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COMMUNITY FOCUS December 2021 7B

The Siegler Family Virtual Fund is established

at Temple Emanu-El

emple Emanu-El gratefully an- tor Christine Elliott. “The additional year, our temple has been sustained by connections will continue to happen
nounces a new major gift to endowment to establish The Siegler the livestream.” long after the pandemic has ended,” he
Testablish The Siegler Family According to Associate Rabbi Mi- predicted. “Community will be built,
Virtual Fund. chael Shefrin, The Siegler Family Vir- prayers will be offered, the study of
With a generous donation in hon- tual Fund will prove impactful even Torah will inspire. The future of Jew-
or of beloved congregants Morton (of when Covid is but a memory. “With ish connectivity has been established,
blessed memory) and Carol Siegler, this gift from the Siegler family, these thanks to the Siegler family.”
The Siegler Family Virtual Fund will
underwrite “all related needs to sustain Sadie comes to Poet’s Walk
or create virtual religious services, pre-
sentations and events.” This gift – an oward the end of October, Com- “Our residents enjoy when Rabbi
expansion of Mort and Carol Siegler’s munity Chaplain Rabbi Jona- Katz visits to share about the Jewish
original funding of Temple Emanu-El’s Tthan R. Katz and his dog Sadie holidays and engage with them,” said
livestreaming capabilities – was made visited Poet’s Walk, a memory care Poet’s Walk staff member Mary Miller.
by Carol and daughters Meg Callahan, residential facility located near Uni- “When he told us he had a sweet dog,
Kim Schaffer and Jan Kliger. versity Town Center. Residents, staff we asked if he could bring her with him
“Carol and Mort Siegler started Carol and Morton (of blessed memory) Siegler and family members were delighted to sometime. Everyone fell in love with
Temple Emanu-El on an incredible Family Virtual Fund will literally con- have this chance to engage with one of Sadie. She was quite a hit. There were
journey when they had the foresight to nect thousands of people, providing the Sarasota’s most friendly canines. lots of smiles all around.”
help the temple get into the livestream resources for Temple Emanu-El to pro- At one point, Rabbi Katz dressed
business,” recalled Executive Direc- vide quality programming for years to Sadie in her crowd-pleasing “Hot Dog”
come.” Halloween costume that she proudly
The Sieglers’ com- wore walking around throughout the
mitment has been trans- building.
formative, noted Senior
Rabbi Brenner Glick-
man, since pre-pandemic
days. “When Mort and
Carol first made this pos-
sible years ago, we were
stunned by the impact,”
he related. “We heard
Rabbi Michael Sternfield and from many that it was

Cantor Deborah Bard retire the greatest blessing.
And now, with the pan-

Bard’s beautiful voice and starting our Carol Siegler watches Temple Emanu-El Associate Rabbi demic, it has served us
all. Throughout the past
Michael Shefrin lead Shabbat services via livestream
temple’s choir has been an inspiration Sadie at Poet’s Walk Rabbi Jonathan R. Katz and his dog Sadie
to all of us. Both have brought a family
feeling and love to our temple family
and have grown our membership with
their caring.
We wish them both well on the
next phase of their lives. Temple Beth
El is a better place for having had them
on our pulpit.

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