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Latest News

Rabbi's Roundtable in the Villages, October 18th

Rabbi Karen Allen will lead a guided discussion about how the current Torah portion impacts our Jewish lives today. The community is invited to join this enlightening exchange at 1:00 pm on Thursday, October 18 in the main conference room at the Sumter County Administration and Library Building , 7375 Powell Rd. (near Pinellas Plaza and 466A) in Wildwood. (Look for the building with the gold dome). This forum is a unique opportunity to talk with the rabbi in an intimate and informal setting.

We will go to the Old Mill Playhouse at Lake Sumter Landing to view the movie, THE SOLOMON PROJECT. Read the article below for details.

Field trip to Movie theater

See The Samuel Project in The Villages starting October 12

Member Judy Marshall's nephew, Steven Weinberger, is the producer of a new, acclaimed movie about a high school student and his grandfather, a holocaust survivor starring Hal Linden. It will be shown at the Old Mill Playhouse in Lake Sumter Landing for one week beginning Friday, October 12.

See the movie with Rabbi Allen:We will be going to the 4:10 pm showing on Thursday, Oct. 18 after the Roundtable. We will meet in the lobby of the theater at 3:45

Shabbat Service and Second Bar Mitzvah

Saturday, October 27 at 10 AM

Join us as Rabbi Allen leads our Shabbat Morning Service. Share the simcha as Herb Siegel and his twin brother Marty celebrate their 83rd birthday. In Psalm 90, verse 10, David says "The length of our days is 70 years". As this is considered a normal lifespan, it has become a custom to celebrate a second Bar or Bat Mitzvah at our second 13th birthday.

The Kiddush is sponsored by Herb and his daughter Sandra Byrne in celebration of the occasion.

Do you play Mah Jongg?

If you play Mah Jongg, please buy your card through the synagogue. Ask the group you play with to support us. The Mah Jongg league makes a donation to our synagogue based on the size of the order we place. Every card ordered makes a difference! A portion of the proceeds is donated to the Leesburg Food Bank. Place your order now, orders must be received by January 15th. Click here to download the order form.