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Federation Star
SYNAGOGUE NEWS
April 2021
www.naplestemple.org / 239.455.3030
TEMPLE SHALOM
Temple Shalom events open to the community By Jeanette Fischer, Temple Shalom Director of Communications
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emple Shalom offers many virtual opportunities to stay connected during this time of social distancing. In addition to the events listed below, please visit our YouTube channel, Temple Shalom Naples, for beautiful music from Cantor Donna Azu and previously recorded programs from Rabbi Adam Miller, Cantor Donna Azu, Rabbi Ariel Boxman, Rabbi James Perman and Rabbi Frank Muller. Follow us on Facebook, Temple ShalomNaplesFL, for informational links and live content. For Zoom links to our
other programs and events, please send a request to info@naplestemple.org.
Shabbat services
on our Facebook page and interactive on Zoom. Please email info@naplestemple. org for the link.
Tune into our Shabbat services via our livestream (found on our website under the Media tab) and Facebook Live on the Temple Shalom Facebook page Friday evenings at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday mornings at 10 a.m.
Saturday Morning Torah Study
Havdalah service
Scheduled for Wednesday, April 14 at 10 a.m. via Zoom and facilitated by Cantor Donna Azu, Stories of Music
Every Saturday evening at 7:30 p.m., our Havdalah service can be found live
Participate in our Torah Study every Saturday at 9 a.m. via Zoom. Please email info@naplestemple.org for the link.
Stories of Music
is an adult education project of the Lowell Milken Fund for American Jewish Music at the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music. Each class offers a broad range of musically related topics about the American Jewish experience through stories of the evolving nature of Jewish music. On April 14, the topic will be “Musical Journeys Through the Holocaust.” Please email info@naplestemple.org for the Zoom link.
www.bethtikvahnaples.org / 239.434.1818
BETH TIKVAH
Beth Tikvah update
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pril is upon us and many of our seasonal residents, who normally are leaving to resume their lives up north, are just arriving. And others are staying longer in order to receive their vaccinations. This year, our summer camp will be filled with extended activities as well as many dear friends. We wish all those leaving Naples for the summer a healthy, happy few months. Travel safely and come back to us soon. Beth Tikvah has completed a successful season of adult education and programming. Highlights include our lecture series, new courses on Jewish History, our Scholar-in-Residence weekend with Dr. Sandra Lilienthal, Jewish Jazz with Amici and the conclusion of the eighth sold-out season of our Naples Jewish Film Festival. Participation in our Shabbat services and kiddush lunches has continued streaming on Zoom. We have been able to conduct all our programs, due to the skills and creativity of Rabbi Chorny. We are especially appreciative of support from the Jewish Federation of Greater Naples (JFGN), which has permitted us to bring many of our programs to the community.
Beth Tikvah Co-Presidents Shelley Goodman and Sue Hammerman
Rosh Chodesh Women’s Study Our Rosh Chodesh Women’s Study brings friendship and intellectual stimulation together monthly. This month, we will meet on Sunday, April 18 at 11 a.m. All women interested in attending are welcome. Visit our website at www. bethtikvahnaples.org for the Zoom link.
Expanded programming Due to the relentless nature of COVID19, it has become necessary to expand our programing beyond the usual winter season to meet the desire of our congregation to stay connected. We have added a
Yom Ha’atzmaut concert on Sunday, April 11 at 2 p.m. as well as a second Jewish Jazz concert with Amici Music on Wednesday, April 20 at 7:30 p.m. For further details, please contact office@bethtikah.org or go to our website at www.bethtikvahnaples.org. Further programing additions will be announced as they are scheduled. We suggest you refer to our website, www.bethtikvah naples.org, for the most recent information throughout the summer months. Beth Tikvah is the affiliated congregation in Greater Naples of United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism (USCJ). We are grateful to the Jewish Federation of Greater Naples (JFGN) for support of our Scholar-in-Residence, Naples Jewish Film Festival and All Things Jewish programs. All Beth Tikvah events are open to the Greater Naples community. Go to our website at www.bethtikvahnaples.org for all reservations. Remember that today is the tomorrow that you worried about yesterday. Make the most of living today to the fullest. Keep in mind that we can, and will, deal with tomorrow when it becomes today, knowing that together, we can weather any storm.
JEWISH CONGREGATION OF MARCO ISLAND
Beth Tikvah April happenings on Zoom Saturday, April 3 at 9 a.m. – Yiskor Services Tuesdays, April 6, 13, 27 at 12:15 p.m. – Lunch and Learn with Rabbi Chorny Tuesday, April 13 at 2 p.m. – Yom Ha’atzmaut concert Wednesday, April 14 – Israeli Night. Details are on the website at www.bethtikvahnaples.org. Contact us at office@ bethtikvah.us or call 239-434-1818 for all reservations. Wednesday, April 21 at 7:30 p.m. – second concert in the Jewish Jazz Series Friday, April 30 – Eat and Learn Lag B’Omer. Services at 6:15 p.m.
Religious services streaming schedule • Thursday and Sunday morning services begin at 9 a.m. • Friday services begin at 6:15 p.m. • Saturday services begin at 9:30 a.m. • We convene yahrzeit minyanim upon request. You may reach Rabbi Chorny directly at 239-537-5257.
www.marcojcmi.com / 239.642.0800
April brings new hope for JCMI By Sue Baum, President
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ince March 12, 2020, the Board of Directors of the Jewish Congregation of Marco Island suspended attendance to all events at the Synagogue. This was done on the recommendation of an advisory task force that I formed in anticipation of the difficult times ahead. This task force included the advice of Dr. Gregory Poland. A friend of the Synagogue, Dr. Poland is a physician and “vaccinologist.” He is the Mary Lowell
Leary professor of medicine at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, as well as the director of the Mayo Clinic’s Vaccine Research Group. He is also the editorin-chief of the medical journal, Vaccine. Heeding the advice of our task force, we looked for new ways to present our annual events. Through Zoom and new livestream equipment, the Saul I. Stern Cultural Series and the Sidney R. Hoffman Memorial Jewish Film Festival
brought monthly programs right into the homes of our congregation and community members. Many religious events — the Holy Days, a Shabbat in Song, Purim and Passover — were also celebrated, keeping our members’ safety in the forefront. Now, we look ahead with renewed hope for JCMI. Nearly 100 of our members have received vaccinations. Our task force is being called upon once again to
determine when we can open our doors for worship, seasonal events and to initiate our membership drive, which is already in the works! We look forward to the day we can again walk through the doors of our JCMI home. If you would like more information about the Jewish Congregation of Marco Island, call the office at 239-642-0800.
For a continuously updated community calendar, visit the Federation’s website at www.jewishnaples.org.
