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t’s all about connections! Here we are in Greater Naples, We are fortunate in this community to be able to work Florida, and we are very lucky. We get to enjoy many closely with Beth Tikvah, BBYO Naples, Chabad of Naples, wonderful experiences our community has to offer. Chabad at FGCU, Temple Shalom, Hillel, Naples Senior CenBeyond the blue skies, white sand beaches, palm trees, the ter at JFCS, the Holocaust Museum & Janet G. and Harvey weather, etc., what makes our community wonderful? The D. Cohen Education Center, Naples Jewish Congregation, first thing that pops into my mind are the people. Everyone Jewish Congregation of Marco Island, Jewish War Veterans, I have met is as warm and engaging as the climate. It Cardozo Society and others. really is the people talking with each other, socializing, shopThe Federation also works with these national Jewish ping…in other words, making connections. It’s all about the advocacy organizations: relationships – the connections. • Anti-Defamation League While it did become harder this past • American Friends of Magen David Adom year, due to the coronavirus pandemic, our • Jewish National Fund Federation, our local agencies and our over• American Jewish World Service seas partners all worked diligently to mainIncluded in our community are our Israel tain the relationships and connections we and overseas connections: have. We are all doing everything that we can • The Jewish Federations of North America to meet the growing needs of our local and • Jewish Agency for Israel global communities. • American Jewish Joint Distribution We, the Jewish Federation of Greater Committee JEFFREY FELD Naples, believe in building connections. We do • Neve Michael Children’s Village President/CEO this formally and informally. We do this singu• Yad LaKashish – Lifeline for the Old Jewish Federation larly and collaboratively. You might ask, how • Sapir Community Center – Kfar Saba of Greater Naples does Federation do this? I’m glad you asked! • World Union for Progressive Judaism – We build connections through our Federation Executive HaTikvah Preschool in Kiev, Ukraine Committee and Board of Directors, and through our • Taglit-Birthright Israel Federation committees and activities, including: • ORT • Jewish Community Relations Council • Ethiopian National Project • Fund for Human Needs • Arava Institute • Stand Up for Justice Grant • Special in Uniform • Catholic-Jewish Dialogue • American Friends of ELI • Israel Advocacy Committee • Yashar LaChayal • Camp Scholarship Committee • Susan’s House • Jewish Russian Cultural Alliance • Leket Israel • People of the Book Cultural Event • American Friends of Eli • Women’s Cultural Alliance Being a member of the Jewish community is all about • Men’s Cultural Alliance connecting to each other. Federation recognizes the impor• Jewish Book Festival tance of “Kol Yisrael Aravim Zeh L’zeh,” which means, “All • Mix & Mingle Israel is Responsible, One for Each Other.” • Jewish Young Professionals Again, it is all about the connections that we know • Jewish Families with Children and even some we may not know. Being connected, being • PJ Library responsible in some way for each other, having all of these In our Greater Naples community, we collaborate with opportunities and experiences, is absolutely wonderful! agencies, congregations and organizations to provide: Let’s continue to grow our community through all of • Youth Programs and Youth Education our Connections. • Local Humanitarian and Social Services No Gift Touches More Lives • Cultural Programs and Adult Education CONNECTIONS 2021
A Guide to Jewish Living in Greater Naples
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