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VOL. 11 NO. 7 www.seabreezepublications.com JULY 2021

Local Resident Visits Israel: What She Learned

In late May, one of our community’s most dedicated In Susan’s words:
volunteers and the board chair-elect at Jewish Federation, Although I have traveled to Israel many times over the
Susan Shulman Pertnoy — who also hosts mosaic, years — as a child, a young adult, with my children, and
Federation’s weekly news show — visited Israel as part of in my various roles with Jewish Federation of Palm Beach
a group of 18 leaders representing Federations across the County — this trip was most certainly the first time I had
United States on a mission of solidarity with the people been there immediately after bombings and civil unrest.
of Israel. This was the first time a leadership group from I was with a group of Jewish community leaders on a
North America has traveled to Israel since the start of the quickly arranged solidarity mission that required each of
pandemic. us to drop everything at home to be one of the first groups
Just two weeks later, Jewish Federation of Palm Beach to enter Israel since the pandemic, and certainly since the
County was among a handful of Federations in the U.S. outbreak of violence. But I didn’t hesitate for a moment.
to launch an additional solidarity trip to Israel. The June And neither did the other participants.
mission participants, which included 10 leaders from the In addition to tremendous physical destruction, I saw a
Palm Beaches, was among a handful of tourist groups people who are resilient but also battered and stunned by
allowed into Israel amidst its COVID-19-related limited violence and hatred aimed at them. If I had to sum up what
travel permits. We will share this group’s impressions in I learned so clearly on this trip, it would be: We make a
the August issue of the Jewish Voice. Susan Shulman Pertnoy at the Ashkelon Resilience Center difference.
Palm Beach Synagogue Local Resident Visits Israel on page 2

Bakes 50th Challah Recipe Beth Am Men’s

For the past eight years, Club Cookout
every first Friday of the
month, Rebbetzin Dinie
Scheiner has invited the The Temple Beth Am Men’s Club recently hosted its
women of the community first event open to the congregation since the beginning of
into her home to bake 2020. Nearly 60 congregants attended the outdoor cookout
challah. What’s remarkable at Ocean Cay Park and enjoyed delicious hamburgers,
about this group is that each veggie burgers, hot dogs, and sides prepared by members
time they meet, they have of the Men’s Club. The event was a hit, not only because
tasted, experimented, and people were hungry for cookout food — they also were
baked a different creative, hungry to see their friends in person, as evidenced by the
delicious, and unique schmoozing, laughing, and fun!
recipe to ancient and classic
challah dough/bread. Photo credit: MC photo

Palm Beach Synagogue
Bakes on page 2