The Wait is Almost Over! The SYVJC Hanukkah Party is Coming!

 
The fun starts at 5:30 – location to be shared upon receipt of a paid reservation. For security, please don’t share the location with anyone not attending.
Here are the answers to the important questions…..
 
How much?  It is just $18 per adult 13 and over; $10 for kids 5-12; and kids under 5 are free. Deadline to sign up is December 15^th – no tickets will be sold at the party.

What’s included? Latkes, brisket, salmon, donut holes, jelly donuts, wine, soft drinks, water, coffee and tea, dreidels and gelt.

What else? Live music, singing, dancing and lots of fun!

What should I bring? Your Hanukkiah, 2 candles and something to light them.

How do I RSVP? It’s easy as 1-2-3….. after you make your payment on the SYVJC.org website.

Email Shoshanah and include the following information

1. Full names of everyone in your group, including ages of kids, including those under 5
2. Share what you’d like to bring --side dishes and desserts are needed. Everything else is being provided – see above
3. If you wish to bring a bottle of wine to share along with your food, please let Shoshanah know this also. 

The following is an abbreviated version of a November 22, 2022 press release from the local office of the Anti Defamation League office.

Reverend Randall Day

ADL Tri-Counties Announces Educator and Ally of the Year

ADL also announced today that Rev. Randall Day, of St. Mark’s-in-the-Valley Episcopal Church, is the recipient of its 2022 Ally of the Year Award. This new award, sponsored by Santa Barbara residents Charles and Betsy Newman, honors a Tri-Counties resident who has courageously spoken out or acted in support of an individual or group confronted with hatred, bias, or bigotry. 

“Reverend Day’s longtime support of all marginalized and minority communities in the Santa Ynez Valley has been a wonderful model of compassionate community leadership and inclusion,” said Meisel, who has worked with Day in responding collectively to multiple troubling incidents involving hate speech or symbols. 

“Father Randall Day's unwavering support of our Jewish community and sense of caring and justice has been a light to us,” said Santa Ynez Valley Jewish Community President, Susie Pierson. “In addition to galvanizing communal condemnation of antisemitism, he and his congregation have welcomed our Jewish community (which has no building) to hold high holiday services and other important observances in their church while taking particular care to honor our tradition – and our appreciation is boundless.” 

According to ADL Board Member and Valley resident Jill Goldworn, who nominated Day for the award, “When Father Day’s own church was victimized by youths who stole its Pride flag and posted a video of it being burned, he treated it as an educational opportunity, working with SYV Pride in distributing over 50 Pride flags and inspiring a community-wide showing of support for the LGBTQ+ community.” 

Both awards were presented during a private reception on Sunday, December 4, 2022. 

ADL is a leading anti-hate organization. Founded in 1913 in response to an escalating climate of antisemitism and bigotry, its timeless mission is to protect the Jewish people and to secure justice and fair treatment for all. Today, ADL continues to fight all forms of hate with the same vigor and passion. ADL is the first call when acts of antisemitism occur. A global leader in exposing extremism, delivering anti-bias education and fighting hate online, ADL’s ultimate goal is a world in which no group or individual suffers from bias, discrimination or hate. More at www.adl.org. More at www.adl.org. ADL’s Santa Barbara/Tri-Counties Office was established in 2001. Follow on Twitter and Instagram @ADLSoCal.

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