2012 Annual Report - The Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County

PLUS: We were also active in…
Supporting
our synagogues
“
I love the unity we are discovering
within the community which, as
rabbis, we have the ability and
responsibility to create. The trust
and confidence level that we are
building together allows us to
rethink the way we relate to
each other – as institutions and
as individuals.
”
– RABBI MOSHE SCHEINER
14 JEWISH FEDERATION OF PALM BEACH COUNTY
n Federation’s Synagogue Institute facilitated the collaboration of our
community’s synagogues and communal agencies on many exciting initiatives, which
bolstered the relationships between both our partner agencies, and professional and
lay leadership of synagogues.
n Temple Israel and Temple Judea held joint Mussar (Jewish ethics) classes
and shared a scholar-in-residence.
n Temple Emanu-El and AJFCS
brought together Holocaust survivors and
religious school students to meet and
learn from each other through a series of
educational programs.
n Temple Beth Tikvah and Temple
Beth Kodesh hosted a collaborative
Shavuot holiday program.
Federation provided
synagogue lay leaders with
opportunities to meet
and learn from national synagogue
outreach professionals, strategize
and develop new ways to increase
affiliation and engagement in
our community.
...DID Y O U K N O W ?
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FAST FACT... The rabbis of our community, together with Federation CEO David
Phillips, convened to address community issues and challenges through the Synagogue
Institute’s Rabbinic RESHET Council, resulting in increased collaborative planning for
the future.