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Federation's Shaliach
DID YOU KNOW THE FEDERATION HAS ITS OWN SHALIACH?
By Bonnie Hayflick, Interim Editor of Northeast Florida Jewish Life magazine
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Jewish Federation & Foundation of Northeast Florida Shaliach Stav Brener with a Torah Academy of Jacksonville class. Stav Brener at the Israeli-American National Summit 2021.
Stav Brener, our Community Shaliach, serves as an Israel Emmisary to our local Northeast Florida Jewish community. Schlichim are Israeli men and women dedicated to teaching about Israel in American Jewish communities. Stav was selected and hired for his role by members of our Northeast Florida Jewish community.
This Jewish Agency For Israel program assigns between 250 to 300 young Israelis to Jewish communities, youth movements, and Hillel organizations on campuses across the world. The main goal of the program is to engage all age groups in Jewish cultural, educational, and social activities.
As the Shaliach at the Jewish Federation & Foundation of Northeast Florida, Stav coordinates members of the community who wish to become actively engaged with Israel. Specific groups are formed based on their interests. These groups increase Jewish awareness, knowledge, and pride, and they serve to bridge the gap between Jews of different backgrounds and Israel while promoting an understanding of Israel and its ideals. In our community, the Shlichut program returned in 2016 after a more than quarter-century hiatus thanks to a partnership between the Jewish Federation and Foundation of Northeast Florida, the Jewish Community Alliance, and a generous contribution from a private donor in the community.
“I have the pleasure of working with a large variety of Jewish agencies around the community, including the different synagogues and schools. As part of my work here in northeast Florida, I conduct different programs, lectures, and educational opportunities about Israel, including a community-wide celebration of Israel’s Independence Day known as Yom Ha’atzmaut,” said Brener. “I am incredibly honored to be the Israeli community Shaliach in our area, and really appreciate all the support the Jewish Federation & Foundation of Northeast Florida has given me to bring Israel to everyone in the community.” For more information, contact Stav at (904)448-5000 ext. 1210, or at his email, jaxshlichut@jewishjacksonville.org.
