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Tasty Tu B'Shevat seders
Many elder residents at the assisted-living,
independent-living, Alzheimer and Rehab facilities
in the Greater Orlando area have been treated to
"tasty" Tu B'Shevat seders all throughout the month
of February. Program directors of The Jewish Pavilion
have been co-hosting with facilities and staff to bring
celebrations to residents.
"Our programs have been warm, inviting and tasty
with several foods and treats," said program director
Judy Appleton. "We enjoyed fresh and dried fruits,
nuts, candies and delicious baked goods such as banana
nut bread and apple cake. We pouredjuices, raised our
glasses high and said prayers welcoming the holiday.
We shared stories and enjoyed each others' companies.
We at The Jewish Pavilion appreciate your donations
so that we may continue to serve the Elders in our
community."
PRESENTS
Last month, Jewish
AcademyofOrlando celebrated
in style. Their annual gala,
thisyearcalled"AMidsummer
Night's Dream," was at the
Hilton Orlando/Altamonte
Springs on Jan. 21. The room
looked spectacular and was
completely transformed into a
beautiful garden. The annual
event was a major success
and raised money to help
support its annual budget,
including money for tuition
scholarships and programs to
support academic excellence.
The school honored its
past Horim U'Morim (HUM)
presidents (the parent/
teacher organization). Many
parents from the past came
to celebrate. Honorees
included: Lori Beim, Lisa
Chisholm, Suzanne Dukes,
Robyn Eichenholz, Batel
Einhorn, Barbara Elkin,
Anita Ettinger, Annie
Feldman, Susan Freilich,
Roz Friedman, Melanie
Giuck, Diane Goldberg, Dyan
Goodman, Kim Graboff,
Candice Jacobs, Angela
The past Horim U'Morim presidents of the Jewish Academy.
Jacobson, Sheila Keiner,
Lori Kietmovitch, Janise
Klaiman, Dana Layman,
Rebecca Liebman, Evelyn
Mervis, Yael Miller, Karen
Moreno, Amanda Jacobson
Nappi, Julie Oshins, Donna
Render, Helen Schauder,
Kelley Schwartz, Marsha
Serf, Beth Shader, Gracia
Sherman, Stacey Soll, Monica
Sontag, Susan Talsky, Debby
Vangrov, Miriam Varnagy, Pat
Weinstein, Beth Weiss and
Shari Wladis.
"It was amazing to see
parents who have given so
muchbacktoour community,"
said Alan Rusonik, Head
of School. "These parents
worked so hard to support
our school. They deserved
this honor."
BoardCo-PresidentMelanie
leftover
can you
JFS
Eric Geboff, executive director of Jewish Family Services
of Greater Orlando (JFSOrlando), is presented with 10
copies of'What to Do with Your Leftover Matzah, the Fifth
Question: A Guide to the Perfect Passover Seder,' by author
Myrna Ossin.
JFS Orlando's Pearlman
Emergency Food Pantry
receives hundreds of leftover
boxes of matzah and other
kosher products every year
from local stores after the
Passover holiday. Myrna
Ossin's book, "What to Do
Brenner added, "We thank all
of the HUM past presidents.
The day school is a much
better place because of their
hard work and dedication."
To further support Jewish
education and your local
Jewish day school, to get
involved or for any questions,
please contact Alan Rusonik,
Head of School, at 407-647-
0713.
with Your Leftover Matzah,
the Fifth Question: A Guide to
the Perfect Passover Seder,"
is a useful guide for the
novice or experienced cook
to make the perfect Passover
Seder, or otherwise use those
leftover items. JFS Orlando
Executive Director Eric
Geboffis pleased to have this
resource at JFS Orlando to
help those who benefit from
the Pearlman Emergency
Food Bank. In it are Ossin's
original recipes and those
old family favorites requested
year after year. For those not
familiar with the customs
of the Seder meal, she has
added some history, ritual
explanations and different
traditions of Sephardic and
Ashkenazi Jews, meal plans
and a Passover meal timeline.
In addition, the book includes
a metric conversion chart, a
listing of utensils, and all the
equipment needed to produce
a Seder with basic kosher
rules. Newish Jewish and
those wanting to understand
the holiday will enjoy reading
about Passover, trying the
recipes and seeing the many
colorful photos.
Ossin also will be teaching
a few recipes at Maitland
Library's new kitchen on
Sundays, March 5, 26 and
April 9 at 3 p.m.
Order your own copy from
Amazon.com. Type Myrna
Ossin in the search engine.
Tickets are now available
and plans are well underway
for The Kinneret Council on
Aging's 8 over 80 Honorary
Dinner that will be held
on Sunday, March 5. This
year's honorees are: Dick
Appelbaum; Sheldon Brook;
Judith Cohen; Phyllis
Englander; Edie Fenster;
Mel Kohn; Sonia Mandell
and Helen Tetenbaum.
The event will start at 5
p.m. in the Jessie Render
Social Hall where passed
hors d'oeuvres and cocktails
will be served. At 5:45p.m.
guests will move into the
Delaney Dining Roomwhere a
delicious meal of salmon and
penne pasta will be served.
The highlight of the evening
will be the introduction of
the honorees and viewing of
the commemorative video of
our 8 over 80 honorees. The
video is being produced by
Brandon Kari.
There are several ways for
the community to support
KCOA and celebrate this
year's 8 over 80 honorees.
Ticket information is
available by calling Leslie
Collin at 407-425-4537.
Seating will be limited.
The Kinneret Apartments
are the Jewish community's
twin residence towers
for low-income senior
citizens located in
downtown Orlando. For
more information, contact
Leslie Collin, executive
administrator, at 407-
425-4537 or by email at
kinneretcouncil@gmail.
com.
