~February 8, 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!
The Annual Community Campaign commitments are at
$1,239,098 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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Congratulations to
Felicia and Ken Anchor!
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“What You Do Matters” 2021 Southeast Virtual Event, hosted by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Thursday, Feb. 11 at 7 pm EST
Cost: $118 per household; registration required.
Registrants will receive a link via email to access the program a day before the virtual event.
Felicia and (Dr. Ken) Anchor, members of the Jewish Federation of Greater Naples, have been selected to be Co-Chairs of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum’s 2021 “‘What You Do Matters’ Southeast Virtual Event”. The purpose of the program is to gain support for the vital mission of the museum to preserve the memory of the Holocaust and bring its lessons to future generations. Read the article here.
Picture: Felicia and Dr. Kenneth Anchor. SPECIAL TO FLORIDA WEEKLY
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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.
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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The Jewish Federation of Greater Naples
is looking for a
part-time Program Assistant.
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February Virtual Programs |
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Greater Naples Jewish Book Festival
TONIGHT!
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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A Conversation with...Ben Siegel
Executive Director of the Lee County Port Authority
February 10
1:30 pm EST
Free program for the entire community.
The Lee County Port Authority operates the two County airports, Page Field and Southwest Florida International Airport. In 2019 over 10 million passengers fly in and out of RSW.
Join in this session to talk with Ben about the growth of RSW, how the pandemic has impacted the airport and the plans for the future.
Sponsored by MCA
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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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Mix and Mingle with us!
Meet and Greet Social Time
Monday, Feb. 22
5:30-6:00 pm EST
Are you 55+ up, Jewish and single and are looking to meet others? If yes, then this group is for you. Free program.
Come tell us what you have been up to and meet each other on Zoom
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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, and Dr. Ron Duncan Hart, tell us about Crypto Jews, and communities in Persia.
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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Greater Naples Jewish Book Festival
People of the Book
Wednesday, March 3 at 7:30 pm
Featuring
Faster
by Neal Bascomb
Sponsored by
Temple Shalom Men's Club
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Greater Naples Jewish Book Festival
Thursday, March 11 at 1:00 pm
Featuring
When Time Stopped
by Ariana Neumann
Sponsored by
Holocaust Museum & Cohen Education Center
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Greater Naples Jewish Book Festival
Thursday, March 15 at 1:00 pm
Featuring
Nobody Will Tell You This But Me
by Bess Kalb
Sponsored by
Naples Senior Center
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Israel Advocacy Committee presents
VIRTUAL TRIP TO THE WONDERS OF THE NEGEV
Tuesday, March 23
10:00-11:00 am EST
The cost is $10 per household.
Take a unique trip via Zoom, to the Negev in Israel guided by World Famous naturalist and expert on scorpions, Yuram Zvik. You will hopefully see the Hoopoe, national bird of Israel, and other unique creatures of this desert region.
You will meet our hostess Deborah Goldman Golan, Co-Founder and President of Atid Bamidbar in Yeroham who will tell you about this unique organization and her town where she has lived for over thirty-three years.
This month the respected Bloomberg Innovation Index rating Israel the 7th place in the global scale of leaders. Please check out our first column, by Mark Schloss, in the upcoming FedStar, addressing an advances in rapid Covid testing from Israel and already in use at the Technion.
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Greater Naples Jewish Book Festival
Tuesday, March 30 at 7:30 pm
Featuring
America's Jewish Women
by Pamela S. Nadell
Winner of the 2019 Book of the Year Award from the Jewish Book Council
Sponsored by
Women's Cultural Alliance
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Click on the image to register for the free concert. |
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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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Jewish Historical Society is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: SWFL Jewish Pioneers - The Labodas of Fort Myers
Time: Feb 14, 2021 05:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Free Event
Join Zoom Meeting
Meeting ID: 872 8747 6088
Passcode: 522153
Among the earliest SWFL Jewish residents, the Labodas came to Fort Myers pioneering in 1965.
He became the very first Oral Surgeon of the region, whose mother co-started the local Hadassah Chapter, and wife, the Jewish Federation of Lee and Charlotte Counties.
Whether you are a seasonal, a new resident or an old-timer, you did not know much about SWFL Jewish History until you heard Gerald Laboda in The Labodas of Fort Myers.
Join us this Valentine's Day to learn why it is an important mark for SWFL Jewish History.
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Collier Educator Grant
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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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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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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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. 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.
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"Gimpel the Fool" based on the classic story by Isaac Bashevis Singer. Thursday, February 18, 2021, at 7 pm EST, Register Here. CMJTC, in conjunction with Theatre Nephesh, Tel Aviv, Israel, is proud to present the premier US screening of the award-winning "Gimpel the Fool". A treasure from Yiddish literature, "Gimpel the Fool" blends klezmer music into a surrealistic theatrical presentation. In the face of betrayal and ridicule, Gimpel's childlike acceptance and steadfast belief in God and human goodness has inspired audiences throughout the world.
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Temple Emanu-El Streicker Center presents five successful and intriguing women from dramatically different backgrounds, who will each explore the role of heroines in their lives and talk about who helped them to become the women that they are. Click here for more information
Nina Totenberg, Tuesday, February 9 at 11:30 AM EDT, Register here.
Tiffany Haddish, Wednesday, February 17 at 11:30 AM EST, Register Here.
Mayim Bialik, Thursday, February 25 at 11:30 AM EST, Register Here.
Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz on Tuesday, March 2 at 11:30 AM EST, Register Here.
Hillary Rodham Clinton on Thursday March 11 at 11:30 AM EST, Register Here.
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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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