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Wednesday, January 27, 2016 | 17 Shevat 5776
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Join us for the Marilyn & Louis Safer Shabbaton Weekend featuring Scholar-In-Residence, Susannah Heschel, February 26 - 28
Click
HERE for detailed information about our
Scholar-In-Residence, meal pricing and descriptions for the presentation or discussion topics. All presentations are FREE. RSVPs and prepayment are required for all meals and are due by Friday, February 19, 2016.
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FRIDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 26, 2016
5:45 p.m. ......................... Shabbat Service
6:45 p.m. ......................... Shabbat Dinner
8:00 p.m. .......... Presentation by Dr. Heschel titled
Praying With My Legs: The Remarkable Friendship of Abraham Joshua Heschel and Martin Luther King.
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SHABBAT MORNING, FEBRUARY 27, 2016
9:00 a.m. ......................... Shabbat Service Sermon delivered by Dr. Heschel:
Ki Tissa
The Paradox of Intimacy: Revealing and Veiling
Join us for a congregational Kiddush immediately following services (open to all) or for a special
Shabbaton luncheon (prepaid reservations only).
1:15 p.m.......Interactive discussion with Dr. Heschel titled
Jewish Perceptions of Jesus
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SUNDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 28, 2016
8:30 a.m. ................................... Minyan
9:30 a.m. ................................... Continental Brunch
Join us for minyan and a light breakfast with Susannah Heschel, who will discuss
The Orange on a Seder Plate: Women's Reflections on the Festival of Freedom.
Personally signed copies of her books will be available for purchase.
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A Synagogue Simha!
Please join us on Saturday, February 6, 2016, as the Martin J. Gottlieb Day School's Kitah Alef class will participate in a service known as "Consecration" or "Haggigat HaSiddur (receiving one's prayerbook)". This ceremony acknowledges and celebrates the beginning of one's Jewish educational journey.
To participate in a collective congratulation of the students, please purchase a Sisterhood Leagram! Leagrams are personal messages congratulating our consecrants. These messages can be handwritten by you or printed on individual sheets of special Leagram stationery and beautifully bound together in a book, which the consecrant will receive as part of their special day. Click HERE for the Leagram order form or click HERE to purchase your Leagram online. Orders are due by January 29, 2016.
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Join us this Shabbat!
This Shabbat we celebrate Laura Rogovin, daughter of Yoav & Ingrid Rogovin, becoming a Bat Mitzvah!
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Laura Haya Rogovin is a 7th Grader at the Bernard & Alice Selevan Religious School and Fruit Cove Middle School. Her favorite subject at both schools is Jewish and world history respectively. For her Bat Mitzvah project, Laura teamed up with fellow January Bat Mitzvah Ariella Tesler raising over $3,000 for the Dreams Come True Foundation. Laura loves to act and sing in her middle school's Drama Club, play forward on her soccer team, read books, and hang out with family and friends. Laura is an active member of Setzer Youth Education's Kadima youth group. Laura was born in Israel and is fluent in Portuguese.
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Saturday, January 30
Torah Portion:
YITRO
Shabbat
(Morning)
Service
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9:00 AM
5:00 PM
Shabbat Ends:
6:39 PM
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Shabbat Kiddush Sponsor:
Kiddush this Shabbat is sponsored by Yoav & Ingrid Rogovin in honor of their daughter, Laura, becoming a Bat Mitzvah.
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Children's Shabbat Programming:
- Gan Shabbat; a family friendly service for preschool-aged children and their parents is held in the Levin Indoor Playroom in the DuBow Preschool at 11:00 AM
- Family Minyan; a family friendly service for kindergarten through fifth graders and their families where they can experience Shabbat together, with a short and upbeat musical service, followed by a fun activity at 10:30 AM in the Joe and Sophie Witten Chapel.
- Complimentary Shabbat Morning Babysitting is available for children ages 1 - 5 in the DuBow Preschool from 9:15 AM - 12:15 PM.
January Service times can be found HERE.
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Our Condolences:
We are saddened by the passing of Ronald "Ronnie" Bloom, brother of our member Philip (Linda) Bloom, on Sunday, January 17. We extend our condolences to them and to Ronnie's daughter Brittany Bloom, as well as to Ronnie's other siblings, Carolyn Bloom-Bryan (Mel Bryan) and Jackie (Nathan) Spiritas.
May the Holy One comfort the members of the Bloom family among all the other mourners of Zion and Jerusalem.
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World Wide Wrap
Sunday, February 7
Please join the Jacksonville Jewish Center Men's Club and Center Clergy on
Sunday, February 7, 2016 for this international Men's Club Event during morning Minyan at
9:00 AM.
by calling 904-737-7479.
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Laugh Out Loud Shabbat
Friday, February 12
Following services that begin at 5:45 PM, guests will enjoy a delicious fried chicken dinner, catered by Margo's Catering, and be entertained by the best of the Center's joke tellers. Dinner is only $18.00 per person and RSVPs and prepayment are required by Monday, February 8, 2016. For more information or to RSVP, contact Rose Tincher at 904-292-1000 or by email at [email protected]
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NEW! YIDDISH "CLUB" FORMING
By request, we are now forming a group for congregants who would like to get together on a regular basis to speak in Yiddish! This is an informal group of people with varying levels of ability. Meet other local speakers to practice the language, or to just shmooze a bisl! Meeting times and days will be announced. Please contact Lois Tompkins, click HERE, to reserve a spot.
Click
HERE to learn more about Adult Education classes at the Center.
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RE:MIND-a congregational initiative to improve community mental health
RE:MIND is a Center initiative with
the goals of:
1) improving literacy, awareness and understanding about individuals and families dealing with mental illness
2) reducing stigma that prevents acceptance and outreach to our congregants and others in our community
Click
HERE to learn more about the Re:Mind initiative at the Center.
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Click
HERE to visit the Israel Awareness page of the Center's website.
Click
HERE for the latest update from AIPAC.
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Click
HERE to find out more about programs and services provided by Jewish community organizations outside of the
Jacksonville Jewish Center.
Click
HERE for upcoming Jacksonville Jewish community events.
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Jewish Family & Community Services
Two wonderful community events to help people better understand the special needs community.
Tools for Success Family Conference
Thursday, February 4, 8:00 AM - 3:15 PM
Click
HERE for more information
Gathering of Artists
Thursday, February 11, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Click
HERE for more information.
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FEDERATION IS CALLING ALL VOLUNTEERS!!!!
Volunteering will take place from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM on February 7, 2016 at the Jewish Community Alliance (JCA) Auditorium
Want to volunteer?
Click
HERE
to sign up or for more information!
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For additional information about our opportunities for participation, please call our Administrative Offices at 904-292-1000. If you have a friend or relative that may be interested in learning more about us, please share this communication with them by following the "forward this email" link below.
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