Miami Beach JCC

Bridge Supervised Play with Jo-Ann Rauch
2026-03-03 13:30 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Miami Beach JCC, 4221 Pine Tree Drive, Miami Beach, FL, 33140, United States
$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.

JCCU Lunch and Learn: Celebrate Purim with Music and Song!
2026-03-04 12:30 - 13:30
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Come celebrate Purim with a classic sing-a-long of Jewish, Israeli and folk music on Wednesday, March 4 at 12:30 pm with Jimmy the Musical Maggid. We’ll have a special festive meal as well with Hamantaschen!
Ya’akov-Yisrael Jimmy Costello is the Musical Maggid. He is a dynamic song leader, interactive storyteller and passionate educator, Jimmy specializes in ancient and contemporary Jewish Folk Music, creating an atmosphere of oneness & joy.
JCC-U Day of Learning-Wednesday’s at the J
$30 per week (Includes Lunch)
Members & Patrons: FREE (Includes Lunch)
This program was made possible by the generous support from Baptist Health

Mah Jongg Tournament at the Miami Beach JCC!
2026-03-05 09:30 - 14:00
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Mah Jongg Tournament at the Miami Beach JCC!
Thursday, March 5th | 9:30 AM – 2:00 PM
Join us for a day full of fun, prizes, and great company!
Two Tournament Levels:
Beginner Level – “Get Your Feet Wet”
Learn the rules, understand tournament play, and enjoy a friendly, supportive environment.
Professional Level – “High Stakes, High Skill”
For experienced players ready for real competition
Special Guest Speaker:
Susan Trench – National Mah Jongg Champion
Lunch will be served.
Come as a group of four or come alone, we’ll match you with players.
Registration is requested.

JCC-U Lunch and Learn: It's the Oscars! with Dan Hudak
2026-03-11 12:30 - 13:30
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Best Picture Oscar Talk
Journey into this year’s Best Picture Oscar nominees! Dan will show a clip from all ten nominated films, and predict who’s going to win the big prize on Oscar night. It’s a lively hour-long lecture that’s enjoyable even if you haven’t seen any of the nominated films!
It’s Oscar Season! On Wednesday, March 11, at 12:30 PM please join Dan Hudak for an exciting look at the Oscars!
Journey into this year’s Best Picture Oscar nominees! Dan will show a clip from all ten nominated films, and predict who’s going to win the big prize on Oscar night. It’s a lively hour-long lecture that’s enjoyable even if you haven’t seen any of the nominated films!
A lifelong film lover, Dan Hudak has worked extensively as a film critic in print, radio and television. He has provided film reviews and commentary for WPLG-TV (ABC) Miami-Ft. Lauderdale, ABCNews.com, the Baltimore Sun, Chicago Tribune, Christian Science Monitor, CNN.com, indieWIRE.com, New Orleans Times-Picayune, Newsday, Orlando Sentinel, San Francisco Examiner and the South Florida Sun-Sentinel.

Comedy Night - That's So Jewish Live Game Show
2026-03-12 19:30 - 21:00
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THAT’S SO JEWISH IS THE WORLD’S ONLY LIVE JEWISH GAME SHOW! (ACCORDING TO GOOGLE.COM. Our lawyers checked.) It’s based on the wildly popular TikTok series “Jewish or Antisemitic” hosted by the hilarious Eitan Levine.
Come watch as two JEWLEBRITY contestants and ONE audience member compete through 5 rounds of trivia, sketch comedy, music and MORE all fighting to be crowned “MOST CHOSEN PERSON!” Feel like you’ve got what it takes to be labeled “Bubby Approved”? Suffer from IBS but you’re addicted to cheesecake?
Eitan Levine (born 1990) is an American comedian and internet personality. His comedy often focuses on Jewish culture and news. He hosts the regular live gameshow, That’s So Jewish! as well as the podcast Champagne Shiva. His work has been featured on Late Night with Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, and The Daily Show.

FL JCC Virtual Author Event - When Women Get Sick with Rebecca Bloom
2026-03-16 16:00 - 17:00
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Florida JCC’s Virtual Book Festival
Beyond Dispute: When Women Get Sick: An Empowering Approach for Getting the Support You Need with Rebecca Bloom.
Monday, March 16, 4:00 PM
When Women Get Sick is a practical, empowering guide by advocate Rebecca Bloom that equips women and their supporters with tools, checklists, and real-life stories to navigate complex healthcare and workplace systems for better support and informed medical decisions during serious illness
Rebecca Bloom is a Yale College and New York University School of Law educated patient, workplace and insurance and benefits advocate for the clients of Bay Area Cancer Connections in the San Francisco Bay Area. She supports women around the country as they navigate their health journeys.
The zoom link for the event will be sent the day of the program.

Love in Suspenders - Israeli Film Series
2026-03-16 19:30 - 21:00
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Join us for the Israeli Film Series Screening of Love in Suspenders on Monday, March 16, 7:30 PM.
When absent-minded widow Tami accidentally hits 70-year-old widower Beno with her car, the last thing on her mind is love and romance. Trying to ensure Beno will not sue her, she invites him over to her apartment. Against her wishes, and although she finds it hard to move on following her husband’s death, Tami starts falling for Beno, who is head over heels in love with her. But will their budding relationship survive the scrutiny of their children? Israeli Oscar-winner Shlomo Bar-Aba (MJFF 2016 film Hill Start) gives a heartwarming performance as Tami’s late husband, who refuses to let her go in this charming romantic comedy for the young and young at heart.
The Israeli Film Series is presented in partnership with The Miami Jewish Film Festival and generously sponsored by South Pointe Tavern.

Literary Luncheon - Christine Kuehn
2026-03-18 12:30 - 13:30
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Join us for an intriguing Literary Luncheon with Christine Keuhn, author of Family of Spies on Wednesday, March 18, 2025.
A propulsive, never before told story of one German family’s (with Jewish roots) shocking involvement as Nazi and Japanese spies during WWII and the pivotal role they played in the bombing of Pearl Harbor.
Jumping back and forth from Christine discovering her family’s secret to the untold past of spies in Germany, Japan and Hawaii, Family of Spies is fast-paced history at its finest, and will rewrite the narrative of December 7, 1941.
Christine Kuehn was cocooned in the sanctity of a quiet suburban life when a mysterious letter in 1994 pierced that bubble, sending her on a thirty-year quest to discover the truth behind a horrendous family secret kept hidden for half a century. Following a career in journalism, public relations, and non¬profits, Christine now lives in Maryland with her husband, close to their three grown children.

JCC-U Lunch and Learn 2nd Annual Talent Show!
2026-03-25 12:30 - 13:30
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It’s that time again – our 2nd annual Spring Break Lunch and Learn Talent Show! Celebrate the amazing talents of our community! Watch as our talented performers take the stage to showcase their favorite pieces in a fun and exciting display of creativity and skill.
It’s a perfect way to kick off Spring Break with great food, incredible talent, and lots of community spirit!

FL JCC Virtual Author Event - A Light in the Northern Sea with Tom Brady
2026-04-13 16:00 - 17:00
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Florida JCC’s Virtual Book Festival
A Light in the Northern Sea: Denmark’s Incredible Rescue of Their Jewish Citizens During WWII.
Monday, April 13, 4:00 PM
A Light in the Northern Sea by Tim Brady is the gripping true story of Denmark’s grassroots resistance movement during WWII, detailing how ordinary citizens courageously orchestrated a massive, civilian-led operation to ferry nearly all of their Jewish population to safety in neutral Sweden, saving 95% from Nazi persecution.
Tim Brady is an award-winning history author whose critically acclaimed books include Three Ordinary Girls, Twelve Desperate Miles, A Death in San Pietro, and His Father’s Son. In addition to contributing numerous articles, reviews, essays, and short stories for a wide range of magaines, newspapers, and journals, he has written and helped develop a number of television documentaries, including the Peabody Award-winning series, Liberty! The American Revolution for PBS. He lives in St. Paul, Minnesota, and is a graduate of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop.
The zoom link for the event will be sent the day of the program.

Yom HaZikaron Commemoration & Yom HaAtzmaut Celebration
2026-04-21 19:00 - 21:00
Event Details
Tuesday, April 21, 7:00 PM
Yom HaZikaron Commemoration
& Yom Ha’atzmaut Celebration
Join us for a meaningful evening as we honor Israel’s Memorial Day with a candle-lighting and transition ceremony, followed by a joyful independence Day celebration with music, food, and community.
Light refreshments will be served.
We invite the community to come together for this meaningful experience of unity, memory, and hope through culture and art.

Special Film Screening - iMordacai with Writer/Director Marvin Samel
2026-05-11 19:30 - 21:30
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A very special screening on Monday, May 11 at 7:30 PM, as part of our Jewish American Heritage Month Programming of the heart-warming, Miami based film – iMordacai. An uplifting comedy and a love letter to the city of Miami, iMordecai urges us all to live the one life we have to the fullest.
Writer, Producer and Director Marvin Samel will make a special guest appearance. There will be a talkback after the movie.
Based on a true story, iMordecai stars Academy Award-nominated and two-time Emmy-winning actor Judd Hirsch (star of the Emmy-winning sitcom Taxi, Ordinary People, Independence Day) as Mordecai Samels and Academy Award-nominated actress Carol Kane (Hester Street) as his wife, Fela, both survivors from Poland, who are now living in Miami. Their son, Marvin (Academy Award-nominated actor Sean Astin, The Lord of the Rings), is an ambitious cigar maker trying to support his own family while still being there for his aging parents. But when Mordecai’s ancient flip phone breaks, he starts to take lessons from Nina (newcomer Azia Dinea Hale), a yong employee of Ultratech. She tutors Mordecai on his new iPhone, opening him up to all kinds of novel experiences and adventures, which makes him feel like a kid again.
This film screening is presented in partnership with The Miami Jewish Film Festival.

In Conversation with Congressman Ritchie Torres
2026-05-17 11:00 - 12:30
In Conversation with Congressman Ritchie Torres
The Miami Beach JCC invites you to come to a very special event with Congressman Ritchie Torres on Sunday, May 17 at 11:00 AM.
He will be in conversation with Brooke Goldstein, civil rights attorney, author and award winning filmmaker.
They will speak about Congressman’s Torres’s support of Israel, the Jewish People, the rise of anti-semitism and his stance in the face of a lot of resistance from many members of his own party.
Representative Ritchie Torres, a lifelong Bronx resident, serves New York congressional District 15. He has dedicated his career to fighting for his community. Raised by his single mother in public housing, he experienced firsthand the challenges of poverty and government neglect. Elected in 2013 as New York City’s youngest official and the first openly LGBTQ+ person in the Bronx to hold office, Ritchie passed over 40 pieces of legislation, including key reforms on affordable housing and public health. While serving in Congress, he has shown immense support for Israel and the fight against antisemitism.
Brooke Goldstein is a civil rights attorney, author and award winning filmmaker. She is a regular news commentator as well as the Founder and Executive Director of the Lawfare Project and the End Jew Hatred movement. She is speaking in her personal capacity.
