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Federation Star
JEWISH FEDERATION
June 2022
Time Jeffrey Feld Federation President/ CEO
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e are constantly measuring time. As a youngster, it always seemed to me that it took so long to go from my house to visit relatives; however, coming home took much less time. And I’m sure you remember the Heinz ketchup commercial using music from the song “Anticipation.” How long would it take to get the ketchup out of the bottle? Both experiences have everything to do with looking forward to something. For me, the first one was about getting to see my Bubbe and granddaddy or cousins. It was something I was looking forward Time is meaningful to me. Would to and it just seemed to take forever to it surprise you to know that I have get there. The other, leads to someone served as the CEO of this Federation wanting to eat but needing to wait for for approximately 2,800 days? Is that a PINE RIDGE ROAD VIEW the condiment. In either long time; is that a case, expectation created short time; what are an awareness of time. we anticipating? To Now, the reality of Over the past numme, the amount of the Nina Iser Jewish ber of weeks, we have time that I’ve been Cultural Center is here. here is both long experienced the “Yoms.” You know YomHaShoah, and short. Some of Yom HaZikaron, Yom the things that this Ha’Atzmaut, Yom Yerushlayim, and so Federation has accomplished in that timeon. Each one marks times to remember frame, I thought should have been done and/or celebrate; however, it is still about quicker. Other things, I did not anticipate time and anticipation. happening as quickly as they did.
The notion of a new home, a permaTHE JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER NAPLES BUILDING nent home for Federation started on my
first day in Naples. It was only a notion. For some people in the conversation, it was a philosophical notion. For others, it was more “how do we get there?” Now, the reality of the Nina Iser Jewish Cultural Center is here. There are too many people for me to identify who need to be thanked. Please recognize that each and every one of you has played a significant role in helping to bring this notion to realization. Our anticipation now is about the question of when will we actually be in our new building? Based on all our best
guesses, we expect to be in the Nina Iser Jewish Cultural Center in this calendar year. It seems like it is taking so long to get here, and we can’t wait for this part to be completed. As it relates to this project, time is both going very slow and very fast, simultaneously. But before you know it, we will be celebrating all the “Yoms” that I mentioned above in our new home. For everyone who has worked on this project, “Yishaer Koach,” great job! And for our entire community, we will soon be able to celebrate Federation’s new home and be able to exclaim, “Mazel Tov!”
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