The Hub – A Dynamic Addition To Temple Beth Am

From cultural events and social gatherings to recreation and learning, The Hub brings together the essence of Temple Beth Am’s mission: to connect, inspire, and support Jewish life at every stage and age.

A Space for Every Purpose

Walk through The Hub, and you’ll find a seamless blend of functionality and warmth. Inside the Cultural & Activity Center, there’s truly something for everyone:

Outdoor Culture, Year-Round

One of the most exciting aspects of The Hub is the Outdoor Cultural Life Center, home to Temple Beth Am’s own Ben Yehuda Street and Zion Square. This space is purpose-built for festivals, lifecycle events, and cultural programming under the South Florida sky. It’s a place where Jewish culture lives and breathes through music, art, celebration, and community interaction.

Performing Arts Meets Spiritual Center

The Performing Arts Center and Chapel is a true gem of The Hub. With flexible seating for up to 550 attendees, this space is uniquely designed to support both the spiritual and cultural life of the congregation. It easily converts into a more intimate chapel setting for 300, allowing for a wide range of uses—from concerts and plays to prayer services and life cycle events.

Movement and Wellness

The Athletic Facility at The Hub is a powerhouse for physical activity and fun. Whether it's indoor or outdoor courts, this space supports everything from youth sports and camp activities to family fitness and community-wide tournaments. It's also the perfect setting for assemblies, birthday parties, and casual pick-up games that bring people together in movement and play.

More Than a Building

What makes The Hub truly special is not just its facilities, but the spirit it fosters. It’s a place where children learn, teens connect, adults engage, and families grow together. Whether you’re attending a lecture in the reading room, cheering your child on during a basketball game, catching up with a friend over coffee, or celebrating a lifecycle milestone under the stars—it all happens here.

Located at The Janet z”l and Richard Yulman Campus, The Hub is the new center of gravity for Temple Beth Am. It reflects the synagogue’s deep commitment to providing spaces that serve the present while investing in the future of Jewish communal life.

Come experience The Hub for yourself. There’s something here for everyone—and everything here is for you. Check out the What's Happening This September at The Hub:

Summer Sweat Sundays With Parker Sloane

Sunday, September 7th, 2025 at 9:00 a.m.

Get ready to glow all summer long with our feel-good fitness series at The Hub, Summer Sweat Sundays! Each session features a playful, low-pressure vibe led by inspiring instructors to help you move, breathe, and feel amazing—whether on the mat or in the pool. Join us for sunshine, community, and a sweat sesh you’ll look forward to. Bring your sunscreen, your crew, and let’s sweat the summer away. For tickets visit: https://www.tbam.org/the-hub/

An Evening With Emma Heming Willis

Wednesday, September 10th, 2025 at 7:00 p.m.

An Evening with Emma Heming Willis, Presented in Partnership with Books & Books. Join friends and neighbors at The Hub for an evening centered around caregiving, community, and compassion with Emma Heming Willis, presented in partnership with Books & Books. Heming Willis will speak in conversation with actress Gabrielle Anwar. The moment Bruce Willis was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia, his wife Emma Heming Willis was left with nothing but a pamphlet and paralyzing fear. Shocked, alone, and desperate for answers, Emma left the doctor’s office feeling her world had shattered. Now, Emma is turning her pain into purpose with her upcoming book The Unexpected Journey: Finding Strength, Hope, and Yourself on the Caregiving Path. This is the guide she desperately needed but never received— a deeply personal, compassionate roadmap for anyone facing the heartbreak and confusion of caring for a loved one with dementia. Writing with the same passionate voice that underpins her advocacy for FTD awareness and women’s brain health, Emma weaves her own raw, transformative journey with insights from leading dementia and caregiving experts, offering practical wisdom for navigating the emotional chaos, advocating for your loved one, and—crucially—caring for yourself. The Unexpected Journey is more than a guide–it’s the essential companion for anyone facing the unimaginable, offering strength, hope, and a way forward when life changes in an instant. For tickets visit: https://www.tbam.org/the-hub/

Does This Make Me Funny? An Evening With Zosia Mamet

Sunday, September 14th, 2025 at 6:00 p.m.

Join in the fun at The Hub as we celebrate the release of Does This Make Me Funny? Written by Zosia Mamet, presented in partnership with Books & Books. You may know Zosia Mamet from her role as Shoshanna on Girls, or for being one of Hollywood’s original nepo babies (or as she says, “So if I’m a nepo baby I’m like a B minus one at best and maybe not even a full one. I’m like a nepo baby lite, a nepito baby, if you will”). What you might not know is that as a toddler she visited theaters where her mom was rehearsing and crawled around on the floor, scrunching herself between seats; that she earnestly believed in Santa Claus for way too long; that she spent years navigating body image issues in hopes of finding elusive self-love; and that she was so overwhelmed and overjoyed when finally meeting her idol David Sedaris that she hid in the bathroom and melted into a “glitter puddle.” The essays in Does This Make Me Funny? introduce us to Zosia Mamet in all her glory—from her early days growing up in literary and dramatic circles, to her years as a young adult pining for acceptance and love, to her first attempts to make it as an actor, to where she and Shosh are now. A gripping, funny, and earnest look at what it means to be a girl in the world and how to define yourself amid the bustle of show business, Does This Make Me Funny? is a captivating debut from a natural-born storyteller.

Socol Speaker Series: Yaakov Katz

Monday, September 15th, 2025 at 7:00 p.m.

Meet up at The Hub to learn about Yaakov Katz’s most recent book, While Israel Slept, a powerful indictment of the political and military decisions that lead to October 7. A reception and signing will follow the talk. While Israel Slept: How Hamas Surprised the Most Powerful Military in the Middle East by Yaakov Katz and Amir Bohbot tells the gripping inside story of how Hamas, Israel’s weakest enemy, succeeded in launching a surprise attack on one of the world’s most powerful militaries. In While Israel Slept, Katz, Former Editor-In-Chief of The Jerusalem Post, and Bohbot, military and defense correspondent for Walla, through a detailed examination of the events leading up to October 7, 2023, expose the intelligence and strategic failures that enabled this devastating invasion. While Israel Slept 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. While Israel Slept unveils the dramatic events of the night before the attack, highlighting the cracks in Israel’s military and political leadership. Katz and Bohbot provide unprecedented details on how key warnings were missed, and how Israel ignored the growing threat from Hamas, believing that the group was weak and deterred. By exposing these failures, While Israel Slept offers a stark, sobering account of how overconfidence and complacency paved the way for disaster, while underscoring the critical lessons Israel must embrace to safeguard its future.

The Hub is located at: The Hub at The Janet z”l and Richard Yulman Campus at: 5950 North Kendall Drive, Pinecrest, Florida 33156. For more information and event tickets, visit: www.tbam.org - Or call: (305) 540-0700. (Credit: https://www.tbam.org/the-hub/)