WEEKLY Programming and Updates from
Congregation L'Dor Va-Dor
as of January 1, 2022
Shalom!
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THE VOICE OF L’DOR VA-DOR
Congregation L’Dor Va-Dor’s e-Newsletter
January 1, 2023 – 8 Tevet, 5783 Edition
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Building The Judaism of Tomorrow TODAY with L'Dor Va-Dor
JOIN US FOR SHABBAT every FRIDAY - Live or Virtually
Friday, January 6th, join us at the Grand Villa of Delray West for our live
SHABBAT @ 7:30 pm ET
Call us: 561-968-0688
Email us: Info@LDORVADOR.org
Our Mailing Address is:
Congregation L'Dor Va-Dor . 6100 Boynton Beach Blvd. # 743102 . Boynton Beach, FL 33474
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We at L'Dor Va-Dor wish
YOU and YOURS
a very happy, healthy, peaceful, and fruitful
New Year 2023!
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We welcome you to be a part of our L'Dor Va-Dor Family
as we engage in
an ENJOYABLE, DYNAMIC and RATIONAL view of Judaism,
with a commitment to SOCIAL ACTION!
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A CALENDAR SUMMARY of L'Dor Va-Dor Happenings |
All listed events and programs can be found on our L'Dor Va-Dor Calendar for more information and details, please Click Here to be linked to our web calendar.
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Tuesday, January 3, 7:00 pm ET: TOUCH of TORAH with Rabbi Barry Silver on Zoom - join us for a rational view and insight into the Torah and a great discussion
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Friday, January 6, 7:30 pm ET: FIRST FRIDAY SHABBAT CELEBRATION, Live at The Grand Villa of Delray West, 5859 Heritage Park Way, Delray Beach, honoring those with January Birthdays and Anniversaries (live and virtually).
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Tuesday, January 10, 7:00 pm ET: TOUCH of TORAH with Rabbi Barry Silver on Zoom - join us for a rational view and insight into the Torah and a great discussion
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Friday, January 13, 7:30 pm ET: EVENING SHABBAT CELEBRATION, Live at The Grand Villa of Delray West, 5859 Heritage Park Way, Delray Beach (live and virtually)
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Sunday, January 15, 11:00 am ET: MEN'S CLUB BREAKFAST at Bagels &, Charleston Square, 6556 Hypoluxo Road, Lake Worth - all men welcome. Please RSVP call or text to 561-968-0688
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Sunday, January 15, 1:30 pm ET: SISTERHOOD LADIES LUNCH at Terra Fiamma, Delray Marketplace, 9169 West Atlantic Avenue, Delray Beach - all women welcome. We will be eating on the covered patio outdoors. Please RSVP call or text to 561-968-0688
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Monday, January 16, 7:00 pm ET: PARSON TO PARSON discussion on Zoom about Hot Topics with Rabbi Barry Silver and Pastor Fritz Aufdencamp
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Tuesday, January 17, 7:00 pm ET: TOUCH of TORAH with Rabbi Barry Silver on Zoom - join us for a rational view and insight into the Torah and a great discussion
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Friday, January 20, 7:30 pm ET: EVENING SHABBAT CELEBRATION, Live at The Grand Villa of Delray West, 5859 Heritage Park Way, Delray Beach (live and virtually).
Future significant event:
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Sunday, February 12, 12 noon to 2:30 pm ET: NOW National Organization for Women, Palm Beach County Chapter, will be honoring Rabbi Barry Silver as Feminist of the Year 2023 at their annual lunch celebrating their 50th anniversary. For more details and how you can support Rabbi Barry and attend this luncheon, please CLICK HERE.
Mark your calendars and plan to be with us and L'Dor Va-Dor!
Links for all our programming
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PLEASE read on to see details of
current Upcoming Events
and more ... learn how you can be a part of
our exciting new Judaism!
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Tuesday, JANUARY 3 @ 7:00 pm ET
Virtual
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LET'S GET IN ...
TOUCH OF TORAH
Join us for a
JOYOUS and RATIONAL discussion about Torah and more
with
RABBI BARRY SILVER
Tuesday, JANUARY 3 @ 7:00 pm ET on Zoom
A Weekly Virtual Program
Genesis: VAYECHI
(meaning "and he [Jacob] lived")
Let's get in touch with Torah and our Jewish "neshama" (soul) for the New Year! Join us for Rabbi Barry's rational explanation and discussion about the upcoming Shabbat's Torah passage! The Torah is the backbone to our religion. Rabbi Barry will provide an interpretation that makes sense and is relevant for us all.
All are welcome to participate and partake in an evening of learning and educating ourselves on the relevance of Torah from back-in-the-day, to today and into tomorrow.
To join us by Zoom / Computer:
Meeting ID: 883 4142 6745
Passcode: 037332
By Phone, dial:
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1-312-626-6799 or 1-301-715-8592, then enter Meeting 883 4142 6745 and #, then enter Passcode 037332 and #
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Friday, JANUARY 6 @ 7:30 pm ET
In-person (& Virtual options)
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ALL are welcomed to join with us!
FIRST FRIDAY
SHABBAT CELEBRATION
LIVE In-person
(and Virtually)
Friday, JANUARY 6th @ 7:30 pm ET
with
Rabbi Barry Silver
Cantor Carol Garrett
at
The GRAND VILLA of DELRAY WEST
5859 Heritage Park Way
Delray Beach, FL
in the Heritage Club Room
off of Via Flora, midway between Atlantic Avenue and Lake Ida Road
For directions to The Grand Villa of Delray West, please CLICK HERE.
Join together with us, Rabbi Barry, and Cantor Carol for a rousing greast time in celebration of the first Shabbat of the New Year 2023 and the first Shabbat of January! We will honor and celebrate all those with Birthdays and Anniversaries in the month of January during the service. Start 2023 off on the right foot by getting back to your Jewishishness and being an active part of what we offer ... an interpretation of Judaism that is relevant, evolving and makes sense for all! Share our rational view of Judaism, the Torah, and Shabbat. Hear the Torah read and interpreted by Rabbi Barry: the passage of Vayechi from Genesis. Experience how special Shabbat can be with us and wish all a good and healthy New Year 2023!
Please plan to stay with us following our service for our ONEG SHABBAT!
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ENJOY & EXPERIENCE
our Dynamic, Joyous, Socially-Conscious
InspiRational Judaism
uniting Tradition, Science and Spirituality
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YOU MAY ATTEND
Friday's service at The Grand Villa
LIVE "In Person" or "Virtually OnLine"
The direct links for Zoom and YouTube viewing
will be provided later this week!
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Our Shabbat Celebration of 12/30/2022 with Rabbi Barry and Cantor Carol at the Grand Villa of Delray West: Please CLICK HERE to view.
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View just the New Year Message from Rabbi Barry from our 12/30/2022 Shabbat: Please CLICK HERE.
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Sunday, JANUARY 15 @ 11:00 am ET
In-person
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MEN'S BREAKFAST
ALL MEN
are invited and welcomed!
Join with us for a great time!
Sunday, JANUARY 15 @ 11:00 am ET
PLEASE RSVP no later than Thursday, Jan.12
Please call or text to 561-968-0688 for RSVP.
at
BAGELS & Restaurant
Charleston Square
6556 Hypoluxo Road, Lake Worth, FL
(on the SW corner of Hypoluxo and Jog Roads)
Looking to have all our L'Dor Va-Dor Men and friends join in for our monthly brunch!
We have high hopes for 2023 and let's get going planning some great activities and get-togethers for both men and women for the new year!
We hope that you can join us
for some great conversation and brotherhood!
Please note that each person is responsible for the cost of their own meal.
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Sunday, JANUARY 15 @ 1:30 pm ET
In-person
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LADIES LUNCHEON
ALL WOMEN
are invited and welcomed!
Join with us for a nice afternoon!
Sunday, JANUARY 15 @ 1:30 pm ET
PLEASE RSVP no later than Thursday, Jan.12
Please call or text to 561-968-0688 for RSVP.
at
TERRA FIAMMA Italian Restaurant
Delray Marketplace
9169 West Atlantic Avenue, Delray Beach, FL
(near the NW corner of W.Atlantic Ave and Lyons Road)
Calling all women of L'Dor Va-Dor and friends as well! Let's get TOGETHER for our monthly luncheon. We will be seated outdoors under their covered patio.
Let's plan some upcoming fun events and programs for women or men and women, that we can all enjoy in 2023! Perhaps mini-golf, films, game afternoon or evening, picnics, pot luck meal, etc! Create some new friendships and re-kindle ones from the past and have a fun afternoon with us!
If you are able, we hope you will contribute $5 (or whatever you can) towards future activities with the Sisterhood (cash or checks payable to L'Dor Va-Dor, ear-marked for the Sisterhood).
We hope that you can join us for our fun luncheon
and be a part of our L'DOR VA-DOR SISTERHOOD!
Please note that each person is responsible for the cost of their own meal.
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Acknowledging
DONATIONS
to L’Dor Va-Dor
We are so grateful for the
generosity & love shown to
L’Dor Va-Dor by your donations!
TODAH RABAH!
- By Kathy and Jack Bayer, a donation for the Rabbi's fund
- By Bevelyn Caplan, a donation in honor of our Shabbat services and Chanukah
- By Lisa Caplan, a donation in memory of Lewis Greenberg, who recently passed, loving husband, father, grandfather, and uncle
- By Brenda Dressler, a donation in memory of the Yahrzeit of her father, Herbert Dressler
- By Roberta and Leonard Feinman, a donation in memory of the Yahrzeit of Roberta's mother, Frances Kaufman
- By Celia Honig, a donation in memory of the Yahrzeit of her father, Abraham Wolf Honig
- By Marlene and Sheldon Krauss, a donation in memory of the Yahrzeits of their mothers, Anna Krauss and Dorothy Saltzer
- By Randi Markman, a donation to thank our congregation and Rabbi for challenging the Florida law restricting women's rights
- By Lita Paritsky, a donation in memory of the Yahrzeit of her mother, Eva Purisch
- By Diane Pomish, a donation in honor of Chanukah
- A special thank you to all who were very generous during Shabbat and our Chanukah party for their cash donations and for the raffle donations
- A special thank you to those who donated through the Network for Good in honor of Cantor Carol and her November birthday
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Please consider ...
Becoming a part of our Congregation,
Being a Volunteer
and giving a bit of your time,
Contributing a Donation to support us,
Creating a LIVING LEGACY to L'Dor Va-Dor
to continue and sustain our efforts into the future!
We thank you for your kindness!
ALL of your Donations
are most welcomed,
are tax-deductible,
and will be acknowledged
for your record-keeping.
YOUR SUPPORT IS VITAL
to continue
our work and fulfill our goals!
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We so appreciate this!
THANK YOU SO MUCH!
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Please note our address for any mailed donations:
Congregation L'Dor Va-Dor
6100 Boynton Beach Blvd. #743102
Boynton Beach, FL 33474
L'Dor Va-Dor continues to do tikkun olam,
repairing the world, one Mitzvah at a time.
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COMMUNITY PROGRAMS
Available for one and all!
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CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH presents the following programming:
KINETIC BIENNIAL: Art that MOVES!
Saturday, JANUARY 28 - Sunday, JANUARY 29
FREE
Where: East Ocean Ave. from NE 1st St. to Fed. Hwy,
north to Boynton Beach Blvd. east to the Boynton Harbor Marina
The Kinetic Biennial is a free art exhibit and symposium of artists, designers, and performers to engage the Boynton community and South Florida visitors in contemporary kinetic art. The Biennial demonstrates the interconnectedness of art and technology and leverages human fascination with movement. This is the sixth presentation to our community. The weekend will include indoor art exhibitions, artist and designer talks, student displays, turbine demonstrations, light projections, and choreographed motion performances with community volunteers. Live music, food trucks, artist booths, and other activities will add to the festive atmosphere.
For more information, call 561-742-6757.
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MANDEL JCC BOYNTON BEACH presents the following programming: |
KALEIDOSCOPE SERIES
Wednesdays, DECEMBER 7 through FEBRUARY 15, 1:00 pm ET
In-Person onsite at JCC Boynton, 8500 Jog Rd, Boynton Beach
$120 for full 10-week series; $15 per Drop-in class
A bouquet of engaging, thought provoking, and entertaining programs taught by your favorite instructors!
For more information or to register, please CLICK HERE.
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RINA RAPHAEL AUTHOR TALK: The Gospel of Wellness
Monday, JANUARY 9, 1:00 pm ET
Virtual - $10 per person; Registration required
Wellness promises women the one thing they desperately desire: control. Women are pursuing their health like never before. Whether it’s juicing, biohacking, clutching crystals, or sipping collagen, today there is something for everyone, as the wellness industry has grown from modest roots into a $4.4 trillion entity and a full-blown movement promising health and vitality in the most fashionable package. But why suddenly are we all feeling so unwell? Join wellness industry journalist Rina Raphael as she discusses the explosion of the wellness industry with a critical eye, humor, and empathy.
For more information or to register, please CLICK HERE.
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BEOND THE BOOK with B.A. SHAPIRO: Metropolis
Tuesday, JANUARY 17, 10:00 - 11:00 am ET
In-person at Boynton JCC, 8500 Jog Rd, Boynton Beach, FL
$18 per person; Registration required
The New York Times bestselling author of The Art Forger delivers a spellbinding and moving novel about what we hang on to, what we might need to let go, and how unexpected events can lead us to deeper truths. Six people, six secrets, six different backgrounds. They would never have met if not for their connection to the Metropolis Storage Warehouse in Cambridge, Massachusetts. When someone falls down an elevator shaft at the facility, each becomes caught up in an intensifying chain of events. This event will be moderated by mystery reviewer, Oline Cogdill.
For more information or to register, please CLICK HERE.
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BOYNTON PHYSICIANS GROUP presents the following programming:
TAI CHI Moving Meditation, taught by Eric
Every Tuesday, 11:00 am to 12:00 pm ET
Resuming December 13, 2022
A BIT OF EXERCISE AND GOOD FOR YOUR BODY!
FREE In-person light exercise program, perfect for people of all ages, especially seniors - masks required - held weekly
Walkin's welcome (no pre-registration needed)
Boynton Physicians Group, 244 N. Congress Avenue, Boynton Beach
(SE corner of Boynton Beach Blvd/Congress Ave, next door to Chuck E. Cheese)
Join us and have FUN! Enjoy some gentle stretches for warmup (Qigong, "Chi Gong"), followed by Tai Chi, coordinated body-posture and movement, breathing, and meditation, which provides light exercise and improved balance both physically and spiritually. Great for beginners or intermediate. Small class size, large room. Try it, you just might LOVE IT!
To join in ... just visit this medical center and add your name and contact information
at the reception desk each Tuesday at 11:00 am.
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THE GROSS FAMILY CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF ANTISEMITISM AND THE HOLOCAUST presents the following programming:
Welcome to America: The Remarkable Impact of the Holocaust on Art and Museums in the U.S. with Dr. Roger Ward
Sunday, JANUARY 8, 2023 at 11:00 am ET
In-Person at South County Civic Center, 16700 Jog Road, Delray Beach
All programs are FREE and open to the public; Registration is required
Dr. Ward is widely recognized as an expert in the field of Nazi-era provenance research. He was a consultant to the Department of Homeland Security on the restitution of artworks looted during the Nazi era in Europe.
For more information and to register for this program and others January through April, 2023, please click GrossFamilyCenter.org.
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ADOLPH AND ROSE LEVIS JCC presents the following programming:
CONCERT 4 KINDNESS, featuring MONTANA TUCKER & Friends
Sunday, JANUARY 15, 2023 at 4:00 pm ET
In-Person at Carole and Barry Kaye Performing Arts Auditorium,
FAU Campus, 777 Glades Road, Boca Raton, FL
$10 per person; Registration is required
Award-winning singer-songwriter, dancer, actress, and mega social influencer Montana Tucker will headline an intergenerational multi-arts Concert-4-Kindness™ to amplify a kindness message. Featuring an inclusive and affirming roster of talent, Tucker and her concert collaborators hail from all backgrounds and life experiences to deliver a resonating “We are the World”-style multigenerational community moment. Hosted by FAU’s Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Tucker and her dancers, an international bilingual music and film duo, South Florida students and community arts groups will perform songs, dance, instrumentals, poetry, and show videos, intermingled with “kindness” cameos by Tucker’s friends in the arts and entertainment industry to inspire unity and peace.
For more information and to register, please CLICK HERE.
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PALM BEACH COUNTY NOW (NATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR WOMEN) presents the following programming:
FEMINIST AWARD LUNCHEON, honoring Rabbi Barry Silver, Esq.
Sunday, FEBRUARY 12, 2023 at 12:00 pm ET
In-Person at Westchester Country Club
12250 Westchester Club Dr, Boynton Beach, FL
Registration and payment required by Feb. 4, 2023
Rabbi Barry Silver is being named and honored the Feminist of the Year 2023 by the Palm Beach County chapter of NOW, at their Award Luncheon for NOW's Golden Anniversary Year. Feminism is the belief in and support for the political, economic, social, and legal equality of all people. Join NOW as they celebrate their 50th anniversary and share their creation, longevity, and accomplishments and Rabbi Barry.
For registration and payment for the luncheon, please CLICK HERE.
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CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH presents the following programming: |
GREENMARKET returns to the West Palm Beach Waterfront
Saturdays, thru APRIL 2023 at 9:00 am to 1:00 pm ET
Free in-person weekly event
The Great Lawn, 100 N. Clematis St, West Palm Beach
The award-winning GreenMarket is back for its 2022-2023 season. This year's event includes more than 100 vendors, selling fresh produce, plants, baked goods, coffees, teas, and more.
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DID YOU KNOW?
Radon gas is the leading cause of lung cancer for non-smokers. The only way to know the radon levels in your home is to test. The Florida Department of Health offers free radon test kits.
To order your FREE Radon test kit, please CLICK HERE
or call 1-800-543-8279 for more information.
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WE WELCOME ALL THROUGH OUR DOORS!
Virtually and Literally
You know YOU are always welcome to L’Dor Va-Dor!
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JANUARY BIRTHDAYS of
Emily Unger 01/05
Michael Herman 01/08
Ari Silver 01/10
Caren Sawitz 01/14
Michelle Migdal 01/15
Howard Bernstein 01/31
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JANUARY ANNIVERSARIES of
Sondra and Mitch Finegold 01/16
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MI SHEBEIRACH HEALING PRAYERS
To those on our Healing List and those that are not, but should be, we send out our thoughts and wishes for you to be stronger, to heal, to recover, and to attain a full recovery to good health, a Refuah Shlema! Hoping that you will be returned to good health soon!
Please let us know of someone who should be added onto our Healing List, as well as those who have now recovered and should be removed from our list (please contact our synagogue office at 561-968-0688). Thank you.
HEALING LIST
Laura Gallagher
Sherry Glass
Nadine Herbst
Stephen Heyman
Carole Kahn
Howard Mandell
Hilda Nadelberg
Dr. Sudhir Nayer
Ira Phillips
Libby Rubin
Laura Santacrose
Brett Schwartz
Harvey Sherer
Victor Siegel
Dee Silverman
Fred Spilove
Roger Vargas
Douglas Volan
Jordan Volan
Sheila Winston
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WE HONOR and REMEMBER
THOSE WHO HAVE RECENTLY PASSED with LOVE:
Estelle Goodman
Lewis Greenberg
Pele
Doris Pollack
Linda Pruskin
Herbert Radack
Barbara Walters
MONTH OF JANUARY YAHRZEITS,
May their memories live on through and within us:
George Bernstein
Marcie Bernstein
Dr. Samuel Brown
Herbert Dressler
Blanche Ferdon
Louis Freedman
Carl Goldman
Morris Goldsmith
Robert Grosky
Harry Hauptman
Abraham Honig
Maurice Hyman
Bertha Jandorf
Mishka Jett
Frances Kaufman
Philip Leaf
Trudy Mallin
Lillian Martin
Sallie Perlman
Paul (Duke) Richard
Susan Rimsky
Ileona Spruchman
Rita Volken-Diaz
Larry Wexler
Shirley Winkler
Francis R. Wood
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Thank you all for joining with us to celebrate Shabbat each Friday evening in-person. We are enjoying the location at the Grand Villa of Delray West in Delray Beach. We welcome one and all to come out and join with us each Friday evening at 7:30 pm ET and turn YOUR FRIDAY EVE into something SPECTACULAR!
Wishing you all a year filled with love, light, laughter, and shalom, peace! May 2023 be a special and wonderful year for all!
With Shalom,
Sharon Leibovitz
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CONTACT INFORMATION
Our Mailing Address is:
Congregation L'Dor Va-Dor
6100 Boynton Beach Blvd.
P.O. Box # 743102
Boynton Beach, Florida 33474
Our Congregation Phone:
(561) 968-0688
Email us at:
Our Congregation Website:
Our Facebook Page:
Our Instagram Page:
Our YouTube Channel:
Rabbi Barry Silver
Spiritual Leader of Congregation L’Dor Va-Dor
(561) 302-1818
Cantor Carol Garrett
(561) 827-1646
C9Garrett@gmail.com
Stanley Rosewasser
Congregation President
(561) 351-3884
Sharon Leibovitz
The VOICE E-Newsletter writer and editor
High Holy Days and Shabbat coordinator and associate producer
(561) 703-4565
SharonLeibovitz@gmail.com
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