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24 July 2020 COMMUNITY FOCUS
Temple Sinai: Providing meals
to food-insecure in the community
By Gail Glickman | This program is sponsored by The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee
s David Wilbur states, “God lowed the Shabbat in a Box to thrive. people in the Jewish community. The JFCS clients who received the Shab-
did not intend the Sabbath to Temple Sinai has donated 100 Shab- feedback from JFCS of the Suncoast bos meal was both an expression of
Abe a burden, but rather a time bat meals each month to food-insecure has been glowing: “Feedback from the gratitude to the temple and kudos to the
of joy.” Yet for some in these uncertain chef for the delicious meal!”
times, celebrating Shabbat while so- JFCS expects to continue to par-
cially distancing is difficult. Shabbat is ticipate weekly. The ability to offer this
meant to be a time of connection and important service to the community
celebration. Therefore, Temple Sinai is based on the continued success of
has launched Shabbat in a Box, which Shabbat in a Box.
offers delicious meals prepared by Friday night meals may be or-
Temple Sinai’s Chef Adam Woldman. dered through Temple Sinai’s web-
Every Friday night there is a selection site at www.templesinai-sarasota.org.
of chicken, fish or vegetarian meals Click on the Shabbat in a Box link by
plus vegetables, dessert, two Shab- Wednesday of each week and pick up
bat candles, challah rolls and Shabbat curbside between 2:00 and 3:00 p.m.
prayers included in the festive Shabbat on Friday.
dinner that you can enjoy at home. Temple Sinai is delighted and hon-
Recently, The Jewish Federation ored to be able to give back to the com-
of Sarasota-Manatee awarded Tem- munity during these very strange times.
ple Sinai a grant from the Coronavirus Shabbat in a Box Crew: Temple Sinai President Ellyn Bender, Remember, we are only separated by
Emergency Fund. This grant has al- Caterer Assistant Travis Dunn, Liz & Chef Adam Woldman, Alan Chalfin distance, not faith and celebration.
Stay connected @ www.jfedsrq.org Chabad of Venice
under COVID-19 A three-continent wedding
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Giving a Democratic Voice to This program is sponsored by
The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee
ust weeks after the first coro- seniors, healthcare workers, people
navirus case was detected, this who are ill or just wonderful members
Jpandemic changed almost every of our community who can use a vir-
JEWS DEMS aspect of life throughout our commu- tual hug. One woman battling cancer
ISRAEL nity…except for one: the obligation was unable to leave her home due to
and responsibility that is central to our
her compromised immunity. She called
CHARITY Jewish beliefs and Torah, to be there and told us, “You were a very bright
for one another. light in a time of great darkness.”
TRUTH the Chabad of Venice and North Port,
In the 14 years since the opening of
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there has never been a greater need
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times.
HUMANITY
As the Coronavirus continues to
restrict daily life in this unprecedented
period, we grappled with how to help
ENVIRONMENT
community and continued connective-
PUBLIC SCHOOLS those in need and create a sense of
ness. With our physical Center closed,
WOMEN’S RIGHTS we sprang into action because we
needed to adapt to a new norm. This
UNIVERSAL HEALTHCARE new reality would challenge us to cre-
ate ways of engaging our community “Shabbat Love Packages”
Jewish Caucus in education, prayer and social events There are no charges for these meals.
in an unconventional yet inspiring way. Thank you to The Jewish Federation
During Pesach, we lost the tradi- of Sarasota-Manatee and to all our
tional sense of this joyous time of shar- donors for your assistance with this vi-
ing the Seder meal with each other, but tal project.
srqjewishdems.org the spirit of the holiday was not dimin- Our slew of volunteers and staff
formed a network to deliver not only
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Shabbat meals, but also supplies to
people who were fearful to enter stores
because they may be sick or more vul-
nerable to the effects of the virus.
Our staff and volunteers continue
to make wellness calls to community
members daily, checking on needs or
just to offer a simple “Shalom and we
are thinking of you” message.
The virtual programs have attract-
Your Local ed hundreds of people in our area as
Mortgage Lender well as snowbirds throughout the coun-
try. The virtual Minyan has been well
attended. Additionally, Chaya Rivka,
Clay Shafton and Aura Marks-Shafton
■ Conventional, FHA, VA, and USDA continue to engage with our children
■ Construction/Renovation Loans through our Virtual Hebrew School.
■ Jumbo Loans Samantha Miller with a “Seder to go” box The Tuesday morning women’s
■ Physician Loan Program ished. Our amazing staff, Sasha and study book club via Zoom is in full
Maria, the Schmerlings and a slew of swing, offering women not only a way
■ Custom Portfolio Loans
volunteers created “Seder Plates in a to study together but to socialize and
■ Manufactured Home Loans Box.” We delivered over 200 delicious share laughter and ideas.
full Seder meals to our community. And although our Lag B’Omer
We created and continue to pro- beach party wasn’t a go this year, we
Penny Hill Group vide “Pre-Shabbat Services & After had over 170 people attend our free on-
Scott Kolbe, Penny Hill, Shabbat Havdalah,” brought to you line event: the Jewish comedy of Joel
and Paul Eidel on Zoom with the entire Schmerling Chasnoff, featuring live entertainment
(941) 545-1275 family as a “Yiddishkeit” reality show. from Israel.
pennyhillgroup@centerstatebank.com Mordechai davens, the girls and the So you can see, although we are
Scott NMLS# 450453 Rebbetzin light the candles, Rabbi separated by space, we are connected
Penny NMLS# 365464 Sholom teaches, and we feel at peace through the teachings of the Torah and
Paul NMLS# 1041466 connecting to our Chabad family by the tireless work of Chabad of Venice.
continuing our Shabbat traditions. Visit www.chabadofvenice.com to
Subject to credit approval. We launched the “Shabbat Love view all of the available programs, vir-
CenterState Bank, N.A. Corp NMLS# 403455.
Packages” and over 50 meals a week tual events and classes.
are being delivered to homebound
Check out our programs for all ages at jfedsrq.org/our-vibrant-community
