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22A December 2020 COMMUNITY FOCUS

Temple Sinai’s Chanukah Mitzvah program

helps families in need

By Gail Glickman
emple Sinai is planning a very impacted many negatively and we are The senior program involves gift program and we will share photos and
special Chanukah Mitzvah pro- excited to be able to help those in need. bags for 100 seniors (in isolation) that videos of this beautiful mitzvah.
Tgram, joining with JFCS of the Adopting families would include include the following items: hard can- If you would like to brighten
Suncoast for a night of giving on the purchasing a $50 gift card (Detwil- dy, stamps, notepad/pen, hand lotion/ someone’s holidays this year, contact
7 night of Chanukah. JFCS is a hu- er’s Farm Market, Amazon, Target, sanitizer, ChapStick, gift cards, no- Bethany Leinweber, Director of Youth
th
man-centric organization that serves Walmart, etc.) for the parent, providing skid socks, tissues and magnets. Education, Outreach & Engagement at
community members in need through clothing and shoes for the children, and All gifts are due to be delivered to bleinweber@sinaisrq.org about joining
human and mental health services. up to three wish-list items. Temple Si- JFCS by Friday December 4. In the 7 the temple’s Chanukah Mitzvah pro-
th
Temple Sinai families will partici- nai families will receive the wish lists night of Chanukah Zoom meeting on gram.
pate in the JFCS Adopt-a-Family pro- (gifts, groceries, goodie bags, clothing, Wednesday, December 16 at 7:30 p.m.,
gram adopting families and seniors in toys, etc.) and purchase all they can to Karen Pharo, Director of JFCS Com-
need during the holidays. This year has help make the holiday season special. munity Outreach, will describe the

A
new Bereavement Support Group
via Zoom begins on Wednes-
day, January 6 from 1:30 to
2:45 p.m. Facilitated by Community
Chaplain Rabbi Jonathan R. Katz, the
group offers the opportunity to learn
how others are dealing with grief, ex-
amine ways loss can impact us, gain
coping insights, cultivate resilience
and discover renewed hope. Though
(Above three photos) 2019 JFCS of the Suncoast Adopt-a-Family participants meeting in person would be optimal,
Altering the petscape previous groups have found engage-
ment through Zoom to be very helpful.
Especially during the social isola-
ankel Berman enjoys having a first state to utilize these pets. “They tion associated with COVID-19, it is
cat. The feline arrived a couple are a powerful solution for many who
Yof months ago. Cute, clean and love having pets yet are no longer able
no bother to take care of, Yankel says, to manage their day-to-day care,” says “These we honor”
FELDMAN “She’s fun, makes me smile and is just Ted Fischer, co-founder of the compa- Your Tributes
nice to have around.” He also appreci-
ny that makes the pets. Independent
WEALTH ADVISORY ates not having to feed her, needing a clinical studies show a significant re-
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Sofia Goldin loves to pet her dog depression and expressions of sadness
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