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FOCUS ON YOUTH
May 2022
CHABAD FGCU
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Purim fun By Rabbi Mendel Gordon
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urim started with an exciting celebration in costumes with the Megila reading, dancing and lots of fun. Purim day, students joined in a second Purim celebration with a junglethemed sit-down dinner, bringing the spirit up to new heights. Rabbi Sholom Wechtor joined us for Purim to ensure that we would also be able to have megillah readings and celebrations for the local seniors that students visit on a regular basis. The week following Purim, we had parents Shabbat with many of the students’ parents joining us for the Shabbat
experience. It was so nice to see so many parents coming in from the east coast to celebrate Shabbat with us.
FGCU a source of Torah
Always looking to bring Jewish life at FGCU to new heights, we recently printed the Tanya, a base book of Jewish and Chasidic philosophy on campus. Making FGCU not just a place where Judaism is celebrated but a source from where Torah can spread to other places. The Tanya, written by Rabbi Shnaor Zalman of Liadi, was first printed in 1798 in Russia and fast became a
Jeffery Schour, Preston Cohen and Emily Glick participate in Hamentash bake-off
Shternie and Carley having Purim fun on campus.
Keith Goldberg was excited to get a FGCU Tanya.
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comment book in many Jewish homes. An inspiration to thousands, it has since been reprinted all over the world, making it the most printed Jewish book in the world. FGCU was print number 7,874. The Tanya is being given out to every Jewish student at FGCU as a start for their personal Jewish libraries. We would like to thank Shmuel Forshner, who helped arrange and sponsor the printing.
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Naples teens elected to regional board Jessica Zimmerman Regional Director, North Florida Region
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halom Naples! BBYO Naples has had another great month. A group of Naples teens joined us at Spring Regional Convention in Orlando, April 1-3. The highlight of our year, SRC is where teens compete for the highly coveted spirit stick. At SRC this year, we hosted a speaker, Jonah Fisher, who encouraged teens to think about tangible ways to help with Ukrainian relief. We hosted a casino night and dance, celebrated our graduating seniors and learned about all BBYO has to offer over the summer. Teens are already looking forward to our next convention, Fall Con, Nov. 4-6. We are also very excited to announce that two Naples teens have been elected to North Florida’s Regional Board: Kylie Bell, NFR’s 19th Regional N’siah (BBG President) and Jacob Samuel,
NFR’s 19th Regional Shaliach (Vice President of Jewish Engagement and Social Action). It’s been three years since we’ve had Naples representation on the regional board. This month, BBYO Naples is heading to Busch Gardens for an exclusive
A big mazal tov to our seniors graduating in May. We wish them well in all their future endeavors. Chabad at FGCU caters to all Jewish students at FGCU and other local colleges. For more information regarding student programing or to connect, please reach out to Rabbi Mendel Gordon at 347452-0489 or Rabbi@chabadfgcu.com.
member-only experience! This will close out our year. If you are interested in learning more about Busch Gardens or our summer experiences, reach out to me directly. Have a lovely summer, Naples, and we hope to see you soon!
