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Elul/Tishrei 5775 • September 2015
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Local seniors have a Prime Time Summer
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Young Jewish Toledo aims high
we start the New Year,
it is important for us all to reflect on the past and consider what we want to see happen in the upcoming year. The Federation is no different, and we are going into this New Year with a new plan for programs that will continue to enrich Jewish life in our community. To begin, we are adding annual Jewish Food and Jewish Art Festivals to accompany our Jewish Book and Film Festivals. The Jewish Art Festival will highlight and support local amateur and professional Jewish artists and those that create Judaica and provide an opportunity for the community to purchase their artwork. The Jewish Food Festival will showcase the very best Jewish foods made from the very best chefs in our area and beyond. Our festivals will have something for everyone. We are bringing back our annual Mitzvah Day to lend a hand to projects in and out of the Jewish community. We are continuing to support our local Hillel by providing additional support to help combat the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) campaign against Israel. Hillel at Bowling Green State University (BGSU) now has a home, as we have expanded our program and are now renting an apartment, for the first time, across from campus where students have a safe Jewish space to have Shabbat dinners and to meet. We are investing more in our Young Jewish Toledo (YJT) group. Last year, we saw over 80 young Jewish professionals come to an event, and there are more young people identifying themselves by coming to our YJT events and connecting with us online. We are continuing to invest in our Congregational Sunday schools and Friendship Circle. We are thinking ahead about the possibility of 20 children joining Gan Yeladim Preschool next year! We have hired a Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) director to coordinate our new alliance with the African American community in town that will see educational and cultural programs that convene both of our communities to learn and connect with each other. The director will continue to reach out to city officials, elected representatives as well as faith leaders in our community to advocate for the Jewish community. We will see more volunteers getting involved in the Federation than ever before. We have something for everybody, and we are committed to high quality Jewish programming. This New Year, we ask you to get involved in Federation. Together, our impact is greater. We will welcome you with open arms and never take your donation and/or time for granted. Wishing you all a Shana Tova. Joel Marcovitch, CEO Jewish Federation of Greater Toledo
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Fun in the summer sun for the whole family
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