Jacksonville Jewish News • October 2012
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SYNAGOGUE NEWS
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.
By SAM GRISWOLD
Congregation Ahavath Chesed
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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An Evening with BRUCE VILANCH Our first ever “boyfriend” is one of Hollywood’s most sought after comedy writers. Perhaps best known as the center square on “Hollywood Squares”, Bruce is a six-time Emmy award winning writer. He has been writing for the Academy Awards for 21 years and the head writer of the telecast for the past 12 years. He has written for the Tonys, Grammys and Emmys as well as for such legends as Bette Midler, Elizabeth Taylor and Robin Williams. For information, contact Erin Cohen at 448-5000 x 205.
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