Happy Chanukah!

And upcoming events

Reneé Bialek Program Director

The Jewish Book Festival’s Opening Event is on Monday, Dec. 9 at 7 p.m. when Adam Nimoy will talk about his book, “The Most Human: Reconciling with My Father, Leonard Nimoy.”

The next Israel Speaker being brought to you by the Israel and Overseas Committee is Kari Reid who present on Wednesday, Dec. 18 at 2 p.m. She will speak about "How ALLMEP’s network is advancing civil society peace building between Israelis and Palestinians." Please purchase your tickets on our website. Thank you to the patrons for supporting these programs.

Nashville songwriter Bryan Ruby will be here on Dec. 19 at 6 p.m. He is a captivating storyteller and hit songwriter! Don’t miss out on this musical experience.

Please join us at the Community-wide Chanukah Celebration on Thursday, Dec. 26 from 5 to 6 p.m. at Mercato on the lawn. Charlie Blum will be our emcee! He is a renowned entertainment industry executive whose career spans over four decades. Throughout his illustrious career, Blum has worked with almost every major name in show business and has also produced for television.

Blum is also an accomplished vocalist with a love of the great standards and whose tribute to “The Great American Songbook” has gained notoriety in Southwest Florida. He is a member of the board of directors of the Marco Island Center for the Arts as well as the Jewish Congregation of Marco Island.

Come hear beautiful music from Naples Klezmer Revival Band and listen to the children from our community sing Chanukah songs. Buy delicious latkes and sufganiyote from Chef Dalia. Visit all the vendors for some games and/or special treats. Kids can take home a balloon creation from Melody the clown. Please register so we can plan accordingly: https:// jfgn.regfox.com/chanukah-celebration

There is a QR code that will take you directly to the Programs & Events webpage. All you need to do is open your camera app, point directly at the QR code, then click on ‘qrco.de’ button. Once you are on the landing page, you will see three featured events, then “Series of Events” (Elliott Katz Lectures, Jewish Book Festival and more), followed by a few more upcoming events listed by dates.

Please save these dates for these upcoming programs:

• Thursday, Dec. 26, Chanukah Celebration at Mercato, 5-6 p.m.

• Sunday, Jan. 5, Alta Rockers Concert, 4:30 p.m.

• Tuesday, Jan. 28, Naples Klezmer Revival Band at the library, 6 p.m.

Please make sure to read our weekly Monday e-blast to view new programs and click on the registration links for all the above programs and for all the new programs that are being added.

Please register for all events at www.jewishnaples.org.

Dates and times of upcoming events are announced on our website homepage. If you aren’t receiving our weekly Monday e-blast, please email me at rbialek@jewishnaples.org.