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bless the palm frond, myrtle, willow, and citron while holding Gardens members a renewed sense of belonging and Jewish
them all together, and assisted with the blessings. pride as they got a chance to connect with the Rabbi and
All stations were manned by the enthusiastic children of the Rebbetzin and celebrate this beautiful holiday from the comforts
Rabbi and Rebbetzin as they proudly stood, gloved and masked, of their own car.
ready to help their fellow Jews perform the holiday mitzvahs.
Now they were ready for the best part of all — driving right
into the drive through sukkah. Each guest received their own
sealed and sterile container including a beautiful can of kosher
Italian wine as well as a bagel with cream cheese and lox and
salad. While parked inside sukkah they were each given the
opportunity to make a blessing under without ever having to
leave their car. Several members arrived with their sunroof open
or their car tops down, taking experience to a whole new level.
heard the sounding of the shofar, overlooking the sparkling It was an incredible event that gave Chabad of Palm Beach
beachfront waves.
Standing as a community, at the shoreline of the vast
ocean, the services culminated with the Tashlich ceremony,
with wishes for a good, happy, healthy, and sweet new year.
Yom Kippur on the Beach was held at the Palm Beach
Marriott Singer Island Beach Resort & Spa.
The moving melody of Kol Nidrei was sung in unison
as the Torah scrolls were carried out of the hand-carved
wooden ark and held throughout the prayer, followed by a
stirring Yom Kippur sermon.
Many people, who since the start of the pandemic have
not had the opportunity to safely attend in-person services,
were able to pray for their loved ones at the Yizkor Memorial
Service in a socially distanced and safe manner, overlooking
the glistening waves.
The culmination of the Yom Kippur experience was the
widely attended Neila service, filled with uplifting melody,
riveting prayer, and joy.
To break the fast, attendees enjoyed individually packed
bagels, lox & cream cheese, salads, and pastries, paired with
fresh steaming coffee.

Simchat Torah Meals

Delivered to Holocaust

Survivors

Last month, volunteers
from Ferd & Gladys Alpert
Jewish Family Service’s
(Alpert JFS) AmeriCorps
program volunteered to
deliver 72 meals to 53
Holocaust survivors for the
Jewish holiday of Simchat
Torah, as part of the ongoing
partnership Alpert JFS has
with The Kind Kitchen of
Palm Beach. The holiday
marks the completion of
the Torah reading cycle, and celebrates Jews’ relationship with
the Torah (the first five books of the Hebrew Bible). Volunteers
from the Jewish Volunteer Center of the Jewish Federation of
Palm Beach County also made meal deliveries.
“Alpert JFS is grateful to KAVOD, which provided the
funding that enabled local Holocaust survivors to receive
a special holiday meal by The Kind Kitchen for Simchat
Torah,” said Alpert JFS Director of Long-Term Care Jennifer
Escobar. “These meals have meant so much to our survivors
during a time of such isolation and uncertainty.”

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Drive-Thru Sukkah

This year has most certainly challenged everything we ever
thought or knew. The festival of Sukkos was no different. Chabad
of Palm Beach Gardens hosted a drive-thru Sukkah event titled
Lulav, Lox and L’chaims!
Guests arrived by car and received a video guide sent straight
to their phones. The video featured all eight of the Rabbi and
Rebbetzins’ children narrating the unique mitzvah of Sukkos
that were going to be observed during the drive-thru. Then they Expires 11/30/20.
pulled up to their first stop to disinfect and sanitize their hands.
Upon completing this crucial step, they were ready to drive on State Licensed & Insured
to their next destination, where they were greeted with a lulav Serving Palm Beach County CPC # 1457468 • LPG#30099
and etrog, the traditional mitzvah of the four species where we