The Westchester Jewish Council's
Community Connection
Your bi-weekly and every so often e-newsletter
February 6, 2020 11 Shevat 5780
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Hello!
Thank you for the tremendous community support that made this year's
Gala
a record success! Special thanks to honorees
David A. Alpert, Arlene Kleinberg, and Daniel, David and Saul and Fran Singer,
our host
Temple Israel Center
, catering by
Foremost Caterers,
flowers by
House of Flowers,
spirits by
Skyview Wine and Liquor,
music by
Rock Mitzvah
, and comedy by
Corey Kahaney
. The community support of the Gala builds community and funds over half of the annual operating budget of the Council. We thank each of our donors!
Next on the Council calendar, besides many signature Council Roundtables, is the 25th annual
Julian Y. Bernstein Distinguished Service Awards Ceremony
being held on March 17th. This is a very special event in which we honor community members for their dedication to the Jewish community. Read below for more details.
The holiday of Tu Bishvat, (The New Year for Trees) which will be observed on Monday, February 10th, celebrates the emergence of the earliest blooming trees in Israel. Enjoy some fruit in honor of this holiday, read on to find out more about local events and realize that the cold and dark winter months are giving way to the light and warmth of spring. So too is our Jewish community gearing up for a season of unity, hope and brightness. Let's all join and celebrate our unity!
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Sincerely,
Lisa Roberts, President
Lori Kurlander, Communications Manager
Elliot Forchheimer, CEO
(The Council is financially supported by donations from individuals,
dues from 135 member organizations and grant support from UJA-Federation)
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Please support the work of the Westchester Jewish Council. Your donation makes a difference each and every day. Click
here
to donate
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WESTCHESTER JEWISH COUNCIL UPCOMING EVENTS
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Silver Anniversary
25th Annual Julian Y. Bernstein
Distinguished Service Awards Ceremony
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Join us on
Tuesday, March 17th at Temple Israel Center, White Plains at 7:30pm
as we honor 22 individuals for their outstanding dedication to the Westchester Jewish community. In recognition of the Silver Anniversary of the awards, we will also be honoring Donald J. Fleishaker who was the recipient of a first DSA Award in 1998.
This event is free and all are welcome. Reservations requested.
If you would like to make a contribution in honor of one of the evening's honorees,
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AMERICAN FRIENDS OF MAGEN DAVID ADOM INVITES YOU TO OUR WESTCHESTER COMMUNITY EVENT:
Anti-Semitism, A Different Conversation with Bari Weiss
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11, 2020
Temple Israel Center, White Plains
from 6:30 P.M. – 7:30 P.M. VIP Reception with Meet and Greet with Bari Weiss
and 7:30 P.M. – 8:45 P.M. Program
TICKETS
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$360 • VIP Reception and Program Ticket with Reserved Program Seating
$36 • General Admission Program Ticket
For any questions, contact Emily Posner at
eposner@afmda.org
or 646.388.7504.
This event's partners are Temple Israel Center and Westchester Jewish Council.
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WESTCHESTER JEWISH COUNCIL LOOKS BACK
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The
44th Westchester Jewish Council Gala
was a marvelous evening attended by hundreds of community members, dozens of elected officials, a band and a comedian. Thank you to all who came out for this celebration!
If you are interested in listening to the honorees speeches, click
here
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Thank you to all the donors that helped us raise the funds necessary to continue the Council's mission of connecting the community.
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The
Westchester Poverty Symposium
which was sponsored by (914)cares was held on January 29th. The event focused on developing solutions to disrupt the cycle of poverty. The Council was honored to be able to attend.
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WESTCHESTER COUNTY GOVERNMENT AND BEYOND NEWS
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Westchester District Attorney, Anthony A. Scarpino, Jr.'s
website included an article about his recent address at the Fighting Anti-Semitism event in early January. Click
here
to read more. Thank you to the District Attorney and all our partners in law enforcement in fighting hate crimes.
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On January 30th, Council leadership attended Governor Cuomo's conference on
Combating Hate Through Enhanced Security
at the Javitz Center in NYC. Mazal tov to our friend and colleague
Rabbi Michael Miller of the JCRC of NY
who gave an invocation.
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WESTCHESTER JEWISH COUNCIL ROUNDTABLES (ConnecTables)
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Westchester Jewish Council
Upcoming C
ommunity Roundtables
(The Council thanks the hundreds of people that dedicate time to attend our Roundtables-
a signature initiative of the Council often sponsored with wonderful partners from among our member organizations)
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Thank you to
Congregation Emanu-El of Westchester-Rye
(Council member synagogue) for hosting the
Westchester Volunteer Leadership Roundtable
which was held on February 5th
.
Also, thank you to presenters
Miriam Arond
, Marketing & Communications Director,
WJCS
and
Katie Schlientz
, Social Media Director,
Westchester Jewish Center
and to
WJCouncil
Board Member
Jessica Morgenthal
for moderating.
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Upcoming Council Roundtables:
Synagogue Executive Directors - Feb 6th, 2020
Synagogue Presidents+1 - February 25, 2020
Coming soon...
Seniors/Grandparents Roundtable
Contact the Council office at (914) 328-7001 for information on these and other Roundtables--a key offering of the Westchester Jewish Council.
Please look out for the most updated schedule of dates in upcoming newsletters and on our website.
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UJA-FEDERATION OF NEW YORK IN WESTCHESTER
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Westchester Annual Celebration 2020
Thursday, March 5, 2020 • 6:30 pm
Join us on Thursday, March 5, 2020 at the Capitol Theatre for a fun and fabulous evening as we celebrate the impact of UJA-Federation of New York in Westchester and two outstanding couples, Honorees
Rikki and Barry Kaplan and Young Leadership Awardees
Allison and Ben Friedland
In the spirit of Purim, key up for an exciting and unique evening of strolling entertainers, a bountiful buffet and luscious libations, followed by the lively music of Shake Rattle & Roll dueling pianos.
Details.
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Young At Heart
Young families from our Larchmont/Mamaroneck and Harrison/Purchase communities gathered at Sarah Neuman, The New Jewish Home’s Westchester campus, on Sunday, January 26 to spread joy to the residents. Our next visit is on Sunday March 29 - please contact Amanda J Garfinkle, g
arfinklea@ujafendy.org for more info.
To learn more about upcoming events, please click
here.
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SOME COMMUNITY HAPPENINGS--
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Judaism's Gifts to the World
(How Major Jewish Ideas Have Become Universal Values)
Join
Chabad of the Rivertowns
for a six week Monday session of learning beginning on February 3rd.
Judaism's Gifts to the World
is an in-depth exploration of the most notable values and attitudes that the Jews have successfully shared with humanity.
The cost is $109 which includes a textbook.
For more information, call (914)963-6100 or email info@chabadrt.org.
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An Evening with David G. Marwell
Join the
New Castle Holocaust & Human Rights Committee
and Horace Greely's Student Club E.N.O.U.G.H. for this special event with David. G. Marwell, author of the book "Mengele, Unmasking the Angel of Death" on February 25th at 7:00pm at the Chappaqua Performing Arts Center, 480 Bedford Road, Chappaqua, NY.
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Join
Woodlands Community Temple
on Saturday, March 21st at 8pm at the
Eleventh Annual Jonah Maccabee Concert
celebrating the life of Jonah Maccabee Dreskin who passed away suddenly in 2009. This concert will feature contemporary Jewish musicians Elana Arian and Chava Mirel.
Purchase tickets
here
or 914-592-7070.
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Mosaic Pride Passover
Sunday, March 22 from 3-5pm
Scarsdale Tremont Synagogue
We welcome our LGBTQ Jewish community and allies of all ages to experience a variety of LGBTQ themed activities you can share at a seder.
Click here
for more info and to register.
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Join us at
Hadar’s Westchester Learning Intensive
on
March 29-31, 2020
at
Temple Israel Center.
This is a remarkable opportunity to spend three days immersed in Torah study in preparation for Pesah. Connect with the Westchester community and Hadar faculty including Rabbi Shai Held, Rabbi Elie Kaunfer, Rabbi Avi Killip, and Rabbi Aviva Richman. For adults of all ages who are looking for deep Jewish learning. We welcome participants from across the denominational spectrum, and from all Jewish educational backgrounds.
We hope that you will join us for this incredible week of learning. This program is brought to you in partnership with the
Westchester Jewish Council and the Westchester Board of Rabbis.
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SAVE THE DATE
United Way
Westchester is presenting the day-long
Nonprofit Leadership Summit 2020
on Monday May 4, 2020. Keynote speakers include Richard Brown, Vice President of Philanthropy American Express, US and Sean Thomas-Breitfeld, Co-Director, Building Managment Project and Co-Author,
The Race to Lead Report.
The Council is honored to be represented on the event planning committee.
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COMING THIS SUMMER
TO WESTCHESTER!
Get involved at the JCC Maccabi Campus Games being held this summer in Westchester. This year's event will be based at Pace University from August 9th to August 14th, 2020. The Games are presented by the JCC Association of North America in coordination with our Westchester and environs communities. Jewish athletes 13-16 years old can join their local team. Adults 18+ can sign up to volunteer. For more information, check out
campus games
or 212-786-5128 or contact all the Council office.
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Mazal Tov to
:
Westchester Jewish Council Gala honorees David A. Alpert, Arlene Kleinberg, and Daniel, David and Saul Singer. Congratulations to the auction and raffle winners - Betsy Bernstein (WJC Board Member) and Keith Satter,
Martine (Honorary WJC Director) and Stanley Fleishman, Andrew Jagoda, Rabbi Joshua Lookstein, Mark Reisman,
Richard Spitz
(WJC Board Member) and Roy Stillman.
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WESTCHESTER JEWISH COUNCIL'S SECURITY UPDATE
"
By
failing
to
prepare
,
you
are
preparing to fail" B. Franklin
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If you would like more information or to make a donation to our security fund p
lease click
here
. As always, please report any security concerns immediately to your local Police Department and then to the Council for follow up.
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Nationwide Education Survey -
Help to spread the word to
educators in Westchester County
The Jewish Education Project
(a member organization) is pleased to announce the launch of the
On the Journey survey
about the experiences of Jewish educators!
Nassau and Westchester counties together have been selected as
one of
eight communities across the United States chosen as site
s
for this flagship study, sponsored by
CASJE
and carried out by Rosov Consulting, that seeks to better understand the career trajectories of Jewish educators.
This survey will be open until
February 14
, and
we need your help to reach as many Jewish educators as possible
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Click
here
to access the survey and share it with any Jewish Educators in Westchester or Nassau County.
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Between now and March 11, American Jews can vote in the US election for
the
World Zionist Congress, the global “parliament of the Jewish people.” In this election,15 slates, comprised of over 1,800 candidates, are vying for 152 American seats at the Congress. Thank you to the
American Zionist Movement (AZM),
a Council member organization, for their work on the elections.
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The
StandWithUs
High School Internship (Council member organization) is a year-long internship for high school juniors and seniors. The goal of the program is to prepare students, who are already passionate about Israel, to be leaders for Israel in their current communities and on their future college campuses. Students are flown to Los Angeles for training conferences, where they hear from experts in Israel education, they are mentored throughout the year in Israel education and leadership tools, they are executing Israel programs for their peers via different social and academic outlets, they are starting pro-Israel clubs in schools, but most importantly, they become part of a national network of teens all committed to Israel activism. For more information about the program, check out our website at
https://www.standwithus.com/hs-internship
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Michele Gregson, a WJC Board Member, engages the Westchester Jewish Women's community with her Facebook Group. You can follow her at JWOW on Facebook.
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There has been a great interest in the daily Talmud study of a page - Daf daily. This project is called Daf Yomi - daily Daf. Our friend
Rabbi Shmuel Greenberg
, noted Rabbi and teacher from White Plains, and Rabbi of the
Young Israel of White Plains
and
faculty at
Westchester Hebrew High School
is streaming the daily Daf into everyone's home at 10:00 pm every night. The session is about 45 minutes. To receive recorded sessions please feel free to email:
rebbeshmueldafyomi@gmail.com
The link information is:
meeting ID:886 192 2357
dial 19292056099,,8861922357#US(New York)
Dial by Location 19292056099 US(New York)
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BIG NEWS: Westchester Synagogue to Offer Day School Grants - Incentive Fund to Offset Costs Seen as Novel.
Click
here
to read this article.
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Tali Orad, a member of the community as well as an individual who cares for our planet, shared an article with us about the Jewish point of view of
Tu Bishvat
and the importance of trees. To read her article, click
here
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Mosaic Teen Group
for Jewish LGBTQ Teens & Allies in 8
th
-12
th
grade.
Click
here
for more information about upcoming events.
For more information and to RSVP, contact
Abby Reiken
at (914) 946-8851.
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Westchester Jewish Council Teen Organizations include:
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WESTCHESTER EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
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The YM & YWHA of Washington Heights and Inwood is looking for a Jewish Life Director. Click
here for more details about this job opening.
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JBS can be seen live 24/7 on Cablevision (channel 138), Verizon FIOS (channel 798), ROKU and on
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Westchester Jewish Council
925 Westchester Avenue, Suite 200
White Plains, NY 10604
914-328-7001 |
info@wjcouncil.org |
www.wjcouncil.org
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The next Community Connection will be published on or about February 20, 2020.
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