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All About Kids from page 15 the name of Haman was
said, songs were sung, and
everyone participated in a
parade with Rabbi Arberman
and Cantor Benshimon.
Each child went home with
a shalach manot basket filled
with treats. The children
had a great time making
hamentashen in their classes Cantor Benshimon and Rabbi
and then eating them, of Arberman
course! Purim is always a
favorite holiday to celebrate together at school.

“Being a part of the Guatemala trip introduced me to
a whole new Jewish community that is very different
from us but still connected through
our Jewish values,” shared Mollie
Hoffman, teen chair of the program
and 11th grade student. “I met so
many new teens – Guatemalan and
American – who shared the same
passion for Judaism as me. Doing the
community service work was also
such an amazing experience, which
showed me how big our world is and The Explorer class
how little things can change a whole
community for the better.”
The trip also welcomed adults
representing Federation and its

Oren Barokas

identity, the successful inaugural mission brought 16 teens Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC). Adults
to Guatemala in January 2020. During the humanitarian participated in exclusive leadership briefings and met with
mission, teens distributed water filters, solar power lights, government officials; and both groups learned about the
and blankets to nearly 130 indigenous Mayan families who relationship between the three countries from the Israeli
live in remote villages without clean water. and U.S. ambassadors to Guatemala.
Inspired by the success of Federation’s Project Tikvah, “Our commitment to the Jewish value of tikun olam
an annual program where local teens visit a city in the U.S. (repair the world) is unwavering; our goal is not only to
during the summer to learn about the area’s needs and provide meaningful travel experiences but also make a
challenges and partake in volunteer projects, Project Tikvah lasting impact in the local and global Jewish communities,”
Without Borders features the same guiding principles through shared Josephine Gon, vice president of JCRC. “These are
a global lens. the moments that matter. It’s an honor to help a country
Guatemala, a country with a strong relationship with Israel that is such a good friend of Israel and the Jewish people.” Jacob Zhang and Carson Walling
and a small Jewish population, also struggles with issues of
poverty, food insecurity, and limited access to life-sustaining Beth David Preschool
resources.
During the mission, the teens focused their time in Celebrates Purim
Guatemala City, working alongside volunteers from the
Cadena Foundation, a Jewish humanitarian non-profit At Temple Beth David’s
organization that provides humanitarian and disaster relief, Preschool Purim celebration,
and learned how the Jewish and Guatemalan communities the children and teachers
are working together to improve quality of life for Jewish all came to school dressed
and non-Jewish citizens. The teens stayed with Jewish in costume. Superheroes,
Guatemalan families and bonded with their counterparts, princesses, and firefighters
learned about another Jewish community, delivered vital arrived ready to enjoy all
supplies to families, and were able to see the behind the that the holiday had in store.
scenes of how a mission works and what goes into bringing The Purim story was read,
a group to a remote area to give back. groggers were shaken when Kellan Smith and Kira Held
simchas “Service is our number one priority”

561-743-0070

Eva Siklossy
www.palmspoolservices.com

Temple Beth David is
proud to announce that
Eva Siklossy became a bat
mitzvah on March 14, 2020.
Eva is a sixth grade student
at Meyer Prep and plays
volleyball and basketball
on the school teams. She
enjoys playing with the
neighborhood cats and dogs
and will be volunteering at
Furry Friends for her mitzvah
project. She also likes to play
Pokemon. Expires 4/30/20.
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