Join us in May

Reneé Bialek Program Director

Everyone is invited to join us on Sunday, May 5 at 4 p.m. for the Community-wide Yom HaShoah program. Rabbis, clergy, Holocaust survivors and GenShoah members will participate in a service and a candle lighting ceremony. Come hear Abe Asli’s story, “Holocaust and Raoul Wallenberg.” Please register for this free program at www.jewishnaples.org.

Come celebrate Yom Ha’atzmaut, aka Israel Independence Day, and Jewish American Heritage Month on Tuesday, May 14, noon at the Nina Iser Jewish Cultural Center. We will enjoy a community lunch while listening to speakers. Bring your favorite Israeli dish to share. It could be either homemade or store-bought, but it must be kosher-style dairy. This lunch & learn is a partnership of Jewish Federation of Greater Naples, The Jewish Historical Society of SWFL and Temple Shalom. Please email me at rbialek@jewishnaples.org with the name of your kosher-style dish by Friday, May 10.

I will be attending the virtual Jewish Book Conference this month, and I look forward to sharing the line up for next season’s Jewish Book Festival with the entire community in the upcoming months. Please visit www.jewishbookfestival.org as we update the page with information.

Join us for free weekly games at Jewish Federation of Greater Naples. Please make sure to register so we can plan accordingly.

Mondays – Scrabble at 1 p.m. Tuesdays – Chess at 1 p.m. (starting April 2024)

Thursdays – Super Samba card game at 12:30 p.m.

Monthly summer Bingo is coming too!

We now have two separate single groups! Jewish singles in their 40-50s will meet on May 4. The Singles Social Group, singles who are 55 and up, meet monthly. Please email Michelle at mcunningham@jewishnaples.org to let her know you are a JFGN member, Jewish, single and ready to meet new friends.

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.