~January 25, 2021 ~ Community News~ |
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2021 JFGN Annual Community Campaign |
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TOMORROW BEGINS TODAY
to feed the hungry, to provide counseling to many in crisis, to continue to educate our youth, and more with your 2021 Annual Community Campaign gift!
We have received a challenge grant from Estelle and Stuart Price that for every new or increased donation to the Annual Community Campaign,
it will be matched dollar-for-dollar up to $25,000.
The Annual Community Campaign commitments are at
$1,158,355 towards our goal of $1,375,000.
Help us reach this goal to make an impact on our community needs.
CLICK THE DONATE BUTTON TO GIVE TODAY
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THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!
Your generous contributions will fulfill our mission to sustain vital social, educational and humanitarian projects locally, around the world and in Israel.
For more information about “Where Your Dollars Go” or to become
an Annual Community Campaign Volunteer
YOUR GIFT TOUCHES SO MANY LIVES!
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Making a tribute or memorial gift is a wonderful way to honor the memory of a loved one, celebrate someone special in your life or commemorate milestones (such as a birthday, wedding, Bar/Bat Mitzvah, or anniversary). We will send an acknowledgment of your gift to the recipient(s) or their family. |
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COMMUNITY WIDE ALL ARE WELCOME!
Informational New Federation Building Meetings via Zoom.
Join us as we share when will we Break-Ground & the Building Process.
Tuesday, February 16, from 3-5PM
Tuesday, March 16 from 3-5PM
VIRTUAL TOUR OF THE NEW FEDERATION BUILDING
Hear from Marc Saperstein JFGN Vice-Chair, and Chair of the Building Committee along with our Architect, James Knafo as they share the most up to date information on our new Building and take you on a virtual tour.
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Please note:
The Zoom link will be emailed 2 hours before each event to those who registered.
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JFGN Local Programs for the Community |
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JFGN programs below are brought to you by
Renee', Program Director.
Prior to each program, the Zoom link will be emailed 2 hours prior to the start of each program to those who RSVP.
All programs are in EST time, unless otherwise noted.
The registration link will be closed about 30 minutes prior to each program.
Please click on the image to make a donation towards programming.
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January 2021 Virtual Programs |
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Greater Naples Jewish Book Festival
Monday, Jan. 25 at 1:00 pm
Featuring
The Last Train to London
by Meg Waite Clayton
Sponsored by
Holocaust Museum & Cohen Education Center
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Tu B’Shvat Webinar Program
Tuesday, January 26, 2021
at 12 pm EST
We’ll be featuring friends and former colleagues, Dr. Elaine Solowey and David Lehrer of the Arava Institute for Environmental Studies in Israel, to talk about the miracle story of how Dr. Solowey was able to recreate the long extinct native Judaean Date Palm, which just this past year produced fruit. For those not in the know, when Israel is written about as “a land flowing with milk and honey,” the honey being referred to is the honey extracted from the native Judaean date, and no one has known what that tasted like for thousands of years…until now.
In case you want to know a little bit more about the story, here’s a video.
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Understanding Senior Housing in SWFL
Guest presenter: Bruce B. Rosenblatt
Senior Housing Solutions, Owner/Senior Housing Expert
Wednesday, January 27
10:00-11:00 am
Free program for the entire community.
Bruce Rosenblatt, a national senior housing expert and owner of Senior Housing Solutions, a local senior housing referral company will provide insight about the senior housing market in Southwest Florida including the types and costs of the various options, CCRC contract types, when to know when you are ready, pros/cons of bringing in help, how a long term care insurance applies to a senior living community, the role of a senior housing advisor, and much more.
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February Virtual Programs |
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Join JFNA February 1 (evening) - February 2 (day) for our first-ever national Jewish Virtual Mission to Washington. Be among the first in the nation to virtually meet with members of the new administration and bi-partisan Congressional leaders, such as Congressmen Meeks and McCaul, who head up Foreign Affairs Committee, and Congresswomen DeLauro and Granger, the appropriation leads, and Senator Portman and Congressman Thompson, leads on nonprofit security to advocate for the priorities of the Jewish community. Participants will have the opportunity to fight antisemitism, ensure a strong U.S.-Israel relationship, make the case for government resources to keep communal institutions flourishing and provide for the vulnerable, such as Holocaust survivors. See website for more detail and REGISTER HERE.
We will convene beginning on Monday, February 1 at 7:30 PM ET. We are asking legislators for additional relief for our schools and social service networks, increases in funding for nonprofit security grants and also renewed focus on fighting hate and antisemitism. Join us.
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Jewish Disability Advocacy Month, February 2021
Repairing the World: Disability Inclusion
Guest speakers Ben and Rachel Dubin
Monday, Feb. 1
1:00-2:00 PM EST
Free to the entire community.
A program featuring Ben Dubin and his daughter, Rachel, who is deaf, will discuss inclusion of individuals with disabilities in the Jewish and secular community. Please join us to hear their story via Zoom.
Please register for this free program.
This program is co-sponsored with MCA and is open to the entire community.
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Confronting Climate Challenges: What’s at Stake and
What Can I Do?
Presented by Dr. Ana Puszkin-Chevlin
Tuesday, Feb. 2
10:00-11:30 AM
The public is invited to attend this free event.
Climate change is not a future eventuality; it's already impacting our SWFL community. And, like the global pandemic, climate solutions involve inspiring responsible individual actions and coordinated community-wide investments and responses. In “Confronting Climate Challenges," Dr. Puszkin-Chevlin will talk about what is driving climate change today and what SWFL can anticipate in the coming decades in terms of sea level rise, warming temperatures, coastal storms, and their associated health and economic impacts. Then, she'll share practical and simple solutions, from small personal choices to public policy interventions, that can manage vulnerability and create vibrant and resilient communities. If you’ve felt climate change is just too big to tackle, join us to learn how your actions and engagement can advance climate solutions.
Sponsored by MCA.
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Greater Naples Jewish Book Festival
Wednesday, Feb. 3 at 10:30 am ET
Featuring
Red Sea Spies
by Raffi Berg
Guest appearance by Danny Limor
The actual Mossad agent who headed the undercover
operations in Red Sea Spies
Sponsored by
Jewish National Fund and Naples Jewish Congregation
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Naples Jewish Congregation presents
Artist in Residence Program
Spirituality of Laughter with Rabbi Bob Alper
Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021
7 PM EST
This program explores humor in ancient and modern Jewish tradition, and considers why laughter has been such an integral part of Jewish culture.
This is a free event. Please register one per household.
Please note:
The Zoom link will be emailed 2 hours before each event to those who registered.
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Greater Naples Jewish Book Festival
Monday, Feb. 8 at 7:30 pm ET
Featuring
Laugh Lines
by Alan Zweibel
Sponsored by
Men's Cultural Alliance
and
Alison Craig Home Furnishings
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Jewish Genealogy
Tuesday, Feb. 9
10-11:30 am ET
If you have “general” Jewish genealogy questions that you would like discussed send to email above. Please be as specific as you can.
Additional info will be sent to persons who RSVP.
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Greater Naples Jewish Book Festival
Wednesday, Feb. 10 at 1:00 pm
Featuring
Law and the Arab-Israeli Conflict
by Steven E. Zipperstein
Sponsored by
Wollman Gehrke & Associates
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Greater Naples Jewish Book Festival
Monday, Feb. 15 at 1:00 pm ET
Featuring
Night of the Assassins
by Howard Blum
Sponsored by
Beth Tikvah
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Truth be Told: What Women Need to Know to Stay Young at Heart in 2021—a free, virtual, Ms.Medicine event, featuring new Ms.Medicine Naples provider Dr. Lorna Stewart and Dr. Lisa Larkin, women’s health experts.
Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021
from 9:30-10:45 AM EST
Lorna Stewart, MD & Associates
Primary Care and Women’s Health Physician, Ms.Medicine Affiliated Practice, Naples, FLA
“Women and Heart Disease: Gender Discrepancies in Care”
Lisa Larkin, MD, FACP, NCMP, IF
Women’s Health Internist, Founder & CEO, Ms.Medicine, Founder and CEO Lisa Larkin MD and Associates, Treasurer, Board of Trustees, North American Menopause Society, Founder, Cincinnati Sexual Health Consortium, Cincinnati, OH
“Preventing Breast Cancer: What Women Need to Know”
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The community invites you to join the Catholic-Jewish Dialogue in a conversation with
Rabbi James Rudin
Sunday, Feb. 21
2:30 PM EST
We will follow up from our January Catholic Jewish Dialogue event with Jim Barrens when we discussed his book IN OUR TIME, NOSTRA AETATE, How Catholic and Jews created a new relationship.
We will hear the Jewish perspective from Rabbi James Rudin on Nostra Aetate and its impact on the Jewish community.
Rabbi James Rudin will give his report on the progress we've made and he will be available to answer your questions.
If you didn’t attend the CJD January event, it's OK, we will start with a short review for your information.
Join this free virtual event for a most interesting conversation.
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Greater Naples Jewish Book Festival
Sunday, Feb. 21 at 7:30 pm
Featuring
The Last Kings of Shanghai
by Jonathan Reed Kaufman
Sponsored by
TOP Jewish Foundation
and
Women's Cultural Alliance
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Jewish Community Day and Evening of Learning
“It’s Chai Time to Visit Jewish Neighbors” is the theme for Sunday, March 7 when speakers will “take” us to three Jewish communities. It will be an interesting and uplifting afternoon when Cantor Donna Azu, Dr. Ron Duncan Hart, and Dr. Steven Derfler tell us about Crypto Jews, and communities in Persia, and China.
An Evening of Learning will take place on Wednesday, March 10 at 7PM. This special program will feature a clergy panel discussion on the topic of “Keeping the Faith and So Much More During the Pandemic.” The distinguished panel members will include: Reverend Edward Gleason from Trinity-by-the- Cove Naples; Fr. Hugh McGuigan, representing Our Lady of Light Catholic Community in Estero; Rabbi Adam Miller from Temple Shalom in Naples; and Reverend Dr. Dawson Taylor who serves the Naples United Church of Christ.
Sunday, March 7 from 2:00-4:00 PM
and Wednesday, March 10 from 7:00-8:30 PM
The Annual Day and Evening of Learning is proudly sponsored by the Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Naples (JCRC) of the Jewish Federation of Greater Naples.
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The books are always free to participants, a gift from the Harold Grinspoon Foundation in partnership with a local Jewish organization in each community.
Jewish children are eligible to receive age-appropriate books from PJ Library from birth through 12 years old. For more information about PJ Library, contact Renee
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The Jewish Historical Society of SWFL continues to celebrate 2021 Florida Jewish HIstory Month
Jan 27 @ 2 p.m. with the premier of the next film in The Southwest Florida Jewish Pioneers series - Gene Goodman, The Song Meister.
At 104, Gene Goodman is virtually a charter member of a small, elite group of music publishers. Abe Olman Publisher Award recipient, Mr. Goodman was inducted into Songwriters Hall of Fame and is the man who brought you countless classics, like Frank Sinatra’s “That Old Feeling,” the immortal “I’ll Be Around,” recorded by the Mills Brothers, and that favorite Christmas song “I Saw Mummie Kissing Santa Claus.” Although never trained as a musician, like his famous older brother, clarinetist Benny, Gene’s music publishing career spanned seven decades. In this intimate interview captured last summer, he reminisces about his songwriting and much more from his Pelican Bay home. Discussion and Q&A will follow.
This event is brought to you by Naples Depot Museum of The Collier County Museums. Free Admission.
Attendees have a choice of attending virtually or at the Naples Depot Museum, social distancing rules apply.
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Scholarships & Awards
Deadlines are fast approaching.
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COLLIER EDUCATOR GRANT “STAND UP FOR JUSTICE”
A monetary grant will be made to the educator whose lesson(s) and/or activity(s) is selected as best meeting the criteria.
Requirements are due by February 12, 2021.
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The Jewish Federation of Greater Naples has a proud tradition and responsibility of helping our Jewish youth with scholarships for various Jewish camps and programs available throughout the country and the world..
Scholarship deadlines:
Summer Camps: December 18
Israel Programs: February 5
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Jewish Education Loan Fund |
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JELF (Jewish Educational Loan Fund) provides interest-free loans for Jewish students in need to meet their post-high school educational goals. Undergraduate, graduate, and vocational school students are eligible to apply. The application is open from March 1 - April 30 for the full academic year and September 1-30 for spring and/or summer semester(s) only. Sign up at jelf.org/app.
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Additional local organizations. Click each one to take you to their website.
BBYO is using On Demand’s global reach to launch a number of new initiatives with partners that benefit the greater Jewish community. Click here for BBYO On Demand.
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International Holocaust Remembrance Day
Wednesday, January 27th
12:00 pm EST
The Holocaust Museum & Cohen Education Center will commemorate International Holocaust Remembrance Day with a unique virtual program. It will include a tribute to local Survivors, as well as music selections from the Terezin Music Foundation. The highlight of the program will be the unveiling of the unique, skylight-powered solar calendar on the “Liberation Wall” in the Rissa and Richard Grossman Reflection Room in the Museum. This calendar feature won an AIA design award for Museum architect David Corban. Lines on the “Liberation Wall” at different heights mark dates that concentration camps were liberated. The skylight uses the sun to highlight an individual date on its solar noon. The first date on the Liberation Wall is January 27, the date that Auschwitz was liberated by Soviet Forces. Join us via Zoom on Wednesday, January 27 from 12pm – 1pm to watch. RSVPs are required to receive the Zoom link. Please click here to RSVP.
We will also be offering the public complimentary Museum admission on International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Museum Hours are 1:00pm to 4:30pm, with the last visitor entry at 3pm. As capacity is limited, we recommend you pre-purchase your timed entry tickets. Click here to reserve your admission or visit our website at www.HMCEC.org.
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You, the congregation, and the Jewish community benefit when you do.
•YOU GET the Jewish enrichment and spiritual nourishment you are seeking.
•YOU GET the rabbinical support you need in times of joy and sorrow.
•YOU RECONNECT with your community and your Jewish roots.
•YOU CAN PARTICIPATE in a variety of services, classes and programs that keep Judaism alive and flourishing in Collier County.
•THE CONGREGATION IS THE INSTITUTION that has sustained the Jewish people for two millennia throughout the world. Orthodox, Conservative, Reconstructionist or Reform, the Jewish community wins when you join the congregation of your choice.
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Click on each synagogue name to take you to their website.
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Additional Links & Programs |
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Watch the film and a panel discussion event: Nobody Wants Us. This film is available to stream and view from Jan. 24-Jan. 28. Click here to view and the passcode is NWU. Click here to register for the Zoom event on Wed., Jan. 27 at 7 PM for a special panel film discussion featuring esteemed members of the Rochester community. This program is brought to you by the Jewish Federation of Greater Rochester.
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JDAM, Jewish Disability Advocacy Month, February 2021. A month of education, solidarity-building, and empowerment in support of people with disabilities, powered by the Jewish Federation of North America. Click here to learn more. Hear from thought leaders and experts about the current state of disability rights, and what can be done to promote the best inclusion and supportive care practices. Click here to register.
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Join us for a month of advocacy to fight for laws, policies and norms to ensure that individuals with disabilities can live, work and prosper in a more just, inclusive and accessible society. It all begins on Wednesday, February 3 at 7 PM ET with Itzhak Perlman. Register here and details will follow.
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ISRAELIS-IN-CT (VIRTUAL) HEBREW CONVERSATION CLUB, 1st & 3rd Sundays, 5-6:30 PM. We welcome all Hebrew levels, from beginner to native speaker! We read and translate Hebrew material, engage in simple conversation, and learn about Jewish and Israeli cultures. It's a friendly group where we share laughter and enjoy a warm camaraderie. INFO HERE.
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Coffee Break with The Deputy Consul General of Israel in Miami: Kasa Bainesay Harbor. Every Tuesday at Noon on zoom. Meeting ID: 898 2992 8070 Password: Coffee! Register here
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Jewish National Fund offers incredible virtual experiences for you from the comfort of your own home. From cooking events to virtual tours of Israel, you can find the right complimentary program for you at jnf.org/ondemand.
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American Jewish Committee presents ADVOCACY ANYWHERE, which is an ongoing virtual programming series that enables viewers to engage with AJC’s leading expertise, content, and advocacy opportunities from wherever you are, using cutting-edge technology. Click here for AJC programs.
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Sharsheret's team of social workers is available around the clock to provide ongoing confidential and free support for women, men and caregivers facing breast and ovarian cancer. Please call 866-474-2774 or info@sharsheret.org. For virtual Sharsheret programs, click here.
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iVision LIVE webinars. Join the live daily e-sessions on Israel- related topics with people from around the world. Click here to register.
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