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Volume 8 • Issue 3
Spring 2013
AN EPIC YEAR
The 2013 Annual Meeting
DESTINATION DC
Women on a Mission
THE PAC IS BACK
A Visit to Our Homeland
one youth at a time
Making a Difference in Israel
RAISING THE
RUACH
Community Celebrates
Israel at 65
9901 Donna Klein Boulevard
Boca Raton, Florida 33428
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SinaiSpotlight
EvErything to gain:
Even though they had practically
been neighbors in the Boca Lago
community for twenty years, Irwin
“Irv” Weiner and Lauree Gable only
sinai ad
met five years ago. The two may have
crossed paths on the golf course
countless times before fate brought
them together in 2008. For the past five
years, they have been having a
wonderful time together. as they move
forward, an exciting future awaits them at Sinai Residences of Boca Raton.
irwin “irv” wEinEr
Originally from Pittsburg, Irv is an enthusiastic Steelers
fan. After serving in the Army for three years during
World War II, Irv married his high school sweetheart
in 1946. In 1955 Irv embarked on a 50-year career
as a wholesale furniture rep, working 27 years in
Pittsburgh and then for 23 years in Florida.. Irv
and his wife had three children—a daughter Lori, a
physical therapist in Ashville, North Carolina; a son
Fred, a chiropractor in Tuscon, Arizona; and ason
Gary, a small-business owner in Albuquerque, New
Mexico. Irv also has three granddaughters and one
grandson. Irv’s wife passed away in 2008 after 62
years of marriage.
LaurEE gabLE
Lauree was born and raised in New York. When she
married in 1950, she and her husband relocated to
Norwalk, Connecticut. There they raised a son and a daughter while Lauree
obtained her BA in education and went on to earn an MA during her tenyear
career as a teacher. When she retired from teaching, Lauree joined her
husband in running the family business selling propane gas for residential
and industrial users. Upon retiring in the late ‘80s, the Gables relocated to
a winter residence in Boca Lago, where Lauree has since enjoyed tennis,
golf, bridge, crafts, and attending the theater. After 55 years of marriage, her
husband passed away in 2006. Her son, David, now runs the family business
in Connecticut, and her daughter, Viki, is a potter and sculptor living in
Massachusetts. Lauree has three granddaughters and three great-children.
thEir FuturE togEthEr
Since their introduction in 2008, Irv and Lauree have been having a
wonderful time enjoying each other’s company and their community. “A
mutual friend, who happens to be my neighbor, first introduced us,” recalls
Irv. “We hit it off, and next month will be five years in our relationship.”
e had looked at several Independent
“WLiving communities, but when we
found Sinai, we realized that it is everything
we are looking for; it will be new, close to
where our friends live, and on the grounds of
the Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach
County campus. And, the community will
be a virtually self-contained unit,” says Irv,
“offering arts and crafts, lectures and card
games, just to name a few perks.”
They play plenty of golf and are frequent patrons of the theater. “Lauree
has made a cultural person out of me,” he notes. “Thanks to her, I have
developed an appreciation for the symphony and other cultural outings.”
While it was two different journeys that brought them together, Lauree
and Irv now find themselves at the same crossroads in life. “We are both
thinking of our future,” says Lauree, “and Sinai Residences has attracted
us for a number of reasons. Foremost, we want to make these important
decisions for ourselves.” Her children, she points out, are very pleased with
her decision. “My son thinks it is a wonderful idea, and my daughter said,
“Mom, I cannot thank you enough for taking this off our shoulders.”
As longtime residents of Boca Raton, the location of Sinai Residences is also
key to both Irv and Lauree. “We had looked at several Independent Living
communities, but when we found Sinai, we realized
that it is everything we are looking for; it will be
new, close to where our friends live, and on the
grounds of the Jewish Federation of South Palm
Beach County campus. And, the community will be
a virtually self-contained unit,” says Irv, “offering arts
and crafts, lectures and card games, just to name a
few perks.”
Lauree is looking forward to the cultural
opportunities, as well as the amenities and services.
“There are so many interesting things going on at
the Federation,” she says. “And, I love that we won’t
have to shop for, prepare, and clean up after meals.
I’ll have the opportunity to cook if I want to, but
I won’t have to, and that is a plus.” She also plans
on frequenting the spa and pool, and taking full
advantage of the social offerings.
While they are focused on fun, the benefits of the continuum of care are not
lost on this forward-looking couple. “We are healthy now, but no one knows
what tomorrow will bring,” says Lauree, “and a Continuing Care Retirement
Community is like an insurance policy.” Irv points out that the timing of the
community was also an important factor in their decision. “We aren’t quite
ready yet,” he says, “but by the time Sinai Residences becomes available in a
couple of years, we will be.”
It was most important for Irv and Lauree to be situated where they could
continue to nurture their well-established Boca Largo connections. “We
don’t have to give up anything,” says Irv, “and we only stand to gain a whole
new community.”
For more information about Sinai Residences of Boca Raton, contact
561-338-9595 or visit www.sinairesidences.com.
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Sinai Residences Of Boca Raton
21090 St. Andrews Blvd, Suite 1 • Boca Raton, FL 33433
561-338-9595 • www.sinairesidences.com

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FEATURES
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48
5 In a Minute
Everything Can Change
8 An Epic Year
The 2013 Annual Meeting
10 Caring, Giving, Leading
Ellen R. Sarnoff
11 Building Community Together
New Partnerships Abound
22 destination DC
Our Women on a Mission
34 raising the Ruach
Thousands Celebrate Israel
39 securing the Future
Richard Steinberg
40 the PAC is Back
From Our Homeland
48 one Youth at a Time
Making a Difference in Israel
CONTENTS
DEPARTMENTS
12 Campaign 2013
20 Dorothy P. Seaman Department of Women’s Philanthropy
26 Young Adult Division
30 Business & Professional Division
36 Jacobson Jewish Community Foundation
46 Israel & Overseas
49 Jewish Community Relations Council
50 Jewish Education Department
54 Local Beneficiary Agencies
58 Synagogue Updates
60 Corporate Sponsors
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Welcome to Chai Life
A New Dawn for Our Jewish Community
As our season draws to a close, you have once again brought the
words Feed, Protect, Teach, Inspire, Save and Comfort to life. You
have responded with generosity and compassion. And we couldn’t
be more proud or grateful.
Yet something new and exciting is also among us. You can feel the
exhilaration on our campus, at meetings, on missions, at events and activities, as we greet each
other and work together. It’s been building since our women roared into the Big Apple last Fall with
the largest delegation from outside the NYC area at the International Lion of Judah Conference…
through the joyful, moving Sandler Family Major Gifts Event…to THE EVENT, a community-wide
celebration that brought together 500 people from synagogues, partner agencies, schools and
beyond, from seasoned leaders to newcomers.
The momentum kept building as our season culminated last month at Israel Fest 65, where
nearly 3,000 people saw, heard and felt our vibrant Jewish diversity. All ages, backgrounds, and
neighborhoods joined together to celebrate the miracles of our homeland and showcase our
collective resources and talents. The pride and love were palpable — for Israel, for our people — and
for our own Jewish community.
It’s nothing short of a transformative revitalization of our community coming together to care for
each other.
Our recent 2013 Annual Meeting looked back on “An Epic Year,” and envisioned a bright future for
our community. Our Annual Campaign and endowments are up. We’ve launched new initiatives
for everyone from, infants to major donors. There’s no doubt that our efforts are indeed building a
stronger community. We extend deepest thanks to a few key leaders who are moving on after helping
us reach this juncture: Joseph Mishkin, Campaign Chair; Stephen Mendelsohn, Planning & Allocations
Chair; Betty Kane, Chair, Israel & Overseas; and Rabbi David Steinhardt, who chaired our JCRC.
Another promising development for the campus and the Federation is Sinai Residences, the
luxurious state-of-the-art Continuing Care Retirement Community, that is moving toward
construction on the north campus. We look forward to having new neighbors in 2015. Learn more at
www.sinairesidences.com or call 561.922.7156.
And it’s not too late to contribute to the Annual Campaign! To make or increase your gift, visit
www.jewishboca.org/donate or call 561.852.3142.
Have a wonderful summer and get ready to do even more extraordinary things together
next season.
This publication is produced by the
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of the Jewish Federation of
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Federation Officers
Chair
Ellen R. Sarnoff
Vice Chair, Financial Resource Development
Anne L. Jacobson
Vice Chair, Campaign
Betty Kane
Vice Chair, Jacobson Jewish Community Foundation
Richard D. Steinberg
Vice Chair, Women’s Philanthropy
Emily Grabelsky
Vice Chair, Planning & Allocations
Joseph S. Mishkin
Vice Chair, IOC
Eric Stein
Vice Chair
Wesley E. Finch
Vice Chair
Carol S. Smokler
Vice Chair
Etta Gross Zimmerman
Secretary
Debra Halperin
Assistant Secretary
Albert Gortz, Esq.
Treasurer
Stewart Kasen
Assistant Treasurer
Arthur Goldberg
Senior Federation Professionals
President & CEO
Matthew C. Levin
Chief Financial Officer & Chief Operating Officer
Mel Lowell
Executive Vice President, Financial Resource Development
Marla Weiss Egers
ON THE COVER
March of the Living alums at Israel Fest 65:
Alex Stein, Brittany Pressner
Ellen R. Sarnoff
Chair, Federation Board of Directors
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9901 Donna Klein Blvd.
Boca Raton, FL 33428

ecause
EVERYTHING
can change
IN A MINUTE
FEDERATION IS ALWAYS THERE.
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The sun rises in the east and it will set in the west but – in the blink
of an eye – it seems as if nothing else will ever be the same. The
job you counted on is gone. A rocket falls. A truth is revealed.
We cannot control what life may throw our way. But when we
stand together, we can find the strength to face anything.
Here are three stories that show how, through your gifts, together
we do extraordinary things.
Learn from yesterday
When Moshe and Yocheved first came to Ashkelon,
Israel, there was only sand where their house now stands.
They worked hard to build not only a home but a nation.
“I saved every cent to build this house,” Moshe says as
Yocheved nods in agreement.
Due to ongoing rocket attacks, Moshe, Yocheved
and their neighbors now live in a constant state of
emergency. When asked if she wanted to relocate to
protected housing, Yocheved didn’t hesitate. “No, no!
We don’t want to move under any circumstance,” she
replied. “You feel the best at home.”
As founders of the State of Israel – and as Holocaust
survivors – that simple home means the world to them.
For the past three years, Moshe and Yocheved have
been part of a Supportive Community, an American
Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) program
that provides a range of services to elderly Israelis who
wish to remain in their homes. Each group has at least
one “community father,” an individual responsible for
responding to the ‘members’ needs, from changing a
light bulb to holding a hand.
The Supportive Community also includes organized
activities such as guided tours, classes and social
events. “This is a community that creates activities and
everybody participates!” Yocheved exclaims from the
comfort of her own home.
With Federation donors by their sides, Moshe and
Yocheved know they never need to face their
challenges alone.
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Live for today
A real estate developer, Ken has graduate degrees in architecture and business.
He and his wife live in a beautiful home with their two teenage sons and a yellow
labrador named Tikva. For two decades, Ken successfully climbed the corporate
ladder. “I was sitting on top of the world,” he says. “Then, overnight, I found
myself unemployed.”
Ken turned to Federation – his family had always donated to the Annual
Campaign, never imagining that he would one day be on the receiving end of
vital Federation supported services – and began attending programs designed
for unemployed people like himself. “You realize that you’re in good company
with other very smart, accomplished, successful businesspeople who have simply
found themselves out of luck in hard times,” he says. “It reorients you.” Indeed,
Ken has come to view his business setbacks as the force that brought him closer
to Judaism.
Ken believes that he will soon be back at work and, when he returns to the
corporate world, he has vowed to maintain the connections he made and
remember the lessons he learned while unemployed. “Federation has kept me
connected with other positive, like-minded, caring Jews who offer their support
and encouragement,” he says. “It just makes you feel like you’re not alone. With a
little faith and with good company, we will come out of these difficult times with
a new appreciation for our community and the Jewish Federation.”
MOSHE & YOCHEVED
Hope for tomorrow
Ever since she could remember, Kelsey had wanted to go on the March of the Living.
In 2007, she had her chance. “There’s nothing like that feeling of walking under that
“Arbeit Macht Frei” sign at Auschwitz for the first time,” she says. “It’s otherworldly.”
While immersed in the March of the Living two-week-long Holocaust education
program, supported in part by generous gifts from Federation donors, Kelsey
heard many stories of survivors returning to the concentration camps with their
families. She was particularly moved by the experiences of one survivor and his
adult son.
KEN
“Unbeknownst to his dad, the son had gone to a market and gotten all these different
foods to have a picnic because his dad had said the hunger and the suffering was
what you never got over. You got over the death and you became numb to it but
the suffering you just never got over. They sat and had a picnic at Treblinka,” she
says. “There’s something about this that just pulls at the heartstrings and makes
the emotions go a little crazy because it is bringing life to a place that was full of
death.”
Kelsey was so moved by her experience that she earned a degree in Holocaust Studies,
paving the way for future generations to “never forget.”
KELSEY
“There are those of us who are going to carry the torch. We do care and we are
going to step up. I’m going to collect as many stories as I can and keep passing
them on. Ultimately,” she says, “we do all belong to each other in this world.”
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An Epic Year
2013 Annual Meeting
A Hollywood Oscar-themed Zinman Hall was the transformed setting for a
celebration of Federation’s accomplishments and leaders, at the 2013 Annual
Meeting on April 30, 2013. From the red carpet entrance until the final curtain
call, the sense of pride and partnership among 250 of our passionate, committed
community leaders and donors was a true testament to “An Epic Year.” Roxane
and Michael Lipton chaired an evening of warmth, joy and optimism that will
resonate for a long time, as it set the stage for the coming year.
The multimedia State of the Federation Address delivered
by Board Chair Ellen R. Sarnoff left no doubt that the
Federation’s efforts are on target: we are indeed building
a stronger community to care for each other. Ellen began
her third year as Chair later in the evening, when the
membership accepted the 2013-14 report from Nominating
Committee Chair Thomas R. Kaplan.
Speaking at his first Federation Annual Meeting, President & CEO Matthew C. Levin
presented a vision for our community that resonated far beyond the people in the
room that night, encompassing our entire community.
To cheers and rousing applause, four of our community’s brightest stars received
significant awards at the event. The awardees’ moving remarks heightened the
deep satisfaction in feeling part of a caring family at this elegant event.
“We are poised to move forward and fulfill our potential as a strong,
dynamic and caring Jewish community as we help feed, protect, teach,
inspire, save and comfort thousands of people every day, everywhere.”
- Ellen R. Sarnoff, Chair of the Board
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Ellen R. Sarnoff, Matt Levin,
Roxane & Michael Lipton
Donna Klein Jewish Academy students
led the anthems.
Joseph Mishkin was presented with the
James H. Nobil Community Leadership Award by
Anne Jacobson
David Hamilton, Grace Halabi and Chris Clark of
BB&T, generous corporate sponsor of the 2013
Annual Meeting; Roxane & Michael Lipton
Tom Kaplan, David Pratt
Janet Izaak was presented with the James H. Nobil
Professional Achievement Award by Matt Levin and
Ellen R. Sarnoff
Emily Grabelsky, Eric Stein
Donald & Barbara Werner,
Ron & Meryl Gallatin
Rabbi Josh Broide received the James and Marjorie
Baer Outstanding Young Leadership Award from
Margie Baer
Diane & Larry Feldman
Robin & Gary Rubin
Jane & Al Gortz
Rabbi David Baum delivered an inspiring
d’var Torah
Elyssa Kupferberg was presented with the JFNA National
Endowment Achievement Award by David Pratt
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Profile in Giving:
Ellen R. Sarnoff
N
ot long after Ellen Sarnoff moved from New York to Boca Raton,
a donor and friend asked her to write a $5,000 check to the Jewish
Federation of South Palm Beach County. “I was new to the
community,” Ellen says, looking back with a smile. “I was afraid to say no.” When he
came back for more the following year, she decided it was time to find out about where
her money was going.
Moved by the work undertaken every day by Federation and its partner agencies, Ellen’s
involvement quickly grew. “I felt I had found a new family,” she says. “I still feel that way.”
Since then, Ellen has demonstrated her commitment to Federation and her passion
for our mission in countless ways. Now in her third year as Federation Board Chair,
she previously led three Annual Campaigns, as well as the King David Society, Lion of
Judah Endowment and Financial Resource Development Committees. A past Women’s
Division Chair, Ellen was inaugural recipient of the Dorothy P. Seaman Leadership
Award, and now sits on the JFNA National Women’s Philanthropy Board. She serves
on the Jacobson Jewish Community Foundation Board, and is a charter member of the
Jewish Women’s Foundation. Ellen has also served on boards of our beneficiary agencies.
She now chairs the Federation CCRC Development, LLC, as it develops Sinai Residences
on campus, a project to which she is firmly committed.
Ellen is focused on the continuing effort to build strong bridges that will connect
committed, compassionate supporters and diverse community partners with people
in need. “When Ellen sets her mind to something, success is never far away,” says
Matthew C Levin, President and CEO of the Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach
County. “Her quiet strength belies the power of her leadership. Ellen has been absolutely
instrumental in helping guide our Federation through a transitional period.”
Ellen shrugs off the effort. “I get more out of this than what I give, there’s no question,”
she says. “I just feel great every day thinking about the good that we do.”
What has been your highest priority as Chair of the Jewish Federation
of South Palm Beach County?
It’s very important to me that people feel good about being a part of this
Jewish community because of what we can achieve together.
What would you say has been your greatest accomplishment in that role?
No question - bringing Matt Levin on board as our CEO. He’s an outstanding leader,
who has changed the face of our Federation. We’ve absolutely turned the corner. He’s
lifted our spirits.
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Building Community through New Local Partnerships
This year, our Federation began building and enhancing
collaborations through two new local funding initiatives
that are making a difference across our Jewish community.
Through the Jacobson Jewish Community Foundation’s
Kamsly Teen Program Fund, we’re supporting dynamic
Jewish youth activities at fifteen different synagogues and
organizations. Eleven synagogues and organizations also
NEW INITIATIVES
received new grants through our Planning & Allocations
process for Outreach programming.
We’re proud to be helping these partners – some of
which had never before received funding from us – with
their remarkable creative, strategic efforts. Together, we
are doing even more extraordinary things.
Jules L. & Dorothy M. Kamsly Teen Programs Fund
In accordance with the Kamslys’ directive, the Jacobson Jewish Community
Foundation (JJCF) allocates income from this endowment fund to support
Jewish teen programming. The 2013 JJCF Grants Committee awarded
$60,550 in one-year allocations to 15 applicant organizations.
Adolph & Rose Levis JCC
The JCC Maccabi Games
BBYO - Gold Coast Region
Chapter Leadership Training & Program Excellence
BBYO - Gold Coast Region
Guest Educators & Songleaders for Regional Conventions
B’nai Torah Congregation
Mark S. Bertuch “Make a Difference” Retreat
Community Outreach Grants
This year, the Federation’s Planning & Allocations Committee, as
recommended by the Community Outreach Task Force, allocated
$30,000 in grant funding to 11 applicant organizations toward building
and enhancing a vibrant and sustainable Jewish community in South
Palm Beach County.
B’nai Torah Congregation
Friday Night Live
Boca Raton Jewish Experience
TED Talks
Boca Raton Synagogue
BRS Community Purim Carnival
Boca Raton Jewish Experience
Film-Based Education Program
Boca Raton Synagogue
The Israel Advocacy Program
Congregation B’nai Israel
8th, 9th, 10th Grade Confirmation Retreats
Congregation Beth Adam
Pass-over to Celebrate Being Jewish
Congregation B’nai Israel
Mommy Minyan
Congregation Shirat Shalom
A Rabbi’s Tale Told through Puppetry
Jewish Adoption &
Family Care Options
Congregation Shaarei Kodesh
School of “Jewish” Rock (Jewish Rock Band)
Hillel Day School
8th Grade Graduation Trip to Israel
JAFCO
Breaking the Cycle of Abuse
JerusalemOnlineU.com
Israel Inside U - The Campus Experience
Jewish Education Center of South Florida
Camp Nageela Boca
Jewish National Fund
Alexander Muss High School in Israel
Jewish Community Relations Council
Community Service Day for Jewish High School Students
ImagiNation Israel Video Contest
Jewish Day School
Partnership of SPBC
Century Village Kickoff- TLC
Jewish Student Connection
Public School Jewish Culture Clubs
Temple Beth El
Purim in the Park
Jewish Student Connection
After School Clubs
Temple Beth El
Journey Through Judaism
Teen/Parent Education Program
Faith . . . Family . . . Friends
Temple Sinai of PBC Religious School
JLeaders
Faith . . . Family . . . Friends
Temple Sinai of PBC Religious School
Jleaders
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campaign
As the FRD Chair, and in my own philanthropy,
I am passionate about securing the well-being
of our Jewish community as well as our people,
today and into the future. While we are a large
community, we are still very young compared
to cities like Chicago, Boston or New York,
where endowments have been in place for
generations. We’re committed to meeting the
ever-growing needs around us.
As I complete my three-year tenure as
Campaign Chair, I am thrilled to report that
our Annual Campaign is increasing. There’s
a buzz in the air. If you’ve come to some of
our dynamic campaign events recently, you’ve
seen and felt it. From our country clubs and
divisions, from Women’s Philanthropy, and
major donor functions to THE EVENT, the
revitalization of our campaign and community is unmistakable.
So I’m thrilled that we’re moving to a new stage of life as a
community, coming together to take great strides toward a
brighter Jewish future. Our Foundation’s brand new Promises Kept
Endowment Campaign has already brought in over $3.2 million
in received and expected dollars. The 15 local synagogue, agency
and school partners in our Create a Jewish Legacy program have
raised more than $4 million in expected funds as the initiative ends
its second year. In addition, 16 visionary women protected their
annual Lion of Judah gifts forever with generous endowments.
And our Annual Campaign is up with signs of growth and expansion
everywhere. Today, the future of our Federation is looking bright!
Have a wonderful summer,
We’re reaching out wider and deeper than ever before to engage
people throughout our community at all levels – with new King David
Society programming, initiatives like Emerging Jewish Philanthropists,
the rejuvenated Business & Professional Division, young adult
activities and more. We’ve jumpstarted with Campaign Ignition and
restored the Campaign Cabinet. We’re traveling to Cuba, DC, Russia,
Greece and, of course, Israel, returning inspired to do more.
Looking back on how far we’ve come, I couldn’t be more proud.
As I move on to chair Planning & Allocations, please join me in
welcoming our next Campaign Chair, Betty Kane.
With gratitude for your extraordinary efforts,
Anne Jacobson, Financial Resource Development Chair
Joseph Mishkin, Campaign Chair
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King David Society Thank You Features Mideast
Briefing with Bret Stephens
Members of our Federation’s prestigious King David
Society (KDS) enjoyed an up-to-the-minute Middle East
briefing at their season’s Thank You Reception on April
24. Board Chair Ellen R. Sarnoff opened her beautiful
home in Boca Grove to this deeply committed group
of generous philanthropists who contribute $25,000 or
more to our Federation’s Annual Campaign.
Barbara Feingold, KDS Chair, welcomed the guests to the
elegant evening. To date, our Federation has 100 families
at the KDS level and above, adding 17 new families this
season alone.
Joe Mishkin, Barbara Feingold, Bret
Stephens, Ellen R. Sarnoff
campaign
Amy Ross, Phyllis Sandler,
Robin Rubin
Larry and Diane Feldman, KDS Mission Chairs shared
details of the next exclusive KDS travel opportunity: A
Mission to Greece and Israel.
While for many, Bret Stephens needs no introduction, Joe
Mishkin did the honors – including congratulating Bret
on his recent Pulitzer Prize for Journalism Commentary.
Stephens, a former editor in chief of The Jerusalem Post
and now Deputy Editorial Page Editor of The Wall Street
Journal, was riveting as always.
Sally & Aubrey Strul
Ruth Taubman, Judith Swartz, Meryl
Gallatin
In his last appearance as Campaign Chair, Joe Mishkin
thanked the generous group and introduced 2013-14
Campaign Chair, Betty Kane.
Betty & Herb Kane
Dan & Selma Weiss, Larry Phillips
SAVE THE DATE
EXCLUSIVE KDS MISSION TO GREECE & Israel
(Join our Leadership Mission to Israel & the General Assembly)
MISSION dates: GREECE: OCT. 31 - NOV. 4 • Israel: Nov. 5 - 13
Go behind the scenes and meet government and community leaders. Visit Jewish sites
in Athens and Thessaloniki and learn about the unique history of the Greek Jews.
For additional information, call Jennifer Koenig at 561.852.3129 or email jenniferk@bocafed.org
Mission ChairS: Diane & Larry feldman
KDS Chair: Barbara Feingold
The King David Society recognizes donors whose annual contribution is a $25,000 minimum gift to the UJA/Jewish
Federation of South Palm Beach County Annual Campaign.
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campaign
EJP: New for Our Young Major Donors
Emerging Jewish
Philanthropists (EJP),
South Palm Beach
County’s exciting
and inspiring new
community for our
Federation’s younger major donors, is off to a great
start in its inaugural season. Chaired by Gail & Warren
Greenspoon, EJP is bringing together relative newcomers
to longtime committed leaders, who contribute a $10,000
minimum combined gift to the UJA/Jewish Federation of
South Palm Beach County Annual Campaign.
These successful, philanthropic individuals and couples
are enjoying an array of meaningful experiences specially
geared to their shared values, interests and passions in
the Jewish world. Together, they’re sharing the incredible
endeavor of renewing and strengthening the Jewish
community and our people – here at home, in Israel and
around the world. For more information about EJP, email
Dana Vizner danav@bocafed.org or
call 561.852.3270.
EJP Rocks with Bon Jovi
In their first adventure together, Emerging Jewish
Philanthropists headed to BB&T Center in Sunrise on
March 2 for an extraordinary night out. Thirty of these
Federation donors enjoyed dinner, drinks, great company,
and an awesome Bon Jovi concert on his 51st birthday, in
a private suite generously provided by Cliff Viner.
EJP Gets Up Close & Personal with Top
Fashion Moguls
The group recently spent an exclusive evening enjoying
dinner and dialogue with George Feldenkreis, Chairman
and CEO of Perry Ellis International, and his son Oscar,
President and COO. At the beautiful home of Loren &
Eric Stein, EJP donors heard father and son tell their
compelling stories of immigration, entrepreneurship,
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The results are in...
It was a SUPER SUNDAY
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South Palm Beach County’s Jewish community kept the
phones ringing throughout the area on behalf of those
who depend on the Jewish Federation of South Palm
Beach County. Coming together for the annual Super
Sunday phone-a-thon, they demonstrated once again
the power of volunteerism and tzedakah! Thanks to
their efforts, by day’s end more than 900 donors had
contributed $550,000 to the Federation’s 2013 Annual
Campaign for Jewish Needs.
All ages and all streams of our vibrant Jewish community
worked together to make sure that vital needs will be
met for their neighbors and extended Jewish family.
Volunteers also collected and packaged food donated
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The day full of ruach and caring was co-chaired by Kathy
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OUT AND ABOUT
Deepest thanks to our community and
country club members and leaders for
unwavering commitment and tireless
efforts. Their compassion, creativity and
perseverance inspire us all as they do so
much to help those in need, in our own
community and worldwide.
1.
Visit www.jewishboca.org/photos
for photo galleries of these events
Addison Reserve
Addison Reserve Golf Day
1. Lou Shook, Bob Cook, Stu Ganslaw,
Howard Needleman, Harvey Leff
2. Sandra Perkins, Ellen Cook & Bob Cook,
Harvey Leff
3. Phil & Carole Sue Spector
2.
3.
BOCA LAGO
Boca Lago Community Event
4. Lyna Zommick, Florence &
Barry Friedberg, Sally Balkin
5. Elaine & Mel Kofsky
BOCA POINTE
Boca Pointe Golf, Tennis and Game Day
6. Craig Schwamm, Craig Zeuner,
Bob Ross and Stuart Zeuner, Zeuner Realty
7. Jane & Dan Fishkoff
4.
5.
Boca Woods
Boca Woods Spring Event
8. Front: Eileen Roman; David Simon;
Beverly Hacker; Suzanne Branham,
Branham Realty. Back: Dee Hennan,
Hotwire; Elyssa Kupferberg, BNY Mellon
9. Ellen Wolfe, Jack Shatz, David Simon,
Matt Levin, Susan Katzen, Paula Levitt
6.
7.
8.
9.
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OUT AND ABOUT
BROKEN SOUND
Broken Sound Two on Tap
10. Lori Rabinowitz and Dan Mielnicki, Berger
Singerman; Elyssa Kupferberg, BNY Mellon
11. Judy & Nate Metzger, Jeanne & Martin Epstein,
Dan Levine, Mort & Debby Singerman
12. Marlene Levin, Marilyn Weissglass
ST. ANDREWS
St. Andrews Ladies Fun Day
13. Joan Hauser; Elyssa Kupferberg, BNY Mellon;
Barbara Werner
14. Marla Egers, Robin Rubin, Elyssa Kupferberg
15. Meryl Gallatin, Betty Kane
10.
11.
STONEBRIDGE
Stonebridge Pro-Am Golf Tournament &
Dinner
16. Floris & Murray Leipzig, Buzz Cohen,
Larry Levy
17. Sandy Feinman, Nanci Goldman, Jerry Edelman,
Jeff Newman, Philip (Buzz) Cohen, Nancy
Edelman, Richard Stolls; (below) Joe Mishkin
12. 13.
18. Danielle Cohen, Florrie Fingerhut, Prudy Cohen
14. 15.
16.
17. 18.
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Dorothy P. Seaman Department of Women’s Philanthropy
Shalom!
What an incredible
year! I have never
been more proud of
our Federation and our
Women’s Philanthropy
Department! Not only
have we raised increased dollars
for our Annual Campaign, but we
have encouraged hundreds of new
and potential donors to be part of
our Jewish community’s mission of
outreach, engagement, tikkun olam
and tzedakah. We have proven that we
can truly do extraordinary things that
change the lives of those who need our
support both locally and globally.
Together we have made Women’s
Philanthropy a warmer, more inviting,
inclusive place where women can feel
proud to donate their time, expertise,
passion, resources and love. It truly
takes a village to accomplish our
goals. I am forever grateful for each
community member’s support and
encouragement during this past year,
as well as the commitment and vision
of our talented staff partners. It’s a
new day at our Federation. I am lucky
to be sharing these exciting times with
you. I know that next year will be just as
phenomenal...we are a great team!
Women’s Philanthropy
Installation Celebration
Celebrating another successful year and setting the scene for an outstanding
2013-14 season, 60 caring, committed and generous women gathered on
March 21 for the annual Women’s Philanthropy Board Installation Celebration.
Dorothy Wizer chaired the brunch event, which brought the warmth of spring
and family into Zinman Hall on the Federation campus.
Anne Jacobson conducted an inspirational ceremony to install the officers
who will lead Women’s Philanthropy into 2013-14, continuing to extend
WP’s warm, inviting and inclusive welcome farther into the community.
Dotti Seaman presented Barbara Lewin with the 2013 Dorothy Seaman
Leadership Award. Rabbi David Steinhardt provided a fitting d’var Torah,
and Lawrence Katz was on hand to receive kudos for Wells Fargo Private
Bank’s very generous 2013 sponsorship of the Dorothy Seaman Department
of Women’s Philanthropy.
Barbara Lewin,
Dotti Seaman
Dorothy Wizer; Lawrence Katz,
Wells Fargo Private Bank
Emily Grabelsky,
Janet Sahr
May we go from strength to
strength!
Emily Grabelsky
Chair, Women’s Philanthropy
Past Women’s Philanthropy Chairs:
Anne Jacobson, Ellen R. Sarnoff,
Margie Baer, Meryl Gallatin, Dotti
Seaman
Adele Lebersfeld, Barbara Werner,
Judi Schuman
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Congratulations to the 2013-14 Women’s Philanthropy Officers:
Emily Grabelsky, Chair of Women’s Philanthropy Rebecca Appelbaum, Vice Chair, Social Media
Judi Schuman, Vice Chair, Women’s Philanthropy Marilyn Barry, Secretary
April Leavy, Vice Chair, Lion of Judah
Carol Rifkin, Officer at Large
Kathy Green, Vice Chair, Pomegranate
Janet Sahr, Officer at Large
Barbara Werner, Vice Chair, Endowment Lyna Zommick, Officer at Large
Barbara Lewin, Vice Chair, Education
Meryl Gallatin, Immediate Past Chair
Eydie Holz, Vice Chair, Outreach
Dotti Seaman, Ex Officio
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Dorothy P. Seaman Department of Women’s Philanthropy
Just for You: Beautiful Story in a Beautiful Setting
for Top Women Donors
Judy Schuman, Josh Fogelson, Katya
Potapova, Emily Grabelsky
The season’s
second “Just
for You” event
brought fifty of our
community’s most
caring, generous
women to the
home and garden
of Judi Schuman,
Women’s
Philanthropy Vice Chair of Major Gifts, on March 7,
2013. The brunch gathering featured a powerful story
of tzedakah, tikkun olam and philanthropy from Katya
Potapova, American Jewish Joint Distribution Center
(JDC) Deputy Director for Community Development in
St. Petersburg, Russia. The JDC’s Josh Fogelson also
spoke about the agency’s important overall mission.
The guests also heard from Emily Grabelsky, Women’s
Philanthropy Chair. “Just for You,” chaired by Judi
Schuman, is especially for women who contribute to
the Federation’s Annual Campaign at the $10,000
Major Gifts level or higher.
Jan Savarick, Boca Raton Regional
Hospital; Larry Katz, Wells Fargo; Judi
Schuman; Barbara Marsh, Wells Fargo
Adele Lebersfeld, Diane Feldman
Marla Weiss Egers, Phyllis Seresky, Barbara
Wolk, Marilyn Weissglass, Charlotte Stein
Shirley Solomon, Kinnie Gorelick,
Meryl Gallatin, Barbara Levy
Margie Baer, Gail Greenspoon
Norma Geller, Joy Binkovitz
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“My favorite part of the
Washington Mission was
traveling with such inspiring,
Photo Credit: Wendy Pressner
a
WOMEN on
MISSION!
DESTINATION: DC
Twenty-eight dedicated Federation women took their caring
and commitment to a new level and a new location, heading
to Washington, DC. On April 10-11, Mission Chairs Jill Deutch,
Debra Halperin and Wendi Lipsich led the enthusiastic
group through two whirlwind days to advocate on areas of
great concern to the Jewish community: Charitable Giving
Incentives, the Older Americans Act and women’s issues.
dedicated women. I felt like we could
make anything happen. It’s important to get
involved, learn what’s going on and work to
make things better in the Jewish community.
It is our responsibility.”
~Lisa Marton
Meryl Gallatin, Barbara Werner, April Leavy
Before heading to the White House and the Hill, they prepared
in-briefings with experts including William Daroff, JFNA VP for
Public Policy, and Shelley Rood, of JFNA and the Association
of Jewish Family & Children’s Agencies. With new information
and confidence, the women then presented their concerns to
Florida’s U.S. Senator Nelson, as well as a number of House
Members from Florida.
“Together, we
learned how Federal
dollars that benefit our local
agencies are allocated, how current
budget negotiations will impact our
Federation’s partner agencies, and how to
advocate on their behalf. We returned home
bonded in shared passion and purpose, with
new friendships as well as new tools to work
toward strengthening the community
we all love and care for.”
~Jill Deutch
One clear highlight of the trip was having
tea at the home of Sally Oren, a
prominent advocate who is
married to Michael Oren,
Israel’s Ambassador to the
US. The women also fit in
a bit of time to see some
DC sights, including
private tours of the
Portrait Gallery and
Newseum, breakfast at
the Library of Congress
with Debbie Wasserman
Schultz and Rabbi Shira
Stutman, and a dazzling
night tour of the monuments.
Linda Behmoiras, Emily Grabelsky
Robynn Ginsburg, Wendi Lipsich, Jill Deutch, Dale Pratt,
Monica Goldstein
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Eydie Holz, Wendy Pressner
Barbara Lewin, Susan Rahn, Monica Goldstein,
Sally Oren, Linda Behmoiras, Randi Winter
“I was honored
and excited to participate
in our empowering ‘inaugural’
Women’s Philanthropy Mission to DC.
Together, our upcoming, new and seasoned
leadership came to understand the importance
of voicing our concerns to legislators on the
Hill, and how the power of the collective can
impact change for our home community
and country.”
~Meryl Gallatin
Meryl Gallatin, Gail Greenspoon, Jill Rose,
Barbara Werner
Linda Behmoiras, Judi Schuman,
Eydie Holz
Wendi Lipsich, Sally Oren, Jill Deutch,
Debra Halperin
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Dorothy P. Seaman Department of Women’s Philanthropy
Exercise Exposé – After Hours at Levis JCC
In their “workout chic,” women of all ages
enjoyed an evening of Zumba, yoga and
spinning; juices, smoothies and exotic
flavored waters; and a workout wear trunk
show on April 23. Right on the Federation
campus, the season’s second “After Hours”
event showcased the newly renovated
Adolph & Rose Levis JCC Fitness Center as it
focused on women’s well-being.
The guests also heard about the important
work of Women’s Philanthropy at the
Federation, from event chairs Ellen Channing
& Dr. Gail Rubin Kwal, and Eydie Holz, WP
Vice Chair, Community Development. Rabbi
Josh Broide also provided a d’var Torah.
The Department of Women’s Philanthropy’s
empowering evening social group, “After
Hours” brings together women whose
lifestyles and schedules make evenings the
time to socialize and learn.
Gail Rubin Kwal, Eydie Holz,
Ellen Channing
Lisa Marton
Iris Schoenbrum,
Joanne Schosheim
Cindy Bergman, Linda Levy
Dale Filhaber, April Leavy,
Emily Grabelsky
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Dorothy P. Seaman Department of Women’s Philanthropy
A Very Appetizing Pomegranate Evening
Women making a difference in the world
through the Jewish Federation of South
Palm Beach County spent an evening
tasting sumptuous cuisine from one of the
most innovative chefs in South Florida.
The annual Pomegranate Thank You Event
brought them together on March 11 at the
beautiful home of the evening’s Chair,
Kathy Green. They enjoyed a cooking
demonstration by “Top 10” Chef and
restaurateur Michael Saperstein, followed
by a dessert reception amid Regency
Collection place settings. The Pomegranate
Level recognizes women who contribute
to the Federation’s Annual Campaign at a
minimum $1,800 level.
Rebecca Applebaum, Emily
Grabelsky, Chef Michael Saperstein,
Kathy Green, Joan Hauser
Robin Salmon, Nancy Gefen,
Linda Gefen
Barbara Pressman,
Phyllis Beresin
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Philanthropy is generously sponsored by Wells
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Young Adult Division
Bubbe and Zayde
Would Be Proud
Last fall, I wrote about
the lessons of our
grandparents’ generation
and the enormous shoes
young adults have to
fill. Today I am happy
to report that Bubbe and Zayde would
indeed be proud of the giant steps in
outreach, engagement and fundraising
made by YAD this year.
Hundreds of new faces joined in handson
service, mingled at happy hours,
taught children tzedakah, learned
leadership skills and danced the night
away to the sights and sounds of the
1980’s. And, while the brilliant smiles
you see on the surrounding pages are
evidence of the fun we had, YAD’s
campaign also increased, achieving its
highest total in many years.
The shoes are still big and there is still
much filling to do. However, at least
tonight, our community might sleep a
little easier knowing that young adults
in South Palm Beach County are truly
stepping up to give it their best try.
PREPARING TO LEAD
YAD’s Leadership Education and Development Series continued to ready
both first and second year classes to step up to community leadership.
Sessions were led by Federation lay leaders, agency professionals and
experts in the field of leadership development.
In addition to building personal and professional networks and leadership
skills, the LEADS participants were given an in-depth look at how
Federation addresses the essential needs of the Jewish community—
locally, in Israel and around the world.
Young Adults Honor Earth Day
with Beach Cleanup
Energized YAD participants spent Sunday morning, April 21 at South Inlet
Park in Boca Raton. But there were no paddle boards, blankets, lounge
chairs or leisure involved. Instead, these young Jewish adults concerned
with the environment honored Earth Day by collecting eight big barrels
of trash from the picnic area, dunes and beach. A park ranger provided
supplies and direction, and away they went.
Singles and couples, familiar faces and newcomers enjoyed their morning
- and look forward to other opportunities to roll up their sleeves, do good
and get to know each other better. The Earth Day Beach Cleanup was
chaired by Emily Einhorn.
B’ Shalom,
Bryan Drowos
Chair, Young Adult Division (YAD)
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Young Adult Division
Playdate with a Purpose and a Parachute: Israeli
Dancing HIGHLIGHTS YAD EVENT
It definitely wasn’t the same old playdate when
enthusiastic, energetic young participants headed to the
Weisman Delray Community Center of Ruth Rales Jewish
Family Service. And it wasn’t the usual Israeli dancing as
leader May Nu incorporated a parachute, rings and more
for the younger set.
Seniors at the Center joined in to watch, play and dance
as well, for an amazing intergenerational afternoon with
new friends and old. Chaired by Erika Lewin-Harris,
Playdates with a Purpose is a Federation YAD series
designed for parents and caregivers with children ages
two to eight.
Passover Comes to Bloomies:
Delicious Date Night for Young Couples
Young couples headed to Bloomingdale’s in Town Center
for Date Night on March 14 for a Passover cooking
demonstration. Celebrity Chef Michael Saperstein
provided some tasty updates on traditional favorites.
The wonderful evening was chaired by Nicole &
Matthew Kaplan.
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Young Adult Division
YAD LOVES THE 80S AT SEASON’S PREMIER NIGHT OUT FOR
YOUNG JEWISH ADULTS
In the neon-lit lounge atmosphere with the sounds of
Duran Duran, Kiss, Motley Crue and even Boy George
spun by DJs, surrounded by Simply Irresistible chic wear,
big hair and the finest in young company, it was ultraclear
that our young Jewish adults truly loved the 80s.
On May 18, the night was young at Mizner Park Cultural
Arts Center with throw-back 80s cocktails, desserts and
TAB, song dedications, live music from the band Bounce,
and even a break dancer. But the guests really showed
their True Colors in the extremely popular photo booth
and on the dance floor.
They also saw how young adults are a vital part of this
community, and had an amazing time celebrating their
shared identity. As donors, they were reminded about
all the good their generosity is doing, hearing about
our Federation’s work overseas through Liz Fine from
the American Jewish Joint Distribution Center (JDC) as
well as experiencing the local power of their dollars by
meeting a recipient who’s really one of their own.
The evening was chaired by Brett & Margo Schneider and
Andrea & Jesse Lieberman.
The Young Adult Division of the Jewish Federation of South
Palm Beach County is generously sponsored by The Sandelman
Foundation. The in-kind sponsors of the evening were Atlas Party
Rental, Salon Edge of Boca Raton and L’Chaim Kosher Vodka.
Photo Credit: Tom Tracy
Brett & Margo Schneider, Event Co-chairs; Matt Levin, Federation
President & CEO; Andrea & Jesse Lieberman, Event Co-chairs;
Joanna & Bryan Drowos, YAD Chair
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Wishing The Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach County
success in the 2013 Annual Campaign.
Our deepest gratitude and admiration to all the committed,
generous volunteers and supporters
whose dedicated efforts meet vital human needs
for so many in our community, in Israel and overseas.
Jeffrey Sandelman
YAD Happy Hours Wander through Tryst
and into Summer
Wherever YAD wanders for Happy Hour, it’s the place
for young Jewish adults in their 20s to early 40s to see
and be seen. Most recently, on April 11, the crowd enjoyed
great drinks, camaraderie and ambiance at Tryst. They
also heard about young adults’ important role in helping
the community from Federation President and CEO Matt
Levin. Whether you’re new to town, a veteran young leader
or anything in between, you’ll enjoy great evenings with
company you’ll want to keep, in venues you’ll want to visit!
This year’s wanderings included the best spots on Atlantic
Ave. in Delray, in Mizner Park and around Town Center.
WANDERING
Happy Hour
MARK YOUR CALENDAR FOR THE FOLLOWING DATES:
June 20
Blue Martini & Bar
6000 Glades Rd., Boca Raton
July 25
Morton’s Steakhouse
5050 Town Center Cir.,
Boca Raton
For more information, visit jewishboca.org/yad
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usiness & professional Division (B&P)
The Best in Networking and
Helping the Community
It’s hard
to believe
that B&P’s
inaugural
season is
wrapping
up. Apparently, time really does fly
when you’re having fun. In just a
matter of months, B&P has grown
from an inspiring idea into a dynamic
community. Word is that we offer
South Palm Beach County’s premier
networking opportunities. And it’s true!
We thank each and every one of our
Cabinet Members who really stepped
up and, in less than a year, redefined
the concept of business networking!
Through the energy, enthusiasm
and commitment of our Cabinet and
participants, B&P has emerged as an
incredible vehicle to make powerful
connections - not only for business, but
also for the well-being of our neighbors
and our people.
B&P CABINET makes it happen
The B&P cabinet represents a wide range of professions, backgrounds and
stages of life, but these visionaries share a commitment to the well-being
of our community and our people. Their enthusiasm, skill and generosity
have launched and grown this new division beyond expectation. Together,
they’ve spread the joy and satisfaction of building one’s business while
helping meet vital human needs throughout the community.
“The wonderful cause and tremendous need are what got me to donate my money
to Federation. The great people are what got me to donate my time. The great
networking opportunities and learning experiences I get at the B&P and Federation
events are what keep me involved and inspire me to do even more to help.”
- Eric Lebersfeld, Capitol Lighting
“After being out of the Federation loop for quite some time, I fell upon an Icon event
which I fully enjoyed. It brought me back, and I am enjoying my role with the B&P Cabinet.
It’s good to connect with old friends while making new connections and helping
the Jewish community both here and overseas.”
- Lauren Cohen, Esq., Business Plans by the Write Professionals
“Our move here wasn’t going to be permanent. Then I toured the Federation campus,
met the B&P Director and others. As the new feeling of being part of something very
special grew, we decided to expand our business and make the move permanent.
Joining B&P was a great first step to meet other successful professionals and business
owners who share our commitment to the community.”
- Howard N. Silverstein, Choice Employee Benefits Group LLC
2012-13 B&P Cabinet
We’re looking ahead to another
amazing year with exciting new Icon
Events and more in the works. It will
be hard to top our first season, but we
believe in aiming high. And we hope
you’ll join us.
Sincerely and successfully yours,
Gary Lesser
Co-chair, B&P
Bob Marton
Co-chair, B&P
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Mark Berkowitz, Mark J. Berkowitz, P.A.
Andrea Bernstein, Fowler White
Scott Brenner, Brenner Real Estate Group
Jason Brodie, Brodie & Friedman, P.A.
Dana Charles-Kodner, Dana F. Charles, PA
Meryl Charnow, Merrill Lynch
Lauren Cohen, Business Plans By The Write Professionals
Dori Eden, KBKG, Inc.
Joshua Friedman, Brodie & Friedman, P.A.
Guy Fronstin, Law Offices Of Guy Fronstin
Greg Gefen, Vice President/Investments - Gefen Asset Management
Nancy Gefen, Nester Poletto Sotheby’s International Realty
Rob Gerstein, Woodfield Distribution, LLC
Barry Goldberg, Wells Fargo
Stephen Grabelsky, Center For Hematology/Oncology
Kathy Green, Nester Poletto
Brad Gucciardo, Scarlett, Gucciardo & Hirsch
Zev Herman, Superior Lighting
Scott Hirsch, Scarlett, Gucciardo & Hirsch
Eric Lebersfeld, Capitol Lighting
Ken Lebersfeld, Capitol Lighting
Gary Lesser, Lesser, Lesser, Landy & Smith PLLC
Dan Levine, Kaplan, Krauss & Levine, LLC
Becky Lightman, Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC
Wendy Lipsich, Office Of Congressman Ted Deutch
Jason Marks, Kluger, Kaplan, Silverman & Levine
Bob Marton, The Marton Bute Marcus
Wealth Management Group of Merrill Lynch
Stephanie Midler, Wells Fargo Advisors
Jeremy Paul, RLP Wealth Advisors, LLC
Rick Paul, The Limited Brands, (Retired)
Jessica Roof, CLC Enterprises
Jon Sahn, Ascendant Planned Giving
Shari Schwamm, Zeuner Realty
Jeff Shavitz, Charge Card Systems
Howard Silverstein, Choice Employee Benefits Group LLC
Jared Strasser, Morgan Stanley Wealth Management
Marc Strasser, Morgan Stanley Wealth Management
Pamela Weinroth, Freedom Medical Services Inc
Fred Weinstein, Goldstein, Zugman, Weinstein & Poole, LLC
Craig Zeuner, Zeuner Realty
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B&P Kicks Networking into High Gear at Excell Auto Group
Revved up for some fast and furious networking, 70
business leaders, entrepreneurs and professionals who
care made vroom in their busy schedules for the B&P
season’s closing event on May 6, 2013. Amid the finest in
luxury and exotic cars at Excell Auto Group in Boca Raton,
they enjoyed hors d’oeuvres and drinks including L’Chaim
Kosher Vodka cocktails. For multitasking sports fans, a
huge screen aired the Miami Heat playing the Chicago
Bulls in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals.
business & professional Division (B&P)
Once again, B&P proved the place to be to accelerate
business while helping the community. Event Co-chairs
Stephanie Midler and Jon Sahn thanked all the guests, each
of whom made a minimum $180 gift to the Federation’s
Annual Campaign. Federation CEO Matt Levin gave great
kudos to B&P leaders including Co-chairs Gary Lesser and
Bob Marton for stepping up to give the new Division an
extraordinarily successful first year.
Gary Lesser, Jon Sahn, Stephanie Midler,
Bob Marton
Guy Fronstin, Brett Greenberg, Phillip Rich
Gary Lesser, Arye Corbett, Matt Levin,
Dan Levine
Craig Zeuner, Jon Sahn, Eric Lebersfeld,
Matt Levin
Robert Weinroth, Amy Morris, Jessica Roof,
Pam Weinroth
Jay Berkowitz, Jeff Shavitz, Bob Marton
Lewis Fogel, Dorian Duff,
George Kagan, Jay Mussman
Andrea & Ari Bernstein,
Fred Weinstein
Jeremy Cohen, Matt Kutcher, Bryan Drowos,
Brennan Rimer, Elyssa Kupferberg
Ken Lebersfeld,
Eric Lebersfeld
Photo Credit: David Bear
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usiness & professional Division (B&P)
Subway Entrepreneur, Philanthropist Larry Feldman
Headlines 4th Industry Icon Event
Amid premium networking, business leaders and
professionals from throughout the area had a great
opportunity to hear how Larry Feldman, one of
the community’s most admired entrepreneurs and
philanthropists, got from Brooklyn to Boca. On March
20, 2013, more than 130 people gathered for the
breakfast event in Zinman Hall on the Federation
campus, wrapping up the season’s groundbreaking
Industry Icon program with wisdom and finesse.
Feldman shared his journey to success, with lessons
from his three-plus decades of distinguished franchise
experience as CEO of Subway Development Corporation.
The group also learned about the important work of the
Federation from President & CEO Matthew C. Levin. They
left assured that the Federation’s B&P Division is good for
business as well as the community.
The B&P Industry Icon Series was generously sponsored by Bibby
Financial Services.
Gary Lesser, Larry Feldman,
Bob Marton
Craig Novek, Joshua Goldglantz,
Jeremy Cohen, Nicole Livadas, Scott Hirsch
Norman Jacobson,
Jan Savarick, Stan Barry
Scott Brenner, Gary Lesser,
Mark Glickman
Anne Jacobson, Larry Feldman,
Kathy Green
Jonathan Diamond, Rick Paul,
Dani Comart
Ken Lebersfeld, Orli Zimmerman,
Michael Zimmerman
NETWORKING HAPPY HOUR
July 30, 2013 • 6 p.m.
Euro Fusion, Boca Raton
Barbara Lane, Rhonda Small,
Elise Feldman
SAVE THE DATES
For UPCOMING B&P EVENTS
INDUSTRY ICON EVENTs
October 16, 2013 January 29, 2014
November 21, 2013 March 26, 2014
Zinman Hall, Jewish Federation of SPBC Campus, Boca Raton
Chairs: Bob Marton & Gary Lesser
To Register, visit www.jewishboca.org/icon
For more information, contact Sonni Simon at 561.852.3128 or sonnis@bocafed.org
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Amid Israeli flags and falafel, nearly 3,000 people of all ages filled Mizner Park
Amphitheater on Sunday May 19, 2013. With ruach emanating throughout
the community, they stood together in unmistakable commitment to
celebrate the 65th anniversary - and the miracles - of the modern State of Israel.
South Palm Beach County’s vibrant Jewish diversity was on full display at the area’s
largest annual Jewish community event, presented by the Jewish Federation of
South Palm Beach County and its Jewish Community Relations Council. Synagogues,
schools, agencies, organizations and Judaica artists gave the day a festival
atmosphere, colorfully displaying their work at 35 tents around the amphitheater.
Children’s activities welcomed families, who stayed
throughout the festivities. The crowd moved to and
was moved by the upbeat internationally renowned
a capella group, The Maccabeats, and a beautiful
performance by the Boca Raton Symphonia.
The next generation’s bond with Israel was
manifest, as students from Donna Klein Jewish
Academy and Weinbaum Yeshiva High School
provided dance and music, and Hillel Day
School presented a traditional daglanut Israeli
flag routine. A combined children’s choir from
B’nai Torah Congregation, Congregation B’nai
Israel, Congregation Shaarei Kodesh and Temple
Beth El also spread across the stage.
Former Palm Beach County Commissioner Burt Aaronson, a longtime supporter of
the annual community-wide Israel celebration, greeted the audience. The crowd was
also stirred by Chaim Shacham, Consul General of Israel to Florida & Puerto Rico,
Congressman Ted Deutch, and Pastor Tye Riter of Calvary West Boca as well as
Federation CEO Matt Levin and Campaign Chair Betty Kane.
Many thanks to Israel Fest 65’s generous sponsors: Bronze -TD Bank,
Land Design South, Sunstates Security, and Direct Nursing Care Services;
Gold - Boca Raton Observer, Exclusive Magazine Sponsor.
Photo Credit: Tom Tracy
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Anne & Norman Jacobson Jewish Community Foundation
Another Stellar Year of
Community Investment
The
Jacobson
Jewish
Community
Foundation
(JJCF) is concluding another stellar
year. We launched our Endowment
Campaign, Promises Kept, which
Elyssa is honored to chair. To date
we have brought in over $3.2 million
in cash and expected dollars!
Spreading the Love and Creating a
Legacy: Generosity Brings Canine
Companions to JARC
Dorothy Seaman never misses the JARC clients’
heartwarming annual play, one of their cultural
arts activities made possible by a gift in memory
of her husband, Larry. This year, an impromptu
touching conversation with a JARC resident on
a bench during intermission inspired her to make
a second $100,000 endowment gift to JARC, for
another realm of rewarding programming.
All our Foundation’s programs
and committees: Create a Jewish
Legacy, the Jewish Women’s
Foundation, the Mitzvah Society,
the Professional Advisory
Committee and Women’s Planned
Giving and Endowments have made
major strides, as you’ll read on the
following pages.
We thank our outgoing Chair of
the PAC, Marjorie Horwin, whose
leadership for these past three
years has been invaluable. We
congratulate Matthew Kutcher, our
incoming Investment Chair; and Ken
Pritzker and Joel Yudenfreund, our
incoming PAC Chairs. Last but not
least, we must extend our deepest
thanks, respect and admiration
to David Pratt for five truly
extraordinary years as our JJCF
Chair. We thank him for the lasting
legacy he has left with us all!
Have a wonderful summer,
“When she asked if I had a dog, I told her how
Pepe, my ten-year-old Shih Tzu, just wants to be
loved, sit in a lap and be petted. I thought of how
he sat with my husband when he was ill, how he
knows if I’m not feeling well and comes to comfort me,” said Dotti. “Then a
light came on: we could have dogs in the JARC homes so our residents can
experience that feeling for themselves!”
Dotti found Dr. Debra
Hallow, JARC’s
Executive Director and
another great animal
lover, immediately
receptive. In fact,
having had successful
therapy dog visits and requests for pets in the JARC homes, they were
already looking for a way to expand animal therapy. With Dotti’s generous
gift, they’re now looking forward to sharing the fun, as well as proven
benefits of having dogs, including longevity, health, developing empathy
and learning responsibility through hands-on caregiving.
For now, JARC will be carefully preparing homes and residents for the
coming responsibilities, finding pro bono veterinary care, and holding a
contest for residents to name the program. But, soon enough and for the
years to come, JARC residents will be sharing their homes with the joy and
comfort of furry companions.
Richard Steinberg
Chair
Elyssa Kupferberg
Vice Chair
“I wanted this to be part of my legacy so our JARC clients can experience
the great emotional and physical rewards I know a dog can provide,” said
Dotti. “I just wonder why I didn’t think of it before.”
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Now in their second year with Create a Jewish Legacy, the program’s fifteen agency,
synagogue and school partners have already raised more than $4 million in expected
funds. With training, materials and support from the Jacobson Jewish Community
Foundation, they are engaging their constituents to make a major impact in their
organizations and our community for generations to come. For more information,
contact 561-852-3173 or micheleb@bocafed.org.

A Timely Gift:
Appreciated Stock
With the stock market reaching higher levels, it may
be time to consider donating appreciated securities,
stocks, corporate bonds, State of Israel Bonds,
and mutual funds. These vehicles will build our
community and your legacy, while avoiding the tax
on capital gains:
• A Donor Advised Fund (DAF) with the Jacobson Jewish
Community Foundation (JJCF) establishes a “philanthropic
bank” to receive your donated securities, which are then sold.
The DAF funds are then invested, and you recommend their
distribution to the charities you care about.
• A JJCF Endowment Fund* provides annual funding for a
specific program or for general use, in perpetuity.
• A Lion of Judah Endowment (LOJE)* or Perpetual
Annual Campaign Endowment (PACE)* fund protects
your annual gift to the Jewish Federation of South Palm
Beach County’s (JFSPBC) Annual Campaign for Jewish
Needs in perpetuity.
• You may use the proceeds from donated securities to
pay your annual pledge to the JFSPBC annual campaign
for current or future years.
WHAT
PROMISE
WILL YOU MAKE TO
FUTURE GENERATIONS?
The Jacobson Jewish Community Foundation is here
to help fulfill your promise that there will always be a
strong and thriving Jewish community and people.
As a reminder, if you are of age 70 1/2 or older and are required
to withdraw a Minimum Distribution from your IRA or
Retirement account, you may do that directly to the JFSPBC
and avoid the appropriate tax on income received.
To find out more about tax-smart investments and arrange a
confidential discussion, contact Steve Rose, Director of the JJCF
at 561-852-3114. In all situations, please discuss the financial, tax
and legal implications of establishing a charitable gift plan with
your own personal professional advisors.
*Additionally, when you establish one of the above Endowment
Funds through our JJCF, you may also be recognized in local
and national honor societies.
Learn about the easy ways you can keep your promise,
l’dor v’dor, from generation to generation. Please
consult with your trusted financial advisor or a member
of our Foundation’s professional team at 561.852.3342.
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PROFESSIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Caring Estate Planning Professionals Honor their
Own at Mitzvah Society Reception
Local estate planning professionals committed to
philanthropic giving and the future of the Jewish
community came together on March 19, 2013 at St.
Andrews Country Club for the Professional Advisory
Committee’s (PAC) 9th Annual Mitzvah Society Cocktail
Reception. They paid tribute to their own Richard
Steinberg as this year’s Mitzvah Society honoree.
PAC Chair Marjorie Horwin also inducted Eliot Popper,
the newest and 56th Mitzvah Society member. This year’s
“repeat Mitzvah Society members” Elyssa Kupferberg,
Mark Schaum, Rich Steinberg, Adam Bankier, Tom Kaplan
and Dan Levine were also recognized for their continued
successes in fulfilling the philanthropic wishes of their
clients on behalf of our community.
For more information about the PAC and its Mitzvah
Society, contact 561.852.3173 or Micheleb@bocafed.org.
The Mitzvah Society Cocktail Reception was chaired by David
Pratt and Kenneth Pritzker. Representing the evening’s generous
sponsors were: Richard Newman and Jeremy Bloom, Life Audit
Professionals, LLC; Don Tescher, Tescher & Spallina, P.A.; Matthew
J. Kutcher, CFP; and Al Gortz and David Pratt, Proskauer.
Ken Pritzker, Richard Steinberg, David Pratt David Pratt, Eliot Popper, Ken Pritzker Margaret Kottler, Jerome Wolf, Linda Melcer,
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whose client referrals have resulted in planned gifts that
are gratifying to the donors and invaluable to our Jacobson
Jewish Community Foundation (JJCF).
M. Adam Bankier, Esq.
Jeffrey A. Baskies, Esq.
Steven A. Belson, Esq.
Howard Bienenfeld
Laurence I. Blair, Esq.
Stuart E. Bloch, Esq.
Edward Bobick*
Francine Cole*
Craig Donoff, Esq.
Mary Sue Donohue, Esq.
Kenneth Edelman
Janet S. Elinoff
Stephen A. Fattel, CPA
Edward L. Flank, CLU
Robert Friedman
Glen R. Golish, LUTCF
Sal Gorge, Esq.
Albert Gortz, Esq.
Steven I. Greenwald, Esq.
Marjorie A. Horwin, CPA
Jeffrey S. Kahn, Esq.
Thomas R. Kaplan
Thomas O. Katz, Esq.
David A. Katzman, CPA
Barry Kaye
Elyssa J. Kupferberg
Paul Labinor
Lawrence Larche
Carol L. Lasek
Daniel J. Levine, JD
Jodi R. Lustgarten, Esq.
Fred MacLean
Seth A. Marmor, Esq.
Linda A. Melcer
Stephen G. Melcer, Esq.
Burt Moss, EA
Eliot S. Popper
David Pratt, Esq.
Marcy W. Robbins
Paul Roman
Madeleine H. Rothman, Esq.
Jonathan Sahn, CLTC
Mark A. Schaum, Esq., CPA
Jeffrey Schildkraut
Howard L. Schwartz, Esq.
Ronald L. Siegel, Esq.
Ralph Solomon*
Robert Spallina, Esq.
Mitchell Starr
Mindy Stein, MSW, JD
Richard D. Steinberg, CFA
Donald R. Tescher, Esq.
Marilyn Travis-Berman
George Weinstein, Esq.,CPA
*Of blessed memory

PROFILE IN GIVING:
Richard Steinberg, 2013 Mitzvah Society Honoree
At its annual Mitzvah Society reception, the Professional Advisory
Committee (PAC) of the Jacobson Jewish Community Foundation (JJCF)
honored Richard Steinberg for his exemplary service and leadership.
Professionally, Steinberg is President and Chief Investment Officer of
Steinberg Global Asset Management, and a frequent guest on CNBC’s
Squawk Box and PBS’ Nightly Business Report. As a volunteer, he’s an
active PAC member, was Vice Chair of JJCF and chaired its Investment
Committee, has been Vice Chair of corporate sponsorships, twice co-chaired
Super Sunday, and is a recipient of the Federation’s James and Margie Baer
Young Leadership Award. And he’s now the incoming JJCF Chair.
“Rich is a great leader, friend and confidant, with an incredibly strong
passion for our Jewish Federation, our Jewish heritage and Israel,” said
David Pratt, outgoing Chair of JJCF. “With Rich’s incredible talent and
vision, the JJCF is poised to continue growing by leaps and bounds.”
• What inspired you to become involved with Jewish philanthropy?
When we first moved here, my wife, Naomi, became very involved in Federation. We
wanted to feel part of the community and teach our kids that not everyone lives “La Vida
Boca.” Steinberg Global was a young company and my attention needed to be on the firm.
When Naomi started her business, our volunteer roles began to switch. The community’s
investment in both of us through leadership development, mission experiences and more
has been instrumental to our continued, deepening engagement here.
• What principles guide your approach to philanthropy?
My main principle is you need to give until it helps. My second principle is to connect
clients with projects that they are passionate about and connect those links. My
last principle is that primarily only Jews give to Jewish causes. There are certainly
exceptions, but the gift is different than giving to a museum or performing arts charity.
• As the incoming Chair of the Foundation, what are your goals – and what do you see
as the biggest challenges?
My primary goal is to build our unrestricted endowment. That is the lifeblood of our
ability to help the community in the future. It is our primary goal and our primary
challenge. I just want to build on the amazing job that David Pratt has done. He has
given me a roadmap for the future prosperity of the Foundation.
I also want the Jewish community at large to understand that the Foundation is there
for everyone. At the same time, we need to build their awareness of the importance of
investing in the future of our community and our people through the JJCF.
• What is something about you that might surprise people?
People may be surprised that, despite my bravado, I am actually a softy inside. On a
recent mission to Cuba with other leaders from the Jewish Federation, I cried like a
baby as we discussed ways to leave a lasting imprint on the Jewish Community there. It
wasn’t the first time this has happened, and I am sure it won’t be the last!
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Mission to Israel Packs Power for PAC
The bonds among caring estate professionals in our
Professional Advisory Committee along with their
connections to Israel strengthened once again during a
remarkable mission in April 2013. After spending a week
together traveling throughout our homeland, the group
returned deeply moved, thoroughly energized and even more
ready to make a difference!
Led by Mission Co-chairs Matt Kutcher, Jerry Wolf and Joel
Yudenfreund, along with Federation CEO Matt Levin, the
packed itinerary took twenty-five PAC members, including
estate and trust attorneys, financial wealth advisors,
accountants and insurance professionals to see in person how
our Federation’s dollars are making a difference -as well as to
some of Israel’s most awe-inspiring sites. From first-time to
seasoned Israel visitors, together they experienced the Golan
Heights on ATVs, modern Tel Aviv, and the rich Jewish diversity
of Jerusalem including the Old City and the Western Wall in
daylight and at midnight, Yad Vashem and Masada. Colonel
(ret.) Danny Tirza, the IDF’s Chief Architect for the Security
Fence, led a seam line tour for the PAC members.
Some of the most memorable experiences took place in our
Sister City, Kiryat Bialik. PAC members formed and deepened
friendships, learned about the area, and visited shared projects
- discovering how connected our communities have become
since 2002 through Partnership 2gether (Formerly P2K).
“The 2013 PAC mission was a
resounding success. We were able to
visit historic sites, witness first-hand
the current events that are redefining
Israel, and meet the people whom our
Federation dollars are impacting.”
-Matt Kutcher
“Our Mission was a most unique
experience as 25 colleagues left the
U.S. as individuals and returned from
Israel as brothers and sisters united
in friendship and a cause.”
-Jerry Wolf
In an unforgettable evening before leaving Jerusalem, the PAC
members walked to the Kotel. After a meaningful Shabbat
dinner together, they gathered around to reflect on their time
spent in the land of Israel, sharing experiences, sites and people
they wanted to remember. With this powerful last Mission
experience, the group truly returned as family.
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“In addition to the joy I experience every time
I go to Israel, I get so much more out of these
missions from the excitement of those who are
visiting our homeland for the first time.”
-Joel Yudenfreund
“As a first time visitor, it is hard to put into words
just how special Israel is. I can use words like ‘life
changing,’ ‘humbling’ and ‘fantastic,’ however,
they do not explain the strong feelings my fellow
travelers and I experienced. I am proud to be
part of Israel, and I look forward to returning.”
-Dan Levine
Estate Professionals Learn and Network at PAC’s 29th
Annual Seminar
Nearly 150 local estate professionals gathered at Woodfield
Country Club on May 21, 2013 to learn and network at the
PAC’s 29th Annual Seminar for Professionals. Many of
the community’s most influential members of the legal,
accounting, investment advisory, banking and insurance
fields were represented. The audience heard from nationally
renowned tax and estate expert Donald O. Jansen, and
many earned Continuing Education Credits.
Chaired by Eliot S. Popper and Brian Singer, the
evening also featured a lavish cocktail reception.
David Pratt, outgoing Jacobson Jewish Community
Foundation Chair, honored Marjorie Horwin on
completion of her three years as PAC Chair, and
reviewed the JJCF year’s accomplishments.
E. Brian Singer, Donald Jansen, Eliot
Popper, CEO Matt Levin
Craig Donoff, Lindsey Donoff, Seth Marmor,
Amy Beller
David Katzman, Marjorie Horwin, Al Gortz
GOLD Sponsors: E. Brian Singer, CLU, ChFC, EBS Responsible Wealth; Delvin
Joyce, Prudential; Shay Ben-David, Bryant Security; Teri Sullivan-Yelko,
Prudential; Eliot Popper, The Popper Kaufman Katz Group at Morgan Stanley
Jerry Wolf, E. Brian Singer, James Ballerano, Ira Herschben
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JEWISH WOMEN’S FOUNDATION
JWF GRANTS WISHES, CELEBRATES 10 YEARS HONORING ROXANE LIPTON
WITH DELIGHTFUL DISHES BY CHEF MICHELLE BERNSTEIN
Hands-on philanthropists of the Jewish Women’s
Foundation of South Palm Beach County (JWF) and
guests gathered at Boca Rio Country Club on March 6
for the 2013 Granting Wishes Reception. They celebrated
JWF’s tenth anniversary, as JWF announced their 2013
grants and honored their founder Roxane Frechie Lipton.
Over the past ten years, our JWF has allocated more
than $560,000 to organizations that improve the lives of
Jewish women and children. This total includes the new
2013 grants of $121,060.
hors d’oeuvres, food stations, desserts, wine and soft
drinks, was chaired by Linda Brodie and Mady Friedman.
Roxane was lauded by Matthew C. Levin, the
Federation’s President & CEO; by Mara Reuben, JWF
Chair; and by Sheila Fuente, past JWF Chair. The JWF
Trustees, who pool their philanthropic resources and
together select how to direct them, made a donation to
the JWF in Roxane’s honor. Chef Michelle Bernstein was
introduced by Alice Kemper, JWF Membership Chair.
The nearly 175 women also enjoyed a vivacious
presentation and cooking demonstration by Chef,
restaurateur and community activist Michelle Bernstein.
The evening, which included an abundant array of festive
Representatives from event sponsors joined in the celebration,
including: Tammy Gleason and Duane Smith of Toshiba Business
Solutions; and Linda Behmoiras of The Boca Raton Observer.
Thank you gifts were generously provided by Regency Collection.
Mara Reuben, Mady Friedman, Chef Michelle
Bernstein, Linda Brodie, Roxane Lipton
Alice Kemper, Cindy Orbach Nimhauser,
Janice Obuchowski
Michael & Roxane Lipton, Larry Phillips, Ellen R. Sarnoff
Beth Mishkin, Chef Michelle Bernstein, Dale
Pratt, Marlene Silver, Jeanne Fibus
Dani Sonnenblick, Sheila Fuente,
Roseanne Kadis
Granting Wishes Reception sponsors: Robin Rose,
Linda Behmoiras, Tammy Gleason, Linda Gefen
Christina Wilson, Christine
Golden, Etta Zimmerman
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Barbara Glazer, Roxane Lipton, Dorothy
Seaman, Helen Goldband
Some of the cutting-edge philanthropists of the Jewish
Women’s Foundation of South Palm Beach County

JWF – Making a Difference for
Jewish Women and Girls
around the Corner and in Israel
In 2012, the Jewish Women’s Foundation of South Palm Beach
County allocated $107,250 to seven Israeli and local projects
personally selected by the JWF trustees. Here’s how three of those
programs have been changing lives for a variety of Jewish women
and girls through the vision and generosity of this Jacobson
Jewish Community Foundation initiative:
SAVVY – Adolph & Rose Levis JCC
SAVVY has offered workshops to enable
young local Jewish women and teen
girls with special needs to learn self
defense, and build skills to strengthen
their physical and emotional health.
Two sessions totaling 30 classes were
based on a structured curriculum
incorporating Jewish values. The women
and girls learned to protect themselves physically, and by working
with a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. In the process, they developed
confidence to consider new possibilities in self development with peers,
family, classmates, work and fitness.
Empowerment Program for
Teenage Girls at Risk – Ethiopian
National Project
JWF has also been changing teenage
girls’ lives through the Girls Empowerment
Program at the Ethiopian National
Project’s Youth Outreach Center in our
Sister City, Kiryat Bialik. From meeting
with inspirational female role models to
exploring the many issues facing them as adolescent and immigrant girls, the
project is creating a cadre of future young Ethiopian-Israeli women leaders
motivated to succeed and fully integrate into Israeli society.
Young Women for Future Leadership
Training – WePower
This leadership development program
has been preparing women activists
between the ages of 25 and 55, who
possess a sense of mission and a desire
to create and lead social change. The
program features 10 bi-weekly four-hour
sessions, moderated by a professional group leader. Together, the women
develop leadership skills, learning about Leadership, Politics and Gender
Issues; Analyzing the Local Political/Public Environment; Setting & Reaching
Personal Goals; and Learning from Role Models/Networking with local
women leaders and government officials.
LOCAL
JEWISH WOMEN’S FOUNDATION
GRANT FUNDING 2013
Total Allocation: $121,060
iPads for Autism - Jewish Federation of SPBC,
Special Needs Department
Lending library, educator training and technical support
for Jewish women and children on the spectrum
PJ Library - Jewish Federation of SPBC
Jewish children’s literature and music mailed monthly to
Jewish homes free of charge
Let’s Get Healthy - Ruth Rales Jewish Family Service
Nutritional counseling for women clients of the Jacobson
Family Food Pantry
ISRAEL
Empowering At Risk Women for College Completion
The American Committee for Shenkar College in
Israel
Tutors/mentors to help students from disadvantaged and
immigrant backgrounds complete college
Cracking the Glass Ceiling – Promoting Young
Women to Science - Kol Israel Haverim
Help for at-risk-young women to build self-esteem and
empowerment, and excel in science studies
Enabling Disadvantaged Women to Break Out of the
Cycle of Poverty through Access to Technology -
Machshava Tova
Opportunities for underprivileged women to acquire
computer skills toward better jobs and a fuller life
Developing Women’s Leadership in the Municipal
Arena - WePower
Preparation for increasing numbers of women to run for
and be elected to city council and mayoral positions
Bringing Women to the Fore: A Feminist Partnership
– Itach-Maaki (National Collaborative Grant in Israel)
Our JWF is one of 17 groups each making two-year
allocations to a cooperative effort of 8 leading Israeli
women’s organizations
Rapid Response Overview
JWF also maintains a Rapid Response Fund that provides
one-time urgent assistance with health, housing, respite
care or child care for single Jewish working mothers in
our own community.
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LOJE Ultimate Thank You: Philanthropy and 50 Years
of Fashion Meet at High Tea
Nearly 100 of our Federation’s most visionary, generous
women enjoyed an unforgettable afternoon of fashion
history, high tea and philanthropy at the Boca Raton
Museum of Art on March 12. They are among the
remarkable women of our community whose Lion of
Judah Endowment (LOJE) gifts will continue to make a
difference to countless people in need locally, in Israel
and overseas forever.
Led by Barbara Werner, Chair of Women’s Planned
Giving and Endowments, the women memorialized
the 40 LOJEs who have passed on, and welcomed
the season’s new LOJEs to this powerful, prestigious
sisterhood. With 268 LOJEs, South Palm Beach County
continues to lead the country.
Barbara Werner, Sandy Lenger
Toby Weinman Palchik, Cindy
Orbach Nimhauser
This year’s LOJE Ultimate Thank You featured docentled
tours of IMPACT: 50 Years of the Council of Fashion
Designers of America. Sponsored by Neiman Marcus, the
breathtaking exhibit included 80 outfits and accessories
by the most impactful fashion artistes of the last half
century. Sandy Lenger, a Vice Chair with JFNA National
Women’s Philanthropy, provided a keynote address. The
guests also heard from David Pratt, outgoing Chair of the
Jacobson Jewish Community Foundation.
Barbara Werner, David Pratt, Anne Jacobson
Congratulations and deepest thanks to the sixteen
women who have generously endowed their Lion of
Judah gifts in perpetuity during the 2012-13 season.
With foresight and commitment, their compassion
and caring have helped ensure the survival and
well-being of our Jewish community and our larger
Jewish family for future generations. Learn more
about the many ways to protect today’s gift for
tomorrow’s needs by contacting Ida Novack at
idan@bocafed.org or 561.852.3342.
Some of our newest LOJEs: Margaret Kottler, Judi Schuman, Bonnie
Sunness, Marilyn Weissglass, Barbara Werner, Eleanor Jaffe, Pamela
Kaplan, Rita Judson, Rita Haddow, Helene Paul
Elaine Abrams
Marilyn Barry
Sheila Fuente
Rita Haddow
Eileen Ingerman
Eleanor Jaffe
Rita Judson
Pamela Kaplan
Margaret Kottler
Phyllis Liss
Helene Paul
Michele Pritzker
Judi Schuman
Myrna Gordon Skurnick
Bonnie Sunness
Marilyn Weissglass
Anita Shalley, Dotti Seaman, Helen
Goldband
Lyna Zommick, Eleanor
Epstein
Beverly Shapiro, Edith Stein, Margie Baer
Selma Lee Weiss, Marcia Kent
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THE RUTH AND EDWARD
TAUBMAN
EARLY CHILDHOOD
CENTER!
Proud to be an ongoing supporter of
The Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach County!
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Call Larry Lipsitz at: (954) 781-3737 x206
email: larry@cpi2.com
at B’nai Torah
Congregation
6261 SW 18th Street
Boca Raton, FL 33433
(561) 750-9665
www.bnai-torah.org/ecc
• A developmentally appropiate Early Childhood Program
• Toddler, Preschool and Pre-Kindergarten (2 - 5 years old)
• Voluntary Pre-K (VPK)
• Extended Hours: 7:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. (5:00 p.m. on Friday)
• Family Time programs for children 6 weeks to 2 years*
• Mini-Camp program available during most school closings
• NAEYC accredited
*(with parent or caring adult)
Give Back.
Feel Great.
Summer is here – time to edit your
wardrobe, update your home décor
or make room for next season’s
latest trends. The Levis JCC Thrift Shop
is currently accepting donations of:
Clothing • Accessories • Jewelry
Household items • Furniture • Art
Decorative accessories • Cars
All
donations
are taxdeductible
Call (561) 368-3665 or visit us online at
www.levisjcc.org/thrift for more information
or to schedule a pick-up.
Plum Park Plaza • 141 NW 20th Street • Boca Raton, FL 33431
All proceeds directly support important Levis JCC programs, including the
Betty & Marvin Zale Early Childhood Learning Center, the Marleen Forkas Camps, and the
Helene & Roy Schwedelson Special Needs Programs. Tax receipts are issued at time of donation.
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PARTNERSHIP 2gether
Partnership 2Gether:
A New Decade of
Fortifying Bonds
with Our Sister City
Since 2002, P2Gether
(formerly Partnership 2000/
P2K) has been building
living bridges between
residents and institutions in
South Palm Beach County
and our Sister City, Kiryat
Bialik. Over the years, many
women, teens, educators
and other professionals from
both communities have
taken part in a variety of
exchanges. Coming together
around common experiences
and needs, they’ve formed
lasting friendships and
collaborated on projects
of mutual concern, from a
playground to bomb shelters,
from special needs school
equipment to after-school
programming for Ethiopian
children, and beyond.
Legacy of Love Helps Seniors in Sister City
Lewis Rosenthal established the Mollie
Rosenthal Memorial Fund with our Jewish
Community Foundation in 1989 to honor
his mother, who was born in Russia in 1876
and immigrated to New York barely into
her teens. When the Great Depression
took its toll on her family, Mollie
persevered to provide a haven for those
in need and ensure that her children went
to college. Her efforts touched many lives
and enabled Lewis to become a successful
dentist with a passion for Israel.
This year, the Mollie Rosenthal Memorial
Fund has honored Mollie’s spirit and
compassion by funding two American
Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC)
projects in our Sister City, Kiryat Bialik, Israel.
With support from the fund, the Supportive
Community Program has expanded to
provide vital day-to-day assistance and
urgent medical care to an additional
103 elderly residents ages 73 to 90. The
neighborhood-based program helps them
age in the comfort of their homes while
remaining connected to the community.
The Glickman Center for Education and
Training in Kiryat Bialik has also received
essential funding to build and enhance
the skills of those who care for the elderly
in varied capacities. Services offered
include training, advanced studies, and
human resource development. This
training is becoming ever more important
with the area’s rising senior population
and their increasingly complex needs.
Local and Kiryat Bialik
participants in Federation’s
recent Women’s Exchange
visited the Glickman Center
PARTNERSHIP2gether(P2G)
WOMEN’S EXCHANGE JOINT FUNDRAISER
Though 6,500 miles away, our Federation’s Sister City, Kiryat Bialik, Israel, keeps getting closer through bonds of friendship and understanding. This past November, we were privileged to
travel to Israel and share a remarkable week with 6 wonderful women from Kiryat Bialik, as we participated in the third South Palm Beach County Partnership2gether Women to Women’s
Exchange. We had so many meaningful and powerful moments together, but when we visited the after-school program for disadvantaged Ethiopian Israeli children at the Pisgot elementary
school, we knew that we had to help in some way.
The after-school program has too many children and not enough staff. They do their best, but if we could provide them with one more staff member, many more of these children would have the opportunity
to get extra help in basic reading and math. The benefits of one more staff member are enormous.
The cost per year for this additional teacher is $6,000. Your help at any level will be greatly appreciated!
While we’re raising money in SPBC for the teacher, our Kiryat Bialik sisters will be collecting toys, games and school supplies for the children at the Pisgot Elementary School after school program. Working
together as a Boca-Bialik team, we will improve the lives of 99 children every afternoon!
For more information, please contact Dana Vizner at danav@bocafed.org or 561.852.3270. Visit jewishboca.org/p2gwomen to make a donation today!
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PAC Stops in
Sister City
Of course, the PAC’s Israel Mission included
a visit to Kiryat Bialik. Their highlights
included meeting with Mayor Eli Dukorsky at
the “Yad LeBanim” fallen soldiers memorial
followed by a visit to the “Moadonit”
afterschool program supported by the PAC
members, themselves. Community leaders
also graciously opened their homes for
intimate meetings – some strengthening
family relationships begun during the recent
Women’s Exchange or other visits.
PARTNERSHIP 2gether
Learning Together across the
Globe – Virtually
Educators and students from South Palm Beach County and Kiryat
Bialik have been forming relationships, exchanging visits and
collaborating on projects for a decade. This year, they’ve been
thoroughly enjoying learning and working together through virtual
exchanges. The Boca-Bialik connection continues to grow and succeed!
Students at B’nai Torah Congregation in Boca Raton and Donna
Klein Jewish Academy have been using Skype to “meet” online with
their peers at Kadima School in KB. While they began with our local
students speaking English and the Israelis speaking Hebrew, by the
end of the year they were communicating in each other’s languages.
Congregation B’nai Israel in Boca Raton and Habonim School in KB
have been emailing letters and photos to stay in touch.
Kiryat Bialik Mayor Eli
Dukorsky, Federation CEO
Matt Levin
Robert Spallina and
Richard Newman
When Kiryat Bialik Mayor Eli
Dukofsky toured the Federation
campus this year, he took time to
speak with DKJA students about
our Sister City and being part of
Klal Yisrael, the Jewish people.
March of the Living Visits
Kiryat Bialik
While in Israel, the 52 students in South Palm Beach
County’s 2013 March of the Living delegation followed
precedent. They enjoyed home hospitality for a night with
new and old friends in Kiryat Bialik, with whom they’re
sure to stay in touch electronically. The students also
participated in both the municipal and ORT High School
observances of Yom HaZikaron, Israel Memorial Day,
laying wreaths in moving ceremonies that made clear the
impact of the widespread losses experienced by families
through war and terror.
We are very pleased and proud to announce plans for a
community-wide leadership mission to Israel November 5-13,
2013. The mission includes our participation in the Jewish
Federations of North America (JFNA) General Assembly in
Jerusalem (November 10-13). The goal and purpose of this
mission is to bring together the lay and professional leadership
of our community – Federation, synagogues, day schools, and
organizations – to learn and experience Israel together. As part
of the GA we will join our friends and colleagues from around
the world to discuss the issues facing the Jewish world today. .
We will have the opportunity to hear from top level government
officials, Jewish thinkers, NGOs and entrepreneurs.
We believe this will be a transformative moment for our
community. We will celebrate Israel @ 65 and use our time
together to learn, challenge and inspire each other to become
even better Jewish leaders!
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Making a Difference
for Youth in Israel One Life at a Time
The dollars we raise in South Palm Beach County are doing a world of
good through our overseas agency partners. Every day, our community’s
generosity touches lives in our extended Jewish family in Israel and
around the globe through the Jewish Agency for Israel (JAFI), American
Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) and the Ethiopian National
Project (ENP). Meet just a few of the young people whose lives have been
changed in Israel, and whose communities will benefit because we cared.
Omri, the oldest of six siblings in a family of immigrants, had trouble finding his way in school.
Consumed with the day-to-day struggle for survival in their new home, his parents lacked knowledge
or tools to provide the guidance he needed. After skipping classes for years, Omri dropped out at age
16, spent his days wandering the streets with other dropouts and soon began to drink. Eventually, a
truant officer encouraged him to get a high school diploma by offering him a “cool” opportunity with
Turning Point.
This innovative program helps at-risk Israeli youth break out of the cycle of risk and alienation through
positive entrepreneurship and employment experiences, setting them on the path to a productive
adulthood. As youth are exposed to real world business concepts and gain skills for launching a
business and finding a job, they build their self-confidence and begin to see themselves in a new light.
“I never thought I could make it in business because I didn’t believe in myself,” Omri says. A week at
one of Turning Point’s BizCamps taught him the basics of starting and running a business and changed
the course of his life. “Without Turning Point, I would be in a very different place. Today my outlook is
long-term.”
After failing his final exam in Hebrew grammar last year, Ethiopian-born Mahlet’s
confidence in himself evaporated. “When school started this year, I didn’t really care anymore,” he
says. “If I was going to fail anyway, what was the point of studying hard?” Fortunately, Mahlet’s
ENP teachers did care. “They talked to me and convinced me to participate in ENP’s Scholastic
Assistance Program and get extra help in school.” The program – along with a thriving outreach
center – are part of SPACE, a powerful ENP project designed to help at-risk high school students
improve academically.
“It paid off,” Mahlet reports happily. “My success showed me that I was capable of more and that I
have the potential to succeed.” After conquering the Hebrew language,
he has moved on to the challenge of math. “The battles will continue and
I am determined to win,” he says with confidence.
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Jennifer’s upbringing left her with little inkling of her Jewish identity when she
graduated from college with a degree in secondary education. She looked forward to becoming
a public school teacher but found a dismal job market. Struggling to keep her career hopes alive
as a substitute teacher, Jennifer heard about a pilot project offered by Masa Israel Journey, a
JAFI program that connects a new generation of college grads and young professionals to their
homeland through a life-changing experience in Israel.
Jennifer signed up for Masa Israel Teaching Fellows and prepared to spend 10 months working
as an English teacher in one of Israel’s neediest public schools. “Six months into my work at the
Rozen Elementary School in Rishon LeZion, I’m a much more skilled teacher,” she reports. “I feel
like this experience has offered me more than I could ever have hoped for. I’ve discovered my
Jewish identity and am now even speaking Hebrew.”

JEWISH COMMUNITY RELATIONS COUNCIL
Jewish Teens Learn and Make Friends at JARC on
Service Day
Fifty teens from eleven area schools joined their friends and made new ones at
JARC at a very special event on April 21 - while earning community service hours.
Jewish Teen Service Day was devised by a group of local teens convened by
the Jewish Community Relations Council of South Palm Beach County (JCRC)
to help bring local Jewish youth from public and private schools together for an
appealing and meaningful activity.
The afternoon kicked off in Zinman Hall with a kosher barbecue lunch and a
bit about the work of the Jewish Federation. A walk through the Federation
campus to JARC helped bring this learning home. Dr. Debra Hallow, JARC
Executive Director, oriented the rapt students to relationship building
and sensitivities in socializing with persons living with different types of
special needs. Then, the teens and JARC residents played Bingo and talked
together. Before leaving, a number of students requested information about
volunteering there on a regular basis.
Instrumental to Teen Service Day’s success was the partnership effort of local
schools, synagogues and teen organizations with the JCRC for planning and
recruitment. Some of their staff were on hand for the event: Daniel Mesa and
Jen Coane of Jewish Student Connection; Justin Pollack from BBYO; and Shira
Englander of Weinbaum Yeshiva High School. Together, our community provided
a great day of service and companionship for teens and JARC residents, with
connections that will continue developing for the benefit of all.
boca Teen Wins Israel at 65 Video Contest
South Palm Beach County students in Grades 9-12 were invited by the
Jewish Community Relations Council to submit a short YouTube video
highlighting one or more of the many achievements of the State of
Israel in this 65th anniversary year of the Jewish homeland.
The winner of the contest was announced at the Federation on
Tuesday, May 28. Simcha Stadlan, a 9th grade student at Weinbaum
Yeshiva High School, accepted the prize, an iPad Mini, in the presence
of his parents and others who attended a screening of the video.
Simcha’s video cited Israel’s achievements in the areas of Technology & Science, Tikkun Olam (Repairing the World),
Culture & Arts, Lifestyle & Leisure, the Environment, and People & Heritage. This remarkable production will appear on the
Jewish Federation’s website, and on the JCRC’s webpage for viewing by the public.
Simcha said that it took many hours to compile and arrange photographs, create titles and set the piece to music. The
son of Liz and Dr. Carmi Stadlan, he’s visited Israel twice– once with family, and again on a trip with the Hillel Day School.
(Simcha also attended the Levis JCC Zale Early Childhood Center)
This video has provided our community with a three-minute snapshot that will educate and inspire viewers about the
miraculous modern State of Israel. See it now at: jewishboca.org/imagination.
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Jewish community relations council/Jewish Education
JCRC Hears Florida Session Wrap-up
Our Federation’s Jewish Community Relations Council met on May 8 to review the
Florida Legislative session. Bernie Friedman, Esq., longtime lobbyist for Florida’s
Association of Jewish Federations, reported on areas of concern to the Federation, its
beneficiary agencies and the Jewish community.
Friedman lauded the JCRC for its success with funding for Federation
Transportation Service, Holocaust survivors assistance, adult day care and
Kosher meals. He also explained the unanimously passed Holocaust Victims
Insurance Act which will allow the State of Florida to pursue insurance
companies for policies never paid out during the Holocaust.
Bernie Friedman
Bill Schwartz, JCRC
There was also good news on Israel, with two long-sought allocations. A
recurring $1 million will foster collaborative aerospace research, development and
commercialization with Israel’s Ministry of Industry, Trade and Labor. Further, a
$100,000 annual allocation will establish an Enterprise Florida office in Tel Aviv for
Florida and Israel companies interested in doing business together.
Adults Receive Melton “Diplomas”
At the height of graduation season, 28 men and women received
Certificates of Jewish Studies from The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
on May 23, 2013. The 5773 class of the Florence Melton School of Adult
Jewish Learning had completed their two-year curriculum.
Together, in weekly classes, they had discovered what it really means to
be Jewish through the history, heritage and culture of Judaic tradition in
this non-denominational learning opportunity designed for busy adults.
The graduates and their guests were welcomed by Rose Weitz, Founding Chair
of the Melton International Alumni Association and Chair of the local Melton
Advisory Board. Weitz also read a poem by Florence Melton, whose vision and
philanthropy, together with The Hebrew University, developed the widespread
international program.
Marion Hirschman and Rabbi David Steinhardt, members of the dynamic,
scholarly local Melton faculty, addressed the group and presented the
certificates with pride and affection. Art Stark, a new Melton graduate, shared
his powerful experience in the program.
To find out more about Melton, visit www.jewishboca.org/melton, email
barbarak@bocafed.org or call 561.852.6050.
Rabbi David Steinhardt,
Marion Hirschman
FALL 2013
Great Jewish
Personalities -
Paul Azaroff
Mon. 10 – 11:30 a.m.
Oct. 7 – Dec. 16, 2013
Sandler Center on the
Federation campus
CALLING
MELTON
GRADUATES
Graduate Courses 5774
2013-2014
Shemot I – From
Slavery to Sinai -
Marion Hirschmann
Thurs. 10:30 a.m. – 12 noon
Oct. 10 – Dec. 29, 2013
B’nai Torah Congregation
WINTER 2014
New! Bamidbar:
Leadership Defied and
Defended - Paul Azaroff
Mon. 10 – 11:30 a.m.
Jan. 6 – Mar. 17, 2014
Sandler Center on the
Federation campus
New! Bamidbar:
Leadership Defied and
Defended - Marion
Hirschmann
Thurs. 10:30 a.m. – 12 noon
Jan. 9 - Mar. 13, 2014
B’nai Torah Congregation
Tuition is $300 per course.
Classes will fill up quickly,
so call 561.852.6050 or
email barbarak@bocafed.org soon!
A Project of The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Sponsored locally by the Department of Jewish Education of the
Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach County
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PJ Library Supporters & Partners Celebrate at
Cocktail Reception
Excited about the forthcoming launch of PJ Library®
in our community, project supporters and partner
representatives gathered for a cocktail reception at the
beautiful home of Ilene & Peter Wohlgemuth on February
27. The guests included PJ donors, local rabbis and board
members from PJ Library affiliated synagogues.
The guests heard from Ilene Wohlgemuth, local PJ Library
Chair; Toby and Leon Cooperman, project supporters;
and partner representatives Kathy Elias (USCJ), Rabbi
Dan Freelander (URJ), and Matthew C. Levin, JFSPBC
President & CEO. Harold Grinspoon sent a video thanking
the partners.
Jewish Education
Ilene Wohlgemuth, Ellen R. Sarnoff, Toby & Leon Cooperman,
Dotti Seaman
By May, PJ Library SPBC had registered over 700 families.
Rabbis Josh Broide, Robert Silvers,
David Steinhardt and David Baum
Barbara Extein,
Marilynn Yentis
Four local representatives recently headed to the 5th Annual PJ Library
Conference in Baltimore, to learn with their PJ peers from 180 North
American communities.
Photo caption: Elana Ostroff, local PJ Library Director; Harold Grinspoon; Ilene Wohlgemuth, local
PJ Library Chair. Marilynn Yentis, URJ representative to the local PJ Advisory Committee and Dana
Vizner, Federation Assoc. VP, also attended.
All families in South Palm Beach County raising Jewish children from age six
months through eight years are welcome to sign up for PJ Library. Families
will receive a free high-quality Jewish children’s book every month.
SIGN UP NOW at pjlibrary.org and select South Palm Beach County
like us now on facebook at pjlibrarysouthpalmbeach for updates and events
For questions or information, please contact PJ Library Director, Elana Ostroff at
561.852.6080 or email at pjlibrary@bocafed.org
The PJ Library® - South Palm Beach County Partnership is made possible by generous support
from the Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach County, United Synagogue of Conservative
Judaism, Union for Reform Judaism, Leon and Toby Cooperman Family Foundation and the
Harold Grinspoon Foundation.
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Jewish Education
Students from Four Day Schools Come Together to
Learn the Meaning of Chesed
More than 500 first through fifth grade students from our community’s diverse
Jewish Day Schools gathered at the Federation campus on February 27 to
learn about and practice the Jewish responsibility to take care of the people
around us. Filling Zinman Hall with colorful uniforms, kipot and ruach, the
students from Donna Klein Jewish Academy (DKJA), Hillel Day School and
Torah Academy heard from Federation CEO Matthew C. Levin and Director
of School Educational Services, Marilyn Nachman, and learned with Hadassah
Smolarcik, Hillel’s Judaic Studies Coordinator. They also viewed a video about
chesed produced by students from Weinbaum Yeshiva High School (WYHS)
before moving on to DKJA classrooms for hands-on activities.
Older students also played an important role, learning and teaching. Earlier in
February, the high school students of DKJA and WYHS researched chesed,
chose two projects for this year’s program, and provided lessons for the day
schools’ middle school grades. Later, middle school students accompanied
Grades 1-5 to the activity rooms, explaining the chesed projects and assisting
the younger students – who worked with partners from other schools. This
year, Grades 1-4 decorated picture frames with Hebrew inserts for disabled
Israeli veterans at Beit Halochem rehabilitation centers in Israel. The high
school students chose this project to thank those who gave so much for their
homeland as Israel’s 65th birthday approached. Grade 5 decorated Caps for
Kids to be distributed to children living with cancer.
The day was planned by the high school students with professional staff
from the four day schools, and the Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach
County’s Department of Jewish Education School Educational Services.
Early Childhood Focus: Our
Students, Our Families. . . Ourselves!
As always, music and merriment joined serious learning when more than
200 Early Childhood educators from eight local centers came together
on February 8, 2013 for the Annual Jewish Educators Early Childhood
Conference. Gathered at Congregation B’nai Israel, they sang with Susan
Shane Linder before settling down to two major workshops.
They started with Kids Haven’t Changed but Parents Have: Tips
and Strategies for Connecting with Millennial Parents, led by Karen
Deerwester. Owner of Family Time Coaching and Consulting and
author of three parenting books, Deerwester is frequently featured
in local and national media. Emily Teck, a national Jewish music
educator and recording artist, then facilitated G-d is My BFF:
Developmentally Appropriate Prayer Practice for the Very Young.
The conference is coordinated each year by our Federation’s
Department of Jewish Education’s School Educational Services and
the Council of Early Childhood Directors of South Palm Beach County.
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Participating Early Childhood Centers:
Betty & Marvin Zale Early Childhood Learning Center,
Adolph & Rose Levis JCC • Hillel Day School of Boca Raton
Jewish Early Childhood Center • Maimonides Institute
for Jewish Learning Early Childhood Center, Temple
Beth El • Maurice A. Halperin Torah Tots Early Childhood
Center, Chabad of Boca Raton • Nadel Center for Early
Childhood Education, Congregation B’nai Israel • Ruth
and Edward Taubman Early Childhood Center, B’nai Torah
Congregation • Torah Academy of Boca Raton

Flags & Festivities on Campus for Israel’s 65th
The ruach was palpable from the parking lots as the Federation
campus observed Yom HaAtzmaut, Israel Independence Day, on April
18. With Israeli music, dance, flags and cheers, the vibrant, colorful
celebration brought all generations together from throughout the
campus for several hours, right in Dedication Plaza. The Federation’s
Department of Jewish Education and Donna Klein Jewish Academy
collaborated on the lively program, which included professionally led
Israeli folk dancing with Silvio Berlfein of Horah Entertainment.
Jewish Education
Amid a sea of blue and white flags, balloons and paper chains, the
DKJA classes took turns parading into and dancing in the plaza.
They were cheered on by Levis JCC’s Zale preschoolers with handdecorated
flags, Jewish Association for Residential Care (JARC)
clients, senior residents of Gould and Weinberg Houses, and
employees & visitors from throughout the campus.
If that wasn’t enough to transport the Federation to Israel, DKJA’s
Israel for Real interactive exhibits filling Zinman Hall a few feet
away – including a Western Wall replica - were sure to do the trick.
Inspired and Dedicated, Teens Return from March of the Living
Deeply committed to bearing witness to the Holocaust and
keeping the spirit of “Never Again” alive for generations to
come, another group of local students has recently returned
from the annual March of the Living. After months of class
preparation, fifty-two high school juniors and seniors
boarded planes to a snow-covered Poland on April 4 to
begin the renowned two-week trip that culminates this
extraordinary, life-changing Holocaust education program.
From the depths of the Holocaust in the camps, the
ghettos and the remnants of what were thriving Jewish
communities in Poland, they marched from Auschwitz to
Birkenau on Yom HaShoah/Holocaust Remembrance Day
with 12,000 cohorts from 45 countries. From there they
went on to discover and celebrate the glory of the modern
State of Israel, observing Yom HaZikaron/Israel Memorial
Day and Yom HaAtzmaut/Israel Independence Day there.
Throughout, they formed powerful relationships that
continue with the dedicated adults who accompanied
them, including Holocaust survivors Rosette Goldstein,
Mary and Joe Eckstein, and Nina Frisch; and Rabbis Josh
Broide and Yaakov Green. Recruitment for the 2014 trip
(April 23 - May 7) is now underway for students entering
grades 11 and 12 in August, as well as for a 5-star adult bus.
Visit www.molsouth.org or call 561.852.6045.
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LOCAL BENEFICIARY AGENCIES
ADOLPH & ROSE LEVIS JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER (JCC)
561.852.3200 • www.levisjcc.org
The Levis Jewish Community Center was founded in 1983 by Adolph & Rose Levis and, for the
last 30 years, has been a cornerstone for our community, providing a broad range of enriching
programs and services for individuals of all ages and abilities to meet the diverse needs of
members, the Jewish community and the community at large. The updated Fitness Center,
Spinning and Babysitting Rooms, and the Group Exercise Studio in the Sports & Wellness
building have brought overwhelmingly positive responses from members and guests.
In February, the Levis JCC celebrated its 30th anniversary and honored three of its most
committed volunteers at the annual HaNadiv Gala. In March, a group of “Dreambuilders” gathered
to honor and support the Levis JCC Helene & Roy Schwedelson Special Needs Programs.
Another year of fun, friendship and learning has come to a close at the Levis JCC Betty and
Marvin Zale Early Childhood Learning Center with another fun-filled, fantastic summer for
hundreds of children at the Levis JCC Marleen Forkas Summer Camps eagerly anticipated.
Whether enjoying classic camp activities such as swimming, archery and crafts, or flying high
on our Flying Trapeze, campers will fill our campus with laughter all summer long.
The Levis JCC promotes and enhances Jewish culture, heritage and values through
educational, spiritual, social, wellness and recreational programs for individuals of
all ages at the Phyllis & Harvey Sandler Center for Jewish Life Enhancement. With a
preschool, summer camp, family activities, athletics, cultural arts, adult enrichment and
special needs programming, as well as one of “Boca’s Best” thrift shops, the Levis JCC
offers something for everyone.
DKJA Friends of the Arts Co-Chairs: Grandparent
Chair Carole Cornell, Community Chair Judi
Bukaitz, and Parent Chair Julie Weinstein.
Rosenblatt High School junior Brynna Kaplan
with Congressman Ted Deutch..
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DONNA KLEIN JEWISH ACADEMY (DKJA)
561.852.3300 • www.dkja.org
Donna Klein Jewish Academy provides a unique educational experience emphasizing the
importance of Jewish living, learning, and academic achievement. The school’s Mission is to
educate our children and the DKJA community to be knowledgeable and responsible citizens of
the world, committed to Jewish values and lifelong learning. DKJA’s rigorous college-preparatory
curriculum integrates the arts, science, mathematics, Judaic studies, the humanities, and athletics.
As the only K-12 Jewish Day School in the country to have earned recognition as a FrankinCovey
Leader In Me School, DKJA serves approximately 700 students. Now in its 34th year, DKJA
continues to expand as a premier Jewish Day School, led by President Lesley Zafran, and Head of
School Karen Feller.
Donna Klein Jewish Academy’s Arts Programs Flourish
Donna Klein Jewish Academy’s visual and performing arts programs often receive accolades and
recognition on a local, state, and national level. Through the support of DKJA’s Friends of the Arts
(FOA), a volunteer group of parents, grandparents, and community leaders, students’ lives are
enhanced through music, art, and drama. Pictured Above: FOA Co-Chairs - Grandparent Chair
Carole Cornell, Community Chair Judi Bukaitz, and Parent Chair Julie Weinstein. The success of
the school’s arts programs is evidenced throughout the campus. Recently, Claire and Emanuel
G. Rosenblatt High School junior Brynna Kaplan (pictured at left with Congressman Ted Deutch)
earned second place in the Annual Congressional Art Competition for her painting of a mango
fruit in a metal bowl. The competition provides members of Congress with the opportunity to
showcase the talents of their creative high school constituents. Since the competition’s inception
in 1982, countless numbers of students have been able to participate at a local level. In April,
Brynna and participating Rosenblatt High School students Ethan Plotsker and Pamela Wolf had
their work exhibited at the Baker Sponder Gallery in Boca Raton.

JEWISH ASSOCIATION FOR RESIDENTIAL CARE (JARC)
561.558.2550 • www.jarcfl.org
“The Magic that is JARC Florida”
JARC Florida a non-sectarian organization, provides group homes, apartments and vocational
training for adults with developmental disabilities. JARC strives to assist each individual in
becoming all he or she is capable of being and we encourage this growth in a caring, nurturing
environment. JARC mission, in partnership with the families of the agency’s clients, is to
promote independence, dignity and self-respect in order to create more fulfilling lives.
LOCAL BENEFICIARY AGENCIES
On March 10, 2013 over 500 JARC supporters gathered at Boca West Country Club. This
magical event was chaired by Linda and Ivan Gefen, and the Silent/Live Auction was
chaired by Ellen Gechter and Barry Kaufman. For a second year, Michael Williams of WPTV
News Channel 5 the Master of Ceremonies. Judy Levis Markhoff was awarded the 2013
Humanitarian Award for her continued support of JARC. Rabbi Daniel Levin of Temple Beth
El was the honoree of the night. He was presented with an original art piece by JARC Client
Michelle Kingan. Rabbi Dan was honored for his commitment, leadership, and guidance.
On March 21 Dr. Yoram Dahav from Donna Klein Jewish Academy led JARC clients and family
members for JARC’s annual Passover Seder. Café 95 provided the delicious meal that included
Matzo Ball Soup, chicken with vegetables, potatoes, and decadent macaroons for dessert. The
clients were able to participate in the service in front of their families and friends.
RUTH RALES JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE (JFS)
561.852.3333 • www.ruthralesjfs.org
Generous Neighbors & Professionals Make a Difference
Ruth Rales Jewish Family Service has been committed to enhancing and improving the
quality of life for all members of the community since 1979. JFS offers help, hope and
humanity through a comprehensive range of programs and services which support people of
all ages and beliefs, with locations in Boca Raton and Delray Beach.
More than 200 senior JFS clients - many with wheelchairs, walkers or aides - enjoyed what
was likely their one opportunity to observe the Passover tradition with a group at the 20th
annual Model Seder. The cost of the meals and transportation was generously covered by Boca
West’s Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach County donors, who raised $13,000 from their
neighbors. Boca West volunteers also helped and visited with guests.
Reuniting, remembering and enjoying companionship, local Holocaust survivors will soon head
to another Café Europa. Every June and December, JFS holds this program where survivors
reminisce, exchange stories and socialize, and a number of powerful reunions have resulted.
The June program, including transportation and lunch, is again supported by residents of Polo
Club through the Jewish Federation and with funds from the Claims Conference.
The new Financial Consulting Program at JFS has begun providing help beyond immediate
crisis assistance. Responding to increasing requests for help with reduced family incomes,
rising debt, increased living costs with fixed incomes, real estate concerns and more, the
program screens and links clients with pro bono services from professionals through the
Jewish Community Foundation’s Professional Advisory Committee, the Federation’s Business &
Professional Division and other sources. For more information about volunteering or obtaining
help, call 561.852.3334 or email bethl@ruthralesjfs.org.
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LOCAL BENEFICIARY AGENCIES
BBYO GOLD COAST REGION • 954.252.1912 • www.goldcoastbbyo.org
In 2012-13, Gold Coast Region BBYO engaged over 1,300 Jewish teens in 6th-12th grade
and will be sending almost 100 teens on a BBYO summer experience. The region also
raised over $3,000 for global Jewry. Gold Coast partnered with numerous organizations,
including the Jewish Federation of SPBC, Congregation Ramat Shalom (Plantation), Stand
With Us, Habitat for Humanity, and JSC. BBYO is always looking to grow and connect
with the SPBC community. Contact them to connect Jewish teens in 6-12th grades with a
quality, social Jewish experience. Jewish young adults 21+ interested in being a mentor or
volunteer to teens, and BBYO alums are also encouraged to connect and hear about the
latest amazing growth. They’ll all find BBYO is an outstanding organization to partner with,
to make our teens stronger Jewish communal leaders. To connect, or for information on
upcoming events, call 954.252.1912.
FEDERATION TRANSPORTATION SERVICES • 561.852.3280
www.jewishboca.org
Federation Transportation Services, Inc. (FTS), was established in 1993 to respond to the
overwhelming demand in South Palm Beach County for transportation services for the
elderly and disabled in our community. The organization services the continuing and growing
need for transportation visits to get to medical and life sustaining activities such as doctor’s
appointments, grocery shopping, pharmacies and local congregate hot meal sites when
families cannot provide assistance. FTS provides buses, vans and cars for fixed route, door
to door and curbside service. The majority of the fleet is wheelchair accessible. Financial
assistance is available based on each client’s eligibility to qualify for government programs. For
more information, please contact the FTS office.
HILLEL DAY SCHOOL OF BOCA RATON • 561.470.5000 • www.hilleldayschool.org
Hillel Day School of Boca Raton has embraced technologically enhanced teaching
methods, providing its students with a comprehensive 21st century education in both
Judaic and secular studies. Hillel’s introduction of portable iPad carts complements daily
classroom lessons and encourages collaboration among students in both lower and
upper school classes. The iPad makes learning more accessible by allowing students to
be creative using multiple media, and to discover new information at their fingertips.
Recently, the Judaic department has piloted creating iPad textbooks that provide
students with textual materials and an array of multimedia that bring ancient texts to
life. Students in computer classes work on state-of-the-art hardware and software. The
integration of the latest IOS and Web 2.0 application includes student creations of
documentaries, movie and music productions, animation, and computer programming.
Hillel recognizes the challenges of 21st century learning. The impact of technology in the
school has been significant, advancing how students learn and how instructors teach.
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HILLEL OF BROWARD AND PALM BEACH • 561.297.4100 • www.hillelcenter.org
Hillel of Broward and Palm Beach recently sponsored an Israel Independence Day
Celebration on the campus of Florida Atlantic University. A carnival-like atmosphere with
free Israeli style food, attracted hundreds of Jewish and non-Jewish students, faculty and
community members. Comments were delivered by Hillel’s “Owls for Israel” leaders, local
rabbis and Christian clergy members, and read on behalf of Congressman Ted Deutch.
Hillel was excited to display, for the first time, their new acquisition of 16 colorful panels,
each 7 feet high, that collectively tell Israel’s story through photographs and basic facts.
Called “Israel Matters,” the panels attracted lots of attention from participants and those
passing by, helping Hillel students to educate their peers and tell Israel’s story. Hillel’s
vision is to help every Jewish student make an enduring commitment to Jewish life,
learning and Israel.

LOCAL BENEFICIARY AGENCIES
TORAH ACADEMY OF BOCA RATON • 561.347.1821 • www.torahacademybr.org
Torah Academy Expands Its Borders Torah Academy opened its doors this school
year with the addition of a new campus! The original or Northern Campus is home
to the Elementary School and vibrant new Girl’s Middle School, while the Southern
Campus (just 300 yards up the block!) houses the Pre-School and Boy’s Middle School
Division. With 62 new students joining TABR’s roster for the 2012-2013 school year,
for a total of 252 students, the new campus is a welcomed blessing. The new facility
houses two independent buildings. The dedicated Preschool building contains all of the
bells and whistles including spacious, canopied playgrounds, lovely garden areas and
large, open classrooms. The second building houses the school’s bustling Beis Medrash,
the Boy’s Middle School headquarters and the school’s financial offices. Torah
Academy’s mission to instill Torah values and Jewish unity via a challenging, cutting
edge educational curriculum is being achieved in more spacious and comfortable
surroundings this year.
WEINBAUM YESHIVA HIGH SCHOOL • 561.470.5000 • www.wyhs.net
Weinbaum Yeshiva High School inspires 260 students to make a life-long commitment
to Jewish values, learning and observance through the prism of Torah, within an
excellent college and yeshiva preparatory program. WYHS is delighted to announce
that Rabbi Jonathan Kroll will assume the position of Head of School beginning with
the 2013-14 school year. Rabbi Kroll has served as Associate Principal for S.A.R High
School in Riverdale, NY since 2003. Prior to that, he held teaching and administrative
roles at Yeshivah of Flatbush High School in Brooklyn. WYHS selected Rabbi Kroll
based on his outstanding record of academic leadership, his commitment to a high
standard of excellence, and his ability to foster productive relationships with all
constituency groups of our school community. Although Rabbi Kroll will formally begin
his position on August 1, he has already made several trips to the school this spring and
is involved in planning for the upcoming year.
Weinberg and Gould Houses • Weinberg House: 561.482.0523
Gould House: 561.487.5840
Residents and staff of the Shirley H. Gould House are celebrating completion of
a major remodeling project and their 24th Anniversary. Together the Gould and
Weinberg Houses offer 206 apartments for the community’s low-income elderly
and/or mobility impaired, primarily funded through HUD programs. The Houses are
located right on the Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach campus. Residents have
their own affordable private apartments with balconies, set in garden surroundings.
Through partnerships with the Federation’s beneficiary agencies, residents have
access to a wide range of services and programs including health management,
socialization, recreation, immigration and English classes, intergenerational activities,
computer and internet training, volunteer opportunities, meals and transportation.
Due to the shortage of affordable housing and the demographics, there is an
extensive waiting list. Please call for more information.
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Synagogue Updates
B’NAI TORAH CONGREGATION (C)
6261 SW 18th Street, Boca Raton • 561.392.8566 • www.bnai-torah.org
Cantor Steven Hevenstone will be leaving B’nai Torah after years of extraordinary service
and dedication. This summer, B’nai Torah will welcome Cantor Benjamin Tisser, who served a
New York City congregation while completing his masters degree and cantorial investiture at
JTS. An active composer, he was recently selected as a 2013 Shalshelet Jewish Music Festival
finalist. Please join B’nai Torah in welcoming Cantor Tisser and his family to the community,
and wishing Cantor Hevenstone much success in his future endeavors.
Boca Jewish Center/Shaaray Tefilla (O)
21065 Powerline Road, Boca Raton • 561-477-8872 • www.bjcst.org
Boca Jewish Center/Shaaray Tefilla welcomes Jews of all levels of observance to daven,
learn, attend services and enjoy activities and events. In addition to daily and weekly classes
Rabbi Gibber offers one-on-one learning and spiritual guidance. The dynamic Sisterhood has
doubled its size in the last year. From Torah study to cooking demonstrations, from teens
working to earn community service hours to Bugle babies, activities for every age and stage
of life are offered in a warm and supportive Jewish environment.
BOCA RATON SYNAGOGUE (O)
7900 Montoya Circle, Boca Raton • 561.394.0394 • www.brsonline.org
Not planning on attending a High Holiday service? Think again… Consider joining the fastest
growing Jewish outreach and engagement program this year. Rabbi Josh Broide and the
Boca Raton Jewish Experience (BRJE) have designed a special “High Holiday Beginners
Services,” in which the prayers and customs are fully explained, and are designed to
provide a meaningful experience for everyone – free of charge. Your High Holidays may
never be the same. For more information please visit www.MyJewishExperience.org
Chabad of East Boca (o)
120 NE 1st Ave, Boca Raton, FL 33432 • 561.417.7797 • www.ChabadBocaBeaches.com
Chabad of East Boca recently celebrated its Bar Mitzvah year with a concert at the Mizner
Park Amphitheater, starring the “King of Jewish Music” - Mordechai Ben David and child
prodigy, Ethan Bortnick. The celebration was attended by over 1,000 people and many
described it as “an event of a lifetime.” Chabad honored 18 community members for their
outstanding leadership, activism and philanthropy.
CONGREGATION B’NAI ISRAEL (R)
2200 Yamato Rd., Boca Raton • 561.241.8118 • www.cbiboca.org
The Baby Center Child Care Program is opening August 15, 2013! For babies ages six
weeks to two years, the program will run Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Experienced educators will help children grow in an environment just like home. The Baby
Center is the only child care program that creates an individual education plan, complete
with a customized schedule of activities for baby’s development. Space is limited. Visit
www.cbiboca.org/babycenter. For a tour or to register, contact Rebeca Rosenblatt at
561.241.1484 or Rebeca@cbiboca.org
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CONGREGATION SHAAREI KODESH (C)
19785 Hampton Dr., Boca Raton • 561.852.6555 • http://shaareikodesh.org
Congregation Shaarei Kodesh, a vibrant multi-generational conservative congregation in West
Boca, continues to reach out to our community with acts of tikkun olam. On a very chilly
February morning, a group of more than 20 joined together and gleaned green peppers in
order to provide fresh produce to the local food pantries. The CSK Mitzvah Corps can also be
found at the Jacobson Family Food Pantry during their monthly food bagging events.

CONGREGATION SHIRAT SHALOM (R)
PO Box 971142, Boca Raton • 561.488.8079 • www.shiratshalom.org
The congregation recently presented the community with a hilarious rendition of the
famous Yiddish tale about a crowded house. Rabbi David Degani played the rabbi and the
teen drama group used puppets for the rest of the characters. Rabbi David and Cantor Lee
are well known for using Puppetry and Story Telling to teach Jewish values. Students in the
Hebrew School especially benefit and thoroughly enjoy their experiences with the puppets!
Synagogue Updates
CONGREGATION TORAH OHR (O)
19146 Lyons Road, Boca Raton, FL • 561.479.4049 • www.TorahOrhBoca.org
Congregation Torah Ohr, Century Village, Boca Raton, has experienced huge growth over
the past several years. A vibrant, welcoming synagogue, Torah Ohr serves as the spiritual,
educational and social center for its more than seven hundred members. Services, educational
programs, holiday celebrations and many fun filled social events attract members and friends
from throughout the community. New Rabbi, Benjamin Yasgur, is helping guide the synagogue
to become a large and significant South Florida Jewish institution. Torah Ohr is a member of the
OU and participates with other synagogues nationwide in educational events and programs in
support of Israel. Couples and singles are invited to join in Torah Ohr’s many activities.
TEMPLE BETH EL OF BOCA RATON (R)
333 SW 4th Ave., Boca Raton; 9800 Yamato Rd., Boca Raton
561.391.8900 • www.tbeboca.org
Join Rabbi Dan Levin, Rabbi Jessica Spitalnic Brockman and Cantorial Soloist Lori Shapiro
in welcoming two new colleagues to Temple Beth El. Rabbi Greg Weisman is a native
of Chicago and recent graduate of Hebrew Union College in Los Angeles, where he
completed his rabbinical education and earned a Master of Jewish Education. Cantorial
Soloist Lawrence Dermer is an accomplished composer and performer of original Jewish
music, following a successful career in popular music that earned him several Grammy
nominations and BMI awards.
TEMPLE EMETH (C)
5780 West Atlantic Ave., Delray Beach • 561.498.3536 • www.temple-emeth.org
Temple Emeth is having a concert featuring the synagogue’s Cantor Steven Texon on
Sunday, August 4th at 2:00 PM. Popular and highly acclaimed, Cantor Texon has thrilled
and inspired the most prestigious congregations across the continent in prayer and in
concert. He has served both the Aventura-Turnberry Jewish Center and B’nai Torah
Congregation of Boca Raton.
Temple Sinai (R)
2475 West Atlantic Avenue, Delray Beach • 561.276.6161 • http://templesinaipbc.com
The congregation came together for a Yom Hashoah Service on April 15, 2013, where
Holocaust Survivors, assisted by religious school students, were called upon to light six
candles representing the six million who died in the Holocaust. The congregation also
enjoyed a wonderful first night of Passover seder at the Temple. Rabbi Greg Kanter is
continuing his Lunch and Learn Series. The congregation is also looking forward to being
entertained by the Israeli Scouts.
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Corporate Sponsors*
$25,000+
BNY MELLON WEALTH MANAGEMENT
Bocaire, Boca Grove, Boca West, Boca Woods,
Broken Sound, Delaire, Gold Coast, Polo Club,
St. Andrews & PAC 29th Annual Seminar
for Professionals
Contact: Elyssa Kupferberg
elyssa.kupferberg@bnymellon.com
www.bnymellonwealthmanagement.com
WELLS FARGO PRIVATE BANK
Dorothy Seaman Department of
Women’s Philanthropy
& Addison Reserve
Contact: Lawrence B. Katz
lawrence.katz@wellsfargo.com
www.wellsfargo.com
$20,000+
MORRISON, BROWN, ARGIZ & FARRA, LLC
Major Gifts Event, King David Society &
PAC 29th Annual Seminar for Professionals
Contact: Marjorie Horwin
marjorie.horwin@mbafcpa.com
www.mbafcpa.com
PROSKAUER
Major Gifts Event, King David Society,
PAC Mitzvah Society Reception &
PAC 29th Annual Seminar for Professionals
Contact: Albert W. Gortz
agortz@proskauer.com
www.proskauer.com
STEINBERG GLOBAL ASSET
MANAGEMENT, LTD
Major Gifts Event, King David Society
& PAC 29th Annual Seminar for Professionals
Contact: Richard D. Steinberg, CFA
rsteinberg@steinbergglobal.com
www.steinbergglobal.com
$10,000+
BB&T
Super Sunday, Annual Meeting &
PAC 29th Annual Seminar
for Professionals
Contact: Grace Halabi
ghalabi@bbandt.com
www.bbt.com
BOCA RATON REGIONAL HOSPITAL
Lion of Judah Luncheon &
Just For You Series
Contact: Jan Savarick
jsavarick@brrh.com
www.brrh.com
The
Bankier
Law
Firm
GREENSPOON MARDER, PA
Addison Reserve, Boca Grove & Polo Club
Contact: Larry Blair, Esq.
larry.blair@gmlaw.com
www.gmlaw.com
SANDELMAN FOUNDATION
Young Adult Division
$5,000+
BAER’S FURNITURE
Lion of Judah Luncheon
Contact: Ronald Baer
ron@baers.com
www.baers.com
BANKIER LAW FIRM
Boca West & Gold Coast
Contact: Adam Bankier
abankier@bankierlaw.com
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BIBBY FINANCIAL SERVICES
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Contact: Marcus Ferrari
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KAPLAN, KRAUSS & LEVINE, LLC
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Contact: Thomas Kaplan
tkaplan@kklfwa.com
www.kklfwa.com
MARSH & McLENNAN AGENCY | SEITLIN
The Event
Contact: Steve Light
slight@mma-fl.com
www.mma-fl.com
MEDRECEIVABLES ADVISOR, LLC
The Event
Contact: Debra S. Altschul
debra.altschul@medreceivables.com
www.medreceivables.com
NFP INSURANCE SOLUTIONS
Boca Grove & Polo Club
Contact: Jason M. Solodkin, CFP
jmsolodkin@nfp.com
www.nfp.com
$2,500+
BERGER SINGERMAN
Broken Sound
Contact: Dan Mielnicki
dmielnicki@bergersingerman.com
www.bergersingerman.com
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*Corporate Sponsors
THE DROWOS GROUP
AT WELLS FARGO ADVISORS, LLC
BRANHAM REALTY
Boca Woods
Contact: Suzanne Branham
branreal@aol.com
www.branhamrealty.com
BRYANT SECURITY
PAC 29th Annual Seminar
for Professionals
Contact: Shay Ben-David
shay@bryantsecurity.com
www.bryantsecurity.com
CBIZ MHM, LLC
PAC 29th Annual Seminar
for Professionals &
Create a Jewish Legacy
Contact: David Katzman
dkatzman@cbizgl.com
www.cbiz.com
CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES (USA) LLC
PAC Mitzvah Society Reception
& PAC Holiday Party
Contact: Matthew Kutcher
matthew.kutcher@credit-suisse.com
www.credit-suisse.com
DIRECT NURSING CARE
SERVICES, INC.
Israel Fest 65
Contact: Avis Morgan
avis@dncsinc.com
www.dncsinc.com
THE DROWOS GROUP AT
WELLS FARGO ADVISORS, LLC
Young Adult Division’s
L.E.A.D.S. Program
Contact: Bryan Drowos
bryan.m.drowos@WFAdvisors.com
wellsfargoadvisors.com/bryan.drowos
GAINES FINANCIAL GROUP
Boca Lago
Contact: Patrick “Rick” Gaines
rgaines@gainesfinancialgroup.com
www.gainesfinancialgroup.com
HOTWIRE COMMUNICATIONS
Boca Woods
Contact: Kevin Bell
kbell@hotwiremail.com
www.gethotwired.com
LAND DESIGN SOUTH
Israel Fest 65
Contact: Jennifer Morton
jmorton@landdesignsouth.com
www.landdesignsouth.com
LIFE AUDIT PROFESSIONALS, LLC
PAC Mitzvah Society Reception &
PAC 29th Annual Seminar for
Professionals
Contact: Jeremy Bloom
jbloom@mylifeaudit.com
www.mylifeaudit.com
OPPENHEIMER
PAC Kick-Off
Contact: Linda Melcer
linda.melcer@opco.com
www.opco.com
PLATINUM PEAK ADVISORS
Delaire
Contact: Eric Donner
edonner@platinum-peak.com
www.donnerfinancial.com
PRUDENTIAL
PAC 29th Annual Seminar for
Professionals
Contact: Teri Sullivan-Yelko
teri.sullivanyelko@prudential.com
www.prudential.com
REHMANN
Woodfield & Woodfield Hunt Club
Contact: Leonard W. Levine
leonard.levine@rehmann.com
www.rehmann.com
SUNSTATES SECURITY
Israel Fest 65
Contact: Bill Schira
bschira@sunstatessecurity.com
www.SunstatesSecurity.com
TD BANK
Israel Fest 65
Contact: Fred Stern
frederick.stern@td.com
www.tdbank.com
TESCHER & SPALLINA, PA
PAC Mitzvah Society Reception &
PAC 29th Annual Seminar
for Professionals
Contact: Don Tescher
dtescher@tescherspallina.com
www.tescherspallina.com
TOSHIBA BUSINESS SOLUTIONS
JWF Granting Wishes & Super Sunday
Contact: Tammy Gleason
tgleason@tbsfl.toshiba.com
www.tbsfl.toshiba.com
ZEUNER REALTY
Boca Pointe
Contact: Doris Zeuner
doris@thezeunerteam.com
www.thezeunerteam.com
*listing in alphabetical order by level
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in-kind Sponsors*
COMMERCIAL PRINTERS INC.
41 SW 6th St. • Pompano Beach, FL 33060
P (954) 781-3737 • F (954) 785-1951
www.commercialprinters inc.com
$50,000+
BOCA RATON OBSERVER
Major Gifts Event, Lion of Judah Luncheon, Just For
You Series, B&P Industry Icon Event, Pomegranate
Event, JWF Granting Wishes & Israel Fest 65
Contact: Linda Behmoiras
linda@bocaratonobserver.com
www.bocaratonobserver.com
$15,000+
IVAN & CO JEWELERS
Lion of Judah Luncheon &
Just For You Series
Contact: Jane Kurcsinka
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