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Wednesday, May 4, 2016 | 26 Nisan 5776
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The May Bulletin is now available!
Click
HERE to download this month's edition or click
HERE to view it on our website!
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 RE:MIND- Mental Health Initiative
presents a Series of Programs
Monday Evening Series - 7:30 to 9:00 PM
May 9: Families in Exile - Estrangement: When enough is enough
May 16: Home Alone - Cause and effect of slipping into isolation
May 23: Special Panel
- Legislators in Action for Mental Health and Substance Abuse Priorities
- Criminal Justice/Behavioral Health Collaborative
- An Introduction to Mental Health First Aid
Yergin Gallery Exhibit - April 30 - May 24
100 Portraits Project by Photographer, Chad Dennis. "I am starting the conversation that no one wants to have; that we are all the same, we all face a battle inside of us, and to tell those facing these battles that there is help".
RE:MIND Book of the Month - Wednesday, May 18 - 7:30 to 9:00 PM
Join us for a congregational reading experience for May's Mental Health Month. A special event featuring the book Monkey Mind by Daniel Smith; a stunning articulation of what it is like to live with anxiety. As he travels through anxiety's demonic layers, Smith defangs the disorder with great humor and evocatively expresses its self-destructive absurdities and painful internal coherence. The book can be purchased on Amazon.com, at Barnes & Noble or found in your local library. RSVP to [email protected] with subject: BOM or call 904.737.8651
To RSVP for any of the above programs click
HERE!
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Program sponsor
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All programs take place at the Jacksonville Jewish Center and the entire Series is free and open to the community. Click
HERE for more information about each event including panelists and moderators. Questions? Contact
[email protected]
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1st Annual Jack F. Shorstein Memorial Lecture with Dr. Daniel Gordis
sponsored by the Jack F. Shorstein Senior Rabbinic Chair Endowment
Tuesday, May 17, at 7:15 PM
Free and open to the public
with a dessert reception to follow!
Dr. Daniel Gordis is Senior Vice President and the Koret Distinguished Fellow at Shalem College in Jerusalem. He writes a regular column "A Dose of Nuance" for the Jerusalem Post, and is a regular contributor to the New York Times, in print and on-line. The author of numerous books on Jewish thought and currents in Israel, and a winner of the National Jewish Book Award, Dr. Gordis was the founding dean of the Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies at the University of Judaism, the first rabbinical college on the West Coast of the United States. Dr. Gordis joined Shalem in 2007 to help found Israel's first liberal arts college, after spending nine years as vice president of the Mandel Foundation in Israel and director of its Leadership Institute. For more information about this event click HERE.
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Join Us This Shabbat!
This Shabbat we celebrate Rebecca Katz, daughter of Dr. Hary and Jennifer Katz,
becoming a Bat Mitzvah.
Rebecca Katz is a 7th Grader at the Bernard and Alice Selevan Religious School and Fruit Cove Middle School, where her favorite subject in school is Language Arts because of her love of reading. For her Bat Mitzvah project, Rebecca collected over 600 gently used books from her family, friends and community and donated them to two local schools in need. Rebecca loves to hang out with friends, sing, play volleyball and travel. Rebecca is a part of the National Junior Honor Society and enjoys volunteering her time.
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Friday, May 6
6:30 PM
Candle Lighting:
7:49 PM
Oneg Service:
8:00 PM
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Saturday, May 7
Torah Portion:
ACHAREI MOT
Shabbat (Morning) Service:
9:00 AM
Minhah:
7:00 PM
Shabbat Ends:
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Kiddush this Shabbat is sponsored by Dr. Hary & Jennifer Katz in honor of their daughter, Rebecca, becoming a Bat Mitzvah.
Additional May service times can be found
HERE.
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Children's Shabbat Programming:
- Camp Shabbat; kids in kindergarten through fifth grades will get to lead their own abbreviated Shabbat service. Following their service they will be up on their feet running around as they learn about that week's Torah portion, an upcoming holiday, or another Judaic topic in a fun and interactive manner in the Bessie Setzer Frisch Activities Center at 10:30 AM.
- 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
- Complimentary Shabbat Morning Babysitting is available for children ages 1 - 5 in the DuBow Preschool from 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM.
Our Condolences:
The Jacksonville Jewish Center is saddened by the passing of our member, Jordan Ansbacher, on the morning of April 28.
We extend our condolences to members of the Ansbacher family: to his children Donna (Harlan) Helming, Brian (Susan) Ansbacher, Michele (David) Cohen; grandchildren: Amy (Josh) Berman, Lance (Rachel) Helming, Michael Ansbacher, and Lindsey Cohen; and great-grandchildren Sadie and Charlie.
May the Holy One comfort the members of Jordan Ansbacher's family among all the other mourners of Zion and Jerusalem.
Upcoming Monument Unveilings:
Irene Crystal Hauben Shawn
An unveiling service for
Irene Crystal Hauben Shawn
will start at 12:30 PM on
May 15, 2016
in the New Center Cemetery at 43rd and Liberty Streets, Jacksonville (click here for map).
Harry Verstandig
An unveiling service for
Harry Verstandig
will start at 10:30 AM on
June 5, 2016
in the Jewish section of the Riverside Memorial Park Cemetery at 7242 Normandy Blvd., Jacksonville (click here for map).
Additional upcoming monument unveilings can be found HERE.
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L'Dor V'Dor Annual Giving Campaign Celebration and
Awards Dinner "It's In Our DNA"
Sunday, May 22, 2016 from 6:00 PM to 8:30 PM
at the Jacksonville Jewish Center
Rabbi David Gaffney Leadership in Education Award Honoree:
Sue Levine
Community Partner Award:
Jewish Federation of Jacksonville / Alan Margolies, Executive Director
Click
HERE for the Celebration Sponsorship, Ticketing, and Tribute Journal Order Form
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A Synagogue Simha!
To participate in a collective congratulation to the students of the Bernard & Alice Selevan Religious School Consecration Class of 2016, please purchase a Sisterhood Leagram!
Click HERE for the Leagram order form or click HERE to purchase your Leagram online. Orders are due by May 16, 2016.
Religious School Consecration will take place on Friday, May 20, 2016 as a part of the Religious School Shabbat Dinner and Service.
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5776 Siyyum Confirmation
Our Jacksonville Jewish Center family and friends are invited to our
Siyyum
Confirmation ceremony on May 21st, during Shabbat Services.
This year's confirmands include Hannah G., Eli M., Rebecca N., Levana O. and Brooke S.
All are invited to attend and partake of a Kiddush luncheon afterwards in honor
of this year's graduates.
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2016 Annual Meeting
Join us on Thursday, May 26th at 7:30 PM
for our Jacksonville Jewish Center
Annual Meeting.
Join us as we look back over the
past year, thank our officers, board
and look to our future.
A dessert reception will follow the meeting. Please RSVP to Rose Tincher by clicking
HERE.
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Arin's Musical Bat Mitzvah Project
Help brighten the days of
River Garden residents by sending them musical cards with well wishes!
Please drop off cards in the designated box in the synagogue office by May 20.
The second part of the project will be a mini concert for the residents. More information will be available this summer.
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Join Hazzan Holzer for the Launch of 'Avant'!
Join Hazzan Holzer on Sunday, May 15 at 3:00 PM at the launch of 'Avant,' a new music series dedicated to exploring new and exciting music. Grammy-nominated jazz/classical pianist and composer Uri Caine, will give us an afternoon of jazz, classical, ethnic, avant-garde, and music that blurs the lines of genre into an exciting mix of new music for the curious listener.
The event is FREE and open to the public at The Hicks Auditorium at the Main Library in Downtown Jacksonville.
In honor of Jewish American Heritage Month, Avant is donating the entire current catalog of 'Radical Jewish Culture,' along with the 'Book of Angels' catalog, a number of recordings from Masada, the 'Arcana: Musicians on Music' anthology collection (Seven Volumes), and a handful of DVDs to the Jacksonville Public Library.
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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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ENTMAN SEMINAR* AT RIVER GARDEN
Wednesday, May 18, 2016 from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm
Learn how to "start the discussion" regarding approaches to chronic care management and end of life care decisions.
Discussion topics include:
- Who Speaks For You? Staying in Control of Your Health Care Choices; Palliative Care and Advanced Care Planning
- Making Informed Choices; CPR and the Emergency Room Experience
- Ethical Wills: An Inheritance of Values We Cherish; What We Really Leave For Our Loved Ones
*The Entman Seminar is named in honor and memory of Sidney Entman, the first administrator of River Garden Hebrew Home. The goal of this seminar series is to bring first rate speakers to the River Garden campus to discuss topics of community interest and importance.
Come join us for this free program. Click
HERE for session speakers and further descriptions.
Enjoy stimulating and interesting discussion and a delicious lunch & dessert! CEUs available.
You must RSVP for this program. Reserve your space today - Contact Laura Platzer by phone at 904-260-1818 x859 or email
[email protected].
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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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