It’s February!

Reneé Bialek, Program Director

There are a few deadlines coming up that you may need to be aware of:

• Graduating high school students can fill out an application for the Patricia J. Adkins Youth Leadership Award.

• For those who are going to sleepaway camp in the summer, Federation and Temple Shalom both offer partial scholarships.

• For teachers and educators, there is a Collier educator grant called “Stand Up For Justice.”

These grants and awards have been advertised for many months and the deadline is fast approaching. You can find out more information at https://www. jewishnaples.org/scholarships-grants. Please email me to let me know to expect your application.

Jewish Book Festival

The Jewish Book Festival continues on Wednesday, Feb. 1 with author Marjorie Margolies and her book, “And How Are the Children?” This event, sponsored by Senior Housing Solutions and Women’s Cultural Alliance, is both in person and on Zoom.

On Tuesday, Feb. 14, another in-person and Zoom presentation by co-authors Shaunna Edwards and Alyson Richman takes place about their book, “The Thread Collectors.” This event is sponsored by Alison Craig Home Furnishings and Temple Shalom Men’s Club.

On Tuesday, Feb. 28, Lori Banov Kaufman will discuss her book, “Rebel Daughter.” This Zoom presentation is sponsored by Hadassah Collier/ Lee Chapter.

Please visit www.jewishbookfestival. org for more information or to buy individual tickets.

Catholic-Jewish Dialogue event

Please join the Catholic-Jewish Dialogue on Sunday, Feb. 19 at 2:30 p.m. for an author book review of “The People in the Room, Rabbis, Nuns, Pastors, Popes and Presidents” by Rabbi James Rudin. Rabbi Rudin will take us inside the Vatican, Camp David and all over the globe. The book is available on Amazon. The event will be located at Pulte Family Life Center at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, 625 111th Ave. N., Naples. Please RSVP at cjdialogue@naples.net for this free event.

Save these important dates

• Sunday, March 26 – Join us at Celebrate Israel @ 75. Please become one of our Friends of Celebrate Israel @ 75 At $75, you will be supporting this free community event and your name will be listed in the Federation Star. Go to https://jfgn.regfox.com/friends-celebrateisrael-at-75.

• New date: Monday, April 17: Community-wide Yom HaShoah Program at 7 p.m. Limited seats, so please register for this free program.

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. Registration is required to receive the Zoom link, which gets emailed two hours prior to the start of each event.

We have a variety of groups and committees at Jewish Federation of Greater Naples, such as PJ Library, Jewish Families with Young Children, Singles Social Group, 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 interests. A taste of each one can be found throughout our website at www.jewishnaples.org.