Dear Community Member,
This past Sunday, Community
Shlicha
Dana Berman spent her day at Congregation Beth Shalom, meeting with students in the morning and in the afternoon giving an
informative presentation on Israeli society through television commercials.
In our ongoing efforts to ensure a safe and secure Jewish Community Campus, I spoke with Doron Horowitz, Senior National Security Advisor with the Secure Community Network (SCN), on Tuesday. We will be scheduling security training for all campus and beneficiary agency professional staff in the coming months conducted by SCN, the homeland security initiative of the Jewish Federations of North America and the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations.
Federation President, Bill Wagner, and I gave a presentation to the Congregation Beth Emeth Board of Directors on Tuesday evening. We shared the findings of our Best Jewish Delaware strategic initiative and discussed ways of building community together.
On Wednesday I met with University of Delaware Jewish Studies Program professors, Polly Zavadivker and Roger Horowitz, to discuss collaboration and expanding awareness of the wonderful Jewish learning opportunities on campus. Coupled with our ongoing partnership with UD Hillel and UD Chabad, Federation ensures Jewish life continues to thrive at the University of Delaware.
I also met with Federation's Jewish Education Committee on Wednesday to review grant requests that enhance Jewish teen education in Delaware. In addition to supporting teen-based education programs, we will be implementing a Jewish Teen Philanthropy Initiative this year. Through our allocations process, Federation supports BBYO chapters in Delaware and West Chester as well as CTeen. A Teen Israel Advocacy Summit is also being planned on April 22nd through our Israel & Overseas Committee.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the Jewish community fought together for justice and civil rights in our nation and in our lives. In memory of his legacy of tolerance and diversity, Jewish Federation of Delaware will be closed on Monday in observance of MLK Day. The staff have been encouraged to volunteer in a community service project of their choosing.
Please join us for our new FED Talk "
Faces of Israel
" series beginning next week that is being coordinated through our Jewish Community Relations Committee and Israel & Overseas Committee. All three programs are free and open to the community.
We Are Stronger TOGETHER.
Shabbat Shalom
,
Seth J. Katzen
Chief Executive Officer
Jewish Federation of Delaware
Please be reminded of upcoming Federation programs and events:
January 17th at 8:30 am
FED Talk with Amal Elsanah Al'Hjooj
Bedouin Women in the Negev Today
Siegel JCC
January 21st at 2:00 pm
PJ Our Way Limo Scavenger Hunt
Siegel JCC Lobby
January 22nd at 7:00 pm
FED Talk with Chloe Valdary
The Art of Storytelling
Siegel JCC Auditorium
January 26th at 5:15 pm
PJ Library Shabbat Program
Congregation Beth Shalom
January 26th at 7:30 pm
Federation Shabbat
Congregation Beth Shalom
January 28th from 9am-noon & 3-6 pm
Super Sunday
Siegel JCC Senior Lounge
January 31st at 7:00 pm
FED Talk with Mehereta Baruch-Ron
Deputy Mayor of Tel Aviv-Yafo
Siegel JCC Auditorium
