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Local Happenings from page 7 an expansion of Federation’s longstanding commitment be manipulated to harm innocent people. He described how
to standing up to antisemitism and all forms of hate, and easy it is to mimic the voice of a child from just three seconds
Guests also heard from strategically leads county-wide education and advocacy of audio recording and create an entire message in which
Carson Nightwine, director programs as well as security initiatives in partnership with the parents are manipulated to believe their child was taken
of security for Federation, local and national law enforcement. hostage. He described how important it is to have a secret
who provided insights to Photos by Capehart safe word with family members to ensure that imposters can
the latest work, including be easily detected. AI can fake images, videos, and all forms
enhanced on-site security of media. AI is now being used as a weapon for antisemites
and trainings, to ensure the Community Shares in Worship to attack Jews and Israel on the internet.
safety and security of Jewish at Temple Judea, Christ
organizations, synagogues,
and schools throughout Ronda Starr and Marlene Family Worship Assembly
Jewish Palm Beach. Silver
Federation President Temple Judea
and CEO Michael Hoffman highlighted the Palm Beach was honored to
Center to Combat Antisemitism & Hatred, chaired by share in worship
Palm Beach residents by Richard A. Friedman and Steve with Pastor Samuel
Tananbaum. The Palm Beach Center was established as St. Fleur from
Christ Family
Worship Assembly
and the El Roi
Church Choir at Rabbi Yaron Kapitulnik, Pastor Samuel
Temple Judea on St. Fleur, Ariel St. Fleur, Cantor Abbie
a Friday and then Strauss
at Christ Family
Worship Assembly the following Sunday.

Temple Israel Celebrates

Annual MLK Day
Richard and Betsy Sheerr Eileen Berman and Jay Bauer
Interfaith Shabbat

A tone of inspiration, activism, and unity filled Temple
Israel during their annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Both services focused on the teaching of Rev. Dr. Martin Interfaith Shabbat Celebration. The Friday night service,
Luther King Jr. Dr. King was a powerful voice against dedicated to the civil rights leader, brought together
antisemitism, a supporter of Israel, and an advocate for community members and leaders from across Palm Beach
peaceful change in our world. County for a night of solidarity.
Members from both congregations had the opportunity to Unlike typical
learn from the faith leader of the other congregation – with se rvi c e s, t hi s
Pastor St. Fleur giving the sermon at Temple Judea and Rabbi one showcased
Kapitulnik giving the sermon at Christ Family Worship not only regular
Assembly. liturgy, but also
Pastor St. Fleur shared the roots and history of the word songs from various
wok in the African American culture and helped Temple Judea cultures and faiths,
congregants understand that to be wok means to be woken including the South
Rabbi Charlie Cytron-Walker, Linda Teitelbaum, Susan up and aware of issues surrounding racial injustices. Rabbi African Folk Song
Shulman Pertnoy, Michael Hoffman Kapitulnik shared that he cannot invoke what Dr. King would “Siyahamba.”
say about the situation in Israel but he could surely comment While the choir’s
on what Dr. King would not say – including using the words performance was
colonization or apartheid state. as beautiful as
ever, the special night marked a historic effort, featuring
Artificial Intelligence and the collective talents of a community choir with
representation from Cros Ministries, Joy Church, and
Automated Antisemitism the Martin Luther King Coordinating Committee of Palm
Beach County. Alongside familiar prayers, the event also
Chabad of Palm Beach Gardens joined forces with The featured words from two guest speakers.
Gross Family Center for the Study of Antisemitism and the Ricky Aiken, founder and executive director of Inner
Holocaust in presenting a lecture on Artificial Intelligence and City Innovators, shared his perspective on growing up
Automated Antisemitism with guest speaker Edwin Black. in inner-city West Palm Beach and his organization’s
Black is a New York Times bestselling international mission as “Hope Dealers,” providing tools for youth
investigative author whose efforts focus on human rights and success and violence reduction. Inspired by the civil rights
Stephen Tannenbaum and the bias against Jews in Israel. With more than 1.6 million leader, Aiken expressed that “We are much further along
Elizabeth Toll Feuer Shirley and Jack Silver books in print, Black has been interviewed on Oprah, the to realizing Dr. King’s dream than we have ever been, but
Today Show, CNN Wolf Blitzer Reports, and NBC Dateline there is so much work still to be done,” empowering the
in the U.S. as well as leading networks in Europe and Latin audience to advocate for social justice.
America. Reverend Kevin Jones, coordinator of community
The shul was full to standing room only as Black initiatives at the West Palm Beach Police Department,
described how artificial intelligence supercomputers have echoed a similar message of unity in his sermon “Stronger
more disinformation than we can imagine. He educated the Together.” He highlighted Dr. King’s efforts to improve
crowd about the dangers of modern technology that can easily the world and emphasized the support from people of
all backgrounds, including the Jewish community, in the
pursuit of justice. Reverend Jones called for unity in the
community, stating, “They were stronger together then,
and we are stronger together now.”

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