~ May 9, 2022 ~ Community News ~ |
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Click on the image below to order Katz's New York Deli online! |
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NINA ISER JEWISH CULTURAL CENTER UPDATE |
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Construction Tour Pictures
If you have the chance, take a ride by to marvel at what
WE have ALL accomplished!
We are at $12.9 Million towards our goal of $15 Million. We started selling engraved pavers and we still have naming opportunities available starting at $5,000.00.
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Personalize your brick today! |
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Paver Plaza coming soon!
We are excited to announce that we are now selling beautiful engraved Pavers for our Plaza area in the Nina Iser Jewish Cultural Center.
Purchase an Engraved Brick to Honor or Memorialize a loved one. Three sizes – 4”x8” $360.00, 8”x8” $720.00, 12”x12” $1800.00. Click on the link below to fill out the order form.
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Making a tribute or memorial gift is a wonderful way to honor the memory of a loved one, celebrate someone special in your life or commemorate milestones (such as a birthday, wedding, Bar/Bat Mitzvah, or anniversary). We will send an acknowledgment of your gift to the recipient(s) or their family. |
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Special Update on Ukraine Crisis |
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Click here to read the latest Ukraine Crisis Update, as of April 28.
Join JewishTogether.org every Monday & Thursday at 4:30pm ET for 30-minute briefings on the latest developments around the Ukraine Crisis. . Register HERE
100% of your contribution goes to Emergency Disaster Relief Fund for the Jewish Community in Ukraine. Send your check payable to JFGN for the Emergency Disaster Relief Fund for the Ukraine in the memo section, or donate online by clicking below.
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No Place for Hate Day celebrates individuals, schools, organizations, and communities that strive to create diverse, inclusive, and equitable spaces.
Join ADL Florida on May 12th for this social media movement as we spread the message that our Florida communities are #NoPlaceForHate!
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Two Israeli Shlichim are here in Naples.
There are a variety of programs being offered to our community, free of charge, so please register for 1, 2, 3, 4 or all 5 programs.
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Tuesday, May 10
The road to Ithaca
A full-on storytelling experience to conclude with each and everyone’s Jewish/Israel journey through a “choose your own ending” story.
Date: Tuesday, May 10
Time: 10:30-11:30 am
Venue: Jewish Federation of Greater Naples
The Jewish Story of Today’s Super Heros
Ironman, Batman & Superman are they Jewish?
Date: Tuesday, May 10
Time: 1:00-2:00
Venue: Zoom
Wednesday, May 11
The work of JAFI
Get to know JAFI, its operation and the impact it has on the different communities.
Date: Wednesday, May 11
Time: 1:00-2:00
Venue: Zoom
Bring Israel to the Jewish Federation of Greater Naples
Please bring a special piece that reminds you of Israel to our session where we can discuss the connection of the individual and the piece. Collective sharing brings up collective memories to strengthen the community. Open discussion & engagement session
Date: Wednesday, May 11
Time: 4:00-5:00 pm
Venue: Jewish Federation of Greater Naples
Thursday, May 12
Israeli - American Memorial Day - the joy and sadness of freedom
Date: Thursday, May 12
Time: 10:00-11:00 am
Venue: Zoom
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Jewish Genealogy
Tuesday, May 10
10:00-11:30 am EDT, Zoom
Send your RSVP for Zoom link to
Topic: Productivity and Efficiency in Genealogy Research - What, Where, How
Successful and efficient genealogical research involves knowing how to use your computer to your advantage. This meeting is designed to answer your questions about “stuff” that genealogists don’t talk about and learn about by happenstance!?
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TOP Jewish Foundation
invites you to join us for a complimentary webinar
Estate Planning Basics
Leaving Your Legacy
Learn the basics and several tax-advantaged estate planning strategies.
Thursday, May 12
Noon on Zoom
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PJ Library and
Young Jewish Families With Children
Celebrate Jerusalem Day at
Can U Dig It Playground
Sunday, May 15
3:00-4:00 pm
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Author Book Talk
Ari's Spoon with author Douglas P. Zipes, MD
Wednesday, May 18
1:00 pm, ET on Zoom
Should a Catholic become a Jew? Or a Jew become a Catholic? If so, when, and why? Decisions made under extreme pressure define a person’s character and set in motion consequences that create the heroes and heroines in Ari’s Spoon, a novel based on real people and events that took place during the World War II Warsaw Ghetto Uprising and its aftermath.
Everyone is invited to attend the discussion of Ari’s Spoon.
This program is brought to you by Jewish Federation of Greater Naples and Men’s Cultural Alliance
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Mix and Mingle Dinner
Join Mix and Mingle for dinner on
Thursday, May 19 at 5:00 pm
21 Spices by Chef Asif
Address: 4270 Tamiami Trail E #21, Naples, FL 34112
Each individual will order and pay for what they want to eat.
You can order spicy or not so spicy food, up to you!
Are you 55+ up, Jewish and single and are looking to meet others? If yes, then this group is for you.
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Jewish Young Professionals
Join Jewish Young Professionals (20s-30s) for a fun night of trivia at the local Riptide Brewing Company in Bonita Springs!
Trivia starts at 7pm, so come a few minutes early!
Date: Thursday, May 19 at 6:45 pm
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Jewish Historical Society |
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Jewish Historical Society is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
History of Jews in Ukraine
Thursday, May 19
2:30 PM Eastern Time
Many American Jews trace their heritage to the Pale of Settlement's region of Ukraine.
Please join us for this presentation of History of Jews in Ukraine from 9th to 21st centuries,
Join Zoom Meeting
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Puzzle Time
at the
Jewish Federation of Greater Naples
Wednesday, June 8
10:00-11:30 am
Community Room
We have 1,000 piece puzzles and 100 piece puzzles for you to put together. Come meet new friends while helping each other create these puzzle masterpieces.
Bring your friends. Everyone is invited to this free event.
Limit 20 people.
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Author Book Talk
Is Superman Circumcised? with author Roy Schwartz
Monday, June 13
1:00 pm, ET on Zoom
Superman is the most famous character in the world. He’s the first superhero. An American icon. And he’s Jewish!
Introduced in June 1938, the Man of Steel was created by two Jewish teens, Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, the sons of emigrants from Eastern Europe. They based their hero’s origin story on Moses, his strength on Samson, his mission on the golem and his nebbish secret identity on themselves. They made him a refugee fleeing catastrophe on the eve of World War II and sent him to tear Nazi tanks apart nearly two years before the US joined the war.
Everyone is invited to attend.
This program is brought to you by Jewish Federation of Greater Naples and Men’s Cultural Alliance
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Mix and Mingle Potluck Lunch
at the Jewish Federation of Greater Naples
Monday, June 20
12:30 pm
Community Room
Bring a food item to share with others.
This is a great way to connect with one another.
Are you 55+ up, Jewish and single and are looking to meet others? If yes, then this group is for you.
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Author Book Talk
Remix Judaism with author Roberta Rosenthal Kwall
Wednesday, June 22
12:00 pm, ET on Zoom
Many American non-Orthodox Jews are not interested in Jewish practice and ritual. And many younger Jews have even less interest even in moderate observance than their parents. Left unchecked, this reality will sink the future of American Judaism.
Absent a sustained, deep connection to various elements of Jewish tradition, there will be increasingly fewer Jews to support synagogues and other important philanthropic initiatives of the American Jewish community. We can turn this around with more focus on helping non-Orthodox Jews deepen their connection to Judaism by finding personal meaning in selected practices. Religiously liberal Jews do not necessarily respond to the idea of Divine command but they will observe rituals they find personally meaningful. I call this “remixed” Judaism and it is of vital importance if Judaism is to remain more than just a matter of ancestry for the majority of American Jews.
Everyone is invited to attend.
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Jewish children are eligible to receive age-appropriate books from PJ Library from birth through 12 years old. For more information about PJ Library, click here.
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Additional local organizations. Click each one to take you to their website.
BBYO is using On Demand’s global reach to launch a number of new initiatives with partners that benefit the greater Jewish community. Click here for BBYO On Demand.
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You, the congregation, and the Jewish community can benefit when:
•YOU GET the Jewish enrichment and spiritual nourishment you are seeking.
•YOU GET the rabbinical support you need in times of joy and sorrow.
•YOU RECONNECT with your community and your Jewish roots.
•YOU CAN PARTICIPATE in a variety of services, classes and programs that keep Judaism alive and flourishing in Collier County.
•THE CONGREGATION IS THE INSTITUTION that has sustained the Jewish people for two millennia throughout the world. Chabad, Orthodox, Conservative, or Reform, the Jewish community wins when you join the congregation of your choice.
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Click on each synagogue name to take you to their website.
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