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Kislev/Tevet 5775 • December 2014
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Meijer presents Jewish Family Service
Food Pantry with $20,780 check
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Thrilling Toledo Jewish Book Festival
celebrates 10 years
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New Chabad House Center for
Jewish Life becomes a reality
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Toledo Jewish News
Volume 63 No. 3 • 24 pages
(ISSN 0040-9081)
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DATEEVENT
DEPARTMENT
December 4
December 5
* December 6
December 10
December 11
December 14
December 18
* December 19
December 20
YJT Hebrew Happy Hour: Fusion Bistro
Seniors: Holiday Party with Area Office on Aging
Gan Yeladim Preschool Family Havdalah PJ Party
Seniors: Old Jews Telling Jokes at Jewish Ensemble Theatre Co.
Women's Pre-Hanukkah Celebration
Hanukkah Palooza
Seniors: Annual Latke Luncheon
Gan Yeladim Preschool Family Hanukkah Party
Young Jewish Toledo: The Book of Mormon Young Jewish Toledo
Seniors
Gan Yeladim Preschool
Seniors
Campaign
DJP Family - all ages
Seniors
Young Jewish Toledo
* January 8
* January 10
* January 14
* January 14
* January 17
* January 18
* January 19
* January 19
* January 19
* January 25
* January 25
* January 29
* January 30
* January 31
YJT Hebrew Happy Hour: Patty Jack's (Central Avenue)
Father (or father figure) and Son (or son figure) dinner
92Y - Thomas L. Friedman with Dov Seidman
Babies, Bibs & More ... Toddlers Too Sing Along
YJT Couples "Get Your Bowl On"
Young Adventurers
Sunday's-a-Fun-Day Pajama Movie Morning
Kid's Klub event
Club 678 at Copper Moon
Young Families Potluck Dinner
Mother Pamper Time
YJT Trapped Toledo
Gan Yeladim Preschool Family Shabbat Dinner
JFGT Community Casino Night
Young Jewish Toledo
Community
DJP Family
Young Jewish Toledo
DJP Family - pre-K - K
DJP Family - 1st - 3rd grades
DJP Family - 4th - 5th grades
DJP Family - 7th - 8th grades
DJP Family - Mothers
Young Jewish Toledo
Campaign
* February 5
* February 17
* February 21
YJT Hebrew Happy Hour: Bier Stube House of Eats
B'nai Tzedek Glass Bash
YJT Toledo Walleye Game
Young Jewish Toledo
B'nai Tzedek
Young Jewish Toledo
* March 12
YJT Hebrew Happy Hour: Burger Bar 419
Young Jewish Toledo
* April 1
YJT Hebrew Happy Hour: Inky's Italian
Young Jewish Toledo
Dates are subject to change. Events will be added monthly as information becomes available.
* Newly added or revised event
Hallie Freed, Program Associate
419-724-0362 | hallie@JewishToledo.org
Wendy Goldstein, Director, Campaign
419-724-0360 | wendy@JewishToledo.org
Sherry Majewski, DJP,
Director, Family, Youth & Children’s Programs
419-724-0386 | sherry@JewishToledo.org
René Rusgo,
Director, Senior Services and Senior Adult Center
419-531-2119 | rene@JewishToledo.org
Raizel Shemtov,
Director, Gan Yeladim Preschool
419-344-9142 | raizel@JewishToledo.org
Jewish Federation of Greater Toledo
Thank you to all our donors
who have given to the 2014 annual
campaign; your support helps so many
in our community.
Please contact Wendy Goldstein,
Campaign Director, at 419-724-0360 or
wendy@jewishtoledo.org.
Thank you.
If you have not yet given to the
2014 campaign, there is still time.
CAMPAIGN 2014 IS COMING TO A CLOSE
But there is still time to donate!
How to contribute:
• Call Chris Ullom at 419-724-0366 or email her at
chris@JewishToledo.org
• Donate or pay by mail by sending your pledge cards and payments to:
Jewish Federation of Greater Toledo, Attention: Chris Ullom, 6465 Sylvania
Avenue, Sylvania, Ohio 43560.
Please note that checks need to be post-marked by December 31, 2014
for a 2014 tax deduction.
• For online donations, please visit: www.JewishToledo.org
Jewish Federation of Greater Toledo Policy Statement
Regarding Donations of Stock
Stock Payments
Jewish Federation of Greater Toledo is happy to accept donations of stock
as payment for pledges made to the Annual Campaign. Stock gifts need to
be received by 12 p.m. (noon) on December 31, 2014 in order to sell before
the market closes.
It should be noted that our procedure is as follows for accepting stock:
Whenever a gift of stock is made, the donor receives a confirmation in writing
that the gift was made on that date. Normally upon consultation with financial
professionals, this is the date used when valuing the gift for IRS tax purposes.
After being notified that a gift of stock has been made, either from the donor
or a stockbroker, the stock will then transfer into the Federation’s account
and Federation will sell the stock. The net proceeds of the sale of stock will
be applied against any outstanding pledges for the individual. The donor will
be notified, in writing, what the net proceeds were.
To expedite this process, it is extremely helpful if the donor, his/her
stockbroker or financial advisor notifies Federation's Department of Finance
verbally or through email when a gift of stock is made. By following this
procedure, the timing between the gift being made and the sale of the stock
is greatly reduced.
Please contact Tina Stieben, CFO, at tina@JewishToledo.org or 419-7240371 for further assistance.
Credit Card & Check Payment Deadlines
Credit card payment information must be received at Jewish Federation
of Greater Toledo by Friday, December 26, 2014 for 2014 tax purposes.
Payments by check need only be postmarked December 31, 2014 for 2014
tax purposes, or you can make payments online at www.JewishToledo.org by
midnight on December 31, 2014.
Toledo Jewish Community Foundation
Don't miss out on the sounds of the season
Waiting for Congress to act
The IRA charitable rollover
provision expired last year but
could be reinstated retroactively,
raising uncertainty in planning
for 2014 IRA distributions.
The IRA Charitable Rollover
allowed individuals over age
70½ to directly transfer up
to $100,000 per year from an
IRA account to one or more
charities. This transfer counted
toward the minimum required
distribution rule for IRA accounts, and such distributions
were free of both income and
estate taxes.
The IRA Charitable Rollover
was first passed in the Pension
Protection Act of 2006 and was
in effect, through various extensions, through December 2013.
As of this time the law has
not been extended for 2014
and beyond, but on more than
one occasion the law has been
extended retroactively, effectively keeping it in effect since
its initial passage.
• While the IRA Charitable
Rollover has always been extended in the past, the fact is
that the law is currently not in
force.
• On May 29, 2014, the
House Ways and Means Committee advanced HR 4619
providing for a retroactive and
permanent extension of the IRA
Charitable Rollover.
We are waiting for Congress
to act; until that time, you will
not be able to use your IRA
to contribute to the Annual
Campaign or to the Toledo Jewish Community Foundation.
For questions, please contact
Arleen R. Levine, Director, at
419-724-0355.
Jewish Family Service
Huge community support for the
Meijer Simply Give Program
and JFS Food Pantry
John Ellis, Central Avenue Meijer Store Manager (pictured center), presents
Nancy Newbury, Jewish Family Service Director, and Joel Marcovitch, Jewish
Federation of Greater Toledo CEO, a $20,780 in Meijer gift cards for the JFS
food pantry from the Meijer Simply Give Program. Please support Meijer,
which has a brand new kosher section with chicken, cheese and more at the
Central Avenue location; also, please note that the JFS food pantry is always in
need of non-perishable items (such as toothpaste and toilet paper)
Thank you and Todah Rabah
to Temple Shomer Emunim,
Congregation B’nai Israel and
Congregation Etz Chayim
for a bountiful
High Holiday Food Drive
and to the volunteers
who organized participation and
shelved the donations.
Hillel “strikes” gold for
JFS Food Pantry
Thank you to Nate Segall, who donated the trailer
to collect and transport the bags of food to Jewish Family Service.
JFS purchased turkeys for families in need
to enjoy for Thanksgiving.
This past year, your donations helped to feed
468 people in our community.
What a great mitzvah!
University of Toledo and
Bowling Green State University
Hillel Students
raised $89 during their
Bowling for Turkeys fundraiser.
Thanks so much for your generosity!
Jewish Family Service honors volunteers
Jewish Family Service (JFS) hosted
its 11th annual volunteer recognition
luncheon last month at Rick’s City
Diner. According to Barbara Levison,
Friendly Visitor Program Coordinator,
the event was designed to publicly thank and recognize
those volunteers who served the agency in various volunteer capacities.
JFS enlists the help of volunteers throughout the year.
Many serve as Friendly Visitors to homebound and lonely
individuals whose lives are greatly enriched by their regular
visits. Nancy Newbury, JFS Executive Director, reported
that last year Friendly Visitors spent 685 hours visiting
isolated seniors.
Several other volunteers assist the agency by shopping
for essential food and personal care items, organizing and
stocking the pantry shelves and preparing designated items
for distribution to those in need. Deb Damschroder and
Liz Witter, JFS licensed social workers, provided food to
468 people from the JFS Food Pantry last year, 108 more
people than the year before. Volunteers purchased and
packed many of the 1,322 bags of food that people received.
Additionally, the Community Supported Agriculture
(CSA) program’s success is due to devoted volunteers whose
Volunteers at the JFS annual recognition luncheon
coordinating efforts help to efficiently distribute a nice array
of fruits and vegetables from Kurt and Corinna Bench’s
Shared Legacy Farm to 90+ shareholders and everyone
who received food from our pantry.
JFS Mitzvah Baskets provide financial support for the
JFS Food Pantry through reasonable “rental” fees. Attractively wrapped baskets are filled with an assortment of
packaged food items representing the Pantry. Volunteers
decorate them with ribbons and bows so they can be used
as centerpieces for special occasions.
Senior News/Jewish Family Service
Have a wonderful
Hanukkah!
Young at Heart:
Local seniors stay active
from the
Greenblatt Family
THANK YOU FOR
YOUR PATRONAGE
Social activities are a constant at the Senior
Adult Center, where community members
often spend time expressing their creativity
Sylvania
Maumee Westgate
Lambertville
Perrysburg
Ann Arbor
Free services and events at the
Jewish Family Service
SENIOR ADULT CENTER
Students from Old Orchard Elementary School in West Toledo came to the
Senior Adult Center on Halloween to Trick or Treat
The JFS Senior Adult Center is the
community’s best kept secret.
TOP 10 JFS
SENIOR ADULT CENTER FACTS:
Local seniors
attended WISE, a
six-session program
in collaboration with
Harbor and the Mental
Health & Recovery
Services Board
of Lucas County,
celebrating healthy
aging through the
education of adults
55 and over about
the positive aspects of
growing older
1. The JFS Senior Adult center is open
to anyone 60 and older
2. The JFS Senior Adult Center offers
wonderful classes at NO CHARGE to
participants
3. Transportation services for physician
visits, grocery store, and banks are
FREE
4. Outings include mystery lunches, day
trips and much more
5. Wellness checks are provided weekly
– FREE
6. Informative presenters speak regularly
7. Friendship Club is thriving
8. Assistance is available for Golden
Buckeye Card applications
9. Community is a focal point
10. Participants meet, mix and mingle
regularly
As part of Jewish Federation of
Greater Toledo's "Out and About"
Travel Opportunities for Seniors,
a group explored the rolling hills,
scenic river and woods of Ashtabula
County, Ohio's largest county and
home to America's longest and
shortest covered bridges
Speaker, Dr. Jerry Bazer,
addressed local seniors
and discussed President
Richard Nixon's good/bad
relationship with National
Security Advisor, and later
Secretary of State, Henry
Kissinger
Wellness Checks (Mondays)
9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
No appointment necessary
FREE
JFS Senior Adult Center,
2700 Pelham Road
Have a Registered Nurse from Senior
Independence help you keep your blood
pressure and sugar under control with a
FREE weekly check!
Prime Movers
(Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays)
11 a.m. – noon
FREE
2700 Pelham Road
Prime Movers includes a basic all
around strength and movement class with
a mix of cardio, strength and flexibility. All
levels welcome. Walk-ins welcome.
Balance Class (Wednesdays)
1-2 p.m.
FREE
2700 Pelham Road
Take your workout to the next level,
and focus on your core and balance.
Art Class
(Mondays in December
*RETURNS TO WEDNESDAYS
IN JANUARY* )
2-4 p.m.
FREE
2700 Pelham Road
Let your creativity lead the way. From
sketching to oils to watercolors, you’re
in charge of your project. There are no
assignments, but great supervision and
guidance. Work with the instructor to
create a one-of-a-kind piece of work.
Poker Group (Fridays)
Noon
FREE
2700 Pelham Road
Players wanted! Come join in the fun
and play a hand or two!
Transportation (Every day)
8:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Do you need a ride to a medical
appointment in Lucas County? How about
the grocery store or bank? Then we can
help! We can offer you curbside pickup
at your home and curbside drop-off at
your destination.
Our buses offer the following schedule:
Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays:
medical and grocery
Tuesdays and Thursdays:
Program transportation
To use any of the above services, just fill
out a simple and quick Client Registration
Form.
To learn more about the JFS Senior
Adult Center, call 419-531-2119.
The JFS Senior Adult Center is supported
by the Area Office on Aging, the Jewish
Federation of Greater Toledo and Jewish
Seniors Services Supporting Organization.
Senior News/Toledo Board of Jewish Education
Senior events calendar
The Senior Adult Center and Senior Adult Programs of the Jewish Federation of Greater Toledo are open to all who are 60 years
old and above and are supported in part through your campaign dollars and through a generous grant from the Jewish Senior Services
Supporting Organization.
All events are part of the Jewish Federation of Greater Toledo and occasionally take place at the various synagogues. Please note
registration deadlines for all programs! To register for a Jewish Federation Senior Program, please call 419-724-0354 or email registration@jewishtoledo.org.
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5
Holiday Party with
Area Office on Aging
11 – 1:30 p.m.
10:30 a.m.:
Depart Senior Adult Center,
2700 Pelham Road, for
Premier Banquet Complex
Celebrate the holidays with over
1500 other seniors in our community
as we enjoy a festive lunch, live entertainment and so much more!
Registration required by
Monday, December 1.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18
Annual Latke Luncheon
Noon: Luncheon
Congregation B’nai Israel
6525 Sylvania Avenue
$5 per person
(lunch & entertainment)
Celebrate the festival of lights together with a celebratory Hanukkah
lunch and wonderful entertainment,
a not to be missed event!
This year, we are doing something a
little different and offering a front row
seat to scenes from the Rossford High
School Drama Department production of Neil Simon’s Fools!
The production features Leon Tolchinsky, who is ecstatic because he's
landed a terrific teaching job in an
idyllic Russian hamlet. When he arrives, he finds people sweeping dust
from the stoops back into their houses
and people milking upside down to
get more cream. The town has been
cursed with chronic stupidity for 200
years, and Leon's job is to break the
curse. No one tells him that if he stays
over 24 hours and fails to break the
curse, he too becomes stupid. But, he
has fallen in love with a girl so stupid
that she has only recently learned how
to sit down.
Registration & payment requested
by Monday, December 8.
"Out and About"
Travel Opportunities
for Seniors
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10
Old Jews Telling Jokes
at Jewish Ensemble Theatre Co.
10:30 a.m.: Depart Jewish
Federation Campus, 6465 Sylvania
Avenue
Noon: lunch/2 p.m.: show
$45/person (includes transportation
and theatre ticket)
Created by Peter Gethers and Daniel
Okrent, OLD JEWS TELLING
JOKES showcases five actors in a revue
that pays tribute to and reinvents classic
jokes of the past and present.
Think you’ve heard them all before?
Not this way. The show also features
comic songs (brand new and satisfyingly
old) as well as tributes to some of the
giants of the comedy world and to the
Old Jews Telling Jokes website, which
inspired the show. If you’ve ever had
a mother, visited a doctor or walked
into a bar with a priest, a rabbi and a
frog, OLD JEWS TELLING JOKES
will sit in the dark, give you a second
opinion and ask you where you got
that. You'll laugh 'til you plotz.
Registration & payment requested
by Monday, December 1.
Special Notice:
Please note that our trips are open to all seniors, and reservations and payment are due at the time of the request to hold your space. We will accept
reservations on a first-come basis, as space is limited. A wait list will be formed as needed. No confirmations will be mailed; your credit card charge or
canceled check will serve as your confirmation!
Please fill out an Emergency Contact Form if you will be traveling with us and have not already done so; a new form is required each year.
We believe ...
Gan Yeladim
provides
the building
blocks that
help children
form a strong
foundation
to benefit
them for a
lifetime.
And so we ...
Provide an
environment
for children
to grow
emotionally,
socially,
cognitively
and
spiritually.
We specialize in happy children.
For more information about Gan Yeladim Preschool, please call
Morah Raizel at 419-344-9142 or email raizel@JewishToledo.org.
Local News
To submit material for consideration in
Toledo Jewish News, please contact
Abby at 419-724-0363 or
abby@jewishtoledo.org
BBYO ADVISOR
Do you want to impact the life of Jewish teens in Toledo? Do
you want to network with other Jewish young professionals
in northern Ohio? Do you want the opportunity to
potentially travel around the country, to Europe and Israel?
Consider volunteering as an advisor for Toledo BBYO!
BBYO’s mission statement is, “More Jewish teens, more
meaningful Jewish experiences.” Both B’not Shalom BBG
and BSN AZA live this motto through weekly programs,
bi-monthly conventions, international leadership training
opportunities and volunteerism in the community.
Both BBYO chapters are looking for fun and engaging
advisors, ages 21 and up. You will have the opportunity to
help the Jewish teens of Toledo grow into leaders, as well as
grow as a leader yourself.
If you are interested, please email BBYO City director,
Naomi Federman, at naomi@jewishtoledo.org.
Toledo Hillel/Local News
Hillel students volunteer locally for those in need
By Alicia Ostrow, BGSU Junior,
Inclusive Early Childhood Major,
Hillel Outreach Coordinator
Bowling Green State University (BGSU) Hillel recently
hosted two successful Tikkun Olam events, Project Linus
and Bowling for Turkeys.
Project Linus is a non-profit organization that donates
blankets to children who are seriously ill and in need. For
this event, we partnered with Omega Phi Alpha, which is
a service sorority at BGSU, making 12 blankets that will
be donated to children at local hospitals.
We also had a bowling event, Bowling for Turkeys. Each
person who bowled with us made a donation to send to
Jewish Family Service (JFS). JFS was able to use the money
we raised, along with The University of Toledo Hillel’s
contribution, to buy turkeys for families in need during
Thanksgiving.
I’m looking forward to the rest of our events this semester.
If you would like to learn more about all of the amazing
things BGSU Hillel is doing, please call us at 419-724-0377.
Please consider making an investment in the future of the Jewish community by contributing to Toledo Hillel.
To make a donation online, please visit www.toledohillel.org/donate.html or call us at 419-724-0377!
You are cordially invited to join us as we
continue our series of live broadcasts.
Compelling and thought-provoking
The Jewish Federation of Greater Toledo is proud to present some of the 92nd Street Y’s highly
regarded lecture series, made available via live simulcast to Jewish institutions all over the world.
This program, open to the entire Jewish community, is a cooperative effort of Jewish Federation of
Greater Toledo, JFGT Department of Jewish Programs and Temple Shomer Emunim.
January 14, 2015
Thomas L. Friedman in Conversation with Dov Seidman: HOW to Repair Our World?
7 p.m.: reception
8 p.m.: live broadcast begins
Temple Shomer Emunim
Join us for a conversation on HOW individuals, nations and business must urgently change how they behave,
lead and operate in a world that is more interconnected and interdependent.
Thomas L. Friedman and Dov Seidman will examine the challenges in the global arena at this pivotal time and
the fundamental shifts needed to solve our most pressing problems.
Thomas L. Friedman is an internationally renowned author, reporter, and, columnist; the recipient of three
Pulitzer Prizes and the author of six bestselling books, among them From Beirut to Jerusalem and The World Is Flat.
He writes a twice-weekly column for The New York Times and has written extensively on foreign affairs including
global trade, the Middle East, globalization and environmental issues.
Please register to 419-724-0386 or sherry@JewishToledo.org. Walk-ins will be accepted.
92|Y events are generously supported by Ruth and Ralph Delman.
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Local News
A decade of books
in Jewish Toledo
This year, the Toledo Jewish Book Festival
celebrated its 10th anniversary of offering OUR
community top rated, internationally known
and celebrated authors an opportunity to speak,
mingle, engage, chat, dine and schmooze with
Book Festival continued on page 20
SUPPORTED BY
YO U R C A M PA I G N G I F TS AT WO R K
Author, Laura Silver (Knish - In Search of the Jewish Soul
Food), gave a delightful presentation to nearly 100 attendees
at the final Book Festival event of 2014. A native New
Yorker, Ms. Silver discussed her around-the-world quest for
the origins and modern-day manifestations of the knish.
Celebrated author Oliver Horovitz spoke to
more than 30 attendees at Highland Meadows
Golf Club, giving a behind-the-scenes account
of his experiences as a caddie at St. Andrews.
Reading excerpts from his book, An American
Caddie in St. Andrews, he shared exhilarating
golf tales, coming-of-age adventures and life
lessons he gained on the links.
Jewish Toledo came downtown to Registry Bistro for the
2014 TOLEDO READS event with acclaimed author,
Lisa Barr. Barr, author of Fugitive Colors, discussed her
exhilarating experiences as a journalist in Israel and the
U.S. then read an excerpt from her book and answered
questions from the audience.
The 10th annual Toledo Jewish Book Festival kicked
off at Temple Shomer Emunim with a morning full
of exciting activities for children of all ages. Authors
Heidi Smith Hyde (Elan, Son of Two Peoples) and
Norman H. Finkelstein (Schools of Hope - How
Julius Rosenwald Helped Change African American
Education) spoke to grades 3-5 and 6+, respectively,
while Madcap Puppets performed a thrilling
presentation of "Aladdin and Friends."
Author Allen Salkin spoke to more than 50 attendees at Okun Produce in downtown Toledo
to discuss his book, The Uncensored History of The Food Network. The book documents the
development of the media empire from beginning to present day, integrating stories about some of
today's best known pop culture personalities and what they are really like behind the scenes.
Author Shelly Dembe (Wrestling
with Yoga - Journey of a Jewish
Soul) gave a thoughtful presentation
about her journey as an evolving
Jew. Attendees were fascinated by
her stories of faith and the pursuit
of inner peace as a young mom, free
spirit, empty-nester and nurse who
has found true happiness in her life
and her religion.
Local News
FREE books and CDs Are you getting YOURS?
PJ Library® is completely FREE
for participating families in the
Jewish Federation of Greater Toledo region.
Save the Date
B’nai Tzedek
Glass Bash
PJ Library® seeks to engage Jewish families with
young children. Each participating child in our
community from age six months through eight will
receive a high-quality Jewish children’s book or CD
every month.
To learn more about PJ Library®
and to ensure your child receives this wonderful gift,
please contact Sherry Majewski
at 419-724-0386 or sherry@JewishToledo.org.
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Each book and CD comes with resources to help
families use the selection in their home. The book
and music list has been selected by the foremost
children’s book experts and includes a wide array
of themes related to Jewish holidays, folktales and
Jewish family life.
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PJ Library® is supported in part by the
Gary and Andrea Delman Family Foundation and
Jewish Federation of Greater Toledo.
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Jewish Federation
& Foundation
YOUR CAMPAIGN AND LEGACY GIFTS AT WORK
SUPPORTED BY
Jewish Federation
& Foundation
Organizations
Hadassah
Submitted by Hindea Markowicz
December is a month of holidays that seek to counteract
the dark. “Holiday” lights are all about us and, indeed, when
some parts of the United States light Shabbat candles at 4
p.m., it’s easy to see why our ancestors believed the dark
might continue to arrive earlier and earlier and the sun might
appear later and later the next day. But, I’m not going to
talk about Hanukkah (yet).
Beginning on December 4 (the 12th of Kislev) this year,
we in the Diaspora insert the blessing for dew and rain into
the Amidah. Those who live in Israel insert these words on
the 7th of Cheshvan, October 31 this year. Why the huge
difference? In the land of Israel, rain comes in the winter
months, following Sukkot, and is crucial for the growth
and health of crops. There, they begin inserting the prayer
two weeks after the end of Sukkot, thereby giving folks who
have made the pilgrimage to Jerusalem time to get home
before G‐d answers their prayer with rain. In the time of the
Temple, it was determined that people who came from as far
away as Syria could make it home by the 7th of Cheshvan.
But, in Babylon (Bavel), rain wasn’t needed for 60 days
after the autumn equinox (September 23), so the custom
has come down to us to recite the prayer for dew and rain
beginning the 4th or 5th of December. Therefore, from the
evening of December 4 until Passover, listen for the added
words “V'tein tal u'matar L'vracha,” “Give dew and rain for
blessing” in the Shemonah Esrei prayer during the Amidah.
Have you heard that Roey Fatal, 32, an Israeli injured
by an avalanche in Napal in October, was airlifted back to
Hadassah Medical Organization (HMO)? An Israeli businessman provided the plane for Prof. Avi Rivkind, Head
of HMO’s Trauma Unit, to fly to Napal and bring Roey
home for treatment. In the same airlift, Dr. Julius Golender,
a Hadassah pediatric cardiologist, was able to bring the
two‐week‐old baby of an Israeli couple back to Israel for
surgery. Flying to Katmandu wasn’t easy. The two doctors
flew first to Jordan in an unmarked plane and then over
countries “not friendly to Israel.” But, with an emergency
Israeli passport secured for the baby and permission from
the Indian military, the mission of mercy returned with the
two Israelis safely to our Hadassah Hospital.
Remember in this season of darkness that HMO stands
as a beacon throughout the world, a beacon of coexistence
and healing and hope. If you are thinking of a gift for the
person who has everything, I ask you to consider a gift to
Hadassah in their name.
The dreidels outside of Israel have the Hebrew letters
standing for Ness Gadol Haya Sham, “A great miracle
happened there.” In Israel, the letters stand for Nes Gadol
Hayah Poh, which translates to “A great miracle happened
here.” In our time, Hadassah is a great miracle, too. I wish
you a happy Hanukkah. May your doughnuts be yummy
and your latkes just the way you love them. May you enjoy
the season of darkness with the lights of your life.
B’Shalom.
Life Membership Campaign
Hadassah – Lock in for Life
In honor of our Centennial Year, Hadassah continues
to offer Life Membership and Associate enrollment for
$212. The strength and support of Hadassah’s members
and donors sustain the extraordinary work of Hadassah.
As an incentive to enroll new Life Members, National will
give internal Fundraising Goal Credit to the units for each
new Life member and Associate enrolled.
A very special welcome to the more than 50,000 women,
men and children who showed their support for the extraordinary work of Hadassah by becoming new Life members
and Associates. Our collective strength will continue to
make a difference in the United States, Israel and around
the world for the next 100 years.
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Hadassah Contributions and Mah Jongg Cards
Hadassah is always grateful for the many contributions
it receives throughout the year from members and friends.
Beautiful cards and certificates are sent to acknowledge the
donor’s gift and the donation is listed in the Hadassah bulletin. To make a donation or send a tribute card, contact
Selma Master at 419-841-4936 and/or Yvette Levin at
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ORT
ORT’s teachers prepare students for
opportunities beyond the horizon
Without the ability to adapt to fast paced
technological change, today’s students will
find themselves marginalized socially and
economically in the years ahead, warns Ivailo
Ivanov, an ICT teacher at the Lauder-ORT
School in Sofia. Mr. Ivanov, R&D Manager of
the school’s ORT Media Centre, was invited
to take part in a special schools edition of the
NMC Horizon Report, the annual report
produced in partnership with the European
Commission which identifies emerging technologies that are likely to have a significant
impact on education. The report can be seen
at http://cdn.nmc.org/media/2014-nmchorizon-report-EU-EN.pdf.
“Its main conclusion is that everything
changes very quickly and very dramatically,
and if people don’t have the ability to quickly
adapt to new technology, they will be out of
work and out of modern life,” he said.
A study recently released by Deloitte and
Oxford University lends weight to his words.
It predicts that technology, automation and
robotics will cause a significant shift in the
UK labor market over the next 20 years with
more than one-third of existing jobs at risk
of being replaced. A similar study conducted
last year in the United States estimated that
nearly half the country’s workforce was
threatened by automation. On the up side,
there will be a greater need for highly skilled
people in computing, engineering, science
and other fields.
“Unless these changes coming in the
next two decades are fully understood and
anticipated by businesses, policy makers and
educators, there will be a risk of avoidable
unemployment and under-employment. A
widening gap between ‘haves’ and ‘have nots’
is also a risk as lower skill jobs continue to
disappear,” a Deloitte spokesman said.
ORT has long understood and anticipated
these changes, and the Lauder-ORT School,
which is the fruit of collaboration between
World ORT, the Ronald S. Lauder Foundation and the Bulgarian education authorities,
is a good example of how we are preparing
students for precisely this scenario. This was
also the theme of last week’s World ORT
Hatter Technology Seminar, which brought
together 19 educators from 10 countries in
London.
“We start robotics at primary school level
and continue technology education through
the middle and high schools,” Mr. Ivanov
said. “We give our students every type of ICT
education; we give them the big picture so that
after school they can choose which aspect of
ICT they want to follow.”
Mr. Ivanov was one of 53 top educational
researchers and practitioners from across Europe selected to produce the Horizon Report
which is highly regarded by governments and
the education sector.
“It was very interesting working with so
many people from around the world,” Mr.
Ivanov said. “It was an opportunity for me
to learn about all types of technology, some
of which was very new to me.”
The Head of World ORT’s Education
Department, Daniel Tysman, said, “Ivailo
is a real powerhouse at the ORT Technology Centre at the Lauder-ORT School and
his dedication to his work has brought him
much recognition locally. We’re delighted that
his expertise is now being recognized on the
European stage.”
Mr. Ivanov’s expertise and skill is by no
means unique at the Lauder-ORT School, said
ORT Bulgaria Chair Dr. Emil Kalo.
“All the teachers are very impressive. They
are not just highly educated, ORT gives
them opportunities to develop personally
and professionally so that they can be the
best teachers. World ORT’s international
seminars are an extremely important part
of this because they are a way for people to
compare their strengths and weaknesses with
peers from around the world; it’s a personal
evaluation. But the most important thing is
that the children love them; they succeed in
involving the kids in the process of creation
and education,” Dr. Kalo said. “However,
I am subjective, you should ask outsiders.”
ORT America National President Linda
Kirschbaum led the recent ORT America mission, which visited the Lauder-ORT School on
the way back to the United States from Israel.
“Bulgaria has the lowest socio-economic
status of all of the European Union countries
and a declining Jewish community. The
Lauder-ORT School is truly a shining beacon
of hope, with advanced classroom technology
and Hebrew/Jewish culture taught to each
student. At ORT global training programs,
teachers learn how to use these technologies
and make the classroom experience meaningful to their students. We were impressed
and touched by the tremendous impact one
school can have. The combination of dedicated
teachers and administrators and motivated
students made all of us so proud of ORT’s
role in this isolated Jewish community,” Ms.
Kirschbaum said.
Temple Shomer Emunim
Congregation B'nai Israel
Save the Dates
December 6 & 7: Rabbi Miller
December 8:
Ritual Committee Meeting
December 17-25: Hanukkah
December 17: CBI Hanukkah Event
December 17: USY White Elephant
Party
December 18: CBI Board Meeting
December 25-26: Office closed
January 1-2: Office closed
January 11:
Adult Education- Shmira Program
January 11: Jewish Film Festival
January 15: CBI Board Meeting
January 19: Office closed
January 25:
Rabbi Sokobin Program Part 2
January 27: Book Club
January 31: Family Shabbat
Winter Service
Schedule
Monday - Thursday 7 a.m. | 5:45 p.m.
Friday 7 a.m. | 5 p.m.*
Saturday 9:30 a.m. | 1 p.m.
Sunday 9:30 a.m.**
* New time for daylight savings
** When religious school is in session.
Shabbat Afternoon Mincha Service
1 p.m. after Kiddush luncheon
2014 Judaica Gift Shop
Hanukkah Shopping Spree Days
We have a large selection of Judaic items.
All will make wonderful hostess gifts or
enhance your own celebration of Shabbat
and the holiday.
HOURS:
Sunday, December 7: 9 a.m. - noon
Tuesday, December 9: 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Wednesday, December 10:
10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Thursday, December 11:
10 a.m. - 2 pm
Sunday, December 14: 9 am - noon
Tuesday, December 16:
10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Wednesday, December 17:
10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Weather Permitting
Other times available
by appointment only.
Contact Phyllis Diamond at
419-531-5005.
New items arriving daily. Do your
Hanukkah shopping early. Large selection
of gift items including Menorahs, car
Mezuzahs, decorations and candles.
S.O.A.P.
(Synagogue Organized Afternoon Program)
We will be on hiatus from December
10 through December 31.
Our next meeting will be on
January 7, 2015.
Hope to see you then!
CBI Chesed
Committee
Congregation B’nai Israel’s Chesed
Committee assists our members, who
have no family support, by…
Helping to prepare a meal when a
member is seriously ill with short
term needs or a terminal illness
Comforting you when your loved
one is acutely ill in the hospital or
nursing home
Assisting with contacting
family and friends
Providing support and guidance
during and after the funeral and
Shiva
Ensuring a minyan at the cemetery
as well as Shiva
House-sitting during the funeral
Helping prepare the meal, for the
immediate family, following the
funeral
Please note that all requests for
assistance should be initiated by
calling the CBI office and clergy for
arrangements.
New Member and
Family Shabbat
Saturday, December 6
CBI is excited about the numerous new
members that have joined in the past
year; these new members will be honored and will participate in the synagogue's special service on December 6.
Join us this day for a fun celebration
with lots of ruach and youth participation. It will be followed by a special
Kiddush luncheon.
New members, please RSVP to the
office at 419-517-8400 or by email to
mcarr@cbitoledo.org by December 1.
Religious School
Calendar
Wednesday, December 3
Sunday, December 7
Sunday, December 14
December 21-January 4 WINTER BREAK
Wednesday, January 7
Sunday, January 11
Sunday, January 18NO RELIGIOUS SCHOOL
Sunday, January 25
Congregation Etz Chayim
Ohr Chadash
Religious School
Ohr Chadash
Adult Classes
Families and friends are invited to the Ohr
Chadash/Etz Chayim Hanukkah celebration
on Thursday, December 18. Games will begin at
6 p.m. following class, and dinner will be served
at 6:30 p.m. An entertaining program featuring
the Ohr Chadash students will follow dinner. Be
creative with your family, and create an “original”
menorah during the “Family Create a Menorah
Contest." All menorahs will be judged at the
dinner and prizes will be awarded.
December 7: A special Pearl Harbor Day speaker
will speak on the Jewish experience during World
War II. Everyone is invited to attend. A delicious
continental breakfast will be served.
All Ohr Chadash and Etz Chayim families are
invited to a special Family Shabbat on Saturday,
December 13. A delicious luncheon will follow
services.
Sisterhood News
December calendar of classes
Sunday classes:
December 7 & 14
December 21 & 28: No class (winter break)
Tuesday/Thursday classes:
December 2 & 4, 9, 11, 16
and 18 (Hanukkah program)
December 14: “The Hanukkah Story You May
Not be Familiar With” – a portrait of Hanukkah
in context of the 400 years of the second Beit
Hamikdash. Rabbi Rubin will be the speaker. A
continental breakfast will be served.
Donor forms have been mailed to everyone.
Please fill them out and return them so we can
have another successful donor project.
Etz Chayim Sisterhood is instituting another
division of its group called the “20-40 Something
Group.” If you are in this age range and interested
in participating, call Kerry Rubin at 419-2904101 to get additional information.
The next Sisterhood Board meeting will be
held on Wednesday, December 3 at 10 a.m. in
the library.
Men's Club
There will be no Men’s Club meeting in December. Save the date for the second annual Men’s
Club Super Bowl Party on Sunday, February 1.
Details will be forthcoming.
Chabad House
Fireside Chat
The very popular Fireside Chat series is returning this year during December, January and
February. Rabbi Rubin will speak on a variety of
topics each month held in a congregant’s home.
The first in the series will be held on Saturday, December 13 at 7:30 p.m. at the home
of Eric and Jennifer Dubow, 3428 Chapel
Drive, Toledo, Ohio 43615 and feature a dessert followed by the talk. Rabbi Rubin will be
speaking on the topic, “The Kings of Israel,” a
discussion of the monarchs who ruled the holy
land from Saul through the destruction of the
first Beit Hamikdash.
Everyone is invited to attend, and there is
no charge.
Gift Shop News
Hanukkah is fast approaching, and the synagogue gift shop has everything you need to celebrate the holiday in style, from paper products
(plates, napkins and cards) to decorations for your
home and a wide variety of menorahs including
New York Yankee menorah and Ohio State and
University of Michigan mezzuzahs.
There is a gift for everyone on your list. Gift
wrapping is included with every purchase.
Local News
New Center for Jewish Life becomes a reality
An eight-year dream of finding a new
building for Chabad House (and a dream
since 2009 of finding a new space for
Friendship Circle) came true this November.
A Center for Jewish Life on 2728 King
Road opened to a full house on November
2 with a ribbon cutting ceremony, key
speaker, entertainment for children and a
delicious buffet dinner.
Many Jewish Community philanthropists were in attendance, including Gary
Delman, Paul Goldner and Sandy Soifer,
Donald L. Solomon and Joe Wasserstrom.
Also represented were community leaders, Joel Marcovitch and Andy Golding,
CEO and President of Jewish Federation
of Greater Toledo, respectively, and Nancy
Newbury, Executive Director of Jewish
Family Service.
In a short address to the crowd gathered
for the dedication, Marcovitch spoke of the
valued relationship the Jewish Federation
and Chabad share in their partnership
that brings the community two well-loved
programs: Gan Yeladim Preschool and
Friendship Circle. On behalf of the Jewish
Federation, Marcovitch presented Rabbi
Shemtov, Chabad House Director, with a
beautiful mezuzah made out of Jerusalem
Stone, accompanied by a beautiful plaque.
Rabbi Shemtov was honored to have
his father and mother in the audience. In
a Lubavitch movement of Jewish outreach
that now spans the globe with 3,500 centers, the Rabbi's parents, Rabbi Berel and
Mrs. Bat Sheva Shemtov, were the first
emissaries sent by the Lubavitcher Rebbe
of Righteous Memory, with the mission
to open a Chabad House in a city in the
United States.
“This event truly showed the friendship
and dedication of this Toledo community,”
Mrs. Bat Sheva Shemtov observed.
“In a community that has experienced
ever-shrinking demographics, it is vital that
we work together and remain optimistic,”
said Rabbi Yossi Shemtov. "In fact, since
demographics are what they are, each and
every one of us counts so much more. Our
community needs us so much more to support Jewish education and all those things
that a successful vibrant Jewish community
needs. Thank G-d, that although the demographics are what they are, the numbers
at Camp Gan Israel, preschool and other
programs have continued to grow. As the
new Center for Jewish life illustrates so well,
there are so many in our community who
are ready to do much more than their fair
share to ensure the continued vibrancy of
the Jewish community in Toledo.”
Keynote speaker, Rabbi Dov Greenberg from Stanford University, compared
Chabad House to "your Jewish GPS system;" a place where you are always welcome
regardless which road you’ve taken in life
or where you are on that road.
“If you are anything like me,” Greenberg
said, “sometimes you ignore the excellent
advice the GPS in your car gives you.
Sometimes, in fact, you are pretty sure you
know a short cut or a more interesting route.
Does the voice whose directions you’ve just
ignored become upset? No. She calmly
and simply says, ‘Recalculating.’ What the
machine knows is that it doesn’t matter
which way you have turned, there is always
still a way to get to your destination. That
is what the Chabad House is all about.”
The new facility on King Road puts
Chabad House and Friendship Circle right
in the heart of where many of the Jewish
families with young children live. The
Grand Opening marked the completion
of the first phase of renovations, which
included new office spaces, the Friendship
Circle Social Hall and children’s activity
rooms.
Along with the generosity of donors and
friends who helped support this project
through funding and advice, the on-theground efforts of Realtor John Healey, Paul
Avery Contracting, Robert Gersten, Rabbi
Bentzion Shemtov, Levi Shemtov and Yakov Weingrow made this dream a reality.
In truth, the Grand Opening was the
second event of the weekend. Although it
was not the main event and it was a much
smaller crowd, the Chabad House broke
in the building the Friday prior when they
hosted a 100-seat Shabbat dinner.
“We’ve been hosting dinners for between 80 and 120 guests for years now,”
said Shmouel Matusof, Camp Gan Israel
Director, “but we’ve always had to do it in
Don Solomon, Pete and Marcia Silverman, Paul Goldner,
Sandy Soifer and Gary Delman
(top) Ribbon cutting ceremony at the Grand Opening;
(bottom) Raizel and Rabbi Yossi Shemtov
borrowed or rented space. The Federation,
the synagogues and the YMCA have always
been so generous to us and we have been
really very grateful. But,” Matusof added
with a big smile, “For the first time we
can do this with our own equipment and
in our own space – no hauling, loading,
unloading…. It’s great!”
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Samuel Morgan Goldstein will be
called to the Torah as a Bar Mitzvah at
Temple Shomer Emunim on Saturday,
December 13. Sam is the son of Marshall
and Jodie Goldstein and the brother of
Alex and Esther. Proud grandparents are
Bill and Marge Goldstein of Toledo and
Leonard Saltzer of Cleveland.
Sam is a seventh grader at the Toledo
Technology Academy. He is part of the
Alternative Energy Team this year. In addition, he is an avid gamer and enjoys playing
Xbox Live and participating in Magic the
Gathering card tournaments. He is also
an avid reader and enjoys sports, music,
computers and hanging out with his friends.
He is currently working on his second don
black belt in Chinese Kempo Martial Arts.
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S'machot
Olivia Price Killam, originally of Ottawa Hills and
daughter of Janet and Michael Killam, and Daniel
Potash, son of Dr. Howard and Bonnie Potash of
University Heights, Ohio, will be married December 6 in Cleveland. They are planning a traditional
Jewish wedding.
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Send us your wedding, engagement, graduation, baby, job or
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YOU right in your own backyard. You didn’t
have to travel to Ann Arbor or Arizona or
Florida to see the best; they came to YOU,
in Toledo!
Toledo is a celebrated stop on the Jewish
Book Council Tour. Why? Because we are
a warm, kind, welcoming, generous, caring community. Just ask any book festival
committee member, and they will share this
sentiment with you that has been expressed
over and over again by every author that
visits our little Shtetl.
We are so grateful and appreciative to
our community partners who work with us
and help us with in kind and discounted
gestures. We would like to take this opportunity to say THANK YOU to: Temple
Shomer Emunim, Congregation B’nai Israel, Great Lakes Rental LLC, IMIJ Sound
& Lighting, Fetoosh Restaurant, Wingate
by Windham, Cindy and Howard Feldstein,
Shelly Okun Fruchtman of Sam Okun
Produce Company and Registry Bistro.
To our exclusive book seller, Barnes
and Noble, Two Seasoned Chicks, Gabilas
Knish, Highland Meadows Golf Club, and
Wildwood Metropark, it was a pleasure
working with you. It is also extremely
important to highlight our continuing
Sam is looking forward to celebrating his
Bar Mitzvah with his family and friends.
and strong partnership with our religious
schools through the leadership of Wendy
Payne, Kim Brody and Nancy Jacobson; we
thank you for your continued involvement
and support!
The Book Festival committee is a yearlong commitment; the amount of time and
energy the committee members devote to
this project is testament to how important
this festival is to them. Without them, this
festival wouldn’t be. Janet Rogolsky has
served as a devoted chair who has given
countless hours to this festival. Our committee members go above and beyond each
and every year by driving our authors to
the airport, to the hotel, out to dinner, to
our venues, to the coffee shop, anywhere
they need to go, deciding on venues for the
events, picking out menus, and more; you
name it, our committee members do it! So, a
giant thank you to the best darn book festival
committee in the land: Jodi Barr, Bonnie
Berland, Lynda Dolgin Duda, Judi Fox,
Maurine Glasser, Lynn Jacobs, Jill Kripke,
Lois Levison, Lynn Liber, Sheila Odesky,
Jane Petitjean, Sharon Ravin, Lauren Sachs
and Sherry Majewski.
Thank you Toledo for celebrating 10
years of wonderful authors. Keep on reading!
Local News
Federation offers
$10,000 for YOU
By Lauren Sachs
Calling all innovative thinkers and enthusiastic movers and shakers! As you may
have already heard, Jewish Federation of
Greater Toledo’s (JFGT) Department of
Jewish Programs (DJP), in partnership with
the Toledo Jewish Community Foundation
(TJCF), has an exciting opportunity for
emerging leaders, thinkers and visionaries
in the Toledo Jewish community.
The idea behind the newly launched
micro-grant program is to utilize the great
minds in our community to envision and
create new and innovative Jewish experiences
and programs in Toledo. Interested community members can submit their ideas and
receive a portion of $10,000 in grant money
that has been generously made available by
TJCF to help make the ideas a reality. While
the Federation is looking to support creative
ideas, it also hopes to hone leadership skills
by having grant recipients take the lead in
executing their ideas, along with support
and consultation from DJP staff and board
members. Any member of the Toledo Jewish
community may apply for a micro-grant.
While the micro-grant concept is new
to the greater Toledo Jewish community,
this model of discovering and developing
inspirational Jewish experiences has been
tested in other Jewish communities across the
country and even globally. Specifically, the
Schusterman #MakeItHappen Micro-Grants
Initiative (part of a collaboration between
the San Francisco Bay Area Federation and
SUPPORTED BY
Jewish Federation
& Foundation
the Charles and Lynn Schusterman Philanthropic Network) has already supported
innovation in their community by selecting
and funding 10 projects at $1,000 each in
the Bay Area.
One example of the selected projects is
the Pay-it-Forward/Shabbat Dinner concept
by Benjamin Abram of San Francisco. After
Mr. Abram was convinced by a friend to
co-host a Shabbat dinner at his home, he
has been hosting regular Shabbat dinners;
he said he feels that he “would never have
thought to perform the mitzvah of sanctifying the Sabbath in this way” without his
friend’s encouragement. Mr. Abram received
a #MakeItHappen grant to encourage eight
other people to host Shabbat dinners for
their first time.
A second example of a #MakeItHappen
project comes from Moshe Langer, also from
San Francisco. Mr. Langer proposed a “San
Francisco Jewish History Tour aboard the
Mitzvah Cable Car,” in which local Jews and
groups from Jewish organizations could take
a tour and hear the story of how Jews have
been an integral part of that city’s history
and success.
With your help and funds from the
Dream It, Do It project, now is the time
for Toledo to forge its own creative Jewish
future. If you have questions or would like
to learn more about how you can be a part
of making a new Toledo tradition for the
Jewish community of greater Toledo, please
contact Arleen Levine, TJCF Director, at
419-724-0355 or arleen@JewishToledo.org.
Local News
Gan Izzy Club mixes work and play
During the High Holiday season, the
kids built a real-size sukkah. It took a lot of
help to make it; some of the Club worked
construction using hammers, nails and
wood, while the younger kids scavenged
the area collecting branches to form the
Sukkah’s beautiful top, and another group
applied their artistry to create decorations
for the finished product.
In the end, it was a sturdy, handsome
and completely kosher Sukkah that everyone was able to use. One child was so happy
with the results, she wanted to build one as
soon as she got home for her own house.
Later in the season, everyone got
together on a Sunday for a bowling and
pizza party. In-between sets, the Gan Izzy
Club talked about the different blessings
we make when we eat different foods and
worked on a few crafts, such as painting
mezuzah cases and making rainbow loom
bracelets.
Sunday, December 7, the Club meets at
the JCC/YMCA for lunch and an activity
and then heads out on a field trip to Home
Depot for a workshop. Parents are invited
to join them at 1 p.m. for the workshop.
The Gan Izzy club meets ten Sundays
a year 11:45 a.m. – 2 p.m. and welcomes
children grades pre-K through 5th.
For more information or to register,
contact Camp Gan Israel Director Shmouel
Matusof at 419-322-2730 or camp@
chabadtoledo.com.
Gan Izzy Club piled up in front of their masterpiece Sukkah
JEWISH TOLEDO WOMEN!
Jewish Federation of Greater Toledo
invites YOU to a pre-Hanukkah celebration! Before the Festival of Lights begins, we
want you to enjoy a purely social evening of
friendship and fun! Paint your own wine glass,
nosh on wine and cheese and live a little in
the company of good friends. There will be a
special gift just for you!
Thursday, December 11 7-8:30 p.m.
Romanoff Patio and Leonard Lounge
Jewish Federation Campus
6465 Sylvania Ave., Sylvania, OH
$5 per person (in advance)
Reservation and payment is requested
by Monday, December 8 to Colette Lundberg at
419-724-0361 or colette@jewishToledo.org
Baylee Mallin, Eve Saltzman, Shmouel Matusof, Josh Abernathy and
Cayden Greenblatt building a kosher Sukkah
Young Jewish Toledo
YJT
Hebrew
Happy
Hour
SUPPORTED BY
YO U R C A M PA I G N G I F TS AT WO RK
Y O U N G
Professionals
Y O U N G
In early November,
Young Jewish Toledo
got together for its
monthly Hebrew Happy
Hour at 5th Street Pub
in Perrysburg.
Pictured above right:
Kenny Ginsburg,
Matt Paris,
Amanda Winter and
Eric Lauber.
See the ad on the left
for information about
upcoming events, or
contact Hallie Freed
at 410-724-0362 or
hallie@JewishToledo.org
if you know someone to
invite to the party!
Toledo
Programs especially for post college
to young families.
Hebrew Happy Hours
Wind down your work day with other young Jewish
professionals from around Toledo. Join Y.J.T. for a drink
and a good time. Hebrew Happy Hours start at 6 p.m.
unless otherwise noted.
• Thursday, December 4
Fusion Bistro, 3136 Markway Road, Toledo
• Thursday, January 8
Paddy Jack's, 6725 Central Avenue, Sylvania
SUPPORTED BY
YOUR CA MPAI G N G I FTS AT WO RK
• Thursday, February 5
House of Eats (inside Bier Stube), 5333 Monroe Street, Toledo
• Thursday, March 12
Burger Bar 419, 5215 Monroe Street, Toledo
• Wednesday, April 1 (note that this is a Wednesday)
Inky's Italian, 3945 N. Detroit Avenue, Toledo
Young Jewish Toledo
Couples "Get Your Bowl On"
Y O U N G
Saturday, January 17
8:30 p.m.
Couples
Forest View Lanes,
2345 W. Dean Road, Temperance, MI
$5 per person (until Friday, January 9) or
$8 per person (after Friday, January 9)
Enjoy bowling, schmoozing, snacks and a great time! Join other young
couples for a night out, and let’s see who can get the highest score!
**Please bring a paper item to donate to the JFS Food Pantry**
RSVP to Hallie Freed at 419-724-0362 or hallie@JewishToledo.org
Y O U N G
Toledo
The Book of Mormon
Saturday, December 20
Meet at 7:30 p.m. for a cocktail
Show starts at 8 p.m.
Stranahan Theater – 4645 Heatherdowns Blvd.
$75 per person – includes show ticket & drink
Winning nine Tony awards, The Book of Mormon has been called “The best
musical of this century” and “Grade A: The Funniest musical of all time.” Join
Young Jewish Toledo for a night of laughs during the Festival of Lights!
The Book of Mormon tells the story of two young Mormon missionaries sent to
a remote village in northern Uganda, where a brutal warlord is threatening the
local population. Naïve and optimistic, the two missionaries try to share the Book
of Mormon, one of their scriptures - which only one of them has read - but have
trouble connecting with the locals, who are more worried about war, famine,
poverty and AIDS than about religion.
SUPPORTED BY
RSVP required by Friday, December 5 to
Hallie Freed at 419-724-0362 or hallie@
JewishToledo.org
***SPOTS ARE LIMITED AND NO WALK-INS
YO U R C A M PA I G N G I F TS AT WOR K
WILL BE ACCEPTED***
Trapped Toledo
Y O U N G
Thursday, January 29
6 p.m.
2410 Key Street (When facing Burger Bar 419,
Toledo
walk left past the barber shop and around the
corner; its the first door on the right) $5 per person (until Friday, January 23) or
$10 (after January 23)
Trapped is a fun, new interactive experience. Locked in a small room
with a group of friends and strangers, you must use your wits and the
group's collective knowledge to find hidden clues, solve daunting
puzzles and overcome challenges to escape before time runs out. With
the clock ticking, your senses heightened and adrenaline racing, your
perception of reality begins to blur as you become immersed in the
experience.
Young Jewish Toledo will be engaging in "Rescued!" an international
spy adventure where we must find files hidden in a ransacked safe
house in an undisclosed country. We will have only 60 minutes of cover
by the local militia before the assassins are let free to kill us.
Join us for a unique and thrilling night out!
RSVP to Hallie Freed at 419-724-0362 or hallie@JewishToledo.org
Calendar

December 2014
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Young Jewish Toledo:
Seniors:
Gan Yeladim Preschool:
123456
Family Havdalah PJ Party
Hebrew Happy Hour
Holiday Party with Area
6 p.m.
Fusion Bistro
Office on Aging
11 a.m.
Depart Senior Adult Center
6:30 p.m.
Chabad House (King Road)
Women:
Seniors:
7 8 910111213
Pre-Hanukkah
Old Jews Telling Jokes
10:30 a.m.
Depart JCC/YMCA campus
Celebration
7 p.m.
Romanoff Patio/
Leonard Lounge
Young Jewish Toledo:
Gan Yeladim
Seniors:
141516 17
18
1920
The Book of Mormon
Preschool:
Annual Latke Luncheon
Families:
Hanukkah Palooza
4 p.m.
Noon
Family Hanukkah
Party
11:30 a.m.
Preschool
7:30 p.m.
Stranahan Theater
Federation offices
Federation offices 25 2627
212223
24
close at 1 p.m.
closed
Federation offices 31
2829 30
Note: All dates, times and
close at 4 p.m.
SUPPORTED BY
YOUR CAMPAIGN GIFTS AT WORK
locations are subject to
change. Call 419-885-4461
for more information.

Kislev/Tevet 5775

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