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46 September 2020 FOCUS ON YOUTH

The Gan plans an exciting

school year with safety

as its top priority!

By Gail Glickman
he Gan at Temple Sinai looks hands frequently. Cleaning procedures
forward to starting school with include wipe-downs of classrooms ev-
Ta festive and exciting atmo- ery morning, the equipment between
sphere. It is gearing up for another class visits to the playground, and of all
wonderful year of learning, music, tables before and after eating and creat-
singing, dancing, sports and much ing projects, just to name a few. After
more. Balloons and banners lin-
READ—SING—DANCE—GATHER—GROW ing the carline drop-off route,
with staff members standing by,
PJ Library has partnered with The Jewish Federation of Sarasota- will give a warm and welcoming
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of free, high-quality children’s books, music, and resources that day of school.
foster deeper engagement with Jewish life in our community. Although masks cover the
Join one of our PJ programs below teachers’ faces to help stop the
to start enhancing your family’s Jewish journey. spread of germs, the children are
assured that the teachers who
greet them are the same won- Geveret Giselle with 2-year-olds Elin and Lily
Children Ages 6 mo. thru 8 years derful people they know and love, dismissal, custodial staff thoroughly
and are the ones who take great care clean each room and communal space.
of them, play with them and educate Although COVID-19 creates
them throughout the school day. Ev- challenges, The Gan at Temple Sinai
ery morning, temperatures are taken of provides a loving and nurturing atmo-
teachers and children. Children are told sphere for the young students. For more
Sign-up at JFEDSRQ.org/PJ in advance that Mommy and/or Daddy information, contact Laura Freedman
will not be walking in, but will be back
at laura@templesinai-sarasota.org.
for pick-up. Families have stag-
gered times to see their child’s
Children Ages 8 thru 12 years classroom and teachers.
Parent Orientation the week
prior to the start of school will
explain to families the procedures
that follow the recommendations
of the CDC (Center for Disease
Sign-up at pjourway.org Control) and DCF (Department
of Children and Families). There
are no more than nine children
For more information, contact with one teacher in each group.
Andrea Eiffert Children remain in their own
aeiffert@jfedsrq.org rooms for snack and lunch, and
bring their food from home, so
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Building and planning for a
vibrant Jewish future…together!
needs to the architects who will create
drawings and accompanying budgets.
members sitting on these committees.
The construction work will be per-
ing, etc. In order to accomplish all the
formed in phases, with the first three
INSIDE THIS ISSUE: Staff report planning for our Larry Greenspon Fam- theater, security, kitchens and cater- In all, there are over 70 community
work that needs to be done, the utiliza-
tion committee has been broken down
phases taking precedence:
e know that many of you
into four sub-committees, which report
Phase 1 will address infrastructure
their findings back to the overall group.
11 Community Focus
are eager for a ‘behind the
needs, including access for emergency
33 Israel & the Jewish World Wscenes’ look at what we are
18 Jewish Happenings
vehicles and additional parking.
Phase 2 will be the renovation of
the existing recreation and teen center
Those sub-committees are:
Youth and Family Programming
28 Jewish Interest
ily Campus for Jewish Life. Our staff
vendors and potential campus partners
areas) for the needs of Community Day
Meeting Space
School, which will relocate to our cam-
34 Commentary
Outdoor/Sports Facilities
to discover all our options for creating a
vibrant Jewish campus: sports and well-
Israel and Holocaust
These sub-committees have been
37 Focus on Youth
Phase 3 will be the renovation and
pus in June 2021.
ness, summer day camp, culinary arts
meeting regularly to discuss how to
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39 Life Cycle and leadership are busy meeting with ‹ ‹ Performing Arts, Event and buildings (gymnasium and surrounding THA T’S FIT TO PRINT!
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best use the space for current and fu-
expansion of the Flanzer-Weinberg
and so much more. Though this campus
plan is still a work in progress, we are
ture programs, and what kind of space
continued on page 2
excited to share some details with you!
is required; conducting research on
MARCH
We have a well-established utili-
similar spaces in other cities; meeting
Meet the dynamic duos behind
with professionals; and conveying their
Black and Randon Carvel, which con-
sists of members of the community and
Building Our Future…Together!
2 zation committee, co-chaired by Ian 16-21
Federation board members who have
Hershorin Schiff Community backgrounds in construction, building,
By Su Byron 201 5
Day School leaders power
vision for the future
he Larry Greenspon Family
Campus for Jewish Life pres-
Lion of Judah & Pomegranate Tents an innovative and exciting
eration is the heart of our Jewish com- hope everyone will take ownership in
opportunity to take our community to
6
a new level of programming and en-
Ben & Stacy Hanan, Tom & Karen Bernstein, Patti & David Wertheimer, Julie & Josh Green
gagement. To help fund this monumen-
The Jewish Federation’s
tal initiative, four couples have come
together to launch a capital campaign:
Ben and Stacy Hanan are excited
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Building Our Future…Together! We
Luncheon
its future.”
munity and we believe in its mission,”
shine a spotlight on them in this piece.
of Jews in our community. “The idea of
Tom and Karen Bernstein are
a campus for Jewish life energizes us,”
enthused about spreading the word
says Josh. “The most exciting part of
says Ben. “Stacy grew up in a commu-
nity with a very vibrant JCC. Although
about the project. Tom, who is also a
this campaign is that we are building a
this won’t be a JCC, it will provide a
center for the future of the Jewish com-
munity that will have a generational
Federation board member, says he is
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place for all things Jewish. There are
positively passionate about describing
impact.” Julie, who serves on the Fed-
Building Our Future…Together! to
so many exciting opportunities that
eration’s board, adds that the initia-
prospective investors. “It will become
come along with this.” Stacy agrees.
the cornerstone of the Jewish commu-
tive, “will bring the mission to a higher
“The new campus will serve as a con-
at Congregation Kol
Jewish life, provide for those in need
Day School on campus.” Karen says
continued on page 2
and promote Israel. In order to keep
up with changing times and fulfill our
that, as residents of the region for 25
HaNeshama
years, they’re thrilled to be part of a
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INSIDE THIS ISSUE: Federation moves quickly in response
Would you rather get your copy by mail? 13 Community Focus to Coronavirus crisis stepped up our regular weekly eblast to
twice a week in an effort to keep our
32 Israel & the Jewish World TheJewishNews.org
isolated community connected. There
demic. We were also still in our event
is a lot of collaboration between these
season, so I also had concerns about
By Gayle Guynup
s we moved through February
21 Jewish Happenings
how we would continue to provide pro-
two teams and that has been one of our
and into March, the Coronavi-
26 Jewish Interest
gramming virtually,” she said.
keys to success,” Adler said.
.
Program Director Trudi Krames
Arus global pandemic reached
“Our programming team took im-
Contact 941.371.4546 x 0 34 Commentary its invisible tentacles across the globe mediate steps to connect with our na- and the team began pivoting its pro-
gramming in mid-March, when it was
tional organizations, such as The Jewish
– from China, into Europe and the
Federations of North America, and
United States – and our lives changed.
37 Focus on Youth
Words like social distancing became
other Federations and JCCs to share
part of our daily lexicon as we locked
39 Life Cycle
our doors and watched the daily num-
Locally, it could not have come
ber of cases rise.
at a worse time, at the start of high
season on the Gulf Coast. Social
one after another, and the tourists
8 and cultural events were cancelled,
were absent, leaving an economic
A changing of the guard for our that annually flock to our shores Federation staff adapted quickly to working from home and communicating via Zoom
mark that we are still feeling today.
Federation LIFE & LEGACY™ team
The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-
Manatee stepped up in response to
apparent they were going to have to
novative and out-of-the-box ways
Follow us on social media @jfedsrq 11 this unprecedented crisis, finding in- and glean resources and alternatives adapt the Jewish Film Festival to the
for virtual programs. Our communica-
“We didn’t want to just abandon
to pivot toward a “new normal.”
new reality.
tions team definitely rose to the chal-
As the Coronavirus crisis unfolded,
the whole festival because we weren’t
Federation Chief Operating Officer
lenge, quickly creating a resource page
going to be able to see the films in
on our website for Coronavirus news,
Kim Adler said her immediate con-
continued on page 2
ed in a work-from-home environment,
Jewish partners and more. They also
Baking challah for a cause cerns were “keeping our team motivat- Jewish programming, links to our local
Joint statement from Federation
technology hurdles and the lack of any
at Gulf Coast Hillel playbook for operating during a pan- work together for the enhancement of
Then the COVID-19 pandemic struck.
from this difficult period with a re-
The Federation and Community
newed sense of purpose and dedication
Day have carefully considered the toll
n September 2018, The Jewish
to the Jewish community.
Federation of Sarasota-Manatee
13 and Community Day School Jewish life and identity, and to emerge
of this pandemic on both of our orga-
The need for and importance of a
programming in response Iand Hershorin Schiff Community nizations, and on our entire commu- Jewish day school in Sarasota-Man-
Jewish agencies pivot their
Day School entered into a lease for a
nity. In the midst of such challenging
atee remain unchanged. Community
new school building on The Larry &
and uncertain times, it is not possible to
Day School will continue to operate
proceed with the Campus development
Mary Greenspon Family Campus for
at its current location on the Temple
to Coronavirus pandemic
project as planned. Accordingly, the
Beth Sholom Campus for the 2020-21
Jewish Life. Together, we began work-
school year while exploring options for
ing on plans for the construction of a
Federation and Community Day School
We know that the community
Community Day that would include
will not move onto the Campus.
classrooms, a chapel, art spaces, a kib-
While the Federation and Com-
will share our mutual disappointment.
butz-style garden, athletic fields and
However, we also know that our com-
munity Day School will not share a
munity is resilient and steadfast. We
campus, we remain committed to our
more. To finance the development of
38 state-of-the-art learning facility for will terminate their lease, and the school future expansion.
nization in any way you can, and join
panding Jewish educational opportu-
Temple Emanu-El Religious the school buildings and the renovation aligned Jewish values, including ex- hope that you will support each orga-
and expansion of other Campus facili-
nities for the more than 3,000 Jewish
ties, the Federation undertook a vig-
School ends year with spirit
us in strengthening the Federation and
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