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HIGH HOLIDAYS High Holiday schedules, events and more. page 17

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Israeli teen counselors partner with Jacksonville campers What do ten Israelis, nine host families and 400 campers have in common? A unique taste of Israel at camp this summer.

In July Camp Kitov, Camp Sheves Achim and all JCA summer camps welcomed guests from our Israel Partnership region of Hadera-Eiron for a 13-day fun-filled adventure. They danced, laughed, played Gaga and learned about life in Israel.

Many thanks to the Abel, Beyer, Joe Cohen, Meir Cohen, Cristol, Jacobs, Levin, Lipper and Morse families for their hospitality.

See more photos, p. 18 and 23.

Israeli teen delegation facilitated a dilemmas program with the Coves residents.

JCA teens in theater camp enjoyed a visit from the Israel Partnership teens. They learned a group dance that was performed with the entire theater camp. The teens also spent time with the Habonim, Sabra and Kindercamp programs.

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Rockapella to entertain at River Garden Gala Mission Possible: A Rockin’ Evening set for Sat., Nov. 12

Rockapella, a pop vocal group that melds rock music with a cappella singing, will be the featured entertainers at this year’s River Garden Foundation Gala.

The group’s astonishing fullband sound is achieved using no musical instruments — just the voices of five guys with microphones who create an amazing blend of music.

The 19th annual gala will be held Saturday evening, Nov. 12, at the Renaissance Resort at World

Golf Village.

The event will be co-chaired by Dorothy Verstandig and Maxine Romo, and SunTrust Bank will again serve as Premier Gala Sponsor.

“SunTrust is pleased to serve once again as title sponsor of the River Garden Gala and support the organization’s important work in caring for seniors in the Jacksonville area,” said David Mann, president and CEO of SunTrust North Florida.

“We share River Garden’s commitment to the community and dedication to providing clients with outstanding service and care,” Mann continued. “Our mission is to

See GALA, p. 24

Rockapella, a pop vocal group that melds rock music with a cappella singing, will be the featured entertainers at this year’s River Garden Foundation Gala.

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Community welcomes new Torah Academy principal

Intergenerational program makes a difference

By DIANE RODGERS Communications Director

Torah Academy’s new principal Avi Schochet’s life has been one focused on education, whether it be learning or teaching.

Schochet is originally from South Africa. After graduating from high school there, he studied in Israel for four to five years. He then came to the United States where he earned a master’s in education at Jesuit University in Baltimore. His rabbinic ordinance is from Ner Israel Rabbinical College in Baltimore.

He married and did his graduate studies in Israel for two years.

He then returned to South Africa, where he became principal of an elementary day school in Johannesburg. He spent 10 years in Toronto as head of school followed by 10 years in Northern California as head of school.

His retirement in Las Vegas didn’t quite take.

“It wasn’t for me. I was going crazy,” Schochet said.

He was recalled to active duty in Jacksonville at Etz Chaim Synagogue’s Torah Academy.

Schochet discovered Jacksonville through one of his sons, who lives in nearby Savannah, Ga. He and his wife Rena have two

Rabbi Avi Schochet, Torah Academy’s new principal

River Garden Junior Volunteers prepare for the luau for residents.

others sons and 18 grandchildren.

Schochet felt a connection to the Jacksonville community and was attracted to the job at Torah Academy.

Schochet has no specific plans yet for Torah Academy. He has just arrived and wants any change to come about gradually and with full knowledge of all the participants including students, teachers, board members and the community.

His goal at Torah Academy is the same goal he has had throughout his career: to bridge the gap between orthodox and less traditional Jewish education. Schochet said he feels it is important to ad-

For 17 years, River Garden Hebrew Home’s Junior Volunteer Program has brought together teens and the elderly.

This intergenerational program plays an important role in enriching the lives of nursing home residents as well as providing a valuable life experience for our young leaders of tomorrow.

The Junior Volunteers represent a wide variety of cultural, religious and ethnic backgrounds. They are teens between the ages of 13 to 17 who want to learn from their elders and gain experience in a healthcare/eldercare environment while earning community service hours for graduation requirements and college scholarship applications.

These young volunteers make a priceless contribution in the lives of others.

This summer River Garden welcomed Junior Volunteers Richard Beckwith, Maria Bolanos, Alex Chavez, Kimmy Haligowski, Anneth Karvaly, Isha Kothari, Naomi Levin, Elizabeth Moreno, Francheska Palompo, Erica Rozansky, Kasthuri Selvakumar, Ciara Walker, Cecelia Walker, Nick Woitas, Ashley Young and Sam Zawatsky. Also

dress the needs of both and create an environment where everyone feels comfortable.

“It’s vital in terms of Jewish continuity,” he said.

In all of his studies of the last 20 years, one factor has played the biggest part in Jewish continuity, and that is Jewish education, he said.

“Jewish education is the right of every Jewish child,” Schochet said.

“The importance of Israel in Jewish education and the awareness of the unique relationship between Jews wherever they may be and Israel, both its land and people, is vital to Jewish continuity.”

JCA’s Jewish Book Festival authors set The Jewish Book Festival is an annual celebration of Jewish literature. It is one of the most highly regarded and defining events the JCA holds throughout the year.

Through the Jewish Book Festival, the JCA provides inspiration, knowledge and enjoyment to our community.

This year’s outstanding authors will have something to please and simulate everyone.

Tuesday, Nov. 1, 7:30 p.m.: Marc Agronin, author of “How We Age - A Doctor’s Journey into the Heart of Growing Old.” Dr. Agronin is a graduate of Harvard University and Yale Medical School. He is the psychiatrist at the Miami Jewish Health Systems.

This evening is co-sponsored by River Garden Hebrew Home.

Thursday, Nov. 3, 7:30 p.m.: Kathy Kacer, author of “Restitution – A Family’s Fight for Their Heritage Lost in the Holocaust.”

Kathy is a child of Holocaust survivors and she travels around

the world speaking about the importance of understanding the Holocaust. Her previous book, for children, “The Diary of Laura’s Twin” won the Canadian Jewish Book Award and the National Jewish Book Award in the U.S. Friday, Nov. 4, noon (brown bag lunch): Myla Goldberg, author of “The False Friend.” Myla returns to the JCA where she spoke about her bestselling “Bee Season” in 2000, later made into a film starring Richard Gere.

Wednesday, Nov. 9, noon (brown bag lunch): Kenneth Ginsburg, author of “Letting Go With Love and Confidence – Raising Responsible, Resilient, Self-Sufficient Teens in the 21st Century.” Dr. Ginsburg is an adolescent medicine specialist at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and serves Philadelphia’s homeless youth at Covenant House Pennsylvania. This program is co-sponsored by Jewish Family & Community Services.

Sunday, Nov. 13: Jenny Anderson and Paula Szuchman, authors of “Spousonomics – Using Economics to Mastert Love, Marriage, and Dirty Dishes.” Jenny Anderson is a New York Times reporter who spent years covering Wall Street and won a Gerald Loeb Award for her coverage of Merrill Lynch.

Paula Szuchman is an editor at the Wall Street Journal, where she previously was a features reporter covering the travel industry and lifestyle trends.

The authors will appear at the Patrons’ Reception beginning at 6 p.m. Their presentation will begin at 7:30 p.m. and is free and open to all. All events, except for the Patron’s Reception, are free and open to the entire community. Books will be available for sale and signing, if purchased at the JCA. The JCA receives a percentage of all book sales.

Please call Thelma Nied at 7302100 ext. 227 for patron information.

River Garden resident Helen Avchin with Junior Volunteer Maria Bolanos

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welcomed were the Advanced Teen Volunteers Sophia Array, Dominique Garrett, Sarah Gilliam, Logan McManus, Glenika Walker and Daniela Zablah.

These bright, enthusiastic teenagers spent their summer sharing their talents and creating fun as they helped in a variety of areas within the home including Adult Day Care, The Therapy Center, Alzheimer’s/Dementia Unit, activity programs, special events and spending quality oneon-one time with residents.

Each year, as a group project, the Junior Volunteers present a program for River Garden residents. This year the teens transformed the auditorium into a Hawaiian luau–themed party and variety show including live entertainment: performances by the Junior Volunteers and music compliments of DJ Dave Kanaszka of Celebrations24.

River Garden residents enjoyed dancing, singing and especially spending time with their new young friends.

River Garden is proud of its volunteer programs and pleased to offer volunteer opportunities to community youth. Quality programming for the residents of River Garden is an important element in enriching their lives, and this is made possible in part by dedicated volunteers. River Garden is grateful for the strong support of the Jacksonville Jewish community to its agencies through volunteerism as well as funding.

For information about the River Garden Junior Volunteers program contact Carol McLeod (904) 886-8429 or cmcleod@ rivergarden.org.

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FEDERATION NEWS

Reaffirming commitments in the New Year

W

hile our Jewish calendar is filled with important events throughout the year, the High Holidays are perhaps most unique.

This is the time of year when we reaffirm our commitments to God and to our fellow men and women.

As it is our Jewish New Year, it is a time of renewal and we are offered the opportunity to take a fresh look at the year ahead.

Our families join with us in wishing all members of our Jewish community a happy and healthy New Year!

We hope this year will prove to be a blessing for our families, our community, our country, Israel and our fellow Jews throughout the world.

As Federation leaders, we pledge to work together with agency and synagogue

leadership to continue building this Jewish community.

Federation is the only Jewish organization in Jacksonville with an annual campaign sup- Larry Appel porting Jewish Community Alliance, Jewish Family & Community Services, River Garden, Jewish Community Foundation of Northeast Florida, and both of our Jewish day schools, the Torah Academy of Jacksonville and the Martin J. Gottlieb Day School.

With your help, we will have a successful annual campaign this year.

Our Jewish community is blessed with some of the most outstandAlan Margolies ing synagogues, schools and agencies in North America. We are touched by these organizations each day of the year. We encourage the members of our Jewish community to participate actively in our Jewish family of organizations as donors, volunteers and members.

We also invite your participation in Jewish Federation activities.

We have an outstanding Women’s Division and an active and creative young adults division. Call us to find out how you can become engaged.

Nobody does missions better than Federation! We have three journeys planned this year – in November, February and July.

If you would like to learn more about being a part of one of our missions, call our office at 448- 5000.

In wishing everyone a L’ shana tova, we ask God’s blessing for the members of our community and all those with whom we share our lives.

- Larry Appel, president - Alan Margolies, executive director

Registration open for the 2011 General Assembly in Colorado Online registration is officially open for the 2011 General Assembly of The Jewish Federations of North America. This year’s conference will take place Nov. 6-8 in Denver, and is expected to draw thousands of Jews from North America and around the world.

The 2011 GA, co-chaired by Judy and Stephen Silverman of Jacksonville and Michael and Debbie Feiner of Denver, is the premiere North American Jewish communal event. The GA convenes thought leaders from around the Federation movement, and the Jewish community at

large, to examine issues, opportunities and challenges that face the Jewish people.

This year’s GA, which represents the 80th anniversary of the event, revolves around the theme, “The Original Jewish Social Network.”

“Although we are in the age of facebook, blogging and Twitter, nothing can truly replace the value of meeting face-to-face,” said Jerry Silverman, president and CEO of JFNA. “The GA serves as the key touch point for the Jewish community, where people go for inspiration, networking and

Newcomers not strangers very long

By ISABEL BALOTIN Shalom Jacksonville

“Sometimes you want to go where everybody knows your name … And they’re always glad you came” These lyrics form the bridge to the theme song of the former TV hit series, “Cheers.” It was a show about a diverse group of people who meet regularly in a bar in Boston. Over time the group becomes familiar with each other after having shared so many personal experiences. A similar scenario takes place every month at Jewish Java at Let’s Nosh over coffee and tea with familiar faces and always a few newcomers.

Come see for yourself on the first Wednesday of the month, as our group of Jewish Java regulars find camaraderie, good food and the opportunity to meet newcomers. It’s a perfect time and place to catch up with each other, share some personal news and find out the latest happenings in the Jewish community. Newcomers are welcomed warmly when they arrive and in no time are deep in conversation with someone at their table. Sometimes I sit back and kvell at the sight and sounds of people connecting and especially making our newcomers feel welcome. The energy in the room is so uplifting you can’t help but wonder if there isn’t a spiritual component at play.

This is an open invitation: If you are new to the community or you have been here awhile but want to make Jewish connections, please join us. I promise you, in a very short time, everyone will know your name, you will know ours, and we’ll be glad you came.

You’re not a stranger very long at Java. See you Sept. 7.

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Jewish Java moving with Let’s Nosh

Let’s Nosh will be in its new space, 10950 San Jose Blvd. Suite 36 (Bonefish Grill strip center, south of 295), and we invite you to join us on Wednesday, Sept.

7, from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. We wish Mark Kahn and his staff a hearty mazel tov on the expansion. We are delighted that he has invited us to continue our partnership with him, and we thank him for serving everyone complimentary coffee and tea. Hope to see you there.

Avondale/Fleming Island/Riverside/ Westside brunch

Are you new to this area?

Lived there awhile and want to make Jewish connections? If so, you and your family are invited to join us for a bagel brunch on Sept.

18 at 10 a.m. at the home of Laura and Peter Bailet, 5321 Shorecrest Drive.

For more information, please contact Isabel Balotin, 904-4485000 x 206. Shalom Jacksonville is a program of the Jewish Federation of Jacksonville and is sponsored by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida.

thought leadership. The Allied Jewish Federation of Colorado will be a warm and exciting host community, and we are confident that this year’s event in Denver will be our best yet.”

The 2011 GA is formatted in five programmatic tracks, each focusing on a theme important to Jewish Federations. These tracks include inspirational leadership, the innovation imperative, the Middle East 2011-12, community building and the federation philanthropic forum.

“This year’s event is stocked with creative, thought-provoking

and meaningful programs that will offer new and unique perspectives on the global Jewish community,” said Judy Silverman.

“With the introduction of track programming, attendees can get the most out of their experience, and interact with others that share the same interests.”

The track process is intended to promote new skills and resourceful solutions, highlight valuable initiatives and partnerships and diversify voices at the 2011 GA. Each track will include large-scale presentations, breakout sessions and networking op-

portunities that enable attendees to create a personal connection to the programming, and take home valuable insights on topics that best reflect their interests.

As in years past, much of this year’s GA program was derived from federations and partners.

Sessions were culled from nearly 200 proposals received during an RFP submission process earlier this year.

Visit the GA website, generalassembly.org, to learn more and register for the event. Register before Sept. 2 for early-bird discounts.

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A time to affirm

By HAZZAN JESSE HOLZER coming year. Reuven Hammer, in Jacksonville Jewish Center

“T

here is a season for everything and a time to every purpose under heaven.” (Ecclesiastes 3:1) Our seasons begin with the renewal of Chag Ha’aviv, the springtime festival of Passover.

This coincides with the secular observance of spring cleaning. As we approach the High Holiday season, and as we approach the beginning of the school year, I find myself doing a pre-planning cleaning – reorganizing my bookshelves, re-evaluating curriculum and finding new musical selections. It’s also a time that I’m able to reflect on what I’ve been able to accomplish this past year to ask, “What access points have we, as a community, opened to express Judaism? How have I grown as a person and as a committed Jew?” I ask these questions not because they are a requirement for professional development, but because it is the season of reflection and growth spiritually, as well.

We can all have a little spiritual development, growing the breath of our knowledge and the depth of our commitment to community and faith.

I’m hoping to find new outlets for engaging our community, to share not only experiences together but to learn together as well.

Shared learning opens the library of Jewish thought and expression – to see what goes on in the world today and how that relates to our traditions. The repertoire for doing this used to be adult–education classes or a sermon. Now, I have online venues like the sharing button on facebook, a Twitter feed (a@TheHazzan for anyone who would like to follow), and the blogosphere (hazzanholzer. wordpress.com ).

There’s also my personal library, the one I’ve been reorganizing, a wealth of insight into the High Holiday season. Two commentators struck me in preparing for these Days of Awe. They speak of taking ownership in the

his book “Entering the High Holy Days,” writes, “Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur are times of affirmation: affirmation of our membership in the Jewish people and the Jewish tradition, affirmation of our belief in God, affirmation of the worth of human beings, and affirmation of life itself. We put ourselves through a kind of trial, a period of questioning and selfjudgment, so that at the end we can emerge saying yes to life.”

Hammer’s affirmation is reminiscent of one of the most stirring liturgical pieces of the High Holidays that states, “Hineni,” here I am. It’s an affirmation of being here, in the moment, embracing the life we’ve lived the past year and hopeful of another healthy one to come. These assertions can go a step further.

Max Arzt, in his High Holiday reader, “Justice and Mercy: Commentary on the Liturgy of the New Year and the Day of Atonement,” writes on this notion of affirmation some 50 years ago: “We need, however, to advance from affiliation to affirmation, from external compliance to inner conviction. Solomon Schechter, the great Anglo-American theologian, called our attention to the truism that one cannot love God with his father’s heart. The contemporary Jew needs to be convinced that the basic insights of Judaism are, despite their antiquity, not antiquated, that their subject matter deals with his own hopes, with his moral dilemmas, and with his need for significant spiritual resources.”

It’s not your parents’ High Holidays, but it’s not your neighbor’s either. We each have to affirm what connects us to the Jewish faith, to learn what we practice and why it matters for us today so that we may practice what we pray and pray what we feel committed and connected to. I hope that you find these upcoming days to be personally fulfilling.

May each of us undergo a little spiritual development and growth, affirming “Hineni,” here I am, ready to gamble and go all in.

RABBINICALLY SPEAKING

Two worlds come together

By REBECCA LEVIN Kehillah Chadashah

“G

od chooses what we go through; we choose how we go through it.” – John Wooden As a member of Kehillah Chadashah, we talk on a regular basis about Tikkun Olam, repairing the world, and how we all have the responsibility to be active in this pursuit.

I took this with me to Florida State University where I started college this summer. I went without choosing a roommate and couldn’t be luckier than with the roommate I ended up with. She is Muslim.

Besides English, she speaks Irdu. Her name is Maham Ahmed or Mahi for short. I am Jewish and pray in Hebrew. I go by Becca for short.

Neither of us had any idea what to expect, considering that, historically, Jews and Muslims are seen as completely different and not always getting along.

Every night, we talk about our cultures and backgrounds.

We discuss our differences and our similarities. I have learned that there are more similarities between us than there are differences.

The Islamic religion and culture and the Jewish religion and culture developed around the same time period.

We follow similar special dietary laws (I keep kosher and Mahi keeps halal), we are minorities who are all too often discriminated against. We have observances where we fast.

Even when religion is taken out of the picture, we are still so similar. We are, after all, Florida State Seminoles.

Other similarities between Mahi and me include that she and I collect dolls, our sisters collect snow globes and neither of us are real partiers – no drinking, no drugs.

We just have a good time laughing! But most importantly and more deeply, we understand each other. We’ve both been faced with social and peer pressures, and racism.

We respect our differences and our similarities, staying up late learning about each other and the cultures that make us each special.

We have learned many things together: to know what is important in life, to understand what it means to be different, to accept and learn about our differences, and to love the things that make us different.

She showed me how to wrap the hijab around my head. The hijab is a scarf that Muslim women use to cover their heads when praying.

I taught her about the Mezuzah on our dorm door. We also discovered that many of our cultures’ morals are similar: the level of modesty, our perspective on making good choices, the amount of self-respect, and many other things.

We boost each other’s confidence.

Although we have known each other for just a short three weeks, I can honestly say that my roommate and I will be friends

forever. We even bought a beta fish together and gave it three names: a Seminole name (for FSU), a Hebrew name and a Muslim name.

Learning about our differences, or better yet, our similarities, has increased our respect for not just each other, but for the greater world of religions around us. We feel that people in the world need to increase their understanding, appreciation and respect for others because everyone can learn something new.

If people are constantly fighting over differences, they will miss out on opportunities to learn and share, like the ones Mahi and I have been blessed to have.

Respect and tolerance, or lack thereof, is the cause of world issues and problems.

But why can’t the rest of the world see things the way Mahi and I see them?

The answer is that people are focused on hating their differences rather than learning from them and accepting them. People are blocking their ability to be open to new things and ideas.

I love my roommate and have realized that there would be a great deal of peace in the world if everyone could see our similarities and respect our differences the way we do.

Now we look forward to taking a class together in the fall – Middle East religions.

Thank you Kehillah Chadashah for creating an environment that taught me tikkun olam, inclusivity, openness and respect.

And thank you Mahi for bringing these lessons to life!

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PERSPECTIVES

The Palestinian U.N. gamble – irresponsible and ill-advised

By ALAN BAKER

Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs

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The Palestinian leadership has announced its intention to abandon the negotiation process and to unilaterally seek a U.N. resolution that will impose a solution upon Israel. Facing a possible veto in the Security Council, the Palestinians are aiming to impose a U.N. resolution through the General Assembly “Uniting for Peace” procedure, which they hope will be supported by the U.N. member states.

While such a resolution would not have the authority to alter the legal status of the territories, the negative consequences of such a course of action would nevertheless serve to void the very basis of the peace process. It would undermine the legal existence of the Palestinian Authority and violate commitments

by Yasser Arafat to settle all issues by negotiation.

Such unilateral action outside the negotiation process would constitute a fundamental breach of the 1995 Israeli-Palestinian Interim Agreement, thereby releasing Israel from its reciprocal commitments.

Such unilateral action would undermine the international community’s reliance on Security Council Resolutions 242 and 338 which form the foundation of all the agreements between the parties. It would also place into question the integrity and credibility of any Security Council resolutions or agreements resolving conflicts between states.

It would render as meaningless the signatures of the major powers as witnesses to previous negotiated agreements. It would also be incompatible with provisions of resolutions and agreements requiring negotiated solutions to the Jerusalem and refugee issues.

Palestinian leaders say peace process over

The international community has recently witnessed a series of widely publicized and authoritative declarations voiced by Palestinian leaders, according to which “the current peace process as it has been conducted so far is over” (Palestinian Authority Foreign Minister Riad Malki, March 22, 2011), and “the Palestinian leadership institutions (PLO and Fatah) have decided to submit a request to the U.N. for recognition of a Palestinian state within the 1967 borders, with its capital in East Jerusalem” (Sa’eb Erekat - AFP, March 20, 2011).

These declarations join an earlier plan

by Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Salam Fayyad, announced in August 2009, to unilaterally declare a Palestinian state upon completion of the preparations for Palestinian governing institutions by September 2011.

A ‘Uniting for Peace’ resolution?

In the face of a probable U.S. veto of any further attempts by the Palestinian observer delegation to the U.N. to attain a Security Council resolution recognizing a Palestinian state, the Palestinians are aiming to bring about the adoption of a “Uniting for Peace” resolution in the September 2011 session of the U.N. General Assembly. This resolution would be based on a procedure established in 1950 at the initiative of then-U.S. Secretary of State Dean Acheson in the context of the Korean crisis as a means of overcoming a lack of unanimity among the permanent members of the Security Council which was preventing the Council from fulfilling its duty to maintain international peace in the event of a perceived “threat to the peace, breach of the peace or act of aggression.”

In such a case, the General Assembly “shall consider the matter immediately” in

an emergency special session with a view to adopting a General Assembly resolution that could recommend collective measures and other possible action to deal with a perceived threat to international peace and security.

Emergency special sessions of the General Assembly have been convened under this procedure in over 10 instances, including the Korean crisis (1950-1953), the Suez crisis (1956), Hungary (1956), Congo (1960), Afghanistan (1980), and Namibia (1981). The procedure has frequently been used regarding Middle East issues, as in 1967, 1980-82, and in the 10th emergency Special Session which, at the behest of the Palestinians and Arab states, has in fact been continuously active since 1997 to this very day.

Clearly, the factual and legal situations regarding each case are unique and thus cannot be seen as indicative of the outcome or content of any possible future “Uniting for Peace” resolution. In this light, the legal and political background to any Palestinian attempt to unilaterally declare a state and to have it recognized by the U.N. is quite different from any previous use of the “Uniting for Peace” procedure.

A General Assembly resolution adopted through the “Uniting for Peace” procedure would not provide the General Assembly with any powers beyond the recommen-

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eral actions regarding the status of the territories, should Israel consider this to be necessary.

In generating a fundamental breach of the Interim Agreement, the Palestinians would be responsible for this agreement’s demise. Since the agreement serves as the legal basis and source of authority of the Palestinian Authority itself, its institutions, its parliament, courts, the office of its president, the president himself, and all powers and responsibilities, the PA leadership would, in fact, be placing in question the very legitimacy of their own existence, with all that that would imply.

Voiding the credibility of the international community

With respect to the peace process and the international community: • The Palestinian action of seeking to impose a solution through the U.N. would be incompatible with the terms of Security Council Resolutions 242 (1967) and 338 (1973).

Resolution 242 specifically calls upon the parties to agree upon “secure and recognized boundaries,” and thus, by implication, not to impose boundaries outside such an

To get the latest on this issue, go to jfedcommunity.org or check out the Israel section of our website: jewishjacksonville.org datory powers that it exercises in any other routine resolution. It would not be a mandatory resolution, but could only recommend collective or individual actions by states. It would not have the power to change the status of the territories, nor, in and of itself, to alter Israel’s status vis-àvis the territories.

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Voiding the Oslo Agreements

The projected action by the Palestinians of declaring void the agreed-upon negotiation process, and proceeding to a unilateral process with the approval of the U.N., could have a number of very negative consequences for the Palestinians and for the peace process, as well as for the international community.

With respect to the Palestinians: • The Palestinian action would be a clear violation of the assurance given by Yasser Arafat in the first formal contact between Israel and the Palestinians, in his exchange of letters with Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin in 1993, according to which “all outstanding issues relating to permanent status will be resolved through negotiations.” By leaving the negotiating table, taking unilateral action, and seeking to have the U.N. impose an outcome on Israel, the Palestinians are in fact undermining the very basis of the “peace process” and of Arafat’s commitment.

• The Palestinian action would be a clear violation of Article XXXI (7) of the 1995 Israeli-Palestinian Interim Agreement by which the parties undertook not to “initiate or take any step that will change the status of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip pending the outcome of the permanent status negotiations.”3 Since there is not yet any outcome to the permanent status negotiations, the Palestinian unilateral action runs directly against this commitment and renders it void, and as such opens up the option for Israel to undertake its own unilat-

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agreed process. Further to this, Resolution 338 calls for “negotiations ... between the parties concerned ... aimed at establishing a just and durable peace in the Middle East.”

By seeking to bypass these resolutions through action in the U.N. with the support of the international community, the Palestinians are basically obliging the member states of the U.N. to remove the foundations from the entire peace process which are based entirely on those two resolutions, as stated in all the agreements and memoranda signed between the parties and witnessed by members of the international community. It is questionable if the members of the international community could agree to be party to an action undermining such central and important Security Council resolutions that they themselves initiated and adopted.

Bypassing and voiding Resolutions 242 and 338 would also have consequences on the yet-to-be-conducted peace negotiations between Israel and its neighbors Syria and Lebanon, by removing the central factors around which such peace negotiations are intended to take place.

The precedent that this will create could have serious consequences for the credibility of other Security Council resolutions that determine outcomes of other disputes in the world, and render such resolutions completely voidable at the whim of any group of organizations or states that can recruit a majority in the General Assembly.

Since the leaders of the U.S., EU, Russia, Norway, Egypt and Jordan are signatories as witnesses to the 1995 Interim Agreement, it may be asked how such states could support a Palestinian action in the U.N. that is clearly intended to undermine and frustrate that agreement. What value would there be to states and organizations signing as

witnesses to important international documents if no credibility, reliability, or integrity are attached to such witnessing?

Impact on Jerusalem

The international community has consistently refused to recognize Israel’s right to establish its capital city in Jerusalem pending a negotiated agreement on the status of the city. Hence, diplomatic missions are not located in Jerusalem, Israel’s capital. In light of this, one might ask how member states of the U.N. will be able to support a Palestinian resolution affirming a Palestinian right to establish its capital in Jerusalem.

This would be a clearly one-sided act by the international community in violation of all declarations and commitments directed toward a negotiated settlement regarding Jerusalem. Furthermore, it would undermine the commitment between Jordan and Israel in Article 9 of the Jordan-Israel Peace Treaty, according to which: “In accordance with the Washington Declaration, Israel respects the present special role of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan in Muslim Holy shrines in Jerusalem. When negotiations on the permanent status will take place, Israel will give high priority to the Jordanian historic role in these shrines.”

Impact on the refugee issue

Similarly, if, as the Palestinians have been intimating, they will seek to include a provision in a “Uniting for Peace” resolution affirming and imposing the right of return of the Palestinian refugees, this would, in fact, conflict with the relevant provision of Resolution 242 calling for “achieving a just settlement of the refugee problem.”7 Assuming that the “refugee problem” refers also to the issue of Jewish refugees resulting from the Middle East crisis, then the unilateral determination regarding Palestinian refugees only would be discriminatory and violate Resolution 242.

It would also violate the relevant undertakings in the Oslo Accords, specifically the 1993 Declaration of Principles on Interim Self-Government Arrangements (Article V(3)), which determines that the final status issues to be negotiated (and not imposed by the U.N.) “shall cover remaining issues, including: Jerusalem, refugees, settlements, security arrangements, borders, relations and cooperation with other neighbors, and other issues of common interest.”

Imposing a U.N. determination regarding the refugee issue would be incompatible with and undermine the agreement between Jordan and Israel in Article 8 of their 1994 bilateral Treaty of Peace, according to which the refugee issue will be dealt with “in negotiations, in a framework to be agreed, bilateral or otherwise, in conjunction with and at the same time as the permanent status negotiations.”8 The potential confusion, disorder, and substantive damage of a Palestinian-motivated U.N. resolution – to the Palestinians themselves, to the peace-negotiation process, and to the credibility and reliability of the United Nations and international community in general – is likely to be immeasurable. While the beginnings of such a process might be clear, there can be no foreseeing the final outcome and the concomitant consequences.

The question remains whether the members of the U.N. who are being drawn by the Palestinians into this irresponsible and ill-advised exercise are fully aware of the damage it may cause.

Amb. Alan Baker, Director of the Institute for Contemporary Affairs at the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, is former Legal Adviser to Israel’s Foreign Ministry and former Ambassador of Israel to Canada. He is a partner in the law firm of Moshe, Bloomfield, Kobo, Baker & Co. He participated in the negotiation and drafting of the various agreements comprising the Oslo Accords.

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COMMUNITY NEWS

ARMDI to take lead in building Blood Services Center The Board of Directors and Executive Committee of Magen David Adom in Israel have announced that American Friends of Magen David Adom will take an active role in marketing for the new MDA National Blood Services Center in Israel.

The current center, located

on the campus of Tel HaShomer Medical Center in Ramat Gan, opened its doors in 1987 and provided 100 percent of the blood needs of the Israel Defense Forces and 95 percent of the blood needs of Israel’s hospitals.

It is now inadequate to serve the blood needs of Israel’s grow-

ing population.

The new facility will also be able to function 24/7 in all conditions and will accommodate the latest technologies in blood banking.

The new center will aid in situations such as the one on July 15. MDA received a report

that there was an explosion at Netanya’s “Hasharon Palace” Festive Hall.

Forty-six MDA teams of first responders, EMTs and paramedics responded to the disaster as well as a number of lifesaving vehicles including a mobile intensive care unit and ambulances.

The victims were taken to hospitals in Netanya and Hadera.

To learn more about American Friends of Red Magen David Adom in Israel and the local Mitzvah chapter please call Marty Kaufman, president of the Mitzvah Chapter, at 880-4014.

ADULT EDUCATION Adult education for September

Whether you are looking for daily or weekly class, an occasional lecture, or a scholar-inresidence weekend, you will find it here. All classes are free and open to the community unless otherwise indicated. For additional information on any of the following listings, please contact the sponsoring institution.

Daily • Between Mincha and Maariv ♦ Mishna Yomi is every evening at Etz Chaim Synagogue in the Mirkis Chapel. Rabbi Fisch leads the group in studying a tractate (volume) of the Mishna. We are studying Tractate Beitzah. For more information, please call the synagogue office at (904)2623565 ext. 7 • Following Shacharis service ♦ Halacha Yomi at Etz Chaim Synagogue. Rabbi Fisch teaches a brief lesson of the day. For more information, please call the synagogue office at (904)262-3565 ext. 7 Weekdays • 6 a.m. ♦ Daf Yomi at Etz Chaim Synagogue. The class studies two pages of Talmud every morning. This class is on the Daf Yomi, which will conclude the entire Talmud in August 2012. Talmud while sipping on hot coffee. For more information, please call the synagogue office at (904)2623565 ext. 7 Saturdays • 45 minutes before Mincha ♦ Prophetic Visions at Etz Chaim Synagogue. This class is taught by Rabbi Fisch in the Mirkis Chapel.

Classes give insights of the stories of the prophets and their timeless messages. For more information, please call the synagogue office at (904)262-3565 ext. 7 Sundays • 7:15 a.m. ♦ Daf Yomi at Etz Chaim Synagogue. The class studies two pages of Talmud every morning. This class is on the Daf Yomi, which will conclude the entire Talmud in August 2012. Talmud while sipping on hot coffee. For more information, please call the synagogue office at (904)2623565 ext. 7 • 10:15 a.m. - noon ♦ Foundations of Judaism at the Jacksonville Jewish Center.

Taught by lay and professional teachers from the Center community, classes will excite and inform through lively discussion and activities. The course consists of seven four-week units, including topics such as: Jewish spirituality, sacred books, Jewish time, contemporary Judaism in America, ethics and values, and more. Open to the entire community. Registration required.

Contact Cassie Vichozsky (904) 268-4200 ext. 115 to register.

Mondays • 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. ♦ The Wisdom Years at Temple. Wrestle with traditional and contemporary Jewish topics. Led by Rabbi Lief, this long-standing group welcomes new members who are anxious to share ideas with equally spirited companions. This series is open to the public and presented free. No reservations are required. For more information, contact the Temple at 733-7078, or email learning@

thetemplejacksonville.org.

• 7 p.m. ♦ Talmud Class at the Jacksonville Jewish Center. This is an ongoing, leisurely paced analysis of law and lore in a new tractate - Bava Metzia - in the intimate setting of Rabbi Lubliner’s office. Contact Cassie Vichozsky (904) 268-4200 ext. 115 for more information. No class Sept. 5.

tional Film Festival. For more information, call Thelma Nied, 730-2100 ext. 227.

Mondays and Thursdays • 5:15 p.m. ♦ Shal”OM” Yoga Classes at the Jacksonville Jewish Center. The JJC Adult Education has a RYT-200 registered yoga instructor coming to the Center two nights a week. Come stretch your mind, reach for your potential, relax and rejuvenate your body. Beginners welcome. Open to the entire community. Cost is $10 per class for members, $15 per class for nonmembers.

Discounted class packages also available.

Please bring a towel, yoga mat and bottle of water. Contact Cassie Vichozsky at 2684200, ext. 115 or cassie.vichozsky@jaxjewishcenter.com for more information.

Saturday, Sept. 17 • 8 a.m. ♦ Coffee & Torah at the Jacksonville Jewish Center. Come enjoy a strong cup of brew, a tasty breakfast treat, and thoughtprovoking insights into the weekly Torah portion in the intimate setting of Rabbi Lubliner’s office. Contact Cassie Vichozsky (904) 268-4200 ext. 115 for more information.

• 8:45 a.m. – 10 a.m. ♦ Torah Study at the Temple. Join us in the Parker Auditorium on Shabbat mornings, as together we read and discuss the Torah portion of the week.

Fresh coffee and a light breakfast will be served at 8:45 a.m., and we’ll start our discussion promptly at 9 a.m. No prior knowledge is necessary and all are welcome.

This program is presented free and no reservations are required. For more information, contact the Temple at 733-7078, or email learning@thetemplejacksonville.org.

Thursdays, Sept. 1 & Sept. 15 • 7 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. ♦ Introduction to Judaism at Temple. Whether you are seeking a richer understanding of your own Jewish heritage, a connection to a community, beginning a personal discovery of faith, or if you want to learn more, Introduction to Judaism is for you. This 18-week course will cover many aspects of Reform Judaism including God concepts, liturgy, holidays, sacred texts, ritual, Israel and much more!

Open to the entire community, we welcome our congregants, unaffiliated Jews, nonJews, people who love Jews and people who are loved by Jews. There is a $100 fee for this course to cover the cost of training and materials. To register, contact the Temple office at (904) 733-7078, or email learning@thetemplejacksonville.org.

Sunday, Sept. 18 • 9:30 a.m. – noon ♦ Temple 101 Open House. Congregation Ahavath Chesed (The Temple) will host an Open House for the community. Have questions, but not sure who to ask? Looking to make a connection with a community? Join us for a morning of meeting and mingling in the TIR Lobby at Temple. Find information on Lifelong Learning opportunities at our Temple Institute of Religion, options for worship, brotherhood, sisterhood, Tikkun Olam and more!

• 10 a.m. ♦ Movie screening with Hazzan Jesse Holzer at the Jacksonville Jewish Center. Hazzan Holzer will select a fascinating and entertaining Jewish film to be watched at the Center as part of the JJC Film Series. Contact Hazzan Holzer at 2684200, ext. 153 for more information.

Thursdays • 7 p.m. ♦ Weekly Parsha Class at Etz Chaim Synagogue. Our weekly Parsha Class takes place every Thursday evening in the Mirkis Chapel and is taught by Rabbi Yaakov Fisch. The class is designed to unlock the deeper messages of the weekly Torah portion and seeing the relevance of the Parsha in our lives. This is an ongoing class every Thursday. For more information, please call the synagogue office at (904)262-3565 ext. 7

Monday, Sept. 19 • 7 p.m. ♦ Bake Like Bubbe at the Jacksonville Jewish Center, in conjunction with Margo’s Catering. Learn how to make a delicious apple-pomegranate cake and applepear phyllo bundles that you can make and take home. The class is $12 for members and $14 for nonmembers. To reserve a spot, contact Rose Tincher at 268-4200, ext. 110.

• 7 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. ♦ High Holy Days Preparation Workshop at the Temple. The Days of Awe are a time for turning and returning; turning toward the people we want to become, and returning to the best that is already within us. We’ll examine the High Holy Day liturgy and scriptural readings to see what guidance our tradition can offer us as we seize the opportunity to renew our own commitment to living our lives as we hope they could be.

Saturday, Sept. 10 • 9:15 a.m. ♦ Jewish Meditation Shabbat Morning at the Jacksonville Jewish Center. Invite your soul to enter Shabbat in an extended moment of stillness. Beginners welcome. Contact Cassie Vichozsky (904) 268-4200 ext. 115 for more information.

Thursday, Sept. 15 • 7:30 p.m. ♦ JCA Film Series at the JCA. The JCA presents a free showing of “Lebanon.” In 1982, during the First Lebanon War, a tank manned by a novice crew of Israeli soldiers is led into a town previously bombed by the air force. The situation quickly spins out of control, testing the mental toughness of the men inside a confined space with only the lens of a periscopic gun sight to see the madness outside. Official selection Toronto Interna-

Wednesday, Sept. 21 • 10:30 a.m. ♦ Sisterhood “HOT TOPIC” Seminar at the Jacksonville Jewish Center.

Please join the JJC Sisterhood as it discusses current topics of interest to the Jewish community with Rabbi Lubliner. We meet on the third Wednesday of every month, and you can join us at any time in the series. Contact Kim Glasgal at kim.glasgal@ mjgds.org for more information.

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COMMUNITY NEWS/EDUCATION

JCA announces topic for third annual Early Childhood Symposium The Jewish Community Alliance’s third annual Early Childhood Symposium, “The Whole Child – Fit Mind & Body,� will feature a presentation by Ellen Booth Church, a nationally recognized early childhood expert.

She will speak on “The Joyful Art of Problem Solving . . . The Mind Body Connection� during the event on Tuesday, Sept. 20.

Ms. Church spent several years as a pre-k and kindergarten teacher before becoming an

early childhood assistant professor at the State University of New York.

She is an early childhood educational consultant, keynote Ellen Church speaker, curriculum/product developer, and writer dedicated to enriching the lives of young children and their families.

She is also a columnist for Scholastic’s Parent and Child magazine as well as the author of many books for teachers and parents. In the world of children’s television, Ms. Church has consulted for PBS, Nelvana, and Cartoon Network on a wide variety of projects.

Other speakers and topics: • The Music Within – Presenter Jeff Smith, associate director, Cathedral Arts Project.

• Conscious Discipline – Presenter Katja Van Elbe, Loving Guidance associate certified Conscious DisciplineŽ instructor. • Play with a Purpose – Presenter Jonathan Eastman, certified Conscious DisciplineŽ instructor, gamesmaster.

The symposium, which will run from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m., also will include a kosher dinner, displays/vendors and helpful classroom resources.

Registration fee is $30 per

person until Sept. 15 and $40 after that date.

Jewish educators may register for $15.

CEUs are also available for an additional fee.

To register online, go to http://www.jcajax.org/index. php?src=forms&ref=Symposium_ Registration_2011.

The JCA is at 8505 San Jose Blvd. For more information on the symposium, please call 904730-2100 ext. 259.

The Jewish Center announces new adult education programs Channel launches in Jacksonville The Jewish Channel and Comcast announced today that The Jewish Channel is now available to Comcast’s digital subscribers in the Jacksonville area. “We’ve seen great excitement and fascination from our many subscribers in Jewish communities around the country, and Comcast is expressing its commitment to the Jewish communities it serves by launching TJC,� explained CEO Elie Singer.

Hundreds of five-star movies, award-winning documentaries, and groundbreaking original series tell the story of The Jewish Channel’s commitment to quality Jewish programming. For a monthly cost of $6.99, subscribers will have unlimited access to all of The Jewish Channel’s great content. Programming from Israel, the world’s first Jewish newscast, and fascinating explorations of Jewish culture are available to subscribers at any time.

Hits include: the feature film “Amen� from Oscar winner Costa-Gavras, which portrays an S.S. chemist’s battle with conscience and church upon discovering Nazi slaughter; witty documentaries like “Awake Zion,� which intriguingly compares the shared symbols and traditions of Judaism and Rastafarianism; and the smashing success “Srugim,� a series about Orthodox Jewish dating life. “We know that our Jewish audience is used to sophisticated, high-quality cultural experiences, and our programming is crafted to meet that demand,� Singer said, adding “we air the best of the classics and the new releases, and our award-winning original production staff is committed to producing great content that continues to set the bar for Jewish cultural experiences.�

Dine with Jax Jewish Singles Throw caution and cocktail napkins to the wind and join the Jax Jewish Singles for a rousing evening of fun and fabulous Greek food at Taverna Yamas.

You can dance on the floor or the tables, whatever your heart desires. Or if you are more reserved you can just sit back and enjoy the belly dancing. For details contact Francine at 221-8061 or francine. smith@comcast.net.

The Jacksonville Jewish Center is excited to announce several new adult learning opportunities this year. In addition to many of the old favorites, these new programs will provide a well-rounded lineup with something for everyone, including:

Live from the JJC: The Ready-for-Prime-Time Shabbat Players

Hebrew scripture is filled with stories that create more questions than they answer: Why did God choose Abraham for his mission at the age of 75?

What was Isaac thinking when his dad almost sacrificed him?

How did Esau view his mother, Rebecca, after she conspired with Jacob to deprive him of his father’s blessing?

In traditional midrash, rabbis would answer these questions by carefully reading the text for clues while creatively exercising their religious imaginations.

Bibliodrama, a modern technique of interpretation, takes

the process one step further by dissolving the boundaries between text and self as the reader becomes an actor in the story.

More than a set of charming, and sometimes disturbing, tales, the Torah is our story.

Bibliodrama allows us to write ourselves into the script even as we also imprint the sacred narrative on to our lives.

Open to teens and adults, the Ready-for-Prime Time Shabbat Players is perfect for kosher hams who would like to combine Torah study and theater in thoughtful and creative ways.

We will select several famous Torah stories, consider the traditional sources for the perspectives they offer, and then imagine ourselves into the text.

Several times a year we will perform a bibliodrama for the congregation during Shabbat morning services at the JJC.

Take-Out Clergy

Where does one begin to learn how to keep a kosher home in Jacksonville? Kim Miller, who has been trying her

best to keep kosher over the past six years, recently moved into a new house.

She decided to take this opportunity to invite some of her friends over for the new JJC Adult Education program: TakeOut Clergy. Rabbi Lubliner delivered answers to all of the group’s questions – onsite in Kim’s home.

He supplied all of the information needed for the Millers to kasher their new kitchen and tips on living kosher in our community. Everyone enjoyed this informative gathering and left with their heads (and bellies) full of kosher knowledge.

Any JJC member who would like to host a Take-Out Clergy must guarantee at least 10 participants and choose a Jewish topic of their choice. Categories could include in-home movies, holiday how-tos, sing-a-longs – the possibilities are endless.

Shal ‘OM’ yoga classes at the JJC

The Center will have a RYT-

200 registered yoga instructor coming two nights a week.

Come stretch your mind, reach for your potential, relax and rejuvenate your body.

Beginners welcome! Open to the entire community. Cost is $10 per class for members, $15 per class for nonmembers.

Discounted class packages also available.

Please bring a towel, yoga mat and bottle of water. Contact Cassie Vichozsky at 268-4200, ext. 115 or cassie.vichozsky@ jaxjewishcenter.com for more information.

About the instructor: Cassie Vichozsky graduated from Yoga Den’s RYT-200 Hour teacher training course in April, and has been personally practicing all forms of yoga for over 10 years. Cassie is also the executive assistant to Rabbi Jonathan Lubliner at the Jacksonville Jewish Center and holds bachelor’s degrees in psychology and religious studies.

Her yoga classes are inspired by the dynamic interplay between mind, body and soul.

Mark your calendars . . . you don’t want to miss these J Institute programs!!!

Intermediate Bridge Lessons

Lettuce Grow Something Healthy to Eat

Crafting for a Cause

JCA Film Series “Lebanon�

Many of you have recently learned Beginning Bridge, or some of you may have played years ago and need a refresher. Dr. Larry Jerold, who has been playing Bridge for well over 40 years, will be the instructor for this class which is open to both members and non-members.

4UESDAY 3EPT

s P M This group of “crafty people� meets the first Tuesday of each month to knit or crochet hats which are donated to worthy charities. Our first batch of hats will be donated to Hospice. FREE lessons are available.

Don’t have time to make the monthly meeting, you can make them at home. Yarn donations welcome.

Tuesday, Sept. 6 s 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Live from New York

You don’t want to miss these fabulous programs, simulcast live from the 92nd St. Y in New York.

9/11 A Decade Later: Lessons Learned and Future Challenges Donald Rumsfeld, Ari Fleischer, Michael Mukasey and Michael Medved Is the U.S. safer today than it was ten years ago? The global war against Islamic terrorism continues. Get unique insights and unparalleled access to some of the most important players in the War of Terror.

4HURSDAY 3EPT s P M also Paul Krugman and Sylvia Nasar Paul Krugman joined The New York Times in 1999 as a columnist on the Op-Ed page and is professor of economics and international affairs at Princeton University. He is the recipient of the 2008 Nobel Prize in Economics. Sylvia Nasar is a professor at the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism and the author of the best seller A Beautiful Mind.

In her latest book, Grand Pursuit: A History of Economic Genius, she takes on one of the greatest inventions of modern time . . . economics.

Tuesday, Sept. 27 s 7:30 p.m.

Help offset the cost of high food prices by learning how to do vegetable container gardening. Please join us as master gardener Mary Longanbach will explain the secrets to success. Register in advance and have your name entered for a door prize.

7EDNESDAY 3EPT s P M In 1982, during the First Lebanon War, a tank manned by a novice crew of Israeli soldiers is led into a town previously bombed by the air force. The situation quickly spins out of control, testing the mental toughness of the men inside a confined space with only the lens of a periscopic gun sight to see the madness outside. This film is FREE and open to the entire community.

4HURSDAY 3EPT s 7:30 p.m.

The Mind/Body Connection Each of us is responsible for our own mental and physical health.

The Mind/Body Connection is a fusion of exercise and meditation.

The JCA’s Glenn and Gisela Morgan will discuss the different types of exercise and the benefits of each, as well as the ways that mediation helps to manage stress in our daily lives. They will discuss the healing aspect of the practice of meditation; cultivating inner conditions for genuine happiness. Mind/Body lecture topics are the forefront in integrative health and wellness. At the end of this lecture, a short meditation session will take place.

-ONDAY 3EPT s P M For more information on any of these programs, please call Michele Steinfeld, Director J Institute, at 730-2100 ext. 239 David A. Stein Jewish Community Alliance on the Ed Parker Jewish Community Campus

3AN *OSE "LVD s Jacksonville, FL 32217 s www.jcajax.org

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EDUCATION

Keeping up at Selevan school The Bernard & Alice Selevan Religious School will now have access to exciting technology and tools that will stimulate and engage their students in grades K-8.

This summer, many members of the Religious School staff trained along with several other synagogues across the country, learning to utilize new tools through computer technology.

Teachers will be able to more readily incorporate online videos, fun games and interactive sites in the classroom, using smartboards and the computer lab.

Parents will find it much easier to be in touch with teachers, review at home what their child has been doing, and will even have the option to learn right along with their kids!

A new, technologically-based Judaica program in the third grade is being introduced. The Bernard & Alice Religious School has been chosen to pilot this program, which is being developed by the Melton Research Center of the Jewish Theological Seminary.

Only a few other schools in the United States were asked to test this new, cutting-edge curriculum!

The future plan is to extend the program through fifth grade in the coming years.

The fourth grade Modern Israel class has plans to skype with their partner class in Israel; fifth graders will buddy up with the MJGDS fifth grade as they tweet together for a collaborative project – the possibilities are endless.

Parents can see what their children do in school with up-to-date

Brain Building Play: special parent workshop Michele Block Gan Yeladim Preschool parents are invited to attend an exclusive free workshop by Ellen Booth Church, nationally recognized author and expert in early childhood education, at 9:30 a.m. on Sept. 21.

Ellen will be the keynote speaker at the JCA’s third annual ECE Symposium the evening before and will join parents of

Gan students for a follow-up stimulating coffee talk.

Brain Building Play will feature examples of recent brain research and ways parents can implement these findings with their own children.

This event is free to parents of Gan Yeladim students, but registration is required.

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The middle school (sixth and seventh grade) curriculum, USCJ’s Project Etgar, features student-centered learning which integrates projects, art, music, films, games, primary text study and other meaningful activities.

The goal is to teach Jewish moral, social, and emotional adolescent values and behaviors – not just Bar and Bat Mitzvah preparation – offering a positive, characterbuilding experience for these young adults.

The tech resource teacher,

Nomy Szoychen, will be working with the staff on special projects throughout the year as well as assisting the teachers as they explore all of the ways that they can utilize these new tools. It is an exciting start in this amazing new direction.

If you have a child (grade K-8) who would like to join the JJC Religious School, please contact Lois Tompkins at 268-4200, ext.

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You may also access information on the school blog at jjcreligiousschool.wordpress.com Bernard & Alice Religious School orientation and first day of school: Sept. 11.

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EDUCATION

MJGDS kicks off school year

Center Preschool celebrates Rosh Hashana

By SHEREEN CANADY JJC Preschool Director

Third-grade girls enjoy the Back to School Pool Party.

The Martin J. Gottlieb Day School began its 50th consecutive year last month and welcomed returning students along with 25 new students and their families to the Day School community. The faculty and students began the school year in a bright, updated and modernized building.

Over the summer break, the school halls, walls, floors, ceilings and offices were renovated. The countless “oohs and ahs” showed the approval of all students, faculty and parents. The contemporary lobby and office have a new, inviting feel with backlit wooden panels, stainless steel accessories and new furniture. The halls have been enhanced with beautiful

murals and fun carpet to lead the way into the classrooms. Everyone is excited to have the décor and innovative look catch up to the MJGDS’ innovative approach to education.

“I cannot wait to begin touring new families. I have a newfound pride as I walk through the building, and I am sure it will show when recruiting new students,” said Talie Zaifert, admissions director of the Day School. “This is also something our community supporters need to see, and I welcome everyone to come see the change.”

MJGDS had a Welcome Back Pool Party the Sunday before school began sponsored by the

PTA. “This party is always a great way to reconnect with friends and make new ones,” said Rebecca Fixel, PTA president. The PTA also sponsored a delicious backto-school breakfast for the parents after drop off on the first day of school. This annual breakfast was an opportunity to meet the PTA board, learn about the upcoming activities and become a member of the Parent/Teacher Association. The next PTA event, the 3rd Annual Parents Night Out, will be held on Sept. 17. For more information, please contact Rebecca Fixel at rebeccafixel@comcast. net. For more information about the Day School, please visit our website at www.mjgds.org.

The Jacksonville Jewish Center Preschool is welcoming the month of Elul in preparation for the High Holidays with shofar blowing. But not just the regular old shofar blowing. No way! We jump and clap to the notes. For example, students will take a big jump for Tekiah G’dolah and nine little tiny jumps for Teruah.

It’s so much fun to learn the names of the notes this way and we love when the older MJGDS students come and blow the real shofar for us. We try to blow our own shofarot but we need lots of practice before Rosh Hashana.

We’ll keep working on this until the month of Tishrei arrives, and then we’ll be ready for the big shofar blowing in the shul.

Tapuchim U’Devash, (apples

and honey) are the favorite snack this month. We learn lots about the apple, like the story of “The Star in the Apple.” We make apple prints to use as Shana Tova cards and sing a Hebrew song about the wind blowing and the poor apple that falls off the tree.

(Beware of a splattering sound in the middle of this song.) We learn about bees and honey and wish everyone a sweet new year.

Right before Rosh Hashana comes, we will participate in the Tashlich ceremony. Tashlich means cast off and each one of us, teachers and students alike, go to our pond and throw bread crumbs into the water symbolizing a starting over for the new year. “Take the bad things that we did ... and throw them away!”

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CUB REPORTER/YOUTH NEWS Marching for solidarity

By SARAH JACOBS 7th Grade, The Temple

What have you done in the last five years? How many times have you eaten yummy food, called a friend just to say, “Hi,” or even hugged your family? On the fifth anniversary of Gilad Shalit’s capture, URJ Camp Coleman marched to honor Gilad Shalit, who has done none of these things in the past five years.

Gilad Shalit is an Israeli soldier who was captured by a terror organization called Hamas on June 25, 2006. He was 19 at the time. There has been no information regarding his condition except for a letter and a video that was released a couple of years ago. URJ Camp Coleman in Georgia wanted to raise awareness about Gilad Shalit by having a march around Lake Shalom. Everyone was dressed in white and blue and carried signs, as we marched up the hill to the Hadar (dining hall) for dinner. Hanging on all of the trees were signs, all based on the theme of five years. One read, “What Gilad has Missed” and listed things like the introduction of the iPhone and iPad, the discovery of Pluto not being a planet, the first African-Amer-

ican president and even Justin Bieber.

“It’s very important that people will know about him,” says Israeli Gila Kessler. “In Israel, everyone talks about it. We do not forget. We are working very hard to raise awareness and bring him home safely. It makes me feel very good that youth in the United States care about it.”

For me, it was a very eyeopening experience. It made me think about how much we take for granted in our lives. We are so lucky to have families and friends, food, clean water and a place to call home. I am also very thankful to be able to return to Camp Coleman during the summer. Five years is a very long time and I never realized how much I’ve done in that time period. Camper Cathy Kelly said, “I thought the march was amazing and inspired many people to believe and hope for Gilad’s safe return home.” We are all praying for a happy ending to this tragic story.

Temple participants in the Gilad Shalit Solidarity March include Natalie Broudy, Daniel Gefen, Joshua Jacobs, Sarah Jacobs, Jonathan Mirensky, Jacob Morgan, Jonah Perrin, Thomas Rosen, Paige Zyserman, Hallie Wright and Lindsey Kight.

Temple ranks top 10 for teen involvement

By SAM GRISWOLD

Congregation Ahavath Chesed

Congregation Ahavath Chesed (The Temple) is known in the Jewish community of Jacksonville for its education and youth programs. Now the Temple has earned national recognition for ranking in the top 10 congregations nationwide for the number of registrations and participants with the North American Federation of Temple Youth.

“You ranked in the top 10 in both categories of congregations with the most NFTY participants and registrants,” said Judi Ratner, Union for Reform Judaism congregational representative for the South, in a recent email. “Yasher Koach to your congregation for leading the pack, especially in the critical area of teen engagement!”

“To be recognized nationally is very gratifying for us involved in youth work in the synagogue and for the community,” said JoEllen Unger, director of Education and Youth for Congregation Ahavath Chesed. “Equally gratifying is the trust that is placed in us by the parents of the students enrolled in any of our programs.”

NFTY was founded in 1939 as the youth arm of the Union for Reform Judaism to provide an outlet for young people. The organization boasts over 750 temple youth groups in 19 regions throughout the United States and Canada. It holds over 150 regional events each year and has sent tens of thousands of young people to Israel. Guiding principles include a commitment to God and Torah, the unity of the Jewish people, the centrality of the state of Israel, the

acceptance and encouragement of alternate modes of Jewish experience and the obligation to work for justice for all.

Registration and enrollment opportunities for Temple’s school and youth programs are open now for those students seeking to learn more about Judaism and/or to connect with other Jewish youth.

Adult Lifelong Learning opportunities are also available.

“There is always room for more students,” Unger said. “Talk to your neighbors; talk to your friends.”

Call the Temple office at (904) 733-7078, or email learning@thetemplejacksonville.org for more information. Registration forms and materials are available on-line at the Temple Institute of Religion section of the Temple website, www.thetemplejacksonville.org.

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No’Ar Hadash is Hebrew for “new youth.” No’Ar Hadash is a youth group for Jewish teens from across North America that takes part in innovative, exciting, creative, fun and engaging programs designed to meet their religious, intellectual, spiritual and social needs.

Although affiliated with the reconstructionist movement and sponsored by Kehillah Chadashah, No’Ar Hadash is open to the community.

“Our primary goal is to help repair the world one youth group event at a time. To achieve our goal, each event centers on a mitzvah. Almost all events are planned and carried out by the

members of the youth group.

Whether it’s a park cleanup, baking hamantaschen with the seniors, or making a meal for the residents at Ronald McDonald House in Jacksonville, we always have fun,” said David Levin, adviser.

We are having our kickoff event on Sept. 4 from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. to include a pool party and dinner. For location information and to RSVP, email noarhadashjax@gmail.com.

Membership is $18. Check out our plans for upcoming events and download our membership form from our website at www. kehillahchadashah.org or call 208-5191.

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Although affiliated with the Reconstructionist movement and sponsored by Kehillah Chadashah, this unique youth group is open to the community.

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Hadassah’s centennial celebration begins “We’ve come a long way, baby” is the topic for the opening meeting of the Jacksonville Chapter of Hadassah, which will be held at Congregation Ahavath Chesed (The Temple) at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 4.

A light dinner and dessert buffet will be served. There is a $10 couvert for this event.

Please RSVP Aviva Kaplan at avivajkaplan@gmail.com or phone 538-0225.

From 20 women participating in a Zionist study group begun in 1906-07 to over 360,000 members; from two nurses sent to Jerusalem in 1913 to two tertiary-care, internationally

renowned hospitals; from one small well-baby clinic to the incredible research of the Hadassah Medical Organization – shared with all round the world; from small classes for new mothers to hundreds of thousands of youth saved by Youth Aliyah and tens of thousands of students at Hadassah College of Jerusalem – Hadassah certainly has come a long way.

But Hadassah is not resting on its laurels.

Hadassah is not waiting for the future – we are building it.

Whether you are a Hadassah member or not, please join us for our opening meeting.

Taste of Sisterhood kicks off new year Center Sisterhood kicks off the year with A Taste of Sisterhood-Chocolate and More on Sunday, Sept. 11, at noon.

Plan to enjoy a chocolate demonstration (and take some home) and see all that Center Sisterhood has to offer as each sisterhood officer shares her plans for the coming year.

While the sisterhood indulges in chocolate, there’s lots of fun to be had for the kids, too. Third

grade and under can participate in fun activities on the playground while fourth grade and up have Youth Group.

Just let us know they’re coming when you RSVP, bring a dairy lunch, and we’ll do the rest!

RSVP to Hilda Warfield at 268-9605 or at jjcsisterhoodrsvp@gmail.com. Lunch and chocolate are $15. We hope to see you there.

Temple Sisterhood sponsors Mah Jongg tournament Grab your Mah Jongg set and National Mah Jongg League card and head over to Congregation Ahavath Chesed (The Temple) for a fun-filled afternoon at Temple Sisterhood’s 2nd Annual Mah Jongg Tournament Sunday, Oct. 30.

Turn your 1 craks and 2 bams into fabulous prizes and meet new players, as well. Registration is at 11 a.m. followed by lunch and the tournament begins at 12:30 p.m.There will be three rounds of Mah Jongg games and prizes and awards will be presented at 4 p.m.

Registration is $20, and tournament forms are available at the Temple, or online at www. thetemplejacksonville.org.

The deadline for registration is Oct. 20.

Co-chairs Ann Stone and Sheila Horowitz are expecting a huge turnout for this event and encourage all who are interested to send in their completed forms as soon as possible.

For further information, or if you have any questions, please call Ann Stone (565-2772), or Sheila Horowitz (234-7104).

Temple Sisterhood hosts ‘Entrée to Judaism’ author WRJ Temple Sisterhood is pleased to announce that its donor event will be held on Sunday, Dec. 4.

Our special guest will be Tina D. Wasserman, the author of the URJ Press book, “Entrée to Judaism,” a versatile Kosher cookbook.

Tina has been the kosher cooking columnist for Reform

Judaism Magazine since 2003.

She also teaches at her cooking school, writes a kosher cooking newsletter on the Internet and serves as a culinary scholar-inresidence throughout the United States and Europe.

The community is invited to join us for this special event.

Watch for more details.

Game Day hosted by Beth El The Beaches Synagogue Sisterhood On Tuesday, Sept. 13, 10:30 a.m., join us for a catered lunch, nibbles and lots of fun. Bring your friends and your favorite game.

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Wild about auxiliary luncheon The River Garden Auxiliary will begin its 90th season at its opening Membership Luncheon on Tuesday, Oct. 25, noon, at River Garden. Guest speaker will be Tony Vecchio, executive director of the Jacksonville Zoo & Gardens.

For those who have not been there recently, his remarks will be particularly eye-opening, especially as he describes the expanded exhibits, including the magnificent gardens.

Mr. Vecchio began his career at the Highland Park Zoo (now the Pittsburgh Zoo.) He has also held positions at Zoo Atlanta, Roger Williams Park Zoo in Providence and the Oregon Zoo in Portland before moving to Jacksonville in 2009.

He received his undergraduate degree from Penn State and a master’s at the University of South Carolina for his research on the Hamadryas baboons.

Members are urged to wear their best animal prints to celebrate the occasion.

Chairpersons for the day are Marilyn Datz and Jackie Simms who promise a delightful afternoon with a delicious, hot lunch and decorations to reflect the theme of the day.

Invitations will be out around the first of October and, as usual, members and guests are urged to make reservations as soon as possible.

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Everyone’s Welcome Congregation Ahavath Chesed (The Temple) is an inclusive congregation welcoming traditional and non-traditional families, couples and individuals from various backgrounds.

Your family is always welcome to join ours!

At the Temple, you’ll find lively worship, our Temple Institute of Religion with learning opportunities from infant to adult, the largest synagogue library in the Southeast, an active Sisterhood and Brotherhood, our Caring Congregation and social activities for everyone.

Please join us. Our door is always open.

For more information, call the Temple office at (904) 733-7078, or visit our website at www.thetemplejacksonville.org

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COMMUNITY NEWS

Museum to open Rabbi Lehrman exhibit Sept. 7

JFCS program builds bridges for those aging out of foster care

Rabbi Irving Lehrman (19102005) served as the spiritual leader for Temple Emanu-El on Miami Beach for 50 years. He had a huge impact on the Greater Miami, Florida, Israel and world Jewish communities and the multifaith community and built bridges between races and denominations.

Born in Tykocin, Poland in 1910, Irving Lehrman came to the United States at the age of 5. He was the 11th generation of a famed rabbinic family that goes back to the 1500s. As a boy in America, he became fond of cantorial music and was invited to sing with Cantor Yosele Rosenblatt.

In 1943, one year following his ordination from the Jewish Institute of Religion in New York with a master’s degree in Hebrew Literature, he accepted a position as the rabbi of the Miami Beach Jewish Center. After threatening to leave after the first year, the congregation had a campaign to build a “real synagogue” and he remained more than 50 years. He energized a congregation of 200 families to become 1,500 families. His eloquent, informative sermons attracted so many people that they had to line up around the block to await entrance into the services.

Rabbi Lehrman founded the Day School (later named in his honor), earned many honorary degrees, and was a national and international Jewish leader. President Lyndon Johnson appointed him to the White House Task Force on Food, Nutrition and Health and to the White House conferences on Aging and on Obscenity and Pornography. He was named to the executive committee of UNESCO. He was the first Floridian Jew to receive the Benemerenti Medal from Pope John Paul II. Rabbi Lehrman was an active supporter of Israel, a national and international spokesman for Judaism and Jewish causes and motivated many of his congregants to get involved in politics and serve leadership roles in community.

Rabbi served as president of the Synagogue Council of America, chairman of the Rabbinic Council for the United Jewish Appeal, chairman of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation United Jewish Appeal Campaign and on many boards of Jewish and interfaith organizations.

She was 17 years old, living in foster care, with a baby on the way. Her future looked something like this: When she turned 18 and was released from the foster care system, if she was not able to care for her child, the child would be turned over to foster care.

She turned to Building Bridges.

The program taught her how to live independently, which she does now with custody of her child.

Building Bridges, a program of Jewish Family & Community Services, emerged with the issue of providing life skills for girls, ages 13-17, aging out of the foster care system.

In the United States 20,000 children age out of the foster system each year. Many are left to fend for themselves without basic life skills such as operating a checking account. As a result many of them turned to risky behavior.

“A lot of them have trust issues,” said Colleen Rodriguez, interim director at JFCS. For girls, many engage in unhealthy relationships as a means of survival. Some call it survival sex. Building Bridges has developed a curriculum to not only teach money management and budgeting, but also healthy relationships and domestic violence awareness.

JFCS is the only agency offering the program and has helped 43 girls since its beginning in 2007. The program serves about 12 teens during

Some other honors included namings of a park by the Tel Aviv Foundation and a Recreational Area in Jabotinsky Park in Israel, the Irving Lehrman Chair in Jewish History at the Jewish Theological Seminary and the naming of 77th Street on Miami Beach.

Rabbi Lehrman’s vision, ingenuity, energy and inspired leadership built his congregation into one of the largest centers of Conservative Jewry in the United States. Even with his demanding schedule, Rabbi Lehrman always found time for his family (wife Belle and children Rosalind and David), to read, teach, walk, swim and draw. He referred to Belle as, “My light and my inspiration.”

Lehrman’s powerful sermons often tied current events to Talmudic teachings. He was as renowned for his thought-provoking sermons as he was for his charcoal portraits of famous people he admired – from presidents and prime ministers to rabbis and legends in the fields of arts, science and literature. More than 20 of his artworks will be shown.

Temple Emanu-El is the primary sponsor of the exhibit, which runs Sept. 7 through Jan. 15, 2012.

About the museum

The Jewish Museum of Florida on South Beach is housed in two adjacent lovingly restored historic buildings that were once synagogues for Miami Beach’s first Jewish congregation. The focal point of the Museum is its core exhibit MOSAIC: Jewish Life in Florida 1763 to the Present and temporary history and art exhibits that change periodically. Current exhibits are Seeking Justice: The Leo Frank Case Revisited through August 14 and Isaac Bashevis Singer & His Artists through August 28. A Collections & Research Center, several films, Timeline Wall of Jewish history, Museum Store and Bessie’s Bistro complete the experience for visitors of all ages and backgrounds.

Accredited by the American Association of Museums, the Museum is located at 301 Washington Avenue, South Beach and is open daily 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. except Mondays and Civil and Jewish holidays. Admission: Adults/$6; Seniors/$5; Families/$12; Members and children under 6/Always Free; Saturdays/Free. For information: 305-672-5044 or www. jewishmuseum.com.

Shalom Jacksonville hosts Sukkot Garden Party

By ISABEL BALOTIN Shalom Jacksonville

During the agricultural and historical holiday of Sukkot, Shalom Jacksonville invites newcomers and friends for a taste and tour of Fernandina Beach on Tuesday, Oct. 18, at 11:30 a.m. at 29 South Eats, 29 South 3rd St. Chef Scott Schwartz has invited us for a fresh and healthy salad prepared with vegetables grown in his garden behind the restaurant. Lunch will be served

on the wraparound porch, weather permitting, or inside the classic old-fashioned house.

Before or after lunch, you can take a self-guided tour of the waterfront town of Fernandina Beach and enjoy the quaint shops and historic port. It’s a short walk from the restaurant. Everyone is invited to join us.

More information will follow in the October Jewish News.

Please let us know if you are interested in joining us. Contact Isabel Balotin, 448-5000 x 206.

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each eight-week program.

JFCS is a beneficiary agency of the Jewish Federation of Jacksonville. The Women’s Giving Alliance operates as an initiative of The Community Foundation and has supplied grants for Building Bridges.

Building Bridges classes teach the following: money management and budgeting; housing and transportation; healthy relationships and communication, domestic violence, and sexual assault awareness and prevention; pregnancy prevention and options and sexual health; cooking, cleaning and grocery shopping; career development; and educational goals and financial aid options.

They partner with groups such as Junior Achievement for finances, Virginia College for cooking, and Jacksonville Sherriff’s Office for self defense.

One of the girls expressed her appreciation of Building Bridges in an essay: “A lot of teens face their biggest fears every day. And we hold it all in and we forget how to care, but we learn how to be angry and we forget how to forgive. It’s painful to know that the first man that touched you was a man you call your father.

It breaks hearts to know the first

person to give up on you was your mother, and it’s shocking how quickly we forget who we are and our place on earth. A lot of teens have been rejected, abandoned, and all they need is love. So many of us feel alone and empty, but we all have that one person who can brighten our day, bring a smile to our sad face, and hope to the ones who are giving up. Life is short for some of us, and the messed up part about it is, some of us live life in fear instead of joy, hurt instead of laughter, tears instead of smiles. Some teens just want to know they are not alone, and that’s what Building Bridges did for us. It gave us someone to reach out to, someone to depend on. It opened our eyes to a world we were once afraid of. Building Bridges gave teens another opportunity. It taught me how to forgive and I learned even when you feel like you’re on the edge, you can still reach out and someone will grab your hand.

With Building Bridges, you’re not alone. Growing up, my heart cried out for love and acknowledgment. I finally got that. I’m done with my past, I’m ready for my future, I’m ready to give life another chance. I’m no longer afraid … this is my Building Bridges story.”

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Exhibits at the Jewish Museum of Florida Within these walls discover 250 years of unique Florida history, housed in two internationally acclaimed historic former synagogues that were lovingly restored.

2011–2012 Exhibit Schedule • Core Exhibition – Ongoing • Sept. 8, 2011–Jan. 15, 2012 • Sept. 13, 2011–Mar. 8, 2012 • Jan. 31–May 13, 2012 • April 3–Sept. 30, 2012 • May 22–Oct. 14, 2012 • Oct. 16, 2012–Mar. 17, 2013

MOSAIC: Jewish Life in Florida, 1763 –Present Rabbi Irving Lehrman – His Life and Art Wooden Synagogues of Poland & The Florida Connection Final Mourner’s Kaddish: 333 Days in Paintings by Max Miller Once Upon a Time in Lithuania & The Florida Connection Mel Finkelstein: Picturing the Man Behind the Camera Project Mah Jongg

Enjoy our core exhibit, MOSAIC: Jewish Life in Florida, 1763 –Present, and intriguing changing art and history exhibits where Jews retrieve and preserve memories to help insure Jewish continuity.

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JELF makes record $645,000 in loans The Jewish Educational Loan Fund has awarded more than $645,000 in interest-free loans to Jewish students throughout Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina and Virginia for the 2011-2012 school year.

A record number of applicants came to JELF seeking to fill the gap between the resources they assembled through grants, loans and scholarships and the cost of education. JELF responded to the rising need by loaning more than ever before in a single year. To students in Jacksonville, JELF loaned nearly $31,000.

While JELF administers over $3.6 million in outstanding loans, it has maintained a 99 percent repayment rate. As students repay

their loans, JELF uses those payments to make new loans, creating a circle of tzedakah.

Before JELFâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s interest-free loans are awarded, students must demonstrate that they have sought funding through other sources, including loans, scholarships and grants, and have come up short in meeting their needs. Loans can be used for full-time undergraduate and graduate degrees as well as vocational programs.

For additional information, contact JELF Executive Director Lara Dorfman at 770-396-3080 or visit www.jelf.org. Applications for the 2012-2013 academic year will be available on JELFâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s website at www.jelf.org in March 2012.

Jax Dancing with the Stars to benefit chorus The Jacksonville Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Chorus is partnering with A Social Affair Dance Studio for a gala event, Jacksonvilleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Dancing with the Stars, to be held on Saturday, Sept. 17, at 7 p.m. at the Jacoby Symphony Hall in the Times-Union Center for Performing Arts. This event, sponsored by Compass Consulting Group, will feature local celebrities partnered with professional dancers from A Social Affair Dance Studio who will be competing to be named Jacksonvilleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s favorite dancer. All proceeds will benefit the Jacksonville Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Chorus.

The local celebrity participants include: Amanda Warford, reporter for Action News; Ayesha Faines, reporter for WJXT Channel 4; Bruce Jones, pastor of Southside United Methodist Church; Craig Smith, owner of Alhambra Dinner Theatre; Frank Patterson, lieutenant, Jacksonville Fire and Rescue; Janet Herrick, CEO/president of Onsite Environmental Consulting; Lucy Talley, publisher of the Florida TimesUnion; Marge Hutton, chair for Clay County Chamber of Commerce and councilwoman for the town of Orange Park ; Marsha Oliver, owner of O. Communica-

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tions; and Mike McGovern, AVP Cost and Economic Analysis, CSX Transportation.

The celebrity participants are competing for votes, which in turn raise funds for the Jacksonville Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Chorus. Fifty percent of the votes will be from the panel judges. The remaining 50 percent will be from the audience and public by voting with a cash contribution. Votes are $1 each.

Pre-purchased votes will be placed in the celebrity star ballot boxes prior to the start of the competition.

Tickets to the event are $25, $50, $75 or $150 and can be purchased online, by phone or mail.

Visit the event website at www. asocialaffair.net/jcc for all the details. VIP and box seats include a pre-show reception with cocktails and hors dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;oeuvres provided by some of Jacksonvilleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most prestigious restaurants. VIP tickets include valet parking.

The mission of the Jacksonville Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Chorus is to provide a high-quality choral music education for children of diverse backgrounds, fostering teamwork, selfdiscipline, accomplishment and pride while filling an important cultural need in the community.

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Museum features wooden synagogues On Sept. 13, the Jewish Museum of Florida opens to the public an exhibition that tells stories of Polish shtetls and some of their Jewish families who settled in Florida. The genesis of the exhibit was the donation by Englishman Peter Maurice of 10 models of 17th-18th century Polish wooden synagogues. He researched and built the 1/40-scale models 2003-2007.

Jews have lived in Poland for more than 1,000 years. About 80 percent of the American Jewish community has origins in Poland. That is not surprising, as we know that this was the center of the European Jewish world with more than 3 million Jews before the Holocaust. The focus of life for these Polish Jews was their synagogue. For 400 years prior to World War II, the Jews of the shtetls built approximately 1,000 wooden synagogues, because timber was plentiful.

According to some art historians, the wooden synagogues of Poland, with their painted and carved interiors, were a truly original and organic manifestation of artistic expression â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the only real Jewish folk art in history.

These beautiful and unique 17th and 18th century Polish wooden synagogues no longer exist. During World War II, the Nazis burned to the ground those still standing. Some synagogues built in the 19th and 20th centuries have been found in Poland and what is now Lithuania and are in deteriorated conditions.

This exhibit conveys the enormity of what was lost during World War II. Poland was the place where the Nazis built most of the death camps. This is the place where most of Europeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Jews perished.

The museumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s founding exec-

Polish wooden synagogue utive director and chief curator, Marcia Jo Zerivitz, said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;While we have various models in our collections, from a kosher bakery in Lakeland to a model of our very own Beth Jacob synagogue, this donation is so unique in that it brings a taste of old Polish Jewish life to modern day Miami Beach. So many Floridian Jews have a family history from Polish shtetls. These beautiful, unique models evoke memories of our heritage. When you look at them, you can almost hear the davening (praying) from within the walls and recall the pain of suffering of all Eastern European Jews from the period of the Holocaust when the Nazis destroyed these structures and most of the Jewish people. Through the creation of these models, Peter Maurice ensured that an element of Jew-

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Many Floridian Jews have a family history from Polish shtetls (small towns in Eastern Europe with a sizeable Jewish population). To make the Florida Connection, the Jewish Museum of Florida invited Jewish families to submit material evidence of their Polish roots for this exhibition.

The curatorial staff researched each of the towns represented by the wooden synagogue models and by the families, so the story includes photographs, artifacts and documents from more than 30 towns and nearly 40 families.

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HIGH HOLIDAYS

[REBIRTH] As the sounding of the shofar calls upon your reflection of the past and contemplation for the future, we extend our best wishes as you and your family gather to enjoy the foods symbolizing the sweet year to come. Shana tova.

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Please Join Us… Prospective Member OPEN HOUSE at the Jacksonville Jewish Center 3662 Crown Point Road, Jacksonville, FL 32257 ~ info@jaxjewishcenter.com

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Wishing you a sweet New Year filled with peace, health and happiness.

Please call Don Kriss, our Executive Director, at 904-292-1000, to arrange for High Holy Day tickets.

We look forward to sharing the High Holy Days with you and your family!

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HIGH HOLIDAYS/SYNAGOGUE NEWS

Karen Braunstein, guest cantor at Beth El for High Holy Days Cantor Karen Faith Braunstein will join with Rabbi Michael Matuson at Beth El, The Beaches Synagogue for High Holy Days services this year.

Cantor Braunstein is a graduate of New England Conservatory of Music with a bachelor’s degree in voice and a master of sacred music degree and investiture as cantor from Hebrew Union College. Cantor Braunstein has served as cantor at various congregations in Texas, Pennsylvania, New York and Florida. Most recently Cantor Braunstein served as cantor at Temple Beth Kodesh in Boynton Beach.

Other than her responsibilities as a cantor, Cantor Karen has experience teaching Hebrew, T’fillah and voice in various schools, synagogues and camps.

Cantor Karen has been active

in the performing arts with lectures and performances of various genre of music including classical Broadway, American, Israeli and Yiddish throughout the United States.

Cantor Karen’s other skills and interests include choir instruction and directing, teaching Israeli dance, playing guitar and piano, composing Jewish liturgical and children’s songs, organic gardening and painting. As is well noted, Cantor Karen has an outstanding background, and we are all very excited about her being with us this year.

With all of these wonderful attributes and accomplishments listed above, the one that has not yet been mentioned is her love of what she does and her commitment.

Her Menschkeit and warmth is something that you will all expe-

rience once you have met her.

Our search committee interviewed numerous qualified and impressive candidates, and it was our unanimous decision to offer Cantor Karen the canto-

rial position for the High Holy Days at Beth El. Please join us in welcoming Cantor Karen to our Beth El family and the beaches community during the High Holy Days. For High Holy Days ticket

information and service schedule please contact the synagogue office at 904-273-9100 or drop by the synagogue located at 288 North Roscoe Blvd., Ponte Vedra Beach.

Sharing the holidays with newcomers We understand that holidays can be a lonely time when you are away from family and close friends.

The Jacksonville Jewish community is very generous and welcoming, and extends to you an invitation to share in their holiday meals and celebrations at their homes. Please let me know if you are seeking holiday hospitality, and I will arrange the match.

If you are new and are interested in attending services for the High Holidays, we suggest you call the synagogue of your choice and check their ticket policy. In most cases, newcomers are given complimentary entry.

For more information, please contact Isabel Balotin, Shalom Jacksonville coordinator, 4485000 x 206 or shalomjax@jewishjacksonville.org

Center Sisterhood offers High Holiday flowers Once again this year Center Sisterhood is offering flower sales as a service during the High Holidays.

We offer small and large centerpieces and dish gardens.

Our volunteers deliver them to your door or the door of your friends and family for added convenience during the busiest time of year.

Large centerpieces are $50 and extra large centerpieces and dish

gardens are $65. The centerpieces come in either white or multicolored.

Last year people loved our flowers and had a variety of things to say including: “These centerpieces are simply beautifulthe biggest we’ve ever had!” and “I loved the dish garden. I keep them from year to year.”

Contact Stevie Levine (2684780) or Naomi Lazar (288-0110) for ordering information.

Beth El the Beaches starts shofar corps In anticipation of High Holiday services, Beth El the Beaches Synagogue is offering a learning opportunity for the sounding of the shofar. The class will be taught by Cathy Winterfield, who has been sounding the shofar in the Jacksonville area for over 20 years. The classes will be held at Beth El, 288 North Roscoe Blvd., Ponte Vedra Beach, during the later part of August and early

September. Bring your shofar and have some fun!

In addition, Karen Susman, director of Lifelong Learning, will be holding a Make Your Own Shofar workshop for Beth El Religious School students. All students are welcome to join our corps for High Holidays.

For further information, please call Beth Small, synagogue administrator, 904-273-9100

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SYNAGOGUE NEWS

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By LINDA LEVIN Kehillah Chadashah

Kehillah Chadashah, a new reconstructionist congregation in Northeast Florida, has been

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honored to receive two Torot from members of Beth Shalom.

The first Torah given to Kehillah Chadashah was from Chiel and Olga Wind. Their granddaughter, Talia, read from this Torah when she became the first Bat Mitzvah of Kehillah Chadashah earlier this year. The second Torah given to Kehillah Chadashah was from Marty and Eileen Levine. Marty originally brought this Torah from his former congregation up north to Beth Shalom and chose to share this treasure with Kehillah Chadashah as we start our new community. We thank you for these special gifts and will treasure them as we start on our journey.

We learned very quickly that generosity in the Jewish community extends beyond our friends and family in Jacksonville when a congregation in Miami Beach also wanted to help our young congre-

gation get started with the blessing of Torah. Judy and Martin Zfaz shared with their former congregation how they were involved in starting Kehillah Chadashah.

Because of their friendships, and the love and respect Beth Sholom has for Martin and Judy, they made their own Torah donation to Kehillah Chadashah. Kehillah Chadashah board members, Linda Levin and Barbara Drill along with Rabbi Mona Decker, Kehillah Chadashah member Carol McLeod and Noar Hadash members Naomi Levin and Jenna Michelson joined Martin and Judy in a special service to receive the Torah.

We are wandering Jews not because we are lost without purpose or direction, but because we are always wondering – wondering how to make the world a better place. This Torah was a gift from Beth Sholom to Kehillah Cha-

Marty Levine with Rabbi Decker and Rabbi Sandberg dashah to serve as a roadmap for our new community.

We will hold fast to these Torot, they are our Tree of Life.

We will take great care of them in our new ark donated to us by Temple Beth El for which we are

also grateful and appreciative.

As we wonder, we will wander no more. As we continue our spiritual journey of Tikkun Olam with the help of our roadmap, we remember the generosity of others – near and far.

Congregation Ahavath Chesed graduate writes Google tell-all Have you Googled today?

Looked something up online? Perhaps purchased Google AdWords recently? Did you know that AdWords comes from Edwards, as in Douglas Edwards, the son of Marvin and Helene Edwards of Congregation Ahavath Chesed

(The Temple)?

Hired as Google’s 59th employee in 1999, Edwards went on to become the company’s director of Consumer Marketing & Brand Management by the time of his departure in 2005. He is now also the internationally acclaimed au-

Temple talks terrorism on 9/11 10th anniversary

By SAM GRISWOLD

Congregation Ahavath Chesed

Most of us can remember exactly where we were and what we were doing when we heard about the hijacked planes crashing in the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001.

Nick Campo with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement is no different.

“I was in a training class in Ocala,” he said. “This was before we had cell phones, and I kept receiving messages on my pager that a plane and then another one had hit the World Trade Center.

We immediately went into security lockdown.”

Counterterrorism became the focus of his law enforcement career from that day forward. From 2002 to 2011 he served with the FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force. He is presently attached to FDLE’s Regional Domestic Security Task Force responsible for 13 counties in Northeast Florida.

Campo will be the guest speaker at the Brotherhood Breakfast of Congregation Ahavath Chesed (The Temple) on Sept. 11, the 10-year anniversary of the worst attack on U.S. soil.

He will speak about the events of that day, what has occurred

since then and where we are going in law enforcement’s counterterrorism measures today.

Adam Bronstone of the Jewish Federation of Jacksonville will introduce Campo.

“Nick is well-versed in emergency-related issues and has great expertise in explaining how organizations and their members can better secure their institutions and loved ones,” he said.

Breakfast will begin at 10 a.m. and run until noon. The cost is $7 with RSVP, or $8 at the door.

“It is the best Sunday breakfast in town,” said Cliff Buckley, president of Temple’s brotherhood. “We hope you are able to join us.”

For more information and to RSVP, email jeffnykerk@templebrotherhoodjax.org, or call the Temple office at (904) 733-7078.

Side Bar: Temple Brotherhood Breakfast schedule 2011-2012 Sept. 11: Nick Campo, FDLE/ Joint Terrorism Task Force Oct. 16: Carmel Mayo, Green Plan America Nov. 6: Todd Roobin, Jacksonville Film & Television Office Feb. 12, 2012: Rabbi Joshua Lief, love stories of the Bible April 1, 2012: Rabbi Martin Sandberg, Israel through song Email TempleBrothersJax@ yahoo.com for more information.

Temple 101: Congregation Ahavath Chesed hosts open house Congregation Ahavath Chesed (The Temple) will host an open house for the community on Sept.

18.

Have questions, but not sure who to ask? Looking to make a connection with a community?

Join us for a morning of meeting and mingling in the TIR Lobby at Temple.

Find information on Lifelong Learning opportunities at our

Temple Institute of Religion, options for worship, brotherhood, sisterhood, Tikkun Olam and more!

Learn how you can help us to make a difference in the world around us. See how easy it is to join the Temple family. Call the Temple office at (904) 733-7078, or email sgriswold@thetemplejacksonville.org for more information.

thor of “I’m Feeling Lucky: The Confessions of Google Employee Number 59.”

Rich Jaroslovsky of Bloomberg News said, “‘I’m Feeling Lucky’ is at its best, and most hilarious, in its account of the company’s earliest days …

What Edwards brought to Google was experience and a sense of professionalism from outside the Googleplex.”

Furthermore, Edwards did not have a degree in engineering, or computer science, but was an English major.

“Douglas was told to get a

degree in computer science, but he wasn’t interested. He wanted an English degree instead, arguing ‘everybody knows Shakespeare, but nobody knows their accountant,’” his father said.

Edwards is a native of Jacksonville and attended Hendricks Avenue Elementary, Bolles and Wolfson High schools. He became a Bar Mitzvah and completed confirmation at the Temple where his family has been members since the 1940s. His brother Jeff served as Temple president in 2006-2007. Having worked in the health field, his sister Caro-

lyn now does charity work in the Boston area. His father Marvin is proud of all of his children.

“We have three wonderful children and seven grandchildren,” he said. “Each of them was different, and we encouraged them to follow their individual interests. All of them were successful.”

When not giving interviews to the likes of the Wall Street Journal and the Boston Globe, or speaking to the London School of Economics, Edwards is taking art classes and exploring other interests. He lives with his wife and three children in Los Altos, Calif.

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ISRAEL PARTNERSHIP At left: Every camper received a badge with their Hebrew and English names.

At right: Israeli teen delegation facilitated a dilemmas program with the Coves residents.

Above: Campers at Camp Kitov work on building a replica of the Western Wall with the teens counselors.

At right, Counselors with campers at Camp Kitov.

n ’ i k c o R Party l o t o u P lowo B Sunday, Sept. 18 4:30 - 7 PM Julington Creek Plantation @ the pool 950 Davis Pond Blvd.

Calling all ‘Party Rockers in da house’ YLD is going to “celebrate and have a good time” and EVERYONE is invited.

Families are welcome! We’ll have supervised kid’s activities (so the adults can play too!)

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Probe finds 3 Egyptian extremists involved in Aug. 18 attacks

From the Israel Project

On Aug. 24, an Egyptian newspaper released findings that at least three Egyptians - members of an extremist Islamic group - were involved in the deadly attacks on Aug. 18, which took place near the Israel-Egypt border just north of the Israeli resort town of Eilat.

The inquiry was conducted by the Egyptian government. The government had initially denied that any of its citizens participated in the killings. A total of five other Egyptians – police officers and soldiers – died in the ensuing fighting.

According to Israel’s Haaretz newspaper, 12 terrorists from four different groups carried out the

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The Popular Resistance Committees, a terrorist faction in Gaza, claimed responsibility for the day of terror. The PRC has close operational ties to Hamas and was formed by Fatah dissidents during the second intifada.

Of the eight killed in the Aug. 8/21/11 7:17 PM civilians.

Page 1 18 attacks, six were Since then, Palestinian terrorists

have fired more than 100 Grad and Qassam rockets and shells at Israel, killing another Israeli and injuring almost 70 others. Some of the rockets hit a school and a synagogue in Ashdod, a port city of 250,000 people. The southern capital Beersheba and Ashkelon were also targeted, with longerrange Grad rockets.

Dr. J. Douglas Green, Jr. and the staff of the Jacksonville Hearing & Balance Institute are proud to welcome Dr. John C. Goddard to our team.

Continued from p. 1 help people and institutions prosper, and we value our partnerships with organizations such as River Garden that make our community an even better place in which to live.”

The gala is the foundation’s major annual fundraising event in support of River Garden’s mission to serve the entire community — rich and poor alike — with caring and excellence.

Rockapella to rock the evening Rockapella will rock the evening with a sound that artfully melds rock and a cappella. The group is best known in the United States as the innovative entertainers whose clever wit, shtick and tunes were heard on the PBS smash hit show “Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?” The 10 million kids and their parents who tuned in during its heyday from 1991 to 1996 created a powerful family base for the group.

A dozen men have belonged to Rockapella since its inception.

The group’s current lineup includes: Scott Leonard, high tenor (a member since 1991); Jeff Thacher, vocal percussionist (1993); George Baldi III, bass (2002); John K. Brown, tenor (2004); and Steven Dorian, tenor (2010).

“People have a hard time believing it’s just us making all of that music,” says Leonard.

USA Today summed up the group’s lasting appeal: “The best musical instrument of all is the human voice — if you’ve seen Rockapella, you know that’s the truth.”

The black-tie evening will also feature cocktails, a silent auction, dining, dancing to the sounds of the Murray Goff Connection, and lots more.

Since 1993, the galas have raised more than $2.6 million for River Garden’s frail elderly.

Sponsorship levels range from $1,000 to $15,000, and regular

Aug. 18 series of attacks on cars and buses. Some of them were attired in brown uniforms similar to those used by the Egyptian Army, and some waved white handkerchiefs at passing vehicles to deceive passing drivers. The terrorists also tried unsuccessfully Newspaper8.11:Layout toJewish shoot down an Israel Defense Forces helicopter.

Dr. Goddard recently completed training at the world-renowned House Ear Clinic in Los Angeles where he published award-winning research on surgery for acoustic neuromas.

Gala Co-chairs Dorothy Verstandig and Maxine Romo Mission Possible: A Rockin’ Evening individual ticket prices begin at $250.

The theme of this year’s event is “Mission Possible … Elegance & Intrigue,” and organizers would like to make it possible for those ages 40 and under to attend in greater numbers. Toward that end, a new category of Junior Patron tickets will now be available at a cost of $175 per person.

All proceeds benefit River Garden residents. More than 50 percent of River Garden’s residents receive Medicaid, and the home must raise approximately $1.3 million a year to make up the difference between the cost of care and the amount received from Medicaid.

“Without the philanthropic support of our caring friends and members of the community,” said development director Kathy Osterer, “we would be unable to maintain the standards of quality care that enable our residents to live with dignity in a safe, caring environment.”

For more information or reservations, call Kathy Osterer at 904-886-8430; email kosterer@ rivergarden.org; or visit the gala website at www.rivergardengala. com.

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Zoe rocks at the JCA 904.730.2100 wwwjcajax.org

L’Shanah Tovah from the JCA Board & Staff

The JCA is offering four programs featuring Zoe and beginning in mid-September: The Zoe Zone – This beginning acting class is a continuation of the creative play our young actors began in Zoe’s Clubhouse. We will play improvisational games, work on focus and line memorization as well as role playing. The young performers will also have the opportunity to be in our current Theatre of Youth show.

Zoe’s Creative Combo – What is better than seeing Zoe once a week? Seeing Zoe twice a week in Zoe’s Creative Combo. You will be a part of all the fun and adventure in Zoe’s Clubhouse on Wednesday.

Love in the Afternoon

Love in the Afternoon has expanded into a much larger program for all seniors and includes a festive brunch and live entertainment six times a year.

A subscription is available and will be the most economical way of joining the fun.

Paid individual reservations and/or season subscriptions are required with the JCA registrar.

Event dates are Sept. 8, Nov. 10, Jan. 12, March 8, May 10 and June 7.

The subscription fee is $25 for JCA members. Per-event fees are $8 for members and $12 for nonmembers.

Men of God: Sacred Images

Cindy Edelman is back! This time she will be doing a fabulous art series featuring some of the most well-known men of God. Cindy will delight and enlighten you with her keen knowledge and joyful presentation.

Scheduled presentations: Sept. 22 – David, Saul and Solomon Oct. 27 – Wise Men and Prophets Dec 1. – Jesus and Buddha The fee for JCA members is three items for FANN or $3 per lecture for FANN.

Chicago, here we come

We’ll meet in the JCA lobby and travel as a group to Players by the Sea for a matinee on Sunday, Sept. 25. If you haven’t guessed, we’ll be seeing the musical “Chicago.” It’s Chicago during the rip-roaring ‘20s with the most famous theater ladies, Roxie Hart and Velma Kelly, leading the way. And who can forget Billy Flynn?

The fee is $45 for JCA members and $68 for nonmembers. Reservations with the JCA registrar are required by Sept. 12.

The bus will return to the JCA following the performance. Dinner will be optional and not included in the cost of the day.

Those of us wishing dinner will caravan to a local restaurant for a Dutch treat meal.

Vandroff Art Gallery

The Vandroff Art Gallery will exhibit photos by members of the Jacksonville Camera Club through Sept. 21.

The Jacksonville Camera Club has been in existence since 1935 and has been thriving ever since. The membership is composed of amateur photographers who share a love and passion of photography and who are always in search of new ideas, visions, and processes to better their photography skills.

Beginning Sept. 23, the gallery will exhibit the photographs of Carol Curtis.

Carol has been interested in photography

However, you will also go with Zoe to shake, shake, shake your groove thing in Zoe’s Fit For Broadway Jr. on Tuesdays at 1:30 p.m.

Zoe’s Clubhouse – This creative class will have your little one singing, dancing and play-acting on the JCA’s big stage. Your child will join Zoe as they dance to Piper Pig’s favorite Boom Da Boom song, help build Plymouth Colony, have a flashlight scavenger hunt at Toy Camp and embark on many

for 10 years and became more active since her retirement from an accounting career in 2005. She is a diverse photographer enjoying captivating images of many different subjects around Northeast Florida, such as sunrises and sunsets, sports, wildlife and historical architecture.

She is a member of the JCA.

JCA Film Series

The JCA Film Series presents a free showing of “Lebanon” at 7:30 p.m. on Sept.

15.

In 1982, during the First Lebanon War, a tank manned by a novice crew of Israeli soldiers is led into a town previously bombed by the air force. The situation quickly spins out of control, testing the mental toughness of the men inside a confined space with only the lens of a periscopic gun sight to see the madness outside. “Lebanon” was an official selection Toronto International Film Festival.

Attendance is free and open to the community.

Fall art classes

The JCA is offering classes in watercolor, drawing, oil painting and pottery.

All classes begin in mid-September and are for six weeks. The fee, except for pottery, is $102 for JCA members and $153 for nonmembers. Pottery fees are $144 for JCA members and $216 for nonmembers for an eight-week session and $108 for JCA members and $162 for nonmembers for a six-week session. All clay students will receive a bag of clay if needed.

For more information about any of these programs, please call Thelma Nied at 730-2100 ext. 227.

After-school dinner and open house

Join us at 6 p.m. on Sept. 22 for an evening of food and fun and learn more about what the JCA can offer you and your elementary aged children.

Representatives from the aquatic, sports and recreation, tennis and theater departments will be available to give information about their programs and to answer questions.

This event is free for JCA members.

Please RSVP by Sept. 19 by calling extension 228 or 222.

‘Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs’ auditions

The JCA’s Theatre Department will hold auditions for “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” at 1 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 11.

Students in kindergarten through 12th grade are eligible. Rehearsals will be from

other imaginative adventures.

Zoe’s Tip Tap Toes – Our little dancers will learn the basics of dance while having tons of fun in this beginning dance class.

We will combine basic jazz, tap and musical theatre dance moves

4 to 6 p.m. on Monday and Thursday.

Show dates are Dec. 3, 4, 10 and 11.

The recital fee is $160 JCA for members and $240 for nonmembers, but no fees will be collected until after the cast list is posted.

JCA Select Basketball team

JCA Select Basketball is for players who want to compete at the highest level.

Players can try out for their respective age group with each team having limited roster spots available.

Players that make the cut will benefit from a high level of play with quality coaching and the opportunity to play in a structured training camp prior to joining a competitive local league. There also will be an opportunity to play in JCC-sanctioned tournaments in other cities.

No registration is needed prior to the tryouts. If selected, each player will be required to pay a training camp/practice fee and the league fees associated with the program. Call Rio at 730-2100 ext.

250 for more information.

Dates of Tryouts: 12U Boys: Monday, Sept. 19, at 6 p.m.

12U Girls: Tuesday, Sept. 20, at 6 p.m.

14U Boys: Monday, Sept. 19, at 7 p.m.

14U Girls: Tuesday, Sept. 20, at 7 p.m.

Youth sports classes

Sports classes for ages 3 to 9 kick off at the JCA in mid-September.

Classes include baseball, soccer, basketball, gymnastics, swimming and flag football.

For more information, call 730-2100 ext.

250.

Jr. LAX Skills Clinic

Lacrosse is the fastest growing sport in the USA, and the JCA is offering an outstanding lacrosse skills clinic that will teach the sport to all ability levels.

The clinic will utilize a variety of drills to master the fundamentals and then apply those skills learned in a game format led by former high school/college players and local area coaches. Each player will need to provide his equipment: (helmet, lax stick, protective gloves, shoulder pads, cleats, mouthpiece, athletic support/cup).

Clinic dates are Sundays from Sept. 18 to Nov. 6. Times are 3:15-4:30 p.m. for ages 7-11 and 4:30-6 p.m. for ages 12 to 16. The fee is $100 for JCA members and $150 for nonmembers.

Call Rio at 730-2100 ext. 250 or email rio. robinson@jcajax.org for more information.

Youth Soccer League

The JCA Youth Soccer League for ages 4 to 14 is back for another action-packed

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and combinations with our own creative movement. Our goal is to help develop coordination and self-esteem while also developing a love for the arts.

Call 730-2100 ext. 252 for more information.

soccer season. League’s Philosophy: Help develop young athletes into fundamentally sound soccer players, while having fun in an organized, competitive and social atmosphere.

Game dates are Sundays from Sept. 18 to Nov. 6. The fee is $100 for JCA members and $150 for nonmembers.

A mandatory skills evaluation will be held on Aug. 28 for these ages: 4-5: 1 p.m.

6-7: 2 p.m.

8-10: 3 p.m.

11-14: p.m.

If you cannot attend the skills evaluation, please call ext. 254 to schedule a makeup.

Practices will occur one hour before the game, making this league your onestop shop for all of your athlete’s soccer league needs. Call or email Rio at 7302100 ext. 250 or rio.robinson@jcajax.org if you want to volunteer to coach.

Practical martial arts for adults

The JCA offers a martial arts class for men and women encompassing Japanese, Chinese, Korean and Brazilian techniques.

Students age 16 and above are eligible.

The class meets Tuesday and Thursday from 7 to 8 p.m. beginning on Sept. 13.

The fee is $128 for JCA members and $192 for nonmembers.

The class will include striking, blocking, falling techniques, joint locking/manipulation, pressure points, grappling and breaking. There will be sparring in this class for practical learning.

This class is for people of all levels from beginners to advanced martial artists and promises to have something new for everybody. Please wear sweat pants/yoga pants and T-shirts. No shorts. The class will be taught barefoot, so no shoes, sneakers or sandals, please.

Instructor David Berman has studied and taught martial arts for 25 years. He holds black belt or higher designations in Tae Kwon Do, Brazilian Jujitsu, Ninjitsu and Shotokan and has studied with some of the most highly decorated martial artists in the world.

Private swim lessons

Learn to swim or learn to swim more efficiently. Our one-on-one private instruction for children, adults and seniors will lead you closer to your individual goal.

A minimum of four 30-minute lessons is required. Per-lesson fee is $30 for JCA members and $45 for nonmembers.

The JCA offers an eught-lesson special for $210 for JCA members and $315 for nonmembers.

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JEWISH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA

Meet Foundation Board Member: David Robbins President’s Corner: Make current charitable gift s with an IRA: Opportunity expires 12-31-2011

By MARK GREEN Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur offer us the opportunity to reflect on the past and make plans for teshuvah; to do what is right in the new year. We often find ourselves inspired to look forward and plan for a brighter future.

Legacy gifts to Jewish causes we care about allow us to have a positive impact on the future of the Jewish community. Washington is due to close a window of opportunity that will help us to make that impact. Through Dec. 31 qualified individuals may be able to use their IRA assets to make charitable gifts now to causes they care about. IRA rollover gifts may answer your question, “How do I impact Jewish causes meaningful to me?”

Each individual 70½ years or older may donate up to $100,000 from their IRA and make tax-free gifts to qualified charities of their choice. Make a direct gift to the Jewish Community Foundation of Northeast Florida Inc. and create your Jewish legacy. Use your IRA to make campaign gifts. Create a permanent legacy fund that will provide annual gifts in your name to causes meaningful to you, in perpetuity. Or contribute to existing synagogue and Jewish agency endowments.

Contact the Foundation at 3940720 for details, then have your IRA trustee make a transfer directly from your account to the Jewish Community Foundation of Northeast Florida Inc. Unlike ordinary cash withdrawals from your IRA, when you make rollover contributions directly to qualified charities the distribution will be excluded from income for federal purposes and not taxed.

Your gift will not be eligible for a charitable tax deduction, but it will not count toward the annual percentage limitation on deductible gifts. Contributions cannot be made to donor-advised funds, supporting organizations, charitable remainder trusts or in exchange for gift annuities.

L’Shanah Tovah Tikateivu, may you be inscribed for a sweet new year.

For David Robbins, family, in particular his mother, uncle and maternal grandfather, influenced his Jewish identity. He recalls, “My grandfather was a pious man with a deep rooted concern for Jewish life, charity and Israel.

I grew up in a culture of giving.

Kim and I are proud that our daughters share this passion.”

Since his arrival in the community in the 1970s, David has helped to cultivate, build and grow the organizations that now comprise our Jewish community. In 1975 he opened Epstein & Robbins law firm and, for 33 years, has specialized in DUI defense and criminal law. David Robbins’ talents led to his en-

gagement on many professional committees and boards. His passion for the Jewish community led him to serve on the board of the Federation’s predecessor, the Jacksonville Community Council, as president and campaign chair; on the board of the Jacksonville Jewish Center for 10 years; as VP of education for Solomon Schechter School; and on the boards of Etz Chaim and the Torah Academy. He serves on the boards of the JDC, the Jewish Community Foundation, the Jewish Federation of Jacksonville; and he is a member of AIPAC. “CJL is the easiest and least expensive way to ensure that Jewish life and institutions con-

tinue,” shared David, whose passion for Israel translates to his zeal for CJL. “This is an incredible program, and it’s just too easy. CJL can perpetuate your goals, hopes and wishes for the Jewish community at-large. To be able to ensure the continuity of Jewish life at no cost now, through a legacy that will last beyond your short time here on Earth, couldn’t be more valuable. You don’t have to leave it to anyone’s discretion. You get to choose how you will have an impact on the future of the Jewish community.”

David and his wife Kim, also a passionate and capable vol-

unteer, will join a Federation mission to Israel in November. They will see first-hand the success of Parents and Children Together – a project they support – in which children of immigrants attend school together with their parents to learn culture, religion and basic life skills.

Faces of CJL: Scot and Alex Ackerman “CJL is uniquely ours … It is unique to Scot and me and our experience, into perpetuity.”

Alexandra and Scot Ackerman have been in Jacksonville for 23 years and in that time have worked to create their own Jewish Legacy. “Our values have grown and expanded in this community, and we’ve strived to allow our tzedakah to do the same. We have dedicated time to a variety of Jewish causes and needs, experiencing first-hand how our efforts can change lives locally and internationally.”

A passion for Jewish causes is evident in their volunteerism. Scot serves as president of Etz Chaim Synagogue, is on the Jewish Community Foundation Board, and is past president of the Jewish Federation of Jacksonville and Beth El-the Beaches Synagogue, where he and Alex are founding members. Alex has been involved in agency and synagogue fundraising events.

“Our gift through CJL and our legacy will always remain uniquely ours,” added the

Ackermans. “Through CJL we pledge to continue and support organizations that we help during our lifetime. We have instilled those values in our children.” For Alex and Scot, Create a Jewish Legacy is an opportunity to

translate their vision and cumulative version of giving into the future. “What Scot and I learned while sitting down and evaluating

what CJL does was coming to the realization that our children are grown, and that their goals, wishes and values will be different than ours ... and that that’s OK, proper and realistic. Our kids will pursue their tzedakah goals according to their own experiences.”

“We understand now that CJL gives us the opportunity to freeze our tzedakah value system, or our tzedakah DNA, if you will, and allow it to continue on. It will be unique to us and our experience. Hopefully, it will help to keep the doors open and lights on at our synagogue, maintain our Federation gift, and continually serve those who are most vulnerable in our community.”

Scot’s involvement in the larger community earned him a recent OneJax Silver Medallion Humanitarian Award. As a board-certified radiation oncologist with First Coast Oncology, his commitment to cancer research, prevention and educating the public inspired him to serve a term as president of the American Cancer Society for Florida.

Tips I learned about customizing a legacy plan

By ILANA CLAYMAN Program Director

Perhaps you have the same questions I had when I first thought about a legacy plan. What exactly does it mean to tailor my legacy to suit my needs and embody my passions? Here is what I learned from a visit with Paulette Keifer, the Foundation’s executive director.

You can select to create your legacy for the causes that are important to you.

They may be local, national or international charities.

You can even include your alma mater or favorite hospital. It was helpful to narrow down my list by answering the following questions Paulette posed.

What is my vision for the Jewish community of the future? What would I like it to look like for my children, grandchildren and beyond? How do I want to impact the future?

I learned that it is up to me to decide the

percentage of my estate that I want to leave a Foundation professional and put all of these as my legacy gift. I can also decide whether I details into an agreement. The Foundation want to put restrictions on how the Foundation recommends I take the agreement detailing will use the gifts. My gifts can be restricted my personal legacy plan and possible funding or unrestricted to whatever extent I choose. I ideas to my financial adviser and ask advice can choose a field of interest such as Jewish on the best funding option to suit my needs. education or services to older adults, to which Additional tips on structuring and documy gift will be allocated or menting your personal legacy plan will be I can choose a combination provided in the September issue of the Jewish of causes. My children or News. grandchildren can later make decisions on how and where to allocate the funds in response to the needs of the Jewish community in which Jewish Community Foundation of Northeast Florida they live. If I leave my gift fully 904.394.0720 • jacksonvillejewishfoundation.org unrestricted, a local committee of Jewish individuals will later make decisions about how my Become our fan on Facebook gift can best meet the needs of local Jewish causes.

Visit us on YouTube “Celebration CJL” My next step is to meet with

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RIVER GARDEN

River Garden raises more than $5.1 million for capital campaign In the short time since River Garden publically launched its capital campaign, Building Our Future …Together, earlier this year, more than $5.1 million has been raised toward the $7 million goal.

The dollars raised will fund a buildingexpansion project that will serve outpatient and home healthcare services with a new 10,000-square-foot facility. Additionally, the project will refurbish the existing 22-year-old facility to better meet the needs of residents and their families.

When asked why River Garden is taking on such an ambitious project at this time Martin Goetz explained, “We are structuring the River Garden system of senior services so that our care community can be responsive to the needs of baby boomers as they transition to senior boomers, and their desire to receive care in their own homes.

When this project is completed River Garden will be well-positioned to meet the ongoing care needs of seniors regardless of where they might choose to live.”

Construction is well under way and the addition should be completed in late 2011.

When the space is complete the therapy department will be able to increase its outpatient capacity by up to 50 people per day and Adult Day Care will increase by up to 30 clients per day, seven days a week. The refurbishment will also allow

River Garden to relocate and expand its pharmacy, admissions, medical clinic and home healthcare offices, providing triple the available space in which to meet with residents and families in an atmosphere of privacy and comfort.

River Garden has taken on additional debt to fund the expansion and refurbishment. That debt is now being held by SunTrust Banks. The capital campaign is designed to fully retire the debt created by this project over the next 10 years.

The campaign is being chaired by Susan DuBow and Sandy Zimmerman and spearheaded by honorary chairs David and Linda Stein. The support for this project has been truly amazing. River Garden leadership, community members and families of residents are all involved in ensuring the success of the capital campaign. Community members understand that a commitment to the capital campaign is an investment in the future of River Garden and the continued viability of our Jewish community asset.

When one donor was asked why he got involved in the campaign he responded, “Being able to serve the elderly who reside in their own home through high quality outpatient care programs is critically important to senior boomers and it’s particularly important that River Garden is developing a meaningful, cost-effective way to provide

Resident Council of the Year We are proud to announce that LeadingAge Florida, formerly Florida Association for Homes and Services for the Aging, has recognized the River Garden Resident Council as the best resident council in Florida.

At the LeadingAge Annual Conference awards ceremony in Orlando, Steve Protulis, LeadingAge board member, presented to Vanessa Warner, activity director, and Tina Tadros, activity coordinator, the Resident Council of the Year Award.

During the presentation Protulis remarked, “The resident council is run solely by its members and has been involved in many local, national and worldwide causes. The council is active and involved in advocacy.

Several years ago the Agency for Health Care Administration began citing facilities for residents that had moved their beds against the wall. The council wrote letters, signed petitions

and spoke with their legislators.

They reminded all who listened that this community is their home and not an institution.

They made it clear that they should be allowed to have their rooms arranged according to their preferences. They made a difference for their community and for communities across the state.”

Vanessa and Tina accepted the award on behalf of River Garden residents as the staff liaisons to the council. Upon receiving the award Vanessa stated, “It is such an honor to be a part of a Resident Council that is completely run by its residents. They are supporting such wonderful causes both locally and worldwide.”

We congratulate all River Garden residents and the officers of the Resident Council, for they make the council a true partner in creating the caring community of River Garden.

Recognition Dr. Nonette Asistores, physician at River Garden, was recently recognized by the University of Florida College of Medicine for her outstanding participation and achievement in medical student education in family medicine. Congratulations Dr. Asistores.

them care and service. ” Many donors are making pledges that will be paid over a five-year period and longer if necessary. Donors who contribute a minimum of $10,000 will be afforded naming opportunities in the new and renovated facilities. All donors who contribute a minimum of $2,500 over a five-year period will be recognized on a new beautiful donor wall.

If you would like information about the capital campaign please contact Beth Wolpoff, capital campaign coordinator, at 904- 886-8410 or bwolpoff@rivergarden. org and www.rivergarden.org/foundation/ capital-campaign.

Thank you for your commitment to Building Our Future…Together, River Garden’s capital campaign Visionaries ($500,000+) A Friend of River Garden, DuBow Family Foundation, Cindy and Dan Edelman, The Frisch Family, Parker and Wilf Families, The Selevan Family Foundation, David and Linda Stein, Pillars ($250,000-499,999) The Setzer Family, Builders ($100,000-249,999) A Friend of River Garden, Sidney and Lois Gefen, Mac Paper, Joan and William Rein Foundation and Family, Ina Richter-Shainbrown, Irene Sloat, Zimmerman Family

Foundation, Stewards ($50,000-74,999) Horovitz and Mizrahi Families, Jaffe and Zimmerman Families, Associates ($25,00049,999) A Friend of River Garden, A Friend of River Garden, Jeff and Mary Edwards, Ron and Susan Elinoff, Martin and Susan Goetz, Larry and Phyllis Goldberg, Mark Lodinger, Shorstein Family Foundation, Bob and Denda Shields, David and Shari Shuman, Richard and Kim Sisisky, Partners ($15,000 -24,999) Gloria Einstein and Bill Zoske, Michael and Chary Greenburg, Tom and Theresa Hazel, Morrie and Kathy Osterer, Jim and Deena Richman, Don and Maxine Romo, Evan and Arlene Yegelwel, Supporters ($5,000-14,999) Bernard and Marilyn Datz, Allen Gray and Diane Greenbaum, Albert and Edith Haimes, Randy Kammer and Jeffry Wollitz, Irving Kaplan, Jeffery and Robin Morris, Elliott and Donna Palevsky, Jack Price, Michael and Barbara Schneider, Michael and Betty Sorna, Temko Backilman Charitable Trust, Howard and Beth Wolpoff, Friends (Up to $5,000) Norman and Susan Cohen, Moti and Cindy Demri, Chuck and Rhonda Hubbuch, Ernest and Elaine Katz, Morton and Delores Kesler and Sandy Kesler, Inman and Mildred Leff, Morton Leff, Ronnie and Marsha Pollock, Jerry and Marj Rothstein, Neil and Gaye Sager, Earle and Ann Traynham ** As of Aug. 4**

The Coves members stomp grapes Trip to The Wine Bar in Jacksonville Beach is fun for all.

The Coves members recently got a feel for what Lucille Ball experienced in the famous grape-stomping episode. Filled with excitement and curiosity, eight residents and staff members took a trip out to The Wine Bar in Jacksonville Beach for their own grape-stomping event.

When they arrived at The Wine Bar, everything was all set up for them: two large barrels filled with green grapes, a bucket to fill with grape juice and a foot washing station for afterward. Some members were a little unsure of what was going to happen. One resident commented, “Well, there really are grapes in there.”

Everyone settled in, ordered a glass of wine and then the fun began. Barbara Sherman was the first one to give it a go. She took off her shoes and stepped into the barrel. A smile came across her face and she said, “It’s squishy!” Her husband Harry, who was capturing the event on video, said, “Hey kids, get this, she’s stompin’ grapes!”

Everyone began to take their turn, and cheers went up as the grape juice began to flow out of the barrel and into the buckets.

Two buckets were filled with grape juice by the time everyone had finished. The Coves member Pearl Mack said, “I just loved the feel of the grapes, they were so cold! I thought of Lucy the whole time. It was more than just the experience of stomping grapes; it was the atmosphere of The Wine Bar. I wasn’t expecting the wonderful appetizer, and it was delicious. I was so glad I went.”

The video was shown at the Town Meeting for all to see what fun it was. Everyone enjoyed not only the grapes, but

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Barbara and Harry Sherman toast to a great day!

Barbara stomps grapes. the wine and tapas served by owner, Tommy Walker. The outing was such a huge success it just may become an annual event.

Remember River Garden when you would like to honor or memorialize your loved ones.

Donations should be sent to: Development Department River Garden Hebrew Home 11401 Old Saint Augustine Rd. Jacksonville, Florida 32258 904.886.8432

Donations can be made via the web at

www.rivergarden.org/donations.html

How Do You Want To Be Remembered?

Please help create your own Jewish Legacy by remembering River Garden and our Jacksonville Jewish Community in your Will.

From generation to generation L’Dor V’Dor. For more information contact River Garden Development office at 904.886.8432 or Development@rivergarden.org or Jewish Community Foundation at 904.394.0720.

904.260.1818

www.rivergarden.org

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JEWISH FAMILY & COMMUNITY SERVICES

Bringing in the new year

By RACHEL WEINSTEIN, LMHC Manager of Clinical Services Dupont Counseling Group

As we rapidly approach the High Holidays, it seems an opportune time to reflect upon the past year and take a moment to anticipate our hopes for the upcoming one. For some, this is a spiritual journey of self-reflection, for others an emotional one, and for many, maybe a little of both. Often, for many Jews the High Holidays represent that time of year of “supposed to’s” – what we should be doing to acknowledge our religion. We should be going to services, we should be fasting on Yom Kippur, etc. The guilt (or keen awareness) seems quite prevalent during this time of year, especially amongst nonreligious Jews. After all, it is these holidays that are known for bringing many people out for their annual public and religious appearance.

This then brings up the question: What are we doing during the rest of the year? How are we honoring our faith and religion? We can ask ourselves, what does being

Achievers for Life

JFCS has been awarded a grant from United Way of Northeast Florida to expand the Achievers for Life initiative to a seventh site, Eugene Butler Middle School.

Family Advocates will work with the families of academically atrisk sixth graders to identify and resolve obstacles to student and family success. JFCS was selected as a pilot partner in this dropout prevention initiative in 2007.

Jewish mean to me? And, what does it mean for me within new synagogue. Like any small city, it is filled with various my community? We already know that we each acknowllevels of wealth and socio-economic statuses. But mostly, edge Judaism a little differently. Whether it’s religious, it is simply a middle-class, college town. The fact that so cultural or social, each is equally important to our own many people came together to contribute, and did so willsense of identity. We feel the pressures (internal, familial ingly with such commitment, is a testament to the strength and societal) to engage and connect. of that community. A nice reminder And for many, this can happen quite that it really is about the individuals naturally. We are lucky living within this that make it up. particular community having so many We, of course, have similar options for involvement to be Jewish. individuals residing here. So as we With our many active organizations – enter into this new year, let’s think synagogues, schools and community about our wants and explore how % 4VSKVEQ SJ .I[MWL *EQMP] 'SQQYRMX] 7IVZMGIW programs – there are plenty of choices we define our Jewish selves on both to participate through work, play or an internal level (self and family) volunteering. Does this make it easier? For most, I believe and external one (community). What difference are you goit does. For others, perhaps there may be an unconscious ing to make this year? What positive impact will you have? sense of taking things for granted; a sense of being too As Rabbi Hillel once quoted: “If I am not for myself, who used to having resources at our fingertips. will be for me? If I am not for others, who am I for? And if I was recently moved after hearing about my hometown not now, when?”

L’Shana Tova to each of you for a healthy, happy and in the Midwest, a small Jewish community of less than 200 productive new year. members, that recently raised over $1 million to build a

DUPONT COUNSELING GROUP

New beginnings

By GAIL FURMAN

Manager of Jewish Services

As the new year approaches on the Jewish calendar, and the school year begins, it is an appropriate time to reflect, look back and look forward. It is a time for new beginnings.

But often, new beginnings arrive disguised as something else. At Jewish Family & Community Services, our clients come to us at a time when they are experiencing a variety of difficulties in their lives. We think back this year of the single mother who called us in crisis when she lost her job. We were able to

help with her rent payment for a month. Or, the widow who experienced overwhelming depression after the death of her husband, and came to us for counseling. Or, the son who had promised his father he would never put him in a nursing home, but knew it was no longer safe for him to continue living alone.

We were able to provide the son guidance to housing options and the entire family tools to accept the new situation.

Every new situation is a transition, and whether or not we transition to a place we planned for, or find ourselves in a situation we expected, JFCS can help turn life

The Department of Jewish Services helps turn life challenges into opportunities for new beginnings. challenges into opportunities; for a new beginning.

Free rides to synagogue JFCS offers free rides to synagogue through our CALL2GO program. As the High Holidays approach, many of our seniors find this to be a very convenient alternative.

“It doesn’t matter which syn-

agogue you attend,” one of our regular customers says. “If you need a ride – call! It is simple as that.” And it is as simple as that. Seniors can maintain their independence by calling and arranging their own rides, not

only to synagogue but also to medical appointments, grocery stores, etc. For rides other than to synagogue, there is a moderate fee but a sliding scale is also available. Our rides offer doorto-door service, and it is a very

practical alternative. Rides are subsidized in part by the Jewish Federation of Jacksonville and the service is there for the Jewish community.

Need a ride to Shul? Call 224-6287.

Kosher Kart

448-1933 www.jfcsjax.org WHAT’S NU? Foods of the month

The Winn-Dixie Emergency Food Pantry at JFCS appreciates donations of nonperishable food, and funds, throughout the year. Recommended donations for this month include: •cereals •cans of chicken •beans •beef ravioli •hearty soups For individuals or groups wanting to organize a special giving campaign during the High Holiday season, please call Gail Furman at 394-5723.

Kosher Kart meals are an easy meal alternative for seniors, individuals recuperating from illness or hospitalization, or handy quick meals for anyone. They come in packages of five frozen meals, are delivered to your door and are glatt kosher.

Orders are due by the 15th of the month. Call 2246287 for information or to place your order.

Praying with Lior

Watch for details about our fall workshop which will feature the film, “Praying with Lior.” If you are a parent of a special needs child and not already on our mailing list, contact Naomi Mirensky at 394-5777 or nmirensky@ jfcsjax.org

Feed the hungry

It is our obligation as a Jewish community to feed the hungry. If you know of anyone who needs food, especially during the upcoming High Holidays, call Gail Furman, manager of Jewish Services, at 394-5723.

Caregiver Tips

If you don’t know how or when to have “the talk” with aging parents, here are some tips: •Get started. If you’re over 40 or your parents are over 70, it’s time to begin observing and gathering information carefully and thoughtfully.

•Talk it out. Discuss your observations and ask your parents what they think is going on.

•Sooner is best. Talk sooner rather than later if a change has been noticed. Don’t wait for a crisis.

•Sometimes it’s not what you say it’s how you say it.

Put yourself in your parents’ shoes and think of how you would want to be addressed in the situation.

•Maximize independence. Try to move toward solutions that provide maximum independence for the older person while still receiving help in some areas.

Call JFCS Senior Solutions at 904-394-5777 for further information.

Reaching out to Jewish residents

Do you know of a Jewish resident in a nursing home or assisted living facility that would enjoy a visit from a Jewish Healing Network volunteer during the holidays?

Jewish Healing Network volunteers are available to do so. Call 394-5737.

The Department of Jewish Services works in partnership with the Jewish Federation of Jacksonville to provide programs and services that meet the specialized needs of the Jewish community.

Create Your Jewish Legacy

Please remember Jewish Family & Community Services and the Jewish community in your will.

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LIFECYCLES B’nai Mitzvah

Rachel June Herriff, daughter of James and Robin Herriff, will be called to the Torah on the occasion of her Bat Mitzvah on Sept. 17, 2011, at Congregation Ahavath Chesed.

Sharing in the simcha will be her brother Jordan, 17; grandparents Harry and Tina Michel of Asheville, N.C., and Darwin and Marty Herriff from Mason, Mich.; and many other friends and family.

Rachel is an eighth-grade honor student at James Weldon Johnson College Preparatory Middle School, where she is a member of the National Junior Honor Society and the International Junior Thespian Society.

She enjoys playing lacrosse, photography and hanging out with her friends.

She has served as a junior coach for the Girls on the Run program for the past two years.

Emily Rose See, daughter of Allyson and Aaron See, was called to the Torah on the occasion of her Bat Mitzvah on Aug. 13, 2011, at Congregation Ahavath Chesed.

Sharing in the simcha were sister Molly See, 10; brother Noah See, 9; grandparents Carol and Raymond Alfano of East Greenwich, R.I., and Patricia and Charles See of Tucson, Ariz.; and many other friends and family.

Emily will be entering eighth grade at The Bolles School. She

enjoys running, swimming and hiking. For her mitzvah project, Emily helped paint a house with Habijax as well as served many meals at the Sulzbacher Center.

She plans to continue her volunteer work at Sulzbacher.

Megan Wolf, daughter of Robin and David Wolf, will be called to the Torah on the occasion of her Bat Mitzvah on Sept.

3, 2011, at Congregation Ahavath Chesed.

Sharing in the simcha will be her brother, Matthew, 10; and grandparents Eugene and Joan Bloom of Savannah, Ga., and Nancy Wolf of Tavares.

Megan will be in the seventh grade at Fruit Cove Middle School. She is an honors student and is enrolled in the pre-AP program. She plays the flute in the wind ensemble band. She enjoys tennis and doing volunteer work for the benefit of animals.

She also enjoys spending time with friends and family. Over the summer, she worked as a CIT at Camp Kitov. For her mitzvah project, Megan is working with the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens, where she is helping to promote the upcoming Family Zoobilee Event.

Accomplishments

Sandra Baia Overton graduated from Florida State College with a bachelor of applied science in information technology management. Upon graduation she will continue to work for LexisNexis CaseMap as a senior trainer and support analyst and will pursue a master’s degree next year.

Sympathy … to the family of Sheila Feigleman Friedman, the mother of Steve (Judith) Friedman. Sheila died July 28, 2011. The family requests that contributions in memory of Sheila be made to the American Cancer Society or the charity of your choice. … to the family of Rebecca Fannie Haim who died July 31, 2011. She is survived by her sister Jeanette (Gary) Siers; brothers John (Carolyn) Haim and Franklin (Roza) Haim; and her nieces and nephew Stephanie, Jennifer, Elizabeth and Michael.

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JFNAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Israel office reports that since the three-pronged terror attack from over the Egyptian border last Thursday, the situation in Israel has significantly escalated in recent days.

Unfortunately, there have been multiple further attacks, mainly by missiles fired from Gaza. On Aug. 20, a 38-year-old Israeli man was killed in Beâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;er Sheva when his vehicle was struck by a grad missile. The man, Yossi Shoshan, left behind a wife in her ninth month of pregnancy. A large number of Israelis have also been injured in similar attacks, some critically.

JFNA Israel is in close contact with our partners the Jewish Agency and JDC, as well the Israel Trauma Coalition, carefully monitoring the situation and assessing possible needs. The JFNA emergency protocol is in place, and all parties are ready to take any necessary actions. $250,000 from JAFIâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Fund for the Victims of Terror has already been set aside for the latest victims, and more preparations are being done on this front. JDCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s emergency teams are currently conducting needs assessments, and ITC and some of its member organizations have already provided various targeted services such as therapists in Ofakim.

Some Federations have also moved groups out of the immediate area under attack in southern Israel, and all parties are monitoring their groups and the situation very closely.

In other developments: Over 100 missiles were fired at Israel from Gaza over the Aug. 20 weekend and a full 1 million Israelis are now in the range of Gazan rockets. For a full list of recent events, see here: http://idfspokesperson.com/ Israelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iron Dome,â&#x20AC;? a newly

developed anti-missile shield, has successfully deflected a large number of incoming rockets, although the success rate clearly needs improvement.

Israel has conducted several retaliatory aerial attacks on Gaza, killing senior terror figures, hitting arms-smuggling tunnels and also striking at rocket-launching cells.

During Thursdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s attack, a number of Egyptian soldiers were killed, resulting in diplomatic tensions between the two countries, who have not had significant contact since the fall of the Mubarak regime.

Israeli Radio is repeating the governmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s public message urging citizens in the south to be vigilant in always taking cover when the sirens sound. Directives dictate that citizens should immediately enter protected rooms in their houses. For those homes without these facilities, citizens should run to public shelters or underneath interior stairwells.

Those travelling by car should immediately pull over and take cover in the nearest building; where no building is available, the occupants should lie on the ground and protect their heads with their hands; Although a number of members of Knesset (including many opposition members from the Kadima Party) have called for a stronger Israeli response, the government says it is not currently considering a major ground offensive into Gaza.

While Israelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s social protests have taken something of a back seat in light of the recent escalations, the protesters are still out in force and are vowing that they will keep up their campaign, despite the important security developments.

Finally, security officials on Aug. 21 received warnings of an imminent terror attack in the Jerusalem area, and forces were

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Since Aug. 18, the cities and towns of the south of Israel and surrounding the Gaza Strip have been under continued missile attack. The escalation was triggered by the Aug. 18 terrorist attack along Israelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Egyptian border. To date, there have been nine Israelis killed, 30 wounded and countless others who have suffered from shock, from the terrorist attack and the ensuing missile barrage.

As we do in national emergency situations, the Jewish Agency has mobilized to provide assistance in a variety of areas: Fund for the Victims of Terror: This fund provides emergency assistance to every family whose home was destroyed and to people physically wounded by a direct hit. The assistance, in the sum of $1,000, is meant to provide for immediate necessities that those affected have not yet received from the local authorities. To date, $9,000 of initial support to the victims has been distributed, courtesy of an anonymous donor through the Fund.

Absorption Centers: In the areas affected by the missile strikes there are eight absorption centers serving 2,400 Olim (new immigrants). The vast majority of these Olim arrived after Operation Cast Lead several years ago and

therefore has not lived through this kind of crisis. Starting on Aug. 19, the absorption centers have been operating in emergency mode which requires a 24 hour staffing of the center.

Amigour Residents and Property Tax Projects: Some 7,500 families of Amigour housing residents are in the affected areas, including: Ashdod, Ashkelon, Sderot, Netivot, Ofakim, Beer Sheva and Kiryat Gat. Of these, 2,500 elderly residents live in 1,500 sheltered apartments and require special assistance given that they are elderly, mostly immigrants and many Holocaust survivors. Also, another 800 families who were former residents of Gush Katif, are in Amigour housing in the area. On Aug. 18, a directive was issued to all the branches and all the workers of Amigourâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sheltered housing to ensure that the shelters were open and have the required necessities in place. Amigour also handles requests on behalf of the Property Tax authorities.

For more information on the Fund for Victims of Terror, please visit our website at: https://donate. jewishagency.org/page/contribute.

The Jewish Agency is a beneficiary agency of the Jewish Federation of Jacksonville. To give to the Federation, go to jewishjacksonville.org.

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SUMMER CAMP REVISITED

Jacksonville Jewish Centerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Camp Ki Tov kids have awesome summer What an amazing summer it has been for Camp Ki Tov. The campers and staff have made great use of the amazing facilities and grounds at the Jacksonville Jewish Center. Inside the gym, Coach Jared Goldman kept the campers moving with some great games and activities such as everyoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s favorites: GaGa and Medic. Coach engaged our youngest campers in the gym while playing parachute games and spending time bouncing around the bounce house.

Outside, the toddlers enjoyed water play, and campers 4-yearsold and older went for refreshing swims in the Yegelwel Pool.

Out in the field, the Jacksonville Sheriffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Office captivated everyone by showing off a K-9 unit, teaching the campers about police horses, and landing a police helicopter in front of our eyes.

Counselor Hannah Klein made sure the campers learned a thing or two about nature, and each

week campers and staff fiercely participated in a weekly campwide competition.

Not all of our time was spent so close to home. Thursdays took Camp Ki Tov on field trips near and far. Emma Boette, the head counselor for the 4 year olds reported that their favorite trip was ice skating, and Charlie Raitt and Nicole Finkle noted the campers of the fourth, fifth and sixth graders enjoyed the Alligator Farm in historic St. Augustine.

The Parparim (3 year olds) enjoyed their story time with Rabbi Lubliner. They love make-believe and using their imaginations in Improv Class with instructor Seth Carpenter. Our youngest campers, the Doobonim and Kofim (1-2 year olds) loved splashing in the water play zone, cooking with Katie, art with Hannah and their buggy rides around our wooded camp.

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summer included the visit from counselors of the Hadera region of Israel as a result of our Federationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Israel Partnership program and our annual overnight lead by Rabbi Kentof. We spent much time with Rabbi Kentof,

who led the series, â&#x20AC;&#x153;When a Jew Celebrates.â&#x20AC;? This series spanned several weeks, and had campers playing games, cooking latkes, and listening to stories all while learning about the religious and cultural traditions of Judaism.

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TRAVEL/MISSIONS

Ackerman to chair November mission Federation President Larry Appel recently announced that former President Scot Ackerman will chair this November’s Worker Mission to Vilnius, Riga and Israel. The trip will run Nov. 13–21.

Ackerman, who has provided leadership for a number of prior Federation and national missions, is excited about this upcoming journey.

“This mission is designed to provide our participants with an in-depth look at a unique part of the former Soviet Union and Israel,” Ackerman said. “We have planned the trip in cooperation with the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee.” In past years, the Jewish Federation of Jacksonville has worked with the JDC on its missions to Cuba, Argentina, Romania, Bulgaria and Tunisia.

“We call this a worker mission,” Ackerman elaborated, “and those who join us will commit to helping us out with the 2012 campaign upon our return.”

The itinerary, while including the important sights in Vilnius and Riga, will focus on the work of the JDC. Then in Israel, a full day will be devoted to the JDC and another day to the Jewish Agency for Israel. Ackerman encourages members of the community motivated to be a part of our 2012 campaign team to consider joining us on this mission.

“Vilnius and Riga are rich in Jewish history going back over 1,000 years, Federation Executive Director Alan Margolies explained. “While there is a

Taste of Partnership Mission set for Feb. 28

Hadera-Eiron steering committee meets to plan the mission.

Holocaust connection as is the case in nearly every part of the former Soviet Union, there is also the incredible story of Jewish life in this part of the world to delve into.” Margolies added: “the JDC is now doing important work helping the Jewish people in Vilnius and Riga with a revitalization of Jewish life.”

Joining Ackerman and Margolies on this Federation mission will be Federation President Larry Appel and his wife Caren, Rabbi Yaakov Fisch, Guy Benrubi, Michael and Sue Nussbaum, David and Kim Robbins, Russell and Fran Selevan, and Michael Novick of the JDC. For information on this and other Federation missions, please call Alan Margolies at 448-5000, ext 207.

Scenes from the Federation’s 2009 worker mission to Tunisia.

The Jewish Federation of Jacksonville is participating with other communities across the Southeast in a unique Israel Partnership journey to Israel, Feb. 28-March 4, 2012.

The Southeast Consortium of federated communities, along with our partners from the Hadera-Eiron region in Israel, will celebrate 10 years of our special partnership relationship.

Participants will be drawn from Nashville and Knoxville, Tenn., Jacksonville and other cities in the Southeast.

Whether it’s to strengthen existing connections or to establish new ones, joining A Taste of Partnership will deepen our personal relationships with our Hadera-Eiron family, said Partnership Chair Iris Kraemer.

“Our partnership programs continue to grow and succeed in large part because of the experiences we share when we are physically in the same place, Kraemer said. “There is no ‘next best thing to being there,’ especially when we think of Israel.

So come to Israel in February.

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The land cost for this trip, based on double occupancy, will be only $986 per person. This means that from Tuesday evening the 28th of February when things begin with an opening dinner at the Dan Caesaria hotel until a closing on Sunday evening, the cost is under $1,000!

Nearly all meals are included.

During the mission, two full days in the region will feature the Rothchild Gardens, Binyamina Winery, a gala celebration of the 10th anniversary, home hospitality, the opportunity to experience the programs we have shared on both sides of the ocean during these 10 years and more.

Then, from Friday to Sunday participants will enjoy a day of fun in Tel Aviv, Shabbat in Jerusalem and a final day of touring in Jerusalem.

For more information on this Partnership Mission to Israel, please call Federation Executive Director Alan Margolies at 4485000 ext 207.

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