Temple family news

BY JOAN PERRIN

Mazel tov and yasher koach to Dawn Cookler, who was honored with the Para Female Athlete of the Year by USA Track and Field.

"I love being part of Rolling Thunder, the best track and field team in Long Island ..." Dawn said in her acceptance speech. "I’ve been competing in shot put and discus for most of my adult life which I’ve learned how to do at Hofstra ... " Her alma mater was the setting for the Feb. 22 award ceremony, where Dawn says she received a standing ovation. Though she's been sidelined by medical issues, Dawn said in her speech: " I plan to be back on the track and field in the spring winning and learning to be the best I could be under all circumstances. I never give up and will be beating the odds always."

Wishing a refuah sheleimah to the Rabbi's son, Jacob Shalhevet, who will have eye surgery this Friday.

Please email Joan Perrin at perrinjoan@aol.com with any special news you'd like to share with your temple family. She'd like to pass along your birthdays, anniversaries, new jobs, retirements, family milestones, requests for healing and news of personal losses.



We're invited for taste of Ramadan

We have been invited to join our friends at the Turkish Cultural Center in Ronkonkoma at 5:20 p.m. on Sunday, March 8, for a program our hosts are calling, "Renewing Trust, Reviving Hope at a Time of Despair: Jewish, Christian and Muslim Perspectives." The one-hour discussion will be followed by Iftar, an evening meal to break the fast at sunset during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. Attendees must arrive by 5:20 p.m. at the center, at 701-1 Koehler Avenue in Ronkonkoma. There is no charge, but we must RSVP to Rabbi Shalhevet by March 5.