KEEP DREAMING Rabbi Fisch talks of perseverance when it comes to your goals.
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Game On, YLD River Garden receives 6th consecutive award set for Oct. 28 By River Garden Senior Services
By ADAM BRONSTONE
Community Engagement Consultant
Following another successful year of activities, the Young Leadership Division of the Jewish Federation of Jacksonville will kick off a new year of programs and campaign with a Game On evening on Sunday, Oct. 28, at Latitude 30, beginning at 6:30 p.m. With food and teams competing in Wii games, YLD is starting its new year by bringing young adults from across the community together with a lot of fun in mind. “In a way, Game On, YLD, perfectly describes the theme of our upcoming year,” says YLD Co-chair Erica Jolles. “This year, our young leadership will be engaged in many new and exciting activities, as well as a return to those things that have worked well in the past.” YLD is again leading the charge by hosting the Annual Super Sunday phone-a-thon, which raises funds for local, overseas and Israeli-based needs. YLD’s monthly Mix ‘n’ Mingle has become a great success, drawing many young professionals who enjoy socializing with old friends and making new ones, too. As always, YLD will be active in social-action projects with our Federation beneficiary agencies, and will be offering ways to learn more about the current affairs in Israel and the Middle East. Our Young Families section will celebrate Chanukah and Passover with our annual Young Families/Shalom Jacksonville menorah contest, and prePassover pizza and pasta party, respectively. YLD will also be representing Jacksonville at Federation’s national leadership conference in March. YLD’s Ben-Gurion Society will also hold events, offering leadership mentoring from the community. For more information about becoming part of the Ben-Gurion Society, please call Adam Bronstone at Federation at 448-5000.
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On Tuesday, Aug. 28, River Garden Hebrew Home/Wolfson Health & Aging Center received a state honor for the sixth time. Jim Crochet, the state of Florida long-term care ombudsman, visited Jacksonville from Tallahassee to present River Garden with an unprecedented 6th consecutive Governor’s Gold Seal Award for Excellence in Long-Term Care. Crochet presented the award to Mark Lodinger, president of the River Garden Home Board. The event took place in River
Jim Crochet presents 6th Gold Seal to Mark Lodinger.
Garden’s Cohen Auditorium at 2 p.m., and a reception immediately followed. Created in 2002 by the Florida State Legislature, the Gold Seal Award recognizes Florida’s premier quality nursing homes that have exceptionally high standards and display excellence in the quality of care delivered to their residents. Prior to receiving the award, a nursing facility must undergo a rigorous examination to ensure strict regulatory compliance and the provision of enhanced programming and services. In addition, a site visit is made by representatives of the Governor’s Panel on Excellence in Long-Term Care. In order to receive the Governor’s Gold Seal Award, River Garden had to demonstrate: • High-quality care ranking among all nursing homes in the region • Financial soundness and stability • Excellent record with the state Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program • No conditional ratings or appearances on the Nursing Home Watch List within 30 months of applying for the award
From left to right: Norma Levy, resident council president; Marty Goetz, CEO; Ron Elinoff, Senior Services Board president; Mark Lodinger, Home Board president; Kelli Walker, HR director; Jim Crochet, FL long-term care ombudsman • Evidence of community involvement • A stable workforce • Best practices in elder care The Florida Agency for Health Care Administration recognized 18 Florida nursing homes, out of more than 650 in the state, for receiving the Gold Seal Award. River Garden is the only free-standing nursing home in the state to achieve the award six consecutive terms.
River Garden acknowledges that this is an award which would not be possible were it not for the outstanding efforts and successes of every member of the River Garden team, from those in housekeeping, food services and plant operations, to the nurses, therapists, volunteers, and everyone involved in the day-to-day, 24/7/365 operation that is River Garden Hebrew Home/Wolfson Health & Aging Center.
First-ever boyfriend joins the Girlfriend Connection The Jewish Federation of writer for the show. Jacksonville’s Women’s Division He is a six-time Emmy winner will get a genuine look inside and has been the head writer for Hollywood with its annual Girlthe Academy Awards for 12 years. friend Connection on Thursday, He is also a featured writer for the Oct. 18, at 7 p.m. at the UNF Emmys, Tonys and Grammys. Vilanch is often referred to as University Center. This year Holthe king of one-liners for some of lywood comedian/writer/actor Hollywood’s biggest stars. One of Bruce Vilanch will share stories his longest collaborations is with about his showbusiness career. Bruce Vilanch Bette Midler. It was Vilanch who Best known for his four years as a celebrity contestant on “Holgave Midler some helpful career lywood Squares,” Vilanch was also head advice: “You’re pretty funny. You should
talk more onstage.” He has written for such legends as Lily Tomlin, Billy Crystal, Richard Pryor, Joan Rivers, Roseanne, Rosie O’Donnell, Paul Reiser, Elizabeth Taylor and Robin Williams. He was the subject of the 1999 documentary “Get Bruce!” and has starred as Edna Turnblad in the touring productions of Hairspray. Co-chairs for the event are Susan DuBow, Cathy Klein and Debra Setzer. For further information contact Erin Cohen at the Jewish Federeration office at 448-5000, x 205.
Spotlight: Offering a shoulder to lean on Jacksonville’s Jewish Family & Community Services has helped many like Marjorie By Jewish Federations of North America
Marjorie had, as she describes it, “a very classic middle to upper-middle-class lifestyle.” She was happily married. She had a nice home, a fulfilling career, two thriving daughters, good friends, and enough money for vacations and emergencies. From the outside, her life looked perfect. Eventually, things fell apart. “Underneath the surface, there was some unhappiness on my part,” she recalls. Marjorie and her husband divorced, then Marjorie lost
her job. Her savings quickly ran out, and the only work she could get was the occasional freelance gig. She didn’t just have to scrimp on vacations – she could no longer afford a daily meal or heat. “Suddenly I found myself needing to tighten my belt to the extent of having to decide between food and gas for the car.” Marjorie was lucky enough to have friends who gave her dinner and food banks to fill the gaps, but her finances got worse. She moved in with a friend who was also going through a divorce, but her new living arrangement meant her daughters couldn’t stay with her. “To be a mother and to not be able to do things for your girls… it was really hard for me.” The stress took such a toll on Marjorie emotionally that she began to contemplate suicide. “When you’re lying in bed by yourself…
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without any hope, you say to yourself, ‘What are your alternatives?’” Marjorie says carefully. “Maybe I ought to just end my life, everyone else would be better off without me to worry about.” At the lowest point in her life, Marjorie turned to the Jewish Federation. “I never really thought about what the Federation did,” she says. “If you walked down the street, and saw me on the street, you would never say, ‘This is somebody who is homeless and can’t feed herself.’ Yet, there I was.” The Federation set Marjorie up with an all-purpose counselor, a woman who could simultaneously help Marjorie with her depression and assist her in her job search. “She gave me that hope that I wasn’t alone and that I shouldn’t feel badly about my situation, it’s just a situation,” Marjorie explains. Marjorie is just one among millions across the globe whose life has been enriched by the work of Federations. These efforts are driven, in large part, through Jewish Federations’ Annual Campaign, to care for Jews in need at home, in Israel and in
Those soldiers who complete the program are offered the opportunity to enroll in a fully recognized conversion process. JAFI is a beneficiary partner of the Jewish Federation of Jacksonville. For more information about how Federation helps Jews here, in Israel and around the world, please visit the Israel or Ways to Give sections of our website: jewishjacksonville.org. more than 70 countries around the world. The Annual Campaign is the most trusted fundraising vehicle in the world, raising nearly $1 billion every year to provide the basic infrastructure that supports the global Jewish community. Jewish Federations fund and support a community-wide network of organizations that care for people in need here at home, in Israel and around the world. The work of Jewish Federations nurtures and sustains the Jewish community today and for future generations. With Federation’s help, Marjorie could put food on the table and heat her home, but that was not their most important function. “What Federation did was give me a shoulder to lean on,” she says. “They provided food for me. They provided some counseling for me. It was a safety net.” Now, Marjorie has a job and a home; she is satisfied and her daughters are thriving. “We’re a different kind of family, but a happy family.” JFCS, a beneficiary agency of the Jewish Federation of Jacksonville, offers the services described in Marjorie’s story, thanks to donors like you.
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Laurie DuBow read ‘The Only One Club’ to lots of smiling faces at PJ Library’s program at Barnes & Noble last month. Following the reading, the children enjoyed snacks and created Only One Club badges to take home, while the parents got to know one another. Like us on www.facebook.com/pjlibraryjacksonville for information on upcoming programs.
Preparing for Israel trip By NANCY GREEN
Jewish Community Alliance
I will be traveling with many people with whom I have worked closely for years as part of the 14-member JCA management team that is going to Israel for a week in December 2012. Once the trip was a confirmed reality, Executive Director Myron Flagler informed us we would be studying together as a group on a weekly basis for almost a full year so we would be prepared to experience Israel with insight and an educated perspective that would make the trip much more
meaningful. As a kid in Sunday school who used to hide in the bathroom from the rabbi to miss class, my first reaction to an upcoming year of study brought me back to thoughts of skipping Sunday school again. However, that was no longer my reality, so I embraced the moment, realizing what an amazing experience was yet to come. To date, as a group we have read over 500 pages of articles as well as “Start-up Nation,” and we still have three months of study before we leave. Working on a daily basis at the JCA with our management team is much
different than studying and learning with them. Not only have I gained enormous insight into the country to which we are traveling; but, more importantly, I have seen how fortunate we are as a Jewish agency to have such an incredible, committed staff that has immersed themselves in this process. They are enthusiastic, interpret the readings wisely and ask stimulating questions at each session. It is truly a privilege to be part of this unique experience as a Jewish bond is forming for some, strengthening for others, and will surely permeate and enhance all that we do at the JCA.
Free breast care symposium provides answers to Northeast Florida women By Pink Ribbon Symposium
Women want answers and dialogue about breast cancer from area physicians and experts. In order to expand to accommodate more women, the fifth annual Pink Ribbon Symposium will be held at the Hyatt-Jacksonville (formerly held in Orange Park) on Saturday, Oct. 6, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Founded by Drs. Cynthia Anderson and Linda Sylvester, it is presented by Cancer Specialists of North Florida and FROG, or Florida Radiation Oncology Group. The event will present
important up-to-date information about breast cancer prevention, early detection and treatment options, the side effects of treatment, survivorship, plus good health and wellness topics. This year’s special guest is former Olympic gold medal winner Peggy Fleming, also a breast cancer survivor. She will share her triumph on the ice, as well as fighting the disease in an upclose and very personal way. The symposium is free, and guests will enjoy the Event Expo and be treated to a delicious, healthy continental breakfast. You will learn how to care for
your body, how sleep can affect your treatment, and how best to deal with relationships (family, friends). “On behalf of Pink Ribbon Symposium, we are proud to celebrate our fifth year as we are dedicated to bringing this program to women in his region at no cost and we gratefully thank our sponsors,” states Linda Sylvester, M.D., co-founder. “We welcome inquiries for sponsorship, volunteers who would like to join us for the day, and exhibitors interested in reaching out to regional women with products and services.”
In 1934, a gardener who was planting orange trees on the grounds of the Fountain of Youth Park in St. Augustine discovered human burials, laid out in the Christian fashion. The owner of the site, Walter B. Fraser, contacted the Smithsonian Institution, and archaeologist J. Ray Dickson subsequently conducted extensive excavations there. Archaeological work since 1934 has shown that the initial site of the Nombre de Dios mission church was in the southwestern section of what is today the Fountain of Youth Park, about 165 meters southwest of the Menendez settlement area. This area has become one of special interest to the St. Augustine Jewish Historical Society in its quest to investigate the possibility that the first Jews in what would become the United States came ashore in St. Augustine as early as 1565. The Historical Archaeology Section of the website of the Florida Museum of Natural History explains that Dickson located more than 100 burials of Native Americans. They were nearly all interred with their faces toward the east. Some intruded upon others. The materials associated with the burials (mostly glass beads) dated to the late 16th and early 17th centuries. The burials were thought to be inside a late 16th century or early 17th century Catholic church because of the tightly compacted arrangement of the graves, their highly consistent orientation and burial position, and the intrusion of some burials on earlier burials. This pattern of Native American burial within the mission church has been well-documented in Spanish Franciscan mission sites throughout Florida. Another group of burials was uncovered by University
Conversation Café begins By Jewish Family & Community Services
Conversation Café is a new series of health-related discussion groups to take place at Jewish Family & Community Services, 6261 Dupont Station Ct., E. beginning in October. Dr. Scot Ackerman of First Coast Oncology Group will be the guest speaker at the first program to be held Tuesday, Oct. 23, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Ackerman will share the latest news about
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of Florida student Paul Hahn in 1953, located about 20 meters south of the group discovered in 1934. These were also Christian interments, however they were buried facing north. Extensive systematic shovel tests throughout the property have failed to locate evidence of burials between the two groups. The Florida Museum of Natural History adds that “the presence of two early historic-period, adjacent Christian burial areas with different burial orientations is unusual.” According to “Pitchei Teshuvah” by Rabbi Yisroel Yisser Isserlin (1390-1460) and a responsum of the Hatam Sofer (1762-1839) Society, traditional Jewish burials are with feet facing Israel, thus indicating belief in the coming of the Messiah, the resurrection and also the primacy of the land of Israel. Why would Native Americans be buried as though they were Jews, awaiting the coming of the Messiah and a return to the Israel? The Historical Society notes the belief by the Spanish of early colonial times that the Native Americans were the Ten Lost Tribes of Israel. Although now a discredited theory, the idea was firmly held by many. St. Augustine Jewish Historical Society members posit that the eastward facing burials of Native Americans in the earliest days of St. Augustine were interred by Marranos in the community, either because of their understanding of the rituals of burial or simply a disembodied tradition inherited from their more connected ancestors. In the later case, Marranos amongst the earliest settlers of St. Augustine may have known of the custom of eastern-facing burials and continued the practice without really understanding why.
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Jewish Java set for Oct. 3
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By ISABEL BALOTIN
Join us for a casual get together and enjoy a free cup of coffee or tea at Jewish Java on Wednesday, Oct. 3 from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at Let’s Nosh, 10950 San Jose Blvd. If you are new to the community or have been here a while and
want to make some Jewish connections, this is the place to be. Find out the latest happenings in the community from people in the know. We meet the first Wednesday of every month, so mark it on your calendars now. For more information, call Isabel Balotin, 448-5000 x 206 or shalomjax@jewishjacksonville. org.
Judaism: pro-life or pro-choice? By Center Sisterhood
Proposed Amendment 6 to Florida’s constitution, which stipulates that public funds may not be expended for any abortion or for health benefits that include coverage of abortion, will appear on the ballot this November. Center Sisterhood’s next HOT TOPIC features Rabbi Lubliner
leading a discussion on Jewish views on the subject. We will meet Oct. 17 10:30 a.m. in the Shorstein Room at the Jacksonville Jewish Center. Each month, on the third Wednesday of the month, sisterhood presents a contemporary topic and discussion from a Jewish perspective as a group. Please join us for a lively conversation.
Living in the Bible belt By ISABEL BALOTIN Shalom Jacksonville
When former Jacksonville resident Phyllis moved to a small southern community in the Bible belt with few Jews and minimal Jewish culture she knew she had to do something for herself and her family. In the short period of time they lived in Jacksonville, she and her family experienced a warm, welcoming and active Jewish community. In Jacksonville there is an active Federation, choices of synagogues and Jewish day schools and preschools, a Jewish community center, a Jewish home for the aged, a Jewish social service agency, a Jewish foundation and kosher food – everything a thriving Jewish community needs and a family wants to find in their new home. Phyllis’s new community has one small synagogue, a Jewish federation/community center, Chabad, plus an older Jewish close-knit population, but very little to draw young families to the area who desire a more Jewish life. However, her small town has more than others in the South. In many smaller Jewish communities you cannot take it for granted that there will be services or holiday programming if no one shows up. There, you have to work harder at being Jewish. A recent Jewish Forward article, ”Jewish in the Bible Belt,” quotes Professor Louis Schmier of Valdosta State College in Georgia, who claims that Jews comprise one percent of the population in the South with most living in Atlanta and Charlotte. For many of these small communities, circuit rabbis travel hundreds of miles to different congregations, often with fewer than 50 members. So what should a new resident do? How do you find other Jewish people? First, you might visit the synagogues, meet the rabbis and other professionals. Then, you might want to also check out the federation and other agencies (you can always be very proactive, and go online and look at the websites of these organizations before you make the move) and get some sense of the Jewish sensibility and culture. And, if you have the desire, you might ask for names of other Jewish families and plan a casual get together. That’s the simple part. The hard part is finding some of them. My suggestion to Phyllis
would be to take a proactive approach, try working with active members of the Jewish community and begin planning events like Shalom Jax’s Jewish Java, where locals and newcomers can meet in a public space. It might take some time for it to catch on, but word gets out quickly and you never know who might be interested. Phyllis has a strong Jewish background, talents, and ability to not only enrich the lives of her family but also make a difference in the lives of her new neighbors and in the process grow the Jewish community. When you hear stories like this it only confirms how blessed we are in Jacksonville to have everything we need to live meaningful and rich Jewish lives. How lucky we are, also, to have Federation’s Shalom Jacksonville.
Shalom Jacksonville
Federation’s Shalom Jacksonville is planning a Mix and Mingle on Sunday, Oct. 14, at 7 p.m. at the home of Leslie and Greg Cheron in World Golf Village. We invite all Jewish friends
living in the St. Augustine area, World Golf Village, Palencia, South Ponte Vedra Beach, Vilano Beach; and all newcomers interested in joining us for this casual get together. Expect some yummy desserts and coffee, and friendly conversation with newcomers and lo-
cals. For more information, call Isabel Balotin, 448-4000 x 206 or shalomjax@jewishjacksonville.org. Shalom Jacksonville is the official Jewish welcome wagon of Northeast Florida. It is a program of the Jewish Federation of Jacksonville and is sponsored by Florida Blue.
Auxiliary plans celebration By River Garden Auxiliary
Since its inception in 1922, the River Garden Auxiliary has worked diligently to enhance the daily lives of the residents of River Garden. In its 90th year, and going strong, the auxiliary is planning a celebration for this year’s Opening Luncheon on Tuesday, Oct. 23, at River Garden.
This year’s event will focus on the auxiliary’s 90 years of service to the Jacksonville community, and it promises to be a fun-filled afternoon. The festivities begin at noon. Tickets are $10, and reservations must be made before Oct. 15 as no reservations will be taken after that date. Anyone interested in at-
tending the Opening Luncheon should send a check made out to the River Garden Auxiliary for $10 with the names of those desired at your table and mail it to River Garden Auxiliary, 11401 Old St. Augustine Road, Jacksonville FL 32258. Don’t hesitate — make your reservations today and join in the celebration.
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It’s all about the members at Center Sisterhood The focus on our members starts in October with the question, “Do you know what or who Center Sisterhood is?” Join us on Oct. 11 at 7 p.m. at the home of Marjie Rogozinski for Center Sisterhood’s Open House to find out. This is what sisterhood is re-
ally about. Who do you think is the typical sisterhood member? Maybe it’s not who you think. What is sisterhood’s mission? Maybe it’s not what you think. Has sisterhood changed? Find out the ways sisterhood is the same and different from what you think. Free event includes wine and
Temple Sisterhood’s annual Mah Jongg tournament takes place In October By CAROLE ORT Temple Sisterhood
Grab your Mah Jongg set and National Mah Jongg League card and head over to Congregation Ahavath Chesed (The Temple) for a fun-filled afternoon during Temple Sisterhood’s 3rd Annual Mah Jongg Tournament on Sunday, Oct. 21. All Mah Jongg players are welcome to spend the afternoon with us, meeting new players and having a great time. Registration is at 11 a.m., followed by lunch. The tournament begins at 12:30 p.m.
and will include three rounds of Mah Jongg games. There will be door prizes, tournament prizes and awards. Registration is $20. Tournament forms are available online at www. thetemplejacksonville.org, or the Temple office at 8727 San Jose Blvd. The deadline for registration is Oct. 11. Co-chairs Ann Stone and Sheila Horowitz are expecting a huge turnout and encourage all who are interested to send in their completed forms as soon as possible. For more details, please call Ann Stone (565-2772), or Sheila Horowitz (234-7104).
cheese, an intimate group of women, a beautiful riverfront home. What could be better? Then, on Nov. 7, Center Sisterhood celebrates its members by providing an entertaining
afternoon filled with song and dance. Check-in for the “We Love Our Members” event will be at 11:30 followed by lunch at noon. Lunch is free to all paid up members, $30 to those who have
MEL FINKELSTEIN: Mel Finkelstein & Kim Novak, gelatin silver print, 1960.
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yet to join. The JJC Bazaar will follow lunch with all proceeds benefitting the children of the Jacksonville Jewish Center. RSVP to either event at jjcsisterhoodrsvp@gmail.com.
PICTURING THE MAN BEHIND THE CAMERA
Thru October 14, 2012 Featuring a lifetime of work by acclaimed photojournalist Mel Finkelstein, these images from the 1950s-1980s focus on iconic symbols of our cultural past, from presidents to performers. Exhibit curated by Donna Wendler and Susan J. Geier and circulated by the Mel Finkelstein Family Trust. Partially sponsored by Congregation Beth Jacob.
Since the 1920s, the game of mah jongg has ignited the popular imagination with its beautiful tiles, mythical origins and communal spirit. This exhibit provokes memories of the intergenerational tradition of this game, and illuminates mah jongg’s influence on contemporary culture.
October 16, 2012 – March 17, 2013 Project Mah Jongg was curated and is circulated by the Museum of Jewish Heritage – A Living Memorial to the Holocaust, New York. The exhibition is made possible through the generosity of the National Mah Jongg League. Additional support is provided by Sylvia Hassenfeld and 2wice Arts Foundation.
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iving in Israel does not just make traditional Judaism come fully alive—it also makes scholarly criticism of that tradition come alive as well. An excellent example of this may be found in the tradition of sitting in ‘booths” for the week-long holiday of Succot, which falls out this year between Sept. 30–Oct. 7. Scholars view the agricultural underpinnings of the major festivals in Judaism as key to the origin of each holiday. Like many peoples, the Jews depended on agriculture for their sustenance, and it thus comes as no anthropological surprise to find that the Jews, just like other peoples, tied their ethnic celebrations to the agricultural calendar. Passover is the Jewish spring holiday, Pentecost is the early harvest holiday, and Succot is the late harvest holiday. What makes each holiday particularly “Jewish” is that, according to scholars, at a certain point in time religious-historical meanings were overlaid onto the national agricultural holidays. Thus the spring holiday also became the holiday to commemorate the Exodus from Egypt, Pentecost also became the holiday to commemorate the giving of the Torah, and Succot also became the holiday to commemorate wandering in the desert. In graduate school, where I first learned of the scholarly approach to religion, I learned that the tradition of the booths on Succot had an agricultural origin: farmers would build little shacks in order to afford themselves some shade when they rested from their work in the fields. Back when I studied this, such an explanation seemed about as remote from my life as a people wandering in the desert for 40 years. Since I moved to Givat Ze’ev, however, this agricultural custom has come alive for me.
Arab-worked fields that I pass on the way to and from Jerusalem are a throwback to ancient times (I recently saw a farmer irrigating his crops by carrying buckets of water and pouring the water out by hand). And wouldn’t you know it, there on those Arab fields, a succah occasionally appears. The whole thing now makes perfect sense. There are few trees around, the sun is scorching, and any small amount of shade provides welcome relief. The Arab huts look to be pretty ramshackle, made out of any number of materials: stone, wood, cloth, tarp. The huts are not meant to withstand storms, since the year’s farm-work will be over by the time the rainy season comes. The main thing is that the huts produce shade (interesting side point: according to Jewish law, one of the key requirements for a succah is that it contain more shade than sun). After viewing these ancient-yet-contemporary huts, one is urged toward the following conclusion: just as great novelists often make stories out of the raw fabric of their lives, so the Jews utilized their lives as farmers as a basis for their religious imagination. The scholarly theory of the succah’s origin cannot be proved. But it’s important to note that a person can accept this origin and still keep the tradition religiously, since one thing is in fact clear: unlike the “historical” origin, the conception of Succot as “harvest holiday” (a traditional name for this festival) is open to all. Because let’s not forget: it is only through religious belief that one can imagine the booths of the Children of Israel wandering in the desert some 3,300 years ago. Yet when going home to Givat Ze’ev, no belief is required to see the importance of the succah--you just have to open your eyes and look around. Happy Holiday.
Never stop dreaming By RABBI YAAKOV FISCH Etz Chaim Synagogue
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his past August I had the good fortune of attending a historic gathering. The event was held at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J. This is the same venue where just a few short months ago Eli Manning hoisted the Lombardi trophy after leading the New York Giants to another Super Bowl title. MetLife stadium also has the distinction of being the new home to Tebowmania. With all due respect to the gentlemen that don their pads every Sunday and play some football, I was there for something far more important. I was there attending the massive celebration called the Siyum Hashas. This was the culmination of the global movement that studied and completed the entire Talmud with the Daf Yomi program. The Daf Yomi was started by Rabbi Meir Shapiro at the First World Congress of the Agudath Israel in Vienna on Aug. 16, 1923. Rabbi Meir Shapiro was then a young rabbi and a member of parliament in Poland. He proposed that everybody should study the same Daf (page) of Talmud daily. There are 2,711 pages in the Talmud which means that it would take approximately 7 ½ years of daily study to complete the entire cycle. Rabbi Shapiro also viewed the program as a way to unify the Jewish people. As he explained to the Congress delegates: “What a great thing! A Jew travels by boat and takes the Talmud under his arm. He travels (by boat) for 15 days from Israel
to America, and each day he learns the daf. When he arrives in America, he enters a study hall in New York and finds Jews learning the very same daf that he studied on that day, and he gladly joins them. Another Jew leaves the United States and travels to Brazil or Japan, where he finds everyone learning the same daf that he himself learned that day. Could there be greater unity of hearts than this? “ Since then Jews around the world have diligently studied the Daf Yomi. Indeed, even here in Jacksonville I have the good fortune of teaching the Daf Yomi to a very dedicated group that rises in the pre-dawn hours to come and the study the rich and satisfying words of Torah. We began our study in March 2005 and made the daily commitment to study the Daf. After 7 ½ years of putting one foot in front of the other we happily reached the finish line. I made the journey to MetLife stadium with my family and members of our Daf Yomi group. The program began with a minyan of mincha (evening service). I looked around and realized that I was participating in a minyan of nearly 100,000 people. I couldn’t help but feel choked up at the awesomeness of that moment. There were many moments that evening that I just wished I could bottle up and preserve for years to come. I would like to share a couple of my reflections from that evening. Firstly, Torah study is not just for the elite. Rabbi Shapiro’s vision was to have rabbis and roofers, doctors and divers and everyone else in between on the same page. Not
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just in the literal sense as the Daf Yomi enables us but rather in a figurative sense. We all need to be connected to ongoing Jewish education. In a time when there is serious concern about Jewish continuity, we must recognize this truth: Jewish education is the key to Jewish continuity. We cannot take this for granted nor pretend that there are easy shortcuts to passing along our precious heritage that we inherited from our parents and grandparents. Many of the traditional barriers to Torah education are being broken with more offerings available in print, audio and the internet. The Talmud has not only been translated into English it is even available in a digital format as an app on your iphone or iPad. My second reflection from that evening is based on a story I heard about Rabbi Shapiro’s vision. When Rabbi Shapiro was a child he told his teacher of his idea to have Jews all over the world studying the same page of Talmud on a daily basis. The teacher scoffed at the boy and told him how ridiculous it was to pretend that this can ever materialize. Rabbi Shapiro didn’t give up and years later he presented his proposal at the congress in Vienna. Roughly 90 years later, there were nearly 100,000 Jews that gathered in one of the largest stadiums in the world to celebrate the reality of that vision. It occurred to me that many of us have visions of greatness that we dream of. It is met many times with disdain by others or our own internal skepticism that it will not come to fruition. Let us remember the lesson of the young rabbi who made that bold proposal in Vienna who taught us something really important: Never stop dreaming!
Jacksonville Jewish Center donates the weight By Jacksonville Jewish Center
The Jacksonville Jewish Center would like to thank our conggregants, school children, their parents and the Jewish community for their outstanding generosity in donating to the annual High Holy Days food drive, Donate the Weight. Thanks to everyone’s efforts the center raised over 4,000 pounds of food to be sent to Jewish Family & Community Ser-
vices’ food pantry and to Second Harvest of Jacksonville. The amount of food donated this year surpassed last year’s drive. The food items will be distributed to the many people who are going hungry in Jacksonville. The High Holy Days gives us an opportunity to engage in teshuvah as a community, to accept responsibility for the world we live in and to commit to making it better. We encourage everyone to
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continue bringing food and toiletries to the Center. The Operation Isaiah food drive is a year-round program at the Center. Unemployment is rising and people are hungry all year. Contributions may be dropped off at the Center’s front lobby in the food carts or in the lobby of the Martin Gottlieb school wing. Marty and Mimi Kaufman are co-chairs of the food drives and urge everyone to continue participating in this mitzvah.
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PERSPECTIVES
Temple member talks to Washington By ANDREW OCEAN
Congregation Ahavath Chesed
I had the pleasure of spending a little time with Melissa Kicklighter, the past president of the Duval County Council of Parent Teacher Associations. Melissa was recently honored at the White House, as a Champion of Change. She and her family are members of Congregation Ahavath Chesed (The Temple). Tell me about your recent trip? I attended a White House policy briefing day. Officials from the White House and the U.S. Department of Education engaged PTA leaders from across the country. We stressed that many children today are not growing up in traditional families and that new approaches are necessary to ensure that all children have access to PTA advocacy. What’s your biggest accomplishment with the PTA? I would have to say it is the creation and implementation of
the Superintendent’s Leadership Academy. Student leaders from every high school district learn how to advocate with the State Legislature and other government education decision-makers. At times communication is lacking with the Legislature with respect to the laws school administrators are required to implement. Students learn how to strengthen these lines of communication, encouraging better results for themselves and, more importantly, for future students; it’s a longterm approach. What do you see as the greatest challenge for the PTA? Parents and families need to be engaged as active, full-time participants in the education of their children. The schools can’t do it alone and a PTA that lacks active parents can’t effectively help. Is there a role for faith-based organizations? Absolutely. Faith-based organizations are active in nurturing young people. We work well
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EDUCATION
Torah Academy welcomes a new school year By Torah Academy
There seems to have been a seamless transition from the end of the last school year in June to the beginning of this school year in August. Perhaps it was the fact that Torah Academy’s students never really left the school premises during the course of the summer. Camp Sheves Achim was the center for so many of the school’s students. No sooner had Camp Sheves Achim concluded than everything began again with Camp Seed, for another week, which left enough time for a grand clean up and spruce up of the Torah Academy building. Torah Academy welcomed two members to its faculty: Jenny Brier and Cynthia Tillo. Morah Jenny Brier joined Morah Henny Fisch as an assistant teacher in the preschool. Morah Jenny is unruffled; her face always has a wonderful, warm, bright smile, and her quiet and sure demeanor in the classroom supports and
complements Morah Henny. The two work as a competent, creative team. Originally from New York, Morah Jenny gained experience working in preschools in the tristate area. Cynthia Tillo joined the faculty as both an elementary and middle school teacher. Tillo graduated cum laude from University of North Florida and went on to teach in the Duval County Public School system. She is one of those rare teachers who is able to communicate with students at all levels and has already made her mark at the school. The new school year sees changes taking place at the board level. Torah Academy has been fortunate to have as passionate an advocate as Leslie Held as its president. Leslie ran a tight ship and, during her two-year term of office, saw the school grow and raised its visibility in the community. Her care, concern and pride in every aspect of Torah Academy were as epic as it was
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EDUCATION
Galinsky Academy hosts Parent Game Night Out By Galinsky Academy
The first Galinsky Academy event of the year, sponsored by the PTA, was geared toward the parents of all four Jacksonville Jewish Center schools: the DuBow Preschool, the Martin J. Gottlieb Day School, the Bernard & Alice Selevan Religious School and Makom Hebrew High School. This annual event is a wonderful opportunity for parents from
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EDUCATION MJGDS Lady Marlins take the courts again
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JCA’s 4th Annual early childhood education Symposium set for Oct. 16 By Jewish Community Allianceh
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EDUCATION
Adult education speakers scheduled at the Jacksonville Jewish Center
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The annual Marilyn & Louis Safer Shabbaton at the Jacksonville Jewish Center is planned for Nov. 2-4. The Center welcomes Rabbi Moshe Waldoks, coeditor of “The Big Book of Jewish Humor.” Reb Moshe, as he likes to be called, has spent the past 25 years lecturing, telling stories, doing stand-up, and teaching about the history of Jewish humor at a variety of universities and yeshivot. He feels that humor is one of the best ways to prevent fanaticism and teaches that it is healthy to laugh. Waldoks also has a long history of creating what he calls people- building relationships. Some of the hallmarks of his career have been his activities as
a bridge-builder across cultures and faiths. Participating in a groundbreaking encounter with Polish Cathol- Reb Moshe icism in 1988, Reb Moshe, the son of Holocaustrefugee parents, toured Auschwitz with Krakow’s Cardinal Macharski. In 1989 Reb Moshe was instrumental in arranging the first meeting with the Dalai Lama in a Buddhist monastery in the United States. This encounter led to the historic Jew in the Lotus trip to India. In 2008 Reb Moshe was chosen by Newsweek magazine as one of the top 25 pulpit rabbis in the United States. Rabbi Waldoks will speak on Friday evening and Saturday
morning. A Sunday morning program is also planned. There will be a charge for dinner on Friday evening and lunch on Saturday; all other programs and discussions during the weekend are free. More details are available in the front office at the JJC, or on the synagogue’s website. Thanks to Joan Levin and Buddy Shorstein, the Center will be hosting Gil Hoffman, the chief political correspondent and analyst for The Jerusalem Post, on Nov. 11. Hoffman has interviewed many major figures across the Israeli political spectrum, has been interviewed by top media on six continents and is a regular analyst on CNN, Al-Jazeera and other news outlets. Called “the most optimistic man in Israel” by
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SYNAGOGUE NEWS
Temple celebrates Simchat Torah with children’s consecration By SAM GRISWOLD
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“Consecration is a very special lifecycle event for our youngest congregants, as they start on their journey to becoming lifelong learners,” said Senior Rabbi Joshua Lief of Congregation Ahavath Chesed (The Temple). Each year on Simchat Torah, Jews all over the world unroll
their Torah scrolls, read the end of Deuteronomy and start all over again with the first chapter of Genesis. It has become our tradition to celebrate the new beginning of our Temple Institute of Religion’s kindergarten class at this same time. “Our consecrants will stand on our Bimah, recite the Shema and receive their very own miniature Torah scrolls,” Rabbi Lief said. “They
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Betsy Miller in Tel Aviv on JCC Association Trip, Dec. 2011. Travel to Israel with the JCA: The JCA is excited to announce its first trip to Israel. Travel with us to experience the tastes, sounds and sights through a new lens. Discover the uniqueness of Israel arts, food, wine and culture for 10 outstanding days, April 28 to June 7, 2013.
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in America. Personal photographs show Hazan’s family legacy – summers in Italy with Nonno Fin and Nonna Mary and Shabbat dinners at Nonna Giulio and Nonno David’s house. The Hazan Family has appeared frequently on the “Today Show.” Wednesday, Nov. 14, at 7 p.m. – Edie Lutnick, author of “An Unbroken Bond – The Untold Story of How the 658 Cantor Fitzgerald Families Faced the Tragedy of 9/11 and Beyond.” Taking tragedy and turning it into something posi-
tive for the betterment of society is the embodiment of Jewish values. Edie Lutnick co-founded and heads the Cantor Fitzgerald Misch Relief Fund that has raised and distributed over $250 million to victims of terrorism, disasters and emergencies. Her life changed forever on 9/11/01 when her younger brother perished in the WTC and her other brother’s firm was nearly destroyed. She has appeared on CNN and MSNBC to tell her story. The book festival concludes with a Patrons’ Brunch 10 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 18, featuring David Misch, author of “Funny – The Book – Everything You Always
Wanted to Know About Comedy.” The book is an entertaining look at the art of comedy from its historical roots to the latest scientific findings. David has worked in show business for 35 years and teaches musical satire at UCLA and the principles of comedy at USC. The Jewish Book Festival is an annual celebration of Jewish literature. It is one of the most highly regarded and defining events the Jewish Community Alliance holds throughout the year. Through the Jewish Book Festival, the JCA provides inspiration, knowledge and enjoyment to our community. All events, except for the Patrons’ Brunch, are free and open to the entire community. Books will be available for sale and signing, if purchased at the JCA. The JCA receives a percentage of all book sales. Please call Thelma Nied at 730-2100 ext. 227 for patron information.
JCA members had a great time at the Labor Day Family Fun Day. There was a complementary lunch, DJ and games for the children. Pictured: Michelle Pargman with her children, and Macy and Brady Alan Kagan with his grandchildren.
JCA happenings Early Childhood Symposium
The JCA’s Early Childhood Education Department will present its fourth annual symposium on Tuesday, Oct. 16, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Nationally recognized keynote speaker Cindy Rzasa Bess, Ph.D., developmental psychologist, author, and education consultant, will speak on “I’m Not Being Difficult - I’m Being Me.” Cost of the symposium is $30 per person or $40 per person after Oct. 11 and includes a box dinner. Continuing education credits are available for an additional fee. For more information, call 730-2100 ext. 259. On Wednesday, Oct. 17, from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m., Bess will present an exclusive free workshop for Michele Block Gan Yeladim Preschool parents titled, “Winning Cooperation in the Home.” Advanced registration is required.
Vandroff Art Gallery
The Vandroff Art Gallery will exhibit the paintings of Steve and Karen Leibowitz through Oct. 24. This husband and wife have different styles but are supportive of each other. Steve recently won first place in the JCVA Summer Exhibit at the Wilson Center. This past summer, they were in New Mexico for workshops. Steve and Karen are JCA members. Beginning Oct. 26, the gal-
lery will feature postcard posters from the collection of Andrew and Maria Bachman.
Live from New York – celebrating 100 years of Julia Child
The J Institute presents decadent desserts and culinary conversations as we welcome Chef Tom Gray of Bistro Aix followed by a live simulcast featuring Judith Jones, editor of “Mastering the Art of French Cooking,” and culinary historian Laura Shapiro on Sunday, Oct. 28 from 6 to 9 p.m. This event is free for JCA members and $10 for nonmembers. Reservations required for dessert reception by Oct. 19.
Free concert
The JCA is proud to be part of over 3,000 organizations in 400 countries having concerts to honor the memory of Daniel Pearl whose birthday was in October. His parents set up the Daniel Pearl Foundation to support cross cultural events in music, dance and literature. Pearl was kidnapped in Pakistan while working as the South Asia Bureau Chief of The Wall Street Journal. He was subsequently killed by his captors. In addition to being a journalist, Daniel was a talented violinist who brought his violin with him and joined music groups wherever he was. On Sunday, Oct. 14, at 3
p.m., we will present a free concert featuring senior music students under the direction of Kimberly Beasley, assistant professor of voice, Jacksonville University. The program will consist of art songs and musical comedy numbers.
2012-13 JCA Youth Basketball League
The JCA Youth Basketball League is back for an actionpacked season! This year promises to be another dynamite season of youth hoops with our focus on offering an organized, competitive and social atmosphere. The league’s goal is to develop the young athletes into fundamentally sound basketball players, while having fun and growing as individuals and athletes. Any parents interested in volunteering to coach, please contact Coach Geoff at 730-2100 ext. 254 by Oct. 22. The coaches’ meeting will be on Tuesday, Nov. 6, at 6:30 p.m. Practices will be one day a week, beginning in December. Games will be played on Sundays from Jan. 6 to March 3. The fee is $100 for JCA members and $150 for nonmembers. All players need to attend the mandatory skills assessment at the JCA: Age 4 - 5 Co-ed – Oct. 22/5:30 p.m. 6 - 7 Co-ed – Oct. 29/5:30 p.m. 8 - 9 Co-ed – Oct. 23/5:30 p.m. 10 - 14 Boys – Oct. 23/6:30 p.m.
10 - 14 Girls – Oct. 30/5:30 p.m. All Ages Make-Up – Oct. 30/6:30 p.m.
from 9 a.m. to noon followed by an evening session from 5 to 8 p.m.
Choosing a kindergarten
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What kindergarten program is right for your child? Bring your questions and concerns to this free seminar for parents, guardians, educators and caretakers from 7 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 23.
Money Matters: retire with confidence
Join financial adviser Mark H. Kraus, CLU®, ChFC®, CASL® of Innovative Financial Solutions, for Retire with Confidence, the first in our Money Matter series. Mark will address some of the important decisions that you will need to make as you plan for, approach and transition into retirement. This program begins at 7 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 15. It is free for JCA members and $5 for nonmembers.
Join John Daigle, one of Northeast Florida’s most experienced and successful political campaign strategists, as he sheds some light on the strategy and objectives behind political ad campaigns. This program begins at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 11. It is free for JCA members and $5 for nonmembers.
Community CPR class at the JCA
The JCA will conduct a class in CPR for public safety employees and lifeguards from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 14. The fee is $70 for JCA members and $105 for nonmembers and includes a participant manual and pocket mask.
Heart health screening
Baptist Health will be joining us to conduct a heart health screening which will include blood pressure, cholesterol, glucose and body mass index testing. This free event is available on Monday, Oct. 22, to anyone age 18+. A morning session will be
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JEWISH FAMILY & COMMUNITY SERVICES
The fragility of the Sukkah: a personal story By HEATHER COREY
Jewish Family & Community Services
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Briefs Oct 16 is World Food Day
World Food Day is a day to increase awareness, understanding and be informed to take year-round action to fight hunger around the world. Help support the Winn-Dixie Emergency Food Pantry at JFCS and help alleviate hunger in Jacksonville. You can help by organizing food drives, or donating one of three ways: by phone 394-5721, by mail 6261 Dupont Station Ct. E. (32217) or on-line at www. jfcsjax.org.
Foods of the month Foods for October are: peanut butter, jelly, crackers, pastas, tomato sauce and canned peaches.
June 24 was to be just like any day: family outing, grab a quick lunch and grocery shopping for three growing girls, maybe hit the pool before a Florida afternoon shower rolled in. But it wasn’t. We ordered lunch; the food had just arrived at the table and then my husband’s cell phone rang. From there it seemed like time stopped. He dropped his fork, then his head. The loud, busy restaurant seemed quiet even though it was not. The call was short just long enough to tell the news. We had to leave right now. We left everything on the table. We hadn’t even eaten yet. The car ride was quiet, nothing was said. What do you say after that call? A 20-minute drive across town felt like two hours. When we arrived it felt like time had stopped, again. Was this for real? How? Why? On that day, that brief phone call changed our family. The call was to say that Jeremy, my
Jeremy with his big brother, David Corey husband’s only brother, had taken his life. Jeremy was 34 years young with a wife and two young daughters – ages10 and 6. The hours, days and week following that call seemed like months. Then came some of the hardest parts: the doubts, the questions, the what ifs and the if onlys – and the realization that nothing is permanent; life does not stay the same. As the Jewish community comes together to observe Sukkot, a festival of giving thanks
Back-to-school drive benefits JFCS
Bridging the Gap
We are looking for individuals willing to come forward to share concerns and seek guidance with other individuals dealing with the painful issues of alcohol and drug addiction. We know how difficult it is to come forward, so be assured our primary concern is confidentiality and safety. If you are interested in being a part of this volunteer-led support group, contact Karen at 394-5737.
Happy birthday
Countdown to 100: 4 years, 9 months
JFCS has licensed clinical counselors available for life’s transitions, hurts and hang-ups. Assistance will be kept confidential. Call 394-5706 for more information, an appointment and about our sliding fee scale.
Welcome Robyn Ashburn Robyn Ashburn, LCSW, has recently joined the Dupont Counseling Group as our newest therapist. She comes to us from the UF Proton Therapy Institute where she worked with children and adults dealing with a cancer diagnoses. She has over 10 years experience working with children and adolescents within school and agency settings, which will be her main role at JFCS. Robyn will be leading the Community of Kindness initiative within the Galinsky Academy this year, as well. We are so excited to have her on board.
The Jewish Healing Network is excited to announce the date of this year’s Alexandra & Mark Miller Speaker Series. The guest speaker is nationally known Rabbi Dayle Friedman, director of Hiddur: The Center for Aging and Judaism. Anyone interested in serving on the planning committee can call Karen Susman at 394-5737.
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and hug from your toddler, a teenager that actually just said thank you for your help, the parent who calls just to check in on you (even at the worse possible moment to take the call). Be grateful for a clear blue sky, when you find a quarter for the parking meter after you’ve torn your purse apart and when you’ve baited that hook with your grandchild 50 times already but they just can’t seem to get it to stay on. Do not let the little things slip you by. Count your blessings daily and give thanks. Hug and tell your family you love them everyday. And if you are having symptoms of depression, get help now. Do not let depression win. It is your family who loses the most.
By Jewish Family & Community Services
Save the date: Feb. 11, 2013
An independent living group pilot program for young men will begin on Oct. 16. With a generous gift from the Fanny Landwirth Foundation, JFCS has implemented an eight-week program, Bridging the Gap, a group designed to teach necessary skills, such as budgeting, health, relationship and career topics, to help young men successfully age out of the foster care system. Contact Rachel Weinstein @ 394-5761 for more information.
for a bountiful harvest, many people will also build a sukkah, a temporary shelter. In many ways the sukkah is a reminder of how fragile and temporary life can be. I share my personal story because the day my husband received that phone call, I too was reminded that we are only here but a short time. How many times has one phone call changed your life? It happens every day. But this was all new to me. I have never known anyone to take their life – not in school, family or friends. I cannot imagine the heartbreak Jeremy’s mom, dad, brother and sister have experienced. I cannot imagine how his daughters can understand that their daddy is no longer here. And I cannot imagine a depression so severe that it does not know the long-term effects on family and friends. Yes, life is brief and fragile but while we are in the here and now, do not forget to count your blessings of even the smallest portion. A beautiful butterfly floating by, an unexpected kiss
Stacks of new backpacks and notebooks, and a wide range of school supplies await delivery to children who otherwise may not receive new school supplies this year. Our sincere thanks to the Temple for their generosity. The collective acts of kindness by so many in their members touched the young clients in all of our programs: Child Welfare, Achievers for Life, Counseling, Emergency Financial Assistance and Jewish Services.
Robyn Ashburn, therapist, Dupont Counseling Group
Holocaust Survivor Services
Senior Solutions Corner By SHELLY KULCHIN
Jewish Family & Community Services
Is it time to review your Medicare coverage? Medicare’s annual open enrollment period begins Oct. 15 and runs through Dec. 7. Typically, if you make no changes it will just roll over, but sometimes there comes a point when your current Medicare coverage may not be enough to cover your needs. Have you had a major health change this year? Increased visits to the doctor, or hospital admissions? Are you taking more medications? If you have had any major health or financial status changes this year, it is advisable to talk to someone this month. It’s important to learn more. Here are some useful resources that we recommend you access:
1. For Medicare or insurance questions, contact SHINE (Serving Health Insurance Needs of Elders) 1-800-963-5337 2. For information about the Disabled Parking Permit Requirements Change (effective Oct. 1), contact: 850-617-2000 www. flhsmv.gov 3. To stay connected to the latest transportation safety and mobility resources, especially for older adults, be aware of the Florida Guide for Aging Drivers; contact: 850-410-5414 www. SafeandMobileSeniors.org For additional assistance contact Shelley Kulchin 394-5722 or Naomi Mirensky, 394-5777, Eldercare Advocates with Senior Solutions at JFCS. Senior Solutions: linking resources, providing advocacy, and support for seniors and their families.
JFCS hosted its first Eat & Schmooze social gathering for Holocaust survivors and their families. There were over 25 guests at the Sept. 5 program. Plans are already being made for our next event, and we hope that local survivors will become part of this caring group. For further information about this, or other programs and services, contact Naomi Mirensky at 394-5777.
JEWISH FAMILY & COMMUNITY SERVICES 2012 FEDERATION ALLOCATION: $250,283
Jacksonville Jewish News • October 2012
President’s Corner:
Making gifts without checks
By Mark Green
Jewish Community Foundation
Charitable gift planning options allow you to provide for Jewish causes you care about and may provide income for you and others. You may even receive income tax deductions for the gifts. Our Jewish Community Foundation is here to assist you with ideas for funding your charitable legacy plan to benefit Jewish causes you care about. Always consult your own professional advisers to discuss which options might be right for you. Here are 10 tips for your consideration: 1) Make gifts of appreciated (long-term) publicly traded stock, and you may receive two tax benefits: a charitable deduction and the avoidance of capital gain. 2) Make a gift to the foundation of publicly traded stock in exchange for a charitable gift annuity, and you will receive income for life: you may qualify for a charitable deduction for a portion of the gift. 3) Gift private company stock to the Foundation – either outright or to a charitable remainder trust that will provide income for you. 4) A gift of a paid-up life insurance policy will provide financial resources to charities you care about. 5) Gift your home, vacation home or undeveloped property. Contact the foundation for specific steps. 6) Utilizing a Charitable Remainder Trust, convert your home, vacation home or undeveloped real estate into a gift to support charities you care about and receive an annual stream of income. 7) Donate art, stamp collections, other valuables. 8) Rollover a portion of your IRA to the foundation during your life (must be age 70 ½). We will keep you posted about when Washington approves this option. It’s not expected until perhaps November 2012. 9) Rollover a portion of your IRA to the foundation during your life in exchange for a charitable gift annuity and receive fixed income for life. 10) Rollover a portion of your IRA to a Charitable Remainder Trust during your life and receive a fixed or variable stream of income for life. Contact the foundation at 3940720 to discuss these and other options.
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JEWISH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA
Create a Jewish Legacy event tributes Donziger By Jewish Community Foundation
Mike Donziger had a dream – he served as the first president of our Jewish Community Foundation of Northeast Florida from inception in 1995 until July 1999, and on the board until his recent passing. He dreamed of a Jewish community where everyone understood they could have an impact on the future of Jewish organizations by including Jewish causes in their wills and estate plans. Working tirelessly, he spread the word. As one of the first to create his legacy plan, thanks to his determination, many in our community are including Jewish causes in their wills and estate plans. In recognition of his outstanding efforts, in 2002 he was presented the JFNA Endowment Achievement Award and Foun-
dation’s Legacy Leader Award. Returning from a 2010 Create a Jewish Legacy conference, in an expression of pride, Mike stated, “Being involved in securing the future of this Jewish community is one the most rewarding experiences for me as a lay leader. I feel proud of what we are accomplishing with CJL in Jacksonville.” Mike drove the effort to hold a CJL celebration to recognize those including Jewish causes in their legacy plans. In January 2011 his vision was realized. Nearly 400 celebrated our community-wide success. Join us on Jan. 31, 2013, as we recognize those who have chosen to include Jewish causes in their wills and estate plans and to honor Mike’s memory, vision, dedication and leadership. For information about creat-
Mike Donziger and friends ing your legacy plan or about CJL event sponsorship opportunities, contact CJL Program
Director Debby Harris at 904394-0720 or dharris@jewishfoundationnefl.org.
Come dream with us By Jewish Community Foundation
Over the next months we are asking you to come dream with us. What is your vision for the future of the Jewish community? If you could wish upon a star and your dreams could come true, for what would you wish? What would you like to build? Whom would you like to teach? What would you like your legacy to be? During conversations with those leaving gifts through their wills or estate plans and those in the process of considering details of their legacy plans, we ask, “What are your hopes and dreams for the future of the Jewish community?”
Debby Harris Paulette Keifer Inspiring stories of those including Jewish causes in their wills and estate plans appear in the FACES column on this page.
If you’re a dreamer who is considering leaving a legacy gift or if you have already decided you want to but just haven’t formulated the details, we want to hear from you. One dreamer offered this: My
dream is of an inclusive Jewish community where every family that wants their child to receive a Jewish day school education is able, and it is affordable to all. We don’t know what the needs will be in the future. If our schools had unrestricted endowment funds that allowed them to do what emergent needs in the future might require, they could buy the new technology our kids will need then. Call, fax, email or mail your dreams to the following: 904394-0720 or fax 904-394-0956 or email Dreams@jewishfoundationnefl.org or mail to Dreams at Jewish Community Foundation of Northeast Florida, PO Box 24847, Jacksonville, FL 32241
Andrea, Jeanine and Ellen invite you to celebrate By Jewish Community Foundation
Jacksonville’s Create a Jewish Legacy Celebration, a collaborative effort of our Jacksonville Jewish agencies and synagogues, will be held Thursday, Jan. 31, 2013, at the Jacksonville Jewish Center. A delicious kosher dinner will be provided along with musical entertainment. Everyone who cares about our collective Jewish future is invited to attend. Event co-chairs Andrea Mail, Jeanine Rogozinski and Ellen Rosner – along with their dynamic committee – promise an inspiring and engaging evening. “Working on this meaningful event with Jeanine Rogozinski, Ellen Rosner and Andrea Mail our terrific volunteers and or socioeconomic status. The January event partner agencies and synapromises to be exciting, inspiring and inforgogues is a privilege and pleasure,” notes mative. We hope to see you there.” Andrea. “What will your Jewish legacy be? Jeanine Rogozinski invites you to join is a powerful message which resonates with the CJL event planning committee. “This individuals regardless of age, denomination
event will help to ensure that our Jewish community and Am Israel remain vibrant and strong for generations to come. There are many opportunities to become involved and work on this meaningful event.” “We look forward to thanking and recognizing our Jewish legacy partners – those who have signed declarations of intent, signed the Book of Life or already given to Jewish causes and endowments in their wills,” says Ellen Rosner. For more information on the Create a Jewish Legacy Celebration or for sponsorship opportunities, please contact CJL Program Director Debby Harris at 904-394-0720 or dharris@jewishfoundationnefl.org.
Jewish Community Foundation
To create your Personalized Legacy Agreement including which causes will be your beneficiaries, contact the Foundation. Then, use the following language in your will and to change a beneficiary designation on other assets such as IRAs or life insurance. “I give and bequeath to the Jewish Community Foundation of Northeast FL Inc., its successors and or assigns X %”, (whatever % or dollar amount that is comfortable for you) “of my residual estate or/asset.” Contact the Foundation with additional questions. The Jewish Community Foundation of Northeast Florida, Inc., does not provide legal or tax advice. This information is not intended, nor may it be relied upon, as legal, accounting or other professional advice. Before making any financial decisions always consult your own professional adviser.
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RIVER GARDEN SENIOR SERVICES
Dean of staff: An interesting title, but what exactly does this title signify? By River Garden Senior Services
It signifies a career of devotion which spans almost 4½ decades. It suggests a commitment to an organization that is second to none. It embodies an attitude of caring and compassion. It is a title well-earned, and well-deserved, after 44 years of exemplary service. Maxine Reid recently celebrated her 44th year at River Garden. She started in the Food & Nutrition Services Department in 1968, and is now a supervisor in the same department. To say that Maxine is a role model for all of River Garden’s 350-plus employees would certainly not be an overstatement.
“It is the caring faithfulness of people like Maxine that has made River Garden the Gold Seal Award winning home that it is,” stated Jim Richman, chief operations officer. “Maxine embodies all that is good about our staff at River Garden. Her commitment and dedication to the residents of River Garden are an inspiration to us all.” In an industry known for its high employee turnover, River Garden is proud, and fortunate, to have an employee like Maxine who has been with the home for 44 years. “We have been able to sustain an outstanding culture of care because of exceptional people such as Maxine,” said CEO Martin Goetz. “Maxine is
emblematic of all that is good in our care staff – she is a remarkable woman who can be counted upon, all of the time. She is a teacher, leader, confidant and friend to all – most importantly, Maxine cares deeply about each and every resident entrusted to our care.” What makes this story even more remarkable is that Maxine is not alone in sharing so much of her career with River Garden. Maxine’s sister, Faye Borden, dietary supervisor in Food & Nutrition Services, recently celebrated her 43rd year helping to make River Garden a better place. As some readers might know, River Garden just received its
Left to Right: Dean of Staff Maxine Reid with her sister, Faye Borden “Dean of Staff” Celebrates #44 6th consecutive Florida Governor’s Gold Seal Award for Excellence in Long-Term Care. This should come as no surprise,
with caring, dedicated and remarkable team members such as Faye Borden and Dean of Staff Maxine Reid.
A little pre-planning goes a long way By River Garden Senior Services
There may be occasions, which would not necessarily cross your mind, when you or a loved one might be in need of a little in-
patient, short-stay rehabilitative TLC. Perhaps you might have an upcoming planned surgery. If you know you’re going to have surgery which will also require
some short-stay recuperation – for example, a hip or knee replacement; shoulder surgery; ankle, back or pelvic surgery – be sure to contact River Garden once your surgery is scheduled. We can then
Memory Care is full of life By River Garden Senior Services
By Lisa Poremba- Assistant Activity Director Q: “What is red and purple with smiles all over?” A: An evening with the Red Hatters on the Memory Care unit at River Garden. On Aug. 23 a new program was introduced to the Memory Care residents at River Garden. The “Red Hat Tea Club” was such a success that it will be held once a month. The second-floor activity room provided the perfect setting for such an event. Embellished with décor of red and purple accents, the Red Hatter staff served up a variety of flavored teas with a choice of assorted desserts. Residents voted on the music selection for the evening, enjoyed sipping hot tea and socializing with friends until they were ready to hang up their hats and call it a Red Hat night. 1 column x 4.25”
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sure to ask your hospital discharge planner to contact River Garden after they admit you to the hospital. Someone from River Garden will then visit with you while you are in the hospital, and help you plan for your short-stay rehabilitation at River Garden. For additional information, or to schedule a tour of our newly refurbished facility, please call our Admissions Office at 904886-8420.
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work with you and your schedule to make plans for ensuring a room is available for you when you need it. Prepare for any unplanned hospital stays… If you or a loved one should be admitted to a hospital unexpectedly and will require post-hospital care – for things such as a fall, a car or other accident, complica2-column x 3 3/4” tions from illness or other chronic conditions, or even a stroke – be
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LIFECYCLES B’nai Mitzvah
Jake Anton Goldman, son of Beth and David Goldman, will be called to the Torah on the occasion of his Bar Mitzvah on Oct. 13, 2012, at Temple Ahavath Chesed. Sharing in the simcha will be grandparents Roy and Nancy Mayers of Austin, Texas, and Gilbert and Sari Goldman of Del Ray Beach; and many other friends and family. Jake is in seventh grade at Hendricks Day School, where he has received honors and awards every year. He runs cross country and plays tennis. He also enjoys running, skateboarding, archery, reading, playing video games, and everything involving technology. Jake’s mitzvah project involved working and helping children in various organizations. He raised money to purchase bicycles for children during the holidays. He read to and helped younger children learn to read. This summer he traveled to Costa Rica to work in an orphanage and help children. Kaleb Joshua Zucker was called to the Torah on the occasion of his Bar Mitzvah on Sept. 22, 2012. Parents are Samuel and
Gale Zucker. Grandparents are Jerry Zucker, paternal grandmother, Orlando, and the late Paul Zucker, paternal grandfather; and Larry and Rene, maternal grandparents, Savannah, Ga. Also celebrating was Danielle Zucker, sister; Herbert and Lisa Zucker, aunt and uncle; and Jacob Zucker, cousin. Kaleb is an honor student at ABLE Charter School. He is a member of Boy Scout Troop 330 in St. Augustine. Kaleb enjoys video and computer games and going to the beach. For his mitzvah project, Kaleb helped his Boy Scout troop on service projects at his school and at the beach. He also gathered gently used toys and clothes for donation to the Betty Griffin House.
Accomplishments
Jason Greenhut, son of Dr. Steven and Adrian Greenhut, graduated from Washington University in St. Louis School of Law. He is recognized as graduating magna cum laude and a member of the Order of the Coif. He will be working at the Washington, D.C., office of WilmerHale in the intellectual property department.
Sympathy
… to the family of Phyllis Braverman, aunt of Mindy (Allan) Grinnan and great aunt of Jennifer and Matthew Grinnan. Phyllis died Aug. 23, 2012. She is also survived by her sister-inlaw Joan and Leonard Hayet. Contributions may be made to the Alzheimer Association, 8430 W. Bryn Mawr, Suite 800, Chicago, IL 60631, alz.org/illinois. … to the family of Alvin H. Gross, O.D., optometrist, who died June 3, 2012, at his home in Atlantic Beach at the age of 85. He is survived by his wife Brenda Swain Gross; his stepchildren, Brian Swain of Washington, D.C., and Lynne Swain of Atlantic Beach; and his grandchildren, Kimberly, Zachary and Marygrace Swain of Jacksonville and Sophie Swain of Atlantic Beach, and many cousins in New York. Contributions may be made to JCA, World Jewish Congress, American Cancer Society, American Heart Association or to Jacksonville Symphony. … to the family of William Hecht, husband of Sonia Hecht and father of Kenneth (Joan) Hecht, Lauren Penny and Diane Hecht, grandfather of Katie and Evan Hecht, Carin Penny, Andrew Sushko and Naomi Nash. William died Sept. 12, 2012. Contributions may be made to Congregation Ahavath Chesed or the Alzheimer Association.
… to the family of Sylvia Weiss, 85, widow of the late Isidore Weiss. She was a longtime resident of Jacksonville and a member of the Jacksonville Jewish Center. Sylvia, in addition to her husband, was predeceased by a daughter, Karen, brothers, Morris Leibo, Meyer and Sidney Leibovitz, and sisters, Mary Safer,
Ann Rubenstein and Edyth Davis. She was survived by two sons, Michael Weiss (Jill) and Randy Weiss, four grandchildren, Scott, Jonathan, Kyler and Taryn Weiss and numerous nieces, nephews and friends. Memorials may be made to River Garden Hebrew Home or the Jacksonville Jewish Center.
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Who’s coming to Temple in October?
Beth El The Beaches Synagogue hosted a welcome back ‘Share’ Shabbat on Aug. 24. The event was a great success as the Beth El family enjoyed delicious food, good friends and new faces.
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Andrew Ocean, Diane Ludwig, Allyson Christy and Liz Figura become Jews By Choice, joining the family of Congregation Ahavath Chesed on Aug. 24.
Temple Brotherhood has invited some big names to Congregation Ahavath Chesed (The Temple) in October. Ambassador Nancy Soderberg will visit Temple on Thursday, Oct. 4, at 7 p.m. She is an American foreign policy strategist who held senior level positions in the Clinton administration and is president of the Connect US Fund in Washington, D.C. She resides in Jacksonville, where she is a distinguished visiting scholar at the University of North Florida. Soderberg is running for Florida Senate District 4. All are welcome to attend this discussion and dessert. The cost is $5 per person. Aaron Bean will come to breakfast on Sunday, Oct. 14, at 10 a.m. He is a candidate for State Senate District 4. Bean served eight years in the Florida House of Representatives where he received leadership awards. Then House Speaker Marco Rubio trusted Bean to serve as the chairman of the House Health Care Council. All are welcome to attend. The cost is $8 with RSVP
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and $9 at the door. Former Mayor John Delaney will visit on Thursday, Oct. 18, at 7 p.m. He is president of the University of North Florida, where he oversees more than 16,000 students. As mayor of Jacksonville, Delaney spearheaded initiatives such as The Better Jacksonville
Plan, a $2.2 billion improvement plan that gave the city new public facilities and other amenities. This discussion and dessert is open to all. The cost is $5 per person. Contact Jeff Nykerk at TempleBrothersJax@yahoo.com, or call the office at (904) 733-7078 to RSVP and for more information.
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be better than ever. Nancy Davis and Erica Jolles, in their second year as co-chairs of YLD, are excited about the plan for YLD this year. “Shabbat Across Jacksonville is really a beautiful concept – our young leadership coming together with community mentors, to celebrate both Shabbat and the wonderful work that Federation does. I know that YLD is going to make an impressive impact on the Jacksonville Jewish community,” said Nancy. For more information about YLD activities in Jacksonville and how to get involved, contact Adam Bronstone at Federation: adamb@jewishjacksonville.org, or at 448-5000.
Continued from p. 1 Finally, if all of the above was not enough, there is more. YLD is introducing a new and exciting event: Shabbat Across Jacksonville. In January, members of YLD, in partnership with our community leaders, will host simultaneous Shabbat dinners where over 150 of their invited guests will hear why their hosts are involved in and committed to Federation and its work locally, overseas and in Israel. With a revamped YLD Steering Committee to lead the way, the 2012-2013 campaign year will
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We are beginning to recruit for another summer Family Mission to Israel. This summer’s mission was excellent, and we hope to do even better next year. Give me a call, 448-5000 x 207, to find out more about this great opportunity to experience Israel with your families. - Alan Margolies, Federation executive director
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Beth El The Beaches Synagogue announces lecture series By Beth El The Beaches Synagogue
The Brotherhood of Beth El The Beaches Synagogue is proud to announce its 2012 Fall Lecture Series. This year’s series features national and local television news personalities with topics ranging from personal triumph and suc-
cess to politics and sports. On Wednesday, Oct. 3, former network newsman Mort Crim will share his tales of inspiration and human success. He will be followed on Thursday, Dec. 6, by First Coast News Anchor and Political Reporter Shannon Ogden who will discuss the impact of the
current election cycle. Brotherhood President Neal Goldman states, “We are thrilled to have these extraordinary speakers come to our synagogue to kick off our inaugural lecture series.” He adds, “Our goal is to increase the intellectual enrichment of our congregation and the
community, build awareness and understanding, introduce new ideas, and spark conversation. The Lecture Series will offer a range of thought-provoking and relevant topics.” Finally Goldman says, “We hope to not only inform and educate, but to inspire and entertain.”
Crim will speak on: “Everything I Really Need to Know… I Learned in my Airplane.” The community is welcome to attend. Please contact Beth El at (904) 273-9100 for more information. Beth El the Beaches Synagogue is located at 288 N. Roscoe Blvd. in Ponte Vedra Beach.
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