Shalom Greensboro Sept/Oct 2019

SHAL M VOL. 1 • NUMBER 5 • SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER, 2019 • ELUL, 5779/TISHREI/CHESHVAN, 5780

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HIGH HOLIDAYS SHARING TRADITIONS GREENSBORO STYLE p7

From the Campaign Trail Powered by YOU p3

The Year of Strength: 80 Never Looked so Good! p2

A COMMUNITY WHERE YOUR JEWISH LIFE CAN THRIVE.

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ATTRACTING and RETAINING TALENT in Greensboro: What role does the Jewish Community play?

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Welcome to the September/October issue of Shalom Greensboro magazine.

The focus for this edition is the High Holidays. The feature article, High Holidays Greensboro Style, can be found on page seven. We discuss how people make the Holidays special in our community. We’ve also included a High Holidays services schedule for our Guilford County congregations plus a special writing from several local Rabbis.

Wishing you and your family a L’Shana Tova!

Sue Simmons, President Greensboro Jewish Federation

ROSH HASHANAH SENIOR LUNCHEON: A Tradition of Joy Serving more than one hundred people, the Rosh Hashanah Senior Luncheon is a meaningful and joyful celebration of the Jewish New Year.

Dozens of volunteers spend many hours planning and preparing for this event, which culminates in a wonderful afternoon where people come together and welcome the New Year with a blowing of the Shofar and a delicious lunch.

“Our community welcomes all older adults to bring in the Jewish New Year. This year’s luncheon will be held on Tuesday, September 17, at noon at Beth David Synagogue. It’s not too late to sign up! We hope to see you there,” said David Frazier, JFS Volunteer Coordinator.

The luncheon is a joint event of Jewish Family Services, Beth David Vatikim and Temple Emanuel Friendship Circle. Grant funding from Carolina Foundation for Jewish Seniors helps make this event possible and Well-Spring is the generous corporate sponsor. For more information and to sign up contact Marcia Hermelin (336) 852-4829 x222.

community “Ourwelcomes all

older adults to bring in the Jewish New Year.

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ON MY MIND: Federation Turns Eighty

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By Marilyn Forman Chandler, Executive Director This coming New Year begins on Rosh Hashanah, the first of Tishrei in the Hebrew year of 5780. We understand from Pirkei Avot, the Teachings of our Ancestors, that the eightieth year is a year of strength. How appropriate that we will also be celebrating the 80th year of the Greensboro Jewish Federation, which was founded in 1940.

Since then, the Federation has been through a number of transformations, beginning as an organization focused on the resettlement of refugees coming to America from post-Holocaust Europe Marilyn Forman to the short-lived Triad Jewish Federation; which Chandler included partners in Winston-Salem and High Point.

In 1988, the Federation transitioned one last time to the Greensboro Jewish Federation (including all of Guilford County) with a broader reaching mission dedicated to building the State of Israel, energizing and renewing the local and international Jewish communities, assisting the vulnerable in our community and worldwide and ensuring that our Jewish community was engaged in the community around us.

During the coming year, we will extend a hearty homecoming and welcome ‘home’ to everyone who lived here, grew up here, wished they lived here.

When we look back at some of our accomplishments over these past 80 years, they will include the tenacity and commitment of our board and committee members, the tremendous generations-long generosity of donors to our annual campaign and endowment funds and the passion and vision with which we created Jewish Family Services and the Jewish Foundation of Greensboro and support beneficiary agencies nearby and abroad.

Our history will also reflect the incredible volunteer effort that resettled Jews from the Former Soviet Union; as well as our hard work and involvement in resettling refugees from around the world; the renewal of Jewish life in Beltsy, Moldova, the team effort in bringing our community to visit Israel and other overseas Jewish communities; and the building of our Federation home as a hub of the Jewish community.

Expressions that describe our community include: “We punch above our weight class”; “small but mighty”. Members who attend national conferences hear “Oh, you are from Greensboro? WOW!” or “We know you have an exceptional community”.

Let me conclude by saying how proud I am to be a member of the Greensboro Jewish community working every day with you towards making this world a better place. Returning once again to the teachings of Pirkei Avot (1:2) The world rests on three things: Torah (Jewish learning), Avodah (service to G-d), Gemillut Hasadim (acts of loving kindness). As we move into the new year, may we experience these things together and continue to build a community committed to learning, supporting our Jewish community institutions and performing acts of loving kindness.

Shanah Tovah from the Chandler Mishpacha!

Marilyn Forman Chandler Executive Director Sue Simmons President, Board of Trustees

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Susan R. Gutterman Endowment Director Freddy Robinson ​Jewish Foundation of Greensboro Chair

The “ eightieth year is a year of strength.

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PRODUCTION TEAM Judi Rossabi Communications and Corporate Partnership Manager Dena Kovach Design Editor and Creative Visuals Coordinator Jenny Kaiser Contributing Editor Nat Bernstein, Mark Bochkis and Hillary Zaken Contributing Writers Cover photography, featuring Alex, Celia and Jacob Villalba, courtesy of Andrew Bowen Photography.

Shalom Greensboro is a publication of the Greensboro Jewish Federation, 5509-C West Friendly Avenue, Greensboro, NC 27410-4211. The publication provides information and news about the Greensboro Jewish community. Please submit articles to magazine@ shalomgreensboro.org. Shalom Greensboro is published in print and online. The online version can be found at www.shalomgreensboro.org.

FROM THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL: Meet the 2020 Campaign Chairs I recently turned 31 years old.

Yes, my back might be tightening a bit and I’m pretty convinced my hairline is speeding up its move away from my face, but there are many more days when I feel very much my age — still a little unsure, unconfident, undeserving of the sometimes good things that may be happening or that one day will.

Raffi Simel To those I’ve not yet told, after a wonderfully meaningful 2019 Campaign, I was asked to co-chair the 2020 Campaign with a fantastic new partner, Jessica Wisniewski, and excitedly accepted. Looking back only a short time ago, I’d have never guessed I’d be given the opportunity to connect with others in our community in such a collaborative way, not just once, but twice.

I often ask what’s changing within me, giving me the self-confidence to do my part and keep pushing to contribute as best I can — and the answer is it’s all of you.

You give me power. But you not only give me power; you give our whole Jewish communal family power.

Through your generosity, support, and care, you not only empower others to be their best, but you also help pick up the pieces whenever they may break. When tragedy struck our congregations in Pittsburgh, PA and Poway, CA, you were there to meet the immediate physical, psychological and spiritual needs of the victims and their families. At a time when the Holocaust is fading from memory, through the Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA), you’ve supported a bill introduced in Congress, H.R. 943, the Never Again Education Act, which would establish a fund to help teachers develop and improve Holocaust education programs. And closest to home, when the American Hebrew Academy recently closed, you assisted the affected families and individuals through Jewish Family Services and the Tobee W. & Leonard Kaplan JFS Client Assistance Fund.

You give me, Jessica and our whole Jewish community power, and that’s why our 2020 Campaign is just that – Powered by You.

Campaign 2020 is about to begin, and I am excited and honored to be co-chairing the Annual Campaign. I’m thankful and extremely lucky to be working alongside Raffi Simel, who many of you met last year.

We cannot wait to get the year started!

Jewish philanthropy is a passion of mine, and I am looking Jessica forward to bringing the skills I Wisniewski learned through the Greensboro Federation Leadership Institute (GFLI) to the campaign.

Through this program, I have learned so much about myself and I am excited to continue to grow throughout this year.

As a former chair of the annual B’nai Shalom Cadillac dinner, a graduate of GFLI, and a mom with two young daughters, I have already had the opportunity to meet some of you. As Campaign 2020 co-chair, I am enthusiastic about meeting more people in the Greensboro Jewish community. I want to personally invite all of you to join Raffi and myself at some exciting upcoming events, especially our homecoming weekend.

We will be sharing more about that in the coming weeks; in addition to more meaningful and fun events.

This year, we picked a campaign theme that truly resonated with both of us, and we hope it will resonate with you. Our theme this year is about YOU. Jewish Moments powered by YOU. Thank you for all you do for our amazing community!

Major Gifts Dinner GREENSBORO JEWISH FEDERATION’S

Tree on Foundation of Prisoners’ Barracks

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Thursday, October 24, 2019 • 6 p.m. at GreenHill Center for North Carolina Art 200 N. Davie St. in the Greensboro Cultural Center

Please RSVP to Dianne Hines by September 21 dhines@shalomgreensboro.org • 336-852-5433 x233 Required minimum contribution is $5,000 per family

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JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES

SORT & SHELVE:

Every Little Bit Helps at the JFS Food Pantry On a hot summer day over a dozen volunteers showed up to help sort and shelve food at the Jewish Family Services Food Pantry. The program, which runs several times each year, is open to all ages from young children to seniors.

“When we have a lot of folks that volunteer to help, the work goes very quickly and we can accomplish a lot in a short time,” said Jenny Schultz, Program Specialist.

Volunteers are essential to making the food pantry work. Each step is important to making the food available for participants, according to Schultz, who handles intakes for new clients and sets appointments for food pick-up.

“Overall it’s nice to see small things coming together to help solve a bigger problem. It’s extremely meaningful when volunteers help because it allows them to get a visual and understand how their work matters,” Schultz said.

Summer can be a slow time of year and donations are especially important during this time. Thank you to the children and teachers at Temple Emanuel Preschool who recently made a substantial donation of food and also to the Chevrah Torah group at TE for ongoing donations.

Donations of canned goods and boxed items may be dropped off at the JFS Food Pantry Monday – Friday, from 8:30 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Food gift cards to local stores are also appreciated.

Volunteers “ are essential to

making the food pantry work.

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JFS ANNOUNCES PARTNERSHIP WITH CARS Jewish Family Services (JFS) is partnering with CARS (Charitable Adult Rides and Services), an experienced national vehicle donation program. JFS will receive 80% of the profits when you donate your car to JFS. These funds will help support the programs, services, and emergency assistance fund of JFS. The process is simple. Call JFS at (336) 852-4829 and say you want to donate or visit www.careasy.org/nonprofit/jewish-family-servicesof-greensboro. CARS will contact you to pick up the car, handles all paperwork, and will send you a tax receipt.

“We are excited to bring this option to our Jewish community. I encourage anyone who would like to consider donating a vehicle to call us,” said Betsy Gamburg, Director, Jewish Family Services.

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TODAH RABAH Thank you to the following people for contributions to Jewish Family Services.

JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES Bernice and Zev Harel Mimi Levin Wendy and Steven Lewensohn Ellen and Lenny Samet United Way In Honor: Of: the birth of Marilyn and Robert

Chandler’s grandchild From: Linda Fleishman, Steve Shavitz and

Judy Frederick Of: the special birthday of Phyllis Shavitz From: Janis and Andy Fields, Joy Shavitz Of: special thank you to Susan Gutterman From: Debbie and Paul Barry Of: special thank you to Jerry Pinsker From: Debbie and Paul Barry Of: Irene Cohen From: Susan and Freddy Robinson Of: Gail LeBauer From: Susan and Freddy Robinson Of: Linda and Jerry Shapiro From: Susan and Freddy Robinson Of: Carole and Mal Kaplan From: Marcia and Les Hermelin Of: the birth of Annie Brenner Harbaugh From: Joy Shavitz, Steve Shavitz and Judy Frederick Of: the Bar Mitzvah of Noam Ben-Gideon From: Steve Shavitz and Judy Frederick Of: Debra and Stuart Kaufman’s son’s marriage From: Steve Shavitz and Judy Frederick Of: Robin Skirboll’s special birthday From: Joy Shavitz Of: Gene LeBauer’s birthday From: Ellen and Gary Fischer Of: Sam LeBauer’s birthday From: Ellen and Gary Fischer In Memory: Of: David Haber From: Marlene and Gene Baruch, Peggy and Nat

Bernstein, Cheryl Greenberg, Erica and

Andrew Herman, Jack Kaplan and Joanne

Altman, Bea and David Mandel, Lois and

Howard Mezer, Susan and Gary Simmons Of: Leon Samuel Haber From: Joy Shavitz Of: Eleanor Procton’s brother, Tony Tarrasch From: Lois and Howard Mezer, Susan and Freddy

Robinson, Shelly Weiner Of: Polly Strasser’s sister From: Susan and Freddy Robinson Of: Sondra W. Line From: Susan M. Aspey, Fran and Steve Bombart,

Marcia and Les Hermelin, Lois and

Howard Mezer, Kathryn Roth, Sue and

Gary Simmons, Linda and Jerry Wearb Of: Estelle Lieb From: Fran and Steve Bombart, Brian Goldberg,

Lois and Howard Mezer Of: Bob Biller From: Simone and Joel Liebling Of: Harold Zimmerman From: Simone and Joel Liebling, Shelly Weiner Of: Stanley Fox From: Linda Fleishman, Joy Shavitz, Steve Shavitz

and Judy Frederick Of: Helen Berman From: Joy Shavitz Of: Gloria Silber From: Roz and Rich Weintraub Of: Paul Klein From: Fran and Steve Bombart

FOOD PANTRY Sara L. Hoffman Jill Masters In Memory: Of: Beatrice Riera From: The Reed Family Of: Charles Plotkin From: Maddie Reed

VAN FUND Enterprise Holdings In Memory: Of: David Haber From: Rhonda Broder-Dunlevy Of: Estelle Lieb From: Shirley Fields

FUND TO ASSIST THE FORMER EMPLOYEES OF THE AMERICAN HEBREW ACADEMY In Honor: Of: the 50th wedding anniversary

of Chuck and Alice Newell From: Cindy and Don Murinson Of: Ellen and Gary Fischer’s anniversary From: Peggy and Nat Bernstein Of: the first grandchild of

Marilyn and Robert Chandler From: Peggy and Nat Bernstein

Vivian Sheidler Of: Jenny Kaiser’s birthday From: Sharon Kaiser AHA Jewish Life Department Victor and Rose Ackermann Marion Adams Seth and Carol Alberts Joanne Altman Sumedha Ariely Richard and Jill Auslander Helene Bargebuhr Alan Berger June Bergstein Peggy and Nat Bernstein B’nai Shalom Day School Andrew Bowen Matthew Boxer Jordan Bressler Michael Bruell Brigit Burke Michael Carasik Paula Caron Katy and Geoffrey Claussen Irving and Irene Cohen Elliott Cohen Mark Davidowitz and Cheryl David David and Joanna Delman Ellen Engelhardt Amy Epstein Dania Ermentrout Celia Feiler Linda Fleishman Steven Friedland Carolyn Garavente Jerry Gedaly Jon Glazman William Goebel Allan Goldfarb Joshua Gould Ronnie Grabon Sidney and Ricki Gray Ellen Green Cheryl Greenberg

Leslie Grossman Hope Gruber Peter Guthmann Adele Hanau Zev and Bernice Harel Tal Havivi Ronnie Herbst Ruth and Joshua Hoffman Joel Hudson Judith Hyman Terry and Chagit Kahn Sanford Kahn Sharon Kaiser David Kaplan Aleeza Kaplan Jeff Kaplan and Emily Linden Randall Kaplan and Kathy Manning Rhyan Kime Samuel Kniseley Rosa Krajmalnik Eric and Kathy Kraus Abigail Kripke Kurt Lauenstein and Sherry Dickstein Gail LeBauer Merrianne Leff David Levine Peter Levitin Rick Lichtenfield Terry Lowdermilk Michelle Lunney Judith Magier Sarah Malino David Mandel Lewis Margolis Amanda Mbuvi Alison McKane Arlene McKane Steve Mendelson Howard and Lois Mezer David Michalowicz Laurence Milder Bonnie and Robert Miller Helen Miller Raphael Mills Ronald and Victoria Milstein Sharon Moran Donald and Cynthia Murinson Allison Naude Johannes Naude Allison Padulsky Michael Parks

Roselyn Powell Rachel Pront David Rosenstein Susan Ross Anita Rubin Zarky Rudavsky Gabriel Rutan-Ram Lauren Sackett Steven Scheck Karen Sclare Jeffrey Segal Jerry Shapiro Phyllis and Stephen Shavitz Vivian Sheidler Joyce Shuman Paula Sieber Philip Silver Gary Silverstein Linda Simansky Gary and Susan Simmons Leonard and Carol Simons Debra Singer Joyce Slakter Thomas and Linda Sloan Beth Socol Alina Spaulding Sylvie Spielman Robert Strell Sigmund and Ellen Tannenbaum Stuart Teichman Tammi Thurm Amy Torchinsky Sylvia Torchinsky Allen Unger Rachel Villalba Shelly Weiner Lewis Weinstock Dina Wiesen Jessica Wisniewski Caryn Zoffer

We apologize if we have missed anyone’s contribution. Please call Jewish Family Services (336) 852-4829 x222 if we missed you, and we will include you in the next issue. The minimum donation for each submission is $10.00. Thank you.

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Mom’s Jewish

APPLE CAKE From Rachel Villalba

1 ½ cups cooking oil 3 eggs 2 cups sugar 3 cups flour 1 ½ tsp cinnamon 1 tsp salt 1 tsp baking powder 2 tsp vanilla 3 large apples, peeled, cored, cubed 1 cup chopped nuts • Mix first three ingredients together and beat at medium speed for three minutes • Add dry ingredients and vanilla • Mix well, dough will be thick • Fold in apples and nuts • Pour into greased and floured tube pan • Bake for 1 hour 10 minutes at 350 degrees • Cool in pan for ½ hour • Remove from pan and continue to cool Topping: ½ stick butter 1 tbsp milk ¼ cup brown sugar • Mix all together in sauce pan. Cook for two minutes and pour over cake.

FROM THE COVER:

the Villalba Children “High Holidays are special because we eat Matzo ball soup and apples and honey. We get to spend time with our family.” ~ Alex (age 7) “We spend time with our family, eat lots of Jewish food … after fasting we dip apples in honey and we go to Temple services.” ~ Jacob (age 12) “We go to services for the High Holidays at Temple. We have big meals with our family and we have Break Fast with friends.” ~ Celia (age 10)

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LEBRATING CE

High Holidays

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Every Jewish community feels that it has something special to offer. But, how many are successful in creating an atmosphere of cohesiveness, openness and familial closeness?

“There is much more of a family feeling [in Greensboro] than other cities we’ve lived,” observes Peggy Bernstein. “We didn’t feel quite as much a part of the community in the other places.”

That warmth is easy to notice, especially if you’re the new family in town.

“We were blown away.

So welcoming,” says Scott Neitlich, who moved to Greensboro with his wife and daughter in February. “A big reason for the move [from Los Angeles], it felt we were members of a temple, but we were not part of a community.

And within two months, we felt like we were already part of the Jewish community [in Greensboro]. So, we cannot wait for High Holidays here.”

It seems that the Greensboro community truly has something special. That feeling is hard to miss during the most celebrated parts of the Jewish calendar.

There is “ nothing more

open up their back yard and invite members of the Jewish community to gather on picturesque Lake Euphemia to participate in a Tashlich ceremony.

Everyone grabs a Krispy Kreme doughnut or a piece of bread and casts off their sins into the lake. The gathering is often attended by rabbis of all three Jewish congregations.

special than hearing the shofar on Rosh Hashanah.

Another communal Tashlich service is observed at Price Park off Hobbs Road. The park is not to be outdone in the beauty department. And, the annual jaunt from Temple Emanuel to the park’s lake — on a nice, early fall day — clears the head and helps one arrive ready for a meaningful, personal and communal experience.

“The strong sense of community we have here in Greensboro is especially felt on the High Holidays,” says Rabbi Joshua Ben-Gideon. “There is a special feeling of togetherness, which is strengthened by seeing the broad diversity of our community come together for these important days.”

Take the tradition of purging the sins of the previous year. There’s something significant about acknowledging your mistakes together.

Every year, Susan and David Gutterman generously

For many, the High Holidays are just as much about helping the community as they are about sharing traditions. The Villalba family celebrates the High Holidays by participating in a mitzvah — helping to prepare and deliver gift bags for seniors through Jewish Family Services.

“We generally spend both Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur at Temple and then enjoy meals with family and friends in our home or theirs,” Rachel Villalba recalls. “We participate in Tashlich during religious school and the kids practice blowing their shofarot that they received from Israel.”

The blowing of the shofar, after all, is the ultimate communal High Holiday tradition.

“There is nothing more special than hearing the shofar on Rosh Hashanah,” notes Rabbi Fred Guttman.

“It is a moment of clarity in that a united community is hearing the call to repentance and committing itself to the Jewish story, past, present and future.”

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ON THE TOWN

Muriel Hoff (center) (l to r) Betsy Gamburg, Laura Hausman, Hindy Plotkin, Cindi Hoff, Rachel Spalding, Susan Gutterman

POETRY READING by Muriel Hoff Greensboro author Muriel Hoff recently gave a poetry reading of her latest book Beautiful the Whispering of Wind. The event, which was held at Abbotswood at Irving Park, was well attended and enjoyed by all.

“Everybody has a special spark that enables them to bring joy, and light up the world. The poems included in my newest book, Beautiful the Whispering of Wind, awaken in me, and I hope my fellow reader a sense of tranquility, peace, and a closer relationship to God and humankind,” said Hoff.

Hoff is a founding member of the Greensboro Writers Club, member of the Writers Group of the Triad and the North Carolina Poetry Society. She is a Lion of Judah, a lifetime member of Hadassah and past-president of Beth David Sisterhood.

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HIGH HOLIDAYS SCHEDULE 2019•5780 TEMPLE EMANUEL

26: SEPTEMBER 29: SEPTEMBER 30: SEPTEMBER

Mega Challah Bake

RO S H H A S H A N A H

THURSDAY

SUNDAY

MONDAY

OCTOBER

TUESDAY

1:

4: OCTOBER 5: OCTOBER 6:

OCTOBER

FRIDAY

SATURDAY

YOM KIPPUR

SUNDAY

8: OCTOBER 9: OCTOBER

TUESDAY

6:15 p.m.

Erev Rosh Hashanah Service

6:30 p.m.

7 p.m.

First Day Rosh Hashanah 8:30 a.m.

Young Adults Blessing Babysitting 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Children’s Service; Mevuar 10 a.m.

Tot/Family Service 10:30 a.m.

Tashlich @ Guttermans 4:30 p.m.

Walkers leave from BD at 4:10 p.m.

Mincha @ Beth David 6 p.m.

Rosh Hashanah Day 1 9:30 a.m.

Interactive Children’s program begins at 10 a.m. Morning services will be followed by a Rosh Hashanah lunch.

All are welcome. Membership and tickets not required.

Second Day Rosh Hashanah 8:30 a.m.

Baby Blessing Babysitting 9:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Children’s Service 10 a.m.

Rosh Hashanah Day 2 9:30 a.m.

Interactive Children’s program begins at 10 a.m. Morning services will be followed by a Rosh Hashanah lunch.

All are welcome. Membership and tickets not required.

Kabbalat Shabbat

5:45 p.m.

Shabbat Shuvah Services

9:30 a.m.

6:15 p.m.

6:15 p.m.

6 p.m.

6 p.m.

Erev Rosh Hashanah Service 8 p.m.

Service followed by an Oneg

Family Service Rosh Hashanah Service Babysitting Provided (under 5) Children’s Educational Program (K-3rd Grade) Baby Blessing Shofar Service

9 a.m.

10 a.m.

10 a.m.

First Day Rosh Hashanah 9 a.m.

Tashlich @ Sue Silver’s House 6:30 p.m.

Evening Service 7 p.m.

10 a.m.

11 a.m.

11:45 a.m.

Second Day Rosh Hashanah

All are welcome to Temple Emanuel High Holiday Services. Tickets are required for security purposes only.

Please call the Temple office, (336) 292-7899 for more information.

Shabbat Shuvah Services 10 a.m.

Service followed by a Kiddush luncheon.

Kol Nidre Service

6:45 p.m.

Religious School Family Program 9:30 a.m.

Tashlich at the Creek 11 a.m.

Memorial Service at the Greensboro Hebrew Cemetery 1 p.m.

Memorial Service at the High Point Hebrew Cemetery 11 a.m.

Kol Nidre Service Babysitting Provided

8 p.m.

8 p.m.

Erev Yom Kippur (Kol Nidre)

7 p.m.

10 a.m.

10 a.m.

Yom Kippur Service

9 a.m.

Yom Kippur Morning Services 10 a.m.

Interactive Children’s program begins at 10 a.m.

Mincha/Neila 5:45 p.m.

Break the Fast 7:30 p.m.

Yom Kippur Service Babysitting Provided (under 5) Children’s Educational Program (K-3rd Grade) Congregants Hour Study Sessions Family & Healing Services Afternoon Service Yizkor Service Neilah Break the Fast

10 a.m.

1 p.m.

2 p.m.

3 p.m.

4:15 p.m.

5:15 p.m.

6:15 p.m.

7 p.m.

5:45 p.m.

Sukkot Dinner Under the Stars 6:30 p.m.

RSVP required. Call (336) 617-8120 or visit ChabadGreensboro.com.

Newcomers Decorate the Sukkah Party Sukkot Service & Picnic

3 p.m.

5:45 p.m.

MONDAY

Sukkot Services 9:30 a.m. followed by Kiddush in the Sukkah

Sukkot Service 10 a.m. followed by Kiddush in the Sukkah

TUESDAY

Sukkot Services 9:30 a.m. followed by Kiddush in the Sukkah

Sukkot Service 10 a.m. followed by Kiddush in the Sukkah

Pizza in the Hut (Sukkah)

5:45 p.m.

Hakafot Dancing

7 p.m.

Yizkor Service @ Greene St.

5:45 p.m.

Simchat Torah & Consecration

OCTOBER

13:

14: OCTOBER 15: OCTOBER 20: OCTOBER 21: OCTOBER

Yom Kippur Services Babysitting Mevuar Children’s Service Tot/Family Service Yizkor Afternoon Teaching Mincha/Neila Havdalah

Sukkot Dinner

SUNDAY

MONDAY

OCTOBER

TUESDAY

22:

9 a.m.

Shabbat Shuvah Service & Board Installation @ Greene Street 6:30 p.m.

All are welcome at Beth David, but for security purposes tickets are required for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. Please call the office at 336-294-0007 for more information.

Mevuar Kol Nidre Service

Erev Rosh Hashanah Service Babysitting Provided

9:30 a.m.

10 a.m. - 1 p.m.

10:30 a.m.

10:30 a.m.

11 a.m. after Haftarah 3:45 p.m.

4:45 p.m.

7:35 p.m.

WEDNESDAY

SUNDAY

S U K KOT

Erev Rosh Hashanah Service

B’nai Israel Synagogue

Shmini Atzeret Service Dinner and Dancing with Torah

9:30 a.m.

5:45 p.m.

Shimini Atzeret Service and Yizkor Hakafot Dancing

10 a.m.

8 p.m.

Simchat Torah Service

9:30 a.m.

Simchat Torah Service and Hakafot Dancing

10 a.m.

Sukkot Service TBD

6 p.m.

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JEWISH FOUNDATION National Association of Charitable Gift Planners

Susan Gutterman

Board Members Greg Abeyounis, Susan Gutterman, Carolyn DeFrancesco, Beth MacKethan, David Mashich, Geoff Graham

A New Home for Penn State Hillel Penn State Hillel announced that its new downtown building, funded by alumni Nancy and Bernard Gutterman, long time supporters of Penn State and the Hillel movement, will be named The Nancy and Bernard Gutterman Center for Jewish Life.

“Penn State Hillel was so important to Bernard and Nancy us as college students,” said Nancy and Gutterman Bernard (Bernie) Gutterman. They fondly recall how Hillel impacted their lives. Now they feel it’s time to help the next generation of college students have a similar experience.

“Hillel was the one place where we could truly feel at home.”

Their ultimate goal is to ensure Jewish students at Penn State have the opportunity to experience the richness of Jewish life and continue to build the Jewish future.

The Guttermans have impacted Jewish communities across the country through Hillel, Jewish Federations and multiple synagogue leadership roles. Bernie is a founding board member of the Jewish Foundation of Greensboro, past President of the Greensboro Jewish Federation and has served on the boards of Beth David Synagogue, the Greensboro Jewish Federation and the United Way. Nancy’s philanthropic passions have included the Women’s Cabinet of the Federation and missions across the world.

She helped create the original Shalom Greensboro publication.

“We are thrilled to have the opportunity to help ensure that future generations of Jewish young adults will have a Jewish home away from home at Penn State, one that teaches them how to make Judaism a central part of their adult lives, as it has been for us.”

The new hub for Jewish life is located in the downtown area of University Park and is set to open in 2021.

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At a recent National Association of Charitable Gift Planners Conference, Susan R. Gutterman participated in a panel discussion — presenting actual scenarios and answering questions regarding bequest provisions, beneficiary designations, IRA QCD’s, life insurance, real estate and split interest gifts, such as charitable gift annuities and charitable remainder trusts. The National Association of Charitable Gift Planners is the leading organization setting standards for charitable gift planners.

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FOUNDATION Welcomes Assistant Endowment Director The Jewish Foundation of Greensboro welcomes Frandee Woolf as the Assistant Endowment Director.

Frandee is a seasoned fundraising professional with almost thirty years of development experience with Jewish communal organizations. With honed skills in stewardship and solicitation of major gifts, foundation relations, and growing Frandee Woolf multi-faceted boards, she has a proven-track record of achieving fundraising goals and objectives as well as conceiving, organizing, and conducting numerous successful campaign events.

Most recently Frandee was the Executive Director of the Mid-Atlantic Region of the American Friends of the Hebrew University (AFHU) where she led several major gifts campaigns. Prior to joining AFHU, Frandee spent much of her professional development career at the Development Corporation of Israel (“Israel Bonds”), starting as the Women’s Division Director and rising to spend almost a decade as Executive Director of the Washington, DC office.

A graduate of the American University in Washington, DC, she also studied at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem before beginning her professional career in the Jewish communal world as a senior research associate at the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC).

Frandee and her husband Steven, Senior Tax Counsel, JFNA, recently relocated to Greensboro to be closer to their family, Emily and Brandon Gray.

Both attended college in Washington and have lived and worked there for more than forty years.

Frandee is an avid golfer, enjoys reading and has learned to play mahjong since moving here. Most of all she enjoys spending time with her grandson.

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Recreating Ourselves Through Reflection and Action at B’NAI SHALOM DAY SCHOOL What kind of people do we aspire to be? This coming month, in preparation for the high holidays, B’nai upper school students will explore this question.

Rosh Hashanah celebrates the creation of the world, and as the High Holiday season approaches, each of us has the opportunity to re-create ourselves in a process involving both reflection and action.

Students will study middot, Jewish values or character traits, and will use them to describe the kind of people they would like to grow up to be. They will also study Jewish wisdom literature from the rabbinic period, Pirkei Avot, which contains much food for thought on this subject. Students will create a personal page for their machzor, so that they can be reminded of their goals on Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur and beyond.

This year at B’nai, students will experience coordination between their Judaic studies and their Humanities curriculum. Sixth-graders will study the rise of early civilization and the early history of the Jews, and will focus on the tension between Universalism and Particularism throughout the school year. Seventh and Eighth graders will focus on themes of power and responsibility. These ideas will resonate across subject areas, enabling students to gain a deeper understanding of these key elements of human experience.

JTRIAD Appreciates Diverse forms of Observances among Members Observance of the High Holidays is as diverse as our Jewish population, and this diversity also holds true for members of JTriad, the organization for young Jewish professionals in Greensboro.

Some members regularly attend services at Beth David or Temple Emanuel and strictly observe the laws of kashrut, while others are more secular and participate in Jewish events out of a sense of cultural identity and a desire for community.

The High Holidays — Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur — are considered the most sacred days on the Jewish calendar and are marked by strong observance in the Jewish world. As we move into this special time, we recognize how our own community observes the High Holidays in many ways.

Rebecca Chabrow, a JTriad Board member, shared her unique observance: “This year, I went to Temple Emanuel for the end of Rosh Hashanah services... it was a great way to get to learn more about members of the Jewish community outside of JTriad and AHA. On Yom Kippur, I went over to Beth David for some of their services, and that evening, I broke the fast with friends from JTriad. I’ll really miss Greensboro during high holiday time.”

Anyone who is interesting in attending High Holiday services at any of our local congregations can contact JTriad for free tickets at jtriad336@gmail.com JTriad is run by a small committee of dedicated volunteers and is supported by the Greensboro Jewish Federation, Temple Emanuel of Greensboro, Temple Emanuel of Winston Salem, and Beth David Synagogue.

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At a North Carolina Institute of Medicine (NCIOM) task force meeting on Serious Illness Care, Wendee Cutler shared “This session discussed the creation of private online health information accounts. A person’s entire medical history and all related legal documents could be accessed by health care providers. In emergency situations the patient or their designee will not need to locate and deliver important legal documents to obtain care according to the patient’s wishes. It will already be in the online file.”

Regardless of age or health, it’s important to complete appropriate documents including educating designated representatives of the care wishes of the patient. Waiting for an emergency could be too late. The patient may not be able to speak for him or herself.

Planning ahead of time is vital. People are doing a mitzvah for loved ones by completing legal documents and having conversations with their designee prior to an incident. This insures the patient’s wishes are followed should an event occur.

Consult medical providers or attorneys for current accuracy and verification of documents. For additional information, contact Wendee Cutler, Executive Director, Carolina Foundation for Jewish Seniors at wcutler@ carolinajewishseniors.org or call (336) 854-8400.

Planning “ ahead of time is vital. ”

UNCG Hillel Supports Students in Their Jewish Journey The High Holidays is the time to try new things. Many people feel it is their obligation to wear new clothes or try new recipes. This year, UNCG Hillel is offering new student-led High Holiday services for students.

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Vicki Cathcart is the Director of Student Life for UNCG and Guilford College as part of NC Hillel. She sees “this as a chance to serve more students who want a High Holiday experience on campus.”

Abigail Cohen, a rising sophomore from Charlotte, is excited for the student-led High Holiday services. “It’s so great that we’re going to be able to celebrate them on campus as a group.” She notes that students are always invited to the local congregations, but school commitments make attending difficult. “It’s much more likely that I’ll be able to attend [services] and I’m so happy about that!”

Cathcart said, “UNCG Hillel supports all students in their Jewish journey. We offer a wide variety of opportunities for Jewish students to get together. We have Shabbat dinners, bagel brunches, and learning and travel opportunities. Hillel also has a lounge that is a home away from home for so many students.”

First Day of Rosh Hashanah services will start at noon on October 1 and will be followed by a luncheon. Yom Kippur observances will take place on October 9, 10-11 a.m. All events will be at the Smith Associated Campus Center.

The High Holiday season at UNCG is not limited to Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. Hillel will sponsor a preneg from 4-5:30 p.m. on Friday, October 18. Hillel leaders are organizing a Sukkah party on October 20 at 1 p.m. to help celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the Smith Associated Campus Center.

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VOICES

What is ROSH HASHANAH?

GOOD CLEAN SOIL

Resolutions for Your Spiritual Health

By Rabbi Fred Guttman

By Rabbi Yosef Plotkin Translation is a tricky business.

I always found it fascinating to see how Jewish terms are translated into English, often losing key nuances in the process.

For example, t​zedakah ​ is commonly rendered as ‘charity,’ implying a voluntary act of generosity.

But the original Hebrew word means ‘justice’ or ‘righteousness.’ To Jews, giving to people in need is not something extra; it’s just the correct, honest thing to do.

The same holds true for Rosh Hashanah, which does not mean ‘New Years,’ but ‘Head of the Year.’ More than just the first day of the year, Rosh Hashanah functions like a ‘head’ of the human body. If your mind is healthy, it sends healthy signals, properly directing your body parts.

How do you have a healthy Rosh Hashanah? We all know the doctor’s orders — desist from working, come to synagogue to pray, hear the shofar, and celebrate with festive meals. Perhaps most importantly, make those Rosh Hashanah resolutions to make the coming year more Jewish, more giving, and more spiritual.

Then comes the real work, making sure not to decapitate your year. Instead, take the inspiration that you’ve gleaned from the spiritual high of these two days and channel it into increased Jewish involvement, the following week on Yom Kippur, and then into the rest of the year.

On behalf of our Chabad family, Hindy and I wish each and every one of you a ​shanah tovah​, which truly and accurately translates as a ‘good year,’ in every sense of the word!

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A prominent rabbi decided that a visual demonstration would add emphasis to his sermon. Four worms were placed into four separate jars. The first worm was put into a container of alcohol. The second worm was put into a container of cigarette smoke. The third worm was put into a container of chocolate syrup. The fourth worm was put into a container of good, clean soil. At the conclusion of the sermon, the rabbi reported the following results: The first worm in alcohol ... Dead.

The second worm in cigarette smoke ... Dead.

The third worm in chocolate syrup ... Dead.

The fourth worm in good, clean soil ... Alive.

So the rabbi asked the congregation, “What did you learn from this demonstration?” Sitting in the back, a woman quickly raised her hand and said, “Rabbi! It is actually very simple — as long as you drink, smoke, and eat chocolate, you won’t have worms!”

As funny as this joke is, it really illustrates how rational thought can sometime be placed aside in favor of what we want the truth to be. The High Holy Days are about taking a good and hard look at what we perceive to be the truth of our lives, our community, our nation and our world and to challenge these truths.

If our beliefs are no longer valid, then we need to change, to transform not only our beliefs, but also our behavior. Failure to do so means not only that we do not change, but that we will be stuck in the status quo. There is a proverb which I grew up with which says, “If you continue to do what you have always done, do not be surprised if you will get what you have always gotten!”

On behalf of Nancy and myself, I wish to all of us a Shanah Tovah u metukah! A good and a Sweet New Year! May we all be inscribed for a blessing in the Book of Life!

We Are All Only HUMAN

By Rabbis Rebecca and Joshua Ben-Gideon In her book, Kitchen Table Wisdom, the doctor Rachel Naomi Remen writes about a cancer patient, a highpowered CEO, who came to a startling realization during his treatment: “I am shocked to have discovered this morning that I am the only me there is. I think this is the key to everything—compassion, kindness, trust of life, mystery. A genuine and not inflated sense of importance and self-value. “I’ve spent most of my life comparing myself to other men. Are they smarter? Sexier? Do they have more hair?

“And all the time there is this other way of seeing things. I am not one of the motors my company produces by the hundreds of thousands. I am handmade. Less than perfect but more a work of creation than a product of technology.

And I am not alone in this.

Everyone is the only ‘me’ there is.”

This patient realized that powerful CEO though he might be, he was human. It’s easy to say, “I’m only human,” but it’s not easy to truly accept this truth in our guts and hearts. Humans are not robots. Humans are not perfect.

Our bodies are not perfect. Our hearts are not perfect. We are part of the world, and the world is not a perfect place. We are breakable, we are fragile. We think so much that we can’t decide what to do and do nothing. Or we act rashly without consideration.

Appreciating our own uniqueness opens us up to relating to one another differently.

What is it that makes you just you, and no one else? Searching for the uniqueness in another person is one way we can come to approach our relationships with a sense of reverence. It can make forgiveness of one another’s flaws easier.

This New Year, may we be freed from the need to judge ourselves by comparison with others, and instead have holidays that leave us clear eyed—not only about the things we can improve on, but about the strengths and qualities that make each one of us the only me in the room, the only me in the world.

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September 22, 2019, 12:30 p.m. at Temple Emanuel The International March of the Living (MOTL) is the largest gathering of Jewish high school juniors and seniors in the world, attracting thousands of students annually from over 40 countries. The two-week program gives teenagers the opportunity to commemorate Yom Hashoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day, at Birkenau and to celebrate Yom Ha’atzmaut, Israel Independence Day, in Israel.

On April 21, 2020 thousands of Jews and non-Jews, from around the world, will share in a once-in-alifetime experience when they march 3-kilometers from Auschwitz to Birkenau, the largest concentration camp complex built by the Nazis during World War II. Join Rabbis Guttman and Ben Gideon as together we will encounter both the richness and anguish of our past and the hope for our future.

Don’t Miss this Experience of a Lifetime! Significant grants are provided by the Greensboro Jewish Federation and scholarships are awarded by Jewish Family Services.

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HAPPENINGS: UPCOMING EVENTS IN OUR COMMUNITY WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8

7:30 – 8:30 p.m.

Beth David Synagogue Led by Rabbi Ben-Gideon. Contact Corie Hampton (336) 294-0007 champton@bdgso.org. Class also meets September 11.

7 - 9:15 p.m.

• Crossroads of Jewish History taught by Rabbi Guttman • The Ethics of Jewish Living taught by Rabbi Koren The two courses will be taught back-to-back for 25 weeks.

All are welcome. For more information call (336) 292-7899 or visit www.tegreensboro.org

Beth David Synagogue 11 a.m.

Schmooze with the Rabbi 11:30 a.m. Kosher dairy lunch ($5), followed by program

BD Intro to High Holidays Class

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 5

TE Melton Courses begin

BD Vatikim

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 13

BSDS Sukkah City: B’nai Builds Event 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Beth David Synagogue Family education and celebration event.

GJF Cardozo Society Program

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21

11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.

Federation Building Featuring Justice Mark Davis, the first Jewish member of the North Carolina Supreme Court. RSVP to Dianne Hines (336) 852-5433 X233 or visit www.shalomgreensboro.org

TE Selichot Service and Movie

8 p.m.

TE Jefferson Road Campus Movie begins at 8 p.m.; followed by Service at 10 p.m.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17

BD S’lichot Service

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 8

9 p.m.

Beth David Synagogue S’lichot Service to kick off the 5780 High Holidays

11:30 a.m.

TBD Featuring NC Secretary of Commerce, Anthony Copeland

TE The Anonymous People film screening and panel discussion Temple Emanuel 3 p.m. refreshments 4 p.m. film and panel discussion Temple Emanuel partners with GCSTOP in honor of Recovery Awareness Month; contact Jessi Balogh (336) 292-7899, jbalogh@tegreensboro.org MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 9 GJF Ignite 6 p.m.

Federation Building Working group session TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10 BD Vatikim Beth David Synagogue 11 a.m.

Schmooze with the Rabbi 11:30 a.m. Kosher dairy lunch ($5), followed by program WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11

TE Schmooze with the Rabbi

12 noon – 1:30 p.m.

Proximity Hotel Schmooze with the rabbi, meet new people and have great conversation over lunch. Conversation is on us; lunch is on you. RSVP (336) 292-7899 or info@tegreensboro.org SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 15

TE Billy Jonas Concert

11 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Temple Emanuel Billy Jonas returns to Temple Emanuel for a special performance marking the start of the new Religious School year. Contact Louise Van Schaack (336) 292-7899; lvanschaack@tegreensboro.org

JFS Rosh Hashanah Gift Bag Program 1 – 2 p.m.

Federation Building Assemble and deliver Rosh Hashanah bags to seniors in our community.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19

BD Sukkah Stroll

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 22

12:30 – 1:30 p.m.

BD Sisterhood Gift Shop Holiday Sale 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.

GJF Fall Ignite Event

Beth David Synagogue

BD Out of the Garden 2 – 3:30 p.m.

Lindley Elementary School Help distribute food to those in need.

GJF PJ Library AppleFest 2 – 4 p.m.

Millstone Creek Orchards Ring in the Jewish New Year with PJ Library at AppleFest.

Contact Carly Dunno (336) 852-5433 X243; cdunno@ shalomgreensboro.org

BD StreetWatch 4 – 5:30 p.m.

211 South Greene Street Serve food to those in need in downtown Greensboro. Sign up for above programs at www.bethdavidsynagogue.org

TE Criminal Justice Panel Discussion 4 p.m.

Jefferson Road Campus TE’s Social Action committee hosts panel discussion featuring Daniel Bowes, Director of the Criminal Justice Project at the NC Justice Center TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24 BD Vatikim Beth David Synagogue 11 a.m.

Schmooze with the Rabbi 11:30 a.m. Kosher dairy lunch ($5), followed by program THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 26

Chabad Mega Challah Bake

6:30 – 8:30 p.m.

Chabad In preparation for the New Year, come bake Challah with hundreds of Jewish women from the Triad. Contact Hindy Plotkin hindy@chabadgreensboro.com or visit www. chabadgreensboro.com.

Beth David Synagogue

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 20

BD Wine, Cheese & Speaker Event 7 – 9 p.m.

Beth David Synagogue

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 22 BD Vatikim Beth David Synagogue 11 a.m.

Schmooze with the Rabbi 11:30 a.m. Kosher dairy lunch ($5), followed by program SUNDAY, OCTOBER 27

JFS Food Pantry Sort

10 – 11 a.m.

Federation Building Help sort food donations and restock the pantry. Great mitzvah project for young children.

TE Jewish Spiritual Parenting 10:15 a.m.

TE Jefferson Road Campus Three-part series on parenting through a Jewish lens

BD Out of the Garden 2 – 3:30 p.m.

Lindley Elementary School Help distribute food to those in need.

BD StreetWatch 4 – 5:30 p.m.

211 South Greene Street Serve food to those in need in downtown Greensboro. Sign up for above programs at www.bethdavidsynagogue.org

For complete information on all upcoming events in our community, visit the Jewish Community Calendar at https://www.shalomgreensboro. org/jewish-federation-of-greensboro-calendar/ month/grid/2019/09/01

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17

Rosh Hashanah Senior Luncheon 12 noon Beth David Synagogue Enjoy a meaningful holiday celebration featuring a delicious kosher lunch. RSVP to Marcia Hermelin (336) 852-4829 x222

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• FRIDAY, DECEMBER 6 Shabbat Dinners hosted by members of the community • SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7 An Evening Downtown featuring games and pub crawl • SUNDAY, DECEMBER 8 Morning: basketball game ‘Old School v. New School’ plus PJ Library Family Programs Evening: 2020 Campaign Kickoff — 80 NEVER LOOKED SO GOOD! Thank you to event chairs Ashley Garcia and Erin Rosen and Campaign chairs Raffi Simel and Jessica Wisniewski

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