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September 2015 Volume 5, Issue 4 A Community of Warmth and Welcoming

A Quarterly Publication of the Jacksonville Jewish Center

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Mazel Tov to All Who Have Celebrated Milestone Events in Their Personal or Professional Lives!

JJC Family Milestones

Marvin & Maxene Gillman’s granddaughter, Lauren Appell, graduated in May from the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s medical school. Parents are Drs. Scott Appell & Melanie Lewitt Appell from Birmingham.

Lois and Alan Chepenik’s granddaughter, Lily Eve Zager, of Corpus Christi, Texas, became a Bat Mitzvah on May 23rd at Congregation Beth Israel. Parents are Jana and Josh Zager. Paternal grandparents are Robin and Al Zager of Fair Haven, NJ.

Dr. Marco & Robin Rand welcomed their new grandson, Elijah Matan, born on June 17 in Washington, D.C. Parents are Dafna & Doug Rand. Big sister is Maya, and big brother is Jonah. Maternal grandparents are Esther Rosenman-Hochman & Dr. Richard Hochman of Lexington, MA.

Mazel tov to Officer Nancy Tollinchi and Tammy Tollinchi on their Jacksonville wedding on July 10, 2015.

Don & Janet Kriss welcomed their grandson, Finley Jude Ribaudo, born on July 16th in St. Louis, MO. Parents are John & Leah Ribaudo. Paternal grandparents are Marty & Anne Ribaudo.

Jesse & Alicia Rauchwarger welcomed their daughter, Shelby Rena Rauchwarger, on July 22. Maternal grandparents are Annette & Jerry Goodfarb. Paternal grandparents are Debby & Don Kaye and Dr. Alan & Diana Rauchwarger. Maternal great-grandfather is Edward Bernard, and big brother is Bradley.

Bruce & Sara Werner welcomed their son, Jonah Hanan, born July 26. Maternal grandparents are Jack & Nancy Mizrahi. Paternal grandparents are Sidney & Phyllis Werner.

Mel & Debbie Gottlieb welcomed their granddaughter, Riley Jarrah Irvin on August 5 in Austin, Texas. Parents are Joy and Matty Irvin and big sister is Isla from Austin, Texas.

We are happy to print your family’s milestones or announcements that we have received a written request for. If you have a milestone you would like to announce, please contact Danielle Berke at 268-4200, ext. 115, or email [email protected].

RE:MIND: A Congregational Initiative to Improve Community Mental Health

RE:MIND is a Center initiative with the goals of 1) improving literacy, awareness and understanding about individuals and families dealing with mental illness and 2) reducing stigma that prevents acceptance and outreach to our congregants and others in our community. RE:MIND is an evolving initiative in response to implementing recommendations from the 2014 JCCI Mental Health Inquiry. The Inquiry found that 20% to 25% of adults and children have a mental illness during any year and 50% of the population experiences a mental illness within a lifetime. Thus, the Center is likely to have its share of congregants with need for support and resources to manage mental illness.

RE:MIND is being developed to engage as many Center congregants as possible. Over time, RE:MIND is envisioned to focus on five action areas—education, commitment, welcome, support and advocacy. The first year (2015-2016) will involve education and commitment and future years can extend the Center commitment into welcome, support and advocacy.

Education—Since late 2014, the RE:MIND team, comprised of Lois Chepenik, Beth Shorstein, Hilary Rotenberg and Marion Tischler, has consulted with Center clergy and administration, as well as an advisory group of behavioral health professionals, to develop venues, topics and experts in the areas of mental illness and brain disorders. This has culminated in a topical menu that will identify a “speakers’ bureau.” The topical menu will be offered to adult venues such as Sisterhood, Men’s Club, Havarot and other event programming.

Commitment—Center clergy and administration view the RE:MIND initiative as an extension of building a stronger connection and community through social action. Center leadership has recognized the importance of counseling resources for the Galinsky Academy. In partnership with Jewish Family & Community Services, regular on-site counseling services are available to support teachers and students. Further, JFCS is being consulted on specialized educational programming for youth, teachers and parents focusing on a supportive environment for good mental health as well as to include content which improves literacy, awareness and understanding about individuals and families dealing with mental illness.

The intent of RE:MIND is to augment the Center’s commitment to action and to coordinate and integrate processes and programming to enhance support for individuals and families managing a mental illness. Initially, we will be seeking coordination of educational programming with many Center organizations, e.g.: Sisterhood, Men’s Club, PTA, etc. However, we want all congregants to build their understanding by watching and listening for all types of community programming on mental illness and advocacy opportunities.

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From Rabbi Lubliner

M y father, of blessed memory, once told a story about a pair

of thieves who broke into a department store. After grabbing as much loot as they could possible carry, they discovered to their dismay they had somehow locked themselves in. Upon realizing they were trapped they became very angry, and spent the remainder of the night switching price tags and

brand labels from one item to another. In the morning they were arrested, but the

damage was already done. Customers began to complain of high prices for inferior merchandise. The store manager, moreover, discovered that

some items were being sold too cheaply because of the changed tags. Confusion threatened to undermine the business. For this reason, the owners decided to close the store for several days so that the true value of each product could be ascertained and paired with the correct price tag. We spend our lives in just such a store… only there are no thieves to change our labels. Our situation

differs in another respect as well. Ours is a self-service operation; it is we who put a price tag on everything we acquire, on every decision we make.

How much are we willing to pay with time, effort and tension? What is each item worth in this business of living? Often we do not care because we’re on a buying spree. We tell ourselves we will work harder and make-up for it tomorrow. We borrow from our health and even from the lives of our loved ones.

In this business of living there’s only one stipulation: the merchandise can neither be returned nor exchanged. Once we have made our purchase we can either keep it or give it away, but we can never return to the management that which we have purchased with the currency of time.

“The store is open,” Rabbi Akiva said nearly 2,000 years ago, “and the merchant gives credit, yet the ledger is also open and a hand writes. Whoever wishes to come and borrow, may borrow. Yet the collectors make their daily rounds and exact payment with or without the person’s consent” (Mishnah Avot 3:17).

When we borrow money from a bank many factors are taken into account. The loan officer wants to know if we are trustworthy, whether we

have paid out debts on time in the past, whether we live beyond our means, even what company we keep. With this information she establishes our credit rating.

This is also God’s modus operandi. The only difference is that the Holy One entrusts the investigation to us. We are each required to ascertain our own credit rating in the business of living by examining the quality and quantity of effort we have invested in the entire realm of our activities.

If a person improves his own situation, but claims to have no resources to improve the community, he pays too little, at great cost. When a parent works hard to give his family material comfort, but cannot afford to give his loved ones his companionship and personal guidance, that most precious gift of all, he pays too little even as he spends too much.

During the High Holy Days we hope for life – not just for a large number of days, but also for worthwhile living. And just as if we were applying for a large bank loan, we cannot simply offer as collateral our good intentions, or even the pious deeds we may have performed many years ago. They will not be enough.

As we usher in this solemn time of year, let us examine the price tags on all our purchases and ask: what is the real value of this thing? Have I paid too much? Or more difficult yet, have I paid too little?

The retail season for better living is almost upon us. Let us come together as individuals and as a community to take inventory and reevaluate our lives, removing old tags with inflated values and realizing the true worth of that which is most precious. In the pursuit of a meaningful existence there are no bargains, but for the open, searching heart there are great deals.

May all of us be blessed with the sweetness to make a difference in the lives of others in the days ahead.

Shanah Tovah Tikatevu u’Tehatemu – May You be Written and Sealed for a Good Year,

Rabbi Jonathan Lubliner

Now blogging at rabbilubliner.wordpress.com

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Shopping on the High Holy Days

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Rabbi Jonathan

Lubliner

“We are each

required to ascertain

our own credit rating

in the business of

living by examining

the quality and

quantity of effort we

have invested in the

entire realm of our

activities.”

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https://twitter.com/rabjlubliner

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#Blessed

A s special as all of the High Holy Days are, there is one particular

moment that is my favorite. It comes in the early afternoon on Yom Kippur. By then, the drama of the morning has passed by, having been through multiple Vidui (confession) sections already, they too become more comfortable. While looking at the clock, the hours also seem to

have passed the tipping point as the fast enters its homestretch. Liturgically, we reach the Avodah section of the service, the retelling and reenactment of the service that took place during the times of the Temple. There are the dramatic confessions of the High Priest that the Hazzan

musically sings through, and poetic telling of what took place during ancient times. The drama builds as the poetry describes in careful detail, what the High Priest did during each aspect of the sacred ritual - what he wore, where he stood, what he said. With each new ritual, the crescendo grows and grows until finally we read that the High Priest would emerge from the Holy of Holies having successfully completed the sacred rituals, and would offer this prayer. “May it be your will, Adonai our God and God of our ancestors, to grant us, with all Your people Israel, a

year of abundance, a year of blessing, a year of good fortune, bountiful harvest, prosperity and success, assembly in Your holy place, son, a fulfilling life, dew and rain and sun, sweet fruit at the harvest, atonement and forgiveness for all our sins, blessed bread and water, rest, consolation, abundant joy, delight, a year in which the fruit of our womb and of our earth are blessed, blessed goings and blessed comings, a community that achieves salvation, Your mercy depends upon us, peace and tranquility, in which we go up in joy to Your land, and a year in which Your people Israel will not require support from one another or from other people, the work of their hands being fully blessed.”

This moment is my favorite on each Yom Kippur. It’s a combination of the historical significance of this prayer, the time of the day, and the mood in the congregation that make it

my favorite. The text of the prayer is quite beautiful too – outlining a wonderful list of blessings we hope will be with us during the coming year. But even beyond the specific blessings listed, the act of the blessing is what most strikes me. Here is the High Priest, returning from his sacred responsibility, completing delicate and complicated procedures there was no guarantee he would complete, and what is his first action? To bless the people.

We say blessings frequently, we ask for them, we give them, we even hashtag them #blessed. But we don’t often think about them. A blessing is defined as “a beneficial thing for which one is grateful, something that brings well-being.” There are so many things in our lives that we can think of as blessings. Our health, our homes, our families, our communities – all of these are blessings. They are all aspects of our lives that bring us well-being and for which we are grateful. But beyond the blessings we have, what are the blessings we create? When the High Priest exited the Holy of Holies he did not list the blessings the people already had, he asked for the blessings to come in the year ahead.

At this time of year it is tempting, and appropriate to list and be thankful for all the blessings we do have in our own lives (#blessed), but it is also appropriate to begin considering what new blessings we will create in the year ahead. With what will you bless your family? With what will you bless your community? What blessings will you help create in the world this coming year?

This is the mindset of prayer of the High Priest and part of what makes this moment so special for me on Yom Kippur. I hope that this is the year where we work not only to be grateful for the blessings we have, but also for the many blessings we can help create.

May this year of 5776 be filled with blessings both old, and new.

Shanah Tovah, Rabbi Howard Tilman

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Rabbi Howard Tilman

From Rabbi Tilman

“At this time of

year it is tempting,

and appropriate

to list and be

thankful for all the

blessings we do

have in our own

lives (#blessed),

but it is also

appropriate to

begin considering

what new

blessings we

will create in the

year ahead.”

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A Day of Judgment (Before God)

Cantor’s Cantillations

T he poet writes, “Uv’shofar Gadol: A great horn is sounded. And

the still, soft voice is heard. The angels, agitated and filled with fear, proclaim Yom Hadin, the Day of Judgment.” Rosh Hashanah. Yom Hadin, The Day we stand in judgment (before God). Sometimes our society forgets

the “before God.” In truth, Rosh Hashanah is not about judgment. Far from it. It is an opportunity to hope, to accept, and to celebrate; a chance to hope for a better world, to accept the brokenness in each of us that is only part of what makes us who we are, to celebrate the diversity of

the hidden and revealed aspects of our existence. We have “3-a-day” Jews, those who pray the service formally 3 times a day, and “3 days Jews,” those who attend services 3 times a year. We have

those who feel a divine presence even in the mundane, and those who deny God’s existence. We have those who rebel by choosing lox spread over the real deal, and those who rebel by missing kiddush entirely. The link is a desire to be here…or there. The link is having a desire to be a part of something bigger than ourselves. The link is community.

As a Jewish community, we are creatures of time – we learn from the lessons of the Jewish calendar. Rosh Hashanah is a time to reconnect, not to judge. It is a time to embrace, not shun. These lessons are more than just about a new year. They are lessons reinforced time and time again by our calendar. Take a look:

Sukkot – Keep our homes open on all sides

to protect both the friend and the stranger from the chaotic elements of everyday life.

Simhat Torah – Celebrate and dance with all who want to dance.

Hanukkah – Take a chance that every day miracles are all around us.

Tu b’Shevat – Plant the seeds of tolerance and love, so that future generations will taste their fruits.

Purim – Look for the hidden gems within every human being. Acknowledge that there is hidden pain in every human being.

Passover – Keep our haughtiness in check. Realize that there is no inner circle and outer circle. Let everyone who wants to be engaged be engaged.

Shavuot – Remember that we were ALL there at Sinai. Foster a community that embraces that fact.

Finally, the last day of commemoration

before the High Holiday season is the 9th of Av, an anniversary of tragic events in our people’s history including the destruction of both temples in Jerusalem. According to our tradition, the second temple in Jerusalem was destroyed because of sinat chinam, baseless hatred of one another. In response, we are guided towards ahavat chinam, loving others freely without judgment.

May this Rosh Hashanah be a time to reflect on the lessons of the entire year. May we realize that inclusion, at its core, demands that each of our stories is integral to our collective tale. We build off the lessons of one another. Our story continues to be written. May it be one we are ALL proud of to transmit to generations to follow.

Hazzan Jesse Holzer Now blogging at The Cantor's Corner Follow me @TheHazzan

Hazzan Jesse Holzer

“The link is a desire to

be here…or there. The

link is having a desire to

be a part of something

bigger than ourselves.

The link is community.”

Shabbat in the Round and Koltrain Friday Night Services Return!

Experience our Shabbat in the Round format with soulful melodies for a more mellow and meditative vibe, as well as our larger Koltrain Friday Night Services where the lively songs get people up on their feet dancing.

Last Shabbat in the Round date: September 11

Last Friday Night Koltrain-led service: September 18

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Friday, September 4 Saturday, September 5

Shaharit: 7:10 AM Shaharit: 9:00 AM

Minhah: 6:15 PM Weekly Portion: KI TAVO

Oneg Service: 7:30 PM Family Minyan: 10:30 AM

Candle lighting: 7:27 PM Minhah: 6:45 PM

Shabbat ends: 9:10 PM Selihot Service: 10:30 PM


Shaharit: 7:10 AM Shaharit: 9:00 AM

Minhah: 6:00 PM Weekly Portion: NITZAVIM

Candle lighting: 7:19 PM Camp Shabbat: 10:30 AM

Minhah: 6:30 PM

Shabbat ends: 8:12 PM


Shaharit: 7:10 AM Shabbat Shuvah

Minhah: 6:00 PM Shaharit: 9:00 AM

Candle lighting: 8:10 PM Weekly Portion: VAYELECH

Family Minyan: 10:30 AM

Minhah: 6:15 PM



Shaharit: 7:10 AM Rickoff Baby Naming

Minhah: 6:00 PM Shaharit: 9:00 AM

Candle lighting: 7:01 PM Weekly Portion: HA’AZINU

Camp Shabbat: 10:30 AM

Minhah: 6:00 PM


September Shabbat Service Times

Services will be led by Rabbi Jonathan Lubliner,

Rabbi Howard Tilman and Hazzan Jesse Holzer

Contact Hazzan Holzer

for more information

about the itinerary and pricing at

[email protected]

Proposed Itinerary:

This Keshet itinerary, designed for the families of the Jacksonville Jewish Center, is driven by the desire to see

and experience as much as possible in Israel with our families and friends and to have opportunity to reflect on

the different experiences of the trip. We will gain an appreciation of the Jewish people’s history in the land of

Israel, not only since the founding of the modern state in 1948, but for the past 2000 years as well as

strengthen our connection as Masorti – Conservative Jews.

Journey to Israel with Hazzan Holzer and

your Jacksonville Jewish Center Family

July 24 – August 4, 2016

Want to experience the summer of a lifetime?

Connecting to the People and Land of Israel: A Journey Home

Congregational Trip to Israel Next Year

Gan Shabbat is offered on Saturdays at 11:00 AM

and Shabbat babysitting (available for children ages

1-5 in the DuBow Preschool) is provided every

Saturday from 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM.

September Sunday Minyan Times:

September 6 & 13 (Erev Rosh Hashanah):

8:30 AM & 6:15 PM

September 20: 8:30 AM & 6:00 PM

September 27 (Erev Sukkot): 8:30 AM & 6:30 PM

September Weekday Minyan Times

(Monday - Thursday):

September 1-3: 7:10 AM & 6:30 PM

September 7 (Labor Day): 8:30 AM & 6:15 PM

September 8-10: 7:10 AM & 6:15 PM

September 14 & 15: See p. 8 High Holy Day Schedule

September 16 & 17: 7:10 AM & 6:15 PM

September 21, 24 & 30: 7:10 AM & 6:00 PM



See page 8 for more information on the

6th Annual Joint Selihot Program and Service

with Congregation Ahavath Chesed

and the full schedule for all

High Holy Day 5776 Services.

Galinsky Academy

Rabbi Jim Rogozen Completes Successful Transition Year

W ith the end of the 2014/2015 school year,

Rabbi Jim Rogozen has completed his first year as the Head of Schools at The Galinsky Academy. Comprised of Setzer Youth Education, the Bernard & Alice Selevan

Religious School, Martin J. Gottlieb Day School, and DuBow Preschool, Galinsky Academy administrators have enjoyed getting to know and work with Rabbi Rogozen over the past year. “He’s a very experienced head of schools, and also a great listener. He cares about not just the success of our schools and programs, but the emotional health of our teachers and staff also. Jim is a great blend of administrator

and rabbi,” states Shereen Canady, director of DuBow Preschool.

Rabbi Rogozen also serves as the Principal of the Martin J. Gottlieb Day School. In that role, he has met with his contemporaries in the Florida Council of Independent Schools and made a positive impression there as well. One colleague said that Rabbi Rogozen is “warm, friendly, and has made a very positive impression on all constituents, faculty and staff, parents, and the leadership of the Synagogue.” The Galinsky Academy looks forward to many more years of success with Rabbi Rogozen as Head of Schools!

Rabbi Jim Rogozen

Enrollment Is Soaring at Martin J. Gottlieb Day School!

M artin J. Gottlieb Day School is excited to announce a dramatic increase in enrollment

for the 2015/2016 school year. A Solomon Schechter school serving grades K through 8, the school is home to students from across the spectrum of Jewish living and observance. “We are seeing an increase in enrollment – about 10 percent overall –primarily from two types of families: those who are new to the area, and those who have been dissatisfied with the level of service they’ve been receiving in public schools, particularly relating to standardized testing,” says Nancy Davis, who heads admissions for the day school. While numbers are up, a few spots remain open at each grade level. Call 268-4200 ext. 147 to schedule a tour.

T he Bernard & Alice Selevan Religious School

of the Jacksonville Jewish Center kicked-off with a Meet and Greet on Sunday, August 30. Parents and students got a chance to learn more about the

school’s innovative programs, including the return of the very successful Judaism through the Arts program, new family-wide Mitzvah project options, 24/7 Hebrew Online Learning Center and school Shabbat opportunities. An expanded Hebrew through Prayer

program now includes more class time, a variety of 21st Century as well as traditional teaching methods, and additional professional staff in the classroom.

Classes will begin on Sunday, September 13 and Wednesday, September 16. There are still limited spots open! For your convenience, all of the Religious School registration forms, calendars, costs, and other pertinent information, as well as a glimpse into the program, are available on the Religious School webpage at http://www.basrs.org. For more information, please don’t hesitate to call Lois Tompkins, Principal, at 904 268-4200, ext. 146.

JJC Religious School is Ready!

JJC Men’s Club Honors Arlene Yegelwel

Arlene Yegelwel was recently honored by the Jacksonville

Jewish Center Men’s Club at the Galinsky Academy’s

annual PTA Teacher Appreciation Dinner. Represented by

Dave Schmerer, the JJC Men's Club presented its annual

Brit Hinukh (Covenant of Education) Award to Mrs.

Yegelwel in recognition of her many years of loving

and tireless service as a Kindergarten teacher at the

Martin J. Gottlieb Day School.

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Galinsky Academy (continued)

T he Jacksonville Jewish Center offers meaningful High Holy Day services and

programming for all ages. The DuBow Preschool offers creative, holiday programming for children ages one through pre-kindergarten taught by our loving and talented preschool teachers. We begin the first morning of Rosh Hashanah, September 14 and Yom Kippur, September 23, with an interactive, fun preschool service led by Center clergy and professionals.

Then, families may check their little ones into the preschool for a morning of holiday fun. While parents attend services, the children will be singing and dancing to favorite holiday tunes, playing games such as “Apple Toss,” “Bumblebee Boogey,” “Rosh Hashanah Symbols Hunt,” and eating delicious apples and honey. Our preschool service and programming

is open to members and non-members. For more details, and to register your child, please contact the DuBow Preschool office at 268-4200 ext. 143.

Sukkot is coming and we have several fun and

engaging programs planned for little ones and their families. The community is invited to join us for our Jacksonville Jewish Center Sukkot dinner on Sunday, September 27. On September 28, families with young children will enjoy an interactive, fun service in the Goldman Sukkah. Come shake your lulav and etrog with us! Preschoolers can attend Sukkot babysitting and enjoy more Sukkot themed activities. Watch our website for more details at www.dubowpreschool.org, or “Like” us on Facebook to get updates on this program and many others. You may make reservations by calling our office.

High Holy Day Preschool Children Programming at the DuBow Preschool

DuBow Preschool Shalom Baby Playgroup Starts September 4

I t’s back baby! This free playgroup is offered twice a month and is the cornerstone of

DuBow Preschool's Parent & Me program. The preschool now offers four different classes Monday- Friday mornings for parents with their babies…,but it all started with Shalom Baby! Come play, chat, meet

other moms, socialize your baby, and don't forget everyone’s favorite part... Challah and juice! First playgroup gathering of the fall is September 4. Please email for more info or to be added to the Jewish Moms Playgroup private group on Facebook:[email protected].

by Shereen Canady, DuBow Preschool Early Childhood Director

T he DuBow Preschool earned a five-star rating

from the Guiding Stars of Duval (GSOD). Guiding Stars rates preschools on how well teachers, classrooms and curricula combine to get little minds ready for kindergarten. Only 15 percent of schools in the program rate at the five-star level, and the DuBow Preschool is proud to be part of that auspicious group. The DuBow Preschool underwent an extensive self-study process that included mentoring by early childhood professionals. GSOD not only rates the training and qualifications of staff, but also how well the school’s programs engage families and how the preschool conducts business. The goal of GSOD is to improve the quality of early care and learning programs, to support early-literacy development, and to improve the content knowledge and instructional strategies of early childhood teachers and directors.

“We’re thrilled to have earned the mark of excellence from the Guiding Stars program and to

be recognized for reaching their highest professional standards,” said Shereen Canady, DuBow Preschool Early Childhood Director. “I am proud of our teachers and their deep commitment and love for our children. Providing a nurturing, happy environment where small children can grow and develop emotionally, cognitively, physically and spiritually is of utmost importance to us.

They are our future and we must work with their parents to provide them with the best foundation we can. Being recognized as a five-star school shows families and the community our commitment to high standards.”

As the gateway to the Galinsky Academy, the DuBow Preschool offers an excellent first-school experience. “Every one of our teachers and administrators is absolutely committed to providing an outstanding educational experience, for our children and our parents,” states Rabbi Jim Rogozen, Head of the Galinsky Academy. “The ‘five-star’ designation is further proof that we are accomplishing our goals.”

The DuBow Preschool at the Jacksonville Jewish Center, beginning its 74th year, has a rich history and

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DuBow Preschool Earns 5 Stars!

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High Holy Days

Preschool Family Service on Rosh Hashanah Day 1 and Yom Kippur: Families of babies through pre-kindergarten age children can join together for music, tefilah and fun from 11:15 AM-12:00 PM in the DuBow Preschool’s Levin Indoor Play Area.

Grades K-5: Come celebrate the High Holidays with a variety of in-teractive activities, by grade level, that will include music, tefilah, games, food, and fun!

Grades 6-8: Middle school students are invited to join in a special program combining tefilah, discussion, and fun interactive games, planned by our Kadima board members!

Grades 9-12: High Schoolers will take part in a unique experience planned and run by our own students.

K-12 programs begin with drop off at 10:30 AM followed by activities beginning at 11:00 AM.

High Holy Days Youth Programming

On Yom Kippur morning, we read about the ancient atonement ritual involving the selection of a sacrificial scapegoat by lottery.

On Yom Kippur afternoon, we encounter the story of Jonah, a prophet on the run whose guilt is established by lottery.

Join Rabbi Lubliner as we read and discuss author Shirley Jackson’s disturbing short story, The Lottery, and consider the connection between scapegoats, Yom Kippur and lotteries.

Taking a Gamble on Yom Kippur

A Yom Kippur Afternoon Conversation with Rabbi Lubliner

Yom Kippur Healing Service

Led by Hazzan Jesse Holzer

This half-hour gathering from 4:00-4:30 PM aims to

help comfort the bereaved, strengthen the ill and

their caregivers and raise our spirits through song,

silence and personal prayer. Those interested

should meet in the Neal F. Portnoy Youth Lounge.

Dignity U Wear Drive on Selihot Evening

The Jacksonville Jewish Center, through the Social Action Committee, is supporting the organization Dignity U Wear by collecting new underwear for men, women and children in all sizes. Packaged items are preferred. There will be a container provided before this year's Selihot reception, program and service starting at 8:30 PM on Saturday, September 5, at the Jacksonville Jewish Center.

On the second day of Rosh Hashanah, Middle and High School students will join Rabbi Tilman for a one-of-a-kind Rosh Hashanah project. You won't want to miss this!

High Holy Days (continued)

Yamim Noraim 5776

The 6th Annual Joint Selihot Program and Service With Congregation Ahavath Chesed

Saturday evening, September 5, 2015 8:30 PM - Desert Reception

9:15 PM - Program 10:30 PM - Selihot Service

at the Jacksonville Jewish Center

ROSH HASHANAH 5776 Sunday, September 13 – Erev Rosh Hashanah Minhah/Ma’ariv 6:15 PM Candle lighting 7:16 PM

Monday, September 14 – 1st Day Rosh Hashanah Shaharit: 7:45 AM Torah service: 9:00 AM Shofar service: 10:00 AM Kavanah (Alternative) Service: 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM Preschool Family Service: 11:15 AM -12:00 PM K - 12 Youth services: 10:30 AM - 1:00 PM Sermon: 11:00 AM Musaf: 11:30 AM Tashlikh: 6:00 PM Minhah: 6:45 PM followed by study session and Ma’ariv

Tuesday, September 15 – 2nd Day Rosh Hashanah Shaharit 7:45 AM Torah service: 8:30 AM Shofar service: 9:30 AM Kavanah (Alternative) Service: 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM K - 12 Youth services: 10:30 AM - 12:45 PM Musaf: 10:30 AM Minhah: 7:15 PM followed by study session and Ma’ariv Yom Tov Ends: 8:07 PM

Wednesday, September 16 – Fast of Gedaliah Morning service at 7:10 AM, Evening service at 6:15 PM Fast Ends: 8:07 PM

Sunday, September 20 – Annual Memorial Service New Center Cemetery, 10:30 AM Beth Shalom Cemetery, 11:15 AM

YOM KIPPUR 5776 Tuesday, September 22 – Erev Yom Kippur Morning Service: 7:10 AM Minhah: 6:45 PM followed by Kol Nidre Candle lighting: 7:05 PM

Wednesday, September 23 – Yom Kippur Day Shaharit: 7:45 AM Torah service: 9:30 AM Kavanah (Alternative) Service: 10:30 AM-12:30 PM Preschool Family Service: 11:15 AM - 12:00 PM K - 12 Youth services: 10:30 AM - 1:00 PM President’s address: 11:00 AM Musaf service: 11:30 AM Rabbi’s sermon (followed by Yizkor) 1:45 PM Dialogue/Discussion with Rabbi Lubliner: 4:00 PM (Main Sanctuary)

TAKING A GAMBLE ON YOM KIPPUR A Yom Kippur Afternoon Conversation (see page 9 for more information)

Healing Service: 4:00 PM Minhah: 5:15 PM Ne’ilah: 6:30 PM Fast ends at 7:58 PM, followed by Ma’ariv, Final Shofar and the Oren Margol Break the Fast

SUKKOT 5776 Sunday, September 27 – Erev Sukkot Morning Service: 8:30 AM Minhah/Ma’ariv followed by Sukkot Dinner: 6:30 PM Candle lighting: 6:58 PM Monday, September 28 – Sukkot Services 1st Day Shaharit: 9:00 AM Family Minyan: 10:30 AM Minhah: 7:00 PM, followed by study session and Ma’ariv Candle lighting: 7:58 PM

Tuesday, September 29 – Sukkot Services 2nd Day Shaharit: 9:00 AM iSukkot: 10:30 AM Minhah: 7:00 PM followed by study session and Ma’ariv Yom Tov Ends: 7:49 PM

Sunday, October 4 – Hoshanah Rabbah / Erev Shmini Atzeret Shaharit: 8:00 AM Minhah/Ma’ariv: 6:00 PM Candle lighting: 6:50 PM

Monday, October 5 – Shemini Atzeret / Erev Simhat Torah Shaharit: 9:00 AM with Yizkor Camp Sukkot: 10:30 AM Family Simhat Torah Celebration with Young Children: 5:30 PM in the Benjamin Setzer Social Hall Minhah: 6:45 PM in the Joe & Sophie Witten Chapel Ma’ariv and Simhat Torah Celebration for Adults, Teens and Children: 7:30 PM in the Sanctuary Candle lighting: 7:50 PM

Tuesday, October 6 – Simhat Torah Shaharit/Family Simhat Torah Service: 9:00 AM in the Sanctuary Minhah: 6:45 PM followed by study session and Ma’ariv Yom Tov Ends: 7:48 PM

10 September 2015

The Springfield Improvement Association and Archives is moving the JJC Cornerstone into Klutho Park in memory of the Jewish Center’s building that once graced Springfield. The association was founded in May of 1904 on the very spot where the Center was later built. The cornerstone will be placed nearby a fountain that was restored and placed in the park in 1910.

Dedication of historic Jacksonville Jewish Center Cornerstone at 2:00 PM on October 11 in Klutho Park


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Save the Date!

The Galinsky Academy Shabbat Dinner will take place on Friday, October 2.

Services will be at 5:30 PM and dinner to follow in the Sukkah at 6:00 PM.

More details will be shared soon!

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October 5 at 5:30 PM Rabbi Tilman invites families with young children to sing and dance with the Torah at this lively service with sweet treats to follow.

October 5 at 6:45 PM Adults, teens and youth are invited to celebrate by singing and dancing with the Torah immediately after Minhah (and Ma’ariv), which starts at 6:45 PM in the Joe & Sophie Witten Chapel.

October 6 at 9:00 AM Family Service in the Sanctuary.

On Monday evening, October 5, and Tuesday, October 6

CLIP & RETURN

5776 Simhat Torah Honorees

Mike Mass

Hatan Breishit

Greg Arnold

Hatan Torah

Melanie Setzer

Aishet Hayil

The Jacksonville Jewish Center board of directors, clergy and staff congratulate them for their well-deserved selection. We invite the entire congregation to get to know them through soon-to-come biographical information, and then show their support on Simhat Torah day as these notable individuals are called for their special honors to the Torah.


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Operation Isaiah High Holy Day Food Drive

On Yom Kippur we read from the book of Isaiah: “It is to share your bread with the hungry and to take the poor into your home…” (Isaiah 58:7).

This year, as in the past, we will continue in our efforts to feed the hungry here in Jacksonville with our High Holy Days collection.

There are so many families who are less fortunate than we who cannot celebrate the Holy Days as we do. At the end of services on Rosh Hashanah bags will be distributed.

As you leave the synagogue please pick up a bag and return it to the synagogue (on days other than Shabbat or Yom Kippur Day) filled with packaged, non-perishable food items. These bags will help fill the shelves at the Jewish Family and Community Services food pantry.

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Adult Education

Sisterhood

I am so proud and honored to be president of the Jacksonville Jewish Center Sisterhood.

I have the unique opportunity to work with so many diverse and fabulous women. We are all ages with different interests that come together to make a difference in our community. If you haven’t come to an event in a while, please come and check us out. I know that you will be pleasantly surprised that we have evolved with the times and our events are timely and meaningful. As president, I believe that time is precious and limited, and I want every woman that attends a meeting or event to feel that it was worth their time. Our theme this year is women who can make a difference and that describes exactly what the Jacksonville Jewish Center Sisterhood is all about! Don’t forget to mark your calendar for October 11 at noon for the Paid Up Membership Meeting. I wish you a Happy and Healthy New Year and I hope to see you at one of our events!

Always, Marjie Rogozinski

Women Who Can Make a Difference

President Marjie Rogozinski in the middle flanked by former

Presidents Phyllis Goldberg, Joanne Goldberg, Lara Werwa,

Barbara Safer, and Etta Fialkow.

T his coming year in Adult Education is going to be one of the most exciting ever! We are

finalizing the plans for this year’s Safer Shabbaton scholar-in-residence for February 26-28, 2016. We are excited to have invited Dr. Susannah Heschel, Eli Black Professor of Jewish Studies at Dartmouth College, author, and daughter of the late, great theologian, Professor Abraham Joshua Heschel, to be our scholar-in-residence for the event.

Many of our popular ongoing classes will remain the same as last year: Talmud, Coffee and Torah, Shabbat meditation, and movies. We also support programs such as various parent education programs in the schools, such as B’nei Mitzvah classes for parents of upcoming Bar/Bat Mitzvah. Holiday programming includes Selihot, 2nd day of Rosh Hashanah classes for adults, and Shavuot. Thanks to the hard work of Wendy Honigman and Elaine Furman, our Adult Library is finally a reality! We are also working on forming several book clubs to meet the needs of interested folks. We have added more Hebrew beginner’s classes and Online Learning classes – both Alef-Bet level and more advanced liturgy fluency, as well as

Hebrew Conversation. We look forward to bringing back visiting professor Stephen Cantor, and a wonderful adult Program with visiting artist Mordechai Rosenstein. Our ongoing Adult B’nei Mitzvah class will culminate in a moving B’nei Mitzvah celebration on Shavuot.

Look for more information coming soon about Chai Mitzvah, a national program created as a way to engage adults in a Jewish journey throughout their lives. Participants attend monthly study sessions, identify something Jewish that they wanted to learn, take on or deepen an existing Jewish ritual, and engage in social action. Sessions will begin in October.

For more information about any of the above, please check our newsletters and on our website at www.jjcjax.org, where we update class times, programs and announcements each month.

If anybody has any questions or suggestions, please contact Lois Tompkins, the Adult Education Coordinator, or Andy Raitt and Helen Shacter, our committee co-chairs.

Adult Education Programs Coming Up this Year at the JJC

http://www.jjcjax.org

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(from page 8) an outstanding reputation. “The DuBow Preschool plants the seeds of living a Jewish life through teaching and experiencing Jewish values. The teachers instill positive growth and development and high self-esteem in all of the students. These are the reasons we sent our three boys to the DuBow Preschool and these are the reasons that we share with other families who are looking for a preschool for their children,” said Mauri Mizrahi, parent and former Education Chair for the Galinsky Academy. “Our family has had a connection to the preschool since 1975 when the Jacksonville Jewish Center moved to Mandarin. We would not consider sending our kids anywhere else.”

The Guiding Stars program emphasizes the importance of a school’s commitment to engage parents in education and social opportunities. Helping families make connections with other

families and providing a space to learn, socialize and grow together has always been an important part of DuBow Preschool’s mission. At this stage of their lives, parents of young children are also considering questions of identity and connection for themselves and their children. Raising children in a community offers support, guidance, and helps build long-term relationships. The DuBow Preschool strives to offer the children the highest quality education and a place for the whole family to find a community of support and celebration grounded in Jewish values. Many parents begin by attending one of the many “mommy and me” style programs offered at the school, or by becoming active in the PTO or a parenting book club. To learn more about our school, call Shereen Canady at 268-4200 ext. 143, look at the teacher blogs on the Parent Portal on our website at www.dubowpreschool.org, or drop into one of our special parent programs!

Galinsky Academy (continued)

Special Jacksonville Jewish Center Program

Artist –in-Residence:

Featuring Mordechai Rosenstein

Wednesday, October 28 –

Sunday, November 1

S ince 1979, Mordechai Rosenstein started creating Jewish Art and putting it up in

people’s homes, synagogues, and agencies throughout the world. In addition, he had the opportunity to visit many different organizations and wanted to make sure that the walls of office buildings are covered with Jewish Art. From his studio in his home in Elkins Park,

Penn., Mordechai creates myriad of pieces utilizing vibrant colors and flowing lines that transform the art of Hebrew calligraphy into a modern day feast for the eyes. “The flowing forms of the letters have been an inspiration since my youth,” he said. “It is very stimulating and rewarding to interact with members and communities throughout the country and develop a rapport with them.”

His unique style evolved as a result of various influences. While studying at The Philadelphia College of Art, Abstract Expressionist professor Franz Kline profoundly influenced Rosenstein. By uniting his interest in Judaica and painting, Rosenstein has given a contemporary meaning to the art of Hebrew calligraphy.

Mordechai is excited to be joining the Jacksonville Jewish Center community for five days at the end of October. He will be distributing his time with many different groups in the synagogue and schools. Please look for the full schedule of events in the coming weeks.

http://www.dubowpreschool.org

JJC Announces New Named Fund

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T he Jacksonville Jewish Center Troop 14 has assisted in the

development of young men in our Jewish community for decades. Now a part of the Setzer Youth Education branch of the Galinsky Academy, Troop 14 has transformed our youth into active, productive and contributing Jewish adults in Jacksonville and across the country. The value of Troop 14 has been recognized by Jack’s sisters Claire Lynn Berkman, Dolly Fleet Corlin, Adele Fleet Bacow and Robin Fleet by establishing

the named endowed fund the “Jack, Joel, and Margaret Fleet Boy Scout Fund” in the year which would have been Jack’s 70th birthday. Jack would have been honored to know that the ideals of Troop 14 and the establishment of the fund will inspire and mold the development of young men for many years to come.

The purpose of the fund is the enhancement of Boy Scout Troop 14’s programmatic offerings, scholarship assistance to scouts for activities that they could not have participated in due to financial need and special equipment purchases that will enhance the Scouting experience.

Jack was born on May 15, 1945 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Shortly after his birth, Jack moved with his parents Margaret and Joel Fleet and Sister Claire Lynn to Jacksonville, Florida. Jack was the second of five children, the only boy with four sisters (Claire Lynn, Dolly, Adele, and Robin). He attended Hendricks Avenue Elementary School where he was

a Patrol Boy. His hobbies included baseball, neighborhood kickball, ping-pong, basketball and drawing. People always enjoyed Jack’s company and thought of him as being extremely outgoing, well-liked, funny, and smart!

Throughout his life, Jack was active in the Jacksonville Jewish Center. He was in both the Cub Scout and Boy Scout troops lead by Dr. Harry Yergin. There were 14 boys, the largest group of Jewish Scouts who received the Ner Tamid award at one time in the nation. Jack also received his Eagle Scout Award. He attended Sunday and Religious School, became a Bar Mitzvah, Confirmand, and served as a local and regional officer in USY. He coached baseball and was the Program Director at the Jewish Center Day Camp.

Jack attended Duke University where he majored in chemistry and was a member of ZBT fraternity. At Tulane Medical School in Louisiana, he became interested in becoming a surgeon. After graduating from Tulane Medical School in 1971, Jack began his internship at Orange County Medical Center in Los Angeles. He planned to follow his dream of specializing in surgery. At age 26, Jack died from a tragic weight lifting accident. Although Jack’s story sadly ends here, his legacy will be carried on through his past participation in Boy Scout Troop 14.

Margaret and Joel Fleet met while attending Yom Kippur services at the Jacksonville Jewish Center. They were married at the Center in 1940. The Jewish Center was very important to both Margaret and Joel. Joel’s grandparents Sarah and

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The Jack, Joel and Margaret Fleet Boy Scout Fund

Jack Fleet, Boy Scout 1959

Boy Scouts Troup 14 About 1961 1961 Back - Adele, Dolly, Claire, Jack; Front - Robin, Joel, Margaret

Margaret and Joel Fleet

With Sincere Appreciation

Contributions (continued)

Alix Shaul Levy Scholarship Fund In memory of Albert Levy by Debbie Banks & Garry Kitay

Bernard & Alice Selevan Religious School Fund In honor of Ben Arnold's Bar Mitzvah by Hanna & Morris Bendit In memory of Aaron Leonard by Susan Cohen In memory of Ruth Cohen Kellman by Freda & Allen Kellman In memory of Ruth Oglin Baker by Robin & Jeff Morris In memory of Ruth Oglin Baker by Rose Lynn & Herb Plotkin

Bud Shorstein Kiddush Fund In memory of Maurice Goldstein by Linda & Mike Abramson In memory of Sylvia Wernow by Naomie & Bob Bossen Speedy recovery to Hilda Warfield by Naomie & Bob Bossen In memory of Joseph Dukes by Daron Dukes In memory of Joseph Dukes by Shirley & Daron Dukes In memory of Herbert Lewitt by Maxene & Marvin Gillman In memory of Rosalyn Gillman by Maxene & Marvin Gillman In memory of David Kaufman by Mimi & Marty Kaufman In memory of Sigmund Lipson by Mimi & Marty Kaufman In memory of Marcia Karegeannes by Esther & Howard Margol Thank you to Mark Shorstein by Lee Marks In memory of Sadie Marks by Penny & Jeff Marks In memory of Bernard Marks by Penny & Jeff Marks In memory of Morris Schemer by Florence & Jerry Schemer In memory of Thelma Schneider by Beth & Mark Shorstein In memory of Mack Karow by Doris & Fred Singer

Building Fund In memory of Benjamin Davis by Glenn & Matthew Beckerman

Byron Morris Fund In honor of Jacob & Zachary Orender's graduation by Bess Saliman In memory of Mickey Merlin by Robin & Jeff Morris In memory of Shoshana Schmerer by Robin & Jeff Morris In memory of Maurice Goldstein by Robin & Jeff Morris Speedy recovery to Don Kriss by Robin & Jeff Morris In memory of Sylvia Wernow by Robin & Jeff Morris Speedy recovery to Naomie Bossen by Sonya Morris In memory of Debra Malka Kramer by Sonya Morris In honor of Pearl Sederbaum's 90th birthday by Sonya Morris In memory of Moses Kramer by Sonya Morris In memory of Mickey Merlin by Debbie Simkin and family

Cemetery Fund In memory of Leo Weinstein by Naomie & Bob Bossen In memory of Lottie Hollinger Gendzier by Alois & Irwin Gendzier In memory of Bertha Yoffee by Helen & Lawrence Jaben In memory of Morris M. Schneider by Helen & Lawrence Jaben In memory of Fannie Kantor Nachman by Sharon & Stanley Kantor In memory of Perry Kantor by Sharon & Stanley Kantor In memory of Albert Mannis by Libby Katz In memory of Phyllis Fried by Ellen & Hank Kopp In memory of Monty Banks by Tamara & Boris Kufman In memory of Michael Ladyzhenskyi by Polina Ladyzhenskaya In memory of Leyb Kletsman by Polina Ladyzhenskaya In memory of Jennie Ida Hollinger by Hilda Mazo In memory of Borris Mazo by Hilda Mazo In memory of Alan Bromberg by Becky Bromberg & Penny Powell In memory of Annette Wagman Merman by Ellen & Jay Sherline In memory of Rose Haber by Helen & Edward Siegel In memory of Perry Safer by Marlene Sussman In memory of Hyman Katz by Marlene Sussman In memory of Beatrice Katz by Marlene Sussman

Charles Palot Youth Fund In memory of Elaine Koolik by Bonnie & Neil Sandler

Choir Fund In memory of Shoshana Schmerer by Marilyn & Charles Feldstein In memory of Milton Wohl by Debbie Banks & Garry Kitay

Debbie Katz Camp Ramah Fund In memory of Bunny Katz by Helen & John Hill In memory of Sadie Jacobson Tatt by Carolyn Krestul In honor of Elior Lubliner's Bar Mitzvah by Jeanne & Rabbi Martin Sandberg In honor of Itamar Lubliner's Bar Mitzvah by Jeanne & Rabbi Martin Sandberg In memory of Thelma Schneider by Eileen & Michael Weingram In memory of Richard Slinin by Carole Wolpin In memory of Mollie Rosenberg by Carole Wolpin In memory of Herman Rosenberg by Carole Wolpin

Dedicated Prayer Book Fund In memory of Steven C. Gross by Melissa Gross-Arnold & Shawn Arnold In honor of Ben Arnold's Bar Mitzvah by Melissa Gross-Arnold & Shawn Arnold

DuBow Preschool Fund In memory of Pearl Brooks by Linda, Laurie, Helen, Michael & Susan DuBow In memory of Maurice Goldstein by Linda, Lawrence, Helen, Michael & Susan DuBow In honor of Helen DuBow's special birthday by Robin & Jeff Morris In honor of the birth of Charlie Helming by Robin & Jeff Morris In honor of the birth of Finn Ribaudo by Robin & Jeff Morris In honor of the birth of Isabella & Benjamin Berling by Robin & Jeff Morris In memory of Thelma Schneider by Shirley Schemer In memory of Rubin Goldstein by Shirley & Jack Schemer In memory of Walter Kraemer by Marilyn Stein

Education Fund In memory of Sylvia Wernow by Marilyn & Charles Feldstein In memory of Maurice Goldstein by Annette Grauer In memory of Thelma Schneider by Janie Sang In memory of Thelma Schneider by Jonathan Sang

Educational Endowment Fund In memory of Anne Krokow by Judy & Kal Levinson

Elayne & Marty Brown Education Fund In memory of Maurice Feder by Marcia Knorek

Gene Kornblum Fund In memory of Maurice Goldstein by Marilynn & Ira Goldfield

General Fund In honor of Polina Koropova & Yefim Brunfon's wedding by Joette & John Anderson In memory of Maurice Goldstein by Leila, Paul & Sara Capellini In memory of Leah Abadee by Carole & Marv Feldman In memory of Alvin Feldman by Carole & Marv Feldman In honor of Chary & Michael Greenburg's 50th anniversary by Phyllis & Bob Fischer In memory of Yolanda Powell by Pat & Ben Frisch In memory of Harvey Berg by Stacey, Bruce, Bradley & Jeffrey Goldring In memory of Faye Stein & Philip Sussman by Doris & Jeff Goldstein In memory of Walter Kraemer by Carol & Bruce Greenspan In memory of Phyllis Strumlauf by Gladys (Leitman) & David Herckis Thank you for your kindness - my presentation was successful by Leonard Kurtz Thank you for always having the doors of the Center open by Carl Kutlin In memory of Joseph Honigman by Dorothy Legum In honor of Robin Morris receiving the Horty T. Gendzier Woman of Valor Award by Dorothy Legum In memory of Richard Bell by Dorothy Legum In memory of Sylvia Wernow by Denise & Jay Levitch In honor of Lorry Rothstein's special birthday by Marilyn & Mike Mass In honor of Polina Koropova & Yefim Brunfon's 45th anniversary by Marilyn & Mike Mass In memory of Maurice Goldstein by Marilyn & Mike Mass In memory of Borris Mazo by Ted Mazo In memory of Pearl Brooks by Hilda Goldstein and Evelyn & Charles Moskovitz In honor of Polina Koropova & Yefim Brunfon's wedding by Evelyn & Ira Peck In memory of Maurice Rose by Stephanee Rose In memory of Samuel Statland by Stephanee Rose In memory of Jacob Nusinov by Sandy Rosenblatt In memory of William Rosenblatt by Sandy Rosenblatt In memory of Maurice Goldstein by Susan & Jerry Roth In memory of Maurice Goldstein by Ellie Safer In memory of Maurice Goldstein by Judy & Steve Schreiber In memory of Sylvia Wernow by Linda & Stewart Schwamm In memory of Richard Albert by Lauren & Michael Setzer In memory of Richard Albert by Kimberly & Richard Sisisky In memory of Maurice Goldstein by Kimberly & Richard Sisisky

Hazzan Abraham Marton Youth Music Appreciation Fund In memory of Maurice Goldstein by Ruchel Broadman In memory of Morris Libby by Robert Libby In memory of Milton Wohl by Pearl Marton In memory of Scott Zimmerman, z”l. receiving the Rabbi David Gaffney Leadership in Education Award by Pearl Marton In memory of Hazzan Abraham Marton by Pearl Marton In memory of Maurice Goldstein by Pearl Marton In memory of Mary Mitzi Balter by Liane Rosenberg In memory of Rosalind Klein by Ann & Leon Silke In memory of Maurice Goldstein by Elsie Yellin

Hazzan Holzer's Discretionary Fund In memory of Reba & Arthur Stein by Tricia & Jack Bettman In appreciation of Hazzan Holzer by Polina Koropova & Yefim Brunfon In appreciation of Hazzan Holzer by the Goldstein Family In appreciation of Hazzan Holzer by Lauren Goldenberg & Evan Klippel

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In memory of Robert Plotkin by Rose Lynn & Herb Plotkin In memory of Abe Spiwak by Wayne Spiwak In memory of Mollie Isaacs by Barbara Teitelman In memory of Lester Isaacs by Barbara Teitelman In memory of Sidney Wallace by Renee & Lenny Wallace

Henry & Miriam Kramer Library Fund In memory of Lora Sheitelman by Elaine Furman In memory of Dorothy & Raymond Cohen by Marilyn & Harold Garber In memory of Maurice Goldstein by Marilyn & Harold Garber In memory of Thelma Schneider by Maxene & Marvin Gillman In memory of Milton Harris Levit by Lean & Milton Levit In memory of Ruth Miller by Margaret Miller In memory of Maurice Goldstein by Ilene Schinasi In memory of Sylvia Wernow by Rita & Manny Stearman

Hyman & Bertha Selber Beautification Fund In memory of Gilda Sue Goldman by Helen Goldman In memory of Ethel Rothblatt by Helen & John Hill

Ilene Selevan Endowment Fund In memory of Richard Albert by Merle & Ronnie Cherry In memory of Thelma Schneider by Merle & Ronnie Cherry In memory of Maurice Goldstein by Merle & Ronnie Cherry

Israel Scholarship Fund In memory of Rose Schloss by Maxene & Marvin Gillman In honor of the birth of Beryl Storch by Meryl & Harris Rittenberg In memory of Maurice Goldstein by Joanie & Sumner Waitz

Jakob Rogozinski Endowment Fund In memory of Richard Albert by Ruchel Broadman In memory of Richard Albert by Marilyn & Charles Feldstein In memory of Richard Albert by Stacey & Bruce Goldring In memory of Richard Albert by Edith & Bruce Horovitz In memory of Richard Albert by Cathrine & Keith Kupperman In memory of Richard Albert by Robin & Jeff Morris In memory of Richard Albert by Donna & M.G. Orender In memory of Richard Albert by Meryl & Harris Rittenberg In memory of Richard Albert by Elsie Yellin

Joseph & Dorothy Mizrahi Jewish Music Fund In memory of Maurice Goldstein by Jan & Bruce Glassman In memory of Phyllis Strumlauf by Marilyn & Mike Mass In memory of Milton Wohl by Judy & Ed Mizrahi In memory of Milton Wohl by Kathy & Bruce Stark In memory of Thelma Schneider by Cindy & Dan Wohl In memory of Milton Wohl by Cindy & Dan Wohl

L'Dor V'Dor Fund In memory of Rose Rothstein by Harriett & Max Behr In memory of Esther Portnoy & Morris Portnoy by Tricia & Jack Bettman In memory of Walter Michael Slaff by Tricia & Jack Bettman In memory of Richard Albert by Debby & Don Kaye In memory of Sylvia Millrood by Debby & Don Kaye In memory of Rena Rivka Golda by Alina & Rabbi Dov Kentof In memory of Gene Kornblum by Annetta Kornblum In memory of Solomon Greenberg by Evelyn & Ira Peck In memory of Philip Plotkin by Rose Lynn & Herb Plotkin Speedy recovery to Rhoda Kagan by Jean & Harry Robbins In memory of Herman Rosenberg by Joanne & Sandy Rosenberg In memory of Mollie Rosenberg by Joanne & Sandy Rosenberg In honor of Arlene Yegelwel receiving the Men's Club annual Brit Hinukh (Covenant of Education) Award by Barbara & Eliot Safer In memory of Maurice Goldstein by Marsha Shrago

Marilyn & Louis Safer Shabbaton Fund In honor of Polina Koropova & Yefim Brunfon's anniversary by Barbara & Eliot Safer In memory of Maurice Goldstein by Barbara & Eliot Safer In memory of Charles Lipton by Barbara & Eliot Safer In memory of Shana Safer Temel by Barbara & Eliot Safer In honor of Shelby Rena Rauchwarger by Barbara & Eliot Safer In honor of the birth of Jonah Werner by Barbara & Eliot Safer

Martin J. Gottlieb Day School Fund In memory of Libbie Jaffe by Barbara & Larry Jaffe In memory of Walter Kraemer by Caren & Larry Appel In memory of Philip Benjamin by Caren & Larry Appel In memory of Leo Dinin by Karen & Stuart Appelbaum In memory of Reyzel Vayngurtin by Anna Finelt In memory of Mickey Block by Maxene & Marvin Gillman In memory of Leona Krohn by Maxene & Marvin Gillman In memory of Phyllis Strumlauf by Maxene & Marvin Gillman In honor of Alyse Nathans becoming the president of the Jacksonville Jewish Center by Maxene & Marvin Gillman In memory of Maurice Goldstein by Chary & Michael Greenburg In honor of the B'nei Mitzvah of Elior & Itamar Lubliner by Sheila & Leo Jacobson In memory of Betty Lewis by Marla & Gary Lewis

In honor of Dr. Dena Mizrahi making the highest grade in the country on the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry's written National Board by Nancy & Ellen Mizrahi Speedy recovery to Rabbi Jim Rogozen by Robin & Jeff Morris In honor of Michael Appel on his graduation by Donna & M.G. Orender In honor of Micah Rubin on his graduation by Donna & M.G. Orender In honor of Leslie Schemer on her graduation by Donna & M.G. Orender In honor of Jenna Levine on her graduation by Donna & M.G. Orender In honor of Rachel Walker on her graduation by Donna & M.G. Orender In memory of Richard Albert by Cheryl & Jay Plotkin In memory of Phyllis Strumlauf by Cheryl & Jay Plotkin In memory of Richard Albert by Rose Lynn & Herb Plotkin In memory of Milton Wohl by Meryl & Harris Rittenberg In honor of Alyse Nathans becoming the president of the Jacksonville Jewish Center by Jean & Harry Robbins In memory of Maurice Goldstein by Richard Rosenblum In memory of Pearl Brooks by Jill & Daryl Sadowsky In memory of Sylvia Solomon by Ellen & Barry Setzer In memory of Maurice Goldstein by Ellen & Barry Setzer In memory of Maurice Goldstein by Billy Silverman & Larry Smith In memory of Louis Bobroff by Renee Soforenko In memory of Betty B. Soforenko by Renee Soforenko In memory of Maurice Goldstein by Marjorie & Robert Worman In memory of Maurice Goldstein by Arlene & Evan Yegelwel Speedy recovery to Rabbi Jim Rogozen by Arlene & Evan Yegelwel

Martin J. Gottlieb Day School Library Fund In memory of Leon Chamison by Phyllis & Larry Goldberg In honor of Lorry Rothstein's special birthday by Annette Grauer In memory of Leon Bernstein by Annette Grauer In memory of Walter Kraemer by Iris & Mark Kraemer In memory of Irving Housman by Eleanor Sapolsky In memory of Simi Hausman by Eleanor Sapolsky In memory of Elliott Coffman by Daphne & Frank Woodard

Martin J. Gottlieb Day School Mitzvah Fund In honor of Arlene Yegelwel receiving the Men's Club annual Brit Hinukh (Covenant of Education) Award by Phyllis & Larry Goldberg In memory of Maurice Goldstein by Phyllis & Larry Goldberg In memory of Phyllis Strumlauf by Edith & Bruce Horovitz In memory of Charles Grossman by Edith & Bruce Horovitz In memory of Shoshana Schmerer by Edith & Bruce Horovitz In honor of Ben Arnold's Bar Mitzvah by Edith & Bruce Horovitz In memory of Joseph Honigman by Debbie Banks & Garry Kitay In memory of Thelma Schneider by Debbie Banks & Garry Kitay In memory of Richard Albert by Debbie Banks & Garry Kitay In memory of Sylvia Wernow by Sylvia Lubliner In memory of Walter Kraemer by Judy & Ed Mizrahi In memory of Leona Krohn by Judy & Ed Mizrahi In memory of Ruth Oglin Baker by Stephanee Rose In memory of Maurice Goldstein by Ann & Leon Silke In appreciation of Larry Goldberg by Evan Yegelwel

Miriam Greenbaum Fund In memory of Rose Gray by Allen Gray In memory of Anita Howard by Sandy & David Tall and family In memory of Joseph Honigman by Sandy & David Tall and family

Mizrahi Torah Fund In memory of Joseph Abraham Laufer by Frances & David Albert In memory of Henrietta Albert by Frances & David Albert In memory of Susan P. Laufer by Frances & David Albert In memory of Beverly Goldstein by Faye & Steve Mizrahi In memory of Sylvia Hecht by Faye & Steve Mizrahi In memory of Dorothy Cohen by Faye & Steve Mizrahi In memory of Scott Zimmerman by Faye & Steve Mizrahi In memory of Joan Talpalar by Faye & Steve Mizrahi In memory of Joseph Honigman by Faye & Steve Mizrahi In memory of Albert Levy by Faye & Steve Mizrahi In memory of Thelma Schneider by Faye & Steve Mizrahi In memory of Walter Kraemer by Faye & Steve Mizrahi In memory of Phyllis Strumlauf by Faye & Steve Mizrahi In honor of Steve Mizrahi by Donna & M.G. Orender In memory of Ruth Rand by Robin & Marco Rand

Myra Thier Lazarus Camp Ramah Fund In memory of Suzi Roey by Marilynn & Ira Goldfield In memory of Thelma Schneider by Ellen & Hank Kopp In memory of Thelma Schneider by Iris & Mark Kraemer In memory of Susie Roey by Howard Roey In memory of Richard Albert by Howard Roey In memory of Maurice Goldstein by Howard Roey In memory of Milton Wohl by Barbara & Mike Schneider In memory of Walter Kraemer by Barbara & Mike Schneider In memory of Joseph Honigman by Barbara & Mike Schneider

Neal F. Portnoy Youth Fund In memory of Maurice Goldstein by Harriett & Sheldon Kaplan


Jack, Joel and Margaret Fleet

Boy Scout Fund

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In honor of the B'nei Mitzvah of Elior & Itamar Lubliner by Rhonda & Ricky Passink In memory of Thelma Schneider by Barbara & Jerry Portnoy In memory of Leona Krohn by Barbara & Jerry Portnoy Speedy recovery to Naomie Bossen by Barbara & Jerry Portnoy In memory of Mickey & Raymond Ehrlich, Henry Bettman and Idlene & Norman Slaff by Jean & Harry Robbins In memory of Esther & Morris Portnoy by Jean & Harry Robbins In memory of Thelma Schneider by Lynn Sussman In memory of Richard Bailey by Lynn Sussman In memory of Maurice Goldstein by Lynn Sussman

Oren Margol Break the Fast Fund In memory of Hans Jacob Manasse by Karen & Henry Gare In memory of Phyllis Strumlauf by Lisette Halpern In memory of Walter Kraemer by Bobbi & Bennie Margol Speedy recovery to Ruthie Berger by Bobbi & Bennie Margol In memory of Maurice Goldstein by Bobbi & Bennie Margol In honor of Lindsey Kight's Bat Mitzvah by Michelle & Drew Margol In memory of Ethan Price by Michelle & Drew Margol In memory of Edward Halpern by Michelle & Drew Margol In memory of Oren Margol on his yahrzeit by Robin & Jeff Morris In memory of Milton Strumlauf by George Strumlauf In memory of Renee Wolfson Moses by Lisa & Bud Wolfson

Prayer Book Fund In memory of Pia L. Echt by Elfreide & Bernhard Echt In honor of Zoe & Andrea Mail by Richard Meyer In memory of Morris J. Worman by Pearl Sederbaum In memory of Haskell Zimmerman by Elyne & Charles Zimmerman In memory of Helene Z. Cohen by Elyne & Charles Zimmerman In memory of Sylvia Wernow by Havurah friends - Clara, Hilda, Naomie, Pearl, Rose and Rubye

Rabbi Lubliner's Discretionary Fund In memory of Philip Sneider by Rita & Harold Baumgarten In memory of Harry Webber by Estelle & Stuart Beckerman In memory of Esther Hirsch by Estelle & Stuart Beckerman In memory of Rachel Sosnowiec by Hanna & Morris Bendit In memory of Lawrence Conklin by Agnes & Mitch Bloch In honor of the B'nei Mitzvah of Elior & Itamar Lubliner by Ruchel Broadman In appreciation of Rabbi Lubliner by Polina Koropova & Yefim Brunfon In memory of Larry Burman by Sherwyn Burman In memory of Gussie R. Cherry by Merle & Ronnie Cherry In memory of Steven Michael Gutman by Bobbie & Don Edelman In memory of Ann Coleman by Bobbie & Don Edelman In memory of Benjamin Gottlieb by Gail & Paul Furman In memory of Edith Fox by Samara & Chris Gilbert In memory of Jennie Wagner Goldstein by Hilda & Maurice Goldstein In memory of Grace Radford by Michelle & Neill Graff-Radford In memory of Raymond Borkson by Pearl & Alan Harrison In memory of Morton Heller by Maxine Heller In memory of Barney Freedman by Maxine Heller In memory of Kate Freedman by Maxine Heller In memory of Florence Steinman by Helene Isolica In memory of Faye Rachel Wolk by Marcelle & Nolan Karstaedt In memory of Solly Zalmen Wolk by Marcelle & Nolan Karstaedt In memory of Samuel Kellman by Freida & Allen Kellman In appreciation of Rabbi Lubliner by Lauren Goldenberg & Evan Klippel In memory of Martha Kravitz by Shirley & Richard Kravitz In memory of Arthur Lowell by Joanne Lowell In memory of Johanna Lubliner by Sylvia Lubliner In memory of Rabbi Mattithias Yaakov Laks by Sylvia Lubliner In memory of Maurice Goldstein by Sylvia Lubliner In memory of Joseph Reiss by Jo & Alan Marks In memory of Madelaine Reiss by Jo & Alan Marks In memory of Abe Miller by Sindi & Morris Miller In appreciation of Rabbi Lubliner by Howard Roey In memory of Morris Rosenblatt by Elias Rosenblatt In memory of Maurice Goldstein by Diane & Mitchell Rothstein In memory of Richard Bailey by Diane & Mitchell Rothstein In memory of Richard Albert by Diane & Mitchell Rothstein In memory of Rose Hochman by Frieda & Leonard Saraga In memory of Miriam Carlton Edwards by Judy & Steve Silverman In memory of Lottie Schwartz Kolb by Millie & Edward Tannen In memory of Danna Parry by Cass & David Weintraub In memory of Sadie Wolff by Cass & David Weintraub In memory of Milton A. Wohl by Cindy & Dan Wohl In honor of the B'nei Mitzvah of Elior & Itamar Lubliner by Elsie Yellin In memory of Maurice Goldstein by Rita & Manny Stearman

Setzer Youth Education Fund In memory of Sylvia Wernow by Lauren & Michael Setzer

Sylvia & Milton Hecht Program Fund Happy Birthday to Helen Diamond by Ann & Leon Silke

Sylvia H. Shorstein Scholarship Fund In memory of Chaje Pearson by Gloria Greenberg

In memory of Milton Wohl by Beth & Mark Shorstein In honor of the 2015 Siyyum Class graduation by Beth & Mark Shorstein In honor of Alyse Nathans becoming the president of the Jacksonville Jewish Center by Beth & Mark Shorstein In honor of Arlene Yegelwel receiving the Men's Club annual Brit Hinukh (Covenant of Education) Award by Beth & Mark Shorstein In memory of Shoshana Schmerer by Beth & Mark Shorstein In memory of Sylvia Wernow by Beth & Mark Shorstein In memory of Sylvia H. Shorstein by Robin, Benay, Mathew & Michael Shorstein

Weiss-Leibo Fund for Excellence in Adult Education In memory of Hyman Pollock by Marsha & Ronnie Pollock In memory of Milton Wohl by Jill & Michael Weiss

Wilbur Margol Fund for Campus Enhancements In memory of Fruma Libby by Robert Libby In memory of Belle Margol by Marilyn Margol In memory of Walter Kraemer by Marilyn Margol In memory of Phyllis Strumlauf by Marilyn Margol In memory of Walter Kraemer by Wendy & Fred Pozin In memory of Phyllis Strumlauf by Wendy & Fred Pozin In memory of Evelyn Newman by Wendy & Fred Pozin In memory of Leon Robbins by Kate Robbins In memory of Harry Prystowsky by Kate Robbins In memory of Walter Kraemer by Kim & David Robbins In memory of Harvey Starsky by Kim & David Robbins In memory of Thelma Schneider by Kim & David Robbins In memory of Phyllis Strumlauf by Kim & David Robbins

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Jacob were active members of the synagogue as were Joel’s parents Sam and Minnie Fleet. Margaret traveled each Sunday from Fernandina Beach to Jacksonville to attend Sunday school and was confirmed at the Jewish Center. Joel’s family journeyed to Jacksonville from Live Oak. Both Margaret and Joel grew up in small Florida towns with populations of about 3,000 and about half a dozen Jewish families. Neither town had a synagogue or kosher butcher. Yet, both families kept kosher. Jacksonville and the Jewish Center were the haven for Jewish life for their families.

Margaret and Joel lived a loving and vibrant life together and were married for 64 years when Joel passed away in 2004 at the age of 88. Margaret also lived life to the fullest until she passed away at 93 in 2013. Joel was a much-loved pediatrician and Margaret was very active in local civic and cultural organizations. Together they left a loving legacy and enjoyed living in Jacksonville with deep family ties, commitment to their community, and a zest for life. They would have been equally honored that their children have commemorated their good names through the establishment of the “Jack, Joel and Margaret Fleet Boy Scout Fund”.

The Jacksonville Jewish Center is thankful to the Fleet Family for the establishment of the fund and hopes our congregants will also help enhance the fund with additional contributions to help the fund do its good work. We encourage you to contact our Executive Director, Don Kriss by phone at 904-292-1000 or by email at [email protected] to find just the right opportunity to contribute to the “Jack, Joel and Margaret Fleet Boy Scout Fund.”

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In Memoriam

… to Jeanine (Dr. Chaim) Rogozinski on the passing of her father, Richard Melvin Albert, on May 24. We extend our condolences to Jeanine and her siblings Carolyn Albert and Nancy (Tony) Kaufman, as well as to Richard's grandchildren Ariel and Taryn Kaufman, Rachel (Blair) Hyman, Erin (Arlen) Weintraub, Jonathan and Danielle Rogozinski, and Richard's brother David (Ginette) Albert.

… to Lawrence (Barbara) Jaffe on the passing of his brother-in-law Richard Bailey on June 1. We extend our condolences to Richard's sons Marlin and Brian Bailey, two grandchildren, and all of Lawrence and Barbara’s family.

… to David & Priscilla Schmerer on the passing of their daughter-in-law, Shoshana Naomi Schmerer, on June 8 in Austin, Texas. We extend our condolences to her husband Matthew, David and Priscilla, and her brother-in-law Jason Schmerer.

… to Judel & Charlotte Berson on the passing of their son, Raymond Berson, on July 24 in St. Simon's Island, GA. We extend our condolences to them; to Raymond’s wife, Sharon Greene; and to Raymond's sisters, Sharon (David) McCall and Naomi (Anthony) Chait.

… to Lois Tompkins, Bernard & Alice Selevan Religious School Principal, on the passing of her stepmother, Ruth Olgin Baker, on July 28. We extend our condolences to Lois and her immediate family, Ruth's husband J. Milton Baker, her son Paul Garber, and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

… to Mareda (Michael) Friedman on the passing of her mother, Virginia Monroe, on August 3 in West Virginia. We extend our condolences to Mareda and her siblings, Vada (Bob) Mills and Sandy Monroe; Virginia's grandchildren, Ari (Tanya) Friedman, Morrisa (James) Hansen, Jeff (Angela) Molliver, and David Molliver; and great-grandson Liam Friedman.

… to Michael (Sherry) Herring on the passing of his father, Edmund Herring, of Virginia Beach on August 7. We extend our condolences to them as well as to Edmund’s wife Marcy; their other children Charles (Terry) Herring and Joyce Herring Bolton; and grandchildren, Lisa, Craig, Tyler, Kelsey, and Sarah.

We Extend Our Condolences to Our Members Who Have Lost Loved Ones...

… David Khazanovich on May 22. We extend our condolences to his wife Yelena, their daughter Galina (Davis) Kitchens, and their granddaughers Natalie (Paxson) Troutman and Cailyn Kitchens.

… Pearl Brooks on June 17. We extend our condolences to her daughters Nancy (Gerald) Schultz and Marsha (Kenneth) Tucker; grandchildren David (Barbara) Sadowsky, Greg (Susie) Sadowsky and Mark (Donagh) Schatz; and her six great-grandchildren.

… Stephen Myron Hackel on July 2. We extend our condolences to his siblings Sharon Sherman and Donna Walker; children Andi Perrin and Paul (Jana) Hackel; and grandchildren Camille Perrin, Jonah Perrin, Adam Hackel, and Kathryn Hackel.

… Maurice Wagner Goldstein on July 4. We extend our condolences to his wife Hilda K. Goldstein; daughters Evelyn (Charles) Moskovitz and Martha (Jack) Killeen; grandchildren Todd (Melissa) Wahnish, Tillie (Sam) Venus, David Moskovitz and Elizabeth (Mark) Brite; great-grandchildren Shaman and Maurice Venus, and Ben and Roxanne Brite; and numerous nieces and nephews.

… Sylvia Wernow on July 6. We extend our condolences to her sons Sheldon (Shari) Wernow and Bruce (Jane) Wernow; grandchildren Howard (Katie) Wernow, Marisa Wernow, Seth Wernow, and Shana Wernow; two great-grandchildren, Yaelle and Tyler; niece Gaye (Neil, z"l) Sager, niece Jennifer (Andy) Zunic, and nephew Todd Sager.

… Marie Flauman Kowitz on July 12 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. We extend our condolences to her children Pat (Alex) Orban and Cantor Mitchell Kowitz, as well as to her grandchildren Litsa (Josh) Rivers, Joshua, Michael, and Shelly Kowitz.

… Lester Edelstein on August 4 in Hollywood, Florida. We extend our condolences to his children Sandra, Barbara, and Mindy; his brother Lloyd (Lois) Edelstein; and his granddaughter Rachel.

… We are saddened by the passing of our beloved member Herbert Gordon on August 20. We extend our condolences to his first cousins, Alan (Renee) Gordon and Sammy (Norma) Gordon.

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