Community Shabbat Dinner Friday, August 24, 2018 5:30 p.m. at Beth El Congregation with guest speaker Rabbi Gershom Sizomu Rabbi Gershom Sizomu, the leader of the Abayudaya Jews of Uganda, is the first black rabbi from sub-Saharan Africa to be ordained at an American rabbinic school. As a visionary community leader, he chose to attend a 750 White Pond Dr., Akron, OH rabbinic seminary to better understand ancient and modern Judaism and bring the Ugandan community into mainstream Judaism. The Abayudaya are a growing community of over 1,500 Jews living among their 10,000 Christian and Muslim neighbors in scattered villages in the rolling, green hills of Eastern Uganda. In 2016 Rabbi Sizomu ran for Ugandan Parliament for the second time and Rabbi Sizomu will also participate in won an opposition seat representing the Bungokho North District. He is the the services, teaching some African first Rabbi to win a seat in Parliament in Uganda’s history. Jewish melodies. Sponsored by the Shaw JCC with Anshe Sfard, Beth El Congregation & Temple Israel; Underwritten by the Jewish Community Board of Akron & the Bill and Trudy Loeb Memorial Lectureship Fund Community Shabbat Dinner - August 24 BY AUGUST 17 RSVP at ShawJCC.org/ShabbatDinner or mail form below with # adults: _______ x $18 = $ ________ payment to: #children (age 5-13): _______ x $12 = $ ________ Shaw JCC of Akron • 750 White Pond Dr. • Akron, OH 44320 # children (under 5): _______ x FREE Last Name: _______________________________________ AFTER AUGUST 17 Adults: ___________________________________________ # adults: _______ x $25 = $ ________ Children: ________________________________ Age: _____ # children (age 5-13): _______ x $15 = $ ________ ________________________________ Age: _____ # children (under 5): _______ x FREE ________________________________ Age: _____ Total = $________ ________________________________ Age: _____ Phone No.: ________________________________________ q Check q VISA q MC q DSCV q AmEx Email: ____________________________________________ CC# _________________________________________ Please seat us with: ________________________________ Name on card: ________________________________ __________________________________________________ Exp: _________________ CID: _____________________ Please seat children with: q Family q Youth/Teen table Signature: ______________________________________.