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Jewish Journal September 2017 IYYAR, 5777 – SIVAN 5777 MAY 2017 FEDERATION WELCOMES NEW YOUNG ADULT & WOMEN’S PHILANTHROPY DIRECTOR PAGE 10 The Jewish Journalof san antonio ELUL 5777 – TISHREI 5778 Published by The Jewish Federation of San Antonio SEPTEMBER 2017 Your Federation at work As we approach a New communal agencies – the Barshop Shana Tova Year and the High Holy Days, Jewish Community Center, Jewish from the Jewish Federation of San Antonio! it’s an appropriate time to Family Service, the Shmuel Bass Welcome to the 2017 (5777-5778) High Holiday issue of the Jewish Journal review our Jewish Federation’s Torah Academy (TASA) and a of San Antonio, a publication of the Jewish Federation of San Antonio. A special accomplishments over the past growing Hillel San Antonio – as pull-out booklet has been included to help you plan for the upcoming High Holidays. twelve months, and the challenges well as our overseas partners, that await us in 5778. the Jewish Agency for Israel IN THIS ISSUE, YOU WILL FIND A LISTING OF HIGH HOLIDAY SERVICES, WORDS We are proud to have run an (JAFI) and the American Joint OF WISDOM FOR OUR COMMUNITY RABBIS AND INFORMATION ON SOME OF THE annual campaign that raised more MANY HOLIDAY EVENTS HOSTED BY AREA CONGREGATIONS AND COMMUNITY than $1.5 million for our local See REVIEW, page 10 XXX Xxxx PAGE X SUPER SUNDAY 2017 ••• SEPTEMBERSEPTEMBER 1717 FROM TOTS TO EVERYONE COUNTS. Can we count on YOU? SENIORS See our community This year’s theme for Super (l to r): in action in What’s Sunday and the 2017 Annual David and Happening. Campaign – EVERYONE Michelle COUNTS! – represents Vizurraga PAGES 14-17 with the values that our Jewish co-chairs community holds. Everyone Aliza and counts and everyone matters, Willie Cantu no matter the age, race, gender, where one lives or where one has been. Our Jewish community of San Antonio is here for everyone. Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Willie Cantu and Michelle On Sunday, September 17, Campus of the San Antonio & David Vizurraga invite all USHERING IN The Jewish Federation will Jewish Community. Super THE NEW YEAR hold Super Sunday 2017 at The Sunday Co-Chairs, Aliza & See SUPER SUNDAY, page 11 Where will you be in 5778? 12500 N. W. 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EDITORIAL SUBMISSIONS: The submission deadline for the October 2017 issue of the Jewish Journal is September 10, 2017 at noon. All materials submitted after this date will be considered for the following issue. How to submit: Email submissions to [email protected] • Articles & Announcements - Email as word documents. Articles submitted for consideration are subject to editing. • Photos - Email high resolution images (300 dpi) in jpg attachments only. ADVERTISING: To place an advertisement or request ad rates, contact Sandy Leigh at (240) 498-8999 or [email protected]. Ad deadlines for October 2017 ISSUE: • Ad space reservations due no later than September 10, 2017 by noon • Press ready ads due by Sept. 16, 2017. Please include a contact name and phone number with all submissions. The Jewish Journal is a free publication of the Jewish Federation of San Antonio, and is published in print and online 11 times a year as a public service to the community. Donations to offset production and mailing costs are always welcome. IN LOVING MEMORY Happy Patti Kaminsky Louis W. Miller ROSH Marion Block Oppenheimer HASHANAH Edis Lewis Parkans from your friends at PlainsCapital Bank Bob Polunsky 210.541.8228 Malcom Steinberg PlainsCapital.com 2017 PlainsCapital Bank Equal Housing Lender Member FDIC 2 SEPTEMBER 2017 A publication of the Jewish Federation of San Antonio THE JEWISH JOURNAL Rodfei Ad_FinalBleed.pdf 1 8/12/14 9:47 AM C M Y CM MY CY CMY K [email protected] or call 210-493-3557 THE JEWISH JOURNAL A publication of the Jewish Federation of San Antonio SEPTEMBER 2017 3 YOUR FEDERATION DOLLARS AT WORK PARTNERSHIP CORNER Beldon Library News Ten children participated in the Beldon Library Summer Reading Program. This 8 week program took place June 14 – August 9. The children read Partnership2gether leaders from 16 (or more) books from the Beldon Library. “Congratulations on a job well done to: Emma Israel visit San Antonio Molinar, Josephine Molinar, Eddie Three leaders from Quintana, Ytzaak Federation’s Western Quintana, Yosef Galilee Partnership, Noa Quintana, Gianna Friedman-Epstein, Michael Seib, Aaron Sherer, Aronson, and Judy Yuda Jonah Sherer, Batya visited San Antonio to meet NEW BELDON Sherwin, and Natan with professionals and lay Sherwin”, said Beldon leaders, and to promote the LIBRARY HOURS Mondays Librarian Lynn partnership between the 12:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. Waghalter. Western Galilee region in Wednesdays “I look forward Israel and San Antonio. 12:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. to our next Summer During their trip, the Reading Program in leaders enjoyed a visit and June, 2018.” tour of the Riverwalk, as well “The Beldon Used Book Sale was very as Hotel Emma in the Pearl, successful. Todah rabah to everyone who which relates to the current donated books and other materials for this renaissance project of the The Israeli leaders Antonio to host Israeli and sale and to all of the wonderful volunteers who city of Akko in the Western shared the many upcoming Hungarian delegations in the helped,” said Waghalter. Galilee. opportunities for San upcoming year. 9:00 am to the end of services Rosh Hashana & Yom Kippur Petting Zoo & Bee Keeper 16550 Huebner Rd. San Antonio, Texas 78248 4 SEPTEMBER 2017 A publication of the Jewish Federation of San Antonio THE JEWISH JOURNAL YOUR FEDERATION DOLLARS AT WORK Where will you ‘be’ in 5778? During Rosh Ha’Shanah Letter from For me, heneini is more activity helps organize I want to be “here” for the we read of the akeda, the our CEO an aspiration. While I may my varied thoughts and community, fully dedicated binding of Isaac, from the be in one space physically, sometimes shakes out the to working on behalf of RONIT Torah. This is the narrative SHERWIN my mind is typically in at extraneous ones as well. the Jewish people, aspiring in which Abraham nearly least three or four other This routine is perhaps my to grow and build our sacrifices his beloved son, places simultaneously. way of getting to heneini a community to be what we Isaac. Torah, as a response to God I exercise very early in state of being able to focus need it to be for today and When God first calls out or another human being. the morning, before the sun on what is happening to me for the future. to Abraham, instructing It is a powerful one-word rises and before my family at that moment. I also aspire to be “here” him in this task, Abraham response in Hebrew, noting members rise as well. Even still, I often sit in for my family and my responds, heneini, meaning not only a physical state, I do this not only meetings at work, thinking friends, nurturing those ‘here I am’. but also am emotional and because I am somewhat of what needs to get done at relationships for which I am This phrase is found a mental state.
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