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A publication of the Jewish Federation of Palm Beach CountyVolume Four | Issue Two

Spring 2011

t takes many people in our area to build community together with Federation. Everyone can play a part and find a role that fits their interests. Focus will feature some of our many volunteers who are Community Heroes – people who you may not know, but who make a difference in the lives of so many.

This issue’s Community Hero is Irwin Hochman of Boynton Beach, who has been a chaplain aide for 20 years. Federation has more than 40 chaplain aides who visit local hospitals, nursing homes and other facilities, and conduct Shabbat services or perform other Jewish traditions with people who are unable to attend a synagogue.

Q: Why did you become involved in the Jewish community?

A: When I was working, I was not that active in my synagogue. I didn’t have the time then, but I said I would pay it back when I was finished working. Now, I have become very active in my synagogue, Temple Beth Kodesh in Boynton Beach. I have held every position, including president. Right now, I am the ritual chairman. The synagogue has become my second home and it connects me to the Jewish community.

Community Hero – Irwin Hochman

Federation and its Partner Agencies Make the Following Possible: • 340 students attend our local

Jewish day school; 136 of whom receive tuition assistance, making a Jewish education accessible and affordable.

• More than 39,000 Meals-On-

Wheels were served last year. • 40 teens traveled to Israel on

Federation’s Gesher Hai (Hebrew for living bridge) program.

• Approximately 100 children

received funds (incentives and/or scholarships) to attend Jewish overnight camp.

• 300 teens participate in Jewish

Student Union clubs in area high schools.

• More than 1,300 local Jewish

children receive Jewish-content books each month through The PJ Library® in the Greater Palm Beaches program.

• 370 teachers participated in

Professional Development Training to improve the quality of Jewish education in our schools.

• More than 640 children ages 5

to 13 attended our local Jewish summer day camp in Boynton Beach and Palm Beach Gardens.

Did You Know …

Q: Why did you decide to become a chaplain aide?

A: I received a call from my rabbi who was looking for someone to perform a prayer service. I guess you can say the rest is history. I enjoy doing it because the people I visit are looking forward to the service, which provides them an opportunity to remember their past. I know that I am performing a mitzvah for them. Some of them are lonely, ill and have Alzheimer’s disease. The service helps bring back their memories, such as baking challah for Shabbat or a family Passover seder. This makes me feel good and it is very rewarding.

Federation’s Chaplaincy Program is in need of chaplain

aides, especially those who are familiar with conducting

a Shabbat service and visiting nursing homes. Call Rabbi Alan

Sherman, executive director of Federation’s Chaplaincy

Program, at 561-242-6659 for more information.

IPresidentMark F. Levy

CHieF exeCutive oFFiCerJeffrey L. Klein

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e hope you enjoy the new format and information in this issue of Focus, Federation’s newsletter to the Jewish community of the greater Palm Beaches. Inside, you will find how – through the efforts of our partners – we impact and touch the lives of so many locally and around the globe.

Federation is a place where you can make an impact; a place where you can make a difference. In these pages, you can read about Women’s Philanthropy, allowing women of all ages and interests to celebrate their shared passions and contribute to making the world a better place. Or, read about how you can be involved with some of our area synagogues that are creating innovative and new ways of celebrating Shabbat. Or, be a part of Super Sunday: A Community Fun Day, where you can enjoy a family-oriented festival and concert, while ensuring the needs of our community are met through outreach efforts to donors.

Focus provides you with a glimpse of what our Federation and community are capable of doing to further Jewish continuity and strengthen Jewish Peoplehood. We are a vibrant local Jewish community of nearly 138,000. We take care of our Jewish family – both here in the greater Palm Beaches, in Israel and around the world – in so many ways: providing educational opportunities to the young and the young at heart; reaching out to our elderly to ensure they are nourished and have the support to age in the comfort of their homes; revitalizing and renewing Jewish communities in 65 countries; connecting with Israel through programs that benefit people on both sides of the ocean; and empowering the impoverished and unemployed with the means to better themselves. We can write Jewish history, but we can’t do it without you.

Federation is truly the heart of the overall Jewish community. It exemplifies the values of compassion, justice and responsibility, and provides many means for you to make a difference. You can be a part of our work to repair the world. So, please help us as we continue our mission to honor our traditions, build for the present and assure a vibrant future. Please make your gift today to Federation by visiting JewishPalmBeach.org or sending back the coupon on the back page of this newsletter.

Thank you for your support, and for making it possible for us to build community together.

Message from President Mark F. Levy and Chief Executive Officer Jeffrey L. Klein

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Q:Linda Benjamin: “My first memory of charity was in 1944 when I brought a dime to Sunday school each week for children in what was then Palestine. My, how some memories impress and last. My second memory was formed just after the birth of my first child, when I decided to set a lifetime precedent of giving by example. At the time it was a real struggle to make the commitment, however in the end, the struggle made it an even more poignant memory. Sharing has been an important part of my life and a lesson I know my family has learned. I use the example of breaking off pieces of a challah to share on Shabbat. The same principle holds true when you give charity, but with charity, your real strength comes from giving pieces of yourself.”

Amy Jonas: “There were very few Jewish people living in northern Palm Beach County when I moved here. I first became involved for socializing and networking. From there, I was asked to chair events and participate in a community mission to Israel. As I became more involved, different activities fulfilled a professional purpose or were intellectually stimulating to me. I have seen how many programs and partner agencies have developed in our community. I also see tremendous potential for the future.”

Vivian Lieberman: “I was involved in my synagogue, but I wasn’t brought up in a home where Judaism or charity was a priority. I first went to Israel on a mission with 1,300 people. There, we saw all of what Federation supported. When I moved to Palm Beach County, people reached out to me and I became involved and engaged. Once I became involved, I was hooked. I really believe in giving back and the idea of a woman’s gift. I am my own person. And here in Palm Beach County, women have a big voice.”

How did you first become involved in the Jewish community?

MondayApril 4Connect Event10:00 a.m.

Cohen Pavilion at the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts West Palm Beach

Connect to the larger community of Jewish women at this fun event. Hear Dr. Haim Shaked, a University of Miami professor of Middle East studies, enjoy a delicious lunch and shop an array of selected vendors.

Call 561-242-6649 for more information.

Upcoming Women’s Philanthropy Event Journeys to Women’s

PhilanthropyWomen’s Philanthropy is a dynamic place where women can make an impact in the greater Palm Beaches and the world. Federation’s Women’s Philanthropy leadership includes Women’s Philanthropy Campaign Chair Amy

Jonas, Lion of Judah Vice President Vivian Lieberman and Women’s Philanthropy President Linda Cortell Benjamin.

During the past couple of years, Women’s Philanthropy has evolved to reach out to women when and where it is convenient for them – on the weekends, around lunchtime and in their neighborhoods, for example. Its doors are open to be inclusive and offer a variety of programming, making certain that Jewish women who want to make a difference have a number of ways to be involved. Activities include:

• An outreach event featuring Angella Nazarian, an IranianJewish woman who emigrated to the United States during the Iran hostage crisis in 1979, attracting hundreds of women at two different locations to listen to her compelling story.

• The annual Celebration of Women’s Philanthropy brunchthat invited women to bring their family members – mothers, daughters and granddaughters – making the event a celebration of generations, as well.

• An upcoming community-wide event inApril calledConnect(see information on next page) that will give more opportunities for women throughout the greater Palm Beaches to meet for a common cause.

• The inauguration ofWomen’s Legacy Society, which allowswomen to make a statement of how they want to impact the future through the commitment they make today (see page 11 for more details).

• AYoungWomen’sForumthatprovideseducationalprogramsand social action activities for women under age 45 who want to make a difference in the Jewish community even with a busy family and professional life.

Women’s Philanthropy can be many things to different women. At its heart, it is a way that a woman can speak in her own voice, and share her time and talents in a growing chorus of like-minded women. The commitment to making the world a better place is what’s crucial; the time and the financial resources you can provide is at your discretion.

“You give what you can give, but your time is also needed and

appreciated,” said Vivian Lieberman, Lion of Judah Vice President.

“Getting involved is important because we all live in this community

and we need to support our issues. We need to give back in a

meaningful way.”

In Palm Beach County, women have made a notable difference in the Jewish community – from those that have served in leadership positions at all levels of Federation (five serving in the office of Federation president) to bringing forth initiatives and programs that have enhanced the community. Almost half of Federation’s Annual Campaign – the funds that provide for the growing and changing needs of the local and global Jewish community – come from women’s gifts.

Women’s Philanthropy:

Your Place to do So Much Good

“I selected Federation as my initial charitable focus, feeling it is

both the wheel and pivotal point of Jewish life here in Palm Beach

County,” said Linda Cortell Benjamin, President of Federation’s

Women’s Philanthropy. “I have had the opportunity to witness

our Federation at work, assisting our partner agencies as they

reach out to support needs and enhance lives of citizens in Palm

Beach County, our Israeli brethren and Jewry worldwide. The

Federation’s energy and success motivate me.”

“Women’s Philanthropy, at its core, is a sisterhood of caring,

nurturing and involved women that is a place not only to raise funds,

but a place to engage women to develop programs, educate each

other and take action on a number of social issues that have impact,”

said Amy Jonas, Women’s Philanthropy Campaign Chair.

women’s personal journey to giving can begin from many different avenues, but all roads lead to the same

destination: Federation’s Women’s Philanthropy.For some, the journey started with a decision to make financial

sacrifices, knowing there were others in the world that were needy. For others, it was a need to connect and network with other Jewish families at a time when Palm Beach County was not the fourth largest Jewish community in the United States. For some, a feeling of religious affiliation or a concern for Israel didn’t become important until later on in life. And, for others, it was a way to meet like-minded people who want to find a place to give back and become more involved.

Federation’s Women’s Philanthropy is the location for all these commitments, and more. It is a place where women of all interests and levels of involvement can make a difference in the lives of so many. It is a place where the traditions and heritage of the past meet the current needs and concerns of the Jewish people and the critically important planning for the future of the community. It is a place for new friendships and connections to be made.

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Creative Shabbat Experiences Help Build Synagogue

EngagementJewish life is being invigorated in Palm Beach County through Federation’s Synagogue Institute. Two grants were recently awarded to Temple Shaarei Shalom’s The Grand Shabbat program and Temple Torah of Boynton Beach’s Shabbat with a Twist, in recognition of their ability to strengthen synagogues as gateway institutions of Jewish life in Palm Beach County, and deepen the level of engagement between synagogues and Federation.

A Grand Time Was Had By All At The Grand Shabbat!

When Temple Shaarei Shalom Rabbi Anthony Fratello thinks about Shabbat, he thinks about community, friends, neighbors and multiple generations. After all, it was only five or six decades ago that Shabbat was a community celebration. The Shabbat of yesteryear was something Fratello wanted to recreate in our local community with the help of his congregants. The result was The Grand Shabbat, a community-wide event held the first Friday in November 2010 that integrated an intergenerational synagogue service followed by multiple simultaneous dinners for groups of 6 to 20 people at 30 host homes from Palm Beach to Boca Raton.

by the synagogue and many new relationships were established during the planning stage.

A raffle, whose prizes were the inclusion of the rabbi or cantor at dinner, raised enough money to supply each host home with wine and challah for dinner. Homes were provided with a book of prayers and songs.

Participants were asked to complete a survey sheet, of which 38 percent were returned. Additional e-mails and phone calls shared unanimous praise for The Grand Shabbat.

“The Grand Shabbat was a turning point in the temple’s desire to mix generations,” said organizer Richard Goldhaber. “One of my favorite testimonials from the evening read, ‘Eight people came to my house for dinner and eight friends left.’ ”

Plans are already underway for another Grand Shabbat in January 2012 with more than 500 people anticipated to participate. Special efforts will be made to bring the non-affiliated to the dinner.

Shabbat With A Twist: It’s Not Your Grandfather’s ShabbatFriday nights at Temple Torah are definitely a variation

on the Shabbat theme with Shabbat with a Twist, the latest development in worship at the synagogue. The event combines prayer, music, inspiration, culture and fun!

Open to the whole community, the hour-long Shabbat with a Twist features a traditional Kabbalat Shabbat with a full band, where the atmosphere is light, the air is filled with popular Jewish songs and kids are encouraged to dance. But wait…there’s more! After services, there’s an ice cream oneg.

More than 300 people came together to experience Shabbat, sharing in the preparation and eating of a traditional meal. Long-time temple members met new members, younger members mingled with older members, with children integrated into the entire process. While host families were solicited, guests were randomly assigned. Attendees brought food, aided by a menu outlined

“Our Grand Shabbat event was a way to bring congregants

together in a different, intimate atmosphere,” said Fratello. “You

could feel community. You could feel Shabbat.”

“We look forward to welcoming people to a new Shabbat experience,” said Cantor Zachary Mondrow. “Attendance at Shabbat with a Twist has been climbing as the word spreads about this alternative service targeted to young families.”

Services are open to the whole community. Mark your calendars now for April 29 and May 20, 2011.

Call Ilan Hurvitz at 561-242-6606 for more information on The Grand Shabbat, Shabbat with

a Twist or the Synagogue Institute.

Upcoming

BUSINESS & PROFESSIONS

OF PALM BEACH COUNTY

7th AnnualMen’s Nite Out

EventsSuPeR SuNdAY: A CoMMuNITY FuN dAY

March 27, 2011A day-long community festival and phone-a-thon at the Arthur I. Meyer Jewish Academy in West Palm Beach

and a 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. phone-a-thon at the Ross JCC in Boynton Beach.The festival at the Meyer Academy will include programs for families with children and a concert by the Maccabeats,

anacapellagroupandYouTubesensationfromYeshivaUniversitythathaveperformedJewish, American and Israeli songs throughout the country.

Chairs: Lisa & Dr. David LicksteinContact Bailey London at 561-242-6656 or Bailey.London@JewishPalmBeach.org for more information

JeWISH TeeN INITIATIVe’S MIddLe SCHooL dAY oF SeRVICe

dedICATed To HeLPING ISRAeLMarch 31, 2011

Call Adrienne Winton at 561-242-6630 for deatils or visit JTIPalmBeach.org.

CoNNeCT LuNCHeoNA WoMeN’S PHILANTHRoPY ouTReACH eVeNT

April 4, 2011 • 10:30 a.m.Kravis Center for the Performing Arts’ Cohen Pavilion in West Palm Beach

Featuring Dr. Haim Shaked on “Middle East Upheavals – A Guide for the Perplexed”Co-Chairs: Linda Hirsch and Maureen Wise

$40 couvert; $365 minimum commitment to Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County’s Women’s Philanthropy Campaign 2011

Contact Lisa Stoler at 561-242-6649 for more information or register online at JewishPalmBeach.org

7TH ANNuAL MeN’S NITe ouT PReSeNTed BY BILL MeYeR – NuVISTA CoMMuNITIeS

April 7, 2011 • 6:00 p.m.Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach - By invitation only

Featuring NBA Legend Kareem Abdul-JabbarCo-Chairs: Chad Tendrich, Craig Storch and Kevin Shapiro

Contact Traci Pincourt Braun at 561-242-6613 or Traci.Pincourt@JewishPalmBeach.org

BuSINeSS & PRoFeSSIoNS FRIdAY NeTWoRKING BReAKFASTHoSTed BY B&P’S BuSINeSS/INduSTRY dIVISIoN

May 6, 20117:30-8:00 a.m. networking; 8:00 a.m. program

Kravis Center for the Performing Arts’ Cohen Pavilion in West Palm BeachContact Mia Johnson at 561-242-6609 or Mia.Johnson@JewishPalmBeach.org

FedeRATIoN ANNuAL MeeTING

May 11, 2011

NITe oF STARS, HoNoRING THe AReA’S JeWISH TeeNSMay 15, 2011

BuSINeSS & PRoFeSSIoNS dIVISIoN’S NITe AT THe IMPRoV

May 17, 2011 • 6:30 p.m.A “one night only” comedic performance that combines laughter and philanthropy.

Sponsorships are available.Contact Traci Pincourt Braun at 561-242-6613 or Traci.Pincourt@JewishPalmBeach.org

Visit JewishPalmBeach.org for more details on these and other programs in the community.

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Celebrating the Events and Happenings in our Community

Prime Minister’s Council Cocktail reception

the ewa & dan Abraham Project

leadership Briefing

each one reach one

A Celebration of Women’s Philanthropy

Jewish Hunger response luncheons

networking Breakfasts

legends series

Business And ProFessions (B&P) division

Premiere event

Guest Speaker Ambassador Daniel C.

Kurtzer, Event Hosts Barbara and Jack Kay

Peace and Israel’s Security Forum - Natan Sharony,

Shaul Arieli, Federation’s Jewish Community

Relations Council Chair Jonathan Gilbert

Guest speaker Reynold Levy, Federation 2011 Annual Campaign Chair Hal Danenberg

Jewish Women’s Foundation of the Greater Palm Beaches (JWF)

Co-Chair Edith Gelfand, Guest Speaker Barbara J. Berg,

Event Chair Joan Daniels, JWF Co-Chair Gloria Fine

Hanukkah – Jewish Hunger Response Chair Vicki Loring, Hanukkah Luncheon Co-Chair Lynn Brodsky

Event Co-Chairs Hope Silverman, Adele Shamban, Deirdre Osofsky and Linda Golden with Vice Co-Chairs Nancy C. Hart and Lisa J. Leder

Thanksgiving – Tony Lampert,

Norman Schulman, Ken Tillman

B&P Cabinet Members Peter Blatt and David Stateman

B&P Vice-Chair Dr. David Lickstein, Donna Goldfarb

B&P Chair Jim Baldinger, Guest Speaker Professor Alan M. Dershowitz, Federation President Mark F. Levy

Event Chairs Robert and Joan Eigen

Campaign opening

Event Chair Michelle Jacobson, Guest Speaker Professor Alan M. Dershowitz

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A Legacy of Giving

Is a Legacy of Living

omen get it! Year after year their charitable giving makes up almost 50 percent of the funds raised for Federation’s Annual Campaign. They started the Jewish Women’s Foundation of the Greater Palm Beaches, a social change fund of the Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County that targets its annual grants for programs and projects that improve the status of women and girls. Now, women are taking the lead in creating lasting legacy gifts that will benefit Jewish philanthropy in Palm Beach County and around the world.

A legacy handed down from one generation to the next is permanent – a shining light for others to follow: this is the central theme of the Women’s Legacy Society, an effort currently being chaired by Hope Silverman and Adele Shamban. For a number of years, women who make gifts to the Annual Campaign at the Lion of Judah level have been encouraging their peers to endow these gifts through a program called LOJE (Lion of Judah Endowment). Now, that effort has been significantly expanded to be more inclusive.

“The newly created Women’s Legacy Society is an outreach to all women to leave something permanent to Federation as a lasting charitable legacy,” said Hope Silverman. “Although clearly LOJE and endowing

one’s gift to Federation’s Annual Campaign at any level is a priority, we recognize that our donors have varied Jewish charitable interests. Our effort is part of a larger community legacy development program where we are encouraging women to reflect their Jewish charitable passions with a gift to our endowment fund that will endure and be an example for others to follow.”

The two symbols of the Women’s Legacy Society are a rose and the Ner Tamid (eternal flame). “The rose expresses

our passion for philanthropy, and the Ner Tamid, once lit, can never be extinguished,” said Adele Shamban. “Taken together, these symbols remind us that our flame of giving can never be extinguished and our passion for Jewish

philanthropy must continue to flourish.”For many donors, Palm Beach County has become their

adopted home. They have become residents and spend at least six months and a day here. Leaving a bequest or using some other charitable giving strategy to create a permanent Jewish legacy with Federation adds strength to the argument that one has met the test of residency for tax purposes. But the most important reason to consider establishing a legacy endowment with the Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County has nothing to do with taxes. It is a woman’s way of assuring that the Jewish charitable issues she cares about will have enduring support. It is a legacy of values that you leave for the next generation of Palm Beach County Jewish women who will continue to build on the foundation you have prepared. A legacy of giving is a lasting reminder to those that will come after us that a life of giving is a life worth living.

Contact the professionals in the Planned Giving &

endowments department: 561-615-4930 or e-mail

PlannedGiving@JewishPalmBeach.org for information about how you can establish your charitable legacy.

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Boynton Beach/lake Worth Council at the Fountains Country Club

ibis Country Club

Hunters run Country Club

indian spring Country Club Wycliffe golf & Country Club

vodkA lAtkA & tzedAkAH events

Charles and Wilma MooneyChaplain Aides David and Selma Trachtenberg, Chaplaincy Executive Director Rabbi Alan Sherman, Chaplaincy Chair Larry Bernstein, Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Department Chaplain Rev. Clarence Ellington, Chaplain Aide Herbert Wasserman

Event Honoree Lois Shapiro, Donald Einhorn Michael and Judy Fish

Jay Manacher, Richard Terker, Max Adler, Judith Rosenberg, Norman Lipsett

Professor Mehmet Gurses, Ibis Campaign

Chair Barry Feinberg, Professor Robert Rabil

Event Chair Daisy Kantrowitz

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t wasn’t easy, but we’ve found a way to make this year’s Super Sunday event – to be known as Super Sunday: A Community Fun Day – even more super. The name says it all, and there’ll be something for all our friends and neighbors in the greater Palm

Beaches. The fun-filled event, co-chaired by Lisa

and Dr. David Lickstein, will be held on March 27.

As in years past, Super Sunday: A Community Fun Day will feature a phone-a-thon asking the Jewish community of the greater Palm Beaches to make their commitment to Federation and Jews in need, including the frail elderly, children at-risk, Ethiopian-Israelis and Jews of the former Soviet Union, as well as providing

funds for family and child services, home health care, day schools, preschools, summer camps, and a host of vitally important programs. The phone-a-thons will take place from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. at the Arthur I. Meyer Jewish Academy, 3261 N. Military Trail on the Jeanne Levy Jewish Community Campus in West Palm Beach, and from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Lore & Eric F. Ross JCC, 8500 Jog Road in Boynton Beach. Participants are encouraged to bring their cell phone to help offset Federation’s costs.

Special features at the West Palm Beach location will

include family activities, scheduled from 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., including supervised mitzvah (good deed) projects for the children of volunteers; on-site booths with information and representation from

Federation’s partner agencies and other local

non-profit organizations; and a festival featuring engaging and

entertaining local vendors; and a free 4:30 p.m. concert for all Super Sunday volunteers featuring The Maccabeats, an acapella group of students from Yeshiva University that have become a YouTube sensation.

Visit JewishPalmBeach.org for more information on and to participate in Super Sunday:

A Community Fun day.

ll-time NBA scorer Kareem-Abdul Jabbar will headline Federation’s 7th Annual Men’s Nite Out (MNO), presented by Bill Meyer – NuVista Care Communities, on Thursday, April 7 at 6:00 p.m. at the Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach. Chad Tendrich, Craig Storch and Kevin Shapiro co-chair this multi-generational sports-oriented program for local business leaders and professionals, which will include cocktails, an auction and raffle.

“Men’s Nite Out is one event that does so much,” said Shapiro. It brings our community together, heightens awareness of the impact our Federation makes in Palm Beach County, and raises funds to help those less fortunate. These benefits, coupled this year with an appearance by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, make the perfect equation for a slam dunk of an event!”

While many people know Abdul-Jabbar as an internationally recognized athlete, this world-class sports figure represents many aspects of Federation’s mission, including community-building, integrity, humanity and philanthropy. His philanthropic efforts reflect his passion to educate and give back to the sport that gave him so much. His Skyhook Foundation, a non-profit founded in 2010, mentors under-served youth by combining sports and educational programs.

A minimum gift of $150 to the Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County’s Campaign 2011 is required to attend the event. Tickets are by invitation only and cost $200.

Men’s Nite Out started in our local community in 2005, quickly becoming one of the most highly anticipated outreach events of the year. It’s a fun and energizing way for hundreds of men in the greater Palm Beaches to join with their peers, sons and grandsons to celebrate their commitment and connection to our community. Each year,

professionals from the medical, legal, real estate and insurance

businesses, among others, come together as friends, enjoy a celebrity from the sports world and gain a better understanding of Federation’s lifesaving work.

Previous speakers have included prominent sports

figures including player, coach, analyst and entrepreneur Mike Ditka; Major League Baseball Hall of Famer Cal Ripken Jr.; University of Tennessee Men’s Head Basketball Coach Bruce Pearl; former NFL great Joe Theismann; Duke University Head Basketball Coach Mike Krzyzewski and ESPN sports analyst Dick Vitale.

Call 561-242-6613 or visit JewishPalmBeach.org/MNo for more

information about the 7th Annual Men’s Nite out.

A Program of the Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County

Q: How do you make a great event even greater?

A: By finding ways to make it bigger and better than ever before!

We’re suPer-sizing Super Sunday

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alka Ananya was a very self-motivated eighth grade student in Ramla, Israel, but her grades were low and she needed someone to answer her questions at her own pace. She is one

of several Ethiopian-Israeli students who – for many reasons – need additional attention and guidance to increase their test results and study habits to compete with their native Israeli peers.

Fortunately, Malka and dozens of students in Ramla benefit from the Ethiopian National Project’s Scholastic Assistance Program, which is funded in-part by Federation. The program provides students with small, group settings to develop personalized study plans and develop their self-esteem so they can excel in subjects that are critical for passing their matriculation exams.

Federation Creates a Better Life for

Ethiopian-Israelis

During the past school year, the Scholastic Assistance Program

added more than 3,500 students throughout Israel. In addition,

24 youth outreach centers provide enriching after-school activities

and leadership development programs as part of the ENP.

Federation has been at the forefront of providing the necessary programs to help newly emigrated Jews from Ethiopia and their children through a number of services under the ENP and the Parents and Children Together (PACT) program, which Federation has funded in Ramla for more than 10 years.

“ENP and PACT serve a vital need. When Israel committed to absorb tens of thousands of Ethiopian Jews, it took on a major new responsibility,” said Ben Gordon, chair of Federation’s PACT and ENP committee. “Both programs are helping children and families gain the skills necessary to succeed in a new society in Israel. I am proud to be a part of the Federation’s initiative to equip Ethiopian-Israelis with the educational resources and tools for success.”

About 3,400 Ethiopian-Israelis live in Ramla. The majority of them live below the poverty line and face economic, social and cultural challenges as they try to assimilate to Israeli society. Children from these families struggle to pass their matriculation exams; only 36 percent pass compared to 64 percent of the general Jewish population.

But programs such as ENP and PACT are making a difference in the lives of more than 1,100 students and their families.

Learn more about the ethiopian National Project and Parents and Children Together programs through

Federation’s Israel and overseas department at 561-242-6686.

ith the first wave of baby boomers turning 65 this year, the need for services nationwide that will enable aging adults to live independently in their own homes and communities will continue to skyrocket over the next 10 to 20 years, along with the population. Among this country’s communities with largest concentrations of people over the age of 65, Palm Beach County is considered “the epicenter of aging” in this country, given the projected increase in the senior population in the coming years.

Always ahead of the curve is MorseLife, which is the only Jewish nonprofit organization in the region dedicated to serving the needs of seniors. Among its accolades, MorseLife is home to a five-star nursing home, which holds a Gold Seal Award from the Governor’s Panel on Excellence in Long Term Care, and was recently designated by the Florida State Legislature as a “Teaching Nursing Home.”

MorseLife’s fast-growing home and community-based agency is the Kramer Senior Services Agency, which provides a comprehensive array of services to help our aging

senior population to remain in their homes and communities with maximum independence – from its award-winning Homebound Mitzvah Program

for the High Holidays and Passover and private and Medicare-certified home care, to its expansive kosher meals-on-wheels program, adult day center and geriatric care management program.

Now, with the addition of the Jewish Community Assistance Network (JCAN), assisted by Federation, MorseLife will expand its

comprehensive services and resources to area gated communities and apartments populated by seniors, enabling them to live with

better quality, health and safety. For seniors in need, MorseLife is reimbursed by Federation for services provided to those who desperately require them, but have limited resources. It is a contract for services rendered (Federation pays the costs).

The aging of America is in evidence right here in Palm Beach County, and MorseLife and Kramer Senior Services Agency are ready to meet the demands of an exploding population of seniors today and in the future.

For more information, call MorseLife at (561) 471-5111 or visit MorseLife online at

morselife.org.

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