Week of February 20, 2022
02/19/2022 10:59:15 AM
Chai Lights - at the JCV
The JCV is committed to bringing people together; we are here to keep you informed and connected through a wide variety of programs. Browse our website and virtual or socially distanced events listed below to stay up to date on upcoming programs and services. Our top priority is the health and well-being of the JCV community; new policies are now in effect for the use of the JCV building. Zoom and in-person Shabbat services are now being held at the JCV. Watch for updates as guidelines are subject to modifications.
Members who have provided proof of vaccination are able to attend services, meetings, and events within the building, MASKS REQUIRED.
Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of event data contained in this issue; however, all events are subject to change. All times shown are in the Eastern Time Zone. To see last week (February 13), click HERE.
News at a Glance
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Shabbat Worship
Events, Programs, and Classes
Looking Ahead
JCV Community Announcements
In Case You Missed It
JCV News Sponsors
Shabbat Worship
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If any changes to our regularly scheduled services are warranted, we will let you know as soon as possible. We look forward to spending Shabbat together virtually and/or in person.
“Good Scents” - Please be considerate of others who may be allergic and refrain from using scented products when coming to services.
Friday
7:30pm: Shabbat Services - UPDATED
In person and on Zoom https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86717410874 (867 1741 0874, Passcode: jcv).
Weekly: February 25; March 4, 11.
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The rabbi, cantor, and ritual committee wish to make you aware of the monthly schedule for Friday Shabbat Services.
We are creating this Shabbat Schedule in order to give our service more “ruach” and to encourage greater participation, given the challenges we have faced over the past two years.
1st Friday:
Choir and musical accompanist.
2nd Friday:
Birthdays will be celebrated.*
3rd Friday:
Anniversaries will be celebrated. Musical accompanist.*
4th Friday:
Haftorah and Torah reading.
*Please update your member profile (birthday and/or anniversary) in ShulCloud, since this is where we get our information.
Events, Programs, and Classes
Monday and Thursday - recurring classes
10:30am: Indoor T'ai Chi at the JCV
Duration: 1 hour. Recurring classes on Mondays and Thursdays. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Barry Bye by email at barryvbye@gmail.com.
Tuesday (last Tuesday of the month)
11:00am: Cantor Marci’s Kol Isha - women’s discussion group
In person at the JCV or on Zoom.
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81691518705 (816 9151 8705, Passcode: KOL)
Feb 22; Mar 29; Apr 26; May 31; Jun 28; Jul 26; Aug 30; Sep 27; Oct 25; Nov 29; Dec 27; Jan 31.
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To all the WOMEN OF THE JCV
Kol Isha, which means the woman’s voice, is our monthly discussion group. We began four years ago after a JCV Women’s Retreat to discuss issues that affect us as Jewish women. Our topics have ranged from Spirituality to preparing for the death of a spouse, to learning about women of the bible, and so many things in between.
We would like to open our arms to include a larger group of women from the JCV. Please join us on the last Tuesday of the month at 11:00am. We will meet in person at the JCV as well as on Zoom. While we know Zoom has its challenges, we want to include everyone. We alternately hope to be fully in person. But at this time realize that is not possible for everybody.
Our topic for February 22 is Recurring Dreams/Nightmares. Who knows where this discussion will take us, but we would like you there!
-Marci Vitkus
Wednesday
4:30pm: Basic Judaism with Rabbi Shull
Weekly. Contact Rabbi Shull for details.
Thursday
2:00pm: Torah Study with Rabbi Shull
Weekly. Contact Rabbi Shull for details.
Monthly on the First Monday of the Month
10:30am: Sisterhood Book Club
In person at the JCV or on Zoom
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89048668131 (890 4866 8131, Passcode: bookclub)
March 7; April 4; May 2; June 6; July 4; August 1; September 5; October 3; November 7; December 5.
Looking Ahead
Tuesday, February 22 - NEW
3:00pm: Crafty Mavens
Zoom https://us04web.zoom.us/j/77698130998?pwd=qsCXJmP9gUk_33hJCl0gcFtFQkTSUb.1
(Passcode crafty). Everyone welcome.
Wednesday, February 23
7:00pm: Men’s Club - Card game at the JCV
Sunday, February 27
7:00am Men’s Club - Fishing Trip
Deep sea fishing trip on the charter boat Maimee, weather permitting. The boat leaves at 7:00am. Please be in Englewood by 6:30am. The cost is $180 per person, all inclusive (bait, tackle, water, soda, and tip). The only thing to bring is food. For more information or to sign up, contact Steve Weiss.
Sunday, March 6
2:00pm: Men’s Club - LeBarge Sightseeing and Nature Cruise
Open to the congregation. Reserve by February 20, $32.00 per person. Note: correct address is 2 Marina Plaza, Sarasota. Contact Stephen Weiss.
Sunday, March 13 - NEW
10:00am: Annual Congregational Meeting
In Person and Zoom https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81603130738 (816 0313 0738, Passcode: jcv)
Sunday, March 13
12:30pm: BBQ Party to Celebrate the Board Service of Harvey Cohen, Maxine Arkin, and Sam Gurian
Luncheon begins immediately after the Congregational Meeting.
MENU - cost $18.00 per person with choice of:
(d) 2 Hot Dogs - Quarter-pound Hebrew National or
(s) Salmon Burger or
(h) Hamburger - beef
1/2 Pickle - Half Sour on each plate
Cole Slaw - side
Potato Salad - side
Condiments - (Relish, Mustard, etc.) - separate packages
Cake - piece for dessert
Soda - assorted
Water - bottled
RESERVE EARLY! Registration Deadline: March 1, 2022. No changes can be made after the deadline.
JCV Community Announcements
New Books in the JCV Library - NEW
The books listed below have been recently purchased for the JCV Library. They are displayed on the blue rolling cart in the left front corner of the room, as you enter the library. If you wish to borrow a book, please sign it out in the notebook on the desk. There are no due dates, but we ask that you return the book when you have finished so that others can enjoy it.
All books in the library are either by a Jewish author or about a Jewish subject. If you have a suggestion for a book that would be appropriate for the JCV Library, please contact Sheila Rosen or Edythe Wolf.
The Book of Two Ways by Jodi Picoult.
Everything changes in a single moment for Dawn Edelstein. She’s on a plane when the flight attendant makes an announcement: prepare for a crash landing. She braces herself as thoughts flash through her mind. The shocking thing is, the thoughts are not of her husband, but a man she last saw fifteen years ago, Wyatt Armstrong.
Code Name Madeleine: A Sufi Spy in Nazi-Occupied Paris by Arthur J. Magida.
Carefully distilled from dozens of interviews, newly discovered manuscripts, official documents, and personal letters, this book is both a compelling, deeply researched history and a tribute to Noor Inayat Khan, whose courage and faith guided her through the most brutal regime in history.
I Came All This Way to Meet You: Writing Myself Home by Jami Attenberg.
A memoir from a New York Times bestselling author about unlocking and embracing her creativity and how it saved her life.
A Pigeon and a Boy by Meir Shalev.
A mesmerizing novel of two love stories, separated by half a century but connected by one enchanting act of devotion—from the internationally acclaimed Israeli writer.
The Stranger in the Lifeboat by Mitch Albom.
The author is back from heaven and ready to consider the mystery of divine intervention on earth. Albom’s latest melodrama is a survivor story about 10 people trapped on a raft with a young man who announces, “I am the Lord.”
Ten Green Bottles by Vivian Jeanette Kaplan.
The true story of one family's journey from war torn Austria to the ghettos of Shanghai.
The Warsaw Orphan by Kelly Rimmer.
A story about two teenagers, growing up, living and trying to survive in a city consumed by war, hardship, suffering, and injustice. Inspired by the real-life heroine who saved thousands of Jewish children during WWII.
The Woman With the Blue Star by Pam Jenoff. 1942.
Sadie Gault is eighteen and living with her parents amid the horrors of the Kraków Ghetto. When the Nazis liquidate the ghetto, Sadie and her pregnant mother are forced to seek refuge in the perilous sewers beneath the city. One day Sadie looks up through a grate and sees a girl about her own age buying flowers.
Pictures from the 2022 JCV Jewish Food Festival - NEW
February 12 and 13 at the Jewish Congregation of Venice.
A Special Message from Rabbi Shull - NEW
Todah Rabbah/Thanks from Rabbi Shull to all who helped with and supported this year’s JCV Jewish Food Festival. Click here to view a special message from Rabbi Shull
https://youtube.com/watch?v=lExCVm3d1Xo&feature=share
Men’s Club News - NEW
Reminder: Reservations and checks for the March 6 LeBarge sightseeing cruise are due by February 20. Send your payments to the JCV.
February 23 card game at 7:00pm in the JCV social hall. Bring your best poker faces as this will be a lot of fun for all. Prizes will be given for the best and not the best players. All this fun is for a $10.00 opening fee.
Steve Weiss
In Case You Missed It
Honoring Soon-To-Be Past President Harvey Cohen
Honor Harvey for his many years of service to the Jewish Congregation of Venice with a donation to the JCV. Your donation will give the congregation a chance to say thank you and show appreciation to Harvey as he retires. The community looks forward to his warmth, compassion, laughter, and business acumen as he moves on to other roles at the JCV.
It is more important than ever to come together as a community to raise funds to support the synagogue. If you would like to make a general donation in Harvey’s name, please click here or go to https://www.jewishcongregationvenice.com/payment.php
In recognition of your gift, a framed dedication poster with all donor names will be presented to Harvey. All donations will support the JCV’s general budget, which funds all our programs and activities. Thank you for your generosity!
JCV Policy Update as of January 12, 2022
The JCV is now open for activities and services under the following guidelines:
- Anyone who enters the JCV is required to be fully vaccinated and show proof of vaccination. This includes congregants, guests, employees, visitors, vendors, and others.
- While inside the JCV, everyone is required to properly wear a face mask at all times. All Friday evening services are to be both in person and via zoom.
- The sanctuary will be set up for both regular seating and socially distanced seating for those who prefer that seating arrangement.
- For now, there will not be any oneg shabbat offered after a service.
- The JCV President has the authority to make specific decisions about the status of what may take place at the JCV, given the fluctuation of the COVID-19 environment and the needs of individualized issues at the JCV.
- Committee meetings, education sessions, and other events are permitted, given the above guidelines.
- As always, individuals should assume their own comfort level in participating at events at the JCV.
- Congregants are asked to comply with the latest CDC guidelines should they be positive for COVID-19 and any variants prior to returning to any function at the JCV.
- When there is an event at the JCV, the committee in charge will record who attended the event.
JCV PRESIDENT AND JCV BOARD
JCV Slate for Open Positions
At the January 2022 Congregational Meeting, the following slate was established:
President - Eli Rapaport
Second Vice President - Mardi Skoegard
Treasurer - Meg Antine
Member-at-large - Deborah Rosen
Adult Education - open
This slate will be voted on in March during the Annual Congregational Meeting, March 13, at 10:00am. Only nominations for Adult Education will be accepted at the annual meeting.
A special thank you to the Nominating Committee: Joan Attenberg, Cynthia Greene, Barbara Katzenstein, Dave Metzger, Aaron Rosen, and Len Weiner. If you have further questions, contact Nessa Kleinglass.
JCV Attendance Guidelines for Committee Chairs/Meeting Leaders
As committee chairs or meeting leaders, it is your responsibility to make sure the procedures below are followed:
Check the JCV official calendar on the website to confirm your proposed meeting is not in conflict with other scheduled meetings.
Reserve the room for your meeting. Send a note to president@thejcv.org and provide the following information:
- Date, time, and duration of the meeting
- Resources needed; location in the JCV where you plan to meet
- Do you require Zoom?
- Confirm that all attendees have had vaccinations.
- Maintain a log of who attended. This will be used to notify attendees in the unfortunate event of someone who attended the meeting coming down with COVID-19.
We ask that you follow this policy to make every effort to ensure a safe, COVID-19 free JCV.
Thank you,
Harvey Cohen, President
Don’t Forget to Send in Your Proof of Vaccination Information
The Board of Directors is taking precautions to protect our members as much as possible during the ongoing COVID-19 situation. While there is no perfect solution to COVID-19 challenges, the Board has focused on what they believe will be the most effective way to protect congregants. The JCV cannot ensure an absolute and secure situation during these uncertain and challenging times.
The JCV Board voted to have all congregants show proof of vaccination for future admittance to the building. We will enter this information into our database so you will only have to show it one time. The board thanks you for your cooperation in this procedure. If you have questions, feel free to contact any JCV Board member.
We will continue documenting proof of vaccination information so that as we reopen, we have current info.
Two simple ways for congregants to send in proof of vaccination:
- Send a photocopy or scanned copy of your COVID-19 vaccination card to the following email: vaxthejcv@gmail.com.
- You can also make a copy and send it via the US Post Office to the JCV (600 N. Auburn Rd., Venice, FL 34292).
All copies will be shredded once registered in our database.
Sunshine Fund
For only $5.00, support the JCV and save yourself a trip to the card shop! We have get well, condolence, simchas, and congratulation cards. Call Vicki Solomon at 941-492-5043 or email her at sailingvicki@gmail.com. Then all you have to do is send a check to the JCV or pay on ShulCloud on the Donate page; check Donations>Sunshine in the “Type” drop down box.
Rabbi's Day Off and Office Hours
Rabbi Shull’s day off will be Tuesdays until such time as the synagogue building will be open for regular programming. Anyone interested in meeting Rabbi Shull in his office at the JCV, precluding any emergencies, is encouraged to give him a call and make an appointment during his regular office hours.
Sunday: The rabbi will be available to congregants.
Monday: 9:30am to 3:30pm
Tuesday: Off
Wednesday: 9:30am to 3:30pm
Thursday: 9:30am to 12:30pm
Friday: Available by phone 941-441-5713
Saturday: Shabbat, the rabbi will be available in an emergency.
If you would like to meet him in person at the JCV any other time Sunday through Friday, that can also be arranged by calling to make an appointment. Rabbi Shull can be reached at 941-441-5713. Anyone entering the JCV building must be fully vaccinated.
Submitting Articles to JCV News and Deadlines
Criteria for publication: JCV News welcomes JCV and member-related news for publication. Only articles or Zoom meeting information will be considered for publication. Articles that will not be considered: commercial, political, or solely promotional in nature; submitted to, accepted by, or published by another medium, printed or online; copyrighted materials without permission.
Submitting articles: Material submitted for publication should be presented as articles or Zoom meeting information in the text of the main body of your email. Pictures must be a separate .png file attachment. Avoid including attachments unless essential. Do not submit an event or article if it has not been confirmed by all parties involved.
Deadline for submissions: 5:00pm on the Wednesday prior to the Sunday of publication. All requests for publication should be sent to JCVNews@thejcv.org. This email address is to be used for submission of articles for consideration of publication only. Final versions of submissions are the only emails that will be accepted.
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