New and exciting at JYP Naples

By Cayla Schreier, JYP Coordinator

April was a month of celebrating Jewish resilience!

With numerous JYP Naples members out of town for Passover, we hosted two Shabbat dinners: one before the holiday began and one to celebrate the first Shabbat dinner after the holiday ended. We had 10 JYP Naples members join us for a Shabbat dinner at my house on Friday, April 4. It was nice to see each other before everyone set off to celebrate the holiday the following week.

Matthew hosted a Shabbat dinner for 16 JYP Naples members to celebrate the first Shabbat after the holiday ended. My predecessor, Maya, was in town for Shabbat and it was wonderful to have the opportunity to catch up. We shared our holiday experiences while participating in Shabbat traditions such as candle lighting, reciting the Kiddush and Hamotzi. I made my first water-based challah in the shape of a key, called a Shissel Challah, which is a tradition meant to bring good luck and blessings to the coming year. Fortunately, my Shissel Challah turned out well, but I was unable to get a full picture before it was completely consumed by the guests!

We are excited to celebrate more holidays, create more social events and host more Shabbat dinners this summer!

Details about upcoming events will be distributed via email and Facebook group chat. Please reach out to Reneé (rbialek@jewishnaples.org) if you would like to be added to those group communications. We also have a Google form for members to provide feedback and ideas on the type of JYP events they would like to see in the future.

I look forward to seeing everyone soon!