April 2016
JEWISH HAPPENINGS
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MONDAY, APRIL 4 Jennifer Teege presentation Sponsored by
Join us for a conversation with Jennifer Teege, author of My Grandfather Would Have Shot Me, a book born of a shocking discovery. At age 38, married with two children, Jennifer Teege picked up a book by chance at Hamburg’s main library and discovered that her grandfather was the brutal Nazi commandant of the Plaszow concentration camp, portrayed so memorably by Ralph Fiennes in the film Schindler’s List. The event begins at 7:00 p.m. on The Federation Campus, 580 McIntosh Road, Sarasota. Cost: $10. Your payment is your reservation. Please register online at www. jfedsrq.org. For more information, contact Orna Nissan at 941.552.6305.
Artists & Audiences with Jean Renoux Jean Renoux, designer, filmmaker and lecturer, brings us “The Art and Architecture of Venice.” This mystery city has been celebrated for centuries and is still resplendent; an empire that was founded on the sea, with art treasures, palaces, hidden masterpieces and magnificent monuments to delight the eye and move the heart. Special attention will be paid to the Jewish Ghetto. Experience this wondrous city! Followed by a luncheon with Jean Renoux. The event begins at 11:00 a.m. at Temple Sinai, 4631 South Lockwood Ridge Rd., Sarasota. Cost: $30 for members, $35 for guests. For more information, contact the temple office at 941.924.1802.
The Perlman Music Program PRESENTS
PMP Alumni: In Concert Ariel Quartet
Sunday, April 17, 2016 at 3 pm Venice Performing Arts Center
TUESDAY, APRIL 5 Fifty Shades of “J” Happy Hour Sponsored by
This is an opportunity for singles and couples to meet new and old friends. Join us from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Apollonia Grill, 8235 Cooper Creek Blvd., Bradenton. There will be a cash bar and light snacks offered. To RSVP or for more information, contact Jeremy Lisitza at 941.343.2113 or jlisitza@ jfedsrq.org, or register at www.jfedsrq.org.
Cynthia Crane in memory of Arnold Crane
Torah & Tea Join Chanie Bukiet in her home Tuesdays from 11:00 a.m. to noon for a weekly dose of delicious tea and refreshments spiced with thoughts on the women in the Torah and roundtable discussions. Free. Sponsor a class in someone’s memory or honor for $25. For more information, contact Rabbi Mendy Bukiet at 941.752.3030 x3 or info@chabadofbradenton.com.
“Awesome Stories from the Talmud” Temple Emanu-El’s popular “Lunch with Scholars” series continues as Rabbi Elaine Rose Glickman presents “Awesome Stories from the Talmud.” Explore, learn and share fascinating tales of our talmudic sages – from the sage who almost died after spending a freezing night on the roof of the house of study to the sage who left a wealthy home in order to study Torah, from the sage smuggled out of Jerusalem in a coffin to the sage who stopped and started rainfalls through the power of his prayer. Join us on Tuesdays, April 5 and 12 at noon at Temple Emanu-El, 151 McIntosh Road, Sarasota. Free to Temple Emanu-El members; $18 donation requested for guests. Please bring a brown bag lunch. For more information, please contact Temple Emanu-El Adult Education Chair Dan Barwick at dan@barwick.us.
ORT welcomes EOD speaker ORT welcomes Carol Poteat-Buchanan, co-chair of the Embracing Our Differences exhibit, who will speak at 1:30 p.m. on The Federation Campus, 580 McIntosh Road, Sarasota. Embracing Our Differences uses the power of art and education to celebrate the diversity of the human family. Following Carol’s presentation, everyone is invited to go to the EOD Exhibit at Sarasota’s Island Park (Ringling Boulevard and Bay Front Drive) for a docent tour by ORT America member Alice Cotman. For more information, contact Kim Sheintal at 941.921.1433.
Cteen: Let Freedom Ring Teens are invited to join us at 7:00 p.m. at The Chabad House (5712 Lorraine Road, Bradenton) for the next Cteen get-together. Themed to “Let Freedom Ring,” teens will learn aspects of their freedom through activities such as Limitation Snapper and sending matzah to inmates’ families from the Aleph Institute. They will also partner with the Aleph Institute for their Learning the Torah education. Teens will also experience an exciting trip to The Zone. Refreshments will be served. Cteen’s mission is to give teens three things: Jewish Network, Jewish Identity, Jewish Values. This is an opportunity that no Jewish teenager should miss, and there’s plenty of room for all their friends as well! Cost: $180 per teen for annual Cteen membership. For more information, contact Rabbi Mendy Bukiet at 941.752.3030 x3 or info@chabadofbradenton.com.
Making a Living – a Bintel Brief The letters that young newly-arrived Jewish immigrants wrote to the Forward Yiddish newspaper are an intimate record of their struggles and dilemmas adjusting to life in America. Trivial, serious, comic and tragic problems were shared, and the editors responded with advice and counsel through the Bintel Brief, a sort of Dear Abby newspaper column. Rabbi Harold Caminker will read a letter from the Bintel Brief archives and ask the audience how they would answer. He will then read the editor’s answer that appeared in the newspaper. Everyone is invited to join this enjoyable Adult Learning Mini-Series at 7:30 p.m. at the Jewish Congregation of Venice, 600 N. Auburn Road. No charge and no RSVP needed. For more information, call the JCV office at 941.484.2022.
Jewish Happenings specifically for families and youths are easily identified with the event descriptions in red type.
Alexandra Kazovsky and Gershon Gerchikov, violins; Jan Grüning, viola; and Amit Even-Tov, cello
Tickets: $35
Student/Teacher and group ticketing available. 1 Indian Avenue • Venice, FL
941-955-4942 or PMPSuncoast.org
Sarasota Liberal Yeshiva PRESENTS APRIL COURSES
ABRAHAM AND SARAH: OUR FIRST PATRIARCHS
MONDAYS 4:00 PM – 5:15 PM Starting April 4 (Eight Weeks) Abraham and Sarah, the “First Couple of Judaism,” are revered in religious history as the founders of the Abrahamic Religions: Judaism, Christianity and Islam. Who were they? Where did they come from? Where did they travel? They certainly left a huge footprint in our tradition. Drawing on biblical text, Midrash and other rabbinic literature, we will examine every aspect of the lives of this patriarch and matriarch. We will better understand why these names were given to so many over the millennia including very famous Abes and Sarahs. Instructor: Marden Paru; fee $50.
THE BIOGRAPHY OF GOD TUESDAYS 10:30 AM – 11:45 AM Starting April 5 (Eight weeks) God is the main character in our Holy Scriptures. This course offers the student a unique approach to reading the TANACH/Bible. It reveals some surprising aspects about the personality of God as recorded in Scriptures. It may disturb the student who has an ironclad image of God, but it may bring comfort to those who have concluded that the traditional images of God don’t fit their multilayered experience of joy and sorrow. As with any journey to the heart of God, this one brings both fear and comfort. We’ll consider the premise that God can be analyzed like any character in a play or novel. We’ll also reveal the 32 names of God in Scriptures. Instructor: Marden Paru; Fee $50.
MAIMONIDES: PHILOSOPHER, SCHOLAR, PHYSICIAN
FRIDAYS 10:30 AM – 11:45 AM April 8 (Eight weeks) The name Maimonides strikes a responsive chord for his many contributions to Judaism a millennium ago but very much alive today. First and foremost, Maimonides was a rationalist. He served as the court physician to the Caliph of Egypt. His medical and science background influenced his Jewish philosophy and outlook on Judaic practice, changing long-standing views on the coming of the Messiah. He negated popularly-held superstitions about sorcery and dybbuks in favor of rational thought. His most complicated work is the Moreh Nevukhim – The Guide for the Perplexed. Better known for his codes and liturgical contributions, the RAMBAM was truly the “renaissance man” of his generation a millennium ago. Instructor: Marden Paru; fee $50.
Inquire about multi-course discounts. Scholarships are also available. Classes are held on the Campus of the Jewish Federation, 580 McIntosh Rd. in Sarasota. To register or seek more information, please contact Marden Paru, Dean and Rosh Yeshiva at 941.379.5655 or marden.paru@gmail.com. Please make checks payable to the Sarasota Liberal Yeshiva and mail to Marden Paru, 2729 Goodwood Court, Sarasota, FL 34235. NOTICE OF NONDISCRIMINATORY POLICY AS TO STUDENTS: The Sarasota Liberal Yeshiva admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and other school-administered programs. The Sarasota Liberal Yeshiva is a 501(c)3 non-profit agency. It is funded, in part, by a grant from The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee.