BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Temple Beth El of Boca Raton - ECPv6.16.3//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://tbeboca.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Temple Beth El of Boca Raton REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20210314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20211107T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20220313T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20221106T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20230312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20231105T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220301 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220414 DTSTAMP:20260622T184949 CREATED:20220321T143800Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220907T152139Z UID:10001555-1646092800-1649894399@tbeboca.org SUMMARY:Ways to Help Ukraine DESCRIPTION:Ways to Help Ukraine\nWe will begin loading our containers to send to Ukraine on Friday\, May 20! Click here to sign up to help. \nDonate Supplies Locally\nLed by our congregant Mariya Kemper-Reiss\, Temple Beth El and The Giving Tree have teamed up with other Boca Raton community organizations to accept donations of essential humanitarian aid items to help those in Ukraine. \nBoca Helps Ukraine is currently accepting donations of new and gently used coats to be shipped to displaced families in Ukraine to help keep them warm this winter. \nDonation Sites:\nTemple Beth El Schaefer Family Campus\n333 SW 4th Avenue\nBoca Raton\, FL 33432 \nTemple Beth El Beck Family Campus\n9800 Yamato Road\nBoca Raton\, FL 33434 \nFor more information\, contact bocahelpsukraine@gmail.com \n \nDonate Funds Globally\n\nThe Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach County\, in solidarity with the Jewish Federations of North America\, is collecting funds to be distributed to the Joint Distribution Committee\, the Jewish Agency\, and World ORT. You can contribute to that effort at jewishboca.org/give/ukrainenow\n\n\nThe World Union for Progressive Judaism is collecting funds to support the individuals and families in the Jewish community of Ukraine to help ensure their safety and well-being. You can contribute to that effort at wupj.org/give/ukraine\n\n\nMagen David Adom has been sending aid to Ukraine throughout this conflict. From sending a delegation of Russian- and Ukrainian-speaking paramedics to Poland to treat injured Ukrainians at the border\, to having armored ambulances on the ground and sending more on the way\, to sending a command and control center to coordinate relief efforts to save lives\, MDA\, Israel’s National Ambulance Service has been working diligently to treat the innocent and provide humanitarian assistance. Please click here to donate to this effort today or send your check with appeal notated Magen David Adom Ukraine Emergency Appeal.\n\nDonate Medical Supplies via Amazon\nPurchase medical supplies from this Amazon Wishlist and choose “UkrPoshta Dnipro LLC / Humanitarian Aid\, Roselle\, New Jersey” as your shipping address. These items are being shipped directly to a facility that will fly them over to be distributed throughout Ukraine. \nPurchase Ukrainian Products\nPlease shop Ukrainian products on Etsy and Ebay! This is one way to support people in Ukraine\, and it helps Ukrainian Postal Service pay for planes round trip that will be delivering very much needed medical supplies. \nLearn More About the Jewish Population in Ukraine\nFrom the National Coalition Supporting Eurasian Jewry\nMedia Update \nAdvocacy Alert \n \nMedia Coverage\nWPTV – April 11\, 2022 – “Boca Helps Ukraine takes up collections for war-torn country” \nWPTV – May 22\, 2022 – “Boca Helps Ukraine Organization to Ship Humanitarian Aid to Ukraine” \nFox – May 22\, 2022 – “Boca Sends Aid to Ukraine as the Conflict Rages On” \n \nEvent Speakers\n \nMark B. Levin\, Executive Vice-Chairman and CEO of NCSEJ: National Coalition Supporting Eurasian Jewry since 1992\, is one of the organized Jewish community’s leading experts on national and international political and legislative issues. Mr. Levin travels extensively throughout the former Soviet region on a frequent basis. \nIn 2008\, Mr. Levin received the Soviet Jewry Freedom Award from the Russian Jewish Community Foundation\, and the Order of Merit medal from Ukraine President Viktor Yushchenko. In 2006\, Mr. Levin was honored for 25 years of distinguished service with NCSEJ. \nMr. Levin made his first trip to Russia in 1982\, leading a Congressional delegation to meet with Soviet officials and Jewish activists. He organized the first International Parliamentary Spouses for Soviet Jews Conference in Washington\, D.C. Mr. Levin was instrumental in creating the Congressional Coalition for Soviet Jews – one of the largest Congressional caucuses ever formed. \nIn 1987\, as a member of the Summit Task Force\, Mr. Levin was a key figure in organizing the Washington Mobilization on behalf of Soviet Jews which brought more than 250\,000 people to the nation’s capital on for the December 6 “Freedom Sunday” rally. In 2002\, he again worked closely with the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations and other NCSEJ member agencies to organize the massive April 15 “National Rally for Israel.” \n \nKira Melamed-Vainberg was born and grew up in Ukraine. In her teens\, she worked at the Jewish Agency of Ukraine in youth groups and summer camps. \nWhen Kira made Aliyah to Israel in 2001\, her parents moved from Zhytomyr to Kyiv\, where her mom still lives. \nKira moved to Florida in 2016 and has been working at Temple Beth El since 2019. \n \nIn 1989\, Mariya Kemper’s family immigrated to the United States as political refugees.  Their journey was a long one and they were called “stateless” as they had to give up their citizenship upon leaving.  They traveled to Austria and stayed in a small motel with many other refugees.  From Austria\, they traveled to Italy and stayed there for 4 months while they awaited the documents to enter the United States.  They arrived in December of 1989 which marked the beginning of their American Dream. \nAfter a few years of high school\, Kemper attended Baruch College 1992-1996.  Upon graduation\, she began a career in Advertising – Strategic Media Planning.  It turned into a 20-year career with flagship clients like Hershey\, Merck\, Lufthansa\, MoMA and Chanel.  As a Senior Partner\, Managing Director\, she was responsible for spearheading clients’ media efforts in a multi-channel approach. \nKemper retired in 2016\, in order to be able to be more present with my family\, – husband Brian\, sons Logan and Cooper.  Since then\, she has been active in school PTAs\, fundraising efforts for multiple charities\, HOA Community Boards\, etc.  No longer able to do ballet\, she has picked up new hobbies like tennis\, gardening and even bee keeping. \nSince Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb 24th\, she has thrown herself into every opportunity to help Ukraine and Ukrainians in their time of need. She is deeply worried about her family and all her childhood friends who remain in Kiev at this moment.  Her heart breaks for all of Ukraine and its quest for Freedom.  And she will do anything to support Ukraine – now and forever! URL:https://tbeboca.org/event/ways-to-help-ukraine/ LOCATION:FL CATEGORIES:Social Justice ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://tbeboca.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/URGENT-UPDATE-Ukraine-1.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220405T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220405T210000 DTSTAMP:20260622T184949 CREATED:20220214T202009Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220323T201326Z UID:10001520-1649185200-1649192400@tbeboca.org SUMMARY:Entrepreneur's Panel (Hosted by Brotherhood) DESCRIPTION:Open to All Temple Members and Invited Guests! \nJoin us for our first Entrepreneur’s Panel\, which will include stories from several successful major entrepreneurs from our community\, a Q&A\, and a Meet and Greet\, with refreshments following the program. \nWe will be celebrating and learning from the accomplishments of 4 entrepreneurs who have created and grown enterprises that have solved real problems and made the world a better place. \nRegister \nHonorary Chair\, Dr. Robert Colton \nFor more information\, please contact Mike Sirowitz at mike@tbeboca.org. \nPanelists\n \nBen Spoont is the CEO and co-founder of Misfits Gaming Group\, a global esports and entertainment company that competes in some of the most successful video game titles worldwide and are permanent partners in three franchised esports leagues: Riot Games’ League of Legends European Championship (Misfits Gaming)\, Activision-Blizzard’s Overwatch League (Florida Mayhem)\, and Activision-Blizzard’s Call of Duty League (Florida Mutineers). In addition to other games including Rocket League and most recently Minecraft. \n \nBen Waldshan founded Data Warehouse in 1997 and became the leading prospect data provider within the mortgage and home equity industry.  In 2006\, Data Warehouse was acquired by TRANZACT. Ben became President of Tranzact Information Services and\, with a talented team\, grew the business both organically and through acquisitions.  In late 2011\, Ben with his leadership team led a successful spin-off of Tranzact Information Services in partnership with Halyard Capital.   In February 2012\, Tranzact Information Services was rebranded as Datamyx\, and four years later\, Datamyx was acquired by Deluxe Corporation (NYSE: DLX) in October 2015.  Ben was Vice President of Marketing Solutions at Deluxe for two years building one of the fastest growing business units at Deluxe.   \nPrior to founding Data Warehouse\, Ben held the position of Vice President of Direct Marketing for Rock Financial\, now RocketLoans (fka QuickenLoans). While at Rock Financial\, Waldshan was instrumental in creating and developing a proprietary in-house database\, which allowed for a new level of sales and marketing analysis\, as well as a centralized lead generation platform that fueled the inside mortgage banking teams. In addition\, during his tenure at Rock Financial\, Waldshan was instrumental in the development and success of “Rock Direct” an innovative method\, in which telesales professionals solicited mortgage transactions by phone and mail. This division accounted for 20 percent of Rocks’ total volume in its first year of operation. \nCurrently\, Ben invests and advises early stage and growth stage businesses and is on the boards of TI Health\, attane (fka GlynnDevins)\, and Revcontent. Ben graduated from Wayne State University with a B.A. in Business and Finance. \n \nJeff Rubin is the CEO and founder of popular candy store IT’SUGAR. When Jeff founded IT’SUGAR in 2006\, he says he wanted to establish a brand that was bold and unapologetic. Known for its oversized candy\, numerous celebrity-driven brands and confectionery-themed innovations\, IT’SUGAR is now said to be the largest and fastest-growing specialty candy retailer in the world with 100 stores. \nAfter earning a BA in Economics from the University of Michigan and a MBA from the University of Miami\, Jeff joined his father and brothers at the family’s retail candy store\, Mr. Bulky Treats & Gifts\, in 1990. In 1995\, he approached FAO Schwarz Toy Stores with a shop-in-shop candy concept and FAO Schweetz was launched. The shop quickly became one of the most popular departments in the store\, and the concept grew to more than 30 locations around the country. For his achievements with FAO Schweetz\, Jeff was presented with the 1996 Professional Candy Buyer of the Year Award from Professional Candy Buyer magazine. \nIn 2001\, Jeff collaborated to launch Dylan’s Candy Bar with Dylan Lauren. The 10\,000-square-foot innovative and modern take on a candy shop located in midtown Manhattan remained a top New York City attraction nearly 20 years later. \nIn 2017\, Jeff sold IT’SUGAR to BBX Capital Corp. but remains as CEO and continues to manage the company. \n \nDr. Robert Colton\, along with his spouse Andrea Colton M.D.\, is the founder of Clearlyderm\, a multi-location easy access dermatology business. He practiced Internal Medicine and Nephrology in Boca Raton beginning in 1984 and retired from clinical practice in 2011. \nColton was also the Chief of Medicine at Boca Raton Community Hospital from 1991 to 1993. He was chosen as one of the Best Doctors in America by Castle Connolly for many years until his retirement. \nColton also conceptualized and then co-founded MDVIP\, the largest concierge medicine company in the United States. MDVIP was sold to Procter and Gamble in 2009 and subsequently sold to Summit Capital Partners and then Leonard Green and Partners and most recently Goldman Sachs. \nModerator\n \nJennifer Walzer Berkowitz\, Managing Director of R&J Advisory Group\, Inc. has an extensive background in technology and business strategy consulting.   Prior to founding R&J Advisory Group\, Jennifer started BUMI (Backup My Info!\, Inc) in 2003\, a premium white glove online backup and recovery business for the financial industry and built it into an multimillion dollar debt-free and very profitable business in New York City.  Jennifer has been invited to speak on various topics such as disaster recovery and data security at major conferences across the country\, and has been featured in numerous national publications such as The Wall Street Journal\, New York Times\, Daily News\, Money Magazine\, New York Enterprise Report and Crain’s New York Business.  She also blogged in her own weekly column for the New York Times called “A CEOs Journey” in the Small Business online section. She successfully sold BUMI to J2 Global (NASDAQ: JCOM) which enabled her to financially retire in August 2014. \nJennifer is a 2011 graduate of The Entrepreneurial Master’s Program (EMP)\, an executive educational program jointly hosted by the MIT Enterprise Forum and Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO). She graduated with honors from The University of Arizona with a B.S. in Management Information Systems in 1995.   URL:https://tbeboca.org/event/brotherhood-entrepreneurs-panel/ LOCATION:Temple Beth El – Schaefer Family Campus\, 333 SW 4th Avenue\, Boca Raton\, FL\, 33432\, United States CATEGORIES:Adult Programs & Education,Brotherhood END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR