NORTHEAST FLORIDA JEWISH LIFE
TWO YOUNG JEWISH LEADERS COMMIT TO NYLC By Faye Hedrick, Jewish Federation & Foundation of Northeast Florida
The time for leadership and commitment is now. Sophie Rothstein and Sarah Schwartz, class of 2021 BRIDGES graduates, are joining this year’s National Young Leadership Cabinet of JFNA. NYLC is the premier young leadership development program, educating and connecting the next generation of global Jewish leaders and philanthropists. Since its founding in 1963, NYLC has attracted individuals who lead at the highest levels of Jewish communal life. Cabinet’s focus is to provide tools for participants to better themselves through continued learning, reflection, and action. Members participate in a fiveyear curriculum that builds on a series of Jewish values: Hineni (Call to Leadership), Achrayut (Responsibility), Kehilah Kedosha (Sacred Community), Klal Yisrael (Jewish Peoplehood), and Hazon (Vision). Members are able to enrich and
strengthen their development on a global level through travel experiences with service opportunities, meeting with local and national leaders, and engaging with those impacted by federated giving. Members often lead at local levels, national levels, and throughout the Jewish world. Before this year’s NYLC retreat held in San Diego, current NYLC member Haley Trager will join Sarah and Sophie to kickoff their upcoming engagement. Haley will share her Cabinet experience to date, tell them what they can expect out of this amazing experience, and hear what Sophie and Sarah hope to learn over the next several years to bring back to our community. We are proud of these women for taking the next step in their commitment to leadership and service, and we thank you, Sophie and Sarah!
TEKI’AH, SHEVARIM, TERUAH, TEKIAH GEDOLAH WAKE UP PEOPLE!!
By Tracy Hilbert, Jacksonville Jewish Center
During the month of Elul, we listen to the sound of the shofar to wake us up for the Jewish New Year on the horizon. We invite you to join us throughout the greater Jacksonville area to listen to the sounds of the Shofar as we gather at various locations throughout town. From the Center to the JCA, from Gili’s to Veterans Park, from Nocatee to Jax Beach, join Center clergy, staff, lay leaders and friends for opportunities throughout the month of August to both hear the wonderful sounds and blow your shofar around town. Go to www.jaxjewishcenter.org for specific dates and times.
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