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“Synagogues Around the World” – Mexico City PJ Library Apple & Honey Tasting Picnic + Play
Sponsored by The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee Sponsored by The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee
The final stop on our virtual tour is Mexico City and it is here we get Bring the kiddos to taste amazing apples and honey, hear a fun PJ Li-
to meet Mónica Unikel-Fasja, our tour guide who found her passion in brary Rosh Hashanah story and run around getting out that energy! Parents
the streets of Historic Mexico City, where Jewish immigrants arrived and will enjoy their own special honey tasting, too! This free event takes place
lived around a century ago. Monica has dedicated nearly half of her life from 3:00 to 4:00 p.m. at Arbor Lakes Community Pavilion and Pool, 5820
narrating the testimonies and stories of Jewish immigrants in the form of Palmer Ranch Parkway, Sarasota. To register and receive up-to-date in-
guided tours. She has participated in the revitalization of an abandoned formation as the location is announced, visit jfedsrq.org/events or contact
synagogue, which today is run as a cultural center named Nidje Israel. Jessi Sheslow at jsheslow@jfedsrq.org or 941.343.2109.
Opened in 2010, it is now known as the Historic Synagogue, serving as an
open space for all sorts of Jewish cultural activities and all kinds of people. “Israel: A Government in Turmoil or Tumult?
Join us from noon to 1:00 p.m. on Zoom for this virtual tour. Tickets are You Decide!”
$36 per household for the four-part series held on Thursdays in August.
To register, visit jfedsrq.org/events. For more information, contact Jeremy The Brotherhood and Israel Committee of Temple Emanu-El present dis-
tinguished attorney and popular local columnist Harold Halpern to speak
Lisitza at jlisitza@jfedsrq.org or 941.343.2113.
regarding the recent change in government in Israel. After 12 years, Bibi
U’nateneh Tokef: Who Shall Live? Who Shall Die? Netanyahu is out – and Naftali Bennett is in as Prime Minister. With this
Temple Beth Sholom’s Rabbi Stuart Altshuler will talk about the theology momentous change in leadership, what new challenges will rise? Tune in
and find the answers (or not!) to the weighty, convoluted circumstances
of the Yamim Noraim from the most famous liturgical piece of the High that confront Israel in her 73rd year of existence. This free event begins at
Holiday machzor. When was this central part of the High Holiday service 10:00 a.m. on Zoom. To register, please visit sarasotatemple.org. For more
written, by whom and why? Through the prism of the U’netaneh Tokef information, call 941.359.2890.
prayer we will clarify Judaism’s attitude about afterlife, its understanding
of theodicy – justifying God in the face of “bad things happening to Hands-on Shofar Factory
good people” – and understand the power of the backdrop in Jewish Sand it. Gloss it. Blow it. Learn how to make a shofar from an authentic
history when this prayer was written and by whom. Fill out the form on ram’s horn. Go home with your very own shofar for the High Holidays.
templebethsholomfl.org for the Zoom password and link for this 7:00 The workshop begins at 11:00 a.m. at Chabad of Bradenton & Lakewood
p.m. event. No cost, but donations are always appreciated. For more Ranch, 5712 Lorraine Road, Bradenton. Chabad Hebrew School students
information, call the Temple Beth Sholom office at 941.955.8121 or email receive a free shofar; additional shofars for family members and friends
info@templebethsholomfl.org.
are $10 apiece. For more information, call 941.752.3030 or email info@
chabadofbradenton.com.

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Join Chabad of Bradenton & Lakewood Ranch for a fun-filled day with
Temple Emanu-El “Emanu-Elders” Shabbat family and friends featuring a moon bounce, kona ice, petting zoo, crafts
Join us at 7:15 p.m. at Temple Emanu-El (151 McIntosh Road, Sarasota) and a delicious barbecue. The event is open to the entire community
as we salute members of the Greatest Generation and celebrate their spirit and takes place from noon to 2:00 p.m. at Chabad, 5712 Lorraine Road,
and their contributions to the world around us. The entire community Bradenton. Suggested donation: $5 per person or $18 per family. For
– and especially those aged 80 and over – are welcome for a special reservations or more information visit chabadofbradenton.com/openhouse
Shabbat service and blessings, followed by themed refreshments, friendly or call 941.752.3030.
socializing, and a delightful surprise activity and gift. This wonderful event
is hosted by the Membership Committee of Temple Emanu-El. For more
information, email Temple Emanu-El Membership Chair Kim Sheintal at
Learn about our growing
Jewish community in this comprehensive
klapshein@aol.com, or call the temple office at 941.371.2788.

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• Israel Advocacy Jewish Community Study
• Celebrations Cohen Center Authors: A socio-demographic portrait of the Jewish
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• Holocaust Education Matthew A. Brookner community in Sarasota-Manatee
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contact Kim Adler
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