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COMMUNITY FOCUS November 2021 15B

Temple Sinai’s Hands On Hanukkah

By Gail Glickman, Dean, Sarasota Liberal Yeshiva | This program is sponsored by The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee
anukkah will be celebrated time slot will include beading, making different story every evening. Lighting ceremonies at 7:00 p.m.
in Sarasota this year in the a Hanukkah mobile, latke flipping, a In addition, at 6:30 p.m. during on other days will be conducted by
Hmost exciting and joyous way Lego Hanukkah building contest and that week, there will be different per- Mayor Hagen Brody; Susie Bowie,
thanks to the planning and organizing face painting. At 5:00 p.m., everyone formances, including skits and songs Executive Director of the Manatee
of Bethany Leinweber, Temple Sinai’s can indulge in cookies and treats, and by Sinai Rocks, Religious School 8 Community Foundation; Roxie Jerde,
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Director of Youth Education, Outreach at 6:00 p.m., Laura Freedman, Director and 9 graders along with Chazzan President and CEO of the Communi-
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& Engagement. The location is the of The Gan at Temple Sinai, will read a Cliff Abramson, The Players Centre ty Foundation of Sarasota County; and
University Town Center (UTC) Mall, for Performing Arts, Florida Dr. Mark Pritchett, President and CEO
first floor in front of Saks Fifth Avenue. Studio Theatre, Booker Mid- of the Gulf Coast Community Founda-
From Sunday, November 28 through dle School VPA and Tem- tion.
Sunday, December 5, starting at 4:00 ple Sinai’s Fletcher Trio. On True to the tenets of Judaism, every
p.m. and ending after candle lighting at Tuesday, November 30, The day there will be a different Mitzvah
7:00 p.m., there will be games, stories, Jewish Federation of Sara- Project (Social Action) coordinated by
performances, raffles and giveaways. sota-Manatee is providing a Temple Sinai Religious School teach-
Are you a champion dreidel spin- performance by Carole Klein- ers. This is Bethany Leinweber’s ma-
ner? Test your skills at the kickoff berg of the Sarasota Jewish jor outreach event for the year. She
event, the Dreidel Game/Spinning Theater, and at 7:00 p.m. that exclaimed, “Planning this exciting
Contest led by Laurie Criden, Judy evening, the lighting of the week has allowed me to connect with
Handleman and Cookie Bloom at 4:00 candles will be conducted by so many and will be an awesome week
p.m. During the week, the 4:00 p.m. Temple Sinai’s Fletcher Trio: Maxwell, Renee & Jack Fletcher Federation and PJ Library. for the entire community.”

Help with a Chanukah surprise

for our Holocaust survivors

This program is sponsored by The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee
ver the last several years, The nately, the Covid pandemic will derail candles, personal card, candy and oth- contribute to make these cards possi-
Jewish Federation of Sara- this eagerly anticipated event for a sec- er items. Because Covid has hit our ble, contact Rabbi Jonathan R. Katz at
Osota-Manatee has partnered ond year. aging, increasingly isolated survivors jkatz@jfcs-cares.org or 941.366.2224
with JFCS of the Suncoast and Gulf In its place, the three agencies, especially hard, an initiative is being x166.
Coast JFCS in Clearwater to provide a together with The Florida Holocaust undertaken to also provide a Publix gift Our survivors are always touched
festive Chanukah gathering featuring Museum, are preparing special Chanu- card for the 165 survivors. by the support they receive from the
lunch and entertainment for our area kah packages to be delivered to each If you are interested in helping to greater Jewish community.
Holocaust survivor clients. Unfortu- survivor that will include a menorah,

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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2021
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of the agencies that were granted
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More than $34,000 was granted by 2021’s
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organizations in Israel benefiting
women and children.

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