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Making the world a better place for our children Kesher SRQ creates connections for families

way we bring light and peace to those By Andrea Eiffert, Youth and Teen Program Coordinator | This program is sponsored by The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee
around us in our homes. J Library, one of The Jewish ilies with young children, cultivating While there is a wide array of bag and rinse the outside of the
When we transform our homes Federation of Sarasota-Mana- deeper connections to other families customs and observances surround- small bag with cold water. Make
into a Temple, we are inviting G-d into Ptee’s most popular programs for and Judaism. To date, 50 local families ing Shavuot, one of our favorite ways sure to rinse out the top part of the
our homes. We have now been given young families, provides free age-ap- have been involved in Kesher SRQ and to celebrate is by eating dairy foods, bag also (above the seal).
the time and opportunity to make our propriate books are forming new friendships and con- namely ice cream! We sincerely hope ‹ Once done rinsing, carefully open
home G-dlike and to make the world that allow fami- nections to our Jewish community. and pray that by the time this article is the small bag to not get any re-
a better place for our children. It all lies to experi- Right now, during our present published, we will all be able to share a maining salt from the outside of
begins at home. Will we rise up to the ence Judaism on COVID-19 crisis, the Kesher commu- dairy meal or ice cream cone together. the bag inside the bag.
occasion? their own terms. nity is bonding over the “oys and joys” In the meantime, we thought it would ‹ The ice cream will be a little icy
Chanie Bukiet is the program director Over the past of adjusting to a new life with limited be fun to share a few recipes for easy looking to start. Use a spoon to
at Chabad of Bradenton & Lakewood decade, families access to the outside world and are homemade ice cream and frozen yo- mix it around and soften it up a bit.
Ranch. have come to finding this program more important gurt pops that you can make at home ‹ Scoop out, add your favorite ice

News from Temple Sinai know and trust and meaningful than ever. Our Com- with your kids. cream toppings for fun and en-
Ice Cream in a Bag
PJ Library as
joy! To change up the flavor of the
munity Connectors are sharing content
more than just a
Ingredients:
ice cream, switch out the vanilla
from PJLibrary.org and PJ Activities
Andrea Eiffert book club. for quarantined families (pjlibrary.org/ • 1 cup half-and-half extract for others such as pepper-
new people and see familiar beautiful Nowadays, PJ Library, a partner- familyactivities) which include crafts, • 1.5 tsp vanilla extract mint!
faces! ship between the Harold Grinspoon cooking, family activities, holiday prep • 1 tbsp sugar Frozen Yogurt Pops
Temple Sinai’s youth attend Foundation (HGF) and its implement- and more, as well as hosting “parents • ice Ingredients:
L’Taken in D.C. ing organizations (in our case, The Jew- night in” ZOOM video chats, weekly • 1/4 cup salt • 1 cup yogurt, plain
Temple Sinai teens returned from their ish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee) Facebook Live Shabbat blessings, • Ziploc bags: 1 small, 1 1arge • 1 medium banana
travels to the L’Taken Social Justice deliver books to over 600,000 children mitzvah projects for the kids and much ‹ Pour half-and-half, vanilla and • 1 cup mixed frozen berries
Seminar in Washington, D.C., where each month (with over 425 books de- more. sugar into a small Ziploc bag. Seal • 1/8 cup honey
they focused on Jewish values and livered in Sarasota and Manatee coun- While we continue to create op- bag firmly and remove excess air. ‹ Toss all ingredients into a high-
public policy. Noah Leinweber, Gryffin ties). But perhaps even more impactful portunities for families to be together ‹ Fill a second, larger Ziploc bag powered blender and puree.
Wilkens-Plumley, Leo Hellawell, Lila are the engagement opportunities and while distant, we thought we would halfway with ice. Add the salt. ‹ Divide evenly between paper cups.
Marlowe, Anna Labiner, Maya Gordon resources available through HGF. share some ideas for Shavuot, which ‹ Place your small bag carefully in- ‹ Cover with aluminum foil and
and Katherine Carnes were accom- Through a grant funded by HGF, will be celebrated May 28-30 this year. side the larger one and fill with ex- pierce foil in the center with pop-
panied by Rabbi Samantha Kahn and our community has benefited from Shavuot combines two major religious tra ice on top. Seal the large bag. sicle sticks to hold sticks in place.
Chazzan Cliff Abramson on the Febru- Kesher SRQ for the past two years. observances. First is the grain harvest ‹ Get gloves and shake for six min- ‹ Freeze 4-5 hours or until solid.
ary 28 through March 2 trip. Two part-time Community Connec- of the early summer. Second is the giv- utes. Gloves are needed since the For more information about PJ
The Temple Sinai teens were de- tors, Dori Goldfarb and MG Berman, ing of the Torah on Mount Sinai seven salt makes the ice extra cold. Library or Kesher SRQ, contact me at
lighted to meet teens from all over the curate programs and activities for fam- weeks after the exodus from Egypt. ‹ Take the small bag out of the large 941.552.6308 or aeiffert@jfedsrq.org.
country. They learned about political
issues that have an immense impact on Community Day School presents Torah Academy
our society. They met with senators’
focusing on political issues. The week-pilot program
assistants and state representatives,

end also included exploring the D.C. n the 2019-2020 school year, Her- is for the program to expand to offer Melissa Werbow, the
area. shorin Schiff Community Day a special track within the school that Director of Jewish Learning
L’Taken means to correct or repair. ISchool debuted a new offering: includes core curriculum classes in the for Community Day, added,
The L’Taken experience was enlight- Torah Academy. This program – from morning and intensive Torah study, “The current iteration of the
ening and educating, focusing on how a concept created by Head of School prayers, Hebrew language studies and Torah Academy perfectly
each individual can make a change. Dan Ceaser and Chabad of Sarasota’s Jewish history in the afternoon. suits the needs of these fam-
They gained a better understanding of Rabbi Chaim Steinmetz – offered The program is another step in the ilies who took the opportu-
our legislative system and the impor- classes with Leah Steinmetz to explore school’s efforts to build a thriving, in- nity to select more Jewish
tance of voting. the weekly Torah portion through sto- clusive Jewish community. learning for their children.”
ries, discussion and crafts. “The Torah Academy is one more Applications are cur-
This school year, there were six way that we are working to meet rently being accepted for
students enrolled in the program, Jewish families of all levels of obser- the Torah Academy for the
which began in earnest in January. The vance where they are: from culturally 2020-2021 school year. For
class included students in kindergarten Jewish to highly observant,” said Dan more information, contact
and first grade. In future years, the plan Ceaser. Amy Meese at ameese@ Torah Academy instructor Leah Steinmetz
communityday.org. with Community Day student Jonah Kindred
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