dinner with the same group of family friends. Thirty years later, we still have Shabbat dinner together weekly, and now my children love participating in the tradition with their bonus ‘aunts’ and ‘uncles’.” “Initially I was peripherally involved with Federation, but my involvement deepened when my mom was diagnosed with cancer. She insisted on setting up a Lion of Judah Endowment fund in my name to ensure that I would forever be a Lion of Judah and involved in the Miami Jewish community. But she didn’t stop there. She made me promise I would wear the Lion pin and actively participate on a committee!” In 2013, the Kahn Family Foundation/Michelle Kahn Lion of Judah Endowment Fund was established through a distribution from Carol Kahn’s donor-advised fund. The following year, the fund increased via a distribution from the estate of Dr. Guinter Kahn. An Emerald Lion, Forever Lion and Forever Pacesetter, Michelle became involved in the GMJF Women’s Amutot Committee. Later, she joined National Young Leadership Cabinet, which she credits with meeting two of her closest friends. She is now the proud mother of two beautiful children, Celine and Gabriel, both of whom attend Temple Beth Sholom’s preschool. “I am so blessed to be part of this vibrant Jewish community. As a single mother, it gives me great comfort knowing that my children will always have the Miami Jewish community to support them. I wear my Lion pin with pride knowing that my family’s gift represents my values and my parents’ values, and that those values will live on forever.”
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