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October 15, 2002 |
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FRANKEN, NOTED HUMORIST, TO KEYNOTE AT JEWISH FEDERATION’S COMMUNITY
CAMPAIGN DINNERThe Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle is proud to announce that nationally renowned humorist Al Franken will be the keynote speaker for the Jewish Federation's largest annual fundraising event, the Community Campaign Dinner on October 23, 2002 at the Sheraton Seattle Hotel & Towers. FULL STORY RIMON
DINNER EVENT WITH DR.
ELLEN CANNON,
NOVEMBER 6 Introduced to the Seattle community in 1999, the Rimon Division is a nationally recognized designation for women who personally contribute $1800 or more to the Jewish Federation Community Campaign during a given year. Rimon is the Hebrew word for pomegranate. Since its introduction, the Rimon division has grown to include over 80 women. The Women's Division will sponsor the first ever Rimon campaign event this fall, to be held on November 6. The special guest speaker will be Dr. Ellen Cannon. FULL STORY B
& P FORUMS, DONNA DUBINSKY, NOVEMBER 20
The next B&P Forum will take place on November 20th in the Mountain Room at Tully's Coffee Corporate Headquarters featuring Donna Dubinsky. Dubinsky, the former president and CEO of Palm Computing and current CEO of Handspring, is the highest profile businesswoman who has spoken for the B&P division yet, and her speech promises to be an interesting mix of business and religious messages. Ms. Dubinsky revolutionized the handheld computer market in 1996 with the launch of Palm and has continued to do so in the PDA market. FULL STORY YLD
LEADS I, OCTOBER 24 – NOVEMBER 22
Looking for an easy way to get more involved in the Seattle Jewish Community? Then check out . . . LEADS! LEADS consists of four sessions held from October through December on a wide range of topics. Each two-hour session begins at 6:30 p.m. and will be held at the Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle, except for the Community Shabbat Dinner, which will be held at Temple De Hirsch Sinai at 6:00 pm. FULL STORY SAVE THE DATE! YLD REALLY BIG SHABBAT, NOVEMBER
22
Members of the YLD community will enjoy a Shabbat dinner and special Young Leadership Division services at Temple De Hirsch Sinai in Seattle. Rabbi Phillip Rice is our guest speaker. FULL STORY GOVERNMENT
AFFAIRS NEWS
Every year the Jewish Federation meets with its social service beneficiary agencies and the Anti-Defamation League to develop a joint State legislative agenda. The Government Affairs Program presents this agenda to the Washington State legislature when it convenes in January. Part of the Community Development Department, the program maintains a full-time presence in Olympia during the state legislative session. Among the issues we will advocate for are: Funding for Refugees served by Jewish Family Service, Maintaining funding for Kline Galland Home, and Legislation protecting agencies from having their property insurance canceled because of hate crimes. Preliminary 2003 Legislative Agenda. NEWS
: COUNCIL HOUSE SHABBAT IS
SPECIAL
Between the tablecloths, the gefilte fish, and the wine, Morris Sharlup is a happy man. For Sharlup, a small but stocky gentleman with a gray-streaked ponytail and a welcoming smile under his grizzled beard, Friday nights at the Council House retirement community have been more meaningful than in years past. Since last September, he has partaken in a Shabbat dinner program made possible by a grant from the Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle. The meal, served in two
seatings, consists of several courses with a wait staff and more
care given to the table settings. Wine and challah are also served.
FULL
STORY. COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL OF JEWISH
STUDIES NEWS The Community High School of Jewish Studies opened its doors October 2nd to a new group of 175 high schoolers. Our year has gotten off to a terrific start with so many 9th graders that we had to add another section of our new 9th grade seminar—“Getting Acquainted with Judaism and Ourselves” –a class that explores Jewish identity and the common threads running through our diverse Jewish community, while emphasizing the building of relationships within our 9th grade classes. Our teachers and classes represent the spectrum of beliefs and practices within our community with classes covering topics such as the arts, medical ethics, history, humor and politics from a Jewish perspective as well as classes that focus on biblical texts and Jewish holidays. For more
information, please see our website: http://www.jewishinseattle.org/JF/Education/HighSchool/HighSchool.asp
Or contact Liora Minkin, principal, at lioram@jewishinseattle.org |
SHOP
ISRAEL IN SEATTLE OCTOBER 20 FROM 11 AM to 5 PM at the
Stroum Jewish Community Center on Mercer Island. Featuring
products directly from 70 Israeli merchants including jewelry,
ceramics, cosmetics, t-shirts, posters, books, music, art, Judaica,
food and much more.
FULL STORY SEPERATION
OF POWERS, FOREIGN POLICY & THE IRAQ RESOLUTION,
OCTOBER 18 Facilitated by Professor Stewart Jay, William L. Dwyer Chair in Law, University of Washington School of Law Please join in the first of a series of joint programs sponsored by ADL Lawyers' Roundtable and the Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle's Cardozo Society (for lawyers). FULL STORY ALEXANDER
MUSS HIGH SCHOOL IN ISRAEL PRESENTATION, OCTOBER
17
Thursday, October 17 at 7:30pm, Kay Rabinowitz and alumnae from the Alexander Muss High School in Israel will facilitate a presentation on the program and its two new additions, BBYO High and Masoret High. FULL STORY  NOVEMBER: JEWISH BOOK MONTH Join us as we celebrate the diversity of Jewish life & literature! A variety of events will occur highlighting the best Jewish authors publishing new books this fall - all free. Click here to get all the information! |
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