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Federation’s pay-as-you-go model By Howard Tevlowitz, Chief Executive Officer
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s many of you know, our Federation has been a change agent locally and a trendsetter nationally for the past two decades. Most recently, through our comprehensive 2019 Jewish Population Study; our successful LIFE & LEGACY™ program; our Jewish community security initiatives; and, most importantly, the reimagining of The Larry Greenspon Family Campus for Jewish Life, our Federation is well posiHoward Tevlowitz tioned to continue building a “vibrant Jewish future” for all who choose to participate. In order to facilitate completion of these and other goals, Federation volunteer leadership, together with our staff, has developed and implemented a strategic plan that involves making choices about community priorities based on 21st century realities.
The final results of our Population Study will be available this fall, but we already know that it will confirm that our Sarasota-Manatee Jewish community has dramatically changed since 2001. And, therefore, traditional approaches to doing our “work” that served us well for so many years will no longer suffice. One particular area is that of an organizational “membership” model. We read last month about the sad closing of two popular locations of a flagship community institution – the Sarasota YMCA. Since we live in a growth community, perhaps the Y should have been proportionately growing and surviving. Maybe it was growing, but declining membership, even as part of an overall revenue plan, could not sustain it. Which brings me to The Larry Greenspon Family Campus for Jewish Life. Our plans are NOT to recreate a JCC or YMCA. Sadly, they are now part of Sarasota history. After our
JCC closed in 2007, we began building a flexible, participatory program model that has allowed community members to purchase programs and services a la carte. And, going forward, this model will continue. For instance, if a parent drops his or her child off at Community Day School and wants to take a wellness class being held on campus, there will be a specific charge associated with that class. If a retired couple wants to attend a lecture or film, they will also pay a fee. This model will enable Federation leadership to evaluate which programs/services meet our mission, are responsive to what community members want, and are generating the cash flow necessary for us to continue to grow. Over the past several years, we have received many questions about our operational model. So, to reiterate, a membership model no longer pertains to our Federation. That is what our Jewish Population Study is telling continued on page 2A
Classrooms Without Borders transforms local educators’ curriculum By Jessi Sheslow, Director of Community Relations
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ver the summer, The Jewish Federation of SarasotaManatee sponsored five local educators to attend the “Poland Personally” study seminar as part of a unique program, Classrooms Without Borders. This pilot year saw a diverse group of educators from Cardinal Mooney High School, Community Day School, Sarasota High School and St. Martha Catholic School. The goal of the program is to open minds and hearts through learning experiences that transform education and empower educators and students. Educators from more than three states came together in Poland to learn how to enhance their teaching styles about the Holocaust. Joining the study seminar was a scholar-in-residence and a Holocaust survivor. The power of this program was in having the voice of
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someone who lived through the experience as well as the ability to brainstorm new styles of teaching this topic with fellow colleagues. Our local educators returned from the seminar transformed. “This was different from anything
I had ever experienced before. The difference was Howard [the survivor]. There is nothing that can replace the testimony of a Holocaust survivor. To be able to experience Staracowice, continued on page 2A
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Classrooms Without Borders...continued from page 1A Treblinka and Birkenau while hearing most adults have read, seen and heard Howard describe his own experiences about the Holocaust. However, I do notBy K in those places cannot be duplicated… think anyone can truly comprehend peace requires vigilance. We must be what that time in history was like for aware of the signs of hatred and divithose like Howard, who lived it. For the sion that threaten the peace that we upcoming school year, I plan to worklectu enjoy, and we must act when we enwith the educators I met on the trip, asJewi counter hate.” – David Oness, Sarawell as the educators in my own build-mun sota High School ing, to continue discussions we had onlishe “When we walked past the cages the trip and plan for how we can ensurein p of shoes, the gravity of the situation that this does not happen again. WeCou made itself present. It was then that have to stop treating people as thougha va what I have seen in books and movthey are unimportant. If we can do that,light ies became a tangible presence. I had then maybe we can stop something like T the hardest time at Majdanek when it the Holocaust from happening again. G all hit... [In teaching] I will focus on This is the message we have to deliver e how my students treat each other. The to our students every minute of every i end of something should never be Ausday!” – Siobhan Young, Principal, o chwitz, and we need to constantly reSt. Martha Catholic School J mind our students that it starts in our “Little did I know that this trip U own community. Respect and accepwould send me on a journey of disC tance are vital pieces to never repeating covery that will continue to inspire me d what happened during the Holocaust. I for a lifetime. I realize now that what f will work with my students to find their I have learned over the past couple of s own connections to the Holocaust and decades is only the preface of a much d start working in our community to be deeper story of the Holocaust and the J better at accepting those around us.” people who suffered. Moving forward, o – Clare McVey, Cardinal Mooney my approach in teaching the Holocaust g High School will include a more personal, reflective w “I feel so blessed that I was given approach as a direct result of my expeg riences with the extraordinary people the opportunity to visit Poland with a of faith on this trip. I look forward to Classrooms Without Borders with the f enhancing my relationship with the generous help of The Jewish FederaJewish Federation so that we can sotion of Sarasota-Manatee. Growing up lidify a strong interfaith relationship in in a Jewish household, we are taught and outside of the classroom for years the lessons of the Holocaust from a to come.” – Barry Shuck, St. Martha young age. However, it was not until Catholic School I stood in the rubble left from this evil It is the hope of The Jewish Federpart of our history that the true impact ation of Sarasota-Manatee that during was felt. We have to stand up before we the coming year we can build a cohort are handicapped by fear and violence. of 10 educators in Sarasota and ManaWe can’t change the atrocities that took R tee counties. The impact on these eduplace during the Holocaust, but we can s cators is indelible; imagine it on their continue to teach the lessons so that it m students. never ends in Auschwitz again.” – Les M For more information about the lie Ruben, Community Day School s Classrooms Without Borders project, “Poland was an amazing jourW please contact me at 941.343.2109 or ney filled with heavy experiences. So n jsheslow@jfedsrq.org. much of the information I understood S was quickly retaught to me. Obviously, w
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ur Federation is thrilled to announce its newest program, People of the Book, an author lecture series featuring eight dynamic Jewish authors who will visit our community to discuss their recently published books. The series, presented in partnership with the Jewish Book Council, will feature six programs on a variety of topics that are sure to delight, educate and intrigue audiences. Thursday, December 5 – Marra B. Gad and Angela Himsel will present a panel discussion on Jewish identity. Gad, author of The Color of Love: A Story of a Mixed-Race Jewish Girl, is a graduate of the University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign and holds an advanced degree in modern Jewish history from Baltimore Hebrew University. Her book is an unforgettable debut memoir about a mixed-race Jewish woman who, after 15 years of estrangement from her racist great-aunt, helps bring her home when Alzheimer’s strikes. Himsel grew up in southern Indiana in an apocalyptic, doomsday Christian faith. She visited Israel in college in an attempt to understand her church’s strict tenets and instead questioned Christianity itself, ultimately leading her to convert to Judaism. Her memoir, A River Could Be a Tree, is an odyssey of love and faith, told in a voice mixed with pathos and humor. Monday, January 6 – Renowned star of Broadway and London’s West End stages, Grammy-nominated artist and author Alexandra Silber will blend musical stylings with spoken words from her book After Anatevka in a cabaret-style performance featuring songs from Fiddler on the Roof and original pieces. The book picks up where the story told in Fiddler on the Roof ends. Alexandra is currently starring as Sally Bowles in Cabaret at the Olney Theatre Center outside Washington, D.C. Wednesday, January 29 – S. Perry Brickman, author of Extracted: Unmasking Rampant Anti-Semitism in America’s Higher Education, is a retired oral surgeon, investigative journalist, and former president of the Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta. For a half century, Brickman harbored a
deep and personally painful secret. In September 2006, he uncovered documents that strongly suggested that he, and many others, had been failed out of Emory’s dental school because they were Jewish. Thursday, February 13 – Ariel Burger first met Holocaust survivor and Nobel Peace Prize recipient Elie Wiesel at age 15. They studied and taught together. Burger’s book Witness chronicles the intimate conversations between these two men over decades. Witness takes the reader into Wiesel’s classroom, where the art of listening and storytelling conspire to keep memory alive. Burger is a writer, artist, teacher and rabbi whose work combines spirituality, creativity and strategies for social change. Sunday, March 8 – Giraffes on Horseback Salad was a Marx Brothers film written by modern art icon Salvador Dali. Rejected by MGM, the script was thought lost forever. But author Josh Frank found it and, with comedian Tim Heideck and Spanish comics creator Manuela Pertega, recreated the film as a graphic novel in all its gorgeous, full-color, cinematic, surreal glory. Frank’s entertaining, interactive presentation includes clips from your favorite Marx Brothers films, music and more. Tuesday, April 21 – Jack Fairweather and Sarah Rose will present a panel discussion on some of the heroes of the resistance during World War II. Fairweather’s book, The Volunteer: One Man, an Underground Army, and the Secret Mission to Destroy Auschwitz, tells the incredible true story of a Polish resistance fighter’s infiltrations of Auschwitz to sabotage the camp from within, and his death-defying attempt to warn the Allies about the Nazis’ plans for a “Final Solution” before it was too late. The author is a graduate of Oxford University and has been a correspondent for The Washington Post and The Daily Telegraph. His reporting while an embedded reporter during the Iraq invasion won him the British Press Award (the British equivalent to the Pulitzer Prize).
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teve Lewis’ 2013 trip to Israel on a mission sponsored by The Jewish Federation of SarasotaManatee profoundly affected his life, especially his support for Israel. An avid volunteer at the Federation and in Sarasota at large, Steve thrives on fostering the Federation’s mission, demonstrated by his role on the Overseas Granting Committee (OGC), which grants funds to Israeli organizations. Recalling the trip, Steve says, “When Marty Haberer, the Federation’s past associate executive director, invited my wife and me to join Federation staff and members, we never imagined how that experience would influence our perspective about Israel and our heritage.” Steve reached a new destination after: Meeting with Lone Soldiers (native and non-native Israel Defense Forces members) Touring biblical sites Visiting the Hadassah Hospital – evoking memories of his grandmother and her Boston fundraising efforts for the Chagall windows in the hospital chapel Participating in activities with Federation-supported, social service organizations He says, “Even as New York sunbirds – following the sun – we’ve become much more committed to the
Sarasota Jewish community, recently of committee chair Nelle Miller and joining a havurah.” the highly effective staff-level coorReflecting on how his Israel expedination provided by Jeremy Lisitza, rience has served as a catalyst, Steve I formulated some minor suggestions traces his Federation path. “When I was to streamline committee operations so asked to join the Overseas we could reduce the level Granting Committee, I of effort for committee was excited about ‘upmembers.” ping’ my participation.” Jeremy, Federation’s Seeing the OGC as Director of Innovation the natural next step, he and Volunteer Engagesays, “I had the perfect ment, sees Steve’s inlinchpin. I could comsights as anything but bine my experience in minor, saying, “With the directing public-sector overwhelming number of contracting and grantapplications for the comapplication processes for mittee, Steve took it upon both federal and New himself to categorize like Steve Lewis York agencies with my newly formed needs so reviewers could better choose appreciation for Israel’s needs.” among organizations. This fantastic Seth Edelman, a friend of 29 years, idea is now standard in all our granting has only admiration for his former diopportunities.” vision director at the New York State Steve’s next stepping stone was Department of Transportation, saying, co-chairing with Nelle, where he con“Steve is versatile, intelligent and deditinued to dedicate his leadership and, cated to Judaism, having been a longabove all, his passion to the OGC, time member of his synagogue and the responsible for recommending to the Jewish Federation of Albany.” Federation board which needy organiTikkun olam has also taken on a zations should receive grants. new meaning after Steve’s awe-inConsistently radiating praise for spiring journey. “Seeing firsthand the others, he says, “Last summer I was effectiveness of the Federation’s contriboth honored to accept the chairmanbutions made me want to be part of that.” ship and work with Steve Shapiro as Self-effacingly, he says, “After vice-chair.” participating in a couple of grant cySteve Shapiro reinforces why the cles under the impressive leadership OGC continues to realize – and exceed – its goals. “Steve Lewis has been innovative, flexible and dedicated. His many hours of categorizing numerous applications have helped us reach our final recommendations for grant awards. Steve’s leadership has been inWe Specialize in... valuable.” • Balance Retraining and Fall Prevention • Orthopedic and Neurological Rehabilitation When Steve Lewis is asked about • Aquatic Physical Therapy challenges he’s faced while on the • Individualized Fitness & Wellness Programs committee, he says, “...recommending
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On One Foot: A Course in Basic Judaism returns By Melissa Werbow Established 1971
PUBLISHER The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee The Larry Greenspon Family Campus for Jewish Life Klingenstein Jewish Center 580 McIntosh Road Sarasota, FL 34232-1959 Phone: 941.371.4546 Fax: 941.378.2947 E-mail: jewishnews@jfedsrq.org Website: www.jfedsrq.org Published Monthly Volume 49, Number 9 September 2019 48 pages USPS Permit No. 167 October 2019 Issue Deadlines: Editorial: August 28, 2019 Advertising: August 30, 2019 CHANGE OF ADDRESS: Change of address inquiries can be sent to Paula Ivory-Bishop at pibishop@jfedsrq.org or call 941.371.4546 x0
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ith all the hubbub around Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur and Sukkot, many Jews are just too pooped to party by the time Simchat Torah comes around. This is a shame because Simchat Torah is such a fun holiday celebrating our love of learning Torah, our most sacred text. The way we finish reading the last few lines of Deuteronomy and immediately roll it back to the beginning to start Genesis all over again always reminds me of when my daughter was a toddler. She always wanted to read the same books over and over and over again. In many ways, Simchat Torah reminds us to get in touch with our inner toddlers – to remind ourselves of how great it feels to see something new in a beloved old text. Toddlers are constantly in learning mode and never feel shy about asking “Why?” Indeed, it is my own desire to constantly be engaged in learning and questioning that drives me to teach. This was particularly evident to me last year while teaching On One Foot: A Course in Basic Judaism. The class, sponsored by the Sarasota-Manatee Rabbinical Association (SMRA) and The Jewish Federation of SarasotaManatee, attracted students in their 20s-60s and from all different backgrounds. Many took the class as part
of their path to conversion, but just as many students were born Jews who felt they didn’t know as much about Judaism as they wanted to. A group of participants were those who were not interested in becoming Jewish but just lifelong learners who wanted to learn more about this ancient yet vibrant religion. As a teacher, I was inspired by the thoughtful questions my students asked, their openness to new ideas and their passion to put their learning into practice. As a side benefit, their Jewish learning brought them into new relationships, as many engaged in parking-lot conversations
that led to deeper friendships. If you missed the inaugural year of On One Foot, I am pleased to share that the SMRA and Federation have renewed the class for another year. There are day and evening classes available, and all are welcome to join in the learning which will begin after the High Holidays. The evening classes will be held on Wednesday nights starting October 16 at 7:30 p.m.; daytime classes will take place on Thursdays beginning January 16 at 10:30 a.m. For more details and registration information, please see the ad on page 25A or visit jfedsrq.org/events.
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Teen travel scholarship offerings for 2019-2020 By Andrea Eiffert, Teen and Family Program Coordinator
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he Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee provides over $250,000 in grants and scholarships each year to local teens for Jewish summer camp, college, travel to Israel, attending accredited Jewish domestic programs and more. Beginning Monday, September 2, local high school students will be invited to apply for a number of scholarships for travel in the U.S. and Israel, including: AIPAC Policy Conference, Domestic Teen Travel, Send-a-Kid-to-Israel-Program (SKIP), Alexander Muss High School in Israel, March of the Living and the Bob Malkin Young Ambassador Program / Levenson Exchange and Advocacy Program. Eligible students must be Jewish and attend high school in Sarasota or Manatee counties. Below is a description of each program for which a scholarship is available: The American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) Policy Conference is the largest gathering of America’s pro-Israel community, held
each year in Washington, D.C. More than 18,000 people attend the conference, 3,600 of whom are students. AIPAC empowers pro-Israel activists across all ages, religions, races and political parties to engage and build relationships with congressional members in order to promote the U.S.-Israel relationship. Each year, the Federation provides scholarships to cover registration, travel and lodging expenses for a delegation of teens from the SarasotaManatee region to attend the conference. Domestic Teen Travel: The Federation has limited scholarship funds for students wishing to participate in any approved Jewish domestic travel programs. Examples of domestic programs include USY on Wheels, NFTY Mitzvah Corps and CTeen Xtreme. The Send-a-Kid-to-Israel-Program (SKIP) program is funded in large part by the Betty and Herb Schiff Send-aKid-to-Israel Fund and provides subsidies up to $2,500 for teens and young
adults to travel to Israel. To be eligible, applicants must be between the ages of 13 and 30, and accepted to an Israel trip that is sponsored by an accredited academic, experiential or volunteerbased program for at least three weeks, but no more than 52 weeks. Alexander Muss High School in Israel, known as HSI or AMHSI, is the only pluralist, non-denominational, co-educational English language study-abroad program in Israel for high school students. Teens spend part of the academic school year or summer in Israel during their sophomore, junior or senior year of high school as part of a fully accredited academic experience, earning high school and college credit. The Federation, through the generosity of the Friedman Family Fund, offers scholarships to applicants who have already been accepted to an AMHSI program. These scholarships are first-come, first-served, and based on the length of the program. Six-, eight- and 18-week sessions are offered
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throughout the year. March of the Living: Join thousands of other Jewish teens from around the world in a once-in-a-lifetime ex-this perience as the entire group marcheshisto from Auschwitz to Birkenau to com-wou memorate Yom HaShoah. Then fly tocred Israel for a week of celebration andlifeti exploration. This heavily subsidized W scholarship is available for studentsnota in grades 11 and 12 from Sarasota andBeit Manatee counties. in Je Bob Malkin Young Ambassadorhono Program / Levenson Exchange andwhe Advocacy Program: Open to students in grades 10 and 11 from Sarasota and Manatee counties, this all-inclusive mission to Israel provides trip preparation, Israel education, leadership training and mifgash (visits with Israeli peers). Scholarship covers a majority of program costs. For more information, please visit jfedsrq.org/teen-travel, or contact me at 941.552.6308 or aeiffert@jfedsrq.org.
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SURVIVING LUNCH: What it means to be a teenager today By Andrea Eiffert, Teen and Family Program Coordinator
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he Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee’s Shapiro Teen Engagement Program (STEP) and JFCS of the Suncoast are teaming up with Source Productions, a division of Planned Parenthood of Southwest and Central Florida, to present a screening of SURVIVING LUNCH. Dedicated to the students and educators who lost their lives in the school shooting in Parkland, Florida, the film addresses mental health, bullying
and gun violence. Director and award-winning filmmaker KT Curran says, “As writer and director, I made this film because I am horrified and saddened by the ever increasing amount of bullying, exclusion and gun violence in America’s schools. We had just begun casting SURVIVING LUNCH when the school shootings at Marjory Stoneman Douglas occurred.” Teens, families and community
members who want more insight into real issues today’s teens face are welcome to attend this free event, which will feature a moderated panel discussion and Q&A following the film screening. The panel will be composed of field experts able to address participant questions, as well as provide information about how to seek help and ways to support those in need of help. As a community, what can we do to
ensure our children never experience a tragedy like Parkland? The event will take place on Sunday, September 22 from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. in the Beatrice Friedman Theater on The Larry Greenspon Family Campus for Jewish Life at 582 McIntosh Road. To register, please visit jfedsrq. org/events. For more information, please contact me at 941.552.6308 or aeiffert@jfedsrq.org.
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“The Wisdom of Solomon”
By Marden Paru, Dean, Sarasota Liberal Yeshiva | This program is sponsored by The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee
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ust how wise was King Solomon? This is a question you may want to explore. The achievements of this larger-than-life figure in Jewish history are not so well publicized. You would be astonished at the inventory of credits this multi-tasker achieved in his lifetime. We are all familiar with his most notable acclaim: The building of the Beit Hamikdash – The Holy Temple in Jerusalem. Why was he given the honor of building the first great Temple whereas his father, King David, was
not? How did he do it and with whose help? Solomon had 700 wives. That’s incredulous! This king brought peace and prosperity to the Land of Israel through treaties with all the neighboring rulers. We are told he built a huge navy that went to all corners of the earth. Where did his navy sail and what did it bring back? Scriptures reveal his ships were laden with precious metals, ivory and exotic birds. Just how did he manage all of the above? What was his legacy? Though 3,000 years have passed,
Solomon’s biblical writings (Mishli – Proverbs, Kohelet – Ecclesiastes and Shir Hashirim – The Song of Songs) are still studied as well as incorporated into the rituals of the synagogue. His words are as cogent today as they are old. The Sarasota Liberal Yeshiva is offering an 8-week course on the life of Shlomo HaMelech called “The Wisdom of Solomon” starting on Friday, October 4 from 10:30 to 11:45 a.m. Classes are held on The Larry Greenspon Family Campus for Jewish Life, 580 McIn-
tosh Road, Sarasota. To enroll, please contact me at marden.paru@gmail. com or 941.379.5655. The fee of $70 includes all materials. This course is open to everyone regardless of background or personal orientation. The Sarasota Liberal Yeshiva is a 501(c)(3) non-denominational notfor-profit organization, which also operates in part through a grant from The Jewish Federation of SarasotaManatee.
New Federation/JFCS program is meeting the growing needs of Holocaust survivors This program is sponsored by The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee
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here are 80,000 Holocaust survivors living in the U.S. As they continue to age, their health and social service needs are increasing apace. Nearly one in four is 85 or older and living in impoverished circumstances. This often leaves them feeling lonely, financially strapped and anxious. However, thanks to a special grant nce aawarded to JFCS of the Suncoast and Gulf Coast JFCS by The Jewish FedSun-erations of North America’s Center for 6:00Advancing Holocaust Survivor Care, eaterour local survivor community is reCam-ceiving assistance in expanded dimentoshsions through the Chai program. Chai dsrq.offers access to a broad range of comtion,munity services, creating opportunities 8 orfor greater group engagement, providing trauma-informed wellness care, and coordinating Friendly Visitors who visit survivors on a regular basis to reduce their isolation. Additionally, survivors can utilize specially designed senior-friendly
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virtually all the survivors in our area. technology via GrandPads, a simple She has also arranged for survivors to and secure tablet that digitally connects enjoy arts (dance, yoga, music), wellto family and friends. GrandPads proness and socialization programming as vides an intuitive interface that is simwell as lunch every Friple to use for video day at JFCS through the chatting around the agency’s Senior Services world. Department. She has also Chai employs organized a series of biclient navigators monthly cultural, social who facilitate this and wellness programs support in Pinelin North Port, where an las, Hillsborough, especially large group of Sarasota and Manasurvivors reside. tee counties. Anna Coordinated in conEckstein, under the junction with JFCS’s auspices of JFCS Holocaust Assistance Deof the Suncoast’s partment, which is sponJewish Healing DeChai Navigator Anna Eckstein with partment and its Ho- Paul Temmer and Helen Borenstein sored by The Jewish Federation of Sarasotalocaust Assistance during a recent wellness program at JFCS of the Suncoast Program, serves as Manatee, the new Chai program enhances JFCS’s existing serthe Chai navigator for the Sarasotavices to Holocaust survivors. Together Manatee area. with Gulf Coast JFCS in Clearwater, Over the course of the last several months, she has reached out to through grants from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Gerestablish a personal relationship with
many, the Holocaust Survivor Program provides home care, socialization, financial assistance and help obtaining survivor restitution. The program impacts 260 survivors throughout the Tampa Bay area. “With the Chai program we have the capacity to explore and undertake many new avenues of support in meeting the challenges survivors face,” shares Community Chaplain Rabbi Jonathan R. Katz, who heads JFCS’s Jewish Healing Department, which is also sponsored by The Jewish Federation. “I am pleased and proud of the work Anna is doing. Her efforts and compassion are truly bettering lives.” Volunteer support for the Chai program is critical in helping meet the needs of survivors. The program also relies on direct financial support from generous donors. For more information on opportunities to volunteer and support Holocaust survivors, please contact Rabbi Katz at 941.366.2224 x166 or jkatz@jfcs-cares.org.
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Julie Wright Halbert and Lisa Kleinberg at Tel Aviv's first neighborhood – Neve Tzedek
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Momentum Community Leaders Gisele Pintchuck and Ilene Fox
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2019 Momentum Trip to Israel! A trip to remember
for Sarasota-Manatee mothers raising Jewish children.
Lisa Kleinberg, Rebecca Berman, Stacy Rosenberg, Stefanie Guido and Marni Mount getting muddy at the Dead Sea
Julie Wright Halbert and Stefanie Guido at the Western Wall
Renee Fletcher at the Western Wall
Momentum group ready for Shabbat with Madrich Yishai Freedman
A salute to Israel from the Judean Desert
The 2019 Momentum Group at Masada
Momentum Opening Dinner: Julie Halbert Wright, Lori Armstrong, Ilene Fox, Heidi LeRoy, Stacy Rosenberg, Amy Meese, Sherry Thomas, Lisa Kleinberg
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ourteen Jewish moms from our local community participated in a life-changing experience this past July, sponsored by The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee. As mothers raising Jewish children, they participated in the Momentum Trip to Israel, formerly known as the
Jewish Women’s Renaissance Project (JWRP). For the past 10 years, JWRP has partnered with hundreds of organizations to bring Jewish mothers to Israel on an eight-day “Birthright for Moms” trip. Each day, the women were taught a different Jewish value relating to
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emotional than many of us could hanhe Momentum trip was more dle. We did it together as we bonded, than a trip, it was a learning exheld each other and made it through. perience. Not only did I learn We then toured the Old City of Jeabout Israel and her history, I also rusalem, which was absolutely breathlearned a lot about myself in every taking – the architecture, the streets, place we visited. the people. It couldn’t be more special This began in Tel Aviv, a vibrant than this. But it was! When we reached modern city with beautiful beaches, the top of the Aish great food and friendbuilding and saw ly people. Tel Aviv is the Kotel below, where I first met all something hapthe amazing women pened. We all felt on this trip – many emotions that we who will now be lifedidn’t think were long friends. possible. What a The next major beautiful sight! We stop was Tzfat, the had arrived in the mystical, magical city. homeland! Once at It certainly was that the wall, touching for me. There was the wall and consomething in the air Sherry Thomas at Ammunition Hill with an IDF soldier necting with God, and the buildings that I knew what I needed to do. I knew I felt special. At the mikvah, I learned needed to reconnect with my Judaism that it is important to connect with God and take this home to my family. On and bond with him. He loves us for Shabbat, we celebrated together as we who we are. This is where I first reallit candles and danced at the Kotel – a ized my purpose and why my soul was truly remarkable experience! put in this body. When entering the old As I stated in my opening sentence, synagogue, there was something spethis was not a trip, but an experience. It cial about the spirit inside. I began to was an experience I took home to share feel my connection with God and mywith my family. An experience that has self. changed me as a mom, wife and simI wondered what could be more ply as a person. As I celebrate Shabbat magical than Tzfat until we reached each week and as I live my life every Jerusalem. The first day in Jerusalem day, I now think of my experiences in was a long, hot day filled with emotion. the Holy Land and bring them to life. Starting the day at Yad Vashem, it was I am beyond thankful to have been on chilling for all of us to see the realizathis journey with all of the amazing tion that our ancestors felt during those women I am now connected to. I will horrific days of the Holocaust. Hearing cherish this forever. the names of the children lost was more
parenting, relationships and personal growth. All of this was done with the backdrop of Israel’s natural beauty, splendid flavors, extraordinary sights and amazing people. Over the course of the trip, women not only learned about Israel, Jewish values and practices, but they formed a lifetime, sisterly bond that continues once they’re back home in Sarasota-Manatee. This fall, a group of local fathers will join hundreds of men from around the country and participate as part of our Jewish Federation’s first Momen-
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Women’s Giving Circle seeks participants By Su Byron
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caring group of women known as The Women’s Giving Circle (WGC) helps Jewish women and children in Israel who need a variety of social services. Since its inception in 2014, the WGC has granted more than $230,000 to organizations in Israel. This past year, the group granted 11 organizations a total of $57,844. Debbie Yonker, the group’s chair, says, “Any woman is welcome to join our circle. It’s a wonderful opportunity to meet other women in our community and to give to vitally important causes.” She explains that each participant contributes $500 and an $18 administrative fee. “All that is required is that and a big heart to help others in
Israel. The meetings are few but informative, and there are some social events, too. We invite you to consider joining the WGC for our 2020 granting cycle, which opens this month.” I spoke with Debbie recently about her passion for this cause. What inspired you to become involved with the WGC? Several years ago, I was invited to a WGC Open House. It was the first year of its existence and no one knew much about the group or its mission. Ros Mazur, the group’s founder and first co-chair, spoke, and her message was so inspiring I immediately joined. How do you define the WGC? In Ros Mazur’s own words, it’s a
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place for women to explore how we can make a difference and discover how our leadership and philanthropic passions can build a stronger world for women and children. As a group we’ll find the causes that stir our hearts and then devise plans of action to help. Do you have a personal anecdote about a group the WGC helped? At our Open House last year, we had an online interview with one of our grantees, Economic Empowerment for Women. The program we supported is Business of One’s Own, which helps economically marginalized women in Israel improve their situation through empowerment training. This initiative promotes women’s belief in themselves and their capabilities, and provides them with the knowledge and skills needed to develop their own microenterprises and reduce their vulnerability and poverty. The interview was so personal, compelling and touching that it gave me a real sense of what we are doing to better lives in Israel. How many women are invited to join this group? Is there a limit? Every woman is invited to join us! There is no limit on our membership and there is no limit to the amount of good we can do. How do you choose the organizations you donate to? Each September our grant application goes live on the Federation’s website. Only government-approved nonprofit organizations in Israel can apply. The vetting process is done for us by the Israeli government. We ask many questions and then all grants are
read by our grant-reading committee, which is open to all of our members. The applications are narrowed until our general meeting in April when members are invited to attend and vote on which organizations will receive our help. Do you have a financial goal you’d like to reach this year? Millions and millions! It is only limited by the number of generous women who join. The sky is the limit! Are there events readers should know about? The WGC Open House will be on Wednesday, December 4 at 10:00 a.m. in the Beatrice Friedman Theater on The Larry Greenspon Family Campus for Jewish Life. However, anyone who wants to join before then is welcome to become part of our group and join one of our committees. What is the most important thing you would like readers to know about the WGC? There is so much to say about WGC. Bottom line? Every single dollar that comes in is granted out. Every dollar! Nothing is left over after our granting cycle. We have only a few meetings during the year and only a few committees. We offer a social outing once a year, which allows us to get to know each other. I think the most important thing for women to know about us is that each member has a voice and a vote. We respect everyone’s opinion. For more information, please contact Jeremy Lisitza, Director of Innovation & Volunteer Engagement, at jlisitza@ jfedsrq.org.
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Federation adds program director to its staff
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The year ahead with Gulf Coast Hillel By Essie Garfinkel, Chair, Hillel Oversight Committee
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ulf Coast Hillel is beginning the 2019-2020 school year with great excitement. Hillel has many amazing programs in store for this upcoming school year. For students, college is a home away from home. That is precisely why Gulf Coast Hillel strives to treat these students not only as our guests, but as our family. Luckily, we have an amazing Program Director, Sydney Harlow, to help accomplish this mission. Over the past year, Sydney has made tremendous progress. She has organized a steady run of engaging events, led a Birthright trip to Israel and, most importantly, established an amazing bond with our students. They truly love her. Hillel will begin its plans for this upcoming school year by distributing information about Gulf Coast Hillel at the orientations for New College of Florida, Ringling College of Art + Design, and USF Sarasota-Manatee. We will also have fun giveaways at these orientations. The plans continue with the Challah for Hunger Initiative. One Thursday every month, students will get together and bake challahs, which will then be sold the next day on the college campuses. Half of the proceeds will go to a local hunger needs organization and the other half will benefit MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger. Another exciting thing to look forward to is our new sukkah! This will be located on Ringling’s campus and will house events for Sukkot, which will include a festive Shabbat dinner. This purchase was made possible by a very generous grant from a private donor. Hillel will also be conducting another Interfaith Seder. Last year’s Seder
attracted more than 60 participants, some of whom are not Jewish. This event will be held in cooperation with campus ministry and we anticipate it to be just as successful as last year! In March, Hillel has scheduled an Israel Defense Forces Shabbat, and will host former IDF soldiers who will speak to our students. The current Gulf Coast Hillel president at Ringling College of Art + Design, Shir Baron, will be one of the speakers. In addition to these plans, Hillel will hold a “Lunch and Learn” once a month. Some of these are just plain fun, while others will be more serious, but a learning component will always be involved. Lastly, Hillel conducts a Shabbat dinner once a month, which usually attracts 15 to 20 students. The dinners rotate among the three campuses and are led by students. Dinners will incorporate traditional Jewish rituals and traditions while students spend time together in a relaxed and fun atmosphere. It’s a great opportunity to bond the students from all three campuses and give them memories of Hillel that will withstand the test of time. We invite members of the community to sponsor a dinner, or partner with another donor. A gift of only $300 can cover the expenses, which are mostly for food. We are very grateful for any financial support to help us make the dinners as nice as we can, with great food and a warm, welcoming environment for our students. I invite you to call Sydney Harlow at 305.968.6266 or Ilene Fox at 941.343.2111 if you have questions or would like to be a sponsor of our Shabbat dinners or Passover Seder.
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Learn about our Jewish community at Shalom SRQ Live! Staff Report
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he Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee is providing our community an opportunity to learn about all things Jewish in Sarasota-Manatee. We are proud to announce Shalom SRQ Live, an expo that takes our new magazine, Shalom SRQ, a step further. Shalom SRQ is Sarasota-Manatee’s magazine-style resource guide to everything Jewish in our area. It covers everything a local resident, visitor or newcomer needs to know in Sarasota and Manatee counties in easy-to-
follow regionalized sections (North, Central, South, Beyond SarasotaManatee and Israel). We hope you have had a chance to see it. Since we’ve received such a great response to the magazine, we decided to offer our community even more information. On Sunday, November 3 from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. we are holding our first Shalom SRQ Live on The Larry Greenspon Family Campus for Jewish Life. This event will be a showcase of Jewish life in SarasotaManatee. We are expecting about 35
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experience that is rooted in awe of nature, healthy fun and true connection. Sababa runs a residential, beach-based camp in Virginia Beach for ages 1017; a day camp in New York City; and vacation camps in Malibu and Boca Raton. And this November 16 and 17, Sababa is coming to Siesta Key! Sababa’s goal is to provide a place where tweens, teens and young adults enjoy today, are motivated to move forward in a healthy way, and are given space to celebrate being themselves. It’s a laid-back, no-worries approach to Jewish practice. The organization provides Jewish youth and the people who love and care for them the tools and experiences that allow them to engage with authentic Jewish spirituality and mindfulness. Using exhilarating sports that teach balance, healthy risk-taking, and mindful and meditative reflection, Sababa gives individuals permission to value
who they are today and not who they will be in the future. “We’re partnering with Sababa because they offer unique programming that will engage families, teens and Hillel students, connecting them to each other, the world surrounding them and Judaism,” says Andrea Eiffert, the Federation’s Teen and Family Program Coordinator. The Federation is bringing in the Sababa program on Saturday, November 16 and Sunday, November 17 for a weekend of programming at Turtle Beach on Siesta Key. Events include a PJ Library Tot Shabbat, a community Havdalah, a Hillel SUP (stand-up paddleboard) and mindfulness meditation, and a STEP SUP and mindfulness meditation. What’s the takeaway?
According to Sababa spokesperson Marcy Mirkin, the goal is to “introduce Sababa Beachaway to the Sarasota community and to provide meaningful activities to show how Judaism can be immediately relevant to people of all ages and movements, and to promote a no-worries approach to Jewish life.” For more information, please contact Andrea Eiffert at 941.552.6308 or aeiffert@jfedsrq.org. To register for any of the Sababa weekend events, visit jfedsrq.org/events.
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Jewish National Fund welcomes Joshua Mellits as Western Florida Director
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ewish National Fund (JNF) is proud to welcome Joshua Mellits as its new Western Florida Director. In this new capacity, Mellits will be instrumental in helping JNF connect the people of Western Florida – which includes Sarasota, Fort Myers and Naples – to the land and people of Israel, as well as support JNF’s unique projects that enhance the lives of Israelis. Mellits joins JNF after working in the development department for the Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America (CAMERA), heading donor engagement and fundraising events.
“I am so excited to join this wonderful organization,” said Mellits. “As a proud alumnus of Alexander Muss High School in Israel (AMHSI-JNF), I am eager to utilize my skills, experience and devotion to Israel to advance JNF’s mission of developing community, education initiatives and essential infrastructure.” Mellits spent much of his early years traveling to Israel, but credits his hands-on, experiential education at AMHSI-JNF for his dedication to the land. Mellits graduated from the Hornstein Jewish Professional Leadership Program at Brandeis University with an MBA in Non-Profit Management
and an M.A. in Jewish Professional Leadership. He earned a B.S. in Journalism from Boston University. Sarasota Board President Dr. Bart Levenson looks forward to working with Mellits, and said, “We are excited for Josh to come onboard as we work toward educating the community about JNF’s vital mission to create a more prosperous future for the land and people of Israel.” To learn more about Jewish National Fund in Western Florida and connect with Joshua Mellits directly, please call 941.462.1330 x865 or email jmellits@jnf.org.
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Temple Beth Sholom Idelson Library reaccredited by Association of Jewish Libraries By Debby Marshall
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e are proud to report that the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) has awarded Advanced Accreditation to the Temple Beth Sholom Idelson Library for another five years. The AJL accreditation process entails a comprehensive evaluation of a library measured against the highest standards of excellence. Eligibility
of accreditation is determined after a thorough review of documentation describing all facets of the library including administration, circulation, cataloging and automation systems, collection, programs and budget. The library is run by Library Coordinator Debby Marshall and a group of dedicated volunteers. The Idelson Library is the only
Jewish library in our area with Advanced Accreditation. It has a large collection of books and DVDs on a variety of Jewish subjects, and runs Book Reviews and a Film Matinee Series which are open to the public. The Book Review series will begin on Wednesday, November 6 with a review of Ariel Burger’s Witness: Letters From Elie Wiesel’s Classroom led
by Jane Greenfield. The Film Matinee Series will begin on Thursday, November 21 when Once in A Lifetime will be shown, co-sponsored with The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee’s Just Reel Films. For more information, please call the temple office at 941.955.8121.
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Butterflies of Hope and Remembrance project By Bette Zaret | This program is sponsored by The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee
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he Holocaust didn’t start with killing. Most genocides don’t. They start with measures of persecution, gradually increasing in gravity, from hatred, prejudice and discrimination to classification, isolation and dehumanization. These measures prepare and condition the population to accept the more violent genocidal crimes that follow. As we commemorate 75 years since the liberation of the death camps, we are witness to a resurgence of anti-Semitism and racism. We hear inflammatory anti-Semitic rhetoric, and witness the vandalizing of Jewish holy sites and deadly attacks at places of worship. There are fewer and fewer Holocaust survivors to share the story of their experience, yet there are more and more deniers who are willing to falsify historical evidence. One of the most important lessons of the Holocaust is that we need to be vigilant and stop any form of persecution before it becomes genocide. We must not be lulled into passivity in the hope that “this too shall pass.” We must educate for the future. Each new generation needs to under-
stand that prejudice, exclusion, stereotyping and lack of tolerance have terrible consequences and can lead to more aggressive forms of persecution. We must teach kindness, respect and love of our fellow human beings, and to stand up against acts of hate and not stand by to watch them happen. The Holocaust has inscribed a unique lesson in the annals of human history. Forever remembering that tragic lesson is what will keep us safe in the future. Elie Wiesel said, “Only in remembering what happened to us, can the world assure that it will not happen to others.” The Butterflies of Hope and Remembrance project, originating in Sarasota, is a year-long initiative comprised of special events and Holocaust and genocide educational programming – commemorating the 75th aniversary of the end of WWII and the liberation of the Nazi concentration camps. The title of this project was inspired by a poem entitled “The Butterfly,” written in 1942 by Pavel Friedmann while he was imprisoned in
the Theresienstadt concentration camp. Subsequently, Friedmann was deported to Auschwitz in 1944, where he was murdered. In many cultures, butterflies are deep and powerful symbols of life and rebirth. People around the world view the butterfly as representing the wonder of nature, endurance, transformation, regeneration and hope for a more beautiful future. For the Butterflies of Hope and Remembrance project, many groups throughout Southwest Florida, from Naples to Tampa, will be working with community partners, schools, teachers, libraries, universities and faith-based organizations to support and participate in programming for this year-long initiative starting with Kristallnacht in November 2019 and continuing throughout 2020. There will be a variety of educational programs to promote Holocaust and genocide education. Programming will include speakers, films, musical programs, displays and art exhibits. Please join us in remembering throughout the year as we pay tribute to, and honor those and their families who endured the atrocities of the Holocaust; to the Righteous Among the Nations who, at great risk, helped to
rescue them; and to those who liberated them. And let’s stand up together to say “Never Again.” Let us resist all expressions of discrimination, persecution and hatred, with the hope of making this world a better place for generations to come. Butterflies of Hope and Remembrance events: Kristallnacht, November 7 at 7:00 p.m., Beatrice Friedman Theater, The Larry Greenspon Family Campus for Jewish Life International Holocaust Remembrance Day, January 26, 2020, at 3:00 p.m., Beatrice Friedman Theater, The Larry Greenspon Family Campus for Jewish Life Deborah Lipstadt Community Lecture, February 25, 2020, at 7:00 p.m., Municipal Auditorium Yom HaShoah, April 2020, TBD V.E. Day, May 7 & 8, 2020, The Florida Holocaust Museum, St. Petersburg Kristallnacht, November 8, 2020, at 4:00 p.m., TBD For more information about the Butterflies of Hope and Remembrance project, please visit www.butterfliesofhopesrq.com or contact me at butterfliesofhopesrq@gmail.com.
Teachers learn how to teach the Holocaust
By Anne Stein, Butterflies of Hope and Remembrance Co-Chair | This program is sponsored by The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee
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he Butterflies of Hope and Remembrance project kicked off with a Holocaust training and workshop for teachers. In early August, 31 middle and high school teachers representing Sarasota, Manatee and Venice public, charter and religious schools attended the training held on The Larry Greenspon Family Campus for Jewish Life. The Butterflies of Hope and Remembrance project is a year-long initiative comprised of special events and Holocaust and genocide educational programming which commemorate the 75th anniversary of the end of World
War II and the liberation of the Nazi concentration camps The training was taught by Ursula Szczepinska, Curator of Education and Director of Research from The Florida Holocaust Museum. Szczepinska recommended the use of diaries from young people who perished to teach the lessons of the Holocaust. She stressed the importance of using these firsthand accounts rather than using fictional stories. Utilizing excerpts from these heartfelt diaries reveals descriptions of the suffering and anguish the writers experienced daily and yet, they were able to study, create art and still have
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hope that their future would be better. Reading these diaries can give students personalized insights into the plight of these young people, most of whom tragically perished. Bette Zaret, Founder and Chair of the Butterflies project, organized the workshop that brought together various experts on the Holocaust. Dr. Andre Krauss, media psychologist and Holocaust lecturer, spoke about the heroism of the Righteous Among the Nations, non-Jews who, at great personal risk, stood up to help Jews during the Holocaust. He presented a series of posters created by the Jewish Foundation for the Righteous, depicting human traits that the Righteous embodied. Those traits transcended their personal circumstances, including courage, ingenuity, cooperation, integrity, compassion, social responsibility, moral leadership and self-sacrifice. The teachers were given lesson plans and a set of eight posters exhibiting these traits to use in their classrooms. Teacher Leslie Ruben and volun-
teer Barb Fineberg presented butterfly art projects and Co-Chair Ronnie Riceberg sang the “Butterflies of Hope and Remembrance” theme song adapted from “Somewhere Over the Rainbow.” North Port High School teacher Nancy Hawkins said, “Reading the diaries will help our students connect with young people from the Holocaust era in a more meaningful way by emphasizing empathy and knowledge ofDire the past. Using the butterfly theme willon F help the students encourage hope andcom tolerance with their peers. Thank youand for the wonderful workshop to encour-Sina age teachers to inspire their students tohave ‘be the butterfly’ in their communities.” com Our heartfelt thanks go to Theyear Jewish Federation Sarasota-ManaI tee, The Florida Holocaust Museum,dent the Jewish Foundation for the Righ-Bend teous, Embracing Our Differences andVP A all of the presenters for their support,Dev and to Staples, Detwilers, Fresh Mar-tion; ket, L’Occitane, Microsoft and Splash,Mill who so generously donated suppliesVP M and refreshments for the event. Ritu retar Mill Jaso Arye A in m
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An amazing discovery in Israel
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iberpotter and a Bar Mitzvah boy ether walk into a cave… esist It sounds like the beginning of pera very strange joke. But for Mark Peltz e of e forand Ben Buurma, it was the beginning of an incredible discovery. Mark and Ben were among the 80 participants in Temple Emanu-El’s trip 7:00to Israel this summer. On June 14, their ater,group visited the caves at Beit Guvrin milyNational Park, the site of an active archaeological dig unearthing artifacts mem-that once belonged to the Edumeans. 0, atUnder the auspices of the Israel AnThe-tiquities Authority, tourists are able milyto descend into the caves and participate in the dig – usually uncovering Lec-shards of pottery, animal bones and the
like. However, Mark and Ben found something very different – a complete platter that was over 2,000 years old! Although the platter broke during the excavation, the supervising archaeologist still called it the most important find of his tenure at Beit Guvrin, and a museum-quality piece. The discovery made national news in Israel, where Mark and Ben were featured on Arutz Sheva (Channel 7). Temple Emanu-El Senior Rabbi Brenner Glickman noted that the discovery of the clay platter was all the more special because Mark Peltz is a talented clay artist, and Ben Buurma was one of five temple teens celebrating their B’nai Mitzvah on the trip!
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Temple Sinai installs new board By Gail Glickman
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emple Sinai’s Rabbi Geoff Huntting conducted the installation of the 2019-2020 Board of Directors at the Erev Shabbat services on Friday, May 31. Rabbi Huntting commended the board for volunteering and committing their time to Temple Sinai. Temple Sinai is special and we have much to offer that is unique to our community. This next year will be a year of building and creativity. In addition to Gary Kravitz, President, the new board will include Ellyn Bender, President Elect; Marvin Rosen, VP Administration; Betty Cahall, VP Development; Brian Hersh, VP Education; David Weiss, VP Facilities; Brian Miller, VP Finance; Elana Margolis, VP Membership; Judith Swerdlow, VP Ritual; Amy Drachman, Financial Secretary; Emily Levin, Secretary; Peggy Miller, Parliamentarian; and trustees Jason Collier, Herbert Krasow and Aryeh Weinstein. All board members have served in multiple capacities at Temple Sinai.
For example, Marvin Rosen was instrumental in planning the construction of our current building, which opened in 2004. David Weiss was president of the Men’s Club and currently represents Temple Sinai as president of the Synagogue Council of Sarasota-Manatee. Although terms are normally limited, an exception was made for Elana Margolis, a past co-president. The board asked the congregation to approve the extension of Elana’s term as VP Membership. The need for membership outreach and expertise remains vital, and Elana has been extremely successful in this role. We are lucky to have these talented and capable volunteers on the board. They are a valuable resource for the strength and growth of our temple. Gary Kravitz announced that the theme for next year will be Kadima V’Yachad, which means “going forward together.” In the coming year, we will focus on membership growth, volunteering and philanthropy.
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Hebrew reading for adults offered at Chabad of Sarasota’s Jewish Enrichment Program
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ew this year at the Weinstein Afterschool Jewish Enrichment Program (JEP) – which is like a Hebrew school that does not feel like school – is the offering of Hebrew reading for adults. The class is open to all regardless of prior knowledge or background. Some participants
will want to learn letters and vowels, and some may want a refresher course or to improve their reading ability. Each participant will receive their very own Hebrew reading coach and will be structured to their individual pace and ability. Hebrew reading for adults at the
Weinstein JEP will take place from November through March and provide 15 30-minute sessions on Wednesday afternoons from 4:15 to 4:45 p.m. A donation of $100 will be used to defray family programming at JEP. To assure that we can secure an adequate number of Hebrew reading
coaches, sign-up for the program needs to be done by Wednesday, October 16. To register or for more information, call Sara Steinmetz at the Chabad office at 941.925.0770 or email sara@ chabadofsarasota.com.
Holocaust Scholar-in-Residence at FGCU to discuss the Second Generation
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he Center for Judaic, Holocaust, and Genocide Studies at Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU) will host its first-ever Scholar-in-Residence during September. Dr. Jennifer Rich comes from Rowan University, New Jersey, and is Co-Director of the Rowan Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies. A
well-known commentator on contemporary events relating to the Jewish community, she will present a number of lectures to FCGU students regarding aspects of education and the Holocaust. Dr. Rich’s first address at FGCU will be a public lecture on Sunday, September 22 at 3:00 p.m. in Sugden Hall, Room 111. No registration is nec-
essary, and parking is free. She will speak on “The Future of Holocaust Memory,” based on her forthcoming book, Keepers of Memory. In this, she will discuss how the Second and Third Generations want the Holocaust to be remembered as we move forward to a time when the survivors are no longer with us.
This will be a “must see” event for all members of the community with an interest in how the Holocaust might be remembered in the future. For more information, contact the Director of the Center, Dr. Paul Bartrop (pbartrop@fgcu.edu), or Associate Director Jessica Evers (jevers@ fgcu.edu).
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A lawyer’s perspective on Israel By Harold Halpern
Editor’s note: This is the first article of a four-part series. y wife Susan joined me and a group of fellow board members of the American Association of Jewish Lawyers and Judges on a trip to Israel to discuss legal issues about which the American Jewish people have expressed interest and concern. Our discussions were informal with a lot of give and take. We met over five days with four retired Supreme Court Judges, constitutional law experts, law professors, lawyers, scholars, representatives of various institutes and think tanks, political writers, a head of a movement for religious pluralism, a member of Knesset and a former mem-
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Arab citizens or other minorities and their equal rights ii. the status of the Israel Constitution and its Basic Laws iii. the authority of the Supreme Court and the move to curtail its powers iv. the legal status of Religious Authority control over marriage, divorce and prayer at the Kotel v. the legal status of the West Bank (Judea and Samaria), Golan and Jerusalem vi. the legal status of BDS, its antiSemitism and delegitimization of Israel vii. the relationship between American and Israeli Jews viii. likelihood of agreement in the West Bank
Susan Halpern, Alyssa Grzesh, Harold Halpern, Justice Aharon Barak (retired), Stanley Fink, Stephen Greenwald
ber of Cabinet. These meetings were with a cross section of experts and scholars reflecting thoughts of right, left and center of political expression. The following areas were the subjects of much of our discussions: i. the impact of the Nation State Law declaring Israel is the Nation State of the Jewish People and providing for State symbols, Hebrew language as the official language with special status for Arabic, “Hatikvah” as the National Anthem, but totally devoid of any mention of
Today I write about the Nation State Law, the Israel Constitution and the role and authority of the Supreme Court, including potential efforts to curtail its strength. In subsequent months I will write about the remaining issues and possibly the impact on them by election results in September. So now to the Nation State Law. Israel has no overall written Constitution but has Basic Laws deemed to be the equivalent and to be part of the Constitution when completed. The Nation State Law is said to be the preamble to
the Constitution, not to create or deny rights but to set forth the purpose of the State of Israel. This law, adopted in July 2018, has proved controversial. It has been approved by the right and left as well as criticized by both. The principal objection is its silence about the equal rights of Arabs and other minorities. However, others point out they have equal rights under the Basic Law of Human Dignity and Liberty which have not been taken away. The Arabs and minorities feel deeply that the law is a humiliation, a poke in the eye making them unwanted despite their loyalty to Israel. This was made clear to us in a discussion with retired Supreme Court Judge Salim Joubran, the first permanent Arab member of the Supreme Court. The constitutionality of the law is pending in the Supreme Court, challenged on the grounds that it violates the Basic Law of Human Dignity and Liberty. It is the first test of whether a Basic Law can be held unconstitutional under another Basic Law. The general sense is the Court won’t reach that question but will conclude it doesn’t deny equal rights already provided. There is a trend in many democracies to diminish the power of the courts to prevent them from declaring government action and legislation unconstitutional. This is a threat to democracy. Israel is not immune
from this problem. Proposals have been made to change the selection of Judges from non-political to political appointments in the hope this will diminish their independence. Other proposals seek to limit their jurisdiction in certain sensitive areas and also to give the Knesset the power to overrule decisions. This latter proposal would be devastating unless overrule required a super majority. The power of an independent court to review government actions and legislation to insure no undue deprivation of human rights, liberty and dignity is indispensable to human freedom and democracy. We were told by some that the threat to the Court is real, and by others that it is an exaggerated fear. My reading is that there are powerful forces and institutions of democracy that will overcome any fundamental weakening of the independence of the Court. The Supreme Court will remain the check on any unconstitutional action, preserving Israel as a shining light of democracy. Over the next few months, I will continue writing about the discussions on issues important to us. In addition, you may access my columns at www. heraldtribune.com. Harold Halpern is a retired attorney admitted to practice in New York and Florida. He has resided in Lakewood Ranch for the past 12+ years.
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One family’s story of hope and triumph over evil Book review by Philip K. Jason, Special to The Jewish News Resilience: One Family’s Story of Hope and Triumph Over Evil by Judy Stone, MD. Mountainside MD Press. 384 pages. Trade paperback $17.95.
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s the number of Holocaust survivors continues to dwindle, only a scant remnant remains to tell their stories and verify the facts. Scholars continue to explore the field, but testimony is so much richer than the results of research. Dr. Judy Stone, the daughter of survivors and, with this book, the voice for both the survivors of a large, extended JewishHungarian family Phil Jason and their memories of those who perished, connects the past with the present in an inspired and chilling way. The time came when Judy Stone knew that it was up to her to convey the traumas of her elders, giving meaning to their perseverance and courage, remembering their trials and tribulations, and acknowledging that the dead can tell no tales – whether those who died in the nightmare of the Holocaust or those who survived it either speechless or simply mortal. In the latter case, the author needed to get their stories before it was too late. It’s all here, the result of committed passion lifting the heavy weight of assumed responsibility. This is one of the answers to the haunting question “who will tell our story?” that becomes more pressing every year. Dr. Stone has a second motive for
bringing her family’s Holocaust expereligious than others riences, and the political backgrounds but generally followers of those experiences, to the attention of of traditional Jewish readers. She sees, and hopes her readcustoms, established ers will see, the parallels between what and maintained househappened in Europe before and during holds, educated themthe Holocaust years and what has been selves, ran businesses, happening once again in Europe as and watched – with well as in the U. S. and elsewhere. She growing concern – fears the rise of nationalism and isolathe beastly takeover tionism. She fears the vilification of the of Hungary and the mainstream press and the proliferation ascendance of Nazi rule. In late 1938, of hate crimes. For her, the handwriting they heard about Kristallnacht and is on the wall – in blood! She is bringthen later (after German occupation) ing us her family history, in context, so saw it paralleled in their hometown that such potential atrocities are recof Sáránd. Soon after, everything was ognized and snuffed out early, and the gone. Hungarian Jews were either in hideous mass crimes of the past will hiding or essentially prisoners of the not be repeated. Nazi empire. Many aspects of this book are reDr. Stone tells their stories, which markable, among them the simple fact include their various relationships, in that there were so many survivors. The an accessible, colorful style. We get extended Ehrenfeld and to know them. We see Glattstein families sufthem in full disorienfered in almost every tation after the Allies way one can imagine. turn the tide of war. We They were imprisoned see them attempt (often into forced labor inside with success) to rebuild and outside of concentheir lives. We see most tration camps, places of them, each in his or whose names we know her own time, decide all too well. They were that Hungary is not the tortured. They suffered place to continue their from malnutrition, exlives. We see them reDr. Judy Stone haustion and sheer barbarism. Among building lives and having families in them were Judy’s mother and father. the United States. We see their chilShe writes at length about her parents’ dren, Dr. Stone’s generation, particisiblings – her aunts and uncles. These pate in the American Dream. people have stories now told because We witness family reunions, temJudy drew their stories out, laboriously, porary returns to Hungary and – ultiand over a long period of time. mately – the deaths of the Holocaust Listen to the names: Magdus (the generation: Dr. Stone’s mother, as well author’s mother), Bözsi, Miklos, Klari, as her aunts, uncles and cousins. We Kati, Pista, Miki (the author’s father) know there must have been instances and Sanyi. and prolonged periods of trauma, yet These Hungarian Jews, some more their lives turned out to be the heart-
beat of resilience. With one exception, these survivors livedBy R into their eighties and nineties. Only one person could write this important and necessary book. Butc About the author cats Dr. Judy Stone, with her longstanding interest in genealogy and oral history, has fulfilled the wishes of her mother by researching and writing her survivor family’s memoir. Professionally, she is an infectious disease physician who is experienced in conducting clinical research. She is the author of Conducting Clinical Research: A Practical Guide for Physicians, Nurses, Study Coordinates,socio and Investigators, which is a text usedtolog widely in medical education. and For 25 years, she ran a solo practicecom in rural Cumberland, Maryland, andphys she now cares for patients part-time as I a locum tenens (substitute) physician.first She graduated from Washington Uni-“Hea versity in St. Louis, then completedand medical school at the University ofof th Maryland, residency at Rochester Gen-Cent eral Hospital (New York) and a fellow-“The ship at West Virginia University. ciall Dr. Stone is a Forbes Pharma anders c Healthcare contributor and former col-senio umnist for Scientific American. R Proceeds from this book are donat- R ed by Dr. Stone to organizations that i promote Holocaust education. l Philip K. Jason is Professor Emeritus R of English from the United States Na- I val Academy. He reviews regularly for O Florida Weekly, Washington Indepen- R dent Review of Books, Southern LitY erary Review, other publications andpet o the Jewish Book Council. Please visitmisc Phil’s website at www.philjason.wordamp press.com. who
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heir names are Scruffy, Ruffy, Midnight and Puddin’Pie. Then there’s Tuvia, Tova, Sheina and Butch. These are the names of dogs and cats – pets whose owners I’ve come to know and love over the years that I served as a campus and resident rabbi at several Tampa Bay retirement homes. And during those years, I had direct expeRabbi Barbara Aiello rience with what sociologists, psychologists and gerontologists report about senior citizens and pets. Specifically, it’s a fabulous combination that promotes mental and physical health. In an article by Freedom Ahn that first appeared in The Huffington Post’s “Healthy Living” (December 2016) and was reprinted in the publication of the Madlyn and Leonard Abramson Center for Jewish Life, we learn about “The Paw-sitive Effect of Pets,” especially for elderly pet owners. Researchers confirm that the health benefits for seniors who have pets include: Reduction of blood pressure Reduction of depressed mood by increasing serotonin and dopamine levels Reduction of visits to a doctor Increased opportunities to exercise Opportunity to meet new people Reduction in loneliness Yet although the benefits of elderly pet ownership seem obvious, there are misconceptions that abound. For example, Helen is a woman in her 90s who says, “I am in love with my cat.
Her name is Tova and I’ve had her for ages. We’re best friends. So I told my daughter, I’m not going into a retirement home. They won’t take Tova so they won’t have me either!” Years ago, before gerontology professionals understood the positive impact of a pet’s companionship on an aging senior, most retirement facilities would not accept a resident’s cat or dog. But now, with what we know about the health benefits related to pet ownership, the situation has changed for the better. Thanks to an online clearinghouse, after55.com, it is now possible to find pet-friendly senior housing and even pet-friendly assisted living facilities all over the U.S. In fact, after55.com reports that a whopping 78% of senior living communities welcome pets. After55.com says, “Pet-friendly senior housing units usually allow cats, small- to medium-sized dogs, and other small animals such as birds and fish. Some senior communities have “community” dogs and cats that live on site. A few assisted living facilities even have pet chickens. You may even find a community that offers pet care and grooming among its extra services.” “But what if I get sick, need an operation or have to go to the hospital or rehab?” That’s the question Art asked as he considered adding a sweet young rescue dog as a live-in companion. “I want to have a dog,” Art says, “But I want to be responsible, too. Who will take my dog if I’m incapacitated?” Art’s concerns are legitimate ones, so much so that pet-loving volunteers created a unique service, PACT for Animals, that matches pets with foster families when the pet owner needs someone
to care longer term for a dog or cat. Originally designed to serve military personnel who faced deployment and needed a long-term living solution for a beloved pet, PACT for Animals now offers family fostering opportunities for elderly pet owners who face surgery or rehabilitation. PACT for Animals reports, “(We give) peace of mind to hospital patients and military personnel by placing their pets into temporary foster homes until their owners can be reunited with the devoted companions they love.” Founded in 2011 as the first organization of its kind, PACT has facilitated the placement of more than 700 companion pets nationwide. The service is offered at no charge, however, PACT requires the owner to reimburse the foster family for their pet’s food,
grooming and medical expenses. The Senior Solutions Center at Colorado’s Jewish Family Services puts it well when it says, “For seniors and those living alone, pets can have a profound impact on quality of life.” Baruch HaShem, there are now senior housing opportunities that understand this basic principle, and organizations such as PACT for Animals that offer help and peace of mind to senior pet owners as they age. For ten years Rabbi Barbara Aiello served the Aviva Campus for Senior Life as resident rabbi. Currently as Rabbi Emerita she shares her experiences on Aging Jewishly. She divides her time between the U.S. and Italy, where she is rabbi of Italy’s first Reconstructionist synagogue. Contact her at Rabbi@RabbiBarbara.com.
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hat better way to start the Jewish New Year than with the recognition of a band that defies convention and allows us to realize the potential of those often overlooked. We commend the Shalva Band for “inspiring us to think differently about how we recognize disabilities.” Take the Eurovision contest this past May. Held in Tel Aviv, the audience was Arlene Stolnitz wowed by music groups from every country in the world. But over the top was the Shalva Band, which caused a virtual sensation with its unique sound and personality. This year, Israel chose the Shalva Band to represent the country in the Eurovi-
sion competition. This talented music group is comprised of eight musicians who perform by invitation around Israel in a variety of cultural and dignitary events. But this is a group with a difference! Each member of the group speaks enthusiastically about how music affects them personally. The performers are musicians who live with a variety of physical disabilities including blindness, Down syndrome, and physical and visual impairments. Wherever they perform they create a stir. And so it was with the Eurovision audience this year. Unfortunately, the group dropped out of the finals in order to avoid performing on the Sabbath. Efforts to bend the rules with the Eurovision leaders were unsuccessful. However, the band did not go unnoticed after an emotional performance at Thursday night’s semifinal, where, in a guest appearance, it
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nce,Editor’s note: Persons in BOLD CAPS are deemed by Nate Bloom to be Jewish tandfor the purpose of the column. Persons identified as Jewish have at least one Jewshedish parent and were not raised in a faith other than Judaism – and don’t identify haswith a faith other than Judaism as an adult. Converts to Judaism, of course, are nd asalso identified as Jewish. partThe Emmys – a Very Partial List HENRY WINKLER, 73 (Barry ageThe Primetime Emmys, for excellence on HBO), and ALAN ARKIN, 85 (The a bigin TV, will be presented, on Fox, on Kominsky Method), vie for the supportvol-Sunday, September 22. There will be ing actor in a comedy series Emmy. Sheno host. I won’t attempt to name all the They compete with Tony Shalhoub, eledJewish nominees. I will limit myself to who isn’t Jewish, but is nominated for the acting categories. The number of playing a Jewish character in The MarshanEmmy categories is ever increasing, velous Mrs. Maisel on Amazon Prime. d foras are the number of nominees in most Three other actors also compete. armycategories (used to be five, now it can ALEX BORSTEIN, 48 (Mrs. inju-be up to eight). Many categories, like Maisel), and SARAH GOLDBERG, n, heguest star actor/actress, documentaries 34 (Barry), vie for the supporting acunityand music (composing) awards have tress in a comedy series Emmy. They boutbeen moved to the newish “Creative compete with Marin Hinkle, who isn’t mov-Arts” Emmys, which are presented on Jewish, but plays a Jewish character in ntedSeptember 14 and 15. Mrs. Maisel. Three other actresses also tand MICHAEL DOUGLAS, 74 (The compete. Meanwhile, JULIA GARre.” Kominsky Method on Netflix), and EUNER, 25 (Ozark on Netflix), snared an musicGENE LEVY, 72 (Schitt’s Creek on Emmy nomination for best supporting d byPop TV), are nominated for the Emmy actress in a drama series. for lead actor in a comedy series. There As I said, guest stars are relegated ara-are four other nominees. NATASHA to the Creative Arts Emmys. ADAM cho-LYONNE, 40 (Russian Doll on NetSANDLER, 52, vies for the guest actiredflix), competes for lead actress in a tor in a comedy series Emmy (Saturday Gulfcomedy series with five other women. Night Live), and MAYA RUDOLPH, ndaPATRICIA ARQUETTE, 51 47, is nominated as best guest actress ngre-(whose late mother was Jewish), comin a comedy series (A Good Place). oralepetes with JOEY KING, 20, for the Creative Arts Emmys are also herlead actress in a limited series or TV given for best actor and actress in a thismovie Emmy. Their competition is a “short form comedy or drama series. Musicbit weird. Arquette is nominated for No Jewish guys are “noms,” but three her star role in Escape from DannemoJewish women snared nominations: ra, a limited Showtime series. King is ILANA GLAZER, 32, and ABBI nominated for her star role in The Act, JACOBSON, 35, the stars of the rea limited Hulu series. Arquette played cently concluded Broad City comedy King’s mother in The Act and earned a series on Comedy Central, also starred second Emmy nomination this year – in an “off-season” short sketch show for best supporting actress in a limited called Hack into Broad City and are series – for her role in The Act. She is nominated for Hack. They compete the only Jewish nominee in this supwith JESSICA HECHT, 54, who porting category. starred in Special on Netflix.
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Nate Bloom (see column at left) has become a family history expert in 10 years of doing his celebrity column, and he has expert friends who can help when called on. Most family history experts charge $1,000 or more to do a full family-tree search. However, Bloom knows that most people want to start with a limited search of one family line.
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Write Bloom at nteibloom@aol.com and enclose a phone number. Nate will then contact you about starting a limited search. If that goes well, additional and more extensive searches are possible. The first search fee is no more than $100. No upfront cost. Also, several of this newspaper’s readers have asked Bloom to locate friends and family members from their past, and that’s worked out great for them. So contact him about this as well. Now for Something Very Different Next month, I’ll cover the new TV shows that begin late this month (not many) or next month (many) with a Jewish cast member(s). But here’s something I get asked about frequently: the Jewish ties of those seeking the Democratic presidential nomination. Here goes: Two candidates are “just plain Jewish” – Vermont Senator BERNIE SANDERS, 77, and author/lecturer MARIANNE WILLIAMSON, 67. Her father changed the family name Vishnevetsky to Williamson. Marianne was raised a Conservative Jew and does mention being Jewish in public speeches. Colorado Senator MICHAEL BENNETT, 54, is the son of a Protestant father (with Mayflower passenger ancestry) and a Jewish mother. His mother, SUSANNE, was only a baby when she and her parents were imprisoned in the Warsaw Ghetto. Susanne was smuggled out of Poland. Susanne’s
mother found refuge in a Catholic convent and her father managed to survive the labor camps. Bennett’s mother’s family, who came to the States in 1950, were never observant Jews. The Senator’s father identified as a Christian, but was not churchgoing. Bennett was raised with exposure to both his heritages, but not really in any faith. He says he believes in God, but is not a practicing “anything.” Tom Steyer, a California billionaire who has long bankrolled a public relations campaign promoting the impeachment of Donald Trump, is the son of a non-practicing Jewish father and an Episcopalian mother. Around age 40, he decided to become an active Episcopalian. In his campaign announcement, he did herald his father’s WWII Navy service and his father’s time as a Nuremberg trials prosecutor.
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JEWISH INTEREST
The prescient words of Chaim A. Kaplan By Paul R. Bartrop, PhD
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n September 1, 1939, Nazi Germany invaded Poland. Two days later, because of the invasion, Britain and France declared war on Germany. What did this mean for the Jews of Europe? Chaim Aron Kaplan, a Jewish educator and diarist, chronicled the day-to-day events of the Warsaw Ghetto, making a record of life there under German occupation. His observations on September 1, 1939 – 80 years ago this month Dr. Paul Bartrop – were among the most prescient thoughts offered on what the outbreak of war might connote. Kaplan was born in 1880 in Gorodishche (Horodyszcze), a village in Belorussia in the Russian Empire. He was educated at the famous Mir yeshiva, and later studied at the Vilna (Vilnius) teachers’ college. In 1902 he moved to Warsaw, where he established an elementary Hebrew school. He would remain there as principal for the next 40 years. In 1921 he visited the United States and, in 1936, Palestine, with the idea of joining his two children there. As he saw little economic future for himself, however, he returned to Warsaw. Kaplan devoted his efforts to teaching and writing. He began keeping a diary around 1933, and in September 1939, at the very start of World War II, decided to detail Jewish life in Warsaw and thus preserve a record for posterity. This was to become Kaplan’s Scroll of Agony. His first entry, on September 1, 1939, was chillingly prophetic: “This war will indeed bring destruction upon human civilization.
… I doubt that we will live through this carnage. The bombs filled with lethal gas will poison every living being, or we will starve because there will be no means of livelihood.” After Warsaw’s surrender to German forces on September 27, 1939, Kaplan wrote, “The Nazis’ objective was to eliminate the Jews physically through a slow choking process.” By the time the ghetto was established formally on October 12, 1940, roughly 375,000 Jews (nearly a third of Warsaw’s overall population), along with many refugees, were squeezed into an area that took up only 2.4% of Warsaw’s surface area. To make matters worse, Jews were only allotted onetenth of the required caloric intake and were subjected to forced labor, disease and slaughter. Kaplan commented on the frequent murder of Jews and the constant treatment they experienced, explaining that, “The Aryans are put to death after a short period of arrest; the Jews are killed without even a pretense of arrest.” He further detailed how the Nazis carried out many of their violent acts. “The murderers burst into a home in the middle of the night and put an end to a life.” Scroll of Agony, the published version of the diary, would become one of the most powerful and inspiring testimonies from the Holocaust period. Kaplan recorded his diary in small notebooks and focused primarily on daily experiences. He attempted to remain objective despite the dire conditions, seeing his mission as preserving a record for posterity, focusing strictly on facts and situations as they appeared. The diary recorded the events and experiences Kaplan witnessed himself or were told to him by members
of the ghetto community. He set down his thoughts as well as conversations with friends and with those he met in the streets, tracking down firsthand information to provide immediacy and authenticity. Keeping a diary or any sort of written testimony created many risks. However, Kaplan felt that recording his experiences was a responsibility. He continually expressed the hope that the diary would be saved, realizing its significance for future generations. As the Nazis intensified their murderous activities, he worked faster, often writing several times a day in order to include every detail of the horror surrounding him. This sense of duty was emphasized in his entry of January 16, 1940: “Anyone who keeps such a record endangers his life, but this does not frighten me. I sense within me the magnitude of this hour, and my responsibility toward it, and I have an inner obligation that I am not free to relinquish. … My record will serve as a source material for the future generation.” He wrote his diary so that others would someday be able to understand the Holocaust and never forget the Jews’ experiences during it. In 1942, conditions in the Warsaw Ghetto worsened, as Kaplan wrote, “The Jewish section of Warsaw had become a city of slaughter.”
Indeed, Kaplan was less concerned about his own future than he was about the future of the diary. He knew he had to get it out of the ghetto if there was any chance that his observations, so carefully chronicled, would survive. Thus, in late 1942 he gave his diary to Rubinsztejn, a Jewish friend who did forced labor each day outside the ghetto. Rubinsztejn smuggled the notebooks out and delivered them to a Pole, Władyslaw Wojcek, who lived in the small village of Liw, near Warsaw. In the early 1960s, Wojcek moved to the United States, where he sold the notebooks. Eventually, they were edited, translated and published, and the diary has since appeared in editions in English, German, French, Danish and Japanese. Kaplan’s final entry was made on August 4, 1942: “If the hunters do not stop, and if I am caught, I am afraid my work will be in vain. I am constantly bothered by the thought: If my life ends, what will become of my diary?” The diary did survive, but Kaplan and his wife did not. They were deported to Treblinka, where they were murdered in December 1942. Dr. Paul Bartrop is Professor of History and the Dir. of the Center for Judaic, Holocaust, and Genocide Studies at Florida Gulf Coast University. He can be reached at pbartrop@fgcu.edu.
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September 2019
Wasserman Schultz introduces the TIME for Holocaust Survivors Act
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rned bout .S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman w he Schultz (FL-23) has introhere duced the Trauma-Informed ons,Modernization of Eldercare (TIME) sur-for Holocaust Survivors Act, legislae histion which would help ensure that the iendroughly 80,000 Holocaust survivors tsidenow living in the United States can get theaccess to the specialized care and serto avices that are tailored to their unique ed inhealth needs. saw. “Holocaust survivors have endured d tothe worst of human atrocities and detheserve special care for the duration of ed-their remaining years,” said Wasserd theman Schultz. “My district has among ns inthe largest populations of survivors in andthe country. The trauma and grief that these survivors endured is unimagie onnable. The TIME for Holocaust Survio notvors Act can tend to that unique pain in d mythis closing chapter of their lives, and antlyallow them to live out their remaining lifeyears with dignity.” ry?” and ed to ered
“The survivors of the Holocaust are a living testament to the indomitability of the human spirit,” said Rep. Donna Shalala (FL-27), who co-led the bill. “We have a duty to ensure that those who lived through the horrors of the Holocaust are cared for in their old age. This bill would bring us closer to making sure that the specific needs of these survivors are fully met.” “As victims of the very worst of humanity, Holocaust survivors deserve devoted care and support to address the horrific trauma they experienced,” said Rep. Elise Stefanik (NY-21), who also co-led the bill. “Many of these survivors call the state of New York home and depend on the full embrace of our communities for comfort in their elder years. This bipartisan legislation will ensure we are able to care for the specific needs of the many Holocaust survivors living across the United States.” The TIME for Holocaust Survivors
K’zohar Ha-Ivrit Avinu Malkeinu
HisBy Dr. Rachel Zohar Dulin r Juempus fugit, time flies. Acudies cording to the Jewish calendar, . He Rosh Hashanah is at the door edu. and we are about to usher in the year 5780. Traditionally, this period of the year is marked by a contemplative and somber mood. It’s a time for selfevaluation, supplicatory prayers and introspection. This mood is articulated in the most well-known prayer Avinu Malkeinu, to which I wish to direct our attention. Dr. Rachel Dulin The haunting melodies of Avinu Malkeinu are recited during Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur services before the Torah reading. It is also recited during the 10 days between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur known as Aseret Yemay Te-shu-vah, “the ten days of repentance.” Interestingly, if the High Holidays fall on Shabbat, Avinu Malkeinu is not recited, for it is deemed inappropriate to the day of rest. According to Talmudic lore, Rabbi Akivah, who lived in the 2nd century CE, originated the prayer addressing God with the words Avinu, Malkeinu in his plea to avert a drought, which decimated the land. Accordingly, Rabbi Akivah’s prayer to Avinu Malkeinu brought the end to the catastrophic drought (Taanit 25b). The prayer survived orally through the years and appeared first in writing in Seder Rabbi Amram of the 9th century CE. Through the years, the prayer was edited as lines were added to it and redacted from it. What do the words Avinu Malkeinu mean? First, we should point out that both words end with the pronominal suffix nu, which means “our.” The first noun av, which appears over 1,200 times in the Hebrew Bible, has a vari-
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ety of meanings depending on context. Av means “father,” “patriarch,” “ancestor,” “progenitor,” leader,” “head of the family,” “chief,” “master,” “teacher” and “God.” In post-biblical Hebrew, av received additional meanings such as “factor,” “origin” and “source.” In our prayer, the supplicant refers to God as a father, and thus Av plus the ending nu means “our Father.” The second noun in the prayer is malkeinu. Melekh appears in the Hebrew text over 2,500 times and it means “king” or “sovereign.” The word is probably derived from the root m.l.kh meaning “possess” or, as some claim, “a counselor.” Either way, melekh implies authority and wisdom. The combination of melekh and the suffix nu literally means “our king.” We should also mention that both avinu and malkeinu are masculine nouns, following the way in which God was perceived in the tradition. The prayer begins with the plea that God, the Av and the Melekh, will hear our voices and grant our requests. It then continues with a long list of pleas beseeching God for compassion and forgiveness. It is not surprising that God is viewed as a father, an intimate figure to the supplicant, as well as a king, the sovereign who is perceived as a merciful and authoritative ruler. As Rosh Hashanah approaches, I wish to end our short review of Avinu Malkeinu with a few words of the prayer itself: “Avinu Malkeinu, inscribe us in the Book of life” and “Avinu Malkeinu, let the New Year be a good year for us.” May the year 5780 be a joyful and peaceful year. Sha-nah Tovah to all our readers. Dr. Rachel Zohar Dulin is a professor of biblical literature at Spertus College in Chicago, and a retired adjunct professor of Hebrew and Bible at New College in Sarasota.
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Act designates survivors as a group with a significant social need within the Older Americans Act, and creates a portfolio within the Administration on Community Living to take responsibility for Holocaust-related issues. The legislation also promotes technical assistance and training for nonprofits that serve older adults still experiencing the long-term consequences of this historic trauma. In addition, TIME ensures that nutrition services through the Older Americans Act meet the special dietary needs of Holocaust survivors and others. More than 300 national, regional
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and local nonprofits from every state in the union have endorsed the TIME for Holocaust Survivors Act. “It is our duty to honor and assist Holocaust survivors who experience unique trauma and health concerns directly related to their experience during the Shoah,” said William Daroff, The Jewish Federations of North America’s Senior Vice President for Public Policy. “We applaud Representative Wasserman-Schultz for her leadership in introducing this bipartisan bill that will demonstrably improve the lives of Holocaust survivors across the nation.”
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ISRAEL & THE JEWISH WORLD
I went to Puerto Rico to see Israeli aid in action
Earlier this year, I flew to Puerto Rico with ISRAEL21c and discovered just how much Israeli aid organization IsraAID has helped the people of the island in the wake of their worst disaster. By Jocelyn Gordon, www.israel21c.org, July 23, 2019
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was hustling through the winter winds of New York to get to the grocery store when I received a call that changed my life. “Hey Jocelyn, I think there might be an opportunity for you to go to Puerto Rico with ISRAEL21c to use your Spanish.” Puerto Rico continues to suffer from the fallout of Hurricane Maria, and very little support had been offered its people through the government. Other organizations filled in the gaps, and that’s where I came in. Since August 2018, I have been a Digital Ambassador for ISRAEL21c, a nonprofit news organization that shares the innovations and global impact of Israel in the 21st century. I never
it to Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria, The principal of the Aspira school other area that IsraAID chose to focus despite the 6,000-mile distance. revealed that because of IsraAID, he on in Puerto Rico was social support. IsraAID arrived just The main psychosocial is full of esperanza, hope, that the isa week after the hurricane land will be ready for the next hurrisupport program can and has made miracles be found at Aspira de cane. Tears filled his eyes when I asked happen on the island, inPuerto Rico in Carowhat IsraAID meant to him. “IsraAID cluding freshwater sysnos trata como la familia” – “IsraAID lina, an organization tems and psychosocial dedicated to keeping treated us like family.” support for teens. Being able to communicate with students in school. On one day of the the citizens of Puerto Rico in a way When we came to Asmission, the ISRAEL21c that they could share their raw emopira, the ISRAEL21c team drove up winding, tions through their native language team experienced a lusciously green terrain brought out tears of my own. A person similar trust-building to the village of El Real, is a person, and it is clear that IsraAID activity that IsraAID Jocelyn Gordon in Puerto Rico Patillas, where we helped made that message clear in its eageradministers to students. IsraAID organize a com- (photo courtesy Nicky Blackburn) ness to help the citizens. Some people had munity celebration for the inauguration It was strange yet natural to be in a partner to build a “house” by makof the water filtration system. Puerto Rico representing Israel and ing an upside-down V with their arms, Without electricity for eight and everyone else stood beneath months, clean water the “house” arms and were called accessibility had been “bunnies.” Sometimes the buna serious challenge on nies needed to find a new house, the island. IsraAID and other times, the houses needed created a water-filto rearrange with another pair of tration device using arms. This simulation gave insight rocks and soil that into the urgency of movement and does not require elecunpredictability during a hurricane. tricity to run. After Puerto Rican teens parOne of the resiticipate in this seemingly light- Water filtration system set up in El Real, Puerto Rico, by IsraAID (photo courtesy IsraAID) dents I spoke to said hearted activity, they feel that they IsraAID builds a water filtration unit in El Real, Puerto Rico, that can filter water even without electricity (photo courtesy IsraAID) that the Israelis were can be more open when a serious ISRAEL21c after Hurricane Maria as expected my dedication to the Spanlos ángeles del cielo, or angels from discussion about their feelings follows. an American. Seeing IsraAID’s impact ish language and the State of Israel to the sky. He was surprised that Israel I passed by the kids in the cafeteria on on the island made me realize that Isintersect, until they needed me to help was the country providing this assistheir lunch break, and they were full of rael is setting a global example. We are facilitate interviews on the island. tance and said the IsraAID staff truly smiles and ease due to programs like all human, and we need to start acting ISRAEL21c wanted to go to Puerbecame his family during this period of these. like it. to Rico and get a firsthand look at how crisis. the Israeli international humanitarian One of the IsraAID staff, Hannah Gaventa, worked in Puerto Rico for five months with the organization after Hurricane Maria. “The first thing we do when we arrive in a country is a needs assessment. Anyone working in any international development organization should be thinking about the An IsraAID volunteer working with an El Real resident affected by Hurricane Maria (photo courtesy IsraAID) partnerships and the aid agency IsraAID was helping peocommunities,” Gaventa said. “It’s not ple put their lives back together, and I about coming in and thinking that you got to go along to help translate where know better, because you definitely needed. don’t. We do use Israeli expertise in A core Israeli value is that evwater and social support, but it’s only eryone and everything is connected. in collaboration with communities, and Consequently, Israel – in the form of it’s specific to that context.” IsraAID – was the first country to make In addition to water sanitation, the
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POLL: IS AMERICA EXPERIENCING EUROPE’S GROWING ANTI-SEMITISM?
D, heIsrael today is less isolated than at e is-any other time in its history. Our reurri-lationship with Latin America is at skedan unprecedented high and the prime AIDminister of Israel has visited four counAIDtries there. The countries in Africa are standing in line to strengthen their rewithlationships with us. Our relationships waywith Eastern Europe, the former Soviet emo-bloc countries, are excellent. uage We didn’t have relationships with rsonChina or India 30 years ago. They are AIDour biggest trading partners outside of ager-Europe today. With India, we also have a strategic relationship, an alliance. be inThe Sunni Arab states no longer view andus as an enemy state, but as an important ally. These are sea changes. Israel is perceived in the world today as a power. One international metric had us as the eighth most powerful country in the world. This is a function of the IDF, which is today more than twice as big as the British and French armies combined. Add our ability to project power and to maintain close relationships with the leading powers Rico, of the world – whether they be Russia, China or the U.S. – and Israel is a asuniquely positioned. (Interview with pactMichael Oren, Octavian Report) t Ise areMORE THAN FOUR MILLION ctingTOURISTS SPENT NEARLY
The National Survey of Anti-Semitism in America was conducted by McLaughlin & Associates in May 2019 for the Hudson Institute’s Center for Religious Freedom. Attempts on college campuses to shut down proIsrael speakers is viewed by 54% as anti-Semitic, while 16% disagree. The Boycott, Divest and Sanction (BDS) movement is seen as anti-Semitic by 53%, compared with 19% who disagree. 48% think the U.S. should oppose BDS campaigns, compared with 22% who disagree. 50% agree that “Being anti-Israel is the new anti-Semitism, while 25% disagree. It is not Islamophobic to criticize Congresswoman Ilhan Omar for her views on Israel, noted 63%, compared to 14% who said it was. 57% want Israel to be the closest U.S. ally in the Middle East. 80% believe it is true that in the Holocaust six million Jews were targeted and exterminated, compared with 8% who said it was not true. 51% have a favorable opinion of Israel, 21% unfavorable and 28% no opinion. (Hudson Institute)
COST OF DESALINATED WATER IN ISRAEL FALLS BY 2/3
Arid conditions combine with population growth and poor infrastructure to make water the Middle East’s most precious asset. Israel has emerged as a world leader in water technology after solving its own acute water crisis. The country’s water revolution was accomplished through a combination of a national campaign to conserve continued on page 27A
$6 BILLION IN ISRAEL IN 2018
More than four million tourists visited Israel in 2018, spending $5.8 billion, the Israel Ministry of Tourism reported recently. 77.5% of all tourists visited Jerusalem. 54.9% were Christian, 27.5% were Jewish and 2.4% were Muslim. (Calcalist)
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“Twice Promised Land and 100 Years War:” The U.S., Israel and issues surrounding Israel’s capital and the American embassy
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“By far the most distinguished city not in Judea only, but of the whole Orient.” – Pliny the Elder “10 measures of beauty were given to the world; Jerusalem took 9…. And 10 measures of sorrow were doled out; Jerusalem took 9…” (Bab. Talmud, Tractate Kiddushin 49.2) “No people blessed as thine, no city like Jerusalem.” (Christian hymn) “One prayer in Jerusalem is worth 40,000 elsewhere.” (Islamic Saying) uring its long history, Jerusalem has been attacked 52 times, captured and recaptured 44 times, besieged 23 times and destroyed twice. In 2015, Jerusalem had a population of some 850,000 residents, comprising 200,000 secular Jewish Israelis, 350,000 ultra-Orthodox Jews and 300,000 Palestinians. The issue of Jerusalem as a capital has only come into play since the mid20th century, with the UN Partition to Dr. Steven Derfler create a Palestinian Jewish and Palestinian Arab state. Up until the mid-19th century, the only city of Jerusalem was the one-anda-half square-mile area that we call the Old City today. Mishkenot Shananim was the first Jewish settlement outside the Old City walls, built by Sir Moses Montefiore in 1860. Today, the restored Mishkenot Shananim is now an artists’ quarter and serves as home for Jerusalem Scholars-in-Residence. It was officially established (in theory) by Jerusalem’s vibrant mayor, Teddy
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Kollek, in late 1966. However, it wouldn’t be until August 1973 that it would be dedicated and opened. The Russian Compound was built in 1864 for new olim, immigrants. The Mamilla District is just outside the Jaffa Gate, with building begun in 1867. Silwan and Abu Dis are two incorporated Arab villages southeast of the Old City along the Kidron Valley. Silwan Village is at the southern end of the Kidron Valley. Silwan is mentioned as “Sulwan” by the 10th century Arab writer and traveler, Muhammad ibn Ahmad Shams al-Din al-Muqaddasi. In 985, he noted that the village in the outskirts of Jerusalem and south of the village was ′Ain Sulwan (Spring of Siloam), which provided “fairly good water” that irrigated the large gardens. The modern settlement of the western ridge of the modern urban neighborhood of Silwan began in 1873-1874. In 1896, the population of Silwan was estimated to be about 939. Abu Dis was one of the most populous villages in the Sanjak of Jerusalem during the 16th century, with a population of several hundred. In a census conducted in 1922 by the British Mandate, Abu Diz had a population of 1,029; all Muslims, increasing in the 1931 census to 1,297, still all Muslims, in 272 houses. According to UN General Assembly Resolution 194 in 1948, Abu Dis was to be the most eastern part of the corpus separatum Jerusalem area. However, in the wake of the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, and after the 1949 Armistice Agreements, Abu Dis came under Jordanian rule. While the international community regards ‘East’ Jerusalem, includ-
ing the entire Old City, as part of the occupied Palestinian territories, neither part, Western or Eastern Jerusalem, is recognized as part of the territory of Israel or the State of Palestine. Under the United Nations Partition Plan for Palestine adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations in 1947, Jerusalem was envisaged to become a corpus separatum administered by the UN. In the war of 1948, the western part of the city was occupied by forces of the new State of Israel, while the eastern part was occupied by Jordan. The international community largely considers the legal status of Jerusalem to derive from the partition plan, and correspondingly refuses to recognize Israeli sovereignty over the city. On May 14, 1948, the United States recognized the provisional Jewish government as the de facto (in fact) authority of the Jewish state (de jure recognition was extended on January 31, 1949.) On December 5, 1949, Israel Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion proclaimed Jerusalem as Israel’s “eternal” and “sacred” capital, and eight days later specified that only the war had “compelled” the Israeli leadership “to establish the seat of Government in Tel Aviv,” while “for the State of Israel there has always been and always will be one capital only – Jerusalem the Eternal.” And that after the war, efforts had been ongoing for creating the conditions for “the Knesset... returning to Jerusalem.” The General Assembly responded immediately by restating in Resolution 303 that “Jerusalem should be placed
under a permanent international regime.” This took place, and since the beginning of 1950, all branches of the Israeli government – legislative, judicial and executive – have resided there, except for the Ministry of Defense, which is located at HaKirya in Tel Aviv. At the time of Ben Gurion’s proclamations and the ensuing Knesset vote of January 24,1950, Jerusalem was divided between Israel and Jordan; thus, only Western Jerusalem was proclaimed as Israel’s capital. In July 1980, Israel passed the Jerusalem Law as Basic Law. The law declared Jerusalem the “complete and united” capital of Israel. The “Basic Law: Jerusalem, Capital of Israel” is a major reason for the international community not to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. The UN Security Council passed Resolution 478 on August 20, 1980, which declared that the Basic Law is “a violation of international law,” and is “null and void and must be rescinded forthwith.” Member states were called upon to withdraw their diplomatic representation from Jerusalem. Following the resolution, 22 of the 24 countries that previously had their embassy in (Western) Jerusalem relocated them in Tel Aviv, where many embassies already resided prior to Resolution 478. Costa Rica and El Salvador followed in 2006. The U.S. Embassy was located in Tel Aviv since Israel’s founding in 1948, mainly because the U.S. recognized Israel in the context of UN Resolution 181 (Partition Resolution), continued on next page
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Steven Derfler...continued from previous page going to move its embassy from Tel which did not include the holy city in Aviv to Jerusalem until 2020, if then. the boundaries of the Jewish state. But Passports of Americans born in Jeruthere was a Consulate on Agron St. in salem would continue to say born in Jerusalem. The Jerusalem Embassy Act was Jerusalem, not Israel. American govpassed by wide margins in both housernment maps wouldn’t identify Jerues of Congress by the 104th Congress salem as being inside Israel. The UN moved past verbal refure-on October 23, 1995, but was left tation of the Trump embassy plan by unsigned by President Clinton. The calling for a vote in the Security Coune be-bill stated that the American embassy cil to force the U.S. to rescind Presie Is-should move to Jerusalem within five dent Trump’s order to move the U.S. icialyears. The act asserted that every country embassy. The vote of 14-1 (the U.S. , exexercising its veto power) reflected the hichcan designate the capital of its choice, international community’s solid oppot theand that Israel has designated Jerusasition to the announcement. Then, on ionslem. Further, “the city of Jerusalem is December 21, the General Assembly anu-the seat of Israel’s President, Parliavoted 128 to 9, with 35 abstentions, idedment and Supreme Court, and the site of numerous government ministries on a non-binding resolution to demand only that the U.S. rescind its decision to d asand social and cultural institutions.” Jerusalem is defined as the spiritual move the U.S. embassy. This indicated the extent to which the Trump admine Je-center of Judaism. Furthermore, it istration’s departure from a 50-year lawstipulates that since the reunification of international consensus on Jerusalem’s andJerusalem in 1967, religious freedom status had unsettled world politics and Basichas been guaranteed to all. But the two contributed to America’s diplomatic l” isfollowing U.S. presidents had all made isolation. onalsure to sign a waiver every six months, Danny Danon, Israel’s envoy to usa-tabling the implementation of this legislation for security reasons. President the UN, called it a shameful moment ecuin one of many shameful moments 8 onObama would sign the Jerusalem Act regarding Israel taken by the UN. thatwaiver for his final time in December “No UNESCO declaration, no empty nter-2016. President Donald Trump signed the speeches, no General Assembly resoand lution will ever drive us from Jerusamberembassy waiver on June 1, 2017. But lem,” he said. “These are the facts this drawthis would all change on December 6, body does not want to hear. These are from2017. Reaction in the Arab world was the facts this body wishes to ignore. tion,swift. All but two of 11 former UnitI am holding up a coin from the year uslyed States ambassadors to Israel have stated that to recognize Jerusalem as 67 AD found in Jerusalem. Written on usait in Hebrew are the words ‘Freedom hereIsrael’s capital was wrongheaded, danof Zion.’ No UN resolution will ever priorgerous or deeply flawed. International drive us from Jerusalem.” d Elcriticism extended into blunt rebuttal of the policy in the UN as well. One In January 2018, it was clear that the administration was moving faster atedby one, the ambassadors of Sweden, than expected to transfer the American g inEgypt, Britain, France and Bolivia, embassy to Jerusalem from Tel Aviv by rec-among others, reiterated their view that 2019. UNPresident Trump’s announcement had Dr. Steven Derfler is an international ion),subverted the two-state solution to the educational consultant, public speaker, pageIsraeli-Palestinian conflict, leaving the U.S. alone in the Security Council. archaeologist, historian, researcher, The day after, the Trump adminteacher and writer. He has been uncovistration added to the confusion with ering the histories of ancient civilizaSecretary of State Rex Tillerson stating tions for 40 years. that the United States wasn’t actually
BRIEFS continued from page 25A and reuse dwindling water resources and a new wave of state-of-the art desalination plants. Innovative water treatment systems recapture 86% of the water that goes down the drain for irrigation use. Today, up to 80% of water for domestic use flows from large coastal desalination plants. Desalination used to be very expensive, but by incorporating advanced technologies, Israel has brought the price of desalinated water down to just a third of what it cost in the 1990s. Tackling leakage is also a crucial element in water conservation. Israel’s 7-8% leakage rate is the lowest in the world, compared to up to 30% in many other countries. (Mark Weiss, Irish Times)
WILLIAM DAROFF NAMED CEO OF CONFERENCE OF PRESIDENTS OF MAJOR AMERICAN JEWISH ORGANIZATIONS
Jewish voices on both the left and the right of the political spectrum said that William Daroff, 51, the next CEO of the Conference of Presidents, is a “unifier.” “This is probably the single most important professional appointment in the Jewish community, and...we’re very, very fortunate that we’re going to have somebody of William’s caliber in that position,” said Ron Halber, executive director of the Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Washington. (Omri Nahmias, Jerusalem Post)
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The annual Global Innovation Index ranks 129 world economies on 80 parameters including research, technology and creativity. Israel placed 10th in the latest rankings. Israel was 11th in 2018, 17th in 2017, 21st in 2016 and 22nd in 2015. (Times of Israel)
COMPARING GUN VIOLENCE IN ISRAEL AND THE U.S.
In Israel, the annual rate of gun deaths per 100,000 people in 2015 was 1.38%, with 111 deaths. In the U.S. it was 11.28% per 100,000, with 36,247 deaths. In Israel there are 6.7 firearms for every 100 people, for a total of 557,000. In the U.S. there are 120.5 weapons per 100 persons, or 393 million firearms. (Patty Nieberg, Haaretz)
STANDARD AND POOR’S AFFIRMS ISRAEL’S AA- CREDIT RATING
International financial services and credit rating agency Standard & Poor’s reaffirmed Israel’s global credit rating and economic outlook recently, giving it an AA- score with a stable outlook. S&P cited that the Israeli economy has grown for 15 consecutive years, the low unemployment rate, and the fact that Israel’s high-tech industry is enjoying peak investment. The Leviathan offshore gas field, which is expected to become fully operational in 2020, will boost the economy further. (Israel Hayom)
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Start-up strategies unite FGCU with Israeli university Schools team up in historic pact to make strides in entrepreneurial studies By Rick Weber, June 18, 2019, fgcu360.com
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s Dr. Sandra Kauanui stood on Israeli ground and gave a two-minute speech in front of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, a 100-person Florida delegation, dignitaries from Israel and officials from Tel Aviv University, she couldn’t help but think that she had come full circle. The trip to Israel heralded the May 28 announcement that Florida
Gulf Coast University (FGCU) had signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Tel Aviv University (TAU), Israel’s largest public research university, to cooperate on growing both schools’ entrepreneurial studies – part of an historic eight MOU signings involving five other Florida universities and one Florida college. Kauanui, a professor of entrepre-
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neurship and management at FGCU since 2007, had applied her unbridled passion to become the driving force behind the formation and management of the Institute of Entrepreneurship and the establishment of one of the nation’s few interdisciplinary entrepreneurship degree programs. And there she stood – on the soil of a country that earned the nickname “Start-Up Nation” as the result of a 2009 book by the same name that immortalized the Israelis’ dramatic rise to entrepreneurial kingpin, with more high-tech start-up companies and a larger venture capital industry per capita today than any country in the world, according to The Economist magazine. “Our entrepreneurship program at FGCU is a start-up program,” she says. “It’s something I started and helped build. It felt like it’s come full circle. In Israel, I was in a place where they survived and they built and they grew and they created a name for themselves. “I truly believe that’s something
they recognized that if they were going to become economically sustainable, they needed to support entrepreneurship and innovation. Entrepreneurship is seeing the need and solving a problem. And that differentiates you from other people. “They knew that in order to survive, they had to be a start-up and grow. They created a start-up nation, and they’ve done it with very little funds. That is the basis for a lean startup. That’s what entrepreneurs do when they start businesses and grow them. They do it with shear tenacity, determination and passion.” The MOU will match a rising entrepreneurship program at a fast-growing Florida university with a developing program in a country that is leading the way in innovation and TAU’s newly formed, nationally funded Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation (CEI). “Israel is known for entrepreneurship and innovation,” Kauanui says.
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we’re doing here at FGCU with our entrepreneurship program. We’re making a difference in our students’ lives and creating a name for ourselves. We have grown rapidly. We’re not a big university with a large amount of funding, and yet we’ve been able to do this.” How did Israel become the “Startup Nation of the World?” And why are start-up accelerators still swarming to Silicon Wadi (Hebrew for Silicon Valley) on the coastal plain of Israel, with Tel Aviv as the epicenter? This is a 71-year-old country with just 8.7 million people, virtually no resources amid a topography that is more than 50% desert, a geographical position surrounded by enemies, a history of external and internal conflict, and an inflation rate that hit 400% after the 1973 Yom Kippur War and the 1983 Israel Bank Stock Crisis. That’s part of the fascination for Kauanui and a powerful driver for her belief that this MOU will be lifechanging for her students and FGCU as a whole. “They’re a small country, and the potential for being attacked is great, so they came up with a way to protect themselves and shoot down the missiles,” she says. “They came up with a way to sap the algae out of the water in lakes. They created the first 3D heart that the scientist can print. Their artificial intelligence is amazing. “Through the universities and research and all the things they’ve done,
“We’re unique because we have an interdisciplinary degree at FGCU, and there aren’t many in the country that have it. Tel Aviv University probably has a more traditional program. It’s more of a business program than an interdisciplinary entrepreneurship program that allows students to incorporate courses from other disciplines in the arts, science, health or engineering. They’re just starting to develop their Center for Entrepreneurship, which we could help with. “Our students are very entrepreneurial. They’re out there trying to create new businesses and ideas. I think they have lot of entrepreneurial knowledge, and if we can tie it together, it will be a win-win for both sides. Our students would learn from them and learn from some of their innovative ideas, and they might learn some things from our entrepreneurship programs and our students.” For FGCU, the path to partnership all started when Dr. Paul Snyder, senior associate provost and associate vice president for planning and institutional performance, learned that DeSantis was looking for universities to engage in joint relationships with Israeli universities. “Governor DeSantis’ trade mission to Israel represented an opportunity to significantly increase FGCU’s and Florida’s international footprint. That is very much in line with the course continued on next page
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Start-up strategies...continued from previous page footprint internationally as a key comPresident Martin has set for FGCU,” ponent in realizing the Board of TrustSnyder says. “Entrepreneurism is one ees’ Strategic Plan goal of eventually of the five main themes of FGCU’s curcreating a College of Entrepreneurship rent strategic plan. It is also one of the Sarasota's Conservative Synagogue oingemerging strengths of the university as to grow and support a more vibrant and able,it cuts across all disciplines. Matching "Where community is family and egalitarian Conservative Judaism diversified workforce and stimulate neur-the purpose of the trade mission with thrives in Sarasota through prayer, learning, and community service.” economic development for the region shipProfessor Kauanui’s efforts just made and the state. The college will be estabrob-perfect sense.” lished “when we get strong enough,” Get to Know Our Synagogue from Kauanui says. Snyder assembled a proposal and Kauanui jumped on the opportunity. “I guarantee when they signed that Daily Morning Minyan Mah Jongg sur-FGCU’s proposal was accepted by Strategic Plan, they had no idea that Continuing Education Kosher Kitchen andDeSantis, and Enterprise Florida set up we would grow as rapidly as we did,” tion,the six-day mission in Israel. Youth Groups & Shabbat Sisterhood & Men's Club she says. “We started with virtually no little funding as a minor in 2014. We were The MOU covers five years and Idelson Library Jewish Cemetery tart-calls for the two universities to: coopthe largest minor after a few years. PREP (Paver Religious Mindful Yoga whenerate in the exchange of scholarship Then they approved the major two Educational Program) Judaica Museum hem.plans of mutual interest; pursue facyears ago, and at the end of spring, we Holocaust Garden rmi-ulty and student exchange programs; had 450 students in our major. seek exchanges of cultural and artistic “The institute has been extremely g en-activities; and collaborate on cooperaactive for the last four years, the mirow-tive research and hold joint academic nor was started four years ago and the elop-seminars. major two years, so we’re a start-up. ding We’ve grown so large at this point that Points for potential traction include: new- Veterans (FGCU has helped vets we really needed to become a school.” enter These are exciting times for FGCU, use their skills to become entreation and Kauanui believes that the Israeli preneurs, and Israel’s success has collaboration won’t end with TAU. been largely due to the work of Isneur“I talked with several other univerrael Defense Forces veterans) says. Accessible pools of venture capital sities when I was over there, and they seem very interested in what we are (TAU Ventures) Access to each other’s markets and doing in entrepreneurship,” she says, intellectual capital specifically mentioning Ben-Gurion International connections (TAU ofUniversity. “Maybe we could create a fers connections to East and South future partnership with them. Asia, Europe and the Americas) “It would be a great environment There will be joint projects and for our students to get involved in. It’s collaboration among students and a great experience for our students to faculty of FGCU and TAU, establishsee that Israel started from nothing 1050 South Tuttle Avenue Sarasota, Florida 34237 ment of a venture capital pool, “sharkand has built what they’ve built. You 941.955.8121 tank” competition and study abroad think of the entrepreneurial mindset. Info@TempleBethSholomFL.org • www.TempleBethSholomFL.org opportunities. They’ve done it. It’s a great model for “We have some venture capitalists our students to understand. It’s not just @TempleBethSholomFL Like us on in our community, and they’re always about starting your own business. It’s @Temple.Beth.Sholom Like us on looking for future investments,” Kauabout learning to problem-solve and anui says. “I can see, through Naples evolve.” accelerators, connecting some international businesses to our community. There are also potential investors who might be interested in investing in e anthese businesses.” and FGCU wants to establish a relathattionship between its Institute of Enablytrepreneurship and TAU’s CEI. FGCU It’stransitions to a School of Entrepreneurn anship on July 1, and aims to expand its pron n rpoes in Everything we do is focused on increasing our clients’ enjoyment of their wealth. ring. their h we We help them redeploy their wealth to more efficiently
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What do we do when our schools fail our children? “P fo By Todd Cohn, Executive Director of Southern NCSY, July 15, 2019
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ust recently, the South Florida Jewish community collectively took a very deep breath when Spanish River High School Principal William Latson weighed in on the school’s approach to State-mandated Holocaust education. I was in complete and total shock when I learned of what had transpired just a few miles from our NCSY office. Principal Latson said he had to remain “politically neutral” when choosing how to educate our children about the Holocaust. He also stated in the email, “Not everyone believes the Holocaust happened and you have your thoughts, but we are a public school and not all of our parents have the same beliefs so they will react differently.” These disturbing events continue to be at the top of our radar as we wonder why the Holocaust is being reclassified as a belief and not fact. How did this one man find himself in the middle of one of the biggest challenges facing Jews today? As the Executive Director of Southern NCSY, I find myself deeply invested in connecting our Jewish teens to their heritage and providing them the important leadership skills needed to exact positive change not only in their local communities, but also in the world. It’s a task that I’m both personally and professionally extremely devoted to. We teach them about Israel advocacy, help them professionally network, teach them Torah, and provide them with social programs and charitable ones as well. One of our programs, JSU (Jewish Student Union) operates in 60 high schools across South Florida – including Spanish River High School. At JSU, we seek to engage teens and strengthen their Jewish identity. Participation is always free and open to any YEA R
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Jewish Identity
Beatrice Friedman Theater, 582 McIntosh Rd, Sarasota Marra B. Gad, author of The Color of Love: A Memoir of a Mixed Race Jewish Girl, and Angela Himsel, author of A River Could Be a Tree, will present a panel discussion on Jewish identity based upon their memoirs each related to family, love, and faith.
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January 6, 2020 • 7:30 pm • $25
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Riverview Performing Arts Center, 1 Ram Way, Sarasota Alexandra Silber, author of After Anatevka, shares her memoir about the loss of her beloved father and the restorative power of family and friendship, through blending musical stylings with spoken words from her books in a cabaret-style performance featuring songs from Broadway and more.
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January 29, 2020 • 10:30 am • $10
Anti-Semitism
Beatrice Friedman Theater, 582 McIntosh Rd, Sarasota S. Perry Brickman, author of Extracted: Unmasking Rampant Anti-Semitism in America’s Higher Education, experienced and learned first-hand that discrimination in dental schools was a wide spread epidemic. For a half century, Brickman harbored a deep and personally painful secret that he, and many others, had been failed out of Emory’s dental school because they were Jewish.
ARIEL BURGER
February 13, 2020 • 7:00 pm • $18 Beatrice Friedman Theater, 582 McIntosh Rd, Sarasota
A Study of Elie Wiesel
Step in to Elie Wiesel’s classroom and join Ariel Burger, author of Witness, in their conversations about ethics, activism, spirituality, and literature which transformed the lives of students from around the world.
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A Surrealist in Hollywood
Giraffes on Horseback Salad, now a graphic novel, relives the Marx Brothers film first written by Salvador Dali. Recreated by author Josh Frank in partnership with comedian Tim Heideck and Spanish comics creator Manuela Pertega, the film comes to life on pages in all its gorgeous, full-color, cinematic, surreal glory.
JACK FAIRWEATHER / SARAH ROSE April 21, 2020 • 10:30 am • $10
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Heroes of the Resistance
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or a long time, I considered the meaning of a well-known Hasidic tale to be simplistic. However, after many years I now view the tale in more significant and helpful dimensions. Rabbi Yitzhak, who lived in a village near Krakow, was very caring and generous. However, his willingness to always assist those in need eventually left him with few worldly possessions. This didn’t really matter since he evinced little concern for material things. In fact, even as he grew poorer and poorer, he had only one wish: enough funds to build a synagogue Rabbi Jonathan R. Katz worthy of his community’s religious integrity. One night, Rabbi Yitzhak dreamed he was standing on a Prague bridge when he glimpsed a hole underneath it that held a sack brimming with gold. He actually laughed in his sleep at the thought of finding this treasure in such a far-fetched location and using it to build a synagogue. The next night, when the same dream occurred, he again chuckled in his slumber at the prospect of finding the means to build his cherished house of worship. But when he experienced the dream a third straight night, he woke up believing it to be a prophecy and immediately set off for Prague, a place he’d never visited before. A week later, with his shoes worn through, he reached the city and found the bridge exactly where he’d dreamed it would be. However, he could not find the hole filled with gold below. Nevertheless, he kept returning, figuring he must have failed to look in the right spot. Inevitably, a guard patrolling the structure approached him. “I’ve seen you walk this bridge over and over for days,” he said. “You seem to be looking for something. What is it?” Rabbi Yitzhak shook his head in frustration. “I walked here for six days after dreaming that beneath this bridge was a treasure of gold,” he replied. The guard burst out laughing. “Ah, so that’s why your shoes are worn through. But how silly you are,” he chided. “I once dreamed a similar dream. In it, a king’s treasure was buried in a village near Krakow in the home of a man named Yitzhak. Can you imagine if I’d gone to Krakow and asked for such a man? There must be so many there with that common name. And, then, what if I asked all of them if I could dig under their stoves? There’d be no end to the ridicule I’d get.” These words pleased Rabbi Yitzhak but he didn’t show it. He quickly departed for home and on his arrival dug a hole under his stove and discovered the treasure the guard had foretold. The synagogue was completed a year later. Though the accepted wisdom of the story is that one does not need to travel far to find happiness, there is much more than this. Yes, it is true that fulfillment is, ultimately, found in one’s own backyard, i.e., from within ourselves. This treasure has not been there all the time, but in potentia “under the stove.” It only materializes as a result of our seeking out the “gold” of our being. This does not involve a physical journey as much as an existential, psychological and spiritual one. For each of us, this searching is different, yet the goal is the same: enlightenment, individuation and authentic recognition of our uniqueness with the acceptance of the capabilities and responsibilities that flow from it.
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Martin Buber, who popularized and was especially drawn to this particular tale, wrote, “Most of us achieve only at rare moments a clear realization of the fact that they have never tasted the fulfillment of existence, that their life does not participate in true, fulfilled existence, that, as it were, it passes true existence by. We nevertheless feel the deficiency at every moRab ment, and in some measure strive to find – somewhere – what we are seek-Tem ing... The environment which I feel to t be the natural one, the situation which b has been assigned to me as my fate, the J things that happen to me day after day,High the things that claim me day after day –read these contain my essential task...” he h T.S. Eliot speaks profoundly of thisHe w sense of revelation in his poem Theand Gidding: “We shall not cease from ex-Inste ploration, and the end of all our explor-than ing will be to arrive where we startedthat and know the place for the first time.” ral d The gold underneath our stovesstrug waits to be discovered, often, over andthe l over again. It all depends on our deter-start mination to travel the existential roadlist o whose destination is not always knownfor a until we intuit our sense of arrival. G In a certain way it is akin to thetene aim of Torah study, where we follow,staye and probe for insights, the journeys ofwith those inhabiting its parchment in orderatha to discern understanding and possibil-inscr ity in our own life text. The quest is T similarly the same, a Promised Land ofI use self-comprehension and actualization. latio Rabbi Jonathan R. Katz serves as aabou Community Chaplain and Directorhum of JFCS’s Jewish Healing Program,can a partnership between The Jewishprais Federation of Sarasota-Manatee anddiffe JFCS of the Suncoast. than of so Several local rabbinic roads have led to Dothan disap emo n my August Jewish News article, God I described a recent visit I made to A Dothan, Alabama, where I stood on the same bimah at Temple-Emanu-El as my father had almost 80 years ago when he served the congregation as a student rabbi. After reading the article, Sarasota resident Margery Shurberg and her son Arthur contacted me. Margery informed me that her former husband, Rabbi Meyer Marx z’l, also stood on that bimah when he led Temple EmanuEl as its spiritual leader in the 1950s.
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Subsequently, I visited with Margery and Arthur to learn more about the family’s history and experience in Dothan. Following his tenure in Dothan, Rabbi Marx and Margery moved to another Temple Emanu-El, in Sarasota, where he became the congregation’s first full-time rabbi. Rabbi Larry Mahrer, who led Bradenton’s Temple Beth El for several years, also served as a rabbi at Dothan’s Temple Emanu-El.
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COMMENTARY
God can handle our pain – but can we?
ized parieve lizaever that true, e, it rthemoRabbi Samantha Kahn e to eek-Temple Sinai el to t had been a tough year. Consumed hich by pain and paralyzed by anger, , the Jonathan wasn’t ready to go to day,High Holy Day services. He wasn’t ay –ready to ask God’s forgiveness because he hadn’t spoken with God in months. thisHe was too angry about all the sadness Theand loss he had experienced that year. m ex-Instead of going to his temple, Jonaplor-than sat down and made a list of all artedthat had gone wrong that year – natume.” ral disasters, acts of terror, financial ovesstruggles and personal tragedies. When andthe list was finished, he looked up and eter-started reading it out to God. It was his roadlist of all that God needed to apologize ownfor as the new year began. God, with infinite compassion, liso thetened to Jonathan’s list patiently, and low,stayed with him until he was finished ys ofwith his reprimand. God accepted Jonorderathan’s heartfelt communication and ibil-inscribed him in the book of life. st is This new take on an old story is one nd ofI used to teach in the context of our reon. lationship with The Eternal, a message as aabout God’s great capacity to hold our ectorhuman pain. While I still believe God ram,can handle our anger, along with our wishpraise, I’ve come to see Jonathan in a anddifferent light. Though fictional, Jonathan’s story sits with me as an example of so many in our world who let their disappointments overwhelm them and emotionally hold them hostage. Yes, God can handle our pain – but can we? As we enter the month of Elul, the
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Jewish month immediately preceding our New Year, we are to begin a journey of checking in with our heart and soul and recalibrating our behaviors for better outcomes. Elul is a time to prepare ourselves for the hard work of the High Holy Days because it is not easy to jump in to transformative acts of repentance and prayer. Jewish tradition knows that in order to have a better future, we must first take an accounting of our soul. We must identify and move past the aspects of self which act as obstacles to a happier, more meaningful life. To succeed in this transformative work of cultivating resilience and preparing for a better future, we must walk away from the anger that holds us captive. Like Jonathan, we have the right to take stock of how we’ve been wronged. We want to recognize it, name it. But at some point, we need to stop focusing on the hurt. We need to put the list down if we hope to march forward. Letting go of anger does not mean you are somehow legitimizing the wrong that was done. Rather, it means you release its control over you and start living again. Many times in life, the only thing we can control is how we respond to what we’ve been given. We can let our sadness grip tight to our soul, or we can choose to push past it and free ourselves from its hold. From a place of acceptance, we can change our inner narratives and find light shining again. From a place of resilience, we can move forward, bounce back, change, grow and thrive. This month, as we do the work of Elul, may we all be able to take the challenges we’ve faced and identify what to keep with us and what to let go of. If we wish to have a transformed and sweet new year, we must make our peace with the past and let our hearts be resilient.
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Every cloud has a silver lining From the Bimah Rabbi Chaim Steinmetz Chabad of Sarasota
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s the Jewish year 5779 comes to a close, it’s time to review the year, with all its pleasant and positive events as well as the challenges and painful events. One thing that comes to mind about this past year is the heightened security around Jewish buildings and Jewish events and activities. The reason is that last year there were two mass shooting incidents at Jewish synagogues, the first in Pittsburgh and the second in Poway, California. Since then, security and the prevention of the next shooting incident are on everyone’s minds. Security committees are forming for every Jewish organization in every city, and constant communication with local police and authorities is becoming part of the norm. However, there is a pleasant surprise in all of this. Many feared that the incidents would create fear in people’s
minds and cause many to avoid attending synagogue services and activities. But, instead, there has been a rise in attendance at synagogue services and events. This is the case at our local Chabad Center, and a short survey I took by calling several synagogues around the country confirmed the same. It turns out that the fear which the terrorists/criminals have tried to instill into the minds of the population had no effect at all and, perhaps, caused an increase in attendance and participation. The idea of greater participation and involvement after a tragedy is beautifully expressed in the Talmud. The Talmud teaches that our prophets compare the Jewish people to olives because, just as olives produce oil only after getting crushed, so too the higher the challenge and hardship, and the more “crushing” the Jewish people go through, the more significant their achievements. This reminds us that “every cloud has a silver lining,” and rather than lamenting on past events, we should unite and work together to strengthen our Jewish activities, to care about another Jewish person around town and the globe, and to affirm our firm resolve into not allowing for such events to stop and decrease the level of Jewish activities. This can be done by each one of us making a personal commitment. I wish each one of you a happy and safe new year.
I B L ERAL YESHIVA a t o s a r a s PRESENTS OCTOBER – NOVEMBER 2019 COURSES
GREAT JEWISH ESCAPES THROUGHOUT HISTORY MONDAYS 3:15 PM – 4:30 PM Starting October 7 (Eight Weeks) There is no escaping the truth that the Jewish people has survived every imaginable existential threat including those perpetrated by the major powers of history all of which have vanished. Staying alive meant using saykhel (smarts), ingenuity and daring in order to escape the threatened ravages of annihilation. This course will review the long history of escapes including methodology, the leadership, and secrets of mutual help. Instructor: Marden Paru; $70.
HISTORY OF FRENCH JEWRY TUESDAYS 10:30 AM – 11:45 AM Starting October 8 (Eight Weeks) During the Roman period, a Jewish presence existed in France. After the Romans conquered Jerusalem, boats filled with Jewish captives landed in Bordeaux, Arles and Lyons. Jewish communities organized in the 1st-5th Century. Anti-Semitism was rampant for centuries. The Talmud was put on trial; Rashi, one of our greatest scholars and commentators, emerged; and Napoleon made life a bit easier. From the Dreyfus Affair to the Holocaust, Jewish life managed to flourish. The Jews contributed a great deal to France culture. Instructor: Marden Paru; $70.
THE WISDOM OF SOLOMON – SHLOMO HAMELECH
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FRIDAYS 10:30 AM – 11:45 AM Starting October 4 (Eight weeks) Just how wise was King Solomon? This is a question we will ponder as we study the achievements of this larger-than-life figure in Jewish history. He was bestowed the honor of building the first great Temple; he had 700 wives. Solomon brought peace and prosperity to the Land of Israel through treaties with all the neighboring rulers. He built a navy that went to all corners of the earth to bring back precious metals, ivory and exotic birds. Just how did he manage? What was his legacy? Instructor: Marden Paru; fee $70.
Inquire about multi-course discounts. Scholarships are also available. Classes are held at The Jewish Federation on The Larry Greenspon Family Campus for Jewish Life, 580 McIntosh Road, 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, 5445 Pamela Wood Way #160, Sarasota, FL 34233. 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.
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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.
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Rosh Hashanah
The Jewish New Year; start of the Ten Days of Penitence. The first two days are observed as full holidays.
Yom Kippur
Day of Atonement; the most solemn day of the year devoted to fasting, prayer and repentance.
Sukkot
First two days of Tabernacles, commemorating the dwelling of the Israelites in booths in the wilderness.
Shemini Atzeret Eighth Day of Assembly.
Simchat Torah
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September 2019
History teaches the importance of standing up to injustice
Education Corner
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By Dan Ceaser
he Hershorin Schiff Community Day School was founded on the belief that the way to a more peaceful future is to build bridges of understanding between Jews and other cultures, and welcome others to enjoy an inside view of our history and traditions. Our educational approach, which challenges and enables students to learn beyond textbooks and our own school walls, increases the impact of learning on our students, families and community. When it comes to Holocaust education, we believe there is a particular urgency not just to inform but also to use the subject matter to encourage and empower our students to create a better future. This summer, with financial support from The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee, our middle school social studies program chair, Leslie Ruben, participated in the Classrooms Without Borders “Poland Personally” program. With a group of about 60 educators from across the U.S. as well as other countries – accompanied by a Holocaust survivor to add personal stories and insights – Leslie visited historical sites such as the Okopowa St. Jewish Cemetery, the Jewish Ghetto, Lublin, the Kielce synagogue (the site of the pogrom), Krakow and several concentration camps, including Auschwitz. Beyond seeing and learning about the various locations and the history involved, one thing Leslie found interesting was how curious her non-Jewish fellow travelers were about our culture and religious practices. She discovered that even at schools with extensive Holocaust studies, they are missing the cultural pieces that humanize the Jewish people and demystify our traditions.
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As a result of connections made during the program, students from St. Martha Catholic School will visit Community Day on the second day of Rosh Hashanah so they can learn about our High Holiday traditions. Other student exchanges are being discussed. Our lesson plan for teaching the Holocaust is changing, too. When Leslie returned, she noted her experience in Poland was a wake-up call. She is taking personal responsibility not only to educate her students about the Holocaust but to make them understand their role in ensuring a just and peaceful future. “Education in my classroom needs to center around the idea of resisting injustice at its inception … Students need to have lessons and opportunities to increase their moral compass so that standing up for people becomes part of the fabric of their existence,” she said. Leslie has worked to create a new class that focuses on civil rights, injustice and complacence. Using the Holocaust as a nucleus, our students are studying modern events in which civil rights have been violated – not just for Jewish people but also the LGBTQ community, African Americans, immigrants, or any group whose liberties have been infringed upon – and examining society’s response (or lack thereof). They will also look at genocide around the world and discuss possible calls to action that might end these events. As incredible as it may seem, the Holocaust appears to be fading from our collective memory as time goes by – and if the horrors of the Holocaust are forgotten, what’s to prevent it from happening again? A 2018 study by the Claims Conference showed that 70% of Americans believe that people care less about the Holocaust than they used to. Thirty-one percent of the Americans surveyed don’t believe that six million Jews were murdered during the Holocaust. A majority of Americans – 58% - said they don’t believe something like the Holocaust could happen again. These numbers come at a time when anti-Semitic acts and xenophobic rhetoric have been on rise in the U.S. and around the world. As Leslie eloquently stated upon her return from the Poland Personally program, “We can’t change the atrocities that took place during the Holocaust, but we can continue to teach the lessons so that it never ends in Auschwitz again.”
2019
Need-based Scholarship Assistance
for Sarasota and Manatee County Students Let us help make religious school a reality for your child. In the past four years, The Jewish Federation has funded more than $221,390 to assist 573 children to attend religious schools in Sarasota and Manatee counties. Call us to learn how your child can benefit from attending a Jewish religious school.
At Community Day, we are committed to building bridges of understanding and nurturing learners who understand they can and must be agents of change – now and in the future. And as our community’s Jewish
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day school, we feel it’s our responsibility to be better stewards of our mission, with an impact extending well beyond the walls of our classroom. Dan Ceaser is Head of School at Hershorin Schiff Community Day School.
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2020 B.M.Y.A./L.E.A.P MISSION TO ISRAEL JUNE 14-28, 2020*
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS: — Israel advocacy/leadership training — — Open to current 10th & 11th graders from Sarasota-Manatee — — Tour the country and spend time with teens from Tel Mond, Israel — — All participants receive scholarships —
Applications are being accepted SEPTEMBER 2 – NOVEMBER 22, 2019 For more information and to apply, go to
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BOB MALKIN YOUNG AMBASSADORS TEEN LEADERSHIP PROGRAM
*tentative dates
Experience an unforgettable, life-changing trip with other 11th & 12th grade students from around the world! • Spend a week in Poland • March from Auschwitz to Birkenau on Yom HaShoah with thousands of fellow Jews • Spend a week in Israel during Yom Hazikaron and Yom Ha’atzmaut
APRIL 19 to MAY 3 2020
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Temple Sinai Religious School restructures its programs By Gail Glickman
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ethany Leinweber, Temple Sinai’s Director of Jewish Learning, is happy to describe the religious school’s new structure, schedule and atmosphere. There will be a change in time to Sunday mornings every week for K-8 from 9:00 a.m. to noon, and areas of study will include Hebrew Jewish studies and specials. Bethany is especially excited about the rotation of specials throughout the year that include cooking with Temple Sinai’s new chef and caterer, Adam Woldman, as well as drama, music and art. The religious school is proud that it is the only one on the west coast of
Florida that is ARJE-accredited. Parents will have the opportunity to meet with Bethany to learn and share, and will be given many opportunities to volunteer so that they too may enhance their Jewish roots and friendships. Diversified subjects for K-7 will include Gimilut Chasadim (acts of loving kindness), Torah, tribes, Israel, Pirkei Avot, genealogy and Jewish heroes. The 8th grade will study conversational Hebrew and leadership. Grades 9 and 10, will meet once a month with Rabbi Samantha Kahn and Chazzan Cliff Abramson to prepare for confirmation. A trip to the Religious Action
At Camp Coleman with Bethany Leinweber (standing, far left) and Rabbi Samantha Kahn (far right)
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Center in Washington, D.C., will be part of their program. It is clear that Temple Sinai’s religious school provides opportunities for the kids to learn, socialize and form
lifelong relationships with other Jewish kids. The religious school mission and program reflect our commitment to prepare students and families for 21st century Jewish living.
Rabbi Michael Werbow, Asher Werbow, Nili Elan, Suzy Mata, Maxwell Fletcher and Laila Karp at Temple Sinai Religious School
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SURVIVING LUNCH SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 22 4:00pm
Beatrice Friedman Theater The Larry Greenspon Family Campus for Jewish Life 582 McIntosh Rd., Sarasota
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oin STEP and JFCS for a screening of Surviving Lunch, an award-winning film that explores the issues surrounding bullying and school violence, released the same year as the tragic deaths in a school shooting of 14 students, two coaches, and a teacher at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. The film tells a fictional story based on events experienced by today’s teens. Following the film, a panel of subject matter experts will discuss key topics presented in the film and answer questions. NOTE: Although the film has not been rated, it can be considered PG-13 due to its carefully portrayed, yet graphic, content. Parents/caregivers are encouraged to attend and watch along with teens.
A film about what it means to be a teenager in America today. To register, visit jfedsrq.org/events For more information, contact Andrea Eiffert at 941.552.6308 or aeiffert@jfedsrq.org
The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee and its generous donors are committed to providing teen travel scholarships for the following educational, experiential, and exploratory programs: Alexander Muss High School in Israel Participate in a 6, 8, or 18-week program. Enjoy college living in a high school environment in Israel.
SKIP Take part in an accredited academic, experiential, or volunteer-based program to Israel and receive a scholarship from The Jewish Federation of SarasotaManatee.
AIPAC Policy Conference (Feb. 29 – March 3, 2020) Join more than 18,000 pro-Israel activitsts for the AIPAC Policy Conference in Washington D.C. Domestic Teen Travel Take part in an accredited academic, experiential, or volunteer-based domestic teen travel program and receive a scholarship from The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee. Bob Malkin Young Ambassador Mission to Israel (Tentative dates: June 14 - 28, 2020)
Join other local 10th and 11th grade students for a two-week trip of a lifetime. March of the Living
BOB MALKIN YOUNG AMBASSADORS TEEN LEADERSHIP PROGRAM
(April 19 – May 3, 2020)
FREE EVENT
Participate in this two-week program bringing Jewish teens from around the world to Poland and Israel.
This film is a product of Source Productions, a division of Planned Parenthood of Southwest and Central Florida.
For more information and to apply, go to
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Community Day School debuts new website
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ver the past few years, the Hershorin Schiff Community Day School has enjoyed significant growth of its student body (the school enrollment has more than tripled since becoming Community Day School), implemented improvements to the facilities and operational infrastructure, and undergone a successful rebranding. This summer, the school checked off another major project on its list of to-dos: the redesign of its website.
The new website enables the school to highlight its core values of community (kehillah), learning (limud) and justice (tzedek); its commitment to diversity and community; and the unique, forward-thinking approach it takes to Jewish education. School leadership felt it was critical to have a more effective outreach tool, particularly given the number of unaffiliated Jewish households in our region.
“Given that so many area Jewish households are unaffiliated with formal Jewish institutions, we felt it was critical to have a vehicle that was engaging and easy to navigate, and where our Jewish values were clearly on display,” said Community Day Head of School Dan Ceaser. “Through our website,
we can welcome Jewish families of all denominations and levels of engagement – as well as families of diverse faiths – just as we do each and every day at school.” To see the school’s new website, go to CommunityDay.org.
Sarasota BBYO happenings
This program is Sponsored by The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee By Jessica Zimmerman, Associate Regional Dir., North Florida Region
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BYO is a teen-led youth organization. It offers leadership opportunities on a local, regional and international scale that are not only attractive to prospective colleges, but also helps teens develop socially, intellectually and emotionally. BBYO offers a safe space for teens to be teens in a world that is making it more Jessica Zimmerman difficult every day. Come learn about how you can be a leader in our community, how you can make Judaism more meaningful in your life, and find out how you can join your brothers and sisters from more than 40 countries to play on a bigger stage than ever before. Visit azabbg. bbyo.org/ic to get a glimpse of what it is we do on an international scale. This past summer, BBYO teens flourished at Jewish summer camps and at BBYO summer programs, and some have even traveled to Israel to take high school-level courses. With the summer ending, we look forward to bringing our excitement and passion for Jewish programming to create a truly amazing year of Sarasota BBYO. We start this very exciting year with our Fall Kickoff at Rainbow River
State Park for a tubing adventure on Sunday, September 8 from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. We will tube down the ancient natural springs that make up much of our backyard in North Florida. BBYO will provide transportation to and from Sarasota. Our first convention of the year, JEI (Jewish Enrichment Institute), will take place the weekend of November 8-10. This convention will bring Jewish teens together from as far as Tallahassee to as close as Fort Myers for an unforgettable weekend of engagement, fun and ritual at Day Springs Camp. I will host our first BBYO parent information session on Sunday, October 13 from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. on The Larry Greenspon Family Campus for Jewish Life. Light refreshments will be provided. Please join us to learn more about BBYO in Sarasota and our mission to offer more Jewish teens, more enriching Jewish experiences. To register for Kickoff and to learn more about local programming, email me at jesszimmerman@bbyo.org. We are searching for advisors for our Sarasota BBYO chapters. Advising is a volunteer position and asks anywhere from six to 10 hours of your time a month. Please contact me for more information.
The home page of the Hershorin Schiff Community Day School’s new website
For a continuously updated community calendar, visit www.jfedsrq.org.
Preschool8th grade
Where students learn, lead and laugh together The Community Day School difference:
Rigorous, project-based learning Accelerated and individualized program Healthy and active outdoor learning daily Music and art for every child, every week, all year Competitive athletics Variable Tuition Model – affordable for every family Accredited by FCIS, FKC & PRIZMAH
Hershorin Schiff Community Day School 1050 S. Tuttle Ave. Sarasota | (941) 552-2770
www.CommunityDay.org
F AM I L Y E V E N T BE ONE OF MANY
TEEN VOICES WITH ONE MISSION Attend the AIPAC Policy Conference February 29 - March 3, 2020 in Washington, DC
The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee awards scholarships for up to ten high school students to attend the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) Policy Conference in Washington, DC, each year. Be one of the more than 18,000 participants, including 3,600 students, to attend the largest gathering of America’s Pro-Israel community.
AIPAC empowers pro-Israel activists to be politically engaged and build relationships with members of Congress to promote the U.S.Israel relationship. Plan to apply for this important program!
APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED SEPT. 2 – NOV. 22, 2019 To apply, visit JFEDSRQ.org/AIPAC
For more information, please contact Andrea Eiffert at 941.552.6308 or aeiffert@jfedsrq.org
Temple Beth Sholom Welcomes You to
TASHLICH BY THE BAY
Tashlich gives us an opportunity to cast away the difficult parts of our past year. Experience Tashlich by the water while viewing the sunset, appreciating the Siesta Beach Drum Circle and enjoying PJ Library crafts and books. WHEN Sunday, October 6 6pm
WHERE Siesta Key Beach Sunset Pavilion (near the playground)
COST This Event is FREE
Register at JFEDSRQ.org/PJ For more information please contact Lex Calaguas at 941.955.8121. SPONSORED BY
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September 2019
My first time at Jewish sleepaway camp
By Sabrina Silverberg, MARE, Temple Emanu-El Dir. of Education
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n June I spent a week at URJ Camp Coleman in North Georgia. It was my very first time at a Jewish sleepaway camp. I never went in my 18 years as a Jewish Education Director, and I did not go even as a child growing up in Israel. It was a leap of faith. I had some specific goals. I wanted to find a new way to connect with our Temple Emanu-El Religious School students and I wanted to bring more of the camping culture to our school. But I did not know what to expect in terms of the accommodations, schedules and, frankly, in terms of what my role was going to be. So I went without any expectations. My experience at Camp Coleman can be summed up in one word: magical.
The magic was seeing 400+ Jewish children having the time of their lives. They swam, climbed trees, created art, gardened and danced, but the magic went beyond that. I saw children on Shabbat walking to services arm-inarm, dressed in white and serenaded by guitars. I was impressed as these children shouted Birkat Hamazon with full choreography after every meal. I was proud to see the youngest children work as meltzarim (table bussers), willingly and cheerfully. The Jewish overnight camping experience is a microcosm of what it means to live an immersive, joyful, free-spirited, responsible, loving Jewish life. I am glad that I took this leap of faith. I will be back at Camp Coleman next summer.
Sabrina Silverberg created a leadership workshop for Camp Coleman teens, including Temple Emanu-El’s Jacob Baram, Aiden Pearson and Julianna Maggard
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Our Jewish tomorrow is strong!
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ounds of excitement and joy filled the air as four camp buses pulled up at the Azalea Recreation Center in St. Petersburg on Thursday, July 11 for the 2nd Annual Camp Gan Israel Intercamp Day. Representative groups coming from Venice, Tampa, Palm Harbor and St. Petersburg – with over 130 campers and staff members – enjoyed a day of unity and Jewish pride. Beginning with
encouraging for our future!” Campers concluded the day with a cool treat from the Kona Ice truck, bringing a perfectly sweet ending to an even sweeter day. Camp Gan Israel is part of the largest and fastest growing network of Jewish day camps in the world. It enjoys a well-earned reputation as a trendsetter with innovative ideas, creative programs and new activities.
a “get to know you” game and moving on to a fast-paced and interactive carnival, the day got off to a great start. Campers bonded over a spirited drum circle and an energetic soccer game. It was special to see the campers develop new friendships with other Jewish children from the west coast. “The Jewish pride and energy in the room was powerful,” says Chaya Rivka Schmerling, Director of Camp Gan Israel of Venice. “The answer to our Jewish tomorrow is with the children. Witnessing the true joy and energy of these campers while singing Jewish songs is truly inspiring and
Many a child has been known to wait all year to come back to Gan Israel! Campers ages 5-14 enjoy a wide range of exciting activities and field trips in a warm and vivacious atmosphere. The three-week session is a full program of sports, games, crafts, dramatics, trips and other enriching camp activities. Our experienced staffers work to develop skills, confidence and a sense of fair play within each child. For information regarding camp, please call 941.493.2770 or visit www. chabadofvenice.com/camp.
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Sabrina Silverberg (2nd from right) celebrated Shabbat with Camp Coleman faculty and staff members
Looking to Meet Other Jewish Families? F AM I L Y E V E N T PJ Library and Gulf Coast Hillel Present
LOAVES OF LOVE We can make you a shidduch (a match)! Our Community Connectors can’t wait to meet you! Dori and Shaina specialize in connecting families raising Jewish children to each other and to Jewish experiences in the Sarasota-Manatee community.
Family Challah Bake
Families and Hillel students are invited for an intergenerational evening complete with challah making, storytelling and dinner. All participants who register by September 5 will receive a Loaves of Love apron. Come in your PJs!
WHEN
Thursday, September 26 5-7 pm
WHERE
Beatrice Friedman Theater The Larry Greenspon Family Campus for Jewish Life 582 McIntosh Rd., Sarasota
COST
$10 pp. Maximum of $25 per (nuclear) family
Register at JFEDSRQ.org/PJ SARASOTA COUNTY Dori Goldfarb 941.586.5450 DoriPJConnector@Gmail.com
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September 2019
LIFE CYCLE ANNIVERSARIES
55 Leonard & Gloria Biberman Temple Beth Sholom 55th Leonard & Barbara Bloom th
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50th Lawrence & Donna Lerner Temple Beth Sholom 50th Barbara & Jonathan Ryder Temple Sinai 40th Roberta & Mark Simon Temple Beth Sholom
35th Stephen Patrice & Sharon Morris-Patrice Temple Beth Sholom 30th Eugene & Toby Halpern Temple Emanu-El 15th Rubin & Alyson Hanan Temple Emanu-El 15th David Kessler & Susan Serling Temple Beth Sholom
IN MEMORIAM
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Jewish Happenings SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 1
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4
Sundae with the Rabbis
“Lunch with the Rabbis” at Temple Emanu-El
Temple Emanu-El wishes the entire community a sweet new year and extends a warm invitation to experience the sweetness of Jewish life at this special outreach event! All are welcome to share yummy ice cream sundaes and meet Temple Emanu-El’s wonderful Senior Rabbi Brenner Glickman and Associate Rabbi Michael Shefrin, Director of Education Sabrina Silverberg, Susan Schwaid Early Learning Center Director Elaine Sharrock, and temple leadership, members and families. We look forward to meeting you from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. at Temple Emanu-El, 151 McIntosh Road, Sarasota. For more information, contact Nina Levitt at nina.g.levitt@ gmail.com or 941.921.2526.
Are you looking for a great lunch date? Join Rabbi Brenner Glickman, Rabbi Michael Shefrin and friendly, interesting companions for lunch, socializing, and a discussion of current events and subjects of Jewish interest. All are invited to this popular, stimulating and enjoyable program at noon at Temple Emanu-El, 151 McIntosh Road, Sarasota. Attendees are asked to bring a brown-bag lunch and are also welcome to bring a newspaper article for discussion. Homemade dessert and terrific company are provided! For more information, call the temple office at 941.371.2788.
Elul: Resolutions Forever Begin spiritual preparations for the New Year with this inspiring program. During Elul, what are the special customs observed, and how do these customs actually help us to renew ourselves? Is it a time for remembering or forgetting the past? Find successful ways to make resolutions that last year-round and break out of the old habits as we begin to earnestly search our hearts for ways to enter the new year better than ever before. Join us at 4:00 p.m. at the Al Katz Center, 5710 Cortez Road West, Bradenton. Cost: $10 per adult; $5 per student; kosher refreshments included. To RSVP, call Beverly at 941.313.9239.
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 2 Temple Beth El Labor Day Picnic
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 5 Hebrew Classes Begin at Temple Emanu-El Temple Emanu-El (151 McIntosh Road, Sarasota) proudly offers four Hebrew learning opportunities. Conversational Hebrew 1 with Evie ShenTal begins today at 9:30 a.m. and continues on Thursdays through October 24. Level 2 begins Tuesday, September 3 at 9:30 a.m. and continues on Tuesdays through October 22. Also beginning today is Hebrew Language for Beginners with Susi Konicov; Level 1 is at 1:00 p.m. and Level 2 is at 2:00 p.m., with classes on Thursdays through November 7. All are invited to these welcoming, enriching, enjoyable classes! Conversational Hebrew classes: $50 for Temple Emanu-El members; $60 for guests. Hebrew Language classes: $60 for Temple Emanu-El members; $70 for guests. Advance registration is required. For more information or to register, please call 941.371.2788.
Enjoy a wonderful afternoon of good food and music sponsored by the Temple Beth El Men’s Club. Partake of traditional picnic eats cooked to perfection and possibly some culinary surprises. Profits from this fun event will go to the start-up of the TBE Men’s Club library. It begins at 4:00 p.m. at Temple Beth El Bradenton/Lakewood Ranch, 5150 Peridia Blvd. E., Bradenton. Cost: $10 for TBE members; $13 for guests; $5 for children under 12. Please call the temple office at 941.755.4900 to reserve your space and/or submit payment.
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September 2019 FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 8
Temple Sinai Rhythm & Jews Erev Shabbat Service
Chabad of Venice Open House
This is a special opportunity to meet with congregants at our expanded reception at 5:15 p.m. Come explore our beautiful atrium, social hall and sanctuary and experience Temple Sinai’s warm and welcoming spiritual home for those seeking learning and meaningful worship. Celebrate a festive Rhythm & Jews Erev Shabbat Service with the inspirational sounds of the Bruno Family Musicians. Temple Sinai is located at 4631 South Lockwood Ridge Rd., Sarasota (enter only from Proctor Road between Beneva and Swift). For more information, call 941.924.1802 or email office@sinaisrq.org.
Looking to join a vibrant Jewish community? Check out our wide array of adult education classes, volunteer programs, religious services as well our Hebrew School of the Arts. Come visit our annual Open House at 9:30 a.m. at Chabad Education Center, 21560 Angela Lane, Venice. For more information, contact Rabbi Sholom Schmerling at 941.493.2770 or rabbi@chabadofvenice.com.
Family Shabbat at Temple Beth El Join us for a musical Shabbat that will include some of our Religious School students leading parts of the service. Albert Rosenstein will accompany the service on his guitar. Open to all, the event begins at 7:00 p.m. at Temple Beth El Bradenton/Lakewood Ranch, 5150 Peridia Blvd. E., Bradenton. For more information, please call the temple office at 941.755.4900.
Chabad of Sarasota Open House Although all are always welcome to join Chabad for any service or program regardless of membership, affiliation or Judaic background, often times, an Open House can propel an individual who is uncertain about membership to make the leap to visit and get a firsthand feel for the welcoming and pleasant atmosphere at Chabad of Sarasota. Although we consider every Shabbat an Open House, an official Open House will be held at 7:30 p.m., which will include the short Kabbalat Shabbat service followed by an Oneg Shabbat and an opportunity to meet members, board members, President Dr. Isaac Kalvaria and Rabbi Chaim Steinmetz. For the service, a transliterated prayer book is available for all. Please join us at Chabad of Sarasota, 7700 Beneva Road. For more information, call 941.925.0770.
Friday Night Live for Teens in Grades 7-12 CTeen at Chabad of Sarasota is continuing its monthly Friday Night Live events to bring the spirit of Shabbat to teens in a fun and meaningful way. At 7:30 p.m., teens will join the congregation for the short Shabbat service, which will be followed by a special teen Oneg Shabbat, which will feature a Chinese buffet. All teens in grades 7-12 are welcome to join to honor the Shabbat with great camaraderie and delicious food at Chabad of Sarasota, 7700 Beneva Road. No cost but advance reservations are required. Call 941.925.0770 or email ella@chabadofsarasota.com.
volunteer open houses Thursday, October 24, 2019 • 2:00 – 3:00pm Monday, January 20, 2020 • 10:00 – 11:00am Zell Room • The Larry Greenspon Family Campus for Jewish Life
Chabad of Venice Volunteer Recruitment Breakfast Get involved and join Chabad of Venice for our Volunteer Power Breakfast to learn how you can become a volunteer. Many people have gotten on board to help and make a difference, and the changes we have seen have been tremendous! You don’t need a lot of time. Something small on your part can make a huge difference on our part. Just an extra pair of hands can be all that’s needed to turn a project into a success! In addition to helping Chabad, it gives you the opportunity to meet and interact with other members of our community. Join us at 10:30 a.m. at Chabad Education Center 21560 Angela Lane, Venice. To RSVP, visit www.chabadofvenice.com/ volunteer or call 941.493.2770.
SafeTALK Suicide Prevention Workshop Special workshops for teens, teachers, parents and professionals in the mental health field will be held on Sunday, September 8 and Monday, September 9. On September 8, a workshop for teens will begin at noon. At 6:00 p.m. on Sunday and 9:00 a.m. on Monday, there will be a workshop for adults, parents, grandparents and professionals who deal with teens. Each 3-hour workshop will train participants to recognize and engage an individual who might be having thoughts of suicide, and move quickly to connect the person with professionals who can complete the helping process. All participants will receive a certificate of completion recognizing them as a SafeTALK certified suicide alert helper. The workshops take place at Chabad of Sarasota (7700 Beneva Road) and are made possible by the support of JFCS of the Suncoast, Brandi’s Wish, Compeer and Gelt Financial. The cost is $20 per adult and $10 per teen. An RSVP is required at sarasotachabad.com/safetalk.
CTeen – Loaves of Love Join CTeen from 12:30 to 3:00 p.m. and make sweet challah for the new year with residents at Aviva. Enjoy a delicious deli lunch, a Challah Ice Breaker Game and more. Meet at The Chabad House, 5712 Lorraine Road, Bradenton. Cost: $18; free for CTeen members. A CTeen annual membership is $180. For more information, contact Rabbi Mendy Bukiet at 941.752.3030 or rabbi@chabadofbradenton.com.
Movie Matinee and Lecture In 1967, the Temple Mount was returned to Jewish control after 2,000 years. King Solomon’s First Temple was destroyed in 586 BCE. The Second Temple, constructed 50 years later, was destroyed by Rome in 70 AD, and the Temple treasures were looted. But centuries of eyewitnesses say the treasures survived as they were carried away to Rome, Carthage and Byzantium, leaving an ominous trail of destruction. Where is what is left of the treasure today? “The Holy Temples and Treasures” will explore all this and more. Join us at 3:00 p.m. at the Al Katz Center, 5710 Cortez Road West, Bradenton. Cost: $10 per adult; $5 per student; kosher refreshments included. To RSVP, call Beverly at 941.313.9239.
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JEWISH HAPPENINGS MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 9 The Tefillin Club Get your week off to a great start with the Monday morning Tefillin Club at 8:00 a.m. at Chabad Education Center, 21560 Angela Lane, Venice. Shacharit will be followed by coffee and bagels, and a 15-minute “Living Torah” film. Each week, Rabbi Sholom Schmerling will expound on a different prayer, thus enabling each participant to really learn how to pray. No prior experience necessary. (If you don’t have a pair of tefillin, we have one for you.) For more information, contact Rabbi Schmerling at 941.493.2770 or rabbi@chabadofvenice.com.
Kabbalah & Coffee Start your week with a spiritual boost! Discuss, explore and journey through the world of mystical teaching and learn how to apply these profound teachings to your daily life. This ongoing Tanya class will probe the esoteric through a unique program of English text-based study. No prior Kabbalistic experience required. Join us at 9:30 a.m. at Chabad Education Center, 21560 Angela Lane, Venice. No cost and walk-ins are welcome. For more information, contact Rabbi Sholom Schmerling at 941.493.2770 or rabbi@chabadofvenice.com.
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10 Mitzvah Knitting Group at Temple Emanu-El Are you a knitter or crocheter interested in using your talent to brighten the lives of others while making new friends? If so, please come to the Mitzvah Knitting Group sponsored by Temple Emanu-El Sisterhood. We gather monthly to craft and socialize, and our beautiful handiwork has been donated to local new parents as well as needy families in SarasotaManatee and in Israel. Bring your needles or crochet hook and a favorite pattern – we’ll supply the yarn and great company! The group meets at 10:00 a.m. at Temple Emanu-El, 151 McIntosh Road, Sarasota. For more information, email Susan Bernstein at susanhope22@comcast.net.
Beginning Conversational Hebrew Have you ever wanted to learn another language? Why not learn Modern Hebrew? Join us every Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. at Temple Beth Sholom, 1050 S. Tuttle Avenue, Sarasota. No cost. For more information, contact Lex Calaguas at 941.955.8121 or lcalaguas@templebethsholomfl.org.
Mindful Yoga with Sisterhood Join us for our weekly yoga class organized by the Temple Beth Sholom Sisterhood. The class is appropriate for all levels, genders and ages. Bring a yoga mat or heavy towel. All other props are provided. Instruction will also be given using a chair for support. Classes begin at 3:30 p.m. at Temple Beth Sholom, 1050 S. Tuttle Avenue, Sarasota. Cost: $5 for TBS members; $10 for non-members. No RSVP required. For more information, contact Lex Calaguas at 941.955.8121 or lcalaguas@templebethsholomfl.org.
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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11 Women of Beth El Program Join the Women of Temple Beth El Bradenton/Lakewood Ranch for lunch, schmoozing and a special program. Stephanie Banfill (member and daughter of Susie Konicov) will present a program called “An Essential Experience,” about what essential oils are and how they are used. This will be a fun experience and there may even be some take-home benefits. The event begins at noon at Peridia Golf & Country Club, 4950 Peridia Blvd. E., Bradenton. Open to all. Your cost is what you order for lunch. For more information and to RSVP, call the Temple Beth El office at 941.755.4900.
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Beaches, Benches, & Boycotts The Civil Rights Movement in Tampa Bay The Civil Rights Movement in Tampa Bay had characteristics similar to other areas of the South but these stories are its own. Tampa Bay remained racially segregated at the dawn of the Civil Rights era and many local institutions and establishments held out on integration for several years after Brown v. Board of Education and the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Under “Jim Crow” every aspect of African American life in Tampa, St. Petersburg, Sarasota, and their surrounding cities was segregated. This exhibition illuminates our region’s struggle with racial equality and shines a light on the local leaders who changed our cities.
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EVENTS November 13, 2019 FEDERATION CELEBRATION/ANNUAL MEETING December 16, 2019
WOMEN’S DAY with Gail Simmons December 19, 2019 FEDERATION’S NEWCOMERS EVENT • BRADENTON December 25, 2019 TRADITION! A FIDDLER ON THE ROOF SING-ALONG December 2019 – April 2020 PEOPLE OF THE BOOK AUTHOR SERIES
January 16, 2020 LION OF JUDAH & POMEGRANATE LUNCHEON with Alina Spaulding February 25, 2020 MAJOR GIFTS EVENT with Deborah Lipstadt February 25, 2020 COMMUNITY LECTURE with Deborah Lipstadt March 11 – 22, 2020 11TH JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL March 26, 2020 WOMEN’S PASSOVER CELEBRATION
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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12 Lunch and Learn: “CBD 101” Everyone is talking about CBD. Now you can learn the facts at this Lunch and Learn featuring local experts Christina Cook and Jason Heckman of Relief Resources. They’ll discuss the endocannabinoid system, hemp versus marijuana cannabis, the delivery methods of CBD, the benefits of CBD, and lab testing and quality control. There will also be an opportunity for questions and answers. Bring a brown-bag lunch. We’ll supply delicious dessert and plenty of food for thought! Doors open at 11:45 a.m. for this free event at Temple Emanu-El, 151 McIntosh Road, Sarasota. Presented by Temple Emanu-El Sisterhood. For more information, please contact Susan Meisel at susan.meisel@gmail.com or 585.797.4189.
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The Sarasota Jewish Chorale is accepting new singers for the first rehearsal of our season from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. at the Hecht School on The Larry Greenspon Family Campus for Jewish Life, 580 McIntosh Road, Sarasota. Tenors, bass/baritones and all voice parts are enthusiastically welcomed. The ability to read music is not essential, but carrying a tune is! To assist you, recordings of the voice parts are posted on our website at sarasotajewishchorale.org. Rehearsals continue on Thursdays, September 19 and 26 at the same time and location. For more information, please contact Artistic Director Sharon Greene at maxnana1227@gmail.com, or President Ronnie Riceberg at momgreat1@yahoo.com.
Pre-Rosh Hashanah Honey Cake Bake Join Chabad of West Bradenton’s Jewish Women’s Circle for an enjoyable ladies night out as we get into the Rosh Hashanah spirit. Learn how to bake a delectable honey cake that you will bring home to enjoy with family or friends. The event begins at 7:30 p.m. at Chabad of West Bradenton, 3611 Southern Pkwy. W., Bradenton. Suggested donation: $15. For more information, contact Shaina Steinmetz at shaina@chabadofwestbradenton.com or 941.735.9049.
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Little did we know, that when we set out to publish SHALOMSRQ —the ultimate resource guide to everything Jewish in Sarasota and Manatee counties—it would be such a great success! So much of a success that we’ve decided to bring it to you LIVE! Announcing ShalomSRQ Live!, the event that brings you face-to-face with the Sarasota and Manatee county Jewish organizations featured in SHALOMSRQ. • Synagogues & Temples
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Significant Jewish events in September include: World War II began with Germany’s invasion of Poland on September 1, 1939; Russia decreed the draft of Jewish boys at 12 years old in 1827; the first Jewish self-defense organization in Eretz Yisrael was founded in 1908; in 1935, the Nazis passed the infamous Nuremburg Laws, severely restricting Jewish life in Germany; framed by anti-Semites, French Army officer Alfred Dreyfus was released from prison in 1899 after years on barren Devil’s Island. Join us at noon at the Al Katz Center, 5710 Cortez Road West, Bradenton. Cost: $10 per adult; $5 per student; kosher brunch included. To RSVP, call Beverly at 941.313.9239.
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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13 Temple Sinai Tot Shabbat Join Rabbi Samantha Kahn, Chazzan Cliff Abramson and Geveret Laura for a very special family Shabbat experience – a warm, interactive service ideal for children in preschool to 2nd grade. Enjoy family blessings, story time, sing-a-longs and marching with the Torah. Stay for a delicious, catered dinner and fun activities! Tot Shabbat begins at 5:30 p.m. at Temple Sinai, 4631 South Lockwood Ridge Rd., Sarasota (enter only from Proctor Road between Beneva and Swift). Reservations are required to laura@ templesinai-sarasota.org.
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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 14 Tot Shabbat Jewish New Year’s Party Celebrate Shabbat and get ready for Rosh Hashanah with other young Jewish and interfaith families at this welcoming, festive celebration at 10:30 a.m. at Temple Emanu-El, 151 McIntosh Road, Sarasota. In addition to playground time, a yummy bagel breakfast, and age-appropriate Shabbat prayers, songs and movement with Rabbi Michael Shefrin, we’ll enjoy apples and honey, a Rosh Hashanah craft and activity, and of course some shofar time. It’s a wonderful morning with old and new friends, and all are welcome. For more information, call Rabbi Elaine Rose Glickman at 941.379.1997.
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JEWISH HAPPENINGS SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 15 Temple Sinai High Holy Day Clergy Workshop Join Rabbi Samantha Kahn, Chazzan Cliff Abramson, congregants and friends for a morning of introspection and community as we prepare for the High Holy Days. We will study, sing, meditate and become reJEWvenated as we check in with our souls before the Days of Awe. The workshop begins at 11:00 a.m. at Temple Sinai, 4631 South Lockwood Ridge Rd., Sarasota (enter only from Proctor Road between Beneva and Swift). For more information, call 941.924.1802 or email office@sinaisrq.org.
Sunday Zionist Brunch & Movie As we enter the Holy season, Zionists appreciate that “Next year in Jerusalem!” is now a reality. Israel faces continual challenges with a key election coming up, while members of the U.S. Congress fight to stop the anti-BDS (Boycott, Divest, Sanction) movement advanced by other members of Congress. Join fellow Zionists for a kosher brunch, film and lively discussion centered on our shared love of Israel and what we can do to strengthen the Zionist dream. The event begins at 11:30 a.m. at the Al Katz Center, 5710 Cortez Road West, Bradenton. Cost: $10 per adult; $5 per student; kosher brunch included. To RSVP, call Beverly at 941.313.9239.
Jewish Women’s Circle Book Club Start the new year on a positive note with a book club discussion of Positivity Bias by Rabbi Mendel Kalmenson. Join us at 7:30 p.m. at the home of Barbara Dolin. Refreshments will be served. Suggested donation: $10. For more information, contact Rabbi Mendy Bukiet at 941.752.3030 or rabbi@chabadofbradenton.com.
“Our monthly Jewish-themed film series focuses on real slices of life we can all relate to.” – ROSANN BLACK
THE LAST DAYS
Wednesday, Sept 18, 2019 • 1:30 pm
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This Oscar-winning documentary, executive produced by Steven Spielberg, focuses on the plight of five Hungarian Jews who survived imprisonment in Auschwitz.
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Academy Award, Best Documentary
Manatee Community Foundation 2820 Manatee Ave W, Bradenton, FL
BIG SONIA
Friday, October 11, 2019 • 11:00 am Among other things, this film offers a laugh-out-loud-funny portrait of the power of love to triumph over bigotry, and the power of truth-telling to heal us all.
Best Film, Cleveland International Film Festival; Best Documentary, Napa Valley Film Festival William H. Jervey Jr. Venice Public Library 300 Nokomis Ave. S., Venice, FL
ONCE IN A LIFETIME
Thursday, November 21, 2019 • 1:15 pm Once In A Lifetime demonstrates the enduring impact of the Holocaust in transforming future generations.
Audience Award: New Hamphsire, Boston, Santa Barbara; Best Narrative Film, Toronto
Temple Beth Sholom
1050 S. Tuttle Ave, Sarasota, FL
JOURNEY TO JUSTICE
Thursday, December 12, 2019 • 1:00 pm This is the story of a 16 year old German Jew who fled Nazi Germany in 1939, returned as an American soldier and then served as an interpreter during the Nuremberg Trial.
This film was shot in five countries and features extensive archival research and images, including historic film and photographs shot by Howard himself
Beatrice Friedman Theater on The Larry Greenspon Family Campus for Jewish Life 582 McIntosh Rd, Sarasota, FL
LIMIT 2 TICKETS PER FILM. THE SERIES IS FREE but audience members are encouraged to bring cans of food as well as new toys and school supplies, which will be donated to All Faiths Food Bank, Toys for Tots and Title 1 Schools.
CHAIR: ROSANN BLACK
For more information, contact Jeremy Lisitza at jlisitza@jfedsrq.org or 941.343.2113. R: TO REGISTE
VISIT: JFEDSRQ.ORG/Reel19
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 16 “The Real History of the Nazi Party” – Part 2 Part two of this multi-part series explores Hitler’s plans for Germany, the world and the Jewish people as detailed in a remarkable American interview given in 1923 and in Mein Kampf, written while Hitler was imprisoned for his failed attempt to take over Germany by force. Although the Munich Post sounded the alarm for 12 years about Nazi violence and menace, The New York Times and the rest of the world diminished the looming Nazi threat. Join us at 11:00 a.m. at the Al Katz Center, 5710 Cortez Road West, Bradenton. Cost: $10 per adult; $5 per student; kosher refreshments included. To RSVP, call Beverly at 941.313.9239.
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17 Honey Cake Baking Get a taste of Grandma’s Kitchen and discover the art of Honey Cake Baking! Each participant will make a honey cake to take home, and one to deliver to a neighbor or friend. Join us at 11:00 a.m. at Chabad Education Center, 21560 Angela Lane, Venice. For more information, contact Chaya Rivka Schmerling at 941.493.2770 or rivka@chabadofvenice.com.
Sarasota Jewish Singles Dinner Meeting The Sarasota Jewish Singles is an outreach program of Temple Beth Israel of Longboat Key to give all Jewish singles in the Sarasota-Manatee area the opportunity to meet. The group gets together once a month for dinner, laughter and a time to turn acquaintances into lifelong friends. We would love to have you join us at 6:00 p.m. at Overture Restaurant, 1255 North Palm Ave., Sarasota. To make a reservation or for more information, call or text Rosalyn Fleischer at 941.915.6631 or email rozfleischer@gmail.com.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 19 Chabad Women’s Circle Challah Bake Chabad’s Women’s Circle will host a Pre-Rosh Hashanah challah bake, chaired by master challah baker Flora Oynick, at 7:00 p.m. at Chabad of Sarasota 7700 Beneva Road. There will be options to make an apple and honey challah, and a challah centerpiece to adorn your holiday table. All are welcome to join! Cost: free for Rebbetzin Circle Members; $10 for Women’s Circle members; $18 for nonmembers. For more information or to RSVP, call 941.925.0770.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20 Chabad Kaplan Preschool Family Celebration Chabad of Sarasota’s Kaplan Preschool invites children ages 2-5 and their parents to a pre-Rosh Hashanah celebration at 9:00 a.m. at Chabad of Sarasota, 7700 Beneva Road. Enjoy a wonderful fully-engaged morning with your child as you get into the holiday spirit and make keepsake holiday projects. Although this program is offered free of charge to the community, advance reservations are necessary by calling the Chabad office at 941.925.0770 or via email to sara@chabadofsarasota.com.
L’Shana Tovah! Musical Shabbat Join us as we prepare for the High Holy Days with a musical service featuring the Temple Beth El choir and musicians. Come and enjoy Cantor Deborah Bard as she presents a “Sermon-in-Song.” The event begins at 7:00 p.m. at Temple Beth El Bradenton/Lakewood Ranch, 5150 Peridia Blvd. E., Bradenton. Please bring a non-perishable food for our Meals On Wheels food cart. For more information, please call 941.755.4900.
JEWISH HAPPENINGS SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 22 Surviving Lunch Screening and Talkback Sponsored by The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee
Surviving Lunch, a chilling and provocative new film about bullying and school violence, is about what it means to be a teenager in America right now. This film is a product of Source Productions, a division of Planned Parenthood of Southwest Florida. Join us for a film screening and talkback with filmmaker and director KT Curran, plus a Q&A with panel of experts. This free event is open to the public and takes place from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. in the Beatrice Friedman Theater on The Larry Greenspon Family Campus for Jewish Life, 582 McIntosh Road, Sarasota. For questions or more information, contact Andrea Eiffert at 941.552.6308 or aeiffert@jfedsrq. org. To register, go to jfedsrq.org/events.
ORT Wine and Cheese Join ORT members and guests from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. at the ORT Wine and Cheese in the club room at The Jewel, 1301 Main Street, Sarasota. Men and women are invited. Michele Wieckowski is sponsoring this event. Space is limited to 50 people. Cost: $10 per person. An RSVP is necessary to gain access to building. Mail your check (payable to ORT America) with a note listing the name of each person, phone number and email address by Sunday, September 15 to Ethel Gross, 3919 Panola Lane Sarasota, FL 34232. For more information, contact Michele Wieckowski at michwieck@yahoo.com or Kim Sheintal at klapshein@aol.com.
Youth Group Kick-Off Come to Temple Beth Sholom (1050 S. Tuttle Avenue, Sarasota) at 2:00 p.m. for this free youth group event. We will have registration for our youth groups (you do not need to be a member) and will be packing apples and honey for Rosh Hashanah. Pizza and drinks will be served. For more information, contact Kelly Nester at 941.955.8121 or knester@ templebethsholomfl.org.
Rosh Hashanah Welcoming Live Concert Nothing makes a celebration more joyous than live Jewish music. Welcome in this Jewish New Year with the uplifting sounds and songs of the Suncoast Jewish Music Ensemble, composed of accomplished local musicians from Manatee/Sarasota, whose enthusiasm is very contagious and energizing! This is a very rare multi-generational family treat not to miss, as all ages are cordially invited to listen and sing along with the songs that must be passed on to future generations. Join us at 3:00 p.m. at the Al Katz Center, 5710 Cortez Road West, Bradenton. Cost: $10 per adult; $5 per student. To RSVP, call Beverly at 941.313.9239.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25 Pre-Rosh Hashanah Family Celebration All families with children ages 4 and up are welcome to join for a spectacular pre-Rosh Hashanah event that will include baking challah, making honey whoopee pies and creating New Year cards. Enjoy apple dipped in honey, jam, peanut butter and a whole lot more. This family event, held at Chabad of Sarasota (7700 Beneva Road) at 5:00 p.m., in conjunction with the Weinstein After School Jewish Enrichment Program, is being offered free of charge to all families. Advance reservations are necessary and can be made by calling the Chabad office at 941.925.0770 or via email to sara@chabadofsarasota.com.
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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 26 PJ Library and Hillel’s Loaves of Love Challah Bake Sponsored by The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee
Families and Hillel students are invited for an intergenerational evening complete with challah baking, storytelling and dinner. Come in your PJs! Participants will receive dinner, an apron and a challah to bake at home. The event begins at 5:00 p.m. in the Beatrice Friedman Theater on The Larry Greenspon Family Campus for Jewish Life, 582 McIntosh Road, Sarasota. The cost is $10 per person; maximum $25 per family. For questions or more information, contact Andrea Eiffert at 941.552.6308 or aeiffert@jfedsrq.org. To register, go to jfedsrq.org/events.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 28 Shabbat Shmooze at Temple Beth Sholom Join us at 12:45 p.m. at Temple Beth Sholom (1050 S. Tuttle Avenue, Sarasota) for “Rosh Hashanah & Yom Kippur” with Rabbi Michael Werbow. Bring coffee and dessert from Kiddush and join us for a lively discussion. No cost. For more information, please contact Lex Calaguas at 941.955.8121 or lcalaguas@templebethsholomfl.org.
High Holiday services and events will take place on the following dates: Erev Rosh Hashanah: Sep. 29 Rosh Hashanah: Sep. 30 & Oct. 1 Yom Kippur Eve: Oct. 8 Yom Kippur: Oct. 9
Please contact the area’s temples for their specific schedules and more information. SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 29 A Taste of Rosh Hashanah Celebrate the first night of Rosh Hashanah with family and friends at the Rosh Hashanah Buffet and Community Reception. The buffet will take place immediately after services and will feature delicious foods customarily eaten on Rosh Hashanah. Join us at 7:00 p.m. at The Grove, 10670 Boardwalk Loop, Lakewood Ranch. Suggested donation: $18. RSVP by Friday, September 20. For more information, contact Rabbi Mendy Bukiet at 941.752.3030 or rabbi@chabadofbradenton.com.
Rosh Hashanah Community Buffet Dinner Welcome the new year with a delicious traditional Rosh Hashanah foods, great camaraderie and inspiration. Capture the spirit and tastes of Rosh Hashanah, all in one evening, with family and community, at this unique and memorable free event. Join us at 7:00 p.m. at Chabad Education Center 21560 Angela Lane, Venice. For more information, contact Chaya Rivka Schmerling at 941.493.2770 or rivka@chabadofvenice.com.
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