 January 3, 2014 / 2 Shevat 5774
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Federation's weekly e-news to keep you informed, inspired and connected to Jewish life in Delaware and the Brandywine Valley.
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WE DID IT! Thanks to you and the generous support of our vibrant community, Jewish Federation of Delaware met its 2013 Annual Campaign fundraising goal on Tuesday and will be able to honor the allocation commitments to our local, national and international agencies and partners. Thank you for reaffirming your commitment to helping those less fortunate than yourselves and providing Jewish gateways for culture, education and a sense of belonging.
Thanks to you we will ensure that our local beneficiary agencies ( Albert Einstein Academy, Jewish Family Services of Delaware, The Kutz Home, Siegel JCC and University of Delaware Hillel) continue to receive financial resources and support. The Annual Campaign also supports BBYO and Jewish teen education programs. Federation programs such as Jewish Community Relations Committee (JCRC), Shalom Baby, Young Leadership and the Emerging Leadership Project (ELP) will continue to flourish. Our monthly publication, the Jewish VOICE, will also benefit from your support. In Israel, the Annual Campaign helps fund Partnership2Gether and our community connection with Arad, the Youth Outreach Center in Arad, the Ethiopian National Project (ELP) and the Negev Funding Coalition. We also support the Jewish Agency for Israel, the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) and World ORT. From around the corner or around the world, Federation is there. Please join me on Tuesday, January 7th at 7:30pm for our second VOICES FOR ISRAEL collaboration with Adas Kodesch Shel Emeth featuring David Brog, Executive Director of Christians United For Israel (CUFI). Please see flyer below for more information. TOGETHER We Do Extraordinary Things.
Shabbat Shalom,
Seth J. Katzen 
PS - Click here to view our Campaign Video! Please support Federation and our community by making your secure online donation to the Annual Campaign today.
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Roots In Arad - One Tree at a Time
Federation's Special Tu B'Shevat Appeal
"When I came into this world, I found a carob tree that others had planted for me.
Just as my ancestors planted for me, I plant this tree for my descendants."
Strengthen your roots with Israel this Tu B'Shevat, both spiritually and physically, by donating a fruit tree to be planted in our sister city of Arad.
Your fruit tree will help bring beauty and new life to the Northern Park of Arad. With each donation you will receive a picture of your tree with a plaque honoring your deeply rooted connection to the land of Israel and our bonds with Arad.
Donations of $72 per tree can be made online at ShalomDelaware.org/AradRoots or by calling 302.427.2100
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THIRD ANNUAL COMMUNITY GAME NIGHT
Adas Kodesch Shel Emeth, Congregation Beth Emeth, and Congregation Beth Shalom
invite you to join in the fun!
Saturday, January 11, 2014
7:00-10:00 PM
 Join together with friends from throughout our wonderful Delaware and nearby Pennsylvania communities on Saturday, January 11, 2014 from 7 - 10 p.m. for an evening of fun, friends, and food at the third annual community game night. Bring your favorite games and also enjoy trivia, bingo and poker while winning play money. The evening will culminate with a Chinese Auction. The more play money you win, the more Chinese auction tickets you can get.
Included in the admission price of $12 by Jan. 3 or $15 at the door is a light supper. Beer and wine will be available at a nominal price. To make your reservation and advance payment, please contact any of the synagogue offices (AKSE 302-762-2705, CBE 302-764-2393, CBS 302-654-4462).
Game night will be held at Congregation Beth Emeth, 300 W. Lea Blvd. in Wilmington
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AKSE Academy Adas Kodesch Shel Emeth Saturday, January 18th 6:15 to 9:00 p.m. Participate in an evening of Jewish learning, including 2 sessions of your choice with refreshments in between. Choose among 7 classes on a variety of engaging topics, taught by guest instructors Bill Weintraub (Great Synagogues around the World), Josh Schoenberg (The Jewish Way of Death), Mark Wagman (Natural vs. Man-made: Perspectives of Science and Judaism), Irene Plotzker (Kol Isha: A Woman's Voice and Jewish Law), Cantor Yehoshua Redfern (The Ups and Downs of Torah Trope and The Special Trope for the Ten Commandments), Mollie and Ron Makar (The Jewish Communities of Prague and Cuba), and Linda Jaffe Sereduke and Sylvia Wagman (Our Legacy as Children of Holocaust Survivors). Fee for the evening is $10 in advance (by Jan. 16), $12 at the door. Please contact the AKSE office at 762-2705 to register in advance.
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The Blossoming of Israel
People to People Delaware Presentation
Tuesday, January 21st
7:00 PM
Cokesbury Village, Main Auditorium
The Israel that the News Ignores Presented by John Elzufon: "There's been nothing like it in human history. A small and ancient people loses its land and forgets how to speak its language; wanders defenselessly for hundreds, thousands, of years throughout the world with its God and its sacred books; meets with persecution, violence, dispossession, banishment, mass murder; refuses to give up; refuses to surrender its faith; continues to believe that it will one day be restored to the land it lost; manages in the end, by dint of its own efforts, against all odds, to gather itself from the four corners of the earth and return to that land; learns again to speak the language of its old books; learns again to bear arms and defend itself; wrests its new-old home from the people who had replaced it; entrenches itself; builds; fructifies; fortifies; repulses the enemies surrounding it; grows and prospers in the face of all threats." Please join People to People Delaware for a 30-45 minute presentation on Israel's agricultural developments, medical & IT technologies, social aspects, diversity, education, culture, religious expression, and form of government/democracy. Question & answer session to follow as well as light refreshments. Meet the Speakers John A Elzufon: A chemical engineer and lawyer by training, John is the founder and Senior Partner of Elzufon Austin Tarlov & Mondell P.A. He has been active in Jewish affairs in the Wilmington area and is the current Chair of the Jewish Community Relations Committee of the Jewish Federation of Delaware. He is a frequent speaker and contributor to such activities as the Academy of Lifelong Learning, Jewish Voice and various faith-based organizations. Yaron Sideman Mr. Sideman holds a Master's Degree in Political Science from Haifa University and a BA Degree in Psychology and Philosophy from Tel Aviv University. He is the highest ranking Israeli diplomatic official representing Israel in the Mid-Atlantic Region which includes Delaware and the surrounding area. He has a variety of positions dealing with North American affairs and has served in diplomatic positions in the Consulate General of Israel in New York and the Embassy of Israel in Lagos, Nigeria.
This program is free and open to the community. Cokesbury Village, Main Auditorium
726 Loveville Road
Hockessin, DE 19707
For more information, click here or contact ptpde@ptpde.org
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 For dinner reservations, please call Congregation Beth Shalom at 302/654-4462
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SHALOM Delaware
2013/2014
The Community Guide to Jewish Life in Delaware and the Brandywine Valley.
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Federation is the wise and trusted steward of your philanthropic dollar...
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