Jewish Life Digital Edition March 2015 | Page 53

IF YOU’D LIKE YOUR EVENT TO BE FEATURED IN OUR SOCIAL PAGES, PLEASE SEND PHOTOS AND CAPTIONS TO [email protected]. WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO SELECT THOSE PICS WE FEEL ARE MOST SUITABLE. GATHERING OF THE GEDOLEI HADOR ON TAANIS ESTHER TO DAVEN FOR THE KUPAT HA’IR DONORS JEWISH ENTREPRENEUR’S INSIGHT Every year, Helping Hands (the young fundraising division of the Chevrah Kadisha) hosts the very popular JEI event (Jewish Entrepreneur’s Insight), sponsored by Investec, which attracts over 600 young Jewish people. This year was no different and bookings filled up faster than ever. The guest speakers, Scott and Ally Svenson (who flew in from America), discussed their entrepreneurial journey, which included the founding of Seattle Coffee Company, Scott’s presidential role at Starbucks, the founding of Carluccio’s Italian Deli and MOD Pizza. This was followed by a Q&A and a fantastic prize giveaway. PHOTOS BY TERNO PRODUCTIONS To round off the auspicious occasion, guests enjoyed a light dinner and cocktails on the veranda overlooking the green rolling hills of Izinga, proud home of the two beautiful new Sifrei Torah. LEFT: Umhlanga Jewish Day School choir accompanied by Jonathan Birin BELOW: Distinguished guests partake in the honour of completing the Torah JL TORAH COMPLETION AND DEDICATION CEREMONY HELD AT UMHLANGA JEWISH CENTRE A recent joyous celebration was held to mark the completion of two Sifrei Torah and their welcoming to the synagogue at the Umhlanga Jewish Centre in Izinga, KwaZulu-Natal. The two Torah scrolls, one Sephardic and one Ashkenazi, were dedicated by the Zekry and Mann families respectively in loving memory of Rav Menachem and Liza Zekry Z’L, and Nadine Hayley Mann Z’L. Many honourable guests joined the Zekry and Mann families and the Umhlanga Jewish Centre community for the occasion, including Chief Rabbi Dr Warren Goldstein and Rosh Beth Din Rabbi Moshe Kurtstag. JEWISH LIFE ISSUE 82 49