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Federation Star
Celebrating Jewish Life in Collier County, Israel and the World
Federation Star
Programs for everyone
Published by the Jewish Federation of Collier County serving Naples, Marco Island and the surrounding communities
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2500 Vanderbilt Beach Road, Suite 2201 Naples, Florida 34109-0613 Phone: 239.263.4205 Fax: 239.263.3813 www.jewishnaples.org Email: info@jewishnaples.org Officers Board Chair: Jane Schiff Vice Chairs: Karen Deutsch (Chair Elect), Marc Saperstein, Beth Wolff Secretary: Rosalee Bogo Treasurer: Elliot Lerner Immediate Past Chair: Alvin Becker
Board of Directors
Frank Baum, Patti Boochever, Harvey Cohen, Marcia Cohodes, Amanda Dorio, Paula Filler, Merlin Lickhalter, Robin Mintz, Les Nizin, William Petasnick, Joel Pittelman, Stuart Price, Nat Ritter, Michael Rubenstein, Jamie Satz, Betty Schwartz, Arlene Sobol, Steve Strome, Jay Weiss, Jeff Zalasky, Board Member Emeritus: Phyllis Seaman
Past Board Chairs
Gerald Flagel, Dr. William Ettinger, Ann Jacobson (z”l), Sheldon Starman, Bobbie Katz, Rosalee Bogo, Judge Norman Krivosha (z”l)
Synagogue Representatives
Cantor Donna Azu, Sue Baum, Rabbi Ariel Boxman, Steve Chizzik, Rabbi Ammos Chorny, Rabbi Mendel Gordon, Rabbi Mendy Greenberg, Rabbi Mark Gross, Rabbi Howard Herman, Rabbi Adam Miller, Roberta Obler, Rabbi James Perman, Dr. Arthur Seigel, Daryl Sissman, Rabbi Fishel Zaklos
Staff
Jeffrey Feld: Federation CEO/President Ronnie Antik: Program Assistant Reneé Bialek: Program Director Marcy Friedland: Capital Campaign & Planned Giving Director Janine Hudak: Admin. Coordinator Nathan Ricklefs: Database Manager Kirk Wisemayer: Annual Community Campaign Director Teresa Zimmerman: Finance & Operations Manager
Federation is the central Jewish community-building organization for Greater Naples, providing a social service network that helps Jewish people locally, in Israel and around the world. As the central fundraising organization for Jewish communal life in our area, strength is drawn from organized committees of dedicated volunteers. Programs include: • Annual Campaign & Endowment Fund • Celebrate Israel • Educational & Cultural Programs • Israel Advocacy Committee • Israel Scouts • Jewish Book Festival • Jewish Community Relations Council • Jewish Young Professionals • Jewish Russian Cultural Alliance • Men’s Cultural Alliance • PJ Library • Publication of the Federation Star, Connections and Community Directory • Women’s Cultural Alliance • Women’s Division • Youth Activities Committee – sponsoring youth education and scholarships for Jewish Summer Camp and Israel Experience
JEWISH FEDERATION
September 2021
Reneé Bialek Program Director
H
appy New Year! This was a busy summer, filled with many activities on Zoom and some in-person programs at the Federation. Join us on Monday, Sept. 20 at noon for a free virtual program, as Mark Werner will speak about his latest book, “A Passion for Israel: Adventures of a Sar-El Volunteer,” describing his 14 volunteer experiences on IDF bases. The Jewish Book Festival will be offering a wide variety of genres with
something for everyone this season! Please join us at the free virtual preview event on Wednesday, Oct. 6 at 2 p.m. The Jewish Federation of Greater Naples has been offering a variety of in-person programs, such as chess, indoor game time and mandala coloring. We are constantly adding new programs, all of which are advertised in the weekly e-blast sent out on Monday mornings. If you are not getting the e-blast, please let me know so that you can stay connected. We have a variety of groups and committees at the Jewish Federation of Greater Naples, such as Cardozo Legal Society, Catholic-Jewish Dialogue, Israel Advocacy Committee and Jewish Community Relations Council. Please join a group and/or committee that best
fits your needs. A taste of each one can be found throughout our website at www.jewishnaples.org.
Save these upcoming community-wide events: • Kristallnacht Commemoration Service – Sunday, Nov. 7 at 3 p.m. at St. Agnes Catholic Church • Community-Wide Chanukah Celebration – Monday, Nov. 29, 5 p.m. at Mercato. If you would like to reserve a table or become a sponsor, please contact me. If you have an idea for a program or want to be a guest speaker or facilitator, please contact me at rbialek@ jewishnaples.org.
Coming now … and next month Register now, while you are thinking of it, at programs@JewishNaples.org. By Ronnie Antik, Program Assistant
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he following programs are being brought to you by the Jewish Federation of Greater Naples.
September The 20 Questions Zoom game – Sept. 13 at 7 p.m. Mix ’n Minglers, here we are, right in your living room again. More important than hearing the questions is listening to everyone’s answers! What will you do in the New Year? – Sept. 14 at 6 p.m., PJ Library children ages 3 to 5 are invited to a Zoom interaction to answer that question. Parents, kids may have some interesting Rosh Hashanah resolutions! Calling all harvest vegetable artists! – Sept. 23, 1 - 2 p.m. All adults are invited to join us in the JFGN Community Room to create a variety of your favorite fruits and vegetables (or anything else) with Fimo, a modeling clay that hardens in your toaster oven. You can even create
your own miniature tray! We’ve got the clay, the tools and some samples to show you the possibilities.
October The 20 Questions Zoom game – Oct. 4 at 7 p.m. Mix ’n Mingle! Our hour-long
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game will re-Zoom! You don’t have to be Jeopardy-quality to play. Come as you are. Come for the questions, stay for the answers … and the chat! Dinner at The Club at Mediterra – Oct. 6 at 6:30 p.m. Young Jewish Professionals, you never know who you will meet! We’ll leave your name at the main gate. (No T-shirts or jeans, please.) Mini Michaelangelos! – Oct. 10, 2 - 3 p.m. Calling all children, ages 7-10! We will meet at The JFGN Community Room. Create little animals (it’s the day for the blessing of the animals!) or a little “anything else” with Fimo, the brightly colored clay that will dry permanently when baked at home in the toaster oven.
A customized tour especially for us! Rookery Bay – Oct. 13 at 10:30 a.m. Everyone is invited to join us for this congenial and enlightening in-person two-hour eco-lecture inside the Learning Center of Rookery Bay, known as the nursery of the Gulf of Mexico. Bring your lunch to enjoy outside on shaded picnic tables. Additional refreshments available. Then, if you like, you may walk the nature trails at your own pace. Register and pay directly through our website at www.jewishnaples.org. Located off Collier Blvd. at Tower Road. Driving directions will follow with reservations. $12 per person. What’s the catch? You must register by Sept. 13 so the Rookery can provide an adequate number of docents for our group. Later signups may or may not be accommodated. To reserve your space for any of the programs listed above, send an email to Ronnie Antik at Programs@ JewishNaples.org.
