Happy holidays!

Reneé Bialek, Program Director

We begin December with State Attorney Andrew Warren speaking on Sunday, Dec. 5 at 1 p.m. on the topic, Anti-Semitism: Ancient Threat in a Modern World. Andrew Warren is a strong advocate for Jews and Israel and a passionate speaker about antisemitism. He is a leader in promoting justice and fairness for everyone and remains committed to making neighborhoods safer.

This free event is offered both in person at Beth Tikvah and on Zoom. Please make sure to register via the link found on our homepage at www.jewish naples.org. The event is cosponsored by Beth Tikvah, Jewish Community Relations Council and the Israel Advocacy Committee of Jewish Federation of Greater Naples.

Jewish Book Festival

The Jewish Book Festival will offer a wide variety of genres with something for everyone! The month of December, there are three virtual and in-person events: Dec. 2, Dec. 10 and Dec. 17.

PJ Library and Jewish Families with Young Children

PJ Library and Jewish Families with Young Children are invited to the Headquarters Library, 2385 Orange Blossom Drive, for a joint PJ Library program on Dec. 2 at 6:30 p.m. Please make a reservation at programs@jewishnaples.org.

Another fun program for these groups will be a park playdate on Sunday, Dec. 19, 3-4 p.m. at “Can You Dig It” playground, 15000 Livingston Rd. Let’s celebrate Tu B’Shvat, the “New Year of the Trees,” together. Please email programs@jewishnaples.org to let us know you will be attending.

People of the Book

If you would like to be a Patron for People of the Book (POB) on Wednesday, Feb. 2, please contact me. As a POB Patron, you will enjoy dinner with author Joshua Greene before the presentation.

How to register

Please register at www.jewishnaples.org or via our weekly e-blasts for each of these programs. The Zoom link will be emailed two hours prior to the start of each program.

These programs are advertised in the weekly Federation e-blasts sent out on Monday mornings. If you are not getting them, please let me know as we want to keep you connected.

We have a variety of groups and committees at Jewish Federation of Greater Naples, such as PJ Library, Jewish Families with Young Children, Cardozo Legal Society, Catholic-Jewish Dialogue, Israel Advocacy Committee and Jewish Community Relations Council. Please join the group and/or committee that best fits your needs. A taste of each one can be found throughout our website at www.jewishnaples.org.

If you have an idea for a program or want to be a guest speaker or facilitator, please contact me at rbialek@jewish naples.org.