WEEKLY Programming and Updates from
Congregation L'Dor Va-Dor
as of March 19, 2023
Shalom and Welcome, Suzanne,
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THE VOICE OF L’DOR VA-DOR
Congregation L’Dor Va-Dor’s e-Newsletter
March 19, 2023 – 27 Adar, 5783 Edition
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Building The Judaism of Tomorrow TODAY with L'Dor Va-Dor
JOIN US FOR SHABBAT every FRIDAY - Live or Virtually
at the Grand Villa of Delray West for our live SHABBAT @ 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
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We welcome you to be a part of our L'Dor Va-Dor Family
as we engage in
an INSPIRING, DYNAMIC and RATIONAL view of Judaism,
one that is continuously evolving and relevant!
Our InspiRational Judaism is EXCITING & ENJOYABLE!
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A CALENDAR OVERVIEW of L'Dor Va-Dor Happenings | |
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Monday, March 20, 7:00 pm ET - Virtual: PARSON TO PARSON HOT TOPICS with co-hosts Rabbi Barry Silver and Pastor Fritz Aufdencamp on Zoom - join us for our controversial discussion about current events and other relevant topics in the news! PARTICIPATE and add your view or not! Please CLICK HERE for more details and/or to join us via Zoom. This is a monthly virtual program
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Tuesday, March 21, 7:00 pm ET - Virtual: TOUCH of TORAH with Rabbi Barry Silver on Zoom - We welcome all to join us for a rational view and insight into the Torah parasha for the upcoming Shabbat: EXODUS VAYIKRA. Enjoy a GREAT discussion about the Torah and any other topics suggested by our participants. Please CLICK HERE for more details and/or to join us via Zoom. This is a weekly virtual program.
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Friday, March 24, 6:00 pm ET - In-person: DINNER with Rabbi Barry, L'Dor Va-Dor and Friends, prior to our Shabbat Celebration - at Zimi Restaurant, 4957 W. Atlantic Avenue, Delray Beach (in the Delray Square center, NE corner of Atlantic and Military Trail). Start the evening off RIGHT! Gather together, enjoy a delicious dinner, and great conversation before Shabbat, then head over to the Grand Villa of Delray West for our wonderful L'Dor Va-Dor SHABBAT celebration! Please CLICK HERE for more information.
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Friday, March 24, 7:30 pm ET - In-person and Virtual: EVENING CELEBRATION OF SHABBAT, Live at The Grand Villa of Delray West, 5859 Heritage Park Way, Delray Beach, FL 33484 with Rabbi Barry Silver (in-person and virtual). Experience our exciting, inspiring, and musical celebration together with us. Celebrate your Jewish "neshama" (soul) with us at our HAPPY HOUR celebration service! We welcome all, no matter faith, background, beliefs, orientation ... ALL are welcome through our doors! Continue our celebration after our service at our Oneg Shabbat, a time to schmooze and nosh. For more information, please CLICK HERE. Cantor Carol Garrett will be out of town for this Sabbath and we will miss her! Ruth Nodiff will accompany Rabbi Barry and the congregation on piano!
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Wednesday, March 29, 7:30 pm ET - In-person: CURRENT EVENTS with Rabbi Barry Silver at The Grand Villa of Delray West, 5859 Heritage Park Way, Delray Beach, FL 33484. All are welcome to attend, along with the residents of Grand Villa for an exciting discussion about what's new in the news! Please CLICK HERE for more details.. This is a bimonthly in-person program.
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SEDER with L'DOR VA-DOR!
Be a part of something very special!
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Monday, April 3, 12:30 pm to 4:00 pm ET - In-person: PASSOVER SEDER with L'DOR VA-DOR! We welcome one and all to join us for this special holiday celebration. Our Seder will be led by Rabbi Barry Silver and Cantor Carol Garrett and will include our wonderful and special traditions and customs, along with modern insight and interpretation and music! And the food will be delicious!
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The location will be in the private room of Mamma Mia's Trattoria, 8855 Hypoluxo Road, Lake Worth, FL 33467 (in the Town Commons, on the NE corner of Hypoluxo and Lyons Roads)
- Members - cost $40 pp; Friends and Guests of L'Dor Va-Dor - cost $48 pp; Children under 12 years - cost $20 pp
- Choice of 4 entrees for the meal (to be selected at the beginning of the Seder)
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Your payment will reserve your seat at our Passover Seder!
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You may pay online by CLICKING HERE (please consider adding 3% to cover credit card processing fees)
- You may pay via Check and mail to our mailing address (see below)
- Provide Check to Sharon Leibovitz at Shabbat service
We hope that you will join us and together we can celebrate FREEDOM!
For more information, please CLICK HERE.
TIME IS RUNNING OUT ... the restaurant needs the final count of participants!
All reservations and payments needed
no later than Sunday, MARCH 26.
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Sunday, April 16, 3:00 pm - In-person: YOM HASHOAH - Holocaust Remembrance Day program at The Grand Villa of Delray West, 5859 Heritage Park Way, Delray Beach, FL 33484 with Rabbi Barry Silver and Cantor Carol Garrett. We will have a beautiful program with L'Dor Va-Dor and in conjunction with the Grand Villa. We will honor the memory of the millions who lost their lives during this horrific time in history. Let us never forget and let us stand up together against anti-Semitism and hate rampant in our world once again! For more information, please CLICK HERE.
NOTICE: We are looking for a couple of local high school or college-aged young men or young women to volunteer community service hours to assist with this very special Holocaust Remembrance Day program. If you know of someone, please have them contact Sharon Leibovitz at 561-968-0688 as soon as possible - they would be part of something very special, both for them and the community!
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Tuesday, April 18, 7:30 pm ET - In-person and Virtual: LIVE TOUCH of TORAH with Rabbi Barry Silver and guest Rabbi Akiva Gersh (the Vegan Rabbi) at The Grand Villa of Delray West, 5859 Heritage Park Way, Delray Beach, FL 33484 and also available virtually on Zoom. Join us for a dialogue about the Torah, the parasha for the upcoming Shabbat, Judaism, and an animal-free diet! Enjoy a GREAT discussion between two rabbis and with audience participation! Please CLICK HERE for more information about this special evening.
NOTE, Rabbi Gersh will be here as part of a national speaking tour organized by Jewish Veg, a national nonprofit that educates and builds community to encourage plant-based lifestyles through celebrations and conversations about Jewish values.
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Sunday, April 23, 11:30 am - In-person: L'Dor Va-Dor Men and Women's BRUNCH and GAME DAY! We welcome members, friends and guests. This event will be held in the clubhouse of Isola Bella Estates, 9940 Hypoluxo Road, Lake Worth, FL 33467 (west of Lyons Road and just east of 441). Enjoy a lovely and delicious spread for brunch and stay to play some fun games: Mahjongg, cards, chess, Rummikub, Scrabble, or whatever YOU desire. Cost is $15 per person. Limited number of participants due to space restrictions, so your payment will be your reservation! Please CLICK HERE for more details..
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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.
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WE WELCOME ALL THROUGH OUR DOORS!
Literally and Virtually
You know YOU are always welcome to L’Dor Va-Dor!
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WE THINK YOU MAY ALSO ENJOY ...
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Our LUCKY TO BE JEWISH SHABBAT CELEBRATION of 3/17/2023, with Rabbi Barry and Cantor Carol, at the Grand Villa of Delray West: Please CLICK HERE to view.
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Our TOUCH OF TORAH of 3/14/2023, with Rabbi Barry Silver, discussing the Torah portion of Exodus VAYAKHEL: Please CLICK HERE to view.
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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 Jacqueline Alperin, a donation in memory of the recent passing of her beloved Aunt, Hilda Nadelberg
- By Michelle Bernstein, a donation in memory of the recent passing of Marcy Weiss's Aunt Sara
- By Helen Daniel, a donation for healing and Mi Shebeirach prayers
- By Ruth Kromash, a donation in memory of the Yahrzeit of her husband, Joseph L. Kromash
- By Ruth Nodiff, a donation in memory of the Yahrzeit of her husband, Jack Nodiff
- By Carole Baum and Ben Piltch, a donation to the growth fund, in support of L'Dor Va-Dor
- By Judith Price, a donation to the growth fund, in support of L'Dor Va-Dor
- By Libby Rubin, a donation to the growth fund, in support of L'Dor Va-Dor
- By Miriam Sivak, a donation to the growth fund, in support of L'Dor Va-Dor
- By Sheila and Martyn Winston, a donation in memory of the Yahrzeit of Sheila's mother, Alice Cohen
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By Sheila and Martyn Winston, a donation to the growth fund, in support of L'Dor Va-Dor
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SUPPORT OUR SYNAGOGUE!
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
for next generations!
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!
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We so appreciate this!
THANK YOU SO MUCH!
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Please CLICK HERE to DONATE
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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.
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COMMUNITY PROGRAMS
Available for one and all!
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LEVIS JCC SANDLER CENTER, BOCA RATON presents the following programming:
THE JEWISH VIEW OF ABORTION with Rabbi Barry Silver
Monday, MARCH 20, 3:00 pm ET
FREE In-person Program; no pre-registration needed
Adolph & Rose Levis Jewish Community Center
21050 95th Avenue South, Boca Raton, FL 33428
561-558-2520
Rabbi Barry Silver, spiritual leader of Congregation L'Dor Va-Dor, will share the Jewish view on abortion, how the Jewish people are leading the charge to protect abortion rights and how you can get involved in this fight. Rabbi Barry Silver, abortion rights attorney and former legislator, will share his wit, humor, experience and activism as we learn all about the fight to protect Jewish law and abortion rights in Florida. Rabbi Silver will also discuss the importance to the Jewish community and all Americans to keep the separation of church and state strong to prevent a Christian theocracy from threatening the Jewish people in America.
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LEVIS JCC presents the following programming:
EASTSIDE POP UP HAPPY HOUR
Thursday, MARCH 30, 5:30 to 7:30 pm ET
$36 pp
Where: The Wine Room Kitchen & Bar, Delray Beach
Join to socialize, network, and connect with life-minded professionals and our community. Admission includes great networking, light appetizers, and wine tasting card.
For more information or to register, please CLICK HERE.
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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, 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, Gold & Gold Plus Members: $55, Platinum Members: $25
For more information, please CLICK HERE.
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THE GROSS FAMILY CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF ANTISEMITISM AND THE HOLOCAUST presents the following programming:
A CONCERT AT THE NORTON: Jewish Voices, Part 2
Monday, MARCH 20, 7:00 pm ET
Free In-person program; Pre-Registration is required
Norton Museum of Art, 1450 S. Dixie Hwy, West Palm Beach, FL
Drawing inspiration from his own grandfather's survival of Auschwitz-Birkenau, acclaimed violinist Arnaud Sussman is joined by pianist Michael Brown at this powerful program honoring Jewish composers whose lives and music were cut short or impacted by the Holocaust.
For more info or to register for program, please CLICK HERE.
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IN THEIR OWN WORDS: The World of the Child During the Holocaust
Sunday, MARCH 26, 11:00 am ET
Free In-person program; Pre-Registration is required
Indian Spring Country Club, 11501 El Clair Ranch Road, Boynton Beach, FL
Dr. Heberer Rice is the Senior Historian and director at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington DC. She is a specialist on medical crimes and eugenics policies in Nazi Germany.
For more info or to register for program, please CLICK HERE.
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MANDEL JCC, BOYNTON BEACH presents the following programming:
THE GARDEN OF THE FINZI-CONTINIS SCREENING
Friday, MARCH 31 at 12:30 pm ET
In-person, $8 pp; Registration required
Watch the 1972 Academy-Award Winning film, "The Garden of the Finzi-Continis" at the Mandel JCC! Directed by Vittorio De Sica, The Garden of the Finzi-Continis tells the story of the intellectual Finzi-Contini family, Jewish aristocrats who live on an idyllic estate. At first they are sheltered from the growing anti-Semitism in their country, but soon the walls and gardens of their home cannot shield them from the realities of Fascist Italy.
For more information or to register for Screening, please CLICK HERE.
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THE ART, MUSIC, AND POETRY OF TEREZIN & THE HOLOCAUST
featuring RABERT WATSON
Tuesday, MAY 9 at 1:00 pm ET
In-person, $20 pp; Registration required
Join us in a fascinating discussion around the art, music, and poetry of the Holocaust as presented by JCC favorite presenter and distinguished Professor of American History, Robert Watson, Ph.D. At this event, we'll take a deep dive into the art, music, and poetry of Terezin & the Holocaust
For more information or to register for Screening, please CLICK HERE.
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JEWISH FEDERATION OF PALM BEACH COUNTY presents the following MITZVAH projects:
MITZVAH PROJECTS, vibrant and safe experiences
Registration required
The Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County is responding with energy, commitment, education and courage to invite you to take part in vibrant and safe Jewish experiences like these:
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BNAI TORAH CONGREGATION, BOCA RATON presents the following MITZVAH projects:
MARCH SANDWICH MAKING SUNDAYS
Sunday, MARCH 26
In own home; Registration required
Make 22 sandwiches in the safety of your own home and deliver to St. Gregory's Episcopal Church to feed the food insecure.
For more info or to sign up, please CLICK HERE.
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KINDERGARTEN READING BUDDIES PROGRAM
Mondays, MARCH 20, 27, 1:00 to 1:45 pm ET
In-person; Registration required
Where: Boca Elementary
103 SW 1st Avenue, Boca Raton, FL 33431
Be a reading buddy to a Kindergarten student at Boca Elementary school.
For more info or to sign up, please CLICK HERE.
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FAMILY PROMISE - DINNER for the HOMELESS
Tuesday, MARCH 21 through Thursday, MARCH 23, 10:00 am to 2:30 pm ET
Food dropoff; Registration required
Where: Family Promise
112 SE 10th Street, Delray Beach, FL 33483
Family Promise helps families experiencing hardships and homelessness. We need volunteers to provide dinner and dessert items for local people in need and drop off at their Delray location during the dates and time listed above.
For more info or to sign up, please CLICK HERE.
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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
Clematis Street - From Quadrille through to 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. It is like an art or craft every Saturday!
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Celebrate Women in March!
MARCH is
WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH!
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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
Rita Elias
Laura Gallagher
Sherry Glass
Marjie Goldman-Spaderna
Nadine Herbst
Stephen Heyman
Carole Kahn
Ann Kritzer
Dr. Sudhir Nayer
Marilyn Paul
Laura Perlman Devens
Ira Phillips
Ben Piltch
Vivian Pronin
Bernie Rosen
Libby Rubin
Laura Santacrose
Harvey Sherer
Victor Siegel
Jack Silvers
Miriam Sivak
Fred Spilove
Jacob Viner
Douglas Volan
Jordan Volan
Naomi Volan
Sheila Winston
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WE HONOR and REMEMBER
THOSE WHO HAVE RECENTLY PASSED with LOVE:
Simone Calfon
Dave Cohen
Harvey Gold
Lewis Greenberg
Lorraine Klempner
Sara Kovalsky
Alan Michael Marsh
Harvey Metzger
Hilda Nadelberg
Linda Pruskin
Rhoda Rottman
Ronna Savage
Carol Wilkinson
MONTH OF MARCH YAHRZEITS,
May their memories live on through and within us:
Elda Bernstein
Louis Bernstein
Charles Beyer
Manny Brucker
Sarah Butler
Richard Chapnick
Alice Cohen
David Dworken
Sandra Fuhrman
Blanche Zeitz Gitterman
Esther Glass
Bessie Glauberman
Jacob Glauberman
Louise Graff
Laurie Grosky
Charlotte Harris
Horace Hecht
Paul Kesslen
Rose Kraft
Martin Krauss
Joseph L. Kromash
Larry Lieberman
Ilene Melnick
Jack Nodiff
Jeffrey Malone Parish
Sam Perlman
Bernard Posner
Dorothy Posner
Solomon Purisch
Rubin Radack
Jayne Rosenblum
Sarah Seid
Joyce Seligman
Bernard Silverman
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SEDER WITH US! The more, the merrier! Let's celebrate Passover and freedom TOGETHER!
Please join with us for our upcoming Passover Seder on Monday, April 3rd at 12:30 pm ET at a local restaurant's private room! It will be an interactive Seder with all the traditions and customs, including Rabbi Barry's modern insight and Cantor Carol's music and "ruach" (spirit). Don't miss out! We will have a delicious meal, great company, celebrating this special holiday and hope you will be there too! For more information, please CLICK HERE. Please all RESERVATIONS & PAYMENT must be in by SUNDAY, MARCH 26th!
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We have a lot of exciting events and programs upcoming and hope you can plan to participate, some are in-person only, some are virtual only, and some are both!
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SPRING starts officially tomorrow, MARCH 20, 2023! We are looking forward to SPRING, bringing with it, many Jewish holidays and additional programs and events.
Won't you PLEASE CONSIDER giving a couple of hours of your valuable time to assisting and volunteering with L'Dor Va-Dor?! WE NEED YOU for our Membership committee and/or Fundraising committee! The Phone Squad / Sunshine committee could also use a few extra hands as well (phone calls from home)! PLEASE CONSIDER for us! Thank you in advance!
We wish you a week of peace, shalom, good health, and lots of love! We hope we see you soon!
With Shalom,
Sharon Leibovitz
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