Page 8 - The Jewish Voice - December '23

Page 8, The Jewish Voice

Local Happenings from page 6 Call to Prayer for World Peace

Rabbi Yaron Kapitulnik and Rabbi Feivel Strauss of
MorseLife Foundation Temple Judea recently attended a Call to Prayer for World
Names Vice President of Peace at Devonshire. Clergy from every denomination
attended along with residents of the community and prayed
Leadership Giving for peace.
Rabbi Yaron Kapitulnik thanked the participants for being
MorseLife Foundation there and shared the sense of loneliness and fear Jews are
has named Hope Levin, a experiencing since October 7 in the face of rising antisemitic
fundraising veteran with more incidents in this country. He emphasized how important it is
than 25 years’ experience, as to Stand with Israel who is fighting a war against evil, a war
vice president of leadership that has to be won before there will be a chance for peace to
giving for the not-for-profit come to the region. Rabbi Feivel Strauss shared a prayer for
organization that helps the State of Israel and Rabbi Yaron concluded with reminding
assure that all seniors in everyone of the 239 hostages held in Gaza and shared a prayer
the community live with for their safe return. Emanu-El Hosts Gathering of
dignity and access to the basic
services they require. Czech Torahs
“Hope is a dedicated and
thoughtful professional with a proven track record of success in Twenty-one Torah scrolls that were rescued from Nazi
shaping initiatives that inspire, motivate, and empower Jewish destruction in the former Czechoslovakia were part of a
community life in the Greater Palm Beaches, in Israel, and special gathering at Temple Emanu-El of Palm Beach last
around the globe,” said MorseLife President and CEO Keith month. Close to 200 people, representing 20 synagogues
A. Myers. “We are pleased to welcome her to the MorseLife from Miami through Palm Beach Gardens, attended the event
Foundation as we continue our commitment to vulnerable hosted by Temple Emanu-El in collaboration with the London-
seniors living amid the prosperity of Palm Beach County.” based Memorial Scrolls Trust (MST). Representatives from
A resident of West Palm Beach for more than 30 years, each of the synagogues carried their Memorial Torahs in a
Levin comes to the MorseLife Foundation from the Jewish solemn processional through Temple Emanu-El’s sanctuary
Federation of Palm Beach County, where she served in to the bimah, where the name of each congregation and the
multiple roles throughout her career and most recently as Torah’s Czech city of origin were announced.
vice president, major giving. She also recently completed a
project for Tel Aviv University. Local Happenings on page 9
In prior roles, Levin was senior vice president and
managing director of the Jewish Agency for Israel North
American Council, an Israel-based quasi-governmental DR. RYAN CHIZNER
agency. Additional related experience in Palm Beach County
includes serving as senior vice president, Israel & Global HAS JOINED PALM
Initiatives, and program director for the Jewish Community
Center of the Greater Palm Beaches.
Levin’s numerous awards and recognitions include Federation BEACH CARDIOLOGY
Executive Recruitment Education Program, Jewish Federations
of North America Fundraising University Cohort V, and various CENTER
work study programs in Israel throughout her career.
Levin received her master of social work, community P.B.C.C. is pleased to welcome Dr. Ryan Chizner. Dr. Chizner
organization, from Yeshiva University, Wurzweiler School of completed fellowships in cardiology and interventional
Social Work in Manhattan. cardiology for which he is board certified.
In addition he holds board certification in Internal Medicine,
Beth David Welcomes Echocardiography, Nuclear Cardiology and Vascular
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