HOUSE PARTY Women’s Division brings down the house. page 2 See pics
SCHOOL DAYS Accreditation, registration and adventure
FEDERATION NEWS Java PM, Community University, campaign and more.
pages 10-13
page 8
JEWISH NEWS Jacksonville
February 2013 • Sh’vat/Adar 1 5773 • Published by Jewish Federation of Jacksonville • www.jewishjacksonville.org • Volume 25, Number 8 • 24 pages
Chanukah 2012
Super Sunday callers gear up
By Jewish Federation of Jacksonville
Super Sunday 2013 is just around the corner and chairpersons, Daniel and Karianne Jaffa, invite the Jacksonville community to come out and support the Federation’s annual campaign. On Super Sunday we have a great opportunity to continue our community’s commitment to Tikkun Olam or repairing the world. The monies raised on Super Sunday not only benefit the local Jacksonville Jewish agencies, but are allocated to the communities around the world to help sustain Jewish life. This year Super Sunday will be held on Sunday, Feb. 3, from 9 a.m. to noon at the JCA. Training for volunteers will be a half hour from 9 a.m. to 9:30 am. Free babysitting and snacks will be provided for volunteers as well as drawings for prizes. In return, volunteers are asked to bring their cell phones and chargers. Once again the Agency Volunteer Challenge is back. When volunteers sign up to make calls on Super Sunday they can register in connection with their favorite local agency. The top two agencies with the highest number of volunteer turn out will win cash prizes. First place is a prize of $500, and second place is $250. To register go to www.jewishjacksonville.org and click on Super Sunday under Upcoming Events or call 448-5000 x201. With the help of the Jacksonville community, funds will be raised for all of the Jewish agencies here in Jacksonville and support Jewish life around the world. “Whether you are a seasoned professional or a newbie to
Above: DuBow Preschool celebrates Chanukah. Left: Girls create menorahs at the JCA Chanukah party.
Above: Boys play a dreidel game at Martin J. Gottlieb Day School. Left: A boy views menorah flames with 3D glasses at Beth El The Beaches Synagogue Chanuka event.
8505 San Jose Blvd. Jacksonville, FL 32217
Jewish Federation of Jacksonville
POSTMASTER PLEASE DELIVER BY FEB. 1
Non-Profit Organization U.S. Postage PAID Jacksonville, FL Permit No. 146
See SUNDAY, p. 23
Spotlight: Legacy program aids community The Jewish Community Foundation is a beneficiary agency of the Federation.
Michael Donziger and Richard Sisisky
By Jewish Community Foundation
In 1995, our Jewish community leadership recognized the need to do what hospitals, universities and other Jewish communities were doing for years – develop large endowment funds that secure the financial futures of Jewish organizations. Foundation was established to help members of the community consider options for leaving legacy gifts to synagogues and Jewish agencies. As Foundation’s first president, and during his 17 years on the board, Michael Donziger remained a per-
sistent, driving force behind its legacy development efforts. A consummate leader, you could not be in his company without hearing why it is important to remember
Jewish causes in your will. On Jan. 31 Foundation President Mark Green presented to Richard Sisisky its first
See LEGACY, p. 23