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Published by the Jewish Federation of New Hampshire Volume 40, Number 5 February 2020 Shevat-Adar 5780 SUMMER CAMP Finding Connection, Community, and Continuity at JFNH our local Jewish community. Shortly af- rolled our kids in Hebrew school. We By Board Member Debbie DePasse ter joining the board, I was part of a encouraged our kids to try Jewish sum- My involvement with the Jewish Fed- committee given the task of updating mer camp. They love it and can’t wait eration of New Hampshire began in the our Mission Statement. We developed until camp starts this summer. JFNH summer of 2007 when my husband and the following language that still defines financially supports Hebrew Schools I sent our two year old daughter to a our mission today: throughout the state, and also provides week of summer camp at the JFNH Promoting Jewish continuity by campership grants to kids attending Preschool. We followed up by enrolling enhancing and expanding a Jewish overnight camp for the first time. her in the two year old preschool class. connected and vibrant Jewish The money that the JFNH receives Subsequently, our family sent all three community in New Hampshire, from donations goes to help fund many of our kids to the JFNH Preschool, and Israel, and around the world. programs. Hebrew School and Jewish so began our introduction to Jewish life One thing that struck me in this mis- summer camp are two examples, but in New Hampshire as a young family. sion statement is the concept of Jewish there are so many more ways that JFNH Joining a synagogue was in our near fu- Continuity. I want a Jewish future for Board Member Debbie DePasse cele- supports our community. I give so that ture, but we were not affiliated as of my children and my children’s children, brating Israeli Independence Day with these programs can continue to exist. daughter Sophia. that time. We wanted to become more and I think this is a desire that likely Why I Give continued on page 5 involved with the Jewish community in resonates with all of us. I give because I first steps of providing our children New Hampshire, and we started to at- want to be part of a vibrant Jewish with a Jewish identity. It was important tend events sponsored by JFNH. In community in New Hampshire and I to us to continue to enhance the ways in Camp Founder Annabelle 2009, I joined the Board of Directors of want the Jewish community here to be which we were providing our kids with Cohen passes away. the JFNH, as this became a way for me growing and thriving in the future. a strong cultural and religious back- See Obituaries on page 28. to volunteer and to be more involved in My husband and I had started the ground. We joined a synagogue and en- JFNH: Enhancing My Family's Jewish Life Federation Voices 3 for Three Generations Calendar 4 We send young adults and teens to Israel By Board Member Jay Madnick Your Federation at Work 7 through our Israel Experience Program and From the Bimah 10 There are a number of reasons why I’m affiliation with Birthright Israel. We help Summer Camp 12-15 active at the Jewish Federation of New children attend Jewish summer camp with Education 16 Hampshire. This week, my wife and I at- camperships. We partner with synagogues In the Community 19 tended a forum on the state of hate in New throughout New Hampshire with our mini- Arts & Entertainment 25 Hampshire, my son attended a Shabbat grant program. dinner with our shilcha, and my grandson Book Review 26 We bring a taste of Israel to New Hamp- received a book from the PJ Library. shire with our Shlicha program. Shlichim Opinion 26 JFNH does so many things to enhance are not only representatives from Israel, Mitzvahs 27 Jewish life in New Hampshire. they are also great role models for children, Israel 30 JFNH is there to respond to anti-Semi- teens, and young adults. Our shlichim inter- Recent Events 31 tism. Our partnership with the Anti-Defa- act with all sectors of our community, from Obituaries 32 mation League brings programs to combat preschoolers to seniors. Board Member Jay Jay Madnick with wife hate to New Hampshire. Tributes 33 Our PJ Library coordinator brings pro- Rhonda (at Masada). Business & Professional When the trustees of the Jewish Ceme- grams for families to all areas of the state. ish Food festival, and gone to the movies Services 34 tery in Berlin called, we were able to work Through the relationships I’ve formed at with the town to maintain the cemetery JFNH, we’ve attended a beautiful baby in Merrimack, Portsmouth, Manchester, and preserve its Jewish character. naming in Keene, visited Laconia for a Jew- and Concord for the Jewish Fim Festival. Change Service Requested Service Change PERMIT NO. 1174 NO. PERMIT MANCHESTER, NH MANCHESTER, Bedford, NH 03110 NH Bedford, PAID 273 South River Rd. Unit #5 Unit Rd. 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