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The Donald M. Ephraim Palm Beach Film Festival seeks
MorseLife Health System involved in a virtual film festival for MorseLife residents, to foster collaboration with community partners, diverse
providing entertainment and culture when social activities
Announces Inaugural were curtailed. The Donald M. Ephraim Palm Beach Film populations, and student filmmakers.

A full list of participating theaters and scheduled movies
Festival promises to be a major cultural asset for people in
Film Festival Palm Beach County, offering something to appeal to every will be announced later this year.
community and demographic.
MorseLife Health “Our mission is ‘to bring highly anticipated, critically Beth Am Men’s Club
System announces acclaimed, and thought-provoking films to Palm Beach County
the launch of a major … alongside exclusive events with actors, and directors,’” says Holds Picnic Despite
new cultural event Festival Founder Donald M. Ephraim. “We look forward to
— The Donald M. featuring the work of both emerging and established filmmakers the Bad Weather
Ephraim Palm Beach from around the world; a high-quality mix of mainstream films
Film Festival, to be with broad appeal, timely documentaries, and short films.” Temple Beth Am Men’s
screened in January “In our inaugural Palm Beach Film Festival, we will Club had a lovely outdoor
and February. offer approximately 50+ films at more than 90 individual picnic planned at Ocean
“MorseLife has Festival Director Ellen Wedner screenings that will foster dialogue and interaction among Cay Park by the beach —
been a cornerstone of our attendees and supporters,” promises Founding Festival but Mother Nature had
life in Palm Beach County for nearly 40 years, safeguarding Director Ellen Wedner. “Special guests from the films will another idea. After what
and enriching the lives of area seniors,” said MorseLife appear as their schedules permit; and following our in- can only be described
President and CEO Keith A. Myers. “Through this festival, theater screenings, we will be producing an ‘At Your Home’ as a torrential afternoon
we reach into the broader community to raise awareness for virtual festival. In the future, we want to add in-competition downpour, participants
MorseLife services, uplift minds, and touch hearts.” categories with industry juries and sponsored financial quickly regrouped and
In the early days of the pandemic, Donald Ephraim was awards.” came up with a new plan.
The BBQ was held indoors
at the temple instead, where everyone could still enjoy each
From the Rabbis from page 2 “My hope is that these few lines will suffice to open other’s company and some good food while remaining dry.
your eyes to see your situation in its true light. And when Photos by Jackie Alberts
Benjamin. Chana proceeded to give birth to six more sons you begin to serve G‑d with a true and inner joy, surely
after her son Samuel (the Prophet) was born. G‑d will increase His blessings also in regard to health
The shocking difference lies in their respective and sustenance...”
attitudes. While Chana sang a song of gratitude to G-d Don’t be upset when there’s a detour on the way to your
after Samuel’s birth, Rachel had no time for gratitude. She destiny. Keep your spirits up and that’s what will make it
was fully focused on the next son as soon as Joseph was all work out.
born. In fact she named him Joseph, meaning “more,” to So the next time you feel like you need to kvetch, think
express her deep desire for what she lacked. for a moment about the energy it will fetch!
With deep sensitivity, the Rebbe encouraged the letter Wishing you a year of counting your rainbows, not your
writer to force himself to be happy, and explained that this thunderstorms,
was for his own good. Serving Hashem with overflowing Rabbi Dovid Vigler is spiritual leader at Chabad of
joy will immediately initiate a reciprocal response from Palm Beach Gardens and host of the Jewish Schmooze
Heaven that will cause your blessings to overflow in all Radio Show. Email him at rabbi@jewishgardens.com.
matters dear to you. Thus the Rebbe concludes his letter:
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