WEEKLY Programming and Updates from
Congregation L'Dor Va-Dor
as of January 29, 2023

Shalom to you!
THE VOICE OF L’DOR VA-DOR

Congregation L’Dor Va-Dor’s e-Newsletter
January 29, 2023 – 7 Shvat, 5783 Edition
Building The Judaism of Tomorrow TODAY with L'Dor Va-Dor

JOIN US FOR SHABBAT every FRIDAY - Live or Virtually
Friday, February 3rd, join us at the Grand Villa of Delray West for our live
SHABBAT and TU B'SHVAT @ 7:30 pm ET

Call us: 561-968-0688
Email us: Info@LDORVADOR.org
Our Mailing Address is:
Congregation L'Dor Va-Dor . 6100 Boynton Beach Blvd. # 743102 . Boynton Beach, FL 33474
Celebrate your Jewish heritage with L'Dor Va-Dor!
We welcome you to be a part of our L'Dor Va-Dor Family
as we engage in
an ENJOYABLE, DYNAMIC and RATIONAL view of Judaism,
with a commitment to SOCIAL ACTION!
A CALENDAR SUMMARY of L'Dor Va-Dor Happenings
  • Tuesday, January 31, 7:00 pm ET - Virtual: TOUCH of TORAH with Rabbi Barry Silver on Zoom - join us for a rational view and insight into the Torah parasha for the upcoming Shabbat with a great discussion. Please CLICK HERE for more details and/or to join Zoom. This is a weekly virtual program.
  • Friday, February 3, 7:30 pm ET - In-person and VirtualEVENING CELEBRATION OF SHABBAT and TU B'SHVAT ("Jewish Earth Day" and "Birthday of the Trees"), Live at The Grand Villa of Delray West, 5859 Heritage Park Way, Delray Beach with Rabbi Barry Silver and Cantor Carol Garrett. We will also honor all those celebrating Birthdays and Anniversaries in the month of February during this evening. We will also serve a special Oneg Shabbat following the service for all to enjoy! For more information, please CLICK HERE.
  • Wednesday, February 8, 7:00 pm ET - Virtual: Member Meeting of Congregation L'Dor Va-Dor on Zoom, an update to our current membership about our financial and operational status. Please CLICK HERE for more information and to join on Zoom.
  • Friday, February 10, 7:30 pm ET - In-person and VirtualEVENING CELEBRATION OF SHABBAT, Live at The Grand Villa of Delray West, 5859 Heritage Park Way, Delray Beach with Rabbi Barry Silver and Cantor Carol Garrett (in-person and virtual). For more information, please CLICK HERE.
  • Sunday, February 12, 12 noon to 2:30 pm ET - In-person: The NOW National Organization for Women, Palm Beach County Chapter, HONORS our Rabbi Barry Silver as Feminist of the Year 2023 at their annual lunch, celebrating their 50th anniversary. All MEN and WOMEN are welcome to attend this luncheon! Please CLICK HERE for more information (all reservations and payment must be made by February 4th).
  • Sunday, February 19, 10:30 am ET - In-person: THE EZEKIEL GROUP (new Men's Club name) BREAKFAST - all men, members, friends, guests are welcome to our monthly Get-Together; this month it will be at the East End Café, Kings Point community, 7000 West Atlantic Ave, Delray Beach. For more information, please CLICK HERE. Please reserve your seat at the table by emailing to our Congregation President Stanley Rosenwasser at SMR5512@gmail.com.
  • Sunday, February 19, 1:30 pm ET - In-person: THE WOMEN OF SHECHINAH (new Women's sisterhood name) LUNCHEON - all women, members, friends, guests are welcome to our monthly lunch and get-together. This month it will be at the China Lane Restaurant in the Fountains plaza, 6619 Boynton Beach Blvd (on the NW corner of Jog and Boynton Beach Blvd), Boynton Beach. We will be eating outdoors. For more information, please CLICK HERE. Please reserve your seat at the table by calling or texting your name and number of guests to our Congregation phone 561-968-0688.
  • Friday, March 3, 5:45 pm to 8:45 pm - In-personSHABBAT ACROSS AMERICA LIVE with L'Dor Va-Dor! We are proud to participate with this NJOP national program across North America! This event will be held at the Grand Villa of Delray West, 5859 Heritage Park Way, Delray Beach. It will start with a catered light dinner (with discussions and music during), followed by our wonderful and musical Shabbat celebration and concluding with our Oneg Shabbat with departing refreshments. The cost will be $15 per person to cover the meal. PLEASE LET US KNOW YOU WILL ATTEND by CLICKING HERE to register for this special evening. We will still have our Shabbat available virtually for those unable to attend live. 
  • Passover Seder - In-person: L'Dor Va-Dor is currently planning a congregational Seder. Please stay tuned for the date, time, location, cost, and other details. Thank you!


Mark your calendars and plan to be with us and L'Dor Va-Dor!

Links for all our programming
can be found on our LDORVADOR.org website's calendar.
WE WELCOME ALL THROUGH OUR DOORS!
Literally and Virtually
You know YOU are always welcome to L’Dor Va-Dor!



ENJOY & EXPERIENCE
our Dynamic, Joyous, Socially-Conscious
InspiRational Judaism
uniting Tradition, Science and Spirituality

WE THINK YOU MAY ALSO ENJOY ...
Our very special Shabbat of 1/27/2023, honoring International Holocaust Remembrance and celebrating the Bar Mitzvah of Miles Hoyt with Rabbi Barry and Cantor Carol at the Grand Villa of Delray West: Please CLICK HERE to view.

Our Touch of Torah discussion of 1/24/2023 with Rabbi Barry about the Torah passage of this Shabbat: Exodus BO. Please CLICK HERE to view.


Acknowledging
DONATIONS
to L’Dor Va-Dor



We are very grateful for the
generosity & love shown to
L’Dor Va-Dor by your donations!
TODAH RABAH!

  • By Michelle Bernstein, a donation in memory of the Yahrzeit of her mother, Anne Bernstein, her aunt, Marcia Bernstein, and her uncle, George Bernstein

  • By Janet and Arthur Hoffman, a donation in memory of the Yahrzeit of Arthur's mother, Gertrude Hoffman

  • By Renee and Michaael Hoyt, a donation to the Congregation in honor of the Bar Mitzvah of their son, Miles Hoyt, on January 27, 2023

  • By Carole and Gerald Kahn, a donation in memory of the first Yahrzeit of their beloved son, Richard Kahn

  • By Mr. and Mrs. Pasik, a donation for healing thoughts and prayers for their grandson, Jacob Viner
Please consider ...

Contributing a Donation,

Volunteering with us,
Joining our Congregation Family,

Creating a LIVING LEGACY to L'Dor Va-Dor
to continue and sustain our efforts into the future!

We thank you for your kindness!

ALL of your Donations
are most welcomed,
are tax-deductible,
and will be acknowledged
for your record-keeping.

YOUR SUPPORT IS VITAL
to continue
our work and fulfill our goals!
We so appreciate this!

THANK YOU SO MUCH!
_______________________

Please note our address for any mailed donations:

Congregation L'Dor Va-Dor
6100 Boynton Beach Blvd. #743102
Boynton Beach, FL 33474
 
L'Dor Va-Dor continues to do tikkun olam,
repairing the world, one Mitzvah at a time.

COMMUNITY PROGRAMS
Available for one and all!
NATIONAL COUNCIL OF JEWISH WOMEN VALENCIA SHORES presents the following programming:

Available CAMP AND HIGH SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIPS

The NCJW Valencia Shores will award $1000 stipends for children going to summer camp 2023 and $1500 for graduating High School students going onto an accredited college or vocational/technical school 2023. To qualify for the program, the applicant must be Jewish, a resident of Palm Beach County, demonstrate a financial need, and submit letters of recommendation.
For the application for Camp Scholarships, please CLICK HERE.
For the application for High School Scholarships, please CLICK HERE.

For more information, please email to Sandra Platzman by CLICKING HERE.
CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH presents the following programming:

KINETIC BIENNIAL: Art that MOVES!
Saturday, JANUARY 28 - Sunday, JANUARY 29
FREE in-person
Where: East Ocean Ave. from NE 1st St. to Fed. Hwy,
north to Boynton Beach Blvd. east to the Boynton Harbor Marina

The Kinetic Biennial is a free art exhibit and symposium of artists, designers, and performers to engage the Boynton community and South Florida visitors in contemporary kinetic art. The Biennial demonstrates the interconnectedness of art and technology and leverages human fascination with movement. This is the sixth presentation to our community. The weekend will include indoor art exhibitions, artist and designer talks, student displays, turbine demonstrations, light projections, and choreographed motion performances with community volunteers.  Live music, food trucks, artist booths, and other activities will add to the festive atmosphere.
For more information, call 561-742-6757.
HELENE WEISS presents the following programming:

DUDU FISHER LIVE IN CONCERT: "Evening of Songs and Solidarity"
Monday, FEBRUARY 20, 7:00 pm ET
$34 per person
Where: Woodlands Middle School Auditorium
5200 Lyons Road, Lake Worth, FL 33467
On the east side of Lyons Rd, between Lantana Rd and Lake Worth Rd

Join in to see and hear the internationally acclaimed performer DUDU FISHER from Israel perform live locally in our area at a discounted price, made possible by Helene Weiss, friend of L'Dor Va-Dor. If you've never seen Dudu, this is A MUST SEE! There will even be a MEET & GREET following the concert!
If interested, please email to Helene Weiss by CLICKING HERE.
Payment should be made by check, payable to and mailed to Helene Weiss
(she will provide address).
BNAI TORAH CONGREGATION presents the following programming:

CANTOR AZI SCHWARTZ LIVE IN CONCERT
Wednesday, MARCH 15, 7:30 pm ET
$36 pp general admission, $45 pp reserved seating
Where: Bnai Torah Congregation
6261 SW 18th Street, Boca Raton, FL 33433

Cantor Azi Schwartz is the Senior Cantor of Park Avenue Synagogue in New York and is a world-reknown vocal performer and recording artist. Join us as we come together and be mesmerized by Cantor Azi Schwartz' emotionally moving, spiritually uplifting, and artistically dynamic Jewish liturgical movement.
For more information or to purchase tickets, please CLICK HERE.
THE MANDEL JCC and PALM BEACH JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL present the following programming:

Saturday, January 21 through Saturday, February 11

Tickets are on sale now for the original Palm Beach Jewish Film Festival. Buy your tickets to 44 Jewish films coming to you for four weeks only this January and February. Locations this year include FAU in Jupiter, Regal Theaters in Royal Palm Beach, Cinemark in Boynton Beach, and virtually from your couch. Don't miss our best season yet with more films, more premiers, and more ways to watch than ever before!
For more information, schedules and tickets, please visit at www.pbjff.org.
JUDY LEVIS KRUG BOCA RATON JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL and BILLI & BERNIE MARCUS YEAR-ROUND FILM PROGRAMS present the following programming:

SUNDAY MORNING ISRAELI FILM SERIES
Sunday, FEBRUARY 26, 9:00 am ET: My Australia
Sunday, MARCH 26, 9:00 am ET: Magic Men
Sunday, APRIL 23, 9:00 am ET: Arabani
Moderated by Mort Plotnick.
Includes coffee, bagels, film and discussion.
In-person at JCC Boca, 21050 95th Avenue S., Boca Raton, FL 33428

Individual films: $18, Gold & Gold Plus Members: $16, Platinum Members: $8 All 4 films: $60, Gold & Gold Plus Members: $55, Platinum Members: $25
For more information, please CLICK HERE.
CANTORS ASSEMBLY present the following programming:

SONG SWAP for TU B'SHVAT, the Birthday of the Trees
Wednesday, FEBRUARY 1, 12:00 pm ET
Virtual FREE program; Registration required

Hosted by Jeremy Stein and Wendi Fried, along with guests from the Eden Village Camp, Lisa Stein and Rabbi Pesach Stodlin. If you're pining for something new, then join us as we embark on a musical journey sharing Jewish songs of trees, nature, and the rhythm of the seasons in preparation for Tu Bishvat, the birthday of the trees. 
For more information and/or to register, please CLICK HERE.
TEREZIN MUSIC FOUNDATION present the following programming:

OUR 2023 HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE DAY PROGRAM with Dr. Anna Ornstein: "My Mother's Eyes"
Watch anytime between now and FEBRUARY 10
Virtual FREE program; no registration needed

Dr. Anna Ornstein, a Holocaust Survivor, shares with us.
Please CLICK HERE to watch from YouTube.
SOUSA MENDES FOUNDATION presents the following programming:

IN THE GARDEN OF THE RIGHTEOUS
Sunday, FEBRUARY 12, 2:00 pm ET
Virtual FREE program; Registration required

Launch of a new book from HarperCollins on stories of rescue during the Holocaust.
For more information or to register, please CLICK HERE.
JEWISH NATIONAL FUND presents the following programming:

CISRAEL EXPLAINED THROUGH THE LENS OF HISTORY
Wednesdays, FEBRUARY 1 through MARCH 8, 8:00 pm ET
Virtual program; $36 for all 6 classes weekly

The course series, presented by "Taking Back the Narrative", taught by Laureen Lipsky, will take a deep dive into the history and connection of the land of Israel and the Jewish people. Origins of both the Jewish and Arab people will be explored. Learn to combat antisemitism and Anti-Zionism through advocacy and education. You will have the opportunity to learn from maps, videos, and historical texts.
For more information or to register, please CLICK HERE.
THE MANDEL JCC BOYNTON BEACH presents the following programming:
KALEIDOSCOPE SERIES
Wednesdays, DECEMBER 7 through FEBRUARY 15, 1:00 pm ET
In-Person onsite at JCC Boynton, 8500 Jog Rd, Boynton Beach
$120 for full 10-week series; $15 per Drop-in class

A bouquet of engaging, thought provoking, and entertaining programs taught by your favorite instructors!
For more information or to register, please CLICK HERE.
TIMELY TOPICS
Thursdays, ongoing through FEBRUARY 9, 11:00 am - 12:00 pm ET
In-person at Boynton JCC, 8500 Jog Rd, Boynton Beach, FL
$26 for 6-week series or $5 per person drop-in

Join us weekly for our NEW season of the JCC Boynton's Timely Topics moderated by David Schoenfeld. As part of our Lifelong Learning Institute, Timely Topics focuses on global current events that affect our everyday lives. Newspapers, online media, cartoons, and newscasts are welcome to support discussion.
For more information or to register, please CLICK HERE.
ARTHUR AND EMALIE GUTTERMAN FAMILY CENTER FOR HOLOCAUST AND HUMAN RIGHTS EDUCATION and U.S. HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL MUSEUM present the following programming:

WHEN EXTREMIST IDEAS ARE NO LONGER CONSIDERED "EXTREME"
Thursday, FEBRUARY 16, 7:00 pm ET
FREE in-person and open to the public; Registration required
Where: University Theater at FAU Boca Raton Campus
777 Glades Road, Boca Raton, FL

Extremist beliefs and violence are on the rise. Holocaust history warns of the dangers possed when these ideas are mainstreamed. Join to discuss current threats and what is being done to challenge them. Speakers include Dr. Edna Friedberg, Historian, U/S. Holocaust Memorial Museum; Dr. Arie Kruglanski, Holocaust survivor and university professor of Psychology at the U. of Maryland; Vidhya Ramalingam, Founder and CEO of Moonshot.
For more information, please contact 561-995-6773 or email.
To register for event, please CLICK HERE.
CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH presents the following programming:
GREENMARKET returns to the West Palm Beach Waterfront
Saturdays, thru APRIL at 9:00 am to 1:00 pm ET
Free in-person weekly event
The Great Lawn, 100 N. Clematis St, West Palm Beach

The award-winning GreenMarket is back for its 2022-2023 season. This year's event includes more than 100 vendors, selling fresh produce, plants, baked goods, coffees, teas, jewelry, purses, clothing, and more.
BOCA RATON MUSEUM OF ART presents the following programming:

36th ANNUAL BOCA RATON MUSEUM ART FESTIVAL IN MIZNER PARK
Saturday, FEBRUARY 4 & Sunday, FEBRUARY 5, 10:00 am to 5:00 pm ET
Free in-person outdoors event
Plaza Real, Downtown Boca Raton

Approximately 170 artists and artisans from across the country are selected to showcase their fine artworks in various mediums, including ceramics, wood, fiber, glass, drawing, painting, mixed media, jewelry, photography, and sculpture. Join in on the beautiful art and beautiful February weather.
CITY OF LAKE WORTH BEACH presents the following programming:

LAKE WORTH BEACH ANNUAL STREET PAINTING FESTIVAL
Saturday, FEBRUARY 25 & Sunday, FEBRUARY 26
Free in-person outdoors event
Lake Avenue, Downtown Lake Worth Beach

Enjoy the art on the streets of downtown Lake Worth; the transformations and art are amazing! Something for one and all!
L'DOR VA-DOR
offers
MI SHEBEIRACH HEALING PRAYERS
 
To those on our Healing List and those that are not, but should be, we send out our thoughts and wishes for you to be stronger, to heal, to recover, and to attain a full recovery to good health, a Refuah Shlema! Hoping that you will be returned to good health soon!


Please let us know of someone who should be added onto our Healing List, as well as those who have now recovered and should be removed from our list (please contact our synagogue office at 561-968-0688). Thank you.
 
 
HEALING LIST

Joel Brusso
Laura Perlman Devens
Laura Gallagher
Sherry Glass
Nadine Herbst
Stephen Heyman
Carole Kahn
Ann Kritzer
Howard Mandell
Dr. Sudhir Nayer
Ira Phillips
Ben Piltch
Vivian Pronin
Bernie Rosen
Libby Rubin
Laura Santacrose
Brett Schwartz
Harvey Sherer
Victor Siegel
Fred Spilove
Douglas Volan
Jordan Volan
Naomi Volan
Carol Wilkinson
Sheila Winston
 
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WE HONOR and REMEMBER
THOSE WHO HAVE RECENTLY PASSED with LOVE:
 
Jeff Beck
Mendell Green
Lewis Greenberg
Joel Grossman
Natalie Koppel
Eileen Levine
Carol Maddox
Hilda Nadelberg
Linda Pruskin
Herbert Radack
Joe Silver


MONTH OF JANUARY YAHRZEITS,
May their memories live on through and within us:
 
George Bernstein
Marcia Bernstein
Dr. Samuel Brown
Kurt Daniel
Herbert Dressler
Blanche Ferdon
Louis Freedman
Carl Goldman
Morris Goldsmith
Robert Grosky
Harry Hauptman
Abraham Honig
Maurice Hyman
Bertha Jandorf
Mishka Jett
Frances Kaufman
Philip Leaf
Trudy Mallin
Lillian Martin
Sallie Perlman
Paul (Duke) Richard
Susan Rimsky
Ileona Spruchman
Rita Volken-Diaz
Larry Wexler
Shirley Winkler
Francis R. Wood
Mazel Tov to Miles Hoyt and his family on his becoming a Bar Mitzvah with L'Dor Va-Dor on Friday, January 27th during our special Shabbat service! We were joined by many members, friends, and guests of the Hoyt family to witness this extraordinary young man meet this goal he set for himself! Thank you to all who attended both in-person and virtually, in order to make this a very special evening. If you missed this, please CLICK HERE to view the recording of our service.

We wish you a beautiful Sunday, a wonderful week, and a fabulous February, filled with love, life, shalom, good health, and lots of happy times!

With Shalom,
Sharon Leibovitz
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CONTACT INFORMATION
 
Our Mailing Address is:
Congregation L'Dor Va-Dor
6100 Boynton Beach Blvd.
P.O. Box # 743102
Boynton Beach, Florida 33474

Our Congregation Phone:
(561) 968-0688

Email us at:

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Rabbi Barry Silver
Spiritual Leader of Congregation L’Dor Va-Dor
(561) 302-1818

Cantor Carol Garrett
(561) 827-1646
C9Garrett@gmail.com

Stanley Rosenwasser
Congregation President
(561) 351-3884

Sharon Leibovitz
The VOICE E-Newsletter writer and editor
High Holy Days and Shabbat coordinator and associate producer
(561) 703-4565
SharonLeibovitz@gmail.com