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16 May/June 2020 JEWISH HAPPENINGS

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“Why Didn’t I Learn That in Religious School?” A Cultural Evening Featuring
Do you ever ask yourself, “Why Didn’t I Learn That in Hebrew School?” the NOOA Dancers of Tel Mond, Israel
Then this class is for you! Whether you have had a Bar or Bat Mitzvah or Sponsored by The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee
not, we guarantee you will explore Judaism and the Torah on a deeper and The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee will host our first ever
more personal level. This class is facilitated by Rabbi Michael Werbow Facebook Watch Party on at 7:00 p.m. We will show the 2016 performance
every Wednesday at 9:30 a.m. No cost. The class will meet virtually on of “A Cultural Evening of Dance and Music,” featuring the NOOA Danc-
Zoom or possibly in person, depending on the health situation. Please ers of Tel Mond, Israel, and international alumni of The Perlman Music
check www.templebethsholomfl.org/events or the Temple Beth Sholom Program. To participate, grab your popcorn, get comfy on your sofa and go
Facebook page for further details. For more information, contact Rabbi to The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee Facebook page (facebook.
Michael Werbow at 941.955.8121 or info@templebethsholomfl.org. com/jfedsrq) and “follow” this page to gain access. Once the Watch Party
begins, you will be able to view the performance along with all the other
viewers, and make and follow all the comments in the chat. For more in-
THURSDAY, MAY 7
THURSD A Y , MA Y 7 formation, contact Andrea Eiffert at aeiffert@jfedsrq.org or 941.552.6308.
“This Month in Jewish History:
Discussion with the Israeli Embassy
and Consulate in Miami Happy Birthday, Israel!”
Sponsored by The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee Significant Jewish events in May include: construction began on the first
100 houses to be built in Ahuzat Bayit (known later as Tel Aviv) in 1909;
Join the Heller CRC at 10:00 a.m. on Zoom as we host special guests Tel Aviv became the first all-Jewish municipality in 1921; a church synod,
from the Israeli Embassy in Washington, D.C., and the Consulate in Miami meeting in Vienna, ordered distinctive garb for Jews in 1267; Adolf Eich-
to discuss “The Current Apolitical Environment in Israel and How the mann was captured in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in 1960; the Israeli Air
Coronavirus is Affecting it.” Visit jfedsrq.org/events to register. For more Force went into action for the first time in the War of Independence in
information, please contact Jessi Sheslow at jsheslow@jfedsrq.org. 1948. Join us for this discussion at 11:00 a.m. at the Al Katz Center, 5710
“The Things We Want to Leave to our Kids” Cortez Road West, Bradenton. Cost: $10. Distance learning arrangements
available. To RSVP or for more information, call Dr. Beverly Newman at
As part of the Temple Beth Sholom “Staying Connected” lecture series, 941.313.9239. “What’s Next for Israel” with Harold Halpern
this presentation/discussion will revolve around those items in our
possession that we value and want our children to have after we are gone.
FRIDAY, MAY 15
How do we value items and how do we assess their importance? This free FRID A Y , MA Y 1 5
event with Sharon Strassfeld begins at 7:30 p.m. virtually on Zoom or
possibly in person, depending on the health situation. Please check www.
templebethsholomfl.org/events or the Temple Beth Sholom Facebook page Shabbat Alive! at Temple Emanu-El
for further details. For more information, contact Rabbi Michael Werbow It’s the most stirring and magnificent Shabbat of the spring! The community
at 941.955.8121 or info@templebethsholomfl.org. is warmly and enthusiastically invited to share in Shabbat Alive! at 7:15 p.m.
at Temple Emanu-El, 151 McIntosh Road, Sarasota. Temple Emanu-El’s
stay connected @ acclaimed quarterly Shabbat Alive! services are jubilant, inspirational and
totally exhilarating Shabbat worship experiences. They are entirely musical
www.JFEDsrq.org celebrations of Shabbat featuring upbeat, contemporary arrangements of
the traditional prayers. Be moved by the glorious spirit of Shabbat and
raise your voice in joyful song to God! All are welcome. In the interest
of safety and public health, this event may be postponed or replaced by a
virtual Shabbat worship service. Please email info@sarasotatemple.org or
call 941.371.2788 for updates.

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Single webinar Tot Shabbat at Temple Emanu-El

Join us at 10:00 a.m. for a relaxed, welcoming and festive Shabbat celebra-
Planning today for a future tion for young Jewish and interfaith families. There will be playground
that you, or someone in time, a bagel breakfast, crafts, and age-appropriate Shabbat prayers, songs,
and movement with Rabbi Brenner Glickman and Rabbi Michael Shefrin.
your life, did not envision It’s a wonderful time with old and new friends. Although Tot Shabbat is
designed for families with children ages 1-6, all are invited. This free event
takes place at Temple Emanu-El, 151 McIntosh Road, Sarasota. In the in-
terest of safety and public health, this event may be postponed or replaced
by a virtual Tot Shabbat program. Please email info@sarasotatemple.org
Discover the seven steps toward financial confidence and learn or call 941.371.2788 for updates.
how you can be ready, whether you or someone in your life:
• Has an ailing or healthy partner
• Is reconsidering their relationship
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• Is single through divorce, death, illness, accident or choice SUNDAY, MAY 17
Choose one of the following dates:
Thursday, May 21, 2020 | Noon–1 p.m. Temple Emanu-El Presents Past Life
Wednesday, May 27, 2020 | 4–5 p.m. Temple Emanu-El’s popular “Sunday at the Movies” series proudly screens
Wednesday, June 3, 2020 | Noon–1 p.m. Past Life – the compelling Israeli drama based on Baruch Milch’s memoir.
Tuesday, June 9, 2020 | 4–5 p.m. Past Life tells the story of two Israeli sisters – one a composer and singer,
Thursday, June 11, 2020 | Noon–1 p.m. one a journalist – who try to find out what their father did during World
War II in Poland, after a Polish woman runs up to one of them in a concert
Presented by: venue and calls her the daughter of a murderer. The screening begins at
Alison Gardner 2:00 p.m. at Temple Emanu-El, 151 McIntosh Road, Sarasota. Cost: $5.
Senior Vice President – Financial Advisor In the interest of safety and public health, this event may be held in an
Senior Portfolio Manager – Portfolio Focus interactive online format. Please email info@sarasotatemple.org or call
941.371.2788 for updates.
RSVP to Liz Knighton at (941) 316-4812.

MONDAY, MAY 18
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“Jewish Resistance in the Holocaust”

Hannah Szenes was born in 1921 in Hungary. She became a Zionist and
moved to Palestine in 1939. In 1943, Szenes joined the British Army and
volunteered to parachute into Europe in an attempt to aid beleaguered
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request clemency, and was later executed at age 23. While imprisoned,
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