COMMUNITY W H AT ’ S H A P P E N I N G I N N O R T H E A S T F L O R I D A
NEFL WELCOMES NEW COMMUNITY SHALIACH By Jill Abel, Jewish Federation and Foundation of Northeast Florida
We are thrilled to welcome our next Community Shaliach to the Northeast Florida Jewish community, Stav Brener. Stav is from Tel Aviv and is currently completing his service in the Israeli Defense Forces as a Course Commander for young adults on the Autism Spectrum. During his IDF Service, he also served as a Course Commander in the
Intelligence Unit. In his high school years, Stav served as a counselor at Camp Szarvas and participated in the Diller Teen Fellows Program in California. He is looking forward to working with everyone in our community and continuing the amazing success of our Shlichut Program. Alan Margolies, Executive Director, is appreciative of those community members who will help make Stav feel welcome, “Many thanks to Jill and Mike Abel and
Allison and Ken Jacobs for serving as Host Parents for Stav.”
We are excited to welcome him to our community in mid-August.
JCA JEWISH CULTURAL ARTS FESTIVAL: IN PERSON OR VIRTUAL, THE SHOW MUST GO ON!
By Lior Spring, Jewish Community Alliance
The JCA Jewish Cultural Arts Festival returns this November with the assurance of an outstanding lineup. Chaired by Sherrie Saag for her fourth year, the festival promises to provide a meaningful and educational Jewish cultural arts experience to the entire Jacksonville community through diverse and engaging events. Due to COVID-19, this year’s planning process for the festival is different from years past. Without knowing
what the future holds, the JCA committee remains flexible and adaptable and continues to select books and films for a November event, regardless of its formation. “Given the uncertainty, we are planning fantastic content for our community and our committee is also preparing to present the content in a virtual way,” said Saag. “Regardless of the format, our festival will be every bit as fabulous as ever!” Members of the screening committee have already
selected three films to be part of the line-up: Aulcie, Incitement and Saul and Ruby, To Life! (Dates are to be determined). Whether in person or virtual, the festival remains an important event in our Jewish community. “It may be even more significant this year based on what people have been going through with physical distancing!” noted JCA Assistant Executive Director Nancy Green. The JCA Jewish Cultural Arts Festival is a self-sustaining, sponsor supported program. All revenue
generated supports the festival and other JCA Cultural Arts. Author selections will be announced in the JCA October Alliance News. The JCA Jewish Cultural Arts Festival is from November 2–12. All events remain free and open to the community thanks to the generosity of JCA sponsors. For more information or to support this important Jewish cultural arts event, contact Lior Spring at 730-2100 ext. 318 or lior. spring@jcajax.org.
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