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January 2024
KATZ
New York Deli has arrived in Southwest Florida
By popular demand, we now have a physical location!
We have joined Gourmet Mama
BETH TIKVAH
www.bethtikvahnaples.org / 239-434-1818
What to look forward to from Beth Tikvah By Lee Henson, Program Director
W
e have begun our season by celebrating all of our members and guests who have served our country. Our special Veteran’s Shabbat was well received. Now we look forward to so many more special times together! Jan. 5, 6:15 p.m. Special Shabbat dinner and guest speaker Dr. Leo Gordon: “The Clandestine Medical School of the Warsaw Ghetto.” Catering by Way Wolfson of Prestige Catering. $36 pp. Please call 239-424-1818 for reservations.
Jan. 7, 10 a.m. Rosh Chodesh — Fran Alpert Jan. 11, 7:30 p.m. Joyce Schrager and Dr. June Sochen (speakers’ series #4) will speak on the “Five Hotspots in the World Today.” Can anything be more timely? Jan. 17, 12:15 p.m. Rabbi Chorny’s class and discussion There is more to come, so do check our website at www.bethtikvahnaples.org.
2063 Pine Ridge Road, next to Chinatown restaurant
Hours: Monday – Saturday 11am – 3pm All of your favorites are there for dining in or takeout. Delivery remains available.
In addition to our regular menu, we now have
Bagels & Lox • Baked Salmon • Whitefish Salad • Katz Hot Dogs Catering & platters available See our full menu and order online at
KatzNYDeli.com
NAPLES JEWISH CONGREGATION
www.naplesjewishcongregation.org / 239-431-3858
Naples Jewish Congregation events By Chuck Naumoff, Publicity Chair
IN THE SHADOW OF AUSCHWITZ: HOW JCC KRAKOW IS REBUILDING JEWISH LIFE IN POLAND AND SUPPORTING UKRAINIAN REFUGEES Everyone is invited to attend this free presentation brought to you by Israel and Overseas Committee and Holocaust Museum & Cohen Education Center
Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2024, 7 p.m. At the Nina Iser Jewish Cultural Center Please register at www.jewishnaples.org for this FREE event to allow us to plan accordingly.
ewish Book Festival Sponsors
e are grateful to these businesses and organizations IN THIS TALK upport of the 2019-20 Greater Naples Jewish Book Festival: JCC Krakow CEO Jonathan Ornstein will discuss the center’s mission to rebuild Jewish communal life in the shadow of Auschwitz, the idea and celebration of Holocaust Survivor Day, and the impact of the Jewish community’s work with Ukrainian refugees.
Sisterhood
Since its opening in April 2008, Ornstein has served as executive director Temple Shalom of the Jewish Community Centre of Krakow, Poland, an organization devoted to rebuilding Jewish life in Krakow and one of Poland’s most visible signs of Jewish revival. A native of New York City, Ornstein moved to Israel in 1994, lived on a kibbutz in the Negev desert for 7 years and served in a combat unit in the I.D.F. before moving to Poland in 2001 and lecturing in Modern Hebrew at Krakow’s Jagiellonian University Department of Jewish Studies for 6 years.
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he following January events are open to all in the community:
Adult education
Join us Friday, Jan. 19 at 5 p.m., when Rabbi Howard Herman will speak on “Sinning For God — When Do The Ends Justify The Means?” A light dinner ($10 fee) and services to follow. As a congregation, NJC is committed to promote education and reflective discussion of the compelling issues that we all face as Americans and Jews. Rabbi Herman is a poignant, insightful and entertaining educator, who generously shares his knowledge and brings about a vibrant and respectful exchange of ideas and beliefs. We will meet to discuss: • How we build a better world when we know our actions may have unintended or unavoidable economic, political or ecological consequences. • What is justifiable in the pursuit of justice? • Can we stray from the moral path in the purist of perceived betterment for humanity?
Join us for dinner ($10 at the door) after the class and before services. We can continue the discussion or just share the social moment, then attend the Friday night Shabbat Service that follows. Dinner reservations at dlechtner@gmail.com or call Dick Lechtner at 814-882-4578.
Shabbat services
Everyone is welcome to attend our services, which will be held on Friday night, Jan. 5, 19 and 26 at 7 p.m. and Saturday morning, Jan. 13 at 10 a.m. Join Rabbi Herman, our Cantorial Soloist Jane Galler and Music Director Alla Gorelick for song and inspiration in our home at the Unitarian Universalist Church, 6340 Napa Woods Way, Naples. Worship together with the members of the “The Small Congregation With a Big Heart.” Services continue Friday nights and Saturday mornings through May. See our website at naplesjewishcongrega tion.org for specific dates and times. While there, you can see the various planned activities.
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