Shalom greensboro january 2014

A Publication of the Greensboro Jewish Federation, Greensboro, North Carolina1 Shalom GreenSboro

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Vol. 39, no. 5 - JanUarY 2014, TeVeT-SheVaT 5774

FOSTERING COMMITMENT AND RESOURCES WHICH STRENGTHEN AND ENRICH JEWISH LIFE LOCALLY, NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY

Super Sunday Telethon Feb. 2 The Legend MANY YEARS AGO, MEN OF EXTRAORDINARY GRIT TOOK TO THE CHALLENGE AND BECAME LEGENDS IN THE GAME TO WHICH WE NOW PAY HOMAGE. ON THIS SUPER SUNDAY, LET US TAKE TO THE PHONES AND SHOW THE SAME GRIT AS WE MAKE OUR CALLS AND HELP OUR FEDERATION. LET'S MAKE 'EM PROUD. Telethon chairs Courtney Kamlet, rachel Villalba, brad Kamlet and José Villalba tailgating in the Federation parking lot in anticipation of the 2014 SUPer SUnDaY TeleThon.

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Page 3 Party with a Purpose - Super Sunday 2014 Page 8 JTriad Chanukah Launch Page 9 Step Out and Step UP! photos . . .

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PJ Library Celebrated Thanksgivukkah!

Brian Rosichan plants a kiss on daughter, Naomi.

Children creating their Thanksgivukkah art projects.

Mimi Levin, local sponsor of PJ Library, enjoying the event.

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n November, PJ Library held a special event, “Nun, Gobble, Hay, Shin” at the Kathleen Clay Edwards Library. Thank you to Lisa Lasovsky, Pre-K Teacher at B’nai Shalom Day School, for reading some wonderful Chanukah books and to Jenny Schultz, PJ Library Committee Chair, for leading a fun Thanksgivukkah art project.

Hannah Spielman gets some help from Mom, Becky Spielman, in eating her sufganiyot! photos by Arlene McKane

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SAVE THE DATE 2014

Another great selection of must see films

February 22, 23, 27, March 2, 6, 8

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SUPER SUNDAY 2014 T

he Greensboro Jewish Federation has always taken pride in our efforts to reach out and involve people in the wonderful work that we do. No event represents this more than our Annual SUPER SUNDAY Telethon. Each year the Telethon offers an avenue for excitement, fun, and camaraderie with members of our Triad Jewish community.

Plan now to join chairs, Courtney and Brad Kamlet and Rachel and José Villalba and be a part of the 2014 SUPER SUNDAY scene on February 2 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

“The energy generated each year on Super Sunday is not to be missed,” says Courtney Kamlet, Telethon co-chair. “We are well on our way to our $1.64 million Campaign goal and you can help us get closer by joining us at the Federation on February 2.”

According to Rachel Villalba, co-chair, there are many opportunities to make a difference on Super Sunday. “If you are uncomfortable making solicitation phone calls, help is needed volunteering with childcare, writing thank you notes, or helping keep the crowd fed…there is a role for everyone at Telethon.”

The Greensboro Jewish Federation Annual Campaign enables us to touch thousands of lives in Greensboro, Israel, and around the world. Through our local agencies and with our overseas partners, we ensure that the hungry are fed, the vulnerable are protected and the young are nurtured and enriched. Without your generous gift of time and resources, this would not be possible. Together we do extraordinary things.

Exciting children’s activities and child care will be offered that morning at B’nai Shalom Day School. When registering for Telethon please indicate the number of children and their ages that you will be taking to BSDS. Plan now to join old friends or make new ones when you volunteer for SUPER SUNDAY 2014. Let us know that you will be there by calling the Federation office at 336-852-5433, ext.

233 or volunteer online at shalomgreensboro.org. .

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Shalom Greensboro Get the word out to the entire Jewish Community For information call Dianne Hines 336-852-5433 ext. 233 This symbol shows what your annual campaign tzedakah accomplishes. Through the Greensboro Jewish Federation, your tzedakah touches Jewish lives in our own Jewish community, in Israel and throughout the diaspora.

Make your pledge go further— we’ll meet you halfway!

A generous donor will match your increase this year with your commitment to pledge at a new giving level in 2015. This match is available for all women pledging up to the $5,000 Lion of Judah level and all men up to $10,000 Ben Gurion level.

Thank you for considering our Campaign Match. Your increased contribution to this year’s annual campaign and your full commitment of giving to the 2015 campaign will help sustain Jewish education, fund disaster relief, and provide needed care for our seniors— just some of the many programs that our Federation supports.

Together WE do extraordinary things.

If you have any questions, please contact the Federation and ask to speak with a Campaign representative.

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boycotts will not advance academic freedom Susan Feit), the BDS Movement (Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions), Jewish Involvement in the Civil Rights Movement (David Evans, whose father was Mayor of was approached before last summer Fayetteville, spoke about his father’s efforts

by Max Carter, director of the Friends to integrate the town), Redemption Center at Guilford Colof the Captives and Resettlement lege, about the possibil(Mila Kilimnik, Faina and Misha ity of teaching a course on Bochkis came to speak about their Judaism in my capacity as refugee/resettlement experiences), a leader of the Greensboro Conversion and Intermarriage, Jewish community. GuilKosher Food and Kashrut and ford has often collaborated Jewish Music (Guilford Alumni/ with our Federation in many musicians Paul Fribush and Gary different programs and Silverstein with visiting Klezmer considers the Federation to musician Michael Alpert). We be a partner and resource in also looked closely at news articles university education related about recent issues like the results marilyn Forman to faith, our local Jewish of the PEW study, anti-Semitic Chandler community, and Israel. incidents in upstate New York and After repeated attempts to duck out the death of the Sephardic chief rabbi in of another evening out and somewhat Israel. intrigued by the possibilities of using I pause here to thank all of these different creative energy to write another wonderful community members and whole semester-long course, I succumbed guests and other colleagues and friends and agreed. (I had also once taught a who shared stories and insights in class course on Jewish leadership to students and to those who reviewed and made at the American Hebrew Academy.) recommendations about the curriculum.

Utilizing topics gleaned from classes I I thank my many teachers whose styles of have been a student in, as well as my education, use of educational materials, experiences as Federation executive incredible knowledge and humor served director, I created a survey course in order as my role models and mentors. I also to give an overview of Judaism in America thank my students for their participation, today, with a focus on Greensboro, and on their patience, their queries and questions, American Jewish identity. their openness and thinking power, and Classes included the reading of their honest feedback at the end of the source materials, text and chevruta study, semester. I look forward to returning discussion, meetings with special guests, to the classroom next year to engage in interviews, field trips, tasting the delights such a positive environment for liberal of Jewish cooking, and experiencing education.

Jewish music. Both traditional students Through this experience, I have come and those students studying later in their to realize how much freedom a university careers were in the class. Many of our professor has to shape the curriculum, discussions enabled students to reflect determine guest lecturers and guide upon their own religious, ethnic and the classroom discussion. Recently, the cultural identities.

American Studies Association (ASA) Through the 15-week semester, we decided to adopt an Israel boycott studied Civil Judaism, Jewish Ethics, resolution which encourages its members the Jewish calendar and Holidays, to boycott Israeli academic institutions.

Jewish Lifecycle Events (included a visit The Israel Action Network (IAN), a to the mikveh), the Organized Jewish beneficiary of the Greensboro Jewish Community and Movements of the Federation and a strategic initiative of American Jewish community (Rabbis the Jewish Federations of North America Eliezer Havivi, Andy Koren, Yosef in partnership with the Jewish Council Plotkin), the Holocaust (Shelly Weiner), for Public Affairs, has been working Israel, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and for many months behind-the-scenes to anti-Zionism (Liat Sror of NC Hillel), mobilize opposition to this resolution. anti-Semitism (NCCJ Executive Director, Unfortunately, the process was neither

By Marilyn Forman Chandler Executive Director, Greensboro Jewish Federation

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balanced nor transparent. Despite the fact that the decision represented less than 20 percent of ASA members, the decision to boycott was endorsed by the ASA National Council. Many members and other influential bodies of higher education strongly opposed the boycott.

Unfortunately, it is known that other smaller academic associations will be encouraging the adoption of similar resolutions in the months to come.

Ari Gauss, Director of N.C. Hillel comments: “If their intent is to promote academic freedom, it’s absurd that they’re seeking to do so by limiting academic freedom via boycott. Moreover, this effort is misguided. While Israeli governmental policies are certainly not beyond reproach, Israel is far from the top of the list of most egregious offenders. In fact, the most recent valedictorian from the medical school at the prestigious Technion-Israel Institute of Technology is an Israeli Arab.”

The IAN, representing 15 national Jewish agencies, 154 Jewish Federations including our Greensboro Jewish Federation, 300 Network communities and 125 Jewish community relations councils, will continue to monitor these professional associations and ongoing developments.

As of this writing, Brandeis University and Penn State Harrisburg have announced their withdrawal from the American Studies Association (ASA) following the recent vote. If you are a member of the ASA or are in any way connected with American Studies on university campuses, I encourage you to: 1. Write to the ASA to express your disappointment and anger with this resolution; encourage friends and colleagues who are American Studies professors to do the same.

American Studies Association 1120 19th Street NW, Suite 301 Washington D.C. 20036 Phone: 202-467-4783 Fax: 202-467-4786 Email: asastaff@theasa.net 2. Write to your university and university student newspaper (as a student or alumnus) and encourage the university to withdraw from the ASA 3. Write to local and area newspapers to express your opinion Academic freedom? Yes. However boycotts aren’t the answer to creating an open space on campuses to achieve this freedom.

Community enrichment Fund IN MEMORY OF: Of: Gerald Shuman From: Anita and Stan Meyer Of: Gerald Shuman From: Bob and Sally Cone

January 2014 SHALOM GREENSBORO WWW.ShalomGreenSboro.orG 2013-2014 FeDeraTIon oFFICerS President Stephen Shavitz President Elect Keith Rosen Vice President Peggy Bernstein Vice President Arthur Samet Vice President Jenny Kaiser Vice President Lois Mezer Secretary Steve Bombart Treasurer Micah Goldstein eDITorIal aDVISorY boarD Marilyn Chandler Deborah Kintzing Rachel Wolf Dianne Hines Gabriel Fraire Valerie O'Keefe Anyone interested in helping shape Shalom Greensboro by participating in the editorial board should contact Gabriel Fraire at jfededitor@shalomgreensboro.org FeDeraTIon STaFF 336-852-5433 MARILYN CHANDLER, ext. 236 Executive Director DEBORAH KINTZING, ext. 237 Director of Campaign & Community Relations RACHEL WOLF, ext. 229 Director of Outreach & Education RACHEL DARROW, ext. 231 Director of Finance and Human Resources CYNTHIA SCOTT, ext. 238 Facilities Manager / IT Coordinator DIANNE HINES, ext. 233 Administrative Assistant EMPERATRIZ PEREZ, ext. 230 Accounting Asst.

VALERIE O’KEEFE, ext. 221 Marketing and Communications Coordinator GABRIEL FRAIRE, 681-7227 Federation Editor/Graphic Designer JeWISh FoUnDaTIon oF GreenSboro SUSAN R. GUTTERMAN, 852-0099 Endowment Director MELANIE VERGES, Stewardship, Program, and Communications Coordinator 294-0846 DEBORAH LINDLEY, 852-8462 Administrative & Financial Assistant JeWISh FamIlY SerVICeS MAIN NUMBER, 852-4829 BETSY GAMBURG, ext. 225 JFS Director GAIL BRETAN, ext. 227 Volunteer Coordinator KATY CLAUSSEN Chai Notes Facilitator MARCIA HERMELIN, ext. 222 Administrative Assistant GILDA FRIEDMAN, R.N., B.S.N., ext. 224 Congregational Nurse Shalom Greensboro is published ten times a year from September through May, and June/July, by the Greensboro Jewish Federation, 5509-C West Friendly Ave., Guilford Corporate Park, Greensboro, NC 274104211. Telephone: (336) 852-5433. Fax: (336) 852-4346.

Its purpose is to provide informational and educational coverage of Jewish news, events and programs in the greater Greensboro and Guilford County areas.

The opinions expressed on the Opinion page do not necessarily express the views of the Greensboro Jewish Federation.

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Shalom Greensboro 5 Donations to the Jewish Foundation of Greensboro December 2013 Donations to the Jewish Foundation of Greensboro — In Memory of Bootsie (Miriam) Gutterman, z”l-The Bootsie and Harold Gutterman Family Fund Our State Magazine Dalya Kutchai and Ronald Kahn We apologize if we have inadvertently omitted a contribution. Please contact Melanie Verges, Stewardship, Program, and Communications Coordinator, at 336-294-0846, and we will make sure to include it in the next issue. Thank you.

Members of the Foundation Board, pictured left to right: Susan Gutterman, Andrew Bowen, Marilyn Chandler, Frank Brenner, Freddy Robinson, Susan Robinson, Tom Sloan, Jeri D’Lugin, Todd Schwarz, Irene Cohen, Tom Cone, Victoria Carlin Milstein, Sara Lee Saperstein, Joyce Shuman, Joseph LeBauer, Cathy Levinson.

The Jewish Foundation of Greensboro Growth tops $50 Million

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he Jewish Foundation of Greensboro has set another precedent in contributions and distributions for 2013.

Since its inception in 1995 with assets of $500,000.00, and ending November 2013 with over $54 million, the Foundation has exhibited exceptional growth illustrating the true character of the Jewish community.

The year ended with 253 funds, which totaled $54 million and distributions of $2.75 million being distributed to various charitable organizations. Distributions are dispersed though the Foundation in Greensboro, and also through our affiliates in Asheville and Raleigh/Cary.

The accomplishments of the Foundation would not be possible without the exceptional leadership and

commitment of its Board of Directors and the Investment Committee. Members of the Foundation Board are: Tom Cone, Chair; Cathy Levinson, Vice Chair; Jeri D’Lugin, Secretary; Gail M. LeBauer, Immediate Past Chair; Frank Brenner, Budget, Finance, and Administration Chair; Michael Berkelhammer, Development Chair; Sara Lee Saperstein, Stewardship Chair; Leonard J. Kaplan, Founding Chair; Irene Cohen, Steven Friedland, Micah Goldstein, Joseph LeBauer, Victoria Milstein, Jerry Pinsker, Susan Robinson, Phyllis Shavitz, Marshall Tuck, Freddy Robinson, Andrew Aronson, Andrew Bowen, Steve Shavitz, Marilyn Chandler, Brian Orol, Joyce Shuman, Frederick Levick, Todd Schwarz, Andy Schneider, and Robert Deutsch. The Investment Committee includes: Tom

Sloan, Chair; Jerrold Pinsker, Vice Chair; Mark Abramson, Andrew Aaronson, Michael Berkelhammer, Leonard Clein, Tom Cone, David Delman, Jeri D’Lugin, Donna Gutterman, Leonard Guyes, Gail LeBauer, Cathy Levinson, Jerome Ruskin and Jerry Zwickel.

The Foundation offers various types of funds including: Donor Advised, Designated, Lion of Judah Endowment and Charitable Remainder Trusts. Susan R. Gutterman, Endowment Director for the Jewish Foundation of Greensboro, is available to meet with you to assist with establishing your fund. You can make a difference in the future of our Jewish community in Greensboro and abroad.

Susan can be reached confidentially at 336-852-0099 or at sgutterman@ jewishfoundationnc.org.

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hink about your charitable giving for a moment. Do you pay Temple or Synagogue dues? Contribute to the Annual Funds of your alma mater or your children’s schools? Donate to social service, arts, or environmental organizations or other non-profits? If you give to several organizations, a Donor Advised Fund may be right for you.

If you are under 40 years of age, you may open a Donor Advised Fund with a minimum contribution of $2,500 and will be charged half of the nominal administrative fees until you reach age 40.

Financial. You sign a simple agreement with the Foundation and transfer assets— either cash or stock. When you wish to make charitable distributions in the amount of $100 or more, you recommend the donations through the Foundation, and we handle the rest. You receive quarterly statements and copies of all transactions.

What is a Donor Advised Fund?

Less paperwork If you give to multiple organizations, you no longer have to worry about tracking those gift receipts for tax purposes. The only thing you need to give your accountant is the receipt for your gift to the Foundation.

A Donor Advised Fund is a named fund at the Jewish Foundation of Greensboro that is invested with the Foundation’s assets and managed by our professional financial advisor, MV

Why Open a Donor Advised Fund?

There are many reasons to open a donor advised fund:

Control the Timing of Your Gifts If you are ready to make a charitable gift and receive the tax deduction now but want to defer your gifts to your favorite organizations, we can help. You can give your gift to the Foundation today, invest it with the Foundation’s assets, and then have the flexibility to recommend distributions to charities when you are ready.

Save on Capital Gains Taxes When you contribute long-term appreciated stocks or mutual fund shares directly to your Fund, you pay no capital gains taxes when the assets are sold.

Show Jewish Support Your gifts are clearly designated as coming from your Donor Advised Fund.

Because your fund is held at the Jewish Foundation of Greensboro, you will show Jewish support of the general community every time you make a gift to a secular organization.

Engage your Family in Philanthropy You can designate your children as Successor Advisors to make recommendations for distributions from your Fund so that they can continue your legacy of giving.

Have Questions?

To learn more about Donor Advised Funds or about the full range of philanthropic services offered by the Jewish Foundation of Greensboro, contact Susan R. Gutterman, J.D., Endowment Director, at 336-852-0099 or sgutterman@ jewishfoundationnc.org.

Jewish Family Services

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our Community and the Food Pantry

We thank the following people for their contributions to Jewish Family Services.

All contributions to JFS are used for client assistance unless otherwise specified by the donor.

Jewish Family Services Algine and James Coleman

Thank you to Caroline Panzer (pictured above right with Betsy Gamburg, JFS Director) for generously underwriting the van fare. Due to Caroline’s generosity, weekday rides have been reduced to $2.00 each way. We also thank our anonymous donor for making free rides on Shabbat possible.

In Honor: Of: the continued success of Jewish Family Services From: Aron Katz Of: From: Of: From:

the Bat Mitzvah of Avery Lodish Marcia and Les Hermelin

Sarah Detrano (pictured left), Group Sales and Marketing Manager at Enterprise, hands Betsy Gamburg a $1000 check from the Enterprise Holdings Foundation for operation of the JFS Van Service. Please call Marcia at 852-4829, ext. 222 to schedule your ride.

new Year looks bright for many at non-office employment holiday Party

Jen and Aaron Strasser and Family Peggy and Nat Bernstein

In Memory: Of: Bootsie Gutterman From: Tobee and Leonard Kaplan

We apologize if we have missed anyone’s contribution. Please call Jewish Family Services at 852-4829, ext. 222, if we missed you, and we will include you in the next issue. The minimum donation for each submission is $10.00. Thank you.

For the third time, the JFS Employment Initiative sponsored a non-office holiday party to bring together those who have been in the weekly networking group.

Participants have the opportunity to catch up with each other and see where the year has led them.

Each year, in addition to ample refreshments and holiday gifts, JFS provides a program during the party to teach some form of relaxation. Last year, guests participated in “laughter therapy.” This year they had the opportunity to learn stretching and breathing exercises and experienced a guided meditation led by yoga instructor Joni Merrill. Many commented on the value of even this brief experience.

The good news is that the majority of the guests are in a much better place than they were when they first began attending the weekly networking group. Many have new jobs, are finishing school, or have acquired new skills they feel confident are leading them in the right direction.

Among many, there was a sense of optimism that we may have turned a corner in North Carolina. The Networking group continues to meet Wednesday evenings from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Federation Building.

Donna Cohen, Volunteer Co-Facilitator of the JFS Employment Networking Group, talks to a guest at the Annual Non-Office Holiday Party.

Chai notes offers arts Programming

Civil Rights Museum Jewish Family Services, Temple Emanuel, Beth David Synagogue and the Greensboro Jewish Federation sponsored a joint community Hanukkah window display at the International Civil Rights Museum in December.

Chai Notes has had a busy month in addition to our Hanukkah festivities.

On December 9, in collaboration with the Yiddish Club, Chai Notes offered a Yiddish music program, "Lomir Zingen".

In addition to watching video clips from original Yiddish theater productions and movies, and singing some Yiddish favorites with Chai Notes facilitator Katy Claussen, participants got the opportunity to enjoy singing along with community member, Hank Brodt.

On December 16, Chai Notes

collaborated with the Triad Jewish Film Festival to offer the second film in the Monday Matinee series. We have selected a variety of films to appeal to different audiences. Our next Monday Matinee will be held at Well Spring on February 10. The film, "When Comedy Went to School" is a documentary on a generation of famous Jewish American comedians and how they got their start in the Borscht Belt.

Chai notes is funded in part by the BJH Foundation for senior Services. Contact Katy at 852-4829, ext. 228 for more info.

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The community response to stocking the Food Pantry and helping meet the needs of more than 30 families currently using the pantry has been wonderful. We thank everyone for their contributions and ask for your continued support.

Canned tuna and meats, canned fruit, soups, peanut butter and jelly, cereal, juices, and children’s snacks are always appreciated. Thank you to the third and fourth graders at Temple Emanuel Religious School (pictured above) for their recent food drive and for coming to the pantry to sort and shelve.

JFS Camp Scholarship Applications are due

by Feb. 28, 2014.

Also, applications for the rosalyn Saltz and norman Seymour Pliner Scholarship for Post-Secondary Education for candidates advancing Jewish women in leadership roles are due by March 31, 2014.

Applications and information are available at www.shalomgreensboro.org or call Betsy Gamburg at 852-4829, ext. 225.

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JFS hanukkah events on Rhonda Draper, Chair of the Matnat Mitzvah Project (in picture on the left), holds a roll of wrapping paper as a group of volunteers begin to wrap presents for older adults. Picture on the right shows Rhonda displaying a beautiful quilt, one of a number made by AHA students. Quilts were delivered to many seniors as part of their holiday gift.

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Katy Claussen (left) with Sonia Friedman (center) and Gail Bretan at Heritage Greens Hanukkah party.

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BJH Foundation for Senior Services helps Support Hanukkah Celebrations in Greensboro This year, Jewish older adults celebrated Hanukkah due in part to funding from BJH Foundation for Senior Services.

The goal of this senior programming was to bring the Hanukkah holiday back to life for many Jewish older adults in Greensboro.

In fact, many Jewish older adults in Senior Living Facilities were surrounded mostly by Christmas trees and Christmas decorations during the Holiday Season.

The following programs offered and promoted socialization, talking, reminiscing, singing and fellowship for many Jewish older adults.

Temple Emanuel • Friendship Circle annual Hanukkah Dinner was held on December 5. This year's theme was Hanukkah around the World where different recipes were on hand for everyone to taste. Rabbi Guttman spoke about Hanukkah and a musical program was led by Mitchell Sommers.

• Leah Strulson, Director of Friendship Circle, visited different Senior Living residences and spent time with Jewish older adults handing out favors and information about the holiday. In some incidences, this might have been the only opportunity some Jewish older adults had to celebrate the holiday.

Beth David Synagogue •A Hanukkah themed event was held at Vatikim on December 3. Rabbi Havivi led an interactive cooking demonstration making latkes and cranberry applesauce for everyone. Also, B’nai Shalom students from grades 1-5 came to perform Hanukkah songs.

Jewish Family Services Chai Notes is a program made possible by BJH Foundation for Senior Services. The program incorporates creative arts with Jewish seniors who are oriented as well as those with dementia. Program Facilitator Katy Claussen, who is a trained cantor and chaplain, reaches out to Jewish older adults throughout the year. There were a number of programs celebrated during the holidays, with Chai Notes being an integral part in the festivities.

• Brighton Gardens held a Hanukkah party on November 24th and Heritage Greens held theirs on Nov. 26. Arranged by the JFS Volunteer Coordinator, the Chai Notes facilitator assisted with programming. There was music, life review and celebration using all of the senses including music, eating and Hanukkah games.

• Katy Claussen also arranged for two intergenerational Hanukkah programs, the first at Abbotswood on Nov. 14 with B’nai Shalom kindergarten students. The second was at Well Spring on December 2. Second, third and fourth grade students from B'nai Shalom were in attendance and performed a music and dance program which was followed by an art project, guided by Katy, with both the seniors and the children participating • Abbotswood held its Community Holiday Party on December 5. Rabbi Guttman from Temple Emanuel and Rabbi Havivi from Beth David Synagogue helped lead the festivities.

Families, friends, and residents of Abbotswood from diverse backgrounds came together to enjoy the festivities along with students from the American Hebrew Academy's a cappella choir who performed. Chai Notes participated in the evening’s events.

• Katy Claussen with Chai Notes conducted independent visits to home bound Jewish older adults who were unable to attend Hanukkah festivities. She provided them with an opportunity to talk to someone and to reminisce about how they had celebrated Hanukkah in the past.

• Russian Jews who have relocated to Greensboro come together once a week on Wednesday morning for an English as a Second language class. This year, a holiday party was held on December 4 where the Russian seniors were able to reminisce about Russia, enjoy latkes and jelly donuts and sing holiday music led by Katy.

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Our Special Needs Young Adults participate in the celebration by passing Members of the AHA A Cappella troupe melodically out song sheets and entertain the residents and guests. Thank you AHA students and staff. refreshments.

Katy Claussen with Rabbis Havivi and Guttman lead Hanukkah blessings and a sing-a-long.

Brighton Gardens

Brighton Gardens residents friends participate in singing.

and Paul Lieb and his mother Our volunteers entertain at Brighton Estelle celebrate with JFS. Gardens.

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JFS staff celebrates with our older Russians with jelly donuts, homemade latkes and Russian delicacies, and songs.

Friendship Circle and Vatikim

JFS helps sponsor Hanukkah parties at Vatikim (pictured above) and Friendship Circle (pictured to the right).

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Andy Schlosberg serenades his daughter, Samantha, held by Mitchel Somers (Executive Director of Community Theatre of Greensboro), at the Friendship Spring Circle party.

Katy Claussen of JFS Chai Notes talks to the participants while they play dreidel and after they finished The choir at B'nai Shalom performs songs and their "Menorah of Thanks" (pictured in background). dances for Well Spring residents.

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JTriad

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Triad is a Jewish group for young adults in the Triad area. JTriad strives to enrich the Jewish experience among young adults in the Piedmont Triad area by providing a full range of interesting, engaging events. In short, JTriad brings people together and provides a space for young adults to just “be Jewish.” JTriad is supported equally by Beth David Synagogue, Greensboro Jewish Federation, Temple Emanuel of Greensboro, and Temple Emanuel of Winston-Salem, and run by a small committee of dedicated community members.

Upcoming events:

January 12, 2014 @ 9:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. the Federation building Volunteer with JTriad!

We will be volunteering with PJ Library, a program for Jewish families with young children age 6 months – 8 years old. PJ Library and Jewish Family Services are hosting an event, Mitzvah Morning with local author Ellen Fischer. Ellen will read her Shalom Sesame book, "It's a Mitzvah, Grover!" followed by a family project to benefit Backpack Beginnings, a volunteer organization that provides meals on weekends and other necessities during the year to school children in need. Please bring gently used children's books, stuffed animals, or canned or dry food to donate to Backpack Beginnings. Please RSVP to fb.com/jtriad or e-mail jtriad336@gmail.com.

January 17, 2014 @ 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

Shabbat Dinner and MLK, Jr. Shabbat Service JTriad invites all Jewish young adults to a FREE Shabbat dinner at Temple Emanuel to celebrate Temple’s annual MLK Jr. Shabbat Service.

Dinner and side dishes will be provided and guests are invited to bring drinks, hummus and vegetables, side salads, or desserts. Attendees who come for dinner are then invited to stay for a one-of-a-kind Shabbat Service featuring our guest speaker, Reverend Amos Quick, III and musical guests, The Yvonne Johnson Singers of Dudley High School. To attend, you MUST RSVP at: http://tinyurl.com/jtriad-mlk January 23, 2014 @ 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

JTriad HeBrew Happy Hour @ The Mad Hatter 201 Smyres Place Greensboro, N.C. 27403 Join JTriad for drinks and appetizers after work!

Amanda Donnelly and Nick DiFlorio.

Sam Cone, Pamela Levine, and Mark Bochkis.

Max Benbassat and Eriana Rivera-Rozo.

Mamie Todaro, Adam Lazovik, and Amy Rosenblatt.

If you would like to learn more about these events and JTriad, go to: www.jtriad.com, or, www.fb.com/jtriad or email: jtriad336@gmail.com.

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Rachel Darrow, Mamie Todaro, Justin Scott, and Audrey Shomo having fun at the JTriad Chanukah Party.

February 2, 2014…one day. one call. one community.

On Sunday, February 2, we will come together in spirit and in action as one community to make the world a better place.

Please answer our phone call, and make a generous donation to the Greensboro Jewish Federation Annual Campaign so that thousands of needy Jews in our community, in Israel and around the world can get the help they need.

Your support of Federation helps us fight poverty, rescue and resettle Jewish immigrants, and strengthen Jewish life. one day to come together. one day to touch lives. one day of doing extraordinary things.

2014 SUPer SUnDaY TeleThon

(L-R) Cardozo Chair, Marc Isaacson and program moderator, Professor David Levine with Judges Eric Levinson, Lawrence Fine, Mark Davis and Jan Samet at the Cardozo Society VIEW FROM THE BENCH.

Attorneys, legal professionals and law students enjoyed the Greensboro Jewish Federation Cardozo Society lunch on December 6 at the Lincoln Financial Building. Elon Law Professor, David Levine moderated as four judges shared their expertise and a view from the Bench. Judges Mark Davis, Lawrence Fine, Jan Samet and Eric Levinson told how their Jewish background has helped shape their perspective and application of the law.

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More than 50 women heard Jane Weitzman speak about the work of JDC.

Step Out and Step UP! An evening with Jane Weitzman

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Mauve Kaplan, Ellen Fisher, and Donna Pulitzer get their books signed.

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Amy Chrystal and Pamela Haber at the WPC Step Up!

reensboro Jewish Federation women welcomed Jane Weitzman, wife of famed shoe designer Stuart Weitzman, for the Women’s Philanthropy Cabinet STEP UP! Event at the home of Debbi Aberman. Weitzman, who serves on the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) National Board, shared stories of the work she does on behalf of JDC around the world. The evening, chaired

by Victoria Carlin and Erin Rosen, was followed by Weitzman signing her new table top book, "Art and Sole".

Emilie Samet and Courtney Kamlet with author, Jane Weitzman.

Executive Director, Marilyn Chandler with Michelle Gunther and Rachel Villalba.

Deborah Kintzing, Director of Campaign; Victoria Milstein, WP Vice Chair; Jane Weitzman, guest speaker; Debby Miller and Sara Lee Saperstein.

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Federation Meets Challenge to Help Send Youth to Jewish Overnight Camp

ach summer kids from all over the country flock to Jewish summer camps to enjoy a wide range of activities, make lifelong friends, and to reinforce their understanding, education, and commitment to Judaism.

But for some families, the cost of overnight camp is too much to endure.

Fortunately, the Greensboro Jewish Federation, Beth David Synagogue, and Temple Emanuel, partnering with the Foundation for Jewish Camp (FJC), have helped send 144 Greensboro youth to Jewish summer camp since 2007.

The Greensboro One Happy Camper program (formerly called the Greensboro Jewish Community Summer Incentive Camp Program) was the second overnight camp grant program in the country partnering with FJC. Since then, 36 other partnerships have been formed all over the country, running on the example set by our community. The One Happy Camper Grant gives $1,000 assistance to families to help send their children for their first summer to Jewish overnight camp.

But the Foundation for Jewish Camp’s camp grant match ended after the summer of 2011. In order to continue offering these opportunities, new arrangements needed to be made.

The Greensboro Jewish Federation

Consider sending your child or grandchild to Jewish overnight camp? It is a transformative experience for youth and teens.

agreed to take on the Foundation for Jewish Camp’s portion of the grant, but fundraising outside of the Annual Campaign needed to be done.

Thanks to a local anonymous donor, the Greensboro Jewish Federation Camper Incentive Grant Designated Fund was set-up in 2009 at the Jewish Foundation of Greensboro with a $50,000 donation. But more was needed to ensure that the annual distribution from the fund was enough to cover the Federation’s annual portion of the grant.

In late 2011, the Foundation for

Jewish Camp stepped in and offered the Greensboro Jewish Federation a One Happy Camper Challenge Grant to “shore-up funding for the local program.”

FJC offered a grant of $20,000 once the community raised or received high confidence pledges of at least $80,000 by the end of June, 2013.

Under the leadership of Bob Shuman and Steve Shavitz, the Greensboro community stepped up to this challenge and met the goal in 2012 and again in 2013. Donors understand the importance of these Jewish experiences

for children and how even just one summer of overnight camp can provide the developmental framework for future Jewish leaders.

Although the goal was met for the challenge grant, the Federation is accepting donations to grow the fund in the hope that one day all of the grant funding will come directly from this designated fund alone rather than being supplemented by other funding sources from Beth David Synagogue, Temple Emanuel, and the Federation. To make a donation to the Greensboro Jewish Federation Camper Incentive Grant Designated Fund, please contact Rachel Wolf at 336-852-5433, ext. 229.

Consider sending your child or grandchild to Jewish overnight camp. It is a transformative experience for youth and teens. There are a number of other local resources to help families afford overnight camp – grants for first year campers, financial aid directly from each overnight camp, assistance from congregations, and scholarships through Jewish Family Services. For more information, please contact Rachel Wolf at the Greensboro Jewish Federation, 852-5433 ext. 229, or Betsy Gamburg at Jewish Family Services, 852-4829 ext. 225 or log onto www.shalomgreensboro.org or www.

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light, living laughter and hope: an Interfaith evening of music and Spoken Word

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Chabad

menorah lighting in Center City Park

With rabbi Sandy Sasso and Singer/Songwriter Carrie newcomer

Carrie Newcomer is a Quaker singer and songwriter, whose music explores the intersection of the spiritual and the daily, the sacred and the ordinary.

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oin Rabbi Sandy Sasso and Quaker songwriter Carrie Newcomer for a very special interfaith evening of stories and songs. These creative works will celebrate and honor beloved stories from the Jewish tradition, while affirming the common thread of our shared human experience.

Both accomplished artists are highly respected for their work in the interfaith community, and enjoy creating an evening of stories and songs that do not preach, but rather tell the story of the continuing spiritual thread. This collaboration of life affirming stories and songs, promises to be an evening to remember.

Tuesday, February 18, 7:30 p.m. new Garden Friends meeting, 801 new Garden road (Free and open to the public, donations accepted) Rabbi Sasso was the first woman ordained from the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College and the first to serve a conservative congregation, together with her husband, Rabbi Dennis C. Sasso. She has served as Senior Rabbi of Congregation Beth-El Zedeck in Indianapolis, Indiana since 1977. Rabbi Sasso is active in the arts, civic and interfaith communities, and has written and lectured on women and spirituality and the discovery of the religious imagination in children, as well as written a number of nationally acclaimed children’s books.

Carrie Newcomer is a Quaker singer and songwriter, whose music explores the intersection of the spiritual and the daily, the sacred and the ordinary.

Over the course of her career she has become a prominent voice for progressive spirituality, social justice and interfaith dialogue. She has recorded a dozen albums, most recently with Rounder Records.

During their visit, Rabbi Sasso and Carrie Newcomer will visit with students at B'nai Shalom Day School, New Garden Friends School, and Guilford College. Their appearance is sponsored and underwritten by Friends Center at Guilford College, the Greensboro Jewish Federation, B'nai Shalom Day School, New Garden Friends School, and the Guilford Community of Religious Observants.

For information, contact Max L. Carter, director of Friends Center at Guilford College (mcarter@guilford.edu or call 336-316-2445).

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reensboro had a memorable Menorah lighting this year. As the sun set on the second of December, many of Greensboro’s citizens, led in high spirits by Rabbi Plotkin, decided to ignite a little light of their own. For the fourth time in Greensboro’s history, a large crowd gathered in Center City Park for the city’s Public Menorah Lighting.

The festivities kicked off with a performance by the Mount Sinai Ramblers, followed by a selection of songs performed by B’nai Shalom Day School’s students. The highlight this year was a sing-a-long concert by Billy Jonas, world famous singer and song-writer from Ashville, N.C. All in attendance enjoyed hot latkes and donuts. The children were

entertained by the various activities offered at the celebration.

“Billy Jonas was great. He had a wonderful connection with kids and was incredibly engaged with them. His songs are entertaining for both kids and adults," said Jen Strasser, one of the many participants. “You can feel and see his passion on stage. A great family outing.”

Just before he lit the menorah, Rabbi Plotkin addressed the crowd, discussing the history and significance of this Jewish holiday and thanked everyone for being a part of this year’s celebration.

The Holiday of Chanukah was celebrated in high spirits reminding all that proper observance can only be complete with excitement and joy.

The Karl Schleunes lecture Tuesday, January 28, 2014 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at the hannah brown Finch memorial Chapel The 2013-2014 Karl Schleunes Lecture on the Holocaust and Genocide Studies will feature Dr. Susannah Heschel of Dartmouth College.

Dr. Heschel is the Eli Black Professor of Jewish Studies at Dartmouth College.

Her scholarship focuses on JewishChristian relations in Germany during the 19th and 20th centuries, the history of biblical scholarship, and the history of anti-Semitism. Her numerous publications include "Abraham Geiger and the Jewish Jesus" (University of Chicago Press), which won a National Jewish Book Award and Germany's Geiger Prize, and "The Aryan Jesus: Christian Theologians and the Bible in

Nazi Germany" (Princeton University Press). She is the author of more than 70 articles and has edited several books, including, "Moral Grandeur and Spiritual Audacity: Essays of Abraham Joshua Heschel;" "Betrayal: German Churches and the Holocaust" (with Robert P. Ericksen); and "Insider/Outsider: American Jews and Multiculturalism" (with David Biale and Michael Galchinsky). In 2013, she was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship.

Prof. Heschel between 1999 and 2008 served on the Academic Advisory Committee of the Research Center of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum and on its subcommittee on archival materials and publications.

The Schleunes Lecture is made possible by the generosity of Richard and Jane Levy.

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Beth David Synagogue

Cadillac Dinner 2014 - Fire & Ice Saturday, Feb. 8

Fire & Ice a casino and silent auction to benefit B’nai Shalom, will be on Saturday, February 8, at Temple Emanuel.

FIRE: Dinner, dessert and drinks $125/ person at 7:00 p.m.

ICE: Dessert and cocktails $50/person at 8:30 p.m. Reply by January 24. Questions? Contact Celena Velez at cvelez@bnai-shalom.org or 336-855-5091, Ext. 7714.

Upcoming BSDS Events

February 20, Family Science Night

Prayer Book “Geography” with Yudit Natkin (Part 2 of the Beginner’s Hebrew Course) Beginning Thursday, January 2 at 6:30 Come for minyan at 5:45 and stay to learn how to navigate the siddur in this continuation of Yudit’s beginning Hebrew class. Study with us Thursdays in January, and learn about some of our most important prayers, including the Shema and Amidah. You must be able to

May 2, Special Friends’ Day May 6, Zimriyah Song & Dance Festival, Beth David Social Hall, 7 p.m.

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read Hebrew. The cost is $36 per student.

Reserve your place online at http://www. bethdavidsynagogue.org/events/prayerbook-geography-with-yudit-natkin/ or contact Lia at lsater@bdgso.org or 336-235-7734.

Emily Levine Book Launch & Bagel Breakfast Local author, Emily Levine, will discuss her newly published book, “Dreamland of Humanists” Deemed by Heinrich Heine a city of merchants where poets go to die, Hamburg was an improbable setting for a major intellectual movement. Yet it was there, at the end of World War I, at a new university in this commercial center, that a trio of twentieth-century pioneers in the humanities emerged. Working side by side, Aby Warburg, Ernst Cassirer, and Erwin Panofsky developed new avenues in art history, cultural history, and philosophy, changing the course of cultural and intellectual history in Weimar Germany and throughout the

world. In Dreamland of Humanists, Emily J. Levine considers not just these men, but the historical significance of the time and place where their ideas took form.

Sunday, January 26 10 a.m.

Complimentary Bagel Breakfast Books will be available for purchase & signing.

Family Matinee

Celebrate Tu B’Shevat with the Lorax! on Sunday, January 19, 3:30 p.m.

Admission is $5 a person, or buy a family ticket for 4 for $10

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urn over a new leaf at the 12th Annual Used Book Sale in the Social Hall at Beth David Synagogue, March 1-3, 2014. Proceeds support education and community programming.

Gently used nonfiction, Judaica, religion and philosophy, classics, reference works, textbooks, children’s materials, cookbooks, crafts and hobbies, coffee table and oversized books, fiction, mysteries, foreign language materials, LP records, DVDs, CDs, cassettes and videos, vintage books, and curiosities will be available. Most of the more than 40,000 books on sale cost $3.00 or less.

Be the first to shop when the Book Sale opens Saturday evening, March 1, 2014, from 7:00 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. Wine and cheese will be served; the cover charge is $5.

The extended shopping hours on Sunday, March 2, 2014, are 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., with no cover charge.

On Monday, March 3, 2014, bargains are available from 12:00 noon to 6:00 p.m., with no cover charge.

It’s never too late to donate books and other materials. Please bring donations to the Beth David Synagogue Business Office. If you have any questions, please call 336-294-0007.

Proceeds to benefit educational and community programming. Cost: $5 Saturday night; no admission charge Sunday or Monday at Beth David Synagogue Social Hall, 804 Winview Drive, Greensboro, N.C. 27410.

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Shabbat mishpacha Friday, January 10, Shabbat mishpacha - 6:00 p.m. – Tot & Gesher Shabbat Services - 6:30 p.m. – Dinner - 7:30 p.m. – Shabbat Service with Birthday Blessings

Temple emanuel’s annual mlK Service

Friday, January 17, 7:30 p.m. - Temple emanuel’s annual mlK Service This year we are delighted to welcome Reverend Amos Quick, III, Senior Pastor of Calvary Baptist Church and musical guests, The Yvonne Johnson Singers of Dudley High School for our annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Shabbat Service.

Each year our MLK Service features both moving words and inspirational music. The purpose of this annual tradition is not only to honor the memory of Dr. King, but also to reach out and facilitate dialogue with our African

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American neighbors. It is also a moment to highlight past cooperation during the Civil Rights era and to build for a better future. Members of the Jewish community are encouraged to invite African American friends and associates to attend this service. This service has always been an extraordinarily moving one. Please join us, together with your friends, on this historic occasion and be a positive force for increasing human understanding in our community.

Please order your 2014 Mah Jongg cards through Ann Gottman again this year so HADASSAH HOSPITAL in Israel will receive a rebate. From the 2013 sales, Hadassah received a check for $321.

For 2014 the Mah Jongg League has a price increase. Regular cards are $8.00 and large print cards are $9.00. Please make checks payable to Ann Gottman, 2204 Red Forest Road, Greensboro, N.C. 27410 by January 31, 2014 (The Mah Jongg league will accept only one check for all the cards ordered.) Any questions call Ann at 336-288-8402 or 336-327-8186.

Dmitry Sitkovetsky Music Director

Dmitry Sitkovetsky, violin

JANUARY 23 & 25, 2014 7:30PM, Thursday War Memorial Auditorium

Dr. Elliot Ginsburg is Associate Professor of Jewish Thought at the University of Michigan - teaching courses in Jewish Mysticism, ritual studies, Emotion and the Senses, Hasidism, and Medieval and Modern Jewish Thought - and the rabbi of the Pardes Hannah minyan in Ann Arbor, MI. Dr. Ginsburg has written two widely acclaimed books on the subject of Shabbat and Kabbalah (Jewish Mysticism), “The Sabbath in the Classical Kabbalah” and “Sod ha-Shabbat: The Mystery of the Sabbath,” and is currently working on two more; a study of Jewish mystical prayer and meditation and a multi-tiered study of Judaism as spiritual practice. He has published numerous articles for a variety of Jewish publications and scholarly journals and has taught in synagogues, universities, and in spiritual settings in the US, Israel, Australia and New Zealand.

Schedule: January 31 at Temple Emanuel • 6:30 p.m. - Shabbat Services w/D'var Torah from Dr. Ginsburg • 7:30 p.m. - Dinner (reservations required) • 8:15 p.m. - Lecture February 1, Morning at Beth David Synagogue • 9:30 a.m. - Shabbat Morning Service w/ teaching • Following services - Lunch and teaching February 1, Afternoon at Temple Emanuel • 4:30 p.m. - Snacks & Refreshments • 4:45 - 5:45 p.m. - Minchah & Havdallah All are welcome.

8PM, Saturday Dana Auditorium

BEETHOVEN Violin Concerto op.61 • SIBELIUS Symphony #5 The

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Scholar in residence, Dr. elliot Ginsburg Friday, January 31 – February 1 – Scholar in residence, Dr. elliot Ginsburg Temple emanuel and beth David

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FEBRUARY 14, 2014 • 8PM • Westover Church John Pizzarelli, jazz guitarist and singer, performs with his wife, singer and Broadway actress Jessica Molaskey, on Valentine’s Day with the GSO - a concert rich with original interpretations of songs from the Great American Songbook, mixed with contemporary classics.

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For over twenty years, Well•Spring residents have enjoyed the best in retirement living with the most diverse mix of activities, affordable housing options and healthcare plans in the area. For you, that means the independent lifestyle you’re used to. Come visit Well•Spring to see why we are an award winning community.

american hebrew academy Teen Volunteers…What Talent!

Teens from the American Hebrew Academy came to Dolley Madison to make cards for hospice patients. Eleven teens and one supervisor participated.

The teens stayed for two hours and made about 40-50 various types of cards to include…Birthday, Thinking of You and blank “All Occasion” cards. Maureen Cavanaugh, Director of Long Term Care, did a Hospice 101 to share with the students the Hospice and Palliative Care of Greensboro’s mission and service to the community.

They had a great time and the HPCG staff members in the office that day were truly uplifted by the high energy and generosity of the group. The cards turned out beautifully and will be shared with the patients.

Contact us today for a complete package of information.

www.well-spring.org (336) 545-5468 • (800) 547-5387 4100 Well Spring Drive, Greensboro, NC 27410

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Federation

January 2014

It only takes a few minutes to strengthen the future of our people CONNECT A GENERATION WITH ISRAEL.

NURTURE LIFE ON CAMPUS.

FILL SUMMERS WITH JEWISH MEMORIES.

WHILE YOUR LATEST APP INSTALLS.

It only takes a few minutes to strengthen the future of our people — instilling identity and pride through Hillels, Birthright, Jewish camps and schools, and more. Meanwhile, you’ll help the needy, the aged and the vulnerable thanks to the many other innovative programs Federation supports. The moment is now.

DONATE, VOLUNTEER, GET INVOLVED www.shalomgreensboro.org

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It’s not just Camp…it’s an ADVENTURE! Moldova Mission/Camp Delet 2014

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The Greensboro Jewish Federation has been making a difference in the lives of the Jewish community in Beltsy, Moldova for 14 years! In addition to our Jewish Summer camp, Camp Delet, past missions have included: • Tours of Jewish interest in both Beltsy and Kishinev • Briefings with the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee-Kishinev • Meetings with dignitaries at the U.S. Embassy in Moldova • Friday night Shabbat dinners at the Beltsy JCC • Home visits to Jewish seniors and children in need • Dinners with the Israeli consulate and head of the Israel Cultural Center • Visits to Moldovan wineries, art galleries, museums and historical sites • Concerts featuring regional Klezmer bands and singers • And much, much more.

Be a part of the ADVENTURE…Join us June 25-July 6 in Moldova.

Partial need based scholarships are available.

To learn more about Moldova Mission/Camp Delet 2014 contact Deborah Kintzing at dkintzing@shalomgreensboro.org or call 336-852-5433 x237.

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