Happy New Year!

Reneé Bialek Program Director

It’s a brand-new year and I look forward to seeing you in our brand new building!

Jewish Book Festival events

Jewish Book Festival’s brunch with author Cathy Barrow will take place Jan. 4 at Temple Shalom. This in-person event is sold out. The Zoom link will be sent two hours prior to the start of the program. Thank you to Women’s Cultural Alliance for sponsoring this event and thank you to Temple Shalom for hosting it.

Isabel Vincent, author of “Overture of Hope,” will speak via Zoom on Thursday, Jan. 12 at 2 p.m. Thank you to Ginsberg Eye Ophthalmology and TheatreZone for sponsoring this event.

Eileen Pollack, author of “Maybe It’s Me,” will speak via Zoom on Friday, Jan. 20 at 10 a.m. Thank you to Temple Shalom Sisterhood for sponsoring this event.

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, Jan. 8 at 2:30 p.m. The topic will be “Sin, Restitution and Guilt.” The presenters are Rabbi Mark Gross of Jewish Congregation of Marco Island and Fr. George Ratzmann of St. William Catholic Church. The location is Pulte Family Life Center at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, 625 111th Ave. N., Naples. Please RSVP to register for this free event at cjdialogue@naples.net.

Important January, February and March dates

• Monday, Jan. 16 is the MLK Jr. Parade. Come walk with us! Meet us at 10 a.m. and walk in the parade that starts at 11 a.m. If you can’t walk with us, then please stop by the Federation’s table at Cambier Park and say hello. There will be music, entertainment and food to purchase. I hope to see you at this free community event.

• Tuesday, Jan. 31, the Annual Klezmer Revival Band will play at the South Regional Library. Please become a patron and get VIP seating for $50 each. Or attend for free, but you need to register via Collier County Library.

• Sunday, March 26, come join us at Celebrate Israel @75. Please become a Friends of Celebrate Israel @75 friend. At $75, you will be supporting this free community event and your name will be listed in the Federation Star. The direct link to join is https:// jfgn.regfox.com/friends-celebrateisrael-at-75.

• New date: Monday, April 17: Community-wide Yom HaShoah program at 7 p.m.

Dates and times of upcoming events are announced on our website home-page. 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 will be emailed two hours prior to the start of each event. Please register for all events at www.jewishnaples.org.

Jewish Federation of Greater Naples, MCA and WCA have started a new group called Singles Social Group. This group is for Jewish singles to meet at a variety of events. Membership is required. Become an MCA, WCA or Federation member today!

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 interests. A taste of each one can be found throughout our website at www.jewishnaples.org.