ANOTHER HOLIDAY WILL LOOK DIFFERENT BECAUSE OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC HANUKKAH THE
JEWISH HOLIDAY ALSO KNOWN AS
THE FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS STARTS
DECEMBER 10TH AND GOES THROUGH
DECEMBER 18TH AND JOINING US NOW IS THE CEO OF THE JEWISH COMMUNITY ALLIANCE, ADAM CASKEY
AND THANKS SO MUCH FOR BEING
WITH US THIS MORNING. WE
APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU SO
MUCH LISA WHAT ARE YOUR
RECOMMENDATIONS THIS YEAR FOR
HOW PEOPLE CAN CELEBRATE THIS
HOLIDAY A LITTLE MORE SAFELY.
>> PEOPLE CAN CERTAINLY
CONTINUE TO CELEBRATE THIS WITH
THEIR IMMEDIATE FAMILY IN THEIR
HOMES THAT THEY ALREADY ARE
LIVING WITH. IN THE SAFE MANNER
WHERE THEY CAN LIGHT THE
CANDLES EACH EVENING AND SAY
THEIR BLESSINGS AND IF THEY
HAVE CREATED THEIR OWN INTERNAL
PODS WITH
MAYBE SOME A CLOSE FAMILY THAT
LIVES CLOSE BY THAT CERTAINLY
WILL BE A SAFE WAY TO DO IT.
IN ADDITION THIS YEAR ON THE
FIRST NIGHT OF HANUKKAH.
WE ARE CELEBRATING OUR PARKING
LOTS BY LIGHTING OUR GIANT ON A
OR HANUKKAH MENORAH. WITH A
CELEBRATION AT 5.45,
WE’LL BE PROPERLY SPACED OUT
THROUGHOUT THE PARKING LOT OF
PEOPLE WEARING MASKS WILL BE
OUT TO LIGHT. THE
HANUKKAH MENORAH AND SAY THE
BLESSINGS AND SINGS TO WELCOME
IN THE FIRST NIGHT OF
THE HOLIDAY.
>> LOTS OF PRAYERS FOR GOOD
WEATHER THAT NIGHT. I’M SURE
YES WE DO HAVE A.
WHAT OTHER CHANGES ARE
HAPPENING THERE BECAUSE OF THE
PANDEMIC.
>> WELL CERTAINLY I MEAN
NORMALLY FOR HANUKKAH WE WOULD
HAVE A LARGE A PARTY FOR THE
ENTIRE COMMUNITY, SEVERAL 100
PEOPLE WOULD BE COMING INTO THE
BUILDING ON THE FIRST NIGHT.
WE ARE FORGOING THAT THIS YEAR
AS FOR THE OUTDOOR CELEBRATION.
THEY’LL BE MUCH PREFER BY KIYA
BUT WE’VE ALSO ADDED MANY OTHER
THINGS THROUGHOUT THE WEEK.
WE’RE HAVING A ON A KEY OWN
MAKING. CONTESTS WHERE PEOPLE
CAN MAKE THEM AT HOME AND DROP
THEM OFF TO BE JUDGED. WE’RE
JUST DISTRIBUTE LOCK HAS TO GO
THROUGHOUT THE WEEK TRADITIONAL
FOOD THAT IS EATEN
DURING HANUKKAH. OUR
KINDERGARTNERS HOW ARE HAVING
PHYSICALLY DISTANCED A CONTEST
THROUGHOUT THE WEEK SO WE’RE
FINDING DIFFERENT WAYS TO ENJOY
THE HOLIDAY AT THE J
C A.
C A. >>JENNIFER READY: AND THE JCA DOES SO MUCH FOR THE COMMUNITY
YOU HAVE SUCH A WONDERFUL
FACILITY THERE, ESPECIALLY LIKE
YOUR TENNIS COURTS. BUT WHAT
WHAT WHAT DOES THE J
C A DO FOR THE COMMUNITY
THROUGHOUT THE YEAR NOT JUST
AT HANUKKAH.
>> BY PRE SHE ASK ENGLISH AND
YES, WE’RE VERY FORTUNATE TO
HAVE A WONDERFUL CITY FACILITY
INCREDIBLE STAFF AND WHAT WE’RE
FULL SERVICE COMMUNITY CENTER
WE START WITH
AWARD-WINNING MICHELLE BLOCK ON
YELLOW DEAN PRESCHOOL WHICH HAS
BEEN RATED NUMBER ONE FOR
SEVERAL YEARS IN THE COMMUNITY.
WE HAVE AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS.
OUR THEATER PROGRAM HAS
TRADITIONALLY THE SECOND MOST
POPULAR FIELD TRIP LOCATION FOR
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS
BEHIND THE ZOO HOSTING OVER
20,000 ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
STUDENTS A YEAR ONCE FIELD
TRIPS RESUME AGAIN OF COURSE WE
HAVE A LARGE FITNESS CENTER.
GYMNASIUM YOU MENTION DARK
ARTS, CLAY TENNIS COURTS WITH
OUR OUTSTANDING, A TENNIS
PROGRAM. INDOOR AND OUTDOOR
POOLS, A LARGE AMOUNT OF ADULT
ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES WHICH RIGHT NOW ARE ALL BEING OFFERED AND
VIRTUAL D IN DEPENDING THE
DESIRE OF OUR CUSTOMERS SO
WHERE WE’VE ADAPTED AS MANY
OTHER ORGANIZATIONS HAVE OVER
THE PAST FEW MONTHS TO OFFER
AND REACH OUT TO THE COMMUNITY
IN MANY DIFFERENT PLATFORMS AND
WE WERE PREVIOUSLY.
>> AND IN THE SHORT TIME
WE HAVE HAVE CAN YOU TELL US A
LITTLE BIT CIRCLING BACK TO
HANUKKAH. HOW CAN POSSIBLY
NOT ONLY TAKE PART BUT GET
INVOLVED PERHAPS DONATE.
>> WELL CERTAINLY RIGHT NOW
YOU KNOW, JAY FCS JEWISH FAMILY
AND CHILDREN’S SERVICES IS ONE
OF
OUR PARTNERS IS RUNNING A
HOLIDAY TO MAKE SURE THAT
CHILDREN OF ALL FAITHS.
DO RECEIVE. GIFTS FOR THE
HOLIDAY WE WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU.
TO CHECK OUT. YES, YES TO DRIVE ON THEIR WEBSITE AND SOCIAL MEDIA PAGES. THAT RIGHT NOW SO
WE’RE PARTNERING WITH TO HELP
DURING THIS HOLIDAY SEASON.
AND ALSO AT THE JC AND WE
CERTAINLY DO COUNTS WE GIVE
OUT. TRADITIONALLY OVER
$300,000 IN SCHOLARSHIP
ASSISTANCE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR
THAT THAT HAS BEEN COVID IS
COMING OUR LIVES SO WE’RE
LOOKING AT PROBABLY CLOSE BY
HALF MILLION DOLLARS THAT WE’RE
TRYING TO RAISE TO
PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO FAMILIES
TO PARTICIPATE IN PROGRAMS THAT
THE JCA AS WE DO NOT TURN