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Presbyterian leaders meet with Federation By ADAM BRONSTONE
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In the time prior to the late June national meeting of the conference of the Presbyterian Church of the United States, the Federation, working in coordination with our local rabbis and national agencies, concluded a series of conversations with Presbyterian clergy and lay leaders who will be voting on a controversial resolution regarding the Middle East. On the table to be voted on this year is a resolution calling for a boycott of Motorola Solutions, HewlettPackard and Caterpillar for gaining profit from selling equipment to the Israel Defense Force. As part of the associated report on this matter are calls for the United States to make military aid to Israel conditional upon enacted of U.N. resolutions and states that “facts on the ground … constitute the system of Israel apartheid.” In the wake of this upcoming vote, the Federation and local clergy, based on talking points and background materials supplied by the Jewish Council of Public Affairs, met with all six local delegates, or commissioners, at a meeting arranged by the head of the local Presbyter, the Rev. Paul Hooker. Many of the commissioners were concerned over the lack of balance to the resolution, as well as the attempt to seek an uncomplicated resolution to a complicated situation. One commissioner objected to the use of the term apartheid as applied to Israel, and all were deeply concerned over the fate of Christians in the Middle East, as well as the overall state of the peace process between Palestinians and Israelis. The Federation representative stressed the long-standing and deep ties that the two local communities have, the common bonds they share and joint interest in both social justice and peace in the Middle East. Also shared was
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Above, Israeli teens visiting Jacksonville as part of Federation’s Israel Partnership program join local teens at OneJax in a leadership workshop. Below, Israeli teens help out at Jewish Community Alliance’s Summer Camp. The teens spent time at all three Jewish camps. Look for more photos in the September Jewish News and on our Facebook page: facebook.com/jaxjewish.
Shalom Jax Meet and Greet slated for August By ISABEL BALOTIN Shalom Jacksonville
Summertime is a perfect time to have socials for newcomers. New residents are seeking to make a variety of connections to our community. These socials provide a perfect place for them to make friends and find out the latest happenings in their neighborhoods as well as the general community.
Our first event was held in June at Yvonne Cohen’s home. Thirty-six newcomers and friends enjoyed meeting one another, and some have made arrangements to get together at a later date. Our thanks to Yvonne for her generous hospitality and donation of some refreshments, and to Betty Rohan Eisenberg for donating the delicious desserts. Our next meet and greet will be held on Sunday, Aug. 26, at 7:15 p.m. at the home
of Irene and Jimmy Jaffa. Kosher refreshments will be served. If you are new to the community or have been here awhile and wish to make connections, please join us. Look for our ad in this paper. For more information, please contact Isabel Balotin, 448-5000 x 206 or email shalomjax@jewishjacksonville.org or go online, jewishjacksonville.org, and click on new to jax.
Spotlight: Baltic elderly attend camp for first time This month’s feature of a Federation beneficiary: JDC’s Golden Age Camp By American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee
While the Baltic Region prides itself on the excellent community and regional camps that are offered to the youth, young adults and families, these opportunities have largely not been available for the elderly. The dire economic situation of the region has meant that many elderly who survive on meager state pensions are reliant on the humanitarian assistance that
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Did you know? Through the Federation’s Israel partner, the Jewish Agency for Israel, at-risk Israeli teens participated in the Ben Yakir
Youth Village Passover camp, and spent their time preparing food baskets for needy families, as well as participating in field trips, meals, academic study and sports. JAFI is a beneficiary part-
ner of the Jewish Federation of Jacksonville. For more information about how Federation helps Jews here, in Israel and around the world, please visit the Israel or Ways to Give sections of our website: jewishjacksonville.org.
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COMMUNITY NEWS Florida Jewish history advocate to SAJHS: We need to move this hypothesis along By St. Augustine Jewish Historical Society
For decades, Marcia Zerivitz, founding executive director of the Jewish Museum of Florida, has been interested in pursuing the idea that Jews arrived in Florida, particularly in St. Augustine, in September 1565, a full 89 years before 23 Jews arrived in New Amsterdam, later renamed New York. “No one seemed to be interested,” said Zerivitz, now a nonprofit management consultant based in the Tampa Bay area. “No one until the rise of the St. Augustine Jewish Historical Society, that is … We need to move on this hypothesis, that the first Jews to come to what is now the United States of America, came to St. Augustine.” Zerivitz and Historical Society members feel there is a great deal to be gained in the search for Florida’s first Jews. Two benefits are: a greater understanding
of the Spanish Inquisition and the nature of a Spanish Jewish community thought to have been the greatest of all Diaspora Jewish communities prior to the arrival of Jewish immigrants on the shores of North America. A positive representation of the Jewish community is also seen as a major benefit with the upcoming celebrations marking the 500th anniversary of the Ponce de Leon’s discovery of Florida in 2013 and the 450th anniversary of the founding of St. Augustine in 2015. For the past 22 years, Zerivitz has been conducting research throughout Florida, unearthing facts and weaving family stories into a powerful chronicle of what Jews have contributed to the development of the state. Beginning in 1985, Zerivitz traveled 150,000 miles around Florida to research and retrieve the state’s Jewish history for the MOSAIC project, which resulted
ish Heritage Trail,” published by Florida Department of State (250 sites in 44 cities with Jewish historical significance). She authored all of the Florida entries for the 2006 Encyclopedia Judaica, and her scholarship has been
published by Brandeis University Press. Zerivitz initiated the efforts to get a Florida Jewish History Month (2003) each January as well as a nationally designated month each May to celebrate American Jewish history (2006).
Marcia Zerivitz and SAJHS President Rabbi Merrill Shapiro at Smather’s Library at the University of Florida in Gainesville in the MOSAIC: Jewish Life in Florida exhibit that traveled to 13 cities from 1990 to 1994. This exhibit evolved in 1995 into the Jewish Museum of Florida, which is accredited by the American Association of Museums, an honor awarded to 5 percent of the nation’s museums. She co-wrote “Florida Jew-
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Shalom Jacksonville: A prayer for every occasion By ISABEL BALOTIN Shalom Jacksonville
When I was a little girl, I had the good fortune to spend a lot of time with my loving and spiritual grandmother, of blessed memory. She taught me the Modeh Ani prayer, how to count in Yiddish, how to make challah and much more. Most of all, she showed me by her actions that we should express our appreciation for all of G-d’s creations and that the divine presence is in each of us. As early as I can remember, my grandmother was reciting blessings. No matter where we went – the park, the market or
planting in her garden – her lips were always moving. I asked her once what she was saying and she told me in broken English, “I’m thanking G-d for all of the beautiful things I see today … the birds singing, the sun shining, the trees full of fruit, all the wonders of the world that are G-d’s creations.” One Shabbat in synagogue, when I was much older, I casually opened a siddur to a page that had prayers for thunder, lightning, sighting a rainbow and so much more. There they were in print, in the prayer book. My grandmother had not made them up, they were actual prayers for almost any occur-
rence or sighting. You’re probably wondering how this possibly relates to Shalom Jacksonville. Well it does. Last month we hosted a summer social at Yvonne Cohen’s home. Newcomers and locals spent a
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From left: Newcomer Robyn Freedman; Leslie Held, volunteer coordinator River Garden; and Irina Spector, new volunteer at River Garden. Leslie spoke to Java attendees and shared volunteer opportunities at River Garden.
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Without a doubt, some of the success of Federation’s Shalom Jacksonville can be attributed to its monthly java programs. For some it has been their first entry into our community. For others it has been a regular event, a place to catch up with friends or an opportunity to meet someone new. It’s casual, friendly and sometimes informative. Periodically we invite representatives from our different Jewish agencies to tell us about their organizations. In July, Leslie Held, River Garden volunteer coordinator, shared volunteer
opportunities that are available at the home. Join us for any of our coffee and schmoozing programs the first Wednesday of every month from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at Let’s Nosh, 10950 San Jose Blvd. Free coffee and tea for all. Hope to see you on Wednesday, Aug. 1. It doesn’t matter how long you have lived in the area. We invite you to meet and greet some very special people. For more information, contact Isabel Balotin, 904448-5000 x 206 or shalomjax@ jewishjacksonville.org. Shalom Jacksonville is a program of the Jewish Federation of Jacksonville and is sponsored by Florida Blue.
to be a prayer that the newcomers and local friends can recite together as we bond as a community. Perhaps next time we’ll recite the Shecheyanu for our new friends who are taking their first steps into our community.
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MEL FINKELSTEIN: PICTURING THE MAN BEHIND THE CAMERA Thru October 14, 2012 Mel Finkelstein & Kim Novak, gelatin silver print, 1960.
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Jacksonville Jewish Center Sisterhood installs new board By Center Sisterhood
Every other June, a new Sisterhood Board is installed and this year it was time to install a new board again. The new Sisterhood Board and members would like to thank the previous board for its inspiring work the last two years. We accomplished goals we set out early in our terms and are happy to report that last year was an active and productive year. This year we will continue that sisterhood tradition. Please join the Center Sisterhood for the following programs in August and September:
Monday Aug. 6, 7 p.m. – 9 p.m., Summer Game Night: $6 for drinks and snacks – meet in the JJC Library and play mahjong, scrabble, cards, rumikub or whatever you like. Please bring your own games. Everyone is welcome. Wednesday, Aug. 8, noon 4:30 p.m., Summer Game Day: $10 for buffet curry chicken salad lunch – meet in the JJC Library for more fun and games and catching up with friends. RSVP for lunch to VP of Programming Rhoda Goldstein at rhodagoldstein@hotmail.com or Kim Glasgal at kglasgal@gmail.com.
Wednesday, Aug. 15, 10:30 - 11:30 a.m., Hot Topic: Please join Rabbi Lubliner, Sisterhood VP of Education Vera Benjamin to discuss topics of interest to the Jewish community. This is the continuation of a program we
started two years ago. Everyone is welcome. You do not need to have attended in the past and you can join anytime in the series. You are guaranteed to learn something. Wednesday, Sept. 5, 11:30 a.m., sisterhood’s Opening Meet-
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Center kicks off Torah Fund campaign By Center Sisterhood
The women of the sisterhood of the Jacksonville Jewish Center will kick off their Torah Fund Campaign for the 70th year in August as they share this year’s theme, Uri, Uri – Awake! Greet the New Dawn! This year’s theme serves as a wakeup call, rousing sisterhoods nationwide to awaken and awaken others by using their voices and networks to focus on the critical
ing luncheon, Sisterhood’s Abuzz: $14 lunch – the Opening Meeting will celebrate a Rosh HaShanah tradition – honey. Learn about beekeeping, honey making, and taste test kosher honey offerings in addition to lunch.
needs of their families and communities, their movement and the Jewish people. The Torah Fund Campaign was first launched in 1942 as a scholarship fund. In 1963, it combined with the Mathilde Schechter Residence Hall campaign that provided housing for undergraduate students. Since then, Torah Fund has been a vital source of support for conservative/Masorti education raising more than $90 million over 70 years.
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Hadassah holds book review, hosts author By Jewish Federation of Jacksonville
Hadassah Brunch & More will be held Sunday, Aug. 19, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m., special guest speaker Steve Berry, author of the bestselling novel, “The Columbus Affair,” at Congregation Ahavath Chesed (The Temple), $36 per person charge includes $18 chai donation to The Sarah Wetsman Davidson Hospital Tower Hadassah Medical Center, Jerusalem. Post card invitations will be mailed to all Hadassah members and associates. Non-Hadassah members are invited to attend. For further information contact Liat Walker at
walkers.beach@gmail.com. Jacksonville Hadassah held its Annual Summer Book Reviews at the Jacksonville Jewish Center. We’d like to thank the following who presented during this series: Vera Benjamin who reviewed “An Imperfect Lens” by Anne Roiphe, Aviva Kaplan who reviewed “In the Garden of Beasts” by Erik Larson, Sylvia Lubliner who reviewed “What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank” stories by Nathan Englander, and Rabbi Jesse Olitsky who reviewed “The Prime Ministers: An Intimate, Narrative of Israeli Leadership” by Yehuda Avner.
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Tisha B’Av: The Jewish response to tragedy By AMY LEDERMAN Columnist
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never heard of Tisha B’Av when I was growing up. Rosh Hashanah? As sure as honey cake. Yom Kippur? Guilt gone wild. Purim? Hallowe’en Jewish style. But Tisha B’Av never made our Holiday Hit Parade. Considering how much sadness filled my mother’s heart as a result of losing both of her parents before the age of 3, I’m surprised we didn’t make more of the saddest day on the Jewish calendar year. Tisha B’Av, the day which commemorates national Jewish mourning, is the anniversary of the destruction of the First Temple in Jerusalem in 586 B.C.E. and the Second Temple in 70 C.E. by the Romans. With an uncanny sense of historic irony, it is also the date of some of the worst disasters and expulsions that have occurred in Jewish history. In 1190, the ninth of Av marked the day that the Jews of York, England, were slaughtered; it was also the day Jews were expelled from England 100 years later. In 1305, it commemorated the imprisonment of the Jews in France and, in 1492, King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella expelled the Jews of Spain. Italy ghettoized its Florence Jews on Tisha B’Av in 1571, and Austria forced its Jews out of Vienna in 1670. The devastating pattern of deportation and death continued into the modern age beginning with Russia’s mobilization towards World War I on the ninth of Av, which led to the expulsion of all Jews from the border provinces a year later. Not surprisingly, the Nazis took pleasure in organizing heinous actions against the Jews on Tisha B’Av, including increased deportations of Jews to the death camps.
Jewish religious responses to these events were similar to those that are followed when a family member dies. Extensive mourning rituals were developed by the Talmudic rabbis to help the community deal with the profound grief and loss they would continue to experience from losing their homes, families and communities. Today, more than 2,500 years after the destruction of the First Temple, we continue to re-enact the feelings of our ancestors by engaging in traditional mourning practices such as fasting and restricting our physical comfort by not bathing, not wearing leather shoes, makeup or perfume and refraining from sexual relations. The public reading of Lamentations occurs in synagogues while congregants often sit on the floor or low stools in the traditional style of mourners. In some ways, Tisha B’Av is the holiday that reminds us that the Jewish way of life – its traditions, practices, culture and land – have been targeted for extinction since the beginning of Jewish time. History bears witness to a multiplicity of efforts to eradicate the heart and soul of the Jewish people by deporting them from the land of Israel, destroying their religious centers of worship and physically isolating or removing them from community life. But what history has repeatedly failed to recognize is this singular amazing fact: Each time Jewish survival is threatened, the Jewish response that emerges is one of hope and defiance. Just as Rosh Ha Shanah provides us with the opportunity each year to engage in meaningful questioning and soulful introspection, Tisha B’Av serves as a time to appreciate what has kept Jews and Judaism alive throughout history: abiding faith and commitment to preserving Jewish community.
Personal Insights: Getting support
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hen it comes to support, asking for help is no easy task. There are many roadblocks to getting help when we need it most – whether it is temporary assistance after an accident or surgery, or ongoing assistance due to chronic illness or frailty. The two roadblocks that come to mind most often are emotional roadblocks and financial ones. In this month’s Personal Insights column, I am going to address emotional roadblocks to getting support. Emotional roadblocks are the kind we put in our own path. Mentally, in our “I should be able to do it all myself and be strong” world, it is hard to ask for help.
Many of us would rather risk our own health and well-being than ask for and/or accept help. We feel guilty if we need a break from caregiving – be it mentally or physically. Or if we can’t do it ourselves, or if we don’t want to do it ourselves. That’s OK – it’s all OK and you are not alone. Knowing our limitations is as important as knowing our strengths. When addressing the emotional roadblocks head on, it’s best to stop the guilt – especially the guilt trip we put on ourselves. This is where “no man is an island” and “it takes a village” come into play. Chances are when you are in need, people ask you – what can I do? We often say “nothing” or feel so overwhelmed that we truly don’t know what we need or what
to ask for. Trust that when people offer, they mean it. It will almost always come true. Take a deep breath and take a moment to think about what someone can do for you. This can range from giving you a break, to meeting you for some fun, to doing an errand or two for you, or by researching on the internet or making some calls. If the situation is more chronic and long-term, than sometimes assistance from friends and family can run out or become more intermittent for many reasons, but in the short-term, it’s a good time to get the support and breathing room that you need to work on the longer-term solutions. Suggestions, comments, questions? Contact me at jillmetlin@ gmail.com. Thank you, and see you next time.
Consolation and beyond By RABBI MARK WIEDER RIver Garden Hebrew Home
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aving just observed Tisha B’Av* on July 29, culminating the sting of rebuke from the prophets anticipating the tragedy with kinot (elegies) bewailing the destruction, we turn to a period of consolation. We are aware that things will never be the same, and start to figure out how our lives are going to be amid new circumstances. In the case of the Temples, we evolved forms of worship that didn’t call for animal sacrifice. In the case of incidents like the crushing of the Bar Kochba rebellion, we found other ways to resist against persecution. With the expulsions from England and Spain, we became further dispersed around the globe, and found new ways to be a blessing to humanity. On a daily basis I see many people who have had tragedies occur in their lives. Physical ailments and traumas have struck, mobility issues have arisen, once sure footsteps have faltered, razor sharp minds face a decline. In most cases, people thus traumatized test their boundaries with rehabilitation, experience some healing, and often learn to live with a different level of ability.
The process of recovery and adaptation goes through many of the same elements we encounter from the 17th of Tammuz (a minor fast three weeks before Tisha B’Av marking the breaching of Jerusalem’s walls) through the period of consolation. The sources of rebuke may be internal or external. We receive messages, often conflicting, on a daily basis about how we should protect and maintain our health, and when something goes wrong, it is tempting to lay blame at the feet of the victim. I recall one man, I still have trouble calling him a gentleman, I encountered in my chaplaincy training. He was only in his 50s, but had experienced both heart attack and stroke, yet defiantly and belligerently maintained a three-pack-a-day smoking habit, ate every fried food he could get his hands on, and refused to take part in exercise. This man was, admittedly, a somewhat extreme case, but I had to learn that he, as well as every other person I encounter, is worthy of God’s and our love, being created in God’s image. Just as the Jews of Temple days resisted change, so do I and most people I know continue to do things ultimately to their detriment. Once a person has an acute
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Temple offers Judaism classes By ANDREW OCEAN
Congregation Ahavath Chesed
An Episcopalian, a Roman Catholic, a Southern Baptist and a Jew walk into a bar and the bartender says, “Hey Andy, what’ll ya’ have?” Congregation Ahavath Chesed (The Temple) is again opening its doors to anybody interested in knowing more about Judaism. Jews and non-Jews may come and enjoy “Introduction to Judaism,” a multi-week presentation by Rabbi Joshua Lief that will familiarize all who attend with what it means to be Jewish. Mark these dates on your calendar: Thursday evenings for two hours beginning at 7 p.m., Aug. 9 through Dec. 13. You’ll learn about historic Judaism and Judaism today. It’s a wonderful course of study that is potentially a life-changing education.
The readings for the class include several books including “Introduction to Judaism.” This text is a sourcebook of all that is important about being a Jew, past, present and future. Students are encouraged to participate in all that happens at Temple. This is a great way to learn about Shabbat, the holidays and to meet members of the congregation. Saturday morning Torah study also is encouraged. Call (904) 733-7078 to let folks know you’re coming. There is a charge of $180 for your class and reading materials. I took this class last year at this time, which brings me back to the punch line. The bartender prepared a perfect Bushmills Manhattan straight up with a cherry. How do I know this? I am the Episcopalian, Roman Catholic, Southern Baptist and, as of this coming Aug. 24, Jew. It’s good to be home!
Center launches new Lunch & Learn class By Jacksonville Jewish Center
Last month began the first of many interesting discussions with Rabbi Jesse Olitzky of the Jacksonville Jewish Center as a part of the Center’s newest adult education class titled, Nosh & Drash, a Thursday afternoon Lunch & Learn series. This series meets three Thursday afternoons a month at noon. Participants bring their own kosher dairy bagged lunch and study together, debate and discuss a variety of topics. Each month focuses on a differ-
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ent topic of interest. During July participants focused on the different aspects of Kedushah, holiness, and explored in-depth holy time, holy space, and holy people. In August Nosh & Drash series will be titled, “What We Wear: Learning more about Kippah, Tallit, and Tefillin.” Classes will meet at noon on Aug. 9, 16 and 30 at the Center. Please contact Rabbi Jesse Olitzky at jesse.olitzky@ jaxjewishcenter.com or 268-4200 ext. 134 with any questions or for more information about future class topics.
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Torah Academy of Jacksonville enters its 10th year By DEE SCHREIBER Torah Academy
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Temple presents Football 101 By ISABEL BALOTIN
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The game of football can be very confusing, if you don’t know the rules; yet the basics are simple. On Sunday, Aug. 19, at 5 p.m., Congregation Ahavath Chesed (The Temple) has invited Coach Larry Pasquale, with help of audio visual equipment, to share the basics of football, the object of the game, the layout of the field and various ways to score. The original coach of the Jacksonville Jaguars, Larry has 39 years coaching experience with 20 of them as a special teams coach. He is also a television and radio commentator with a weekly radio show, “Inside the Game,” which airs on AM 1320. His football class at the University of North
Florida’s Osher Lifelong Learning program is a favorite because of his informative and entertaining presentations. Larry grew up in Brooklyn, N.Y., and now lives in Ponte Vedra Beach. The pot luck dinner will include hamburgers and hot dogs, grilled by Temple Brotherhood. Guests are asked to bring a vegetable, salad or dessert to feed themselves plus eight others. The cost is $7 per person. Temple asks that you please call or email to RSVP: Barbie Young at (904) 262-7885, or Isabel Balotin at tempo18@ comcast.net. Checks should be sent to The Temple, 8727 San Jose Blvd. Jacksonville, FL 32217. This program is designed for adults only. Get ready to enjoy and understand the new season of the Jacksonville Jaguars.
involved in a growing school knows, along with growth comes distance and de-personalization. There is an intimacy that exists in a small school somewhat akin to a village, where there are special bonds, and a feeling of unity and closeness. In the village, everyone shares the joys of happy occasions and participates with empathy during those not-so-happy times. But that sense of togetherness so often gets lost with the growth of the community. These were some of the thoughts that struck me when I attended Torah Academy’s Rite of Passage, concluding a
wonderful 2011-2012 school year. The end of year evening was not a graduation of pomp and circumstance. The term banquet was heard around the hall, but pizza and pasta certainly do not qualify as a banquet, even in a village. No, this was simply a celebration – one in which everyone present felt they had a part. The Torah Academy Banquet was a time of recognition for the accomplishments each and every student had achieved; where grades were not the criteria, nor was speed or strength. This was the time where derech eretz was
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Camp Sheves Achim embarks on a journey By Etz Chaim Synagogue
Camp Sheves Achim on the Etz Chaim campus has started out on an amazing journey. This journey involves new discoveries in Torah, Tefila the arts and sports. The highest level educators have joined our staff and have volunteered their time to create new educational and artistic programs
for the camp. The journey has even given the children the opportunity to share throughout the community. Programs with Camp KiTov and PJ Library have already added a special new flavor this year. The joint undernight with the PJ Library was a sensation. There so much more to come from our annual overnight and
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JJC Religious School registration opens By JJC Religious School
The Bernard & Alice Selevan Religious School of the Jacksonville Jewish Center provides an incredible modern Jewish experience for your child. Take a walk down the hallways on Sunday mornings and Wednesday evenings. You’ll see children working interactively on Smart Boards or Skyping with an 11 year-old mensch from Ottawa. You’ll smell holiday treats, such as apples and honey or latkes. You’ll notice amazing art projects, musical enthusiasm and dramatic interpretations. And you’ll feel the laughter, ruach and warmth of a close-knit family. Now with the entire virtual world at their fingertips via laptops and Smart Boards, students are visiting museums around the world, important areas of Israel
(live Kotel, holiday observations in Jerusalem, etc.), and Jewish heroes – all in the comfort and confines of their classrooms. Interactive Hebrew exercises and games stimulate reading and prayer advancement. Teachers are inspired by new programs and perspectives. Religious school has become fun for all. The Selevan school will continue to keep busy with programs, much like this past year, which included visitors such as Bible Raps, the Jacksonville Bullies Lacrosse team, and the teen Ramat Gan Israeli Dancers. As usual, students and their families join the congregation for holiday programs. All students, regardless of background or style of learning, will progress at any level of Hebrew in the self-paced curriculum, while still enjoying the company of their age-group in a stimulat-
ing Judaic program. A special Religious School assembly each afternoon in the chapel, led by clergy, establishes a family ambiance, reinforcing the importance of community, Torah and prayer.
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Temple welcomes new director of religious school By ANDREW OCEAN
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Congregation Ahavath Chesed (The Temple) is honored to welcome Ronni Ticker as the new director of our Temple Institute of Religion. Ticker is a passionate Jewish educator who has been inspiring young children, tweens, teens and adults for the last 25 years in formal and informal settings. She holds an MA in Jewish studies with concentrations in Bible and Rabbinics from Gratz College in Pennsylvania. As director of online and distance learning there, she helped transform the institution into a global leader in Jewish higher education. To discuss learning opportunities for your child, call Ronni Ticker at (904) 733-7078 ext. 305, or email rticker@thetemplejacksonville.org. Belonging: an interview with Ronni Ticker I recently had the pleasure of interviewing Ronni Ticker. It was a most enjoyable conversation.
Here is a brief compilation of our hour together. Q: You’re new to Jacksonville and to Congregation Ahavath Chesed, but you’re not new to Jewish education. We’ve been talking about “belonging.” How is this theme affecting your approach to educating young Jewish people? A: Jewish schools today should impact children’s and teens’ Jewish identity, formation and their desire to belong to the Jewish community throughout their lives. The religious school is a place for nurturing that sense of belonging and believing early in life. A Jewish education engages and inspires the whole child regardless of the child’s preferred way of learning, or connecting – whether intellectual, spiritual, social, tikkun olam – there is a place where they will always feel at home within the four walls of the synagogue. If we accomplish that we have accomplished the upbringing of a lifelong Jew. That’s our goal. Q: What most limits a child
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American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee provides through its local Jewish communities. Were it not for the help that JDC provides, they would be forced to make the choice between paying for medicine, food or utilities. Their income simply cannot cover all these necessary expenses that people in Western countries often take for granted. While the help they receive enables them to survive with dignity, a large population of elderly in the Baltic Region has not had the chance to leave the city for a weekend holiday for more than 20 years. Many of the elderly also come from very small Jewish communities, former shtetls where there is not much, if any, Jewish life. Therefore their excitement was high when a Golden Age Camp, especially for the community’s’ oldest members, took place this year from March 28 until April 1 in the historic town of Trakai, Lithuania. The camp was organized by JDC together with the local Jewish communities and the welfare center staff in all three Baltic communities. There were some 200 participants from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania; the average age of the participants was 74, but there were those a little younger and some 90 and older who participated in the camp. The camp took place at an excellent facility and was a combination of spa activities, lectures on different Jewish topics, singing, Israeli dancing, art and table games. The participants enjoyed the array of options and the opportunity to rest, learn and
interact with one another. The mornings began early with gym classes and breakfast, and the choices throughout the day kept everyone very busy. The participants came together each evening for a special program. A Klezmer concert, Kabbalat Shabbat and disco bowling were some of the activities that took place throughout the camp. The participants thoroughly enjoyed the cultural, Jewish and fitness programs as well as the opportunity to gather and get to know one another. The participants, the staff, the local communities, and JDC are deeply grateful to the Jewish Federation of Jacksonville for supporting such a wonderful and important initiative, which everyone hopes will become a tradition. Thank you for making all of this possible and for bringing warmth and optimism to hundreds of people!
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the position that the resolution was biased and, if peace is the over-arching concern, not useful in terms of making strides toward peace in the region between Israel and the Palestinian Authority. The commissioners were urged to vote in favor of a useful solution to the state of Arab-Israeli relations, and not for this resolution. After the meeting, Paul Hooker, executive Presbyter and stated clerk of the Presbyter of St. Augustine (which includes Jackson-
ville), who convened the meeting, said that he and his colleagues were “grateful for the frank and open nature of our conversation with [the Federation]. Our sense is that such conversations are always helpful between members of the family of faith, and do a lot to deepen mutual understanding. Our commissioners appreciated the chance both to hear and to voice concerns on both sides of the issue.” Later, at the Presbyterian Church of the United States General Assembly on June 27-30, the overall assembly delegates voted for a resolution calling for
invest-in-peace strategies rather than divestment from specific companies. Most of the other divestment-related resolutions also failed, except for one that allows the church to divest from Ahava Dead Sea Labs and Hadiklaim Israel Date Growers because these companies operate on the other side of the Green Line. For more information about these engagements and developments with respect to other mainline Protestant groups, the community can contact Adam Bronstone at the Federation office, at adamb@jewishjacksonville.org.
Donate the Weight drive returns to the Center
from Second Harvest and WinnFood Pantry throughout the year. Dixie, Center collected over 3,785 This year’s Donate the Weight The Jacksonville Jewish pounds of food. The Center is campaign will begin on Sept. 17. Center will once again be running asking for your help to beat last Attendees of the Jacksonville its annual Donate the Weight year’s total. This year’s Donate Jewish Center Rosh Hashanah campaign during the High Holy The JDC is a beneficiary the Weight campaign will be services will receive empty shopDay season. Now in its third year, spearheaded by Mimi and Marty agency of the Jewish Federation ping bags and be asked to return the Donate the Weight program of Jacksonville. The Golden Age Kaufman. them to the Center in the desigis asking members of the JackCamp is an elective Federation The Center also continues to nated bins. sonville Jewish Center and larger beneficiary. For more information run its Operation Isaiah yearThe campaign will conclude Insertion Date: 4/1 Jacksonville Jewish community to round food drive. Operation on Federation or to donate, go to during the Jewish Fall Harvest Client: Keiser-Jacksonville bring cans of food and nonperish- Isaiah, launched at the Center last jewishjacksonville.org. Festival of Sukkot on Oct. 4. Job Number: 231-1322-JJN-pursue-mba-6x7 able food items to the Center, to year also by the Kaufmans, helps Please contact Rabbi Jesse OlitzProduct/Pub: Jacksonville Jewish News be dropped off in designated bins that Size: ky6.0833 at jesse.olitzky@jaxjewishcenRevision 1 Revision 2 Revision 3the community Revision understand 4 x7 in the lobbies, and then donated while large drives like Donate ter.com Production: JM or 268-4200 ext. 134 with Creativeto Proofer 1: AS Proofer 1: Jewish Family & Community the Weight are important, hunger questions Work Date: 3/20 or to express interest spices will delight your senses. Creative Proofer 2: AS Proofer 2: never stops, so the community Services food pantry. in participating in the Donate the Come for good food and good Last year, with assistance must continue to donate to JFCS’ Weight food drive. conversation. Please call Francine By Jacksonville Jewish Center
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Jewish Community Foundation
Due to the passing of longtime committed donors, Jewish communities countrywide are facing the loss of annual gifts to organizations and synagogues. Dollars vanish when gifts end. Had we undertaken an effort 40 to 50 years ago to encourage donors to endow annual gifts and synagogue dues, we would have significantly more money for our Jewish community. Jacksonville has awardwinning Jewish agencies including the Jewish Community Alliance and River Garden Hebrew Home. Our Jewish Family & Community Services is soon to celebrate 100 years of lending hope and comfort to those facing challenging times. Federation annually raises funds to support our local Jewish community and causes in Israel and globally. We are fortunate to have such quality spiritual programming through our synagogues including the Temple, the Center, Etz Chaim, Beth El and more. Our sense of community is recognized and envied by others. We and those who came before us built this Jewish community. We can’t go backward. How do we ensure our organizations are vibrant and financially secure? How do we ensure that what we enjoy now is here for generations that follow us? We go proudly forward, meet with, encourage and ask committed members of our Jewish community to endow their gifts to Jewish organizations meaningful to them. To endow your gift, leave 25 times the annual amount you were giving yearly. Leave a bequest through your will, change the beneficiary designation for assets such as IRAs or life insurance policies and contact the Foundation at 394-0720 for additional gift planning ideas. Foundation was created to provide charitable gift planning services to you and our synagogues and agencies. Foundation helps you plan your own charitable legacy and helps our agencies and synagogues secure endowment gifts. Rest assured, Foundation will ensure your specific wishes to benefit causes you care about are always honored.
CJL program angels Meredith and Mark Frisch By Jewish Community Foundation
When asked why she and Mark chose to provide angel funding for the Create a Jewish Legacy program, Meredith Frisch advised, “I see value in the position of CJL program director. I was excited when I first heard that we received Jewish Federations of North America and angel grants to fund the position while we were a pilot. After reviewing a draft of our communitywide CJL strategic plan, I recommended including a long-term strategy to fund the CJL program director position. We need it to continue momentum with the program. “Mark and I feel we are investing in something that will eventually pay for itself. It’s seed money that will generate more for the Jewish community. CJL generates funds for the future and now. When we explain the program, it gets us thinking. It raises awareness of giving – giving now while
we can see the benefits – and giving through our will and estate plan for the future. “Our Foundation’s partnership structure embodies the definition of the word, community. Securing the financial strength and future of the Jewish community - together this resonates with me. Mark and I, and our extended family, during challenges and simchas, have experienced the support of this loving Jewish community. Many have been there for us. “Foundation focuses specifically on benefiting the Jewish community. It is a tremendous, valuable asset for our agencies and synagogues that utilize its resources. To have one central Jewish organization to help take care of investments for synagogue and agency partners - and that will help them increase their endowment assets - that’s invaluable. “Our Jewish Community Foundation also helps individuals to accomplish their personal
Mark and Meredith Frisch philanthropic goals in an effective and strategic manner. We are fortunate to have the Foundation to pioneer philanthropic legacy giving. Investing in CJL empowers my family to affect change we
want to see in our community. It will help provide a quality of life we hope and desire for our family - now - and for the future. We hope other young professionals will consider joining us.”
Jewish legacies for Jewish education By Jewish Community Foundation
During the Martin J. Gottlieb Day School 50th anniversary celebration, Jon Mitzmacher, head of school, shared stories about legacy gifts that support Jewish education. Here are excerpts from his speech. “This is not merely a celebration. This is an achievement that required the vision and courage of a synagogue to found a Jewish day school in Jacksonville … a moment only reached because a Jewish community believed in the power of Jewish education.
We are not merely celebrating the past. We are ensuring a future filled with academic achievement, passion for Judaism ... for our Day School and for all schools of the Jacksonville Jewish Center. “It began with a story … Samuel and Esther Galinsky were modest unassuming members of our synagogue who cared about Jewish education – yet had no children of their own. When they died, friends mourned their passing … and that should be the end of the story. But it isn’t. This ordinary couple did something extraordinary. With
no fanfare, the Galinsky’s left the Center among the most significant gifts ever received - $3 million. This couple gave their fortune to ensure that Jewish children would be able to have a Jewish education. Their selfless gift embodied the concept of L’dor V’dor. “In the spirit of this gift – and of that remarkable couple – we announce the creation of the Galinsky Academy. We declare our intent to live up to the charge they gave us – to provide Jewish children the highest quality education possible. Our children will benefit from the finest teachers, an
engaged clergy, high-quality curriculum and cutting-edge technology. Galinsky Academy consists of the Jacksonville Jewish Center Preschool, Bernard & Alice Selevan Religious School, Martin J. Gottlieb Day School and Makom Hebrew High. It will be a 21st century learning organization like no other. “We set our course toward the future. Pioneers 50 years ago bravely created a day school in spite of obstacles. We walk in our founders’ footsteps and dream. Like them, we need your support to ensure our dreams come true.”
Foundation hires CJL program director Debby Harris By Jewish Community Foundation
The Jewish Community Foundation of Northeast Florida welcomes Debby Sims Harris as the new CJL program director for the community-wide Create a Jewish Legacy initiative. A Jacksonville native, Debby is an active member of the Jewish community. Grandparents Abe and Leah Horovitz were members of Congregation Ahavath Chesed (The Temple) and the Jacksonville Jewish Center. Leah was a River Garden volunteer and past president of its auxiliary. Debby’s parents, H.C. and Marilyn Sims, are Temple members and longtime supporters of causes in Jewish Jacksonville. “My grandparents and parents taught me the importance of giving back,” said Debby. “The beauty of CJL is it is truly about creating your legacy for causes important to you.” Growing up at Temple during
Debby Harris her teens, Debby served as president of JAFTY and was involved with many other organizations. After graduating from University of Florida, she relocated for a number of years. In 2001 Debby and husband Tom with daughters Rachel and Amanda returned home readily seeking opportunities to enhance their Jewish experiences. A past River Garden board
member, Tom serves as treasurer of Jewish Family & Community Services. Debby served on the boards of River Garden Foundation and Temple and, from 2009 to 2011, as Temple’s president. “My experience as Temple’s president made clear to me the importance of endowment - a stable, long-term funding source as the financial cornerstone upon which to build for the future,” said Debby. Prior to its 2008 sale, while Debby was co-owner and CFO of Promo Depot, the company grew to one of the largest of its kind in the country. “I look forward to applying my professional and volunteer experiences to my role at Foundation and to working with its staff, board, and partner synagogues and agencies.” “My role as CJL program director is an opportunity to give back to this community. Through the CJL program ... working together, we secure the financial
futures of Jewish causes. When we create our own legacies, we teach our children and grandchildren the meaning of tikkun olam, and we have the opportunity to support Jewish organizations and causes that are most important to us.”
Save the date Thursday, Jan. 31, 2013 6 p.m. Local synagogues and Jewish agencies will collectively present a special event. If you missed it in January 2011, you don’t want to miss it again.
To create your Personalized Legacy Agreement including which causes will be your beneficiaries, contact the Foundation. Then, use the following language in your will and to change a beneficiary designation on other assets such as IRAs or life insurance. “I give and bequeath to the Jewish Community Foundation of Northeast FL Inc., its successors and or assigns X %”, (whatever % or dollar amount that is comfortable for you) “of my residual estate or/asset.” Contact the Foundation with additional questions. The Jewish Community Foundation of Northeast Florida, Inc., does not provide legal or tax advice. This information is not intended, nor may it be relied upon, as legal, accounting or other professional advice. Before making any financial decisions always consult your own professional adviser.
JEWISH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA 2012 FEDERATION ALLOCATION: $76,422
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RIVER GARDEN SENIOR SERVICES
The Therapy Center: Our happy place By River Garden Senior Services
As a vital part of our Governor’s Gold Seal Award for Excellence in Long-Term Care winning 180-bed Skilled Nursing Facility, The Therapy Center at River Garden offers superior physical, occupational and speech therapy for inpatient and outpatient services. Focusing on the aged client, the center is staffed with therapists of diverse training and many years of combined clinical experience. Treatment ranges from simple orthopedic needs to
complex conditions such as stroke and cardiac issues; as well as specialized programs in wheelchair positioning, incontinence, balance and more. Dubbed “the happy place” by its clients, the newly constructed center prides itself in building positive relationships with those who participate in therapy. Our goal is to cultivate a rapport with each patient by facilitating personalized treatments that benefit client and therapist. The Therapy Center strives to help clients build confidence
in what they can do. Whether it means going back home or back to work, after receiving therapy, most of our clients are able to return to their prior level of functioning. For further information on The Therapy Center at River Garden, or any of its therapy programs, you may contact us at 904-8868454 or visit River Garden’s website at www.RiverGarden.org/ TherapyCenter. As always, please feel free to visit us on the River Garden campus – we’ll give you a tour of the facilities.
A walk through our Emerald City By River Garden Senior Services
The River Garden Gala is celebrating its 20th year of fundraising history. This year’s event, sponsored by SunTrust Bank, will be held Saturday, Nov. 17, at the Renaissance Resort at World Golf Village. Imagine … A Walk Through Our Emerald City will benefit the residents of the jewel of Jacksonville – our home – River Garden Hebrew Home/ Wolfson Health & Aging Center. This year, Foundation Board member Jeanine Rogozinski is heading the Gala committee. Jeanine is not new to the job, having chaired the event in 2007 and 2008. She is a powerhouse of energy, enthusiasm and determination, and makes every endeavor a success. Jeanine has set an example of leadership and hard
Jeanine Rogozinski work for the community. We are delighted that she has once again offered her talents. The committee has been hard at work for months creating a memorable evening. Guests will ease on down the yellow brick road to cocktails and a silent auction sure to dazzle the senses. The Chéz-zam Event Group, of New York and Orlando, will welcome all into the ballroom as our Emerald City comes to life. The group is a burst of energy, coming to life through the talent, vitality and versatility of their worldrenowned theatrical dance troupe. These enthusiastic entertainers will create a magical and memorable experience, engaging people with multiple costume changes
Happy 100th birthday
and music that will keep guests on their feet as they are encouraged to join in the celebration. By River Garden Senior Services ties, which were held in River The gala is the foundation’s Garden’s Cohen Auditorium, major annual fundraising event in Very special happy birthday were daughter and son-in-law support of River Garden’s mission wishes go out to River Garden Harriet and Ernie Brodsky, as to serve the community with carresident Mary Dumont, who well as many other family meming and excellence. celebrated her 100th birthday on bers and friends. Happy birthday Approximately 50 percent of June 27. Sharing in the festiviMary! River Garden’s residents receive Medicaid, and the facility must raise roughly $1.3 million annu2-column x 3 ¾” ally to make up the difference between the cost of care and the amount reimbursed through Medicaid. The philanthropic support of caring friends and members of the community is essential to the success of the home. Since its inception in 1993, the Gala has raised more than $2.8 million for the frail elderly of our community. Don’t miss out on the fun – the entire community is invited. Saturday, November 17, 2012 Individual tickets begin at $250, Renaissance Resort at World Golf Village a special junior patron price of $175 is available to the 40 and Premier Gala Sponsor – SunTrust Bank younger crowd, and sponsorship levels range from $1,000 to Entertainment by Chéz-zam $20,000. For more information or reservations, call Kathy Osterer at Gala Chair: Jeanine Rogozinski 904.886.8430 or e-mail kosterer@ RiverGarden.org. Reservations being accepted Check out our website: www. RiverGardenGala.WordPress. For information contact Kathy Osterer 904.886.8430 or e-mail com. You can even make reserva- 2-column x 5 1/8” kosterer@rivergarden.org tions on line. Like us at our face www.RiverGardenGala.WordPress.com book page: river garden gala.
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when you would like to honor or memorialize your loved ones. Send donations to: Development Department River Garden Hebrew Home 11401 Old St. Augustine Rd. Jacksonville, Florida 32258 Or call 904.886.8432 Donations can also be made by visiting
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L’Dor V’Dor. From generation to generation. Remember River Garden and the Jewish Community in your will.
Join us as we continue on this journey to keep building a stronger agency for a stronger tomorrow. Please stop by for a tour of our new 10,000 sq. ft. addition and 7,500 sq. ft. renovation and refurbishment project of the entire facility. Campaign Chairs: Susan DuBow and Sandy Zimmerman Honorary Chairs: Linda and David Stein
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For information contact the Development Office Beth Wolpoff or Kathy Osterer 904.260.1818
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JEWISH COMMUNITY ALLIANCE
Israel trip promises understanding JCA staff commits By THERESA LEVY
Jewish Community Alliance
This time it’s not about what to pack in my suitcase. It’s about what to cram in my head and heart in the year leading up to my JCA journey to better understand Israel and be able to help the people who participate in JCA programs gain an appreciation of its people, the religion, the country, and its history. This is my second trip there. My non-Jewish mother took me to Israel when she was turning 75 two years ago. It was a small group of 15 and our guide was a former major in the Golani Special Forces. It was a life-changing trip. I finally gained insight into the contradictions and vitality. But this next trip in December will be very different. Since January, I have joined fellow JCA directors and leadership in the reading and discussion of a carefully selected broad range of study materials. The articles represent the many facets of the Israeli people and our discussions have been thought-provoking and
revealing. The more I learn, the more I realize how much I don’t know; it is a country faced with many challenges which do not lend themselves to quick or easy solutions. Reading the book “Start Up Nation” made me proud to be a part of a Jewish organization and gave me insight into the complexities of the Israeli people. It also made me think about myself and fellow Americans; our superficial greetings; our creature comforts; our sons and daughters getting to choose college over service in the military; freedoms that we take for granted. JCA Executive Director Myron Flagler has tirelessly engaged his management team in learning about the Jewish holidays. He brings us ice cream treats (the healthier Skinny Cow variety of course!) for Shavuot as we discuss the reason why we are eating dairy on that holiday. We play Passover trivia; and he enlightens us about Jewish history, holidays and customs. We sample Israeli foods. We plan Jewish programs. But as
the people who designed Birthright trips know too well, you have to go to Israel to get it. To study and experience Israel together with my diverse and dedicated colleagues will help me to bring home to Early Childhood Education and the JCA more understanding of our connection to Israel and engagement of our mission. I look forward to using my knowledge gained by sharing my renewed passion in the opportunity to build relationships with the JCA members and community. These relationships enable our members to build traditions which lead to fond memories. As Myron said in our most recent meeting, “Many people are not getting their Sabbath challahs and Chanukah donuts from the kitchens of their grandmothers. They are getting them from the JCA.” I am extremely grateful to have the opportunity in December to walk into an Israeli bakery and get them. Theresa Levy is the JCA’s Director of Early Childhood Education. She has worked for the JCA for 20 years.
help participants make a lifelong change in their exercise and diet regimens resulting in a healthier lifestyle. The program begins with a kickoff meeting at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 22, where you’ll meet the staff, receive your workout schedule, meet the other participants, and begin your new healthier lifestyle change. Small group training sessions will be at 6 p.m. on Mondays and Wednesdays; and nutritional meetings, field trips and special classes will be at 6:30 p.m. on Thursdays. The final weigh-in celebration will be at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 15. This program requires a threemonth minimum commitment. There is a one-time registration fee of $85 for JCA members and $125 for nonmembers and a monthly program fee of $135 for JCA members and $205 for nonmembers. All fees must be paid in full at time of registration, or by a credit card on file for monthly debits.
full body, calorie burning aerobic workout. It is a very social and fun class for players of all ability levels taught by a tennis teaching professional. Clinics start on Aug. 29 at 7 a.m. and Aug. 30 at 8 a.m. The five-clinic fee is $60 for JCA members and $90 for nonmembers.
to yearlong study
By Jewish Community Alliance
JCA program and administrative directors have embarked on a fabulous yearlong study of Jewish Peoplehood and Israel. Their study includes an eightday seminar in Israel developed in conjunction with the JCCA Israel Office, an umbrella organization of the JCA. The staff has been engaged in meaningful discussions centered on 10 major themes ranging from the mosaic of Israel’s varied people and cultures to Jerusalem through the ages. Once in Israel, the group will visit sites that are central in Judaism and Jewish Peoplehood. This includes visits to the north, Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and Masada. They will visit colleagues from the Community Center in Hadera, our sister region. The trip will also include discussions with journalists, artists, and scholars. Mark Lazar,
well-known scholar/educator, will guide the staff through Yad Vashem. Myron Flagler, JCA executive director, said: “This is an amazing opportunity for our department directors to gain firsthand knowledge and understanding of the centrality of Israel to the Jewish people. After this experience, they will be better prepared to fulfill our Jewish mission.” For most directors, this will be their first trip to Israel and, as the late fall trip grows closer, the excitement builds. This trip is being paid through the generous support of The David Stein Family, The Block Family, The Korman Family, The David Miller Family, The Frisch Family and on-going contributions. Every staff participant will share in the expense of the trip, as well. For more information, please contact Myron Flagler.
JCA happenings Vandroff Art Gallery
Beginning Aug. 6, the Vandroff Art Gallery will display the watercolors of Barbara Berlin and Jeanne Bruckhauser. Barbara and Jeanne are members of the Jacksonville Watercolor Society, The Art Guild of Orange Park, and the Florida Watercolor Society. From Aug. 31 to Sept. 27, the gallery will exhibit the paintings of Ruben Sandoval. Sandoval was born in Ecuador and has graduate degrees from Boston College, Loyola University and the Pontificial University in Quito. He has been painting since childhood. In some of the paintings, the brilliance of colors is the expression as well as the painting’s content. In other paintings, the composition sustains the power of color.
Kaplan SAT prep class
Hey, high school students: Want to bring up your test scores? Need help preparing? This series will prepare students for the SAT through practice tests, test-taking strategies and identifying personal strengths and weaknesses. Please register through the Kaplan Center at 642-7741. Classes start Aug. 26. Hurry, space is limited.
Weigh to Wellness
The Weigh to Wellness is a 12-week program developed to
Cardio tennis clinic
Cardio tennis is a popular program that is new to the JCA. It is a high-energy fitness activity that combines the best features of the sport of tennis with cardiovascular exercise, delivering the ultimate,
JCA campers look forward to pool time in the afternoons.
Private swim lessons
Learn to swim or learn to swim more efficiently. Our one-on-one private instruction for children, adults and seniors will lead you closer to your individual goal. A minimum of four 30-minute lessons is required. Per-lesson fee is $30 for JCA members and $45 for nonmembers. The JCA offers an eight-lesson special for $210 for JCA members and $315 for nonmembers.
Year-round Makos swim team
Our year-round Makos swim team emphasizes aerobic conditioning as well as technique in all competitive strokes. Register for two days (Monday and Wednesday) or four days (Monday Thursday). Ages 5 to 18 are eligible to join. The monthly fee for two days is $55 for JCA members and $82 for nonmembers; the monthly fee for four days is $70 for JCA members and $105 for nonmembers. The team also has a Sunday
JCA members had a blast at the JCA’s 4th of July Family Fun Day. They enjoyed a hot dog lunch with delicious watermelon, pool games and DJ. Everyone kept cool on a very hot day.
only option with fees of $55 for JCA members and $82 for nonmembers.
JCA Swim School
The JCA Swim School was developed for participants who seek a fun and safe environment
JCA Cupcake Kids Habonim Specialty Camp create a fabulous cake to celebrate Independence Day.
JEWISH COMMUNITY ALLIANCE 2012 FEDERATION ALLOCATION: $181,000
to learn the art of swimming. Our indoor pool is heated to 84 degrees year-round. During the lessons, children will be introduced to breath control, kicking, safe entry into the pool and exit from the pool. Children ages 6 months to 6 years are eligible. For more information, call 730-2100 ext. 240.
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JEWISH FAMILY & COMMUNITY SERVICES
JFCS launches 40 in forty Campaign 448-1933 www.jfcsjax.org
Briefs Hear O’Israel
A monthly hearing support group for those who are concerned about hearing loss, Hear O’Israel, is co-sponsored by JFCS and Congregation Ahavath Chesed. The group is free, open to the community and meets on the fourth Tuesday of every month from 11 a.m. to noon at the Temple. Join us at our next meeting, Thursday, Aug. 28, to learn strategies to cope with hearing loss (7337078 or 394-5777).
Bereavement group
Coping with the loss of a spouse or partner? JFCS and the Jacksonville Jewish Center offer a six-week workshop. Please call 394-5737 to inquire as to when the next group will start.
By Jewish Family & Community Services
Jewish Family & Community Services is in the middle of a campaign to help kids, and it’s not too late to participate. But, first, take a look at these pictures – real photos that have been supplied by our JFCS staff – and ask yourself the following questions: Was it important to you to
have a graduation picture, a senior picture? • Could you afford a class ring or a yearbook? Were you able to go to the prom, a senior trip? • Did your family’s household budget allow you to join the scouts, or have music or dance lessons? • Was your family able to come up with money for braces or eyeglasses?
Free rides to synagogue
JFCS provides door-to-door rides to the doctor, grocery store, hairdresser or dinner with friends at a small fee. Rides to synagogue for Shabbat and holidays are absolutely free. Call Sue at 2246287 for more information or to reserve your ride to Shul for the High Holidays.
JFCS offers Holocaust survivor services
JFCS is proud of its role of offering a variety of services for Holocaust survivors and their families throughout Jacksonville and Northeast Florida. Please help us continue to reach out to survivors in the Jacksonville area who may need our support by contacting Naomi Mirensky at 394-5777 or nmirensky@jfcsjax.org.
Food drives gearing up for the holidays
Our thanks to local synagogues and organizations that provide assistance to the Winn-Dixie Emergency Food Pantry by holding communitywide food drives to help feed the hungry in Jacksonville. When you hear announcements for upcoming drives, please participate. If you are interested in organizing your own drive, call 394-5721.
Foods of the month Foods of the month or August are peanut butter, jelly, rice, pasta, tomato sauce, mac & cheese, tuna, canned fruits and juices.
Countdown to 100: 4 years, 10 months
• Was your success in school due in part to a tutor; a home where you got a good night’s sleep, sleep that was not interrupted because you had gone to bed hungry? Many of us – our staff included – grew up taking necessities for granted. In fact, as kids, we saw some of those extras as necessities, too. Many of those extras were what we needed to feel good about ourselves. We didn’t want to be different. We didn’t want to do without. Growing up is hard enough without the added stressors of family crises or financial instability. At JFCS, we work with children who are impacted by this every day. We are keenly aware of the needs of children whose family life has been disrupted. We see young children who can no longer live with their parents due to abuse or neglect, middle schoolers at risk for academic
failure, teenagers about to age out of foster care and ill prepared for life, and families in crisis. There is no shortage of need. Last year, we provided children and families with the tools for success – food, financial support, counseling, parenting classes and life-skill training. And we were also able to help coordinate funding for afterschool activities such as sports, music lessons, computer camps, camp scholarships, orthodontics, a prom dress and even that graduation photo. We invite you to participate in our 40 in forty Campaign (that’s $40,000 in 40 days) and help our staff continue to help these kids. Check out the 40 reasons we have listed to give on our website www.jfcsjax.org. You can even make your donation on line, or mail a check to JFCS, 6261 Dupont Station Ct., E., Jacksonville, FL 32217.
Jewish Healing Network news By Jewish Family & Community Services teers are the best. If you want
We love our volunteers a-latte
The Jewish Healing Network is hosting a Volunteer Appreciation event on Aug. 26 at 5:30 p.m. This annual event is our opportunity to thank all the volunteers who make bikkur cholim visits throughout the year, visiting those who are sick, homebound or isolated from the Jewish community. Our volun-
information on how to be a JHN volunteer, call 394-5737
Welcome new volunteers
We welcome the following new Jewish Healing Network volunteers who completed their training last month: from left: Nancy Ober, Abbe Moody, Cindy Spain, Beth Goldman and Glenna DiPiero (not pictured).
Happy anniversary By Jewish Family & Community Services a new client on the Westside.
We are pleased to announce that JFCS and Checker Cab of Jacksonville are now celebrating their one-year anniversary of great service to our clients. “The ride was a delightful experience,” was the comment from
“I know I can count on JFCS to help me,” said a client at Mt. Carmel. “Thanks for always being there,” said another in Mandarin. We hope that you will also give us a try. Be sure to CALL2GO by calling Sue at 224-6287
Back to school drive By Jewish Family & Community Services basics such as backpacks, pens,
Congregation Ahavath Chesed (The Temple) is again collecting school supplies for Jewish Family & Community Services. So many of the children and families served by JFCS are in need of the
pencils, rulers and notebooks. The donations, which will be collected at its Aug. 17 BlueJeans’n BarBQ dinner, is very much appreciated. Call JFCS at 394-5727 or the Temple at 733-7078 to see how you can help.
Kudos to Sue Ann Weber By Jewish Family & Community Services
Dr. Sue Ann Weber will be one of the guest speakers at Congregation Etz Chaim’s Summer Kollel, “Securing Your Family in an Unsecure World.” During the week long Kollel, she will present two workshops, one focusing primarily on the marital relationship and one focusing on family dynamics. Weber is a licensed mental health counselor and licensed marriage and family therapist at Dupont Counseling Services at JFCS with 18 years in the field.
JEWISH FAMILY & COMMUNITY SERVICES 2012 FEDERATION ALLOCATION: $250,283
Dr. Weber
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LIFECYCLES B’nai Mitzvah
Ellis Martin Levine, son of Christina and Mark Levine, will be called to the Torah on the occasion of his Bar Mitzvah on Sept. 1, 2012, at Jacksonville Jewish Center. Sharing in the simcha will be his brother Ethan, 10; grandparents Iris Levine of Boynton Beach, and Diane and Barry Matsas of Nassau, Bahamas; and many other friends and family. Ellis is in seventh grade at Mandarin Middle School, where he is an honors student. He is a boy scout with Troop 14 and is involved in karate and tennis. He enjoys camping, reading and collecting stones and fossils. Ellis’ Bar Mitzvah project involved working with several members of his boy scout troop and the Jacksonville Jewish Center Men’s Club to place receptacles filled with stones in the new and old Center Cemetery and the Beth Shalom section. It is a sign of respect that when people visit a loved one’s grave, they mark it with stones. Ellis has assumed the responsibility of maintaining the receptacles and ensuring that they are continuously refilled with stones.
Wheeler. Grandparents are Max and Virginia Singer.
Engagement
Robbie Price and Ned and Sue Price announce the engagement of their daughter, Genna, to Russ Lancaster, son of Sue Lancaster, Greenville, S.C., and Craig and Hazel Lancaster, Coto De Caza, Calif. Genna is the granddaughter of Edna Maltz and the late Morton Maltz and Jack Price and the late Judy Price. A spring wedding
is planned. Dr. Barry and Ellen (Grauer) Setzer announce the engagement of their daughter Dena Sheryl Setzer to Jason Jacob Rosen, son of Harry and Pauline Rosen of Melbourne, Australia. Dena is the granddaughter of Annette Grauer and the late Marshall Grauer, and of Charlotte Setzer and the late Martin Setzer, all of Jacksonville. Jason is the grandson of Cynthia Tych and the late John Tych, and of the late Adele Rozen and the
late Icek Rozen (and Margaret Rozen), all of Melbourne. Dena and Jason live in New York City and plan to marry in spring 2013.
Wedding
Allison Marie Ciullo and Lane Nathan Goldberg were married by Rabbi Hirsh Cohen on May 27, 2012, in Falmouth,
Mass. The bride is the daughter of Robert and Kathleen Ciullo of Bridgewater, Mass. The groom is the son of Carole Goldberg of Jacksonville and the late Robert Goldberg. The bride earned degrees from the University of Massachusetts – Amherst and New England
See LIFECYCLES, p. 18
William Gilmore Wheeler will be called to the Torah as a Bar Mitzvah on Aug. 4, 2012, at Congregation Ahavath Beth Israel in Boise, Idaho. William is the son of Michael and Valerie
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School of Law. She is an attorney with Morrison Mahoney, LLP, in Boston. The groom earned degrees from Florida State University and New England School of Law. He recently opened a law practice, Goldberg Law, in Quincy, Mass. The couple honeymooned in the Dominican Republic and live in Quincy. Rose Sarah Sher and Jeremy Zivko Soso were married June 23, 2012, in New Orleans. The bride, the daughter of Karen and Leopold Sher, is the granddaughter of Dr. And Mrs. Harold Baumgarten of Jacksonville Beach, Joseph Sher and the late Rachel Sher. The groom, the son of Deborah Lauricella of San Francisco and Steven Soso of Crystal Beach, is also the stepson of Sharon Grimshaw. Following a honeymoon, the couple will live in New Orleans.
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… to the family of Harold Bloom, father of Ronnie Bloom, Phillip (Linda) Bloom, Carolyn (Mel) Bryan and Jackie (Nathan) Spiritas and grandfather to Lauren Bloom, Sasha Bloom, Cameron
Spiritas, Brandon Spiritas and Brittany Bloom. Harold died July 3, 2012. Contributions may be made to the Harold Bloom Interfaith Endowment Trust at Temple. … to the family of Efet Davidova. She is survived by her son Roman Davydov (Lyudmila); daughters Haya Davidova, Shifro Mushaelova and Svetlana Ashurova; 15 grandchildren and 39 great grandchildren. … to the family of Ruth Fagan who died July 11, 2012. She is survived by her daughter Doris Fagan and son Steven (Dorothy) Fagan; grandchildren Marsha (Darrell) Killen, Melanie (Brian) Megenity, Ian (Katherine) Fagan, and Patrick Fagan; and eight great-grandchildren. Contributions may be made to River Garden. … to the family of Eric Meier, stepfather of Bonnie (Peter) Osterman. He is survived by the Osterman family including Bonnie and Peter’s children Michael and Adam. … to the family of Mitchell Small, husband of Beth Small, father of Sam and Josh Small, son of Judy Small and brother of Gary and Steven Small. Mitchell died July 17, 2012. Contributions may be made to Camp Jenny, 201 Camp Coleman, Cleveland, GA 30528.
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Federation’s Cohen leaves position By Jewish Federation of Jacksonville
A message to the community from Federation Executive Director Alan Margolies: Following 10 years of outstanding service, Federation Assistant Executive Director Joanne Cohen will leave Federation in late August to begin working with the Community Foundation in Jacksonville. Joanne has been an asset to our Federation. Her dedication, work ethic, talent and significant ability in a wide range of assignments including Women’s Division, the Annual Campaign and Israel Partnership will be missed. We wish her only the best in a new and challenging career step. We are seeking applications for this position. The portfolio of assignments will be diverse
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and will include directing our Women’s Division and the women’s campaign, and showing leadership responsibility with the Annual Campaign, planning and leadership development. Ideal candidates will have strong interpersonal relationship skills, work well in a team environment, be dedicated to building Jewish community here in Jacksonville,
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and have a passion for Israel and our fellow Jews throughout the world. The position will report directly to me. Candidates should possess the ability to work closely with volunteers in a not-for-profit environment. Past experience is a plus. Resumes should be submitted to the Jewish Federation of Jacksonville at hr@jewishjacksonville.org.
The Jewish Federation of Jacksonville is accepting applications for a individual to direct its Women’s Division and women’s campaign, among other responsibilities (see article, left). Please send resumes to: hr@jewishjacksonville.org
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