Sukkot
2021-09-22 | FL, United States
Pool & Fitness Only
Sukkot
No After-school or Youth Programs

Erev Shemini Atzeret
2021-09-27 05:30 - 16:00 UTC | FL, United States
Erev Shemini Atzeret
No After-school or Youth Programs

Shemini Atzeret
2021-09-28 | FL, United States

Simchat Torah
2021-09-29 | FL, United States
Pool & Fitness Only
Simchat Torah
No After-school or Youth Programs

MBJCC Book Club: Red Sea Spies (Virtual)
2021-10-18 12:30 - 14:30 | FL, United States
Red Sea Spies: The True Story of Mossad’s Fake Diving Resort by Raffi Berg
Moderated book discussion, followed by author q&a.
In the early 1980s, on a remote part of the Sudanese coast, a new luxury resort opened for business. Catering to divers, it attracted guests from around the world. Little did the guests know that the staff members were undercover spies, working for the Mossad — the Israeli secret service. Written by BBC News website Middle East editor Raffi Berg, this page-turner tells the true story that inspired the recent Netflix drama The Red Sea Diving Resort.
What began with one cryptic message pleading for help, turned into the secret evacuation of thousands of Ethiopian Jews and the spiriting of them to Israel.
Raffi Berg is the Middle East editor of the BBC News website. A journalist for nearly 30 years, he has a particular interest in events in Israel, from where he has reported extensively in times of war and peace. He graduated in modern and medieval history from the London School of Economics and was a student of Jewish and Israel studies at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Raffi’s book Red Sea Spies: The True Story of Mossad’s Fake Diving Resort is his literary debut, written in collaboration with the Mossad commander behind the epic operation to spirit Ethiopian Jews to Israel. Originally from north-west England, Raffi is based in London, where he lives with his family.

Film: Miami Rhapsody
2021-10-20 19:30 - 21:30 | Miami Beach JCC, 4221 Pine Tree Drive, Miami Beach, FL, 33140, United States
The Michael Solomon 5-Star Film Series Presents: Miami Rhapsody
Outdoor Screening. Reservations are required.
Miami Rhapsody is a 1995 American romantic comedy film starring Sarah Jessica Parker, Gil Bellows, Antonio Banderas, Mia Farrow, Paul Mazursky, Kevin Pollak, Barbara Garrick, and Carla Gugino. It was written, co-produced and directed by Miami native David Frankel in his feature directorial debut, with music composed by Mark Isham. JCC-University.

Literary: Naomi Ragen, An Observant Wife (Virtual)
2021-10-21 13:00 - 15:00 | FL, United States
FL JCCs Present: A World of Books: Authors from Israel & Around the World
Naomi Ragen, An Observant Wife
$10 | Free to Members
Naomi Ragen is an award-winning novelist, journalist, and playwright. Her first book, Jephte’s Daughter, was listed among the one-hundred most important Jewish books of all time. Her bestselling novels include Sotah, The Covenant, The Sisters Weiss, and Devil in Jerusalem. An outspoken advocate for women’s rights, and an active combatant against anti-Israel and anti-Semitic propaganda, she has lived in Jerusalem since 1971. An Observant Wife is her thirteenth novel.

Jfest: Sparking the Jewish Story: The Objects That Define Us (Virtual)
2021-10-24 20:30 - 22:00 | FL, United States
COMMUNITY EVENT: JFEST
Sparking the Jewish Story: The Objects That Define Us
Jewish Book Council, Reboot, and JFest present Laura Arnold Leibman, author of the National Jewish Book Award-winning “The Art of the Jewish Family,” in conversation with Juliet Simmons, creator of Reboot’s “What Would You Bring” initiative. They’ll discuss Jewish storytelling, resilience, and the power of collective memory with moderator Kendell Pinkney, a Jewish educator, theatre-maker, rabbinical student, and creator of a Jewish Theological Seminary (JTS) arts and culture fellowship for professional JOCISM (Jews of Color, Indigenous Jews, Sephardi, and Mizrahi) artists.

Gallery: Opening Event | "Second Life" by artist Karen Starosta-Gilinski
2021-10-26 19:30 - 21:30 | Miami Beach JCC, 4221 Pine Tree Drive, Miami Beach, FL, 33140, United States
THE SCHWARTZ-JACOBS FAMILY GALLERY OPENING RECEPTION
“SECOND LIFE”

A Solo Exhibition by artist Karen Starosta-Gilinski
Tuesday, October 26
7:30 pm

Meet artist Karen Starosta-Gilinski and tour her current exhibition on view in our 2nd floor gallery. All
work is available for purchase, with a percentage donated back to the MBJCC.

School Day Out: Teacher Work Day
2021-10-29 | FL, United States
School Day Out
Teacher Work Day
No After-school or Youth Programs

School Days Out are offered with Miami-Dade County public school closings. K – 5th grade students will enjoy activities such as art, cooking, science, sports, games, swim and more!

Literary Series: OPENING EVENT | Jean Hanff Korelitz, "The Plot"
2021-11-03 12:30 - 14:30 | Miami Beach JCC, 4221 Pine Tree Drive, Miami Beach, FL, 33140, United States
Literary Series: OPENING EVENT | Jean Hanff Korelitz, “The Plot”
Live Outdoor Event
“The Plot” arrives on the heels of Jean’s bestselling novel You Should Have Known (recently adapted on HBO as The Undoing starring Nicole Kidman and Hugh Grant) – an enticingly smart, propulsive literary thriller about a story too good not to steal, the fame-hungry writer who steals it, and the vindictive reader who uncovers the truth.
Jean Hanff Korelitz is the author of the novels You Should Have Known (which aired on HBO in October 2020 as The Undoing, starring Nicole Kidman, Hugh Grant, and Donald Sutherland), Admission (adapted as a film in 2013 starring Tina Fey), The Devil and Webster, The White Rose, The Sabbathday River and A Jury of Her Peers, as well as Interference Powder.

Veteran’s Day
2021-11-11 | FL, United States
School Day Out
Veteran’s Day
No After-school or Youth Programs

School Day Out: Teacher Work Day
2021-11-11 | Miami Beach JCC, 4221 Pine Tree Drive, Miami Beach, FL, 33140, United States

Bagels and Books: Children's Author Series
2021-11-14 11:00 - 13:00 | Miami Beach JCC, 4221 Pine Tree Drive, Miami Beach, FL, 33140, United States
“Hello, Hanukkah!” by Susan Novich
$18 per family (includes signed book)FOR
Outdoor Event
Bring the whole family to enjoy a bagel breakfast, interactive read-along, and art activity with the author of this holiday book for children of all ages.

MBJCC Book Club: The Sword of David, by Charles Lichtman (Virtual)
2021-11-16 12:00 - 14:00 | FL, United States
MBJCC Book Club: The Sword of David, by Charles Lichtman (Virtual)
An action-packed thriller, The Sword of David tells the story of an Israeli commando traveling across the globe, following clues in search of a major biblical treasure that could change the destiny of the world.
Chaim Klein—a fearless Israeli Special Forces officer—has his hands full. After Klein unexpectedly finds the long-lost Ark of the Covenant, he must then search the globe for the Ten Commandments tablets. Klein must also confront and stop a consortium of Islamic states and terrorist organizations who are planning a simultaneous attack that would obliterate dozens of Western cities and Israel. Along the way, he comes across the mystical and awe-inspiring Sword of David. In this nonstop action-packed thriller, which draws on supernatural elements, Klein and his crew visit Ethiopia, London, Paris, Lebanon, and Rome. We also see the terrorists plotting in the West Bank, Saudi Arabia, Afghanistan, and Istanbul. The final climactic confrontation between Klein and the terrorists is unexpected and inspirational.
In The Sword of David, you will meet colorful characters—including Rafsani, the terrorist who trained under the infamous Carlos the Jackal; the Israeli spy Galit who works undercover in Paris under the alias Sister Chloe; Baroness Collins, who has an important position in the UK government as well as being the head of a secret organization long thought to be defunct; a renegade CIA operative; a Palestinian once nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize; and the Palestinian’s terrorist grandson.
Based on the author’s painstaking research of biblical artifacts, religion, history, and terrorism, The Sword of David feels authentic and current.

On Give Miami Day Your Donation Belongs Here
2021-11-18 | FL, United States
Sure, we offer the community after-school programs, aquatics, children’s camps, gymnastics, basketball, flag football, and other sports classes & leagues, a state-of-the-art fitness center, cultural programs, personalized training, over 60 free group exercise classes, a zero-depth entry heated pool, basketball courts, and an indoor racquetball court…..and it’s all powered by COMMUNITY.
Here are the numbers…
• 5,000 Members (and growing)
• 600 Campers Each Summer
• 250 Sports, Recreational and Enrichment Programs
• 100 Seasonal Arts & Culture and Adult Programs
• $175,000+ scholarship provided to community members in need
Even during these most challenging times, the MBJCC continues to provide a place to call home for so many families and individuals. Following health & safety guidelines, we operated summer camp in both 2020 and 2021, after-school, sports and cultural programming. The MBJCC was a center of community support through food drives, educational services from our “School Days @ the J” program, CoVid-19 anti-body blood drives, and facilitation of vaccines through organized outreach.
Throughout this, we have absorbed a 25% decrease in overall operational dollars. Now more than ever, the additional dollars donated to our MBJCC’s Everyone Belongs Scholarship & Sustainability Fund are needed. We are powered by COMMUNITY.

Day Before Thanksgiving
2021-11-24 | FL, United States
Day Before Thanksgiving
No After-school or Youth Programs

Thanksgiving
2021-11-25 08:00 - 15:00 | FL, United States
Pool & Fitness Only
Thanksgiving
No After-school or Youth Programs

Thanksgiving Friday
2021-11-26 | FL, United States
Pool & Fitness Only
Thanksgiving Friday
No After-school or Youth Programs

Gallery Exhibit: The Joy of Life
2021-11-30 - 2021-12-31 | Miami Beach JCC, 4221 Pine Tree Drive, Miami Beach, FL, 33140, United States
The Schwartz-Jacobs Family Gallery Presents
The Joy of Life
New work by Benito Esquenazi
Opening Reception: Tuesday, November 30 at 7:30 pm
Dance of the Drawings Performance following at 9 pm
The Joy of Life is a solo exhibition of Benito Esquenazi’s work, created since the onset of the pandemic.
In his paintings and drawings, he explores the pandemic’s transformations effect on his psyche.
“We have all experienced collective anxiety, isolation, social and political unrest, unity, family, and subsequent aspirational joy we seek following our post-pandemic experience. The Joy of Life exhibit captures this arc.”

Member Priority Youth Program Registration Begins
2021-12-08 | Miami Beach JCC, 4221 Pine Tree Drive, Miami Beach, FL, 33140, United States

MBJCC Literary Series: Jonathan Santlofer, The Last Mona Lisa
2021-12-08 12:30 - 14:30 | Miami Beach JCC, 4221 Pine Tree Drive, Miami Beach, FL, 33140, United States
The Last Mona Lisa is an alluring, fascinating tale predominantly set in Paris during 1911, as well as present-day Florence, that takes us into the lives of Vincent Peruggia, a young man who, after losing his wife suddenly to illness, will do whatever it takes to earn enough money to be reunited with his son, as well as his great-grandson Luke Perrone, an art historian who is consumed with all things Mona Lisa who heads to Italy to find his great grandfather’s long-lost journal to discover once and for all why he stole the painting, where it was kept for the two years before it was returned, and ultimately, before everyone who knows about the journal, including himself, ends up dead, finally discover whether the original or merely a fake is now actually hanging in the infamous museum.

Michael Solomon 5-Star Cinema Presents: What’s Up Doc
2021-12-08 19:30 - 21:30 | Miami Beach JCC, 4221 Pine Tree Drive, Miami Beach, FL, 33140, United States
The Michael Solomon 5-Star Film Series Presents: What’s Up Doc
What’s Up, Doc? is a 1972 American romantic screwball comedy film released by Warner Bros., directed by Peter Bogdanovich and starring Barbra Streisand, Ryan O’Neal, and Madeline Kahn. It is intended to pay homage to comedy films of the 1930s and 1940s, especially Bringing Up Baby and Warner Bros. Bugs Bunny cartoons.
What’s Up, Doc? was a success, and became the third-highest-grossing film of 1972. It won the Writers Guild of America 1973 “Best Comedy Written Directly for the Screen” award for Buck Henry, David Newman, and Robert Benton. What’s Up, Doc? was ranked number 61 on the list of the 100 greatest American comedies published by the American Film Institute (AFI), number 68 on the AFI’s list of 100 greatest love stories in American cinema, and number 58 on the list of the WGA’s 101 Funniest Screenplays published by the Writers Guild of America. The film was very loosely based on the novel A Glimpse of Tiger by Herman Raucher.

Last Day of Youth Program Session
2021-12-10 | FL, United States

Special Film Night: On the Map
2021-12-12 19:30 - 21:30 | Miami Beach JCC, 4221 Pine Tree Drive, Miami Beach, FL, 33140, United States
In 1977, the Maccabi Tel Aviv basketball team prevailed over CSKA Moscow (known in the West as Red Army), a team that refused to play against Israel. Moments after this highly charged and historical win, Israeli-American basketball hero Tal Brody captured the heart of the nation when he famously said, “Israel is on the map, not just in sport, but in everything.” The story of this triumph against all odds is told through the eyes of six American basketball players who joined Maccabi Tel Aviv.
Special Guest Appearance: Tal Brody
Presented in partnership with the Miami Jewish Film Festival and Consulate of Israel Miami

MBJCC Book Club: The Hidden Palace, by Helene Wecker (Virtual)
2021-12-14 12:00 - 14:00 | FL, United States

Youth Program Registration Open to Community
2021-12-15 | Miami Beach JCC, 4221 Pine Tree Drive, Miami Beach, FL, 33140, United States

The Lost Restaurants of Greater Miami with Seth Bramson
2021-12-15 12:30 - 14:30 | Miami Beach JCC, 4221 Pine Tree Drive, Miami Beach, FL, 33140, United States
In-person and Virtual
Seth Bramson is “Mr. Miami Memorabilia,” and he is America’s senior collector of Miami memorabilia and Floridiana. His collection of—as he likes to say—“all that junque!”—is the largest in private hands in America, but, and in addition, his collection of Greater Miami restaurant and club memorabilia is the largest in public or private hands in the country, not really surprising as he has been collecting for now sixty-three plus years!
Seth will speak about “The Lost Restaurants of Greater Miami” and will bring artifacts and memorabilia to his presentation.

Florida Book Series: Lori Kaufmann, Rebel Daughter
2021-12-16 13:00 - 15:00 | FL, United States
Welcome to the Florida JCCs Book & Author Series.
Lori Kaufmann, The Rebel Daughter
A young woman survives the unthinkable in this stunning and emotionally satisfying tale of family, love, and resilience, set against the destruction of Jerusalem in 70 CE.
LORI BANOV KAUFMANN was a strategy consultant for high-tech companies before she became a writer. She has an AB from Princeton University and an MBA from the Harvard Business School. When she learned about the discovery of the first-century tombstone, she wanted to know more. She was captivated by the ancient love story the stone revealed, which served as the inspiration for this book. Rebel Daughter is her debut novel. Lori Banov Kaufmann lives in Israel with her husband and four adult children.

Winter Camp
2021-12-20 08:00 - 2021-12-30 17:00 | FL, United States
