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November 2023
BETH TIKVAH
www.bethtikvahnaples.org / 239-434-1818
Events at Beth Tikvah By Lee Henson, Program Director
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s Beth Tikvah’s Program Director, I am excited to share with you the educational and entertaining events that we have planned. If you are interested in attending, please send in your reservation quickly as seats are limited. These are the highlights, but a detailed calendar is available on the Beth Tikvah website at https://www.bethtikvah naples.org. Nov. 11 is Veteran’s Day, and we want to highlight the service so many of our members have unselfishly offered to our country. We will honor veterans who can join us in person. Also, please contribute your photos of service members for a special collage that will be created in their honor. Send those photos to Beth Tikvah at 1459 Pine Ridge Road, Naples, FL 34109.
On Dec. 5 at 7:30 p.m., Jeff Margolis will open our speakers’ series with a talk on our nation’s railroads. Register for that event now! As a preview, our other speakers will include Stuart Mest, Joyce Schraeger, Dr. June Sochen and Neil Adelman. Do check our calendar for more information. We will celebrate Chanukkah together on Dec. 10 at 5:30 p.m. We will have a special craft for you to make and take home as well as delicious taste treats! On Jan. 5, we will host a very special Shabbat dinner and talk. Dr. Leo Gordon will speak on “The Clandestine Medical School of the Warsaw Ghetto.” Dr. Gordon is a renowned speaker who will visit us from Los Angeles this evening. Jay Wolfson of Prestige Catering will make us dinner.
NAPLES JEWISH CONGREGATION
www.naplesjewishcongregation.org / 239-431-3858 239.325.2015 | OLDE NAPLES | GINSBERGEYE.COM
KATZ
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By popular demand, we now have a physical location!
We have joined Gourmet Mama
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 events open to the community By Chuck Naumoff, Publicity Chair
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oin us for the following events this month:
Adult education
Join us Friday, Nov. 10 at 5 p.m., when Rabbi Howard Herman will speak on “Growing Older.” A light dinner and services will follow. As a congregation, NJC is committed to promoting education and reflective discussion of 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 issues and challenges to growing older. We will explore Jewish teachings related to aging along with additional modalities such as mindfulness, meditation, contemplative listening, art and music (time permitting). We’ll answer the questions: how does Judaism traditionally view older experienced people and what wisdom can Jewish sources impart to us on this inevitable path of life?
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 may be made by emailing dlechtner@gmail.com or calling Dick Lechtner at 814-882-4578.
Shabbat services
Everyone is welcome to attend our services, which will be held Friday nights, Nov. 3 and 10 at 7 p.m. and Saturday morning, Nov. 18 at 10 a.m. Join Rabbi Herman, 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 “Small Congregation with a Big Heart.” Services continue Friday nights and Saturday mornings through May. See our website at naplesjewishcongregation.org for specific dates and times. While there, you can see the various planned activities.
Stay connected. Visit www.jewishnaples.org
