A Publication of the Greensboro Jewish Federation, Greensboro, North Carolina www.shalomgreensboro.org
VOL. 42, NUMBER 1 - SEPTEMBER 2016, AV-ELUL5776
FOSTERING COMMITMENT AND RESOURCES WHICH STRENGTHEN AND ENRICH JEWISH LIFE LOCALLY, NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY
From Greensboro to Israel Summer Experiences to Remember
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his past summer, thirteen women from the Greensboro Jewish community had the opportunity of a lifetime to travel to Israel. A group of eleven women participated in the Jewish Women’s Renaissance Project MOMentum Trip. Federation leader Mamie Todaro traveled on the JFNA Young Leadership Mission and Hillel professional Corie Hampton took part in Hillel International’s Pardes Summer Institute. Each woman’s journey through Israel was different and meaningful in its own way.
Mamie Todaro speaks to her group in Kidmat Tzvi.
We asked them to share a bit about the powerful experiences they had in Israel this summer in the reflections below and throughout this issue of Shalom Greensboro. It is important to not only live an active Jewish life within your community, but to do what you can to help other Jewish communities. We are ONE family, regardless of where we live or even if we will never meet. Tracy Simon, JWRP MOMentum Trip What I experienced in Israel was a deepened connection with the Holy Land and my spirituality as a Jewish woman and mother. JWRP says “Inspire a woman, you inspire a family. Inspire enough families, you inspire a community. Inspire enough communities, you can change the world." Erica Herman, JWRP MOMentum Trip
GJF 2016 MOMentum Group Visit to the Kotel - Front row: Emily Kranz, Paula Justice, Maeve Kaplan, Erica Herman, Heather Gert. Back row: Tracy Simon, Susan Strumwasser, Sheryl Miller, Barbara Osborne, Emily Gray, Alina Gerlovin-Spaulding.
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Corie Hampton (bottom right) studies Jewish texts as part of the Pardes Summer Institute.
Page 3 - Meet the 2017 Campaign Chairs
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Page 5 - Remembering Tobee Kaplan, z"l Page 9 – Where the Money Goes