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Rabbis and Jewish ethicists hail vaccine for COVID-19, encourage its use
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Springfield Jewish Community Center establishes fund for low-income families
Updated Dec 16, 2020;
The Springfield Jewish Community Center has established the Rabbi Mark Dov Shapiro Memorial Fund for Social Justice to help lower-income families send their children to summer camp at the center. The fund honors the life and legacy of Shapiro, who died in July.
Attorney Gary Weiner initiated the endowed scholarship as a way to recognize Shapiro’s “passionate commitment to social justice and ensure that the J’s summer day camp is accessible for children of all backgrounds.”
“Mark Shapiro was someone who continually crossed boundaries, spiritually and socially, to strive for inclusion of all individuals, whether they were Jewish or not,” said Weiner. “In setting up this scholarship, it is my way to, hopefully, be part of the solution as we all try to bring people together of different faiths and cultures.”
MLK celebration goes virtual at NWI
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Jewish National Fund-USA’s (JNF-USA) leadership recently welcomed Debbie Kornberg as the new president of its San Diego board. Kornberg, a Carmel Valley resident, is the owner of Spice + Leaf, a company specializing in curated spice blends that bring Mediterranean flavor and flare to home cooking. San Diegans may also recognize her from her live “Spice It Up with Deb” cooking classes or her monthly cooking segment on Friday mornings on Fox 5 San Diego.
Growing up, Debbie Kornberg (far left) had JNF posters in her bedroom.
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Kornberg brings with her an impressive career dedicated to Zionism and Jewish education. She met her husband, Rabbi David Kornberg of Congregation Beth Am, at UC San Diego where they were both Judaic Studies majors; she then went on to earn a masters in Jewish Education from the Jewish Theological Seminary. In addition to other roles, she spent time as the director of Israel and Overseas at Jewish Federation, and for 12 years she was the J
âA little light in a room can chase away a lot of darkness,â he said.
The executive director of Illini Chabad, Tiechtel said celebrating Hanukkah this year calls for balance â between the traditions of this eight-day festival of lights and staying safe from COVID-19.
âHow do we balance family traditions with staying safe and not being a danger to others,â he said.
With that in mind, Illini Chabad began Hanukkah on Thursday night with a drive-in event in the Champaign Public Library parking lot.
About 80 to 100 people came in dozens of cars for the lighting of a 9-foot menorah, music and Hanukkah cartoons and left with handout packets full of Hanukkah activities, Tiechtel said.
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