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VOL. 10 NO. 9                                            www.seabreezepublications.com                                        SEPTEMBER 2020

      Federation Successfully Completes 2019-2020 Annual Campaign




         Through the support of thousands of community members,
      including nearly 1,000 new donors, Jewish Federation of
      Palm Beach County successfully raised $16.4 million for
      its 2020 annual campaign. Contributions to the campaign
      enable the nonprofit to fulfill its mission to care for the
      vulnerable while finding powerful opportunities to strengthen
      connections to Jewish values, traditions, and identity;
      educate future generations; and lead compassionate — and
      now virtual — service projects. Additionally, donors to
      Federation’s J-Help Coronavirus Emergency Response gave
      $1.5 million to provide support to the most critical needs in
      the community to address the unprecedented needs from the
      COVID-19 pandemic and economic crisis.                                                               Thousands of meals were prepared and delivered to frail
         For nearly six decades, Jewish Federation of Palm Beach   More than 500 Palm Beach County residents heard the   seniors, Holocaust survivors, and other vulnerable people.
      County has been providing vital services and programs within   powerful first-hand account of a local Holocaust survivor
      the Palm Beaches, as well as in Israel and in 70 countries   via Zoom video conference. Mary Eckstein, who was just   and economic challenges. The Palm Beaches continues to
      around the globe. This is done by working in partnership   six when her family was sent to the labor camps, shared her   be a center for Jewish philanthropy and one of the most
      with a myriad of Jewish health and human services agencies,   family’s remarkable experience, including examples of non-  vibrant and thriving Jewish communities anywhere. These
      schools, synagogues, community leaders, and volunteers.   Jews who stepped in to save her and her mother’s lives; Alan   stellar results are a testament to the commitment of so many
         “Due to the coronavirus pandemic, this is the first time in   Haspel, a member of Federation’s Israel Program Center   in our community who continue to step up to care for those
      history that Jewish communities around the world have been   committee, participated in the video conference alongside
      simultaneously confronted with significant health, social,   his sons Jacob, 13, and Noah, 10.       Federation Successfully Completes on page 2
      Israeli Musician Creates Online Lessons for Palm Beach Symphony




         From her native Israel to her new home in Miami, violist      After being                         including Valery Gergeiv, Zubin Mehta, Charles Dutoit,
      Yael Hyken has had a musical career that has taken her all   released from                           Stephane Deneve, Osmo Vanska, Yuri Temirkanov, Christoph
      over the world. Now she is starring in a four-part series of   the army, Hyken                       Von Dohnanyi, and Gustavo Dudamel. She has also performed
      instructional videos for students commissioned by Palm   moved to the                                and toured with a wide variety of award-winning artists,
      Beach Symphony for its website.                    Netherlands                                       including Andrea Bocelli, Gil Shaham, Lang Lang, Renee
         “We are excited that Yael accepted our offer to create   to  pursue  her                          Fleming, Ben Folds, Angelique Kidjo, Macy Gray, Talib Kweli,
      a four-part series of videos that would encourage students   bachelor ’ s                            Cory Henry, Tuneyards, Kishi Bashi, and Jacob Collier.
      who have been kept away from band or orchestra by the   degree in music                                 In addition to the Palm Beach Symphony, Hyken plays
      pandemic,”  said  Palm Beach  Symphony  CEO  David   at the Academy                                  with Miami City Ballet, Naples Philharmonic, and the
      McClymont. “They will greatly benefit from her videos in   for Music in  Yael Hyken                  Florida Grand Opera. She was principal viola of the Amarillo
      which she explains musical interpretation, good practice   Rotterdam. From   Photo credit Alex Markow  Symphony in Texas from 2014 to 2018 and is currently
      habits, and how to prepare for orchestra auditions.”  2004 to 2008,                                  principal viola of the Nu Deco Ensemble based in Miami.
         Initially a violinist, Hyken switched to viola in the Israel   Hyken was a member of the UBS Verbier Festival Orchestra     Hyken studied at the Manhattan School of Music in New
      Conservatory in Tel Aviv when she was 16. At the age of   under Music Director Maestro James Levine. She was also a   York City and, from 2007 to 2010, she was a fellow with
      18, she joined the Israeli Army in the unit of Outstanding   member of the UBS Chamber Orchestra Touring in Canada,   the New World Symphony in Miami under music director
      Musicians and played with the Young Israel Philharmonic   U.S., Europe, and Asia with violin virtuoso Maxim Vengerov.  Michael Tilson Thomas. She teaches violin and viola to
      in tours to both Germany and China.                   Hyken has played with many esteemed conductors   students in elementary through high school.
      Beth Am Offers Drive-Thru Shabbat Schmooze



         Temple Beth Am recently hosted a Drive-Thru Shabbat   As cars moved
      Schmooze for its members. Rabbi Alon Levkovitz and his   through the
      wife, Gali, Rabbi Brett Tancer, Cantorial Soloist Marcy   temple portico,
      Morris, Temple President Lindsay Hirsch, and various staff   c ongre ga nt s
      members used this opportunity to catch up with congregants   stopped  for  a
      they haven’t been able to see in person for months. Safety and   moment to chat
      health were of utmost importance, of course, so face coverings   from their cars   A steady stream of cars filtered through
      were worn and social distancing guidelines were followed.   and to collect   the Temple parking lot.

                                                                                 a Shabbat goody bag that
                                                                                 contained Shabbat candles,
                                                                                 a loaf of challah baked by   Rabbi Alon and his wife, Gali, wish a congregant Shabbat
                                                                                 Gali Levkovitz and Marcy   Shalom as they hand out Shabbat goody bags.
                                                                                 Morris at the temple, a small
                                                                                 bottle of wine, and a challah   that evening. Temple members, clergy, and staff enjoyed
                                                                                 recipe card. Everyone was   being able to safely interact with each other, even if just for
                                                                                 encouraged to return home   a few minutes.
                                                                                 to join Temple Beth Am for a
                                                                                 virtual Shabbat service later                 Photos courtesy of Jackie Alberts
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