinary cultures – the foods and traditions of the African Atlantic and the global Jewish diaspora. \nPrepared by Executive Chef Michelle Soussan\, of Kitchen to Table. \nAdeena Sussman is the co-author of eleven cook­books\, includ­ing the New York Times #1 best­seller Crav­ings—and its best­selling fol­low-up Hun­gry for More—with Chris­sy Teigen. She is also the author of Tahi­ni. \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://mbjcc.org/event/watch-party-michael-w-twitty-in-conversation-with-adeena-sussman/
LOCATION:Miami Beach JCC\, 4221 Pine Tree Drive\, Miami Beach\, FL\, 33140\, United States
CATEGORIES:arts + culture + ideas,Conversations
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220125T193000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220125T210000
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SUMMARY:Pandemic Inspiration: The Joy of Life in Conversation with Artist Benito Esquenazi
DESCRIPTION:PANDEMIC INSPIRATION: THE JOY OF LIFE EXHIBITION\nModerated by Mindy Solomon\nMindy Solomon Gallery \nIN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL \n  \nThe Joy of Life exhibition is filling the walls of the Schwartz-Jacobs Family Gallery of the JCC with vibrant colors and images. The paintings were produced over the last two years by Cuban Jewish Artist Benito Esquenazi as a way to process the transformative effect the pandemic had on his psyche.\nJoin us for an eye-opening evening in conversation with the creator of “The Joy of Life” Exhibition. \nModerator Mindy Solomon established her gallery in 2009. She is active in the Miami art community and the Miami Beach JCC.
URL:https://mbjcc.org/event/gallery-exhibit-the-joy-of-life-2/
LOCATION:Miami Beach JCC\, 4221 Pine Tree Drive\, Miami Beach\, FL\, 33140\, United States
CATEGORIES:arts + culture + ideas,Conversations,Special Event
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