L'Dor Va-Dor wishes you Chag Chanukah Sameach and a happy and healthy New Year to one and all

WEEKLY Programming and Updates from

Congregation L'Dor Va-Dor

as of December 25, 2022

Shalom!

THE VOICE OF L’DOR VA-DOR

Congregation L’Dor Va-Dor’s e-Newsletter

December 25, 2022 – 1 Tevet, 5783 Edition

Building The Judaism of Tomorrow TODAY with L'Dor Va-Dor

JOIN US FOR SHABBAT every FRIDAY - Live or Virtually

Friday, December 30th, join us at the Grand Villa of Delray West for our live

SHABBAT @ 7:30 pm ET

Call us: 561-968-0688

Email us: [email protected]

Our Mailing Address is:

Congregation L'Dor Va-Dor . 6100 Boynton Beach Blvd. # 743102 . Boynton Beach, FL 33474

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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!

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.

Tuesday, December 27, 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
Friday, December 30, 7:30 pm ET: EVENING SHABBAT CELEBRATION (and bid 2022 farewell), Live at The Grand Villa of Delray West, 5859 Heritage Park Way, Delray Beach (live and virtually).
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
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).
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
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)
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
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
Monday, January 16, 7:00 pm ET: PARSON TO PARSON discussion on Zoom about Hot Topics with Rabbi Barry Silver and Pastor Fritz Aufdencamp

Mark your calendars and plan to be with us and L'Dor Va-Dor!

Links for all our programming

can be found on our LDORVADOR.org website's calendar.

Happy Rosh Chodesh, the new month of Tevet today

TONIGHT, SUNDAY, December 25th, 2022 at sundown

is the LAST NIGHT of CHANUKAH

"ZOT CHANUKAH"

Chag Chanukah Sameach!

A very Happy and Healthy New Year 2023!

Wishing you and yours LIGHT, LOVE, PEACE, and HEALTH!

PLEASE read on to see details of

current Upcoming Events

and more ... learn how you can be a part of

our exciting new Judaism!

L'DOR VA-DOR PROGRAMMING

Tuesday, DECEMBER 27 @ 7:00 pm ET

Virtual

TOUCH OF TORAH

Join us for a

JOYOUS and RATIONAL discussion about Torah and more

with

RABBI BARRY SILVER

Tuesday, DECEMBER 27 @ 7:00 pm ET on Zoom

A Weekly Virtual Program

Genesis: VAYIGASH

(meaning "and he drew near")

Join with us and hear a rational explanation and discussion about the upcoming Shabbat's Torah passage from Rabbi Barry Silver! The Torah is the backbone to our religion. Rabbi Barry will provide an interpretation that makes sense and is relevant for us all. This parasha of Vayigash continues the story of Joseph and his reveal of himself to his brothers.

We invite you to join in, hear Rabbi's wonderful insight and engage in discussion about the Torah and more. Together we can gather a deeper look into the beauty and wisdom of our Torah!

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:

PLEASE CLICK HERE on TUESDAY at 7:00 PM

Meeting ID: 883 4142 6745

Passcode: 037332

By Phone, dial:

1-312-626-6799 or 1-301-715-8592, then enter Meeting 883 4142 6745 and #, then enter Passcode 037332 and #

Upcoming Torah Studies

January 3 @ 7:00 pm: Touch of Torah, led by Rabbi Barry Silver
January 10 @ 7:00 pm: Touch of Torah, led by Rabbi Barry Silver

Friday, DECEMBER 30 @ 7:30 pm ET

In-person (& Virtual options)

ALL are welcomed to join with us!

CELEBRATION OF

the last SHABBAT of 2022

LIVE In-person

(and Virtually)

Friday, DECEMBER 30^th @ 7:30 pm ET

with

Rabbi Barry Silver

Cantor Carol Garrett

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.

Let's be together for the last Shabbat of the year 2022 and enjoy this Sabbath together with joyous music, song, and inspiring words with Rabbi Barry and Cantor Carol! Share a rational view of Judaism, the Torah (Rabbi will read a passage from Genesis: Vayigash), and Shabbat with L'Dor Va-Dor. 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, to enjoy each other, meet some new friends, and have some wine, challah and noshe, a special time!

We will also offer our services virtually to those unable to join us in-person.

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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!

Just in case

YOU MAY HAVE MISSED ...

Our Chanukah Shabbat Celebration at the Grand Villa of Delray West ... with Rabbi Barry Silver and Cantor Carol Garrett, Friday, December 23: Please CLICK HERE to view.

Parson to Parson discussion of Dec. 19 with Rabbi Barry Silver and Pastor Fritz Aufdencamp, especially impactful for interfaith families! Please CLICK HERE to hear and enjoy.

Please consider ...

Become a part of our Congregation,

Become a Volunteer

and give a bit of your time,

Contribute a Donation to support us,

Create 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!

We so appreciate this!

THANK YOU SO MUCH!

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Please CLICK HERE to DONATE

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.

COMMUNITY PROGRAMS

Available

for one and all!

SIX13 (the musical group) presents the following programming:

ELTON JOHNUKAH

Watch ANYTIME! - CLICK HERE

Free video; no registration needed!

Enjoy this wonderful newest Chanukah original medley from SIX13! You will love it!

A STAR WARS CHANUKAH

Watch ANYTIME! - CLICK HERE

Free video; no registration needed!

And for our Star Wars fans! Enjoy this wonderful Chanukah original medley from SIX13! There are more of these videos; just go to YouTube and search for "Six13 Chanukah".

NYTF – National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene presents the following programming:

FOLKSBIENE LIVE!

YIDDISH LESSON to get ready for Chanukah!

Watch ANYTIME!

Free video; no registration needed!

Learn the basics of Yiddish conversation (no prior experience needed) with Motl Didner, a 15 minute lesson (there are more of these "Lunch and Learns").

Please CLICK HERE to view and start speaking Yiddish today!

MANDEL JCC BOYNTON BEACH presents the following programming:

KALEIDOSCOPE SERIES

In-Person onsite at JCC Boynton, 8500 Jog Rd, Boynton Beach

Wednesdays, DECEMBER 7 through FEBRUARY 15, 1:00 pm ET

$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!

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

Boynton Physicians Group

244 N. Congress Avenue, Boynton Beach

(SE corner of Boynton Beach Blvd and Congress Ave, next door to Chuck E. Cheese restaurant)

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.

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 Couth 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.

CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH presents the following programming:

GREENMARKET returns to the West Palm Beach Waterfront

Saturdays, thru APRIL 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.

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.

WE WELCOME ALL THROUGH OUR DOORS!

Virtually and Literally

You know YOU are always welcome to L’Dor Va-Dor!

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

Stephen Heyman

Nadine Herbst

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:

Edley Davidoff

Estelle Goodman

Lewis Greenberg

Linda Pruskin

Ellen Silverstein

MONTH OF DECEMBER YAHRZEITS,

May their memories live on through and within us:

Max Blitz

Harry Brusso

Alex Cohen

Anna Coleman

David Cooper

Florence Elias

Benjamin Feinman

Rose Feinman

Mary C. Field

Roger S. Field

Abraham (Al) Fine

Denvil Garrett

Irving Gerstein

Alfredo Gomez

Norman Heyman

Derry Hyman

Harry Jacobs

Eva Jacoby Muhlrad

Anna Krauss

Carl H. Lichtman

Murray Mate

Rose Mate

Tillie Pensak

Abraham Perlman

Eva Purisch

Jack Robarts

Herbert Rothchild

Dorothy Saltzer

Max Schatzer

Donald Schipper

Max Spruchman

Donald Steinman

Phyllis Stratton

L'Dor Va-Dor wishes you all

a very happy and healthy New Year 2023!

Happy Holidays to one and all!

Our Chanukah party last Sunday was a real success ... we danced, sang, raffled, and ate, a typical Jewish affair! We had a lot of fun and so glad for all that attended with us to make this so special! Thank you so much to the team of volunteers who helped prepare, setup, serve, and take down ,,, we could not have done this without you!

We are enjoying the Grand Villa of Delray West in Delray Beach for our Shabbat services weekly at 7:30 pm ET. We welcome one and all to join in!

Enjoy these last days of Chanukah! Chag Chanukah Sameach, a very happy one filled with light and love! We wish you all to stay warm, enjoy this change of weather and season! Have a wonderful day, week ahead, and a happy and healthy 2023! From L'Dor Va-Dor with love and shalom ...

With Shalom,

Sharon Leibovitz