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The Jewish Voice, Page 5

Local Happenings from page 4 Celebrating the Words assist the scribe in writing a letter in the parchment of the
Torah, using the quill and ink.
The funds will enable Alpert JFS to expand the food that Heal the World In the weeks leading up to the Safer Torah Gala, everyone
pantry to include refrigeration for fresh fruit, vegetables,
and perishable items, as well as the addition and buildout Chabad of Palm Beach
of a 5,500-square foot Enrichment Center. The center will Gardens recently held its
also increase the capacity of Alpert JFS to provide high- annual gala. Despite the
quality mental health and human services to the growing challenging times in the
Palm Beach County population, specifically the West world today, the evening
Boynton Beach to Wellington corridor. Approximately was designed to calm the
2,000 additional clients will now have access to chaos and mitigate the
counseling, psychiatry, food insecurity support, senior meshugas all around us.
services, and more, as a result of the funding. Drawing on an ancient
The funding for Alpert JFS is part of the Federal prophecy in the Book
Fiscal Year 2022 spending bill, which Congress passed of Daniel that promises
last month. It was secured as one of nine projects Rep. healing to all those who
Frankel championed to directly benefit Palm Beach participate in the writing of
County residents through her Community Project Funding a new Torah scroll, Chabad
requests for the FY 2022 spending bill. launched the Safer Torah for
The event was attended by Frankel; Marc Hopin, CEO a Safer World at the Gala, allowing hundreds of community was given the opportunity to dedicate a section of the new
of Alpert JFS; Rabbi Anthony Fratello, Temple Shaarei members to participate in this deeply personal and holy Torah to their families. These deeply personal conversations
Shalom; Holly Bromer, member of the Alpert JFS Food endeavor. with the rabbi enabled them to explore the sections of
Insecurity Committee and Temple Shaarei Shalom; Zelda The Safer Torah Gala was held in a tent outside of the Torah that relate to the journeys of their lives, their unique
Mason, President & Board Chair, Alpert JFS; Alpert JFS shul; it was decorated as a Garden of Eden, reminiscent of life experiences, and their personal milestones. In order to
Food Insecurity Committee members; and others. the beautiful landscaping that adorned Mount Sinai when allow maximum participation, Torah dedications were made
the Jews received the Torah for the very first time 3,334 available for as little as $18 for a letter. Participants of the
Photo credit: Alpert JFS years ago. Safer Torah Project were able to dedicate a Torah word,
The writing of the Safer Torah began during the cocktail an aliyah, a Torah portion, or an entire Book of Moses.
hour. Starting at the very beginning of the Book of Genesis
(Bereishis), each attendee was allowed the opportunity to Local Happenings on page 6

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