An amazing summer comes to an end

By Rabbi Mendel Gordon

We have had an amazing summer at Chabad. Although school quiets down, Chabad never stops. Students continued to enjoy shabbat dinners and other events at Chabad.

We also had incredible classes via Zoom for which students could join from home or wherever they were. We covered Jewish secrets to success, a sneak preview into Talmudic learning and a tour of the Beis Hamikdash, the holy Temple in Jerusalem, may it be soon rebuilt.

And a big thank you to all 122 friends who joined our summer raffle, helping to support Jewish student life at FGCU. Thanks to you, students can have shabbats, holidays, learning opportunities and a place to connect with other Jews.

We are super excited to begin the new school year, with a wonderful group of new Jewish freshman we look forward to welcoming into the FGCU Jewish family.

And a welcome to a new Israeli athlete, Nadav Ohayon, who is joining the FGCU soccer team. (FGCU has discovered that, in addition to many other amazing things, Israel produces great soccer players, too.)

With the new semester, we have an amazing set of events, holiday programs, trips and learning groups planned. If you know of any Jewish students coming to FGCU, or other schools in the area, please reach out.

Chabad will have services for Rosh Hashana on Sept. 26 and 27 on campus, plus a big shofar blowing Rosh Hashana express service on Sept. 27. Please reach out or look online at chabadfgcu.com for details.

Chabad at FGCU services all Jewish students at FGCU and other nearby collages.

For more information, or to connect a student, reach out to Rabbi Mendel at 347-452-0489, Rabbi@ chabadfgcu.com or visit our website, ChabadFGCU.com.