Miami Beach JCC

JCC-U Virtual Summer Series - Israel and the Environment in War and Peace
2025-07-23 13:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | Virtual
Please join us for our JCC-U Virtual Summer Lunch and Learn Series on Wednesday, July 23, 1:00 PM with Alon Tal, one of Israel’s leading environmentalists and former member of Knesset for the Blue and White Party. We will be in conversation with him on Israel and the Environment in War and Peace.
Professor Alon Tal’s career has been a balance between academia and public interest advocacy. Between 2021–2022, he was a member of Knesset, Israel’s parliament, where he served as chair of the subcommittee for environmental and climate impact on health. Presently, he has an appointment as professor in the Department of Public Policy at Tel Aviv University. Tal has held faculty posts at Stanford, Ben Gurion, Hebrew, Michigan State, Otago, and Harvard Universities. He has also founded several Israeli environmental organizations, including Adam Teva V’Din, the Israel Union for Environmental Defense, and the Arava Institute. He has served as deputy chair of Keren Kayemeth L’Yisrael, where for many years he oversaw national forestry policy in Israel and is currently co-chair of Zafuf, the Israel Forum for Population, Environment and Society. He plays fiddle and mandolin in the Arava Riders, a leading Israeli bluegrass band.
Topic: JCC-U Summer Virtual Series: Alon Tal
Time: Jul 23, 2025 01:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
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JCC-U Virtual Summer Series - Nutrition for Eating Well
2025-08-06 13:00 - 14:30 | Virtual
August 6, 1:00 PM Nutrition for Aging Well with Baptist Health’s Lucette Talamas, RD
Healthy eating is important at every age. After the age of 60, there are certain key nutrients to focus on, like calcium, vitamin D, and vitamin B12. No matter your age or your previous eating habits, it’s never too late to start eating healthier. Join our Baptist Health Registered Dietitian to share nutrition tips for aging well.
Topic: JCC-U Summer Virtual Lunch and Learn: Baptist Health.2

JCC-U Virtual Summer Series - Impact of the War on the Negev
2025-08-20 13:00 - 14:30 | Virtual
August 20, 1:00 PM –Effects of October 7 on Negev and Gaza Envelope Communities with Ben Gurion University
Join Ben Gurion University Experts in a discussion of how the War with Hamas has directly impacted the population and communities of the Negev and the Gaza Envelope. The different initiatives underway to recover from the war, help the towns, kibbutzim, moshavim and people will be highlighted.
Topic: JCC-U Summer Virtual Lunch and Learn: Ben Gurion U

Special Lunch and Learn: Jewelry Appraisal & Design Roadshow!
2025-09-10 12:30 - 13:30 | Miami Beach JCC, 4221 Pine Tree Drive, Miami Beach, FL, 33140, United States
Jewelry Appraisal & Design Roadshow!
Join us on Wednesday, September 10 at 12:30 PM for a special Lunch & Learn with longtime Miami Beach residents and second-generation jewelers, Alberto and Lital Nayor. Alberto is a certified gemologist, bench jeweler, and colored stone grading specialist with the GIA Institute, and has worked with the U.S. Marshals in Puerto Rico appraising diamonds, colored stones, and estate jewelry.
During this interactive and educational session, Alberto will offer live evaluations of attendees’ jewelry and share expert insights into the value, history, and potential of your personal pieces. He’ll also discuss custom design options, from redesigning inherited jewelry to creating something completely new.
Whether you’re curious about the worth of an old ring or interested in learning how jewelry is appraised and redesigned, this is an inspiring and informative program you won’t want to miss.
Suggestions for Attendees:
• Feel free to bring 1–2 pieces of jewelry (old, new, or vintage)
• Great opportunity to ask questions about gemstones, design, and appraisals
• No obligation—just come to learn and explore possibilities
• Bring your curiosity and maybe a story or two about your pieces!
Special Lunch and Learn
$30 per week (Includes Lunch)
Members & Patrons: FREE (Includes Lunch)
This program was made possible by the generous support from Baptist Health

Candidates Forum for Miami Beach
2025-09-15 19:30 - 21:00 | Miami Beach JCC, 4221 Pine Tree Drive, Miami Beach, FL, 33140, United States
Please join us for an evening with the candidates for Mayor of Miami Beach and the candidates for the city commission, on Monday, September 15, at 7:30 PM at the Miami Beach JCC.
Special Guest Moderator is Morgan Rynor from CBS Channel 4 Reporter.
This event is co-sponsored by the Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce, Mid-Beach Matters, the Miami Beach JCC, the Jewish Community Relations Council, and several community organizations.

Reverse Tashlich - Waterways Clean Up - Family Mitzvah Day!
2025-09-28 09:00 - 10:30 | Miami Beach JCC, 4221 Pine Tree Drive, Miami Beach, FL, 33140, United States
Calling All Members and Guests!
Please join us on Sunday, September, 28, 9:00 AM for a Reverse Tashlich – family friendly mitzvah event to clean our waterways!
We will use the kayaks and canoes of the Mariner Program to clean the MBJCC backyard – the Indian Creek Waterway from plastic and other debris! Community Service Hours will be given!
Lifeguards will be on duty!
Volunteers from the climate and environmental organization VolunteerCleanUp.org. Volunteer Clean Up organization will help out1 This organization is focused building a grassroots movement against marine debris by helping facilitate educational shoreline, waterway and neighborhood cleanups.
This is a program of the Tikkun HaYam – Repair the Sea organization which organizes Reverse Tashlich programs all over the world.
Bring your children and grandchildren! Lifeguards will be on duty.
A donation of $18 per person is requested (children under 12 are free). MB JCC Lifeguards will be present. Refreshments will be served! (This is a plastic free event – please bring reusable water bottles. We will have water for refills.) Community Service hours are available.
A portion of the proceeds support the MBJC Mariners program and our co-sponsor for the day, VolunteerCleanUp.org, a non-profit dedicated to sponsoring a grassroots movement for clean beaches, shorelines and waterways. They will be on hand to assist with nets, grabbers, buckets and other equipment.
What is a Reverse Tashlich?
Sponsored by the Jewish organization Tikkun HaYam-Repair the Sea, the Reverse Tashlich program, conducted worldwide, reimagines the High Holiday Tashlich ceremony of symbolically casting away sins into water. The symbolism is reversed: participants come together to clean up waterways that impact our lives, fostering a spiritual connection to and stewardship for the environment.
See you then!
Important Reminders for Volunteers:
FOOD/DRINK: Please bring water in your own reusable water bottles. We will have coolers for cold water refills but do not provide plastic disposable bottled water. Light refreshments will also be provided
ATTIRE: Dress for a hot day of being in the water on paddle craft. Hat and sunglasses are also recommended for a hot and sunny day.
WAIVERS: Volunteers must check-in and sign waivers before you start.

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Opening Night Art Exhibition Reception & October 7 Memorial Ceremony | While Israel Slept - Yaakov Katz
2025-10-20 19:00 - 21:00 | Miami Beach JCC, 4221 Pine Tree Drive, Miami Beach, FL, 33140, United States
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.
He will be in conversation with Dr. Bella Krieger, Director of Adult Learning and Growth for CAJE.
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This 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.
Yaakov 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.
The Schwartz-Jacobs Family Gallery Presents:
-Opening Night Reception & October 7 Memorial Ceremony
-No Words
-Israeli Art Exhibition
Free and Open to the Community
Offering a space for reflection and healing beyond words.

Game Time Kickoff Event – Try It All! Free and open to all!
2025-10-21 11:00 - 13:00 | FL
Curious about our game classes? Come try our supervised and open play sessions for Canasta, Bridge, Mah Jongg, and more! Meet the teachers, enjoy light refreshments, register for upcoming classes, and have fun playing in a relaxed, social setting.
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Breast Cancer Awareness Month Lunch & Learn
2025-10-22 12:30 - 20:00 | FL
Breast Cancer Awareness Month Lunch & Learn:
From Awareness to Action: Breast & Ovarian Cancer Education
Wednesday, Oct 22nd, 2025 12:30 PM
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Co-sponsored with Sharsheret, a Jewish Breast Cancer Organization
You’re invited to a special Lunch & Learn event, “From Awareness to Action: Breast & Ovarian Cancer Education,” hosted by the Miami Beach JCC in collaboration with Sharsheret.
Learn about the latest advances in Breast & Ovarian Cancer detection and treatment with two experts in the field, from the Sylvester Cancer Center. The program will include screening guidelines and other pertinent information from Sharsheret to support our discussion

JCC-U Open House 2025!
2025-10-29 | FL
Join us for a fun Open House! Meet your favorite teachers, check out new ones, and register for classes starting the week of November 3rd. Enjoy lunch and hear from our Keynote Speaker of the Day!
Pre-registration required. Don’t miss out! Come mingle and kick off the season with us!
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Stories from the Brink - Iris Bahr
2025-10-30 19:30 - 21:00 | Miami Beach JCC, 4221 Pine Tree Drive, Miami Beach, FL, 33140, United States
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
Winner 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.
As 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.
“Bahr has more voices at her command than a symphony as strings.” Variety
The evening is a beautiful way to reflect on October 7 and to contemplate October 8.
Iris 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.
Having 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.
Iris has written and performed six solo shows. Her most recent show, Stories from The Brink, premiered
in 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.
She 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.

Beginner Mah Jongg with Rachel Weissman
2025-11-03 10:00 - 11:30 | Miami Beach JCC, 4221 Pine Tree Drive, Miami Beach, FL, 33140, United States
Mah Jongg Classes at the J
$180 / Members $120
Learn the fundamentals of this timeless tile game! You’ll gain the skills to play with confidence and join games with ease.
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Balance & Fall Prevention with Marta Molnar
2025-11-03 11:00 - 12:00 | Miami Beach JCC, 4221 Pine Tree Drive, Miami Beach, FL, 33140, United States
Free for Members | $20 for Non-Members
Stay active, steady, and confident! This supportive, interactive class is designed to improve balance and posture, increase your activity level, reduce the fear of falling, and boost your overall quality of life. Take steps today to prevent falls and feel your best!

Duplicate Bridge Game
2025-11-03 12:00 - 15:30 | Miami Beach JCC, 4221 Pine Tree Drive, Miami Beach, FL, 33140, United States
Bridge at the J with Jo-Ann Rauch
$20 / Members $15
Spend the afternoon playing a competitive game! We’ll match you with a partner so you can jump right in.
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Bridge for Novices
2025-11-04 10:00 - 11:00 | Miami Beach JCC, 4221 Pine Tree Drive, Miami Beach, FL, 33140, United States
Bridge at the J with Jo-Ann Rauch
$220 / Members $170
New to bridge? You’ll learn the rules, how bidding works, and how to play your first hands with confidence.
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Canasta for Newbies (New to the Game)
2025-11-04 10:30 - 12:00 | Miami Beach JCC, 4221 Pine Tree Drive, Miami Beach, FL, 33140, United States
Learn Canasta – From Beginner to Pro with Glenda Krongold
$180 / Members $120
Just starting out? No worries! You’ll learn the rules, how cards work, and how to make your first melds. Fun and easy ways to practice with other players.
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Beginner Spanish with Paula Milano
2025-11-04 11:00 - 12:00 | Miami Beach JCC, 4221 Pine Tree Drive, Miami Beach, FL, 33140, United States
$275 | Members: $195

Bridge for Intermediates
2025-11-04 11:30 - 13:00 | Miami Beach JCC, 4221 Pine Tree Drive, Miami Beach, FL, 33140, United States
Bridge at the J with Jo-Ann Rauch
$220 / Members $170
Already know the basics? We’ll focus on improving your bidding, play of the hand, and defense to make you a stronger player.
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Ceramics with Yehudit Levitin (in Art Room)
2025-11-04 11:30 - 13:30 | Miami Beach JCC, 4221 Pine Tree Drive, Miami Beach, FL, 33140, United States
$230 | Members: $180
(art supplies fee included)
Learn the art of ceramics in this hands-on class, where you’ll explore various techniques like hand-building and wheel-throwing. Whether you’re a beginner or have some experience, this class will help you develop your skills while creating your own unique pieces. The class is open to all levels, and materials are provided.

Advanced Spanish with Paula Milano
2025-11-04 12:00 - 13:00 | Miami Beach JCC, 4221 Pine Tree Drive, Miami Beach, FL, 33140, United States

Canasta for Beginners
2025-11-04 12:30 - 14:00 | Miami Beach JCC, 4221 Pine Tree Drive, Miami Beach, FL, 33140, United States
Learn Canasta – From Beginner to Pro with Glenda Krongold
$180 / Members $120
Ready to get better? You’ll learn how to build strong Canastas, play smart, and make clever discards to stay ahead of your opponents.
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Advanced Beginning Spanish with Paula Milano
2025-11-04 13:30 - 14:30 | Miami Beach JCC, 4221 Pine Tree Drive, Miami Beach, FL, 33140, United States

Bridge Supervised Play
2025-11-04 13:30 - 15:00 | Miami Beach JCC, 4221 Pine Tree Drive, Miami Beach, FL, 33140, United States
Bridge at the J with Jo-Ann Rauch
$20 / Members $15
Practice what you’ve learned in real games with guidance from an experienced instructor—get tips, correct mistakes, and sharpen your strategy.
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Theater Theory with Actor John Dalton
2025-11-04 14:00 - 15:30 | Miami Beach JCC, 4221 Pine Tree Drive, Miami Beach, FL, 33140, United States
$200 | Members: $160
Read, analyze, and experience a play. This class will dive into the themes, characters, and narrative structure of a selected work, giving you tools to better understand and appreciate the complexities of theater.
