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Just Reel Education: Religions of the World with Dr. Steven Derfler
There Are No Lions in Tel Aviv Sponsored by The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee
Sponsored by The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee This six-week course that explores Religions of the World with Dr. Steven
Join us at 3:00 p.m. for a post-film discussion with Duki Dror, the director Derfler continues with “Taoism.” Classes take place on Mondays from
of There Are No Lions in Tel Aviv (2019; 63 minutes). This is the story of the 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. The program ends on September 14. No class will
Chief Rabbi of Copenhagen’s Jewish community, who would come to be be offered on September 7 in observation of Labor Day. The series cost
known as Rabbi Doolittle. Arriving in Tel Aviv in 1935, Max Shorenstein is $18. To register for this Zoom series, please visit jfedsrq.org/events.
left his position in order to fulfill a longtime dream: to build a zoo and For more information, contact Jeremy Lisitza at jlisitza@jfedsrq.org or
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contact Jeremy Lisitza at jlisitza@jfedsrq.org or 941.343.2113. A New Understanding of Guilt and Forgiveness”
During this Temple Beth Sholom Staying Connected program, in
The Yiddish Radio Project with Baila Miller preparation for the High Holidays, we will discuss the important roles both
Sponsored by The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee guilt and forgiveness play in learning to live a productive and fulfilling
All that survives from the “Golden Age” of Yiddish Radio are a thousand life. The discussion is based on the writings of Rabbi Harold Kushner.
fragile discs rescued from storerooms, attics and dumpsters. The Yiddish Come and dialogue with Rabbi Howard Siegel, the temple’s new interim
Radio Project is a celebration of these recordings and the geniuses and rabbi. This free event begins at 7:30 p.m. on Zoom. To register, visit www.
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For more information, contact Jeremy Lisitza at jlisitza@jfedsrq.org or MOND A Y , A UGUST 3 1
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“This Month in Jewish History” Religions of the World with Dr. Steven Derfler

Significant Jewish events in August include: the first reliable report of the Sponsored by The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee
Nazi plan to murder all the Jews reached the West in 1942; Columbus set This six-week course that explores Religions of the World with Dr. Steven
sail for the New World in 1492, noting in his diary the expulsion of Jews Derfler continues with “From Judaism to Christianity.” Classes take place
from Spain as he embarked; the Jewish Agency for Palestine was founded on Mondays from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. The program ends on September 14.
in 1929; a Jewish agricultural colony was established in New Jersey in No class will be offered on September 7 in observation of Labor Day. The
1891, one of several attempts at Jewish settlements in the Americas. This series cost is $18. To register for this Zoom series, please visit jfedsrq.org/
class, presented by the Al Katz Center, begins at 11:00 a.m. via Zoom. events. For more information, contact Jeremy Lisitza at jlisitza@jfedsrq.
Come and dialogue with Rabbi Howard Siegel, the temple’s new interim FED
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Cost: $10 per day or $50 per month for all classes. To RSVP and receive
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It is easy to explain G-d’s presence when everything is going well. But
what about in times of death, tragedy and disaster? Where is G-d when you
need him/her? The discussion during this Temple Beth Sholom Staying
Connected program is based on Rabbi Harold Kushner’s best-selling book.
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