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Vol. 39, No. 12
TevetShevat 5777
January 2017
2017 Main Event The Levine Leap Inspires Donors to Pledge the Most in Main Even History! The Jewish Federation’s 2017 Main Event, held on Thursday, December 8, 2016 at Temple Israel, was a night to re member. Main Event cochairs David and Debra Van Glish welcomed nearly 600 people to the event which featured guest speaker Joshua Malina, cast member of “West Wing” and “Scandal,” who described himself to our generous donors and com munity leaders as a performer second and a Jew first. In his speech “How to Remain a Mensch in Hollywood,” Joshua Malina linked his strong Jewish upbringing to his support for the great work the Jewish Fed eration does throughout the local and worldwide Jewish community. His solid Jewish identity and passion for Israel were key elements of his warm, witty, smart and very personal remarks. Follow ing The Main Event, Joshua Malina was gracious and charming as he posed for endless photos with both devoted and new fans. The Main Event is the official kickoff to the Jewish Federation’s 2017 Annual Campaign, and David Van Glish took the opportunity to announce the 2017 Cam paign goal by saying, “To meet the needs of our entire community, Federation is working its way to a $4 million campaign with a goal this year of $3,750,000. Ad
mittedly, that’s a lot of money….but it en take advantage of this incredible opportu ables us to thrive in this amazing Jewish nity, please call Sue Littauer at the Feder community we call home.” ation office 7049446758. David continued his remarks with the Special thanks go to David and Debra following exciting announcements, “And Van Glish and their hardworking Host M a ke th e LE A P to th e nex t giving level! to jumpstart us on our way, I am honored Committee for making the 2017 Main to announce that The Leon Levine Foun Event a huge success! The Le on Levine Foundation dation is making a gift of $706,000 to our And we’re incredibly grateful to our will generously match your LE A P 2017 Campaign! Please join me in thank sponsors Swimmer Insurance Agency and when you increase your gif t to ing Leon and Sandra Levine for their cor Impact Shift Media; and all of the Honor nerstone gift to our campaign which able Menschen donors who went above the nex t giving level. demonstrates their profound commitment and beyond to support The 2017 Main not only to the Federation but to each and Event. Y every one of us as well. “In addition to their own generous gift, The Leon Levine Foundation is helping us ‘jumpstart’ the Campaign with a creative and motivating match – THE LEVINE LEAP! The Leon Levine Foundation will generously match the LEAP of any donors who increase their gift to the next giving level.” And respond they did! The 2017 Main Event raised $330,281 which in Event cochair Debra Van Glish, special gues Brian Bernhardt, Nancy Kipnis, Glenda Bernhardt, cludes $23, 336 from The Joshua Malina, and event cochair David Van Glish. and Tracy Brown. Levine Leap! To learn more about how you can
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JCRC Speaker Series Continues on January 26 Please join the JCRC for the second session of our 2017 Speaker Series on Thursday evening, January 26 in Sam Lerner Center for the Arts at 7 PM. We will be joined by guest speaker, Yotam Goren, who will discuss “Israel and the United Na tions: The Challenges and Oppor tunities.” Goren is an Israeli diplomat currently pursuing graduate stud ies at the Harvard Kennedy School. Goren joined the Israeli foreign ministry in 2010, followed by service in the embassy in Amman, Jordan and then the Per manent Mission of Israel to the UN. In Amman, Goren focused on regional cooperation and political analysis. At the UN, Yotam was elected as Vice Chair of the UN’s Budget and Administration committee and was further re sponsible for peacekeeping policy,
Yotam Goren African bilateral and multilateral relations. In his capacity as chair of the UN Committee of Confer ences and as a delegate to the UN Budget committee, Goren led the campaign to establish Yom Kippur as an official holiday at
Jewish Federation Announces the 11th Class of the Bernstein Leadership Group Applications Available Now Attending an event or two in the Jewish community is one thing, but becoming an inspired leader or board member is an other. How do you jump in and take your involvement to the next level? For many young Jewish leaders in the Queen City, the an swer is the Bernstein Leadership Group. Now entering its eleventh class, the Donald H. and Barbara K. Bernstein Leadership Develop ment Group is an 18month pro gram of the Jewish Federation that
offers unique opportunities to its participants, including: * An inside look at local Jewish agencies and access to their lay and professional leaders * Interaction with renowned national leaders * The opportunity to develop tangible leadership skills * The fellowship of other emerging leaders Through monthly speakers and discussions over the course of a year and a half, Bernstein leaders become a tightknit group. By “graduation,” many participants
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UN Headquarters in New York. Goren was born in Jerusalem in 1981 and spent much of his child hood in the Riverdale neighbor hood of New York City. Upon completion of a BA in Interna tional studies at the Johns Hop kins University in 2003, Yotam volunteered as a lone soldier in the IDF and served as a combat officer. This event is free and open to the public, but reservations are required. Please RSVP to Tal Stein, Director of Community Relations and Israel Affairs at tal.stein@jewischarlotte.org or 7049446751.Y
have developed their interests in local Jewish agencies and have started down a path to becoming engaged committee or board members. The 11th class is scheduled to launch in April 2017. Applications are available online at: www.jew ishcharlotte.org. To learn more and obtain an pplication, please contact Tair Giudice at tair.giudice@jew ishcharlotte.org or 704944 6759. Y
Synagogues/Cong. ..................pp. 1921, 23
Federation News ...............................pp. 15
Women’s News. ......................pp. 23, 24, 26
Jewish Family Services..........................p. 6
LevineSklut Judaic Library...............p. 26
Community News ...........................pp. 711
Schools...........................................pp. 2729
Youth Visions................................pp. 13, 14
Dining Out ............................................p. 28
Jewish Community Center .........pp. 16, 17
Mazel Tov..............................................p. 29
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Growing Pains: Young Jew Experiences Israel the conflict. By Michelle Brint Without the Lerner I never really experi Subsidy* I wouldn’t be enced growing pains. I am here. There is never a 5’5” and my vertical moment when I don’t prowess came slowly. have something to think But, no other words come about. Where I spend my to mind when I try to ex time helps me consider plain what it’s like for me what it means to be Jew to be a young Jew in Is ish. My classes and vol rael. Growing pains. unteer placements help I am participating in a me to build a healthy re program called Tikkun lationship with Israel; Olam through BINA Sec one built on understand ular Yeshiva. I spend three ing and willingness to days a week volunteering question. They have in a home for adults with given me a greater ap lifelong disabilities, teach preciation for the com ing English in a High munities, which helped, School with a diverse stu Michelle (on left) with some friends in the Old City. shape me. I am left with dent body, and working questions, and I am left for an NGO called Win dows Channels for Communica be on the minds of those in the questioning answers I used to tion. I spend the other two program with me. Aside from have. I don’t always wake up well weekdays in classes; talking about volunteering and learning I am rested, but I do feel strength in Torah, modern and historic Zion participating in a MASAGLI parts of my identity, which have ism, cultural Judaism, Israeli pol Fellowship focused on under become stronger. Growing pains; itics, and whatever else happens to standing different narratives of so far, they seem to be worth it. Y
The Jewish Federation of Greater Charlotte and The Stan Greenspon Center for Peace and Social Justice at Queens University Community Trip to Germany and Poland Embracing the opportunity to travel with the Charlotte Jewish community to Eastern Europe will connect you in a powerful way to the past, present, and future of our people. This summer, join the Jewish Federation of Greater Charlotte and the Stan Greenspon Center for Peace and Social Jus tice as we travel together through one thousand years of Jewish his tory. Explore how Berlin has con fronted its painful Holocaust memory through visits to the Holocaust Memorial, the Book Burning Memorial, and the To pography of Terror which was a documentation center where Nazi persecution and terror were lo cated during the Third Reich. Ex perience a guided visit of the villa in Wannsee where plans for the “Final Solution” were solidified. Be moved at Gleis 17 (Track 17), a memorial commemorating the main deportation site of Berlin Jews. In Warsaw, walk the path of re membrance through the Warsaw Ghetto, view the remnants of the Ghetto Wall, visit the Nathan Rapoport Ghetto Memorial, and follow the footsteps of the War saw Ghetto Heroes. At our stop in Krakow, connect to Jewish life that once thrived with an interac tive program in the Kazimierz Jewish Quarter with stops at the Rema Synagogue and Cemetery, the Altshul (the oldest synagogue in Poland), the Temple (the first “Modern” Orthodox synagogue), the Galicia Jewish Museum, and the Oscar Schindler Factory Mu seum. Take time to mourn as you affirm your commitment to mov ing forward and building up Jew ish life by spending the better part of a day with a guided visit
through the AuschwitzBirkenau Complex – the infamous concen tration and extermination camps that witnessed the depths and hor rors of human tragedy. A trip through Eastern Europe has many high points. Explore the Jewish life that existed in Berlin through a tour of the center of Berlin Jewry and the Jewish Cemetery. Awaken your aware ness of the historic Jewish life of Warsaw through the Gensha Cemetery one of the largest Jew ish cemeteries in the world. Take in the beauty of Noziyk Syna gogue, the last remaining pre Holocaust synagogue in Warsaw. Discover your family roots at the Jewish Genealogy Center and ex plore the newly opened and awardwinning Polin Museum of the History of Polish Jews. Take some time to appreciate the historic and modern sites that each city has to offer from Berlin’s Checkpoint Charlie and Eastside Gallery (with outdoor paintings on the Berlin Wall) to Warsaw’s Palace of Science and Culture to Krakow’s Wawel Royal Castle and historic Market Square.
Celebrate the renewed Jewish life that is flourishing by enjoying a first Shabbat with the Berlin Jewish Community and a second Shabbat with members of the Krakow Jewish Community. Take pride in Germany’s Jewish revival as we visit Abraham Geiger Col lege, the first liberal rabbinic sem inary in Continental Europe since the Holocaust. The trip will depart on June 15 and return on June 25. Da’at Edu cational Expeditions, our tour provider, has twentyfive years of experience in creating transforma tive Jewish travel. Learn from knowledgeable educators, histori ans, guides, and community lead ers in each city. Talli Dippold’s experience in Holocaust educa tion, Sue Worrel’s understanding of Jewish communities across the globe, and Rabbi Judy Schindler’s passion and skill for creating meaningful Jewish connections will make this a trip of a lifetime. There will be an information session January 30 at 7PM in the FSP Boardroom at Shalom Park. For more information contact Talli Dippold 7048473427. Y
*Gloria and Harry Lerner Family Fund: Subsidies are avail able to local Jewish young adults between the ages of 2130 travel ing to Israel on a Federation ap proved program.
For more information, please contact Tal Stein, Director of Israel Affairs and Community Relations, 7049446751 or tal.stein@jewishcharlotte.org.
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Joshua Malina and Sarah and Zack Schwartz
BBYO volunteers Kate Hader, Sophie Marx, Abby Meyers, and Eliza Weidner.
Kim Wojnowich, Joshua Malina, and Marc Wojnowich.
Bob and Ann Abel, Amy Augustine, Craig and Jill Balick, Sam and Rubina Batt, Michael and Meredith Baumstein, Milton and Arlene Berkman, Alan Kronovet and Cary Bernstein, Andrew and Elka Bernstein, Sam and Nancy Bernstein, Alan and Lee Blumenthal, David and Bonnie Bornstein, Stuart and Sarise Breidbart, Eliot and Melanie Brown, Larry and Tracy Brown, Steven and Olivia Cohen, Michael and Jill Dinerman, George and Stephanie DiPaolo, Slade and Stacey Goldstein, Jeff and Bari Gorelick, Todd and Stacy Gorelick, Russ and Julia Greenfield, Neil and Sharyn Handelsman, Thomas and Jeanne Huber, David Jacobson, Brian and Raizel Kahn, Harry and Gloria Lerner, Mark and Alison Lerner, Jerry and Barbara Levin, Ross and Jennifer Levin, Howard Levine and Julie Lerner Levine, Hal and Holly Levinson, Adam and Kimberly Levy, Harrison and Annie Lord, Gabe and Stephanie Mathless, Gary and Jodi Michel, David and Risa Miller, Jeremy and Liz Naman, Rich Osborne, Floyd and Brenda Patten, Guy and Audrey Pearlman, Harold and Lyba Rousso, Michael Rousso and Chelsea Schilling, Jason and Jen Schwartz, Larry Schwartz, Zack and Sarah Schwartz, Linda Seigel, David and Julie Sheffer, Marc and Mattye Silverman, Eric and Lori Sklut, Oscar and Shana Suris, David and Debra Van Glish, Mark and Amy Vitner, Ron and Janice Weiner, Kim and Sue Worrel, Brian and Martha Yesowitch, Bill and Angie Zimmern
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True Friendship Knows No Distance or Boundaries By Jessica Weil, Leadership2Gether Participant A journey that started with an open mind and a new adventure, designed to pair American and Is raeli Jewish counterparts initially through Skype. Not really know ing where this would lead, and what the end game was, it slowly developed into a deep friendship, and a different perspective on im portant Jewish topics and life it self. The focus of these discussions through Skype, sched uled once a month, was to encour age open dialogue around every day Jewish topics in our lives, a modern day “Pen Pal.” After ten months of skyping and deep conversations about our very personal life experiences with our partners in our sister city, HaderaEiron, we developed a spiritual connection and friend ship. The culmination of the program was a retreat in Chat tanooga, TN where all the Ameri can and Israeli participants from the Southeast had an opportunity to meet in person for the first time. Before meeting, I had no real ex pectations other then finally hav ing a chance to meet Maia, an amazing woman that I admire, and with whom I wish to continue developing our relationship. Upon arrival, Maia and I finally met in person and got to embrace each other as if we had been friends be yond the last ten months. We then had the opportunity to mingle with the rest of the group, have a drink and some food. Next came our accommoda tions, not exactly what we were expecting. The room was a bunch of bunkbeds, and all I could think was how little privacy we were going to have as such strangers, not to mention communal bath rooms. However, what happened in the next four days was magical. We learned each other’s sleeping habits, some chatted late nights, some went to bed early, others came in late from the bar giggling, we even shared some clothing and other personal items. It was just so beautiful to take a step back and watch us all blossom as a group.
word or two after spending four days surrounded by peo ple speaking in Hebrew. I feel so welcomed in our wonder ful community. I know that at times being Jewish for many can be so effortless. However, even the simplest things need to be nourished and devel oped. Leadership 2Gether is a program that nourishes young Jewish leaders, giving us a network of leaders that we Jessica Weil (far right) showing North Car can admire, as well as the re olina pride sources to support and learn pleasure, but to my surprise, I also from each other. met many other people, and made The amazing Jewish commu a lot of other connections with nity that we have in Charlotte Americans and Israelis. Some live today has been a result of young near me in Charlotte. Who knew? leaders before us, coming together Through this program I was to provide a place for Jews where amazed in so many ways, I was they can feel at home. With the also humbled by the many hectic lives that we all lead, and in “strangers” in Chattanooga that a society full of instant pleasures opened their homes to us for and egocentric needs, we need to Shabbat dinner during our retreat. make sure we take care of our It was an experience that is hard community. If there is one thing to explain, but that I will never we can do today, it is to strengthen forget. One night we went to a and nourish our community, a house where a young Jewish fam community where our children ily made us a home cooked dinner and grandchildren can excel and for complete strangers after a long be proud of our collective Jewish day of work. I was again humbled history, and continue to share it by the young man in our program, with others. Y a father of three, one being a new Thank you to our Leadership born, who opened his home and 2Gether Charlotte participants: hosted Shabbat, and also spent Yael Osovksi, Philip Schreibman, time showing us around his town, and Jessica Weil. again, united only by Judaism. Leadership 2Gether is a pro I am extremely thankful for the gram geared for young profes speakers and the administration of sionals, and just one of many the Jewish Federation in Chat that are part of The Jewish tanooga for their hospitality, and Agency’s Partnership 2Gether all the hard work they do. I have program, which creates a living since returned home to Charlotte, bridge between Charlotte as well proud of The Jewish Federation of as nine other Southeastern Jewish Greater Charlotte and our home at communities and the Hadera Shalom Park and the amazing Eiron region of Israel. Thanks to Jewish community we have. I am this partnership, the future of grateful that my kids have so Charlotte’s relationship with Is many Jewish activities thanks to rael is stronger than ever. Shalom Park and its partner insti tutions. We all know what needs to be done in order for generations to keep reaping the benefits of this amazing Jewish community, and as it is written in Ethics of the Fa ther. “It is not your duty to com plete the work, but neither are you excused from it.”
Group: Leadership2Gether participants in Chattanooga
Some worked out together, others had lengthy conversations while getting ready in the morning. It was an amazing four days where we laughed, ate, cried, and slept, cramped in this odd setup. Four days earlier we were complete strangers, all from different walks of life, with different personali ties, and the only thing we had in common was our Judaism. The best part was that I finally got to meet Maia, which was a true
Often people shy away from programs like Leadership2Gether because they don’t consider them selves Jewish enough or religious enough. I thought about this when the program was presented to me. How am I to discuss these Jewish topics with someone from Israel who is probably more religious then I am. I mean, they live in Is rael. Well we learned together and grew together, and there was no judgement, I even picked up a
We are starting to recruit for our second cohort of our Leader ship2Gether which will begin in early 2017. If you are interested or would like more information,
please contact Tal Stein, Director of Community Relations and Is rael Affairs at tal.stein@jew ishcharlotte.org or 7049446751.
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Jewish Family Services A Year of Holidays with Jewish Family Services As we wrap up the holiday sea son and begin the New Year, we can reflect on Jewish Family Services’ year of holiday pro
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Kippur, Sukkot, and Thanksgiv ing. This year is the eighth year of JFS’ Chanukah Gift Drive. Our community helps grant wishes to families in our community who would have difficulty purchasing gifts for their loved ones. The gifts that our clients are wishing for this season are written on dreidels and Jewish stars and distributed to our Shalom Park partners. When someone’s needs are barely being met, even receiving the smallest “justforfun” present can be pretty phenomenal. It is like the Angel Trees you may see around town … but with a Jewish “spin.” This year we received 171 gifts for 35 families. In addition, our Senior Chanukah party is an op portunity for our community’s seniors to celebrate together. For Rosh Hashanah, our Jewish New Year, JFS distributes “taste of the holiday” bags. These bags include a honey cake, an apple, a
little jar of honey, and a small round challah. The bags are given to isolated seniors in the commu nity and some of our case man agement clients. Rabbi Weiss also visits some of our community sen iors to blow the shofar each day of the High Holidays, assuring that they get to take part in the mitz vah. For seniors who can’t drive to temple and have no family close by to celebrate with, this is the only opportunity they have to celebrate one of our holiest days. Yom Kippur is a sacred time when our community truly comes together in support of JFS. Temple Beth El’s LIBERTY youth group does a food drive for Second Har vest with some of the food coming to JFS, while Temple Israel does a congregational food drive solely for our pantry. Our pantry is never as well stocked as after these drives. At the end of Yom Kippur Rabbi Weiss visits our seniors and blows the shofar one final time for
the High Holiday season. Our “taste of the holiday” bags are given out again for Passover. This time the bags include: matzah, gefilte fish, Kedem grape juice, and something sweet that is Kosher for Passover. Many of the recipients of these bags would have no other way of receiving the kosher for Passover foods neces sary to celebrate the holiday. At Thanksgiving, JFS helps families in need enjoy a traditional Thanksgiving dinner. This year, thanks to Dale and Larry Polsky, we supplied 20 families with Thanksgiving meals that included a turkey with dressing, creamed corn, mashed potatoes, gravy, and cranberry relish. Our community members were truly touched to have the help providing Thanks giving to their families. As the heart of our community, JFS is truly appreciative of our donors and supporters who help us to ensure members of our com munity are able to continue to cel ebrate holiday traditions. Y
Donations to Jewish Family Services in November 2016 Jewish Family Services re ceived the following donations for Tribute Cards in November 2016. Thank you for allowing JFS to honor your friends and loved ones. IN MEMORY OF Marvin Bernstein to Erlaine Bernstein from Adriane Hirsch Kevin Clein to Gerry Yancy from Temple Solel of Fort Mill,SC Gerard Ditesheim to Jeffery and Dana Ditesheim from Allan and Marcelle Oxman and
Jonathan and Stephanie Simon Ellen Dubin to Adina Barkin skiy from The Ashkin Family, Douglas Kent Gentile, and George and Lois Schneider Ted Goodman to Carol Good man from Marion and David Kro novet Nancy Hodes to Jeffrey and Karen Turk from Gary and Donna Lerner, and Allan and Marcelle Oxman Abe Luski to Berta Straz from Lee and Alan Blumenthal and Amalia, Avi, Ory, and Ruthie Warshenbrot Douglas Mann to Elliott Mann from Daniel and Nancy Coblenz Paul Ostrow to Paul and Carole Ostrow from Allan and Marcelle Oxman Golda Schwartz to Eileen Schwartz from Ruth Brandt and William Cassell Rabbi Robert Alan Seigel to Tammy Seigel and Adam Bern stein from Marion and David Kro novet Harvey Tritel to Lori Tritel from Temple Solel of Fort Mill, SC HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO Tara Benson from Jennifer Koss
Jennifer Golynsky from Jill Blumenthal, Rita Carey, Jennifer Koss, and Melissa Van Glish Maddie Gorelick from Carol Gorelick Michael Van Glish from David and Aileen Epstein Celia Mandel from Audry Bor genicht Dr. Barry Marshall from David and Aileen Epstein Harriet Perlin from Elise Menaker and Marvin and Anita Shapiro Ollie Polk from Marion and David Kronovet, Carolyn and Stuart Hennes, Marc and Mattye Silverman, Elise Menaker, Jack and Vera Mendel, Ed and Jill Newman, Larry and Dale Polsky, Mark and Linda Rothman, and Marvin and Anita Shapiro HAPPY ANNIVERSARY TO Dr. Barry and Linda Marshall’s anniversary from David and Aileen Epstein Michael and Judy Van Glish’s anniversary from David and Aileen Epstein IN APPRECIATION OF Karen Knoble’s many years of leadership at JFS from Anna Bo brow Y
Thank you to the following people who contributed their time to Jewish Family Services in November. Volunteers: JoAnn Abdo, Rick Abrams, Leigh Altman & family, Chaim Burke, Jennifer Collman, Andrea Cronson, Sheryl Effren, Mel & Caren Frank, Robert Friedman, Jennifer Golynsky, Gail Halverson, Bob Jacobson, Eric Lerner, Matt Luftglass, David Miller, Frada Mozenter, Allan Oxman, Barbara Rein, Louis Sinkoe, Harry Sparks, Sara Stinemetz, Jeff & Stacy Strauch, Liz Wahls, Amalia Warshenbrot, Mike Weinberg, Jan Weiner, Mary Wennen, and Nancy Wielunski Hadassah Cooks: Barbara Abrams, Phyllis Berlin, Nadine Bern stein, Sherry Blenner, Margie Bower, Ilene Cantor, Caren Carr, Sharon Cavanaugh, Gladys Cherny, David Epstein, June Hirschmann, Sandy Hoagland, Fran Kaplan, Roy Kaplan, Judy Kaufmann, Steve Kauf mann, Penny Krieger, Shelley Leibman, Andrea McCleary, Ivy Saul, Eileen Schwartz, Marlene Shraga, and Elyssa Vining Food Pantry Donations: Temple Israel & Temple Beth El Congre gants, Frada Mozenter, Dawn Hubbs, Marilyn Schuster, and the Gan Class of Temple Israel Religious School Food Drives: JCC Tennis Teams and CJDS Mitzvah Munchkins Y
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Hebrew Cemetery Association: New Leadership, Same Commitments By Mike Littauer, president, Hebrew Cemetery Association Two short years ago it was my privilege and honor to join the professional and passionate board of trustees of the Hebrew Ceme tery Association of Greater Char lotte. And it is with a profound sense of humility that I accept the honor of serving as President of the Hebrew Cemetery Association of Greater Charlotte for the next two years. I would like to thank the board and as such our commu nity for the trust that they have placed in me and I will do all within my power to be worthy of their mandate. Please join me and congratu late Brian Yesowitch, our imme diate past president for his leadership and accomplishments during his tenure. Brian brought a unique passion and tremendous energy to the board that will he will continue on executive com mittee. Our plans for 2017 are focused on continuing to provide a re spectful and solemn place of in ternment for our departed, a place of comfort for the bereaved, and a place of beauty and serenity for those visiting the graves of their loved ones or friends. We will continue to work closely with clergy from all of our area congre gations to ensure their congrega tional needs are met. With the financial help of the Norman Steinberger Funeral Assistance Fund and Greater Charlotte Jew ish Federation Funeral Assistance Fund we will continue to provide for the funeral and burial needs of Jewish families in financial crisis. Our new Orthodox section is ded icated to providing the strict re quirements of Orthodox burial laws, and we have opened a sepa rate and dedicated section to pro vide the internment needs of our interfaith families. Additional goals this year in clude building on our beautifica tion process including partnering with Trees Charlotte and commu nity volunteers to plant an addi tional 50 trees in the memorial park. This annual event is sched uled for February 12 and we look forward to seeing you there. Look for more information in the CJN as we get closer to that date. We also have plans for two new gar dens and the planting of larger trees in the newer section. And through the generosity of Marc and Mattye Silverman we will
dedicate the Silverman Circle that will include an awe inspiring sculpture and garden that will welcome visitors to our memorial park for generations to come. A major initiative for 2017 is the implementation of a new cemetery management system that will allow our community better access to our database and grounds, more efficient manage ment of cemetery assets and records, better access and GIS mapping, and remote access and backup. This system will allow our cemetery staff to more effi ciently serve our community and provide seamless processes and transitions as we all move for ward. My parents are interred in a Jewish Cemetery on the edge of the Everglades, home to peacocks, herons, osprey, eagles, and other wondrous wildlife. And yes, to al ligators and snakes. I pass through the gates and I get anxious the way I did when I was about to see them when they were alive. I ap proach their tomb and read the fa miliar names on the other stones. My anxiousness turns to anticipa tion. I kiss their stone and begin telling them about their grandchil dren and great grandchildren. I know they’ll want to hear that first. They respond with delight (yes I imagine them answering me, or maybe they really are). The conversation turns to Sue and my brother’s and sister’s families and for the first time in a long time the stress that’s accumulated since my last visit is gone. The conversation turns to me and I tell them I miss them and pray for their rest and peace every day. I think back to the good times and the lessons they taught me and my tears turn to sobs. I look up at the trees, gaze at the wildlife, I listen to the birds, I stare at their stone and I pray. I hate to leave. I fight leaving but I know it’s time to go. As I get up from the bench I’m overcome by a wave of tranquility, peace, and comfort as if they had enveloped me with their love. I promise I’ll be back. I know that many in our com munity experience those some of those same emotions as they visit their departed. It is my hope that our cemetery provides that same comfort, serenity, and tranquility for all of our community and to know that our cemetery is as much for the living as it is for those departed.
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2017 marks the 150th anniver sary of the Hebrew Cemetery of Greater Charlotte. I wonder what those handful of devout Jews who purchased this 11 acres in 1867 would think about our wonderful Jewish community and its ceme tery today? Look for more infor mation on our commemoration events and dedication of The Sil verman Circle later in the year. And please contact Sandra Gold man, our director or me with your comments or suggestions as we move into 2017. Y
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March For Love By Linda Levy Several hundred people of var ious faiths, ethnicities, and races participated in a “March for Love,” on Saturday, December 3 at Marshall Park. The event, which started at noon, began with a brief program of songs, poetry, and prayer. Speakers urged partic ipants to take a pledge to be lead ers, to associate with others that are different from you forming a community that promises extra compassion and leans into hope for a brighter tomorrow. Speakers included Rabbi Judith Schindler of the Stan Greenspon Center for Peace and Social Justice at Queens University; Susan ChernyakSpatz; representatives from several churches, the gay community, and organizations such as Carolina Jews for Justice, and One Meck – an organization working to promote school diver sity. Following the presentations participants marched to lay flow ers at the statues of Martin Luther King, Jr., Mahatma Gandhi, and the Holocaust Memorial, all within or near Marshall Park. The flowers were left as a “tribute to those whose loving footsteps we continue to walk in today.” Several representatives from the media, including The Char lotte Observer and television channels, covered the event. “Love, unity, compassion and hope” were the guiding themes of the grassroots March for Love. Organizers described the march as “a moving, tangible expression of the commitment to love in our community going forward.” Y
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The Wing Span of the Levine JCC’s Butterfly Project More than eight years have passed since the Levine JCC em barked on the wonderful journey of the Butterfly Project. Between 2008 and the time the Margaret and Lou Schwartz Butterfly Gar den Holocaust Memorial was dedicated at Shalom Park in May 2011, approximately 3,000 butter flies were painted by the Charlotte community in memory of chil dren who died in the Holocaust. Now in its sixth year of presenting its inhouse workshops, the Levine JCC Butterfly Project con tinues to be successful in so many ways. As of today, more than 25,500 ceramic butterflies have been painted in Charlotte – meaning that more than 25,500 specific children have been remembered. While the number of people par ticipating in some form of the workshop is impressive, as is the impact the project is making on its participants, it is the far reach of the Butterfly Project workshops that is truly notable. Since its inception, the Levine JCC Butterfly Project has reached people in every corner of the greater Charlotte area – in both North Carolina and South Car olina – from so many different types of organizations. The 128 organizations that have partici pated in the workshop to date are broken down as follows: * 37 schools in CMS * 19 religious organizations (temples, churches, Hebrew High, etc.) * 12 LJCC Programs (camp, teens, seniors, etc.) * 11 Independent Schools * 9 schools from Union County * 8 schools from Fort Mill * 8 Charter Schools * 7 schools from Gaston County * 6 miscellaneous organiza tions (preschool, university, library, museum, etc.) * 4 senior residences * 3 schools from Cabarrus County * 2 schools from Lincoln County * 1 school from York County * 1 school from the RowanSal isbury School System While the greatest number of
participants comes from the geographical area of the school district in which the Levine JCC is located, the reach extends far beyond that. Four of the participat ing organizations are located more than 100 miles from Shalom Park, including campers from Camp Cole man in Cleveland, GA (215 miles away), who participated during four consecutive summers. Groups that have participated are located in Belmont, Charlotte, Concord, Cornelius, Cramerton, Dallas, Davidson, Fort Mill, Gas tonia, Greensboro, Harrisburg, Hendersonville, Huntersville, In dian Trail, Iron Station, Lake Wylie, Landis, Lincolnton, Marshville, Mint Hill, Monroe, Rock Hill, Sanford, Tega Cay, Waxhaw, and Weddington. The Levine JCC’s Butterfly Project has been so successful due to the generosity of so many com munity members. Holocaust sur vivors Irving Bienstock and Suly Chenkin donate hours upon hours of their time each year. During the 201617 academic year, one of the two of them will speak at each of the 74 workshops currently scheduled. Their shared experi ences are often the highlight of the workshops for many students. After students listen to them speak, they ask many thought provoking questions, all of which are enthusiastically answered in detail. There are not enough ways to thank Irving and Suly for their dedication to the Butterfly Proj ect. Additional thanks go out to the 38 volunteers who have spent hundreds of hours helping out at workshops since school started this past fall: Judy August, Karen Chase, Elaine Chernotsky, Dan Coblenz, Ann Del Vecchio, Ira Dunst, Sheryl Effren, Aleen Ep stein, Darcy Garfinkel, Carole Gelfand, Dayle Glick, Jane Gra ham, Leslie Gumpert, Lauren Halperin, Marlene Jack, Dana Ka pustin, Joan Kirschner, Mindy Kirshbaum, Judy Marco, Karen Marsh, Malka MeZahav, Kathryn Mizell, Jill Newman, Elise Orenstein, Ken Orenbach, Gwen Orland, Ruth Paul, Elaine
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Levine JCC Celebrates 30th Annual Meeting Honors Past Presidents The 30th Annual Meeting of the Sandra and Leon Levine Jew ish Community was held October 19. The evening began with a beautiful cocktail celebration hon oring the LJCC Past Presidents, Donors, and Distinctive Members. Elise Kosofsky, served as Chair of the event at which attendees took a moment to pause and reflect
upon the growth and development of the JCC over the past 30 years. The evening was a celebration of the LJCC Past Presidents, who had dedicated their time, energy, and passion to ensuring that the “J” made a positive impact on the lives of our community and the Park as leaders of the “J.” Harry Swimmer gave an inspir
ing D’Var Torah, completely mes merizing all as he told the story of the creation of Shalom Park from idea, to concept, to reality. Harry shared personal stories of the many leaders who took us from the Amity Club to Shalom Park and pushed us all to ensure the vi sion remains a reality. Board President, Jon Simon, spoke of the past year’s accom plishments; the LJCC BOD Gov ernance Task Force, the 5th Annual Kids Triathlon, the Butter fly Project’s national award, the Capital Campaigns success, refur bishing of the Family Locker Rooms, and groundbreaking of the new Pool. Jon noted the in credible staff of the “J,” celebrated the volunteers, and thanked the LJCC Board. In looking to the fu ture, Jon spoke of the upcoming expansion of Social Action, Adult, and Cultural Arts programs, of continued work to ensure that our children and grandchildren always have Jewish experiences and rela tionships, and the focus on the “J” as a place for wellness, physical, social, intellectual and spiritual, where relationships with the Jew ish community and Judaism evolve. Jon thanked Peter, the board, staff, and members of the community for their unceasing support. Peter Blair, CEO, gave a speech about the vision and mis sion of the Levine JCC 30 years ago, presently, and 30 years into
the future. He spoke of the persist ent need to design a dynamic and rewarding Jewish experience in this community. Peter noted the importance of ensuring construc tive and harmonious relationships in this community exist and are nurtured. He asked the question: “When you vision 2046 in our community, what do you see?” Noting that the J will continue to be relevant by “putting the J at the front and the community at the center” in its strategic decision making and pressed those in atten dance to think about what role they would play in the next chap ter of the Levine JCC’s story. The message was clear and those in at tendance left excited to write the next chapter in what will be a long story of the Levine JCC. Outgoing Board Officers and Directors were thanked for their service: Michael Baumstein, Jonathan Brackis, Jeremy Davids, Penny Lipsitz and Larry Schwartz. The Nominating Com mittee Chair, Elise Kosofsky, pre sented the slate of candidates which was unanimously approved by the general membership; Offi cers Jon Simon (P), George Cronson (T), Rick Abrams (VP), Raizel Kahn (VP), Staci Mond (VP), Jeff Turk (VP) and Elise Kosofsky (PP) & Directors Lau ren Althofer, Brian Bernhardt, Scott Gorelick, Todd Gorelick*, Julia Greenfield, Don Herbstman, Jon Kulbersh, Gabe Mathless,
Michelle Perlmutter, Steven Ro gelberg*, Andrew Rosen, Rebecca Stern, Robert Valenstein, David Van Glish, Chip Wallach*, and Evan Weiss (*New Directors). All Past Presidents of the LJCC were honored with the Program Service Award: Sol Levine ֹּל״ז, Sol Shapiro ֹּל״ז, Mark Bernstein ֹּל״ז, Ben Jaffa, Jr. ֹּל״ז, Bob Abel, Harold Josephson ֹּל״ז, Miles Levine, Larry Gerber, Mike Van Glish, Hal Levinson, Gene Dau mit, Eric Sklut, Scott Menaker, Lane Ostrow, Phil Berman, Roni Fishkin, Judy August, Larry Schwartz, David Van Glish, and Elise Kosofsky ( ֹּל״זDeceased) Lauren Althofer was recog nized as Volunteer of the Year. Lauren, served as a “J” Board member, Board liaison to CJP, and volunteer for the Kids Triathlon and Purim Carnival. Roni Fishkin, Past President of the “J,” received the coveted President and Execu tive Director’s Award for passion, dedication, and tireless efforts as Chair of JBuild Capital Cam paign. Peter Blair expressed his appre ciation of the value, importance and commitment of the staff to the LJCC, when presenting staff awards including Outstanding (Continued on page 11)
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January is a Great Month to Plan a Wedding By Kelly Reed Keeling There are endless details asso ciated with planning a wedding, but the biggest obstacle is finding a location. Once the location is de cided, a lot of other pieces in volved in planning fall into place. Fortunately, Shalom Park has many catering partners and ven dors to help make wedding plan ning a breeze. Couples choosing Shalom Park as the venue for their wedding find a perfect blend of beauty, convenience, value, and service. From the moment wedding guests enter Shalom Park, guests are impressed by the treelined drive and ample surface and garage parking. What a perfect first impression! As guests enter the lobby and stroll Main Street, the Maurice and Evelyn Schaller crystal collection exudes ele gance. Shalom Park, managed by the Foundation of Shalom Park, has two beautifully appointed recep tion halls, Gorelick Hall with a
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make your life easier. And what is more, this venue is a community place, a place you can call home for even the most special of all oc casions. Are you, a friend or a loved one looking for a venue for a wed ding? Contact Jay Parton, Opera tions Manager of the Foundation of Shalom Park, at jparton@ shalomcharlotte.org or 704944 6842. Jay will be happy to explain all the options offered by the
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Foundation of Shalom Park and give a tour. Jay and his staff strive to make wedding planning stress free and enjoyable for families and their guests. For weddings large and small, the Foundation of Shalom Park is the perfect place to make memories. Y Photos by Saul Mark Photogra phy.
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Employee of the Year Josh Stein berger, LJCC Aquatics Director as well as Staff anniversaries for 5, 10, 15, and 20 years. The Board and Staff of the Levine JCC thank our community for their steady support and for
being a part of 30 successful years on the Park. We look forward to celebrating our next 30 years with you. Y
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seating capacity of 200 (or 150 with a dance floor) and Sam Lerner Center with a capacity of 300 (or 250 with a dance floor). A variety of seating arrangements are possible for plated or banquet meals. Both reception halls offer the latest in AV technology with projectors and screens. Recently, Charlotte wedding planners discovered that Shalom Park is the perfect location not only for the reception, but also for the ceremony itself. In 2016, Anna Meerovich and Arthur Midgett were married in the Margaret and Lou Schwartz Butterfly Garden. Rabbi Shlomo Cohen officiated the service. Charming flower girls led the procession for this outdoor wedding, and Ms. Meerovich car ried freshcut peonies in her bou quet for this lovely outdoor wedding at the Park. A reception followed in Sam Lerner Center, where beautiful flowers adorned the tables. Rabbi Cohen thought the occasion so lovely that his own daughter will be married in the Butterfly Garden in 2017. In the midst of all the wedding planning details making the guest list, selecting the dress, choosing the invitations, planning the service it’s nice to know that you have a beautiful venue and professional staff attheready to
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Youth Visions Hebrew Highlights By Roz Cooper We’re off and running for the 5777 Hebrew High season. First trimester classes were fun and ed ucational. Our theme of “Loving Jewish” led students down many paths of learningfrom cooking to photography to thinking about tzedaka outside of the box. The teens found their freedom to ex press themselves through art, po etry, and especially through lively conversation. Following are some highlights of this session: * The eighth grade core classes joined forces to learn about Ju daism’s long legacy of caring for the environment. * A large number of parents have joined our PTO. That means that we can offer more special programs, enhance holiday cele brations, and the quality of our classes. For those who have not yet joined, please send a $25 check to the CHS office and mark it PTO. * New program – Better To gether – brings vibrant seniors and our ninth and tenth graders to gether to learn about and from each other. This group is explor ing the arts through slam poetry, music, and the visual arts. They went on a field trip to the Mint Museum this month. * We have an amazing student council, with new leadership, members from all of our classes,
and lots of fresh ideas. These stu dents are our ambassadors to the community, helping at community events, spearheading Tzedaka projects, and leading the school in ruach (spirit). They have been busy planning a fun Hanukkah celebration for the entire student body. * Great pizza nights! Monthly pizza dinners that serve as the basis of our tzedaka program. Come eat pizza for a good cause. * Don’t miss the Hebrew High bulletin board. It features cre ations from our “Jewish Lens” class. Students combined their own photos with commercially produced pictures of Israel to make an interesting and highly personal display. Take a peak and see if you can figure out which part of each montage was taken at Hebrew High. * Hebrew High was a proud sponsor of the “Up All Night for Israel” program, where students from all of the Jewish youth or ganizations at Shalom Park spent the entire evening (till 8 AM) learning about Israel, dancing, having fun, and connecting to the Jewish homeland. A highlight of the event was the limo ride around Charlotte while stopping for an Is rael themed scavenger hunt. We are so thankful to our fam ilies and the time and effort that they put in to helping Hebrew High be successful. If you haven’t
joined the PTO yet, please send your $25 check to the office. PTO funds make our holiday celebra tions extra special, and allow us to participate in community pro grams that enrich our students’ Jewish lives. Thanks for the snacks, the driving and the support for our school. Y
Participants in “Better Together” visit the Mint Museum uptown.
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Celebrating Sukkot from left to right: Sydney Abeshaus, Leah Horwitz, and Sophie Blank.
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BBYO Honors Gamechangers at Global Shabbat On Friday December 2, Char lotte BBYO honored local hero Harry Swimmer and renowned television and radio personality Larry King as part of their Global Shabbat program. BBYO chapters from the United States to the Balkans and everywhere in between took part in Global Shabbat 2016, hosting simultaneous Shabbat programs as one united movement. This year, AZA and BBG celebrated Global Shabbat under the shared theme of “Being a Gamechanger,” for which BBYO teen leaders in vited #gamechangers – including Swimmer and King – to enjoy Shabbat with them. The evening began with serv
ices led by BBYO members Sammy Yass, Alana Markel, and Charlie Kapustin and followed by inspiring words of wisdom from two tremendous leaders. Swimmer, founder of Mitey Riders and a CNN Heroes finalist, spoke to teens and their families about following his passions, first in helping raise funds to build Shalom Park and later when he founded his equine therapy pro gram for disabled children. King, a Peabody awardwin ning journalist, emphasized values such as perseverance, giving back, and being yourself. “The secret to success is that there no secret,” King explained to nearly 250 teens and families.
Jake Morgan, Larry King, Jason Dermack, Gabby Catenazzo, Harry Swim mer, and Mirando diPaolo.
“Just be yourself.” King also stressed the impor tance of having a sense of humor a quality he exemplified
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throughout his remarks. Several jokes were peppered with more serious examples of how Jews have used humor throughout his tory. “Many Holocaust sur vivors I’ve interviewed cited their humor as a way they survived,” King ex plained. At the end of the evening, both Swimmer and King were made honorary lifetime members of BBYO. AZA Presidents Jason Dermack and Jake Morgan presented them with initiation pins and cer tificates. Many thanks to Jamie Bryan and Sara Abadi, co City Directors of Charlotte
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Ψϭϳϴ͕ϰϯϵ Ψ Ψϭϳϴ ͕ϰϯϵ
WƌŽǀŝĚĞƐ ĐƵƐƚŽŵŝnjĞĚ ŐŝǀŝŶŐ ŽƉ WƌŽǀŝĚĞƐ ĐƵƐƚŽŵŝnjĞĚ ŐŝǀŝŶŐ ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐ ŽǀĞƌ ĂŶĚ ĂďŽǀĞ ŶŶƵĂů ĂŵƉĂŝŐŶ ŐŝŌƐ͕ ĞŶĂďůŝŶŐ ƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐ ŽǀĞƌ ĂŶĚ ĂďŽǀĞ ŶŶƵĂů ĂŵƉĂŝŐŶ ŐŝŌƐ͕ ĞŶĂďůŝŶŐ ĚŽŶŽƌƐ ƚ Ž ŵĂdžŝŵŝnjĞ ƚŚĞŝƌ ŐŝǀŝŝŶŐ ƉŽƚĞŶƟĂů ĂŶĚ ĨƵůĮůů ƚŚĞŝƌ ƉŚŝůĂŶ ŶƚŚƌŽƉŝĐ ŐŽĂůƐ͘ /ŶĐůƵĚĞƐ ĞƌŶƐƚĞŝŶ ĚŽŶŽƌƐ ƚŽ ŵĂdžŝŵŝnjĞ ƚŚĞŝƌ ŐŝǀŝŶŐ ƉŽƚĞŶƟĂů ĂŶĚ ĨƵůĮůů ƚŚĞŝƌ ƉŚŝůĂŶƚŚƌŽƉŝĐ ŐŽĂůƐ͘ /ŶĐůƵĚĞƐ ĞƌŶƐƚĞŝŶ >ĞĂĚĞƌƐŚŝƉ͕ ĂŵƉĂŝŐŶ ĂŶĚ : Z ǀĞŶƚ ^ƉŽŶƐŽƌƐŚŝƉƐ͕ ŽŵŵƵŶŝƚƚLJ ƵŝůĚŝŶŐ /ŶŝƟĂƟǀĞ͕ ŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ >ĞĂĚĞƌƐŚŝƉ͕ ĂŵƉĂŝŐŶ ĂŶĚ : Z ǀĞŶƚ ^ƉŽŶƐŽƌƐŚŝƉƐ͕ ŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ ƵŝůĚŝŶŐ /ŶŝƟĂƟǀĞ͕ ŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ >ĞĂĚĞƌƐŚŝƉ WƌŽŐƌĂŵ͕ ƌĞĂƚ Ğ zŽ ŽƵƌ :ĞǁŝƐŚ >ĞŐĂĐLJ 'ƌĂŶƚ͕ 'ƌĞĂƚĞƌƌ ŚĂƌůŽƩĞ ŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ ƵŝůĚŝŶŐ͕ >ĞĂĚĞƌƐŚŝƉ WƌŽŐƌĂŵ͕ ƌĞĂƚĞ zŽƵƌ :ĞǁŝƐŚ >ĞŐĂĐLJ 'ƌĂŶƚ͕ 'ƌĞĂƚĞƌ ŚĂƌůŽƩĞ ŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ ƵŝůĚŝŶŐ͕ 'ŽƌĞůŝĐŬ d dĞĞĞŶƐ ƚŽ /ƐƌĂĞů͕ : Z >ĞĐƚƵƌĞ ^ĞƌŝĞƐ͕ :ĞǁŝƐŚ ŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJLJ ZĞĨĨƵŐĞĞ /ŶŝƟĂƟǀĞ͕ W W: >ŝďƌĂƌ : ƌLJ͕͕ ^ĞĞĨĞƌ Ğ 'ŽƌĞůŝĐŬ dĞĞŶƐ ƚŽ /ƐƌĂĞů͕ : Z >ĞĐƚƵƌĞ ^ĞƌŝĞƐ͕ :ĞǁŝƐŚ ŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ ZĞĨƵŐĞĞ /ŶŝƟĂƟǀĞ͕ W: >ŝďƌĂƌLJ͕ ^ĞĨĞƌ ddŽƌĂŚ͕ >ĞƌŶĞƌ zŽƵŶŐ ĚƵůƚ /ƐƌĂĞů džƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞ͕ DŝƐƐŝŽŶ ^ƵďƐŝĚŝĞƐ͕ zŽŵ ,Ă͛ĂƚnjŵĂƵƚ͕ ĂŶĚ ^ƉĞĐŝĂů &ƵŶĚ ŽƌĂŚ͕ >ĞƌŶĞƌ z Ž zŽƵŶŐ ĚƵůƚ /Ɛƌ Ž ƌĂĞů džƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞ͕ DŝƐƐŝŽŶ ^ƵďƐŝĚŝĞƐ͕ zŽ Žŵ ,Ă͛͛ĂƚnjŵĂƵƚ͕ ĂŶĚ ^ƉĞĐŝĂů & Ă ƵŶĚ Ě
dŝŬǀĂŚ ŚĂƌůŽƩĞ dŝŬǀ ĂŚ ŚĂƌůŽƩĞ
Ψϳ Ψϳ͕ϱϬϬ ͕ϱϬϬ
:ĞǁŝƐŚ ĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶ ĨŽƌ ĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶ ǁŝƚŚ ƐƉĞĐŝĂů ŶĞĞĚƐ :Ğ ǁŝƐŚ ĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶ ĨĨŽƌ ĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶ Ž ǁŝƚŚ ƐƉĞĐŝĂů ŶĞĞĚƐ
ZZAB’S AB’S Place Place WƌŽǀŝĚĞ ǁŽƌŬƉůĂĐĞ ƚƌĂŝŶŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞ ĨŽƌ :ĞǁŝƐŚ LJŽƵŶŐ ĂĚƵůƚƐ ǁŝƚŚ ƐƉĞĐŝĂů ŶĞĞĚƐ WƌŽǀŝĚĞ ǁŽƌŬƉůĂĐĞ ƚƌĂŝŶŝŶŐ ĂŶ ŶĚ ĞĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐ dž Ğ ĨĨŽƌ :Ğ Ž ǁŝƐŚ LJŽƵŶŐ ĂĚƵůƚƐ ǁŝƚŚ ƐƉĞĐŝĂů ŶĞĞĚƐ
Ψϭϰ Ψϭϰ͕ϬϬϬ ͕ϬϬϬ
ΨϭϬ͕ϬϬϬ Ϭ͕ϬϬϬ
ŽŶĚƵĐƚ ĨĨĞĂƐŝďŝůŝƚLJ Ɛ ŽŶĚƵĐƚ ĨĞĂƐŝďŝůŝƚLJ ƐƚƵĚLJ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ >ĂŬĞ EŽƌŵĂŶ :ĞǁŝƐŚ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ ƚŽ ĚĞƚĞƌŵŝŶĞ Ğ ƚƵĚLJLJ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ > ŚĞ >ĂŬĞ EŽƌŵĂŶ :ĞĞǁŝƐŚ ĐŽŵŵ ŵƵŶŝƚLJ ƚŽ ĚĞƚĞƌŵŝŶĞ ŵŝŶĞ ŝĨ ƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐ Ă ǀŝĂďůĞ ŶĞĞĚ Ĩ ĨŽ Žƌ LJŽƵŶŐ ĨĨĂ Žƌ LJ ĂŵŝůLJ Ɖƌ ŝůLJ ƉƌĞƐĐŚŽŽůͬƉƌŽŐƌĂ ĂŵŵŝŶŐ ŝĨ ƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐ Ă ǀŝĂďůĞ ŶĞĞĚ ĨŽƌ LJŽƵŶŐ ĨĂŵŝůLJ ƉƌĞƐĐŚŽŽůͬƉƌŽŐƌĂŵŵŝŶŐ
ϬϬ E ,ŽůŽĐĂƵƐƚ &ŽƵŶĚĂƟŽŶ ; E ,ŽůŽĐĂƵƐƚ &ŽƵŶĚ ŶĚĂĂƟŽŶ ;;,ŽůŽ ,ŽůŽĐĂƵƐƚ DƵƐĞƵŵ tŽƌŬƐŚŽƉ ĨŽƌ E dĞĂĐŚĞƌƐͿ͗ ŽůŽĐĂƵƐƚ DƵƐĞƵ ƐĞƵŵ tŽƌŬƐŚ ŚŽƉ Ĩ Ɖ Žƌ E dĞĞĂĐŚĞƌƐͿ͗ Ϳ ΨϭϬ͕ϬϬϬ
Shalom m Gr Green een (WWĂƌƚͲƟŵĞ 'ĂƌĚĞŶ ŽŽƌĚŝŶĂƚŽƌͿ: ĂƌƚͲƟ ƟŵĞ 'ĂƌĚĞŶ ŽŽƌ Ě ĚŝŶĂƚŽƌͿͿ: W ĂƌƚƚͲͲƟŵĞ Ɛ ŵĞ ƐƚĂī ƉĞƌƐŽŶ ƚ Ăī Ɖ ƚŽ ŵĂŶĂŐĞ ŽƉĞƌĂƟŽŶƐ Ĩ Ž ŵĂŶĂŐ ĨŽ Žƌ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŵ ŵŵ ŵƵŶŝƚLJLJ ŐĂƌĚĞŶ ĂŶĚ WĂƌƚͲƟŵĞ ƐƚĂī ƉĞƌƐŽŶ ƚŽ ŵĂŶĂŐĞ ŽƉĞƌĂƟŽŶƐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ ŐĂƌĚĞŶ ĂŶĚ ĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚĂů ƉƌŽŐƌĂŵŵŝŶŐ ĞŶ ǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚĂů ƉƌŽŐƌĂŵŵ ŵŝŶŐ
Ψϳ͕ϱϬϬ Ψϳ͕
Ψϴ͕ϱϬϬ
ΨϭϮ͕ ΨϭϮ͕ϱϬϬ
Z ĞƐĞĂƌĐŚ Ś ĂŶĚ ĚĞǀĞůŽƉ ďĞĞƐƚ ƉƌĂĐƟ ƟĐĞƐ ƚŽ ď ďƵŝůĚ :ĞǁŝƐŚ ŝŶĚĞŶ ǁ Ɵ ƟƚLJ ĂŶĚ ĞŶŐĂŐĞŵĞ ƟƚLJ ĂŶĚ ĞŶŐĂŐĞŵĞŶ ƚ ZĞƐĞĂƌĐŚ ĂŶĚ ĚĞǀĞůŽƉ ďĞƐƚ ƉƌĂĐƟĐĞƐ ƚŽ ďƵŝůĚ :ĞǁŝƐŚ ŝŶĚĞŶƟƚLJ ĂŶĚ ĞŶŐĂŐĞŵĞŶƚ ĂŵŽŶŐ ĂďLJ ŽŽŵĞƌ ĂŶĚ ŵƉƚLJͲEĞƐƚĞƌ ƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶƐ ĂŵŽŶŐ Ă ĂďLJ ŽŽŵ ŵĞƌ ĂŶ ŶĚ Ě ŵƉƚLJͲE ͲEĞƐƚĞƌ ƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶƐ ƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶƐ
Beth Israel Levine TTemple eemple p Be th El,, TTemple emp e ple p e Isr ael and the Le vine JCC (^ŽĐŝĂů :ƵƐ ^ŽĐŝĂů :ƵƐƟĐĞ ĂŶĚ ^ŽĐŝĂů ĐƟŽŶ ŽůůĂďŽƌĂƟŽŶ: ƟĐĞ ĂŶĚ ^Ž Ăů ĐƟŽŶ ŽůůĂďŽƌ ƟĐĞ ĂŶĚ ^ŽĐŝĂ ĐƟŽŶ ŽůůĂď ĂƟŽŶ: W WĂƌƚͲƟŵĞ ƐƚĂī ƉĞƌƐŽŶ ƚŽ ĂƌƚƚͲͲƟŵĞ ƐƚĂī ƉĞƌƐŽŶ ƚŽ
Ψϭϱ͕ϬϬϬ
ĐĐŽŽƌĚŝŶĂƚĞ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ ƐŽĐŝĂů ĂĐƟŽŶ ƉƌŽũĞĐƚƐ ĂŶĚ ƉƌŽŐƌĂŵƐ ŽŽƌĚŝŶĂƚĞ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ Ɛ ŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ ƐŽĐŝĂů ĂĐƟŽŶ ƉƌŽũĞĐƚƐ ĂŶĚ ƉƌŽŐƌĂŵ ĂĐƟŽŶ ƉƌŽũĞĐƚƐ ĂŶĚ ƉƌŽŐƌĂŵƐ
Ψϱ͕ϰϱϲ
TTemple eemple p Kol Kol Ami Am mi (YƵĂƌ YƵĂƌƚĞƌůLJ ^ŚĂďďĂƚŽŶͿ: Y ƌƚƚĞƌůLJ ^ŚĂďďĂ ĞƌůLJ ^ŚĂďď LJ ƚŽŶͿͿ: YƵĂƌƚĞƌůLJ ^ŚĂďďĂƚŽŶ ŝŶ ĐŽůůĂďŽƌĂƟŽŶ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ /ŶƐƟƚƵƚĞ ŽĨ ^ŽƵƚŚĞƌŶ :ĞǁŝƐŚ >ŝĨĞ YƵĂƌƚ ĞƌůLJ ^ŚĂďďĂƚ ĂƚŽŶ ŝŶ ĐŽůůĂďŽƌĂƟŽŶ ĂďŽƌĂƟŽŶ ǁ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ /ŶƐƟƚƵƚĞ ŽĨ ^ ŽĨ ^ŽƵƚŚĞƌŶ :Ğ ^ŽƵƚŚĞƌŶ ^ :ĞǁŝƐŚ >ŝĨĨĞ
Uptown Up ptown Chabad (zzŽƵŶŐ ĚƵůƚ WƌŽŐƌĂŵŵŝŶŐͿ͗ WƌŽǀŝĚĞ ŶĞƚǁŽƌŬŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ :ĞǁŝƐŚ ŽƵŶ Ž ŶŐ ĚƵůƚ Wƌ Ő ŽŐƌ Ő ĂŵŵŝŶŐͿ ŐͿ͗ WƌŽǀŝĚĞ ŶĞĞƚǁŽƌŬŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ :ĞǁŝƐŚ
ŶƌŝĐŚĞƐ :ĞǁŝƐŚ ůŝǀĞƐ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ĐƵůƚƵƌĂů͕ ĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶĂů ĂŶĚ ĂƚŚůĞƟĐ ƉƌŽŐƌĂŵŵŝŶŐ ŶƌŝĐŚĞƐ :ĞǁŝƐŚ ůŝǀĞƐ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ĐƵůƚƵƌĂů͕ ĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶĂů ĂŶĚ ĂƚŚůĞƟĐ Ɖ ƉƌŽŐƌĂŵŵŝŶŐ
^ƵƉƉůĞŵĞŶƚĂů 'ŝŌƐ ĂŶĚ ^ƉĞĐŝĂů ŝƐƚƌŝďƵƟŽŶƐ ^ƵƉƉůĞŵĞŶ ƚĂů 'ŝŌƐ ĂŶĚ ^ƉĞĐŝĂů ŝƐƚƌŝďƵƟŽŶƐ
>ĞǀŝŶĞ : ĂŶĚ dĞŵƉůĞ <Žů dŝŬǀĂŚ >Ğ ǀŝŶĞ : ĂŶĚ dĞĞŵƉů ƉůĞ <Žů dŝŬǀǀĂŚ ;;zŽƵŶŐ &ĂŵŝůLJ &ĞĂƐŝďŝůŝƚLJ ^ƚƵĚLJͿ: zŽ ŽƵŶŐ & Ő ĂŵŝůLJ & LJ ĞĂƐƐŝďŝůŝƚLJ ^ƚƵĚLJͿ LJ LJͿ:
Ψϱϰ͕ϬϬϬ Ψϱϰ͕ϬϬϬ
^ƚƌĞŶŐƚŚĞŶ ƚŚĞ ŝĚĞŶƟƟĞƐ ŽĨ :ĞĞǁŝƐŚ ĨĨĂŵŝůŝĞƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƌĞůĂƟŽŶƐŚ ^ƚƌĞŶŐƚŚĞŶ ƚŚĞ ŝĚĞŶƟƟĞƐ ŽĨ :ĞǁŝƐŚ ĨĂŵŝůŝĞƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƌĞůĂƟŽŶƐŚŝƉƐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ :ĞǁŝƐŚ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ Ă ŚŝƉƐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ :ĞǁŝƐŚ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ ďLJ ŽīĞƌŝŶŐ ĨƌĞĞ͕ ŚŝŐŚ ƋƵĂůŝƚLJ :ĞǁŝƐŚ ŬƐ ĂŶĚ ŵƵƐŝĐ ƚŽ ĨĂŵŝůŝĞƐ ƌĂŝƐŝŶŐ :ĞǁŝƐŚ ĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶ ď LJ Žī īĞĞƌŝŶŐ ĨƌĞĞ͕ ŚŝŐŚ ƋƵĂůŝƚLJ ::ĞǁŝƐŚ ŬƐ ĂŶĚ ŵƵƐŝĐ ƚŽ ĨĨĂ ĂŵŝůŝĞƐƐ ƌĂŝƐŝŶŐ :ĞǁŝƐŚ ĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶ ĂŐĞƐ Ɛŝdž ŵŽŶƚŚƐ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ĞŝŐŚƚ LJĞĂƌƐ ĂŐĞƐ Ɛŝdž ŵŽŶ ƚŚƐ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ĞŝŐŚ Śƚ LJĞĂƌƐ
^ŚĂůŽŵ WĂƌŬ &ƌĞĞĚŽŵ ^ĐŚŽŽů ^ŚĂůŽŵ W ĂƌŬ &ƌĞĞĚŽŵ ^ĐŚŽŽů
ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJͲǁŝĚĞ :ĞǁŝƐŚ ůĞĂƌŶŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ĐƵůƚƵƌĂů Ğ ƌĂů ĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐ džƉĞ ĞƐ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJͲǁŝĚĞ :ĞǁŝƐŚ ůĞĂƌŶŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ĐƵůƚƵƌĂů ĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞƐ
ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ^ŽƵƚŚ ĂƌŽůŝŶĂ :Ğǁŝ ǁ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ ǁŝƐŚ ŶŝƚLJ ďLJ ĞĞdždžƉĂŶĚŝŶŐ ĞĚƵĐĐĂƟŽŶĂů ĂŶĚ ĐƵůƚƵƌĂů Đ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ^ŽƵƚŚ ĂƌŽůŝŶĂ :ĞǁŝƐŚ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ ďLJ ĞdžƉĂŶĚŝŶŐ ĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶĂů ĂŶĚ ĐƵůƚƵƌĂů ƉƌŽŐƌĂŵŝŶŐ
Ψϭϱ Ψϭϱ͕ϬϬϬ ͕ϬϬϬ
Sandraa and Leon Levine Sandr Levine Jewish Jewish Community Cen Center ter
ΨϭϬ͕ϬϬϬ
'ůŽďĂů ĂLJ ŽĨ :ĞǁŝƐŚ >ĞĂƌŶŝŶŐ: 'ůŽďĂů Ă LJ ŽĨ :ĞǁŝƐŚ >ĞĂƌŶŝŶŐŐ: ŽůůĂďŽƌĂƟǀĞ Đ ŽůůĂďŽƌĂƟǀĞ ĐĞůĞďƌĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ĞůĞďƌĂƟ ƟŽŶ ŽĨ
ΨϭϮ͕ϬϬϬ ΨϭϮ͕͕ϬϬϬ
WƌŽŵŽƚĞƐ :ĞǁŝƐŚ ůŝĨĞ ŽŶ ĐŽůůĞŐĞ ĐĂŵƉƵƐĞƐ ĂĐƌŽƐƐ EŽƌƚŚ ĂƌŽůŝŶĂ WƌŽŵŽƚ ĞƐ :ĞǁŝƐŚ ůŝĨĨĞĞ ŽŶ ĐŽůůĞŐ ŐĞ ĐĂŵƉƵƐĞƐ ĂĐƌŽƐƐ EŽƌƚŚ ĂƌŽůŝŶĂ Ă
PJJ Libr P Library ary
Ψϱ͕ϬϬϬ
WƌŽŐƌĂŵ ƚŽ ƚĞĂĐŚ ƚŚĞ ĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶ Ăƚ ::W ĂďŽƵƚ ƚŚĞ ŶĂƚƵƌĂů ǁŽƌůĚ ĂƌŽƵŶĚ ƚŚĞŵ ǁŚŝůĞ WƌŽŐƌĂŵ ƚŽ ƚĞĂĐŚ ƚŚĞ ĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶ Ăƚ :W ĂďŽƵƚ ƚŚĞ ŶĂƚƵƌĂů ǁŽƌůĚ ĂƌŽƵŶĚ ƚŚĞŵ ǁŚŝůĞ ĨŽ ŽƐƚĞƌŝŶŐ :ƵĚĂŝĐ ĐŽŶŶĞĐƟ ƟŽŶƐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚ ĨŽƐƚĞƌŝŶŐ :ƵĚĂŝĐ ĐŽŶŶĞĐƟŽŶƐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚ
TTemple eemple p Solel ; ; ĚƵĐĂƟŽŶĂů ĂŶĚ ƵůƚƵƌĂů ZĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐͿ: ; ĚƵĐĂƟ ƟŽ ŽŶĂů ĂŶĚ Ě ƵůƚƵƌ Ăů ZĞƐŽƵ ŽƵƌĐĞƐͿͿ: ^ƵƐ ^ƵƐƚĂŝŶ ĨƵƚƵƌĞ ŐĞŶĞƌĂƟŽŶƐ ƚĂŝŶ ĨƵƚƵƌĞ ŐĞŶĞƌĂƟŽŶƐ ƟŽŶƐ
,ŽůŽĐĂƵƐƚ ĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶĂů ǁŽƌŬƐŚŽƉƐ ĂŶĚ ĚŝƐƉůĂLJƐ ĨŽƌ ƉƵďůŝĐ ĂŶĚ ƉƌŝǀĂƚĞ ƐĐŚŽŽů ƚĞĂĐŚĞƌƐ ,ŽůŽĐ ĂƵƐƚ ĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶĂů ǁŽƌŬŬƐŚ ƐŚŽƉ ƉƐ ĂŶĚ ĚŝƐƉůĂLJƐ Ĩ Ɖ LJ ĨŽ Žƌ ƉƵďůŝĐ ĂŶĚ Ɖƌ Ɖ ƉƌŝǀĂƚĞ ƐĐŚŽŽů ƚĞĂĐŚĞƌƐ
North Car Carolina olina Hillel
ŚĂƌůŽƩĞ :ĞǁŝƐŚ WƌĞƐĐŚŽŽů ŚĂƌůŽƩ Ğ :ĞǁŝƐŚ WƌĞƐƐĐŚŽŽů ;>ĞĂƌŶŝŶŐ 'Ăƌ ;;>ĞĂƌŶŝŶŐ 'ĂƌĚĞŶͿ: Ő ĚĞŶͿͿ: Gro Growth wth h Through Garde Gardening ning
TTemple eemple p e Be Beth th El ;; ĂďLJ ŽŽŵĞƌͬ ŵƉƚLJͲEĞƐƚĞƌ ŶŐĂŐĞŵĞŶƚͿ: ĂďLJ LJ ŽŽŵĞƌͬ ŵƉ ŽŽŵĞƌͬ ƉƚLJLJͲEĞƐ LJ ƚĞƌƌ ŶŐŐĂŐŐĞŵĞĞŶ Ğ ƚͿͿ:
WƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶĂů ĐŽƵŶƐĞůŝŶŐ͕ ĨĂŵŝůLJ ĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶ ƉƌŽŐƌĂŵƐ͕ ĂŶĚ ƐŽĐŝĂů ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ WƌŽĨ ĨĞƐƐŝŽŶĂů Ğ ĐŽƵŶƐĞůŝŶŐ͕ ĨĨĂ ĂŵŝůůLJ ĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶ ƉƌŽŐƌĂŵƐ͕ ĂŶĚ ƐŽĐŝĂů ƐƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ
:ĞǁŝƐŚ &ĂŵŝůLJ ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ dnjĞĚĂŬĂŚ &ƵŶĚ :Ğ ǁŝƐŚ &ĂŵŝůLJ ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ dnjĞĚĂŬĂŚ &ƵŶĚ
ďĂŬŝŶŐ ĞǀĞŶƚ ĨĨŽ Žƌ ǁŽŵĞŶ͕ Ŷ ĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶ ĂŶĚ ^ƵŶ ŝƚLJ ƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚƐ ďĂŬŝŶŐ ĞǀĞŶƚ ĨŽƌ ǁŽŵĞŶ͕ ĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶ ĂŶĚ ^ƵŶ ŝƚLJ ƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚƐ
Ψϭϳ͕ Ψϭϳ͕ϬϬϬ ͕ϬϬϬ
WƌŽǀŝĚĞƐ ŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚͲĨƌĞĞ ůŽĂŶƐ ƚŽ ŚĂƌůŽƩĞ ĂƌĞĂ ĐŽůůĞŐĞ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐ͘ WƌŽ ǀŝĚĞƐ ŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚͲͲĨƌĞĞ ůŽĂŶƐ ƚŽ ŚĂƌůŽƩĞ ĂƌĞĂ ĐŽůůĞŐĞ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐ͘
Jewish Je wish Experience Fund Fund
dŚĞ :ĞǁŝƐŚ &ĞĚĞƌĂƟŽŶ͛Ɛ ŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ /ŵƉĂĐƚ Θ /ŶŶŽǀĂƟŽŶ &ƵŶĚ ŐƌĂŶƚƐ ĂƌĞ dŚĞ :ĞǁŝƐŚ &ĞĚĞƌĂƟŽŶ Ŷ͛Ɛ ŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ /ŵƉĂĐƚ Θ /ŶŶŽǀĂƟŽŶ &ƵŶĚ ŐƌĂŶƚƐ ĂƌĞ ŝŶƚĞŶĚĞĚ ƚŽ ŝŶƐƉŝƌĞ ŝŶĚŝǀŝĚƵĂůƐ͕ ŽƌŐĂŶŝnjĂƟŽŶƐ͕ ƐLJŶĂŐŽŐƵĞƐ͕ ĂŶĚ ĂŐĞŶĐŝĞƐ ƚŽ ŝŶ ƚĞŶĚĞĚ ƚŽ ŝŶƐƉŝƌĞ ŝŶĚŝǀŝĚƵĂůƐ͕ ŽƌŐĂŶŝnjĂƟŽŶƐ͕ ƐLJŶĂŐŽŐƵĞƐ͕ ĂŶĚ ĂŐ Ž ĞŶĐŝĞƐ ƚŽ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞ ŝŶŶŽǀĂƟǀĞ ĂŶĚ ŝŵƉĂĐƞƵů ĞŶŐĂŐĞŵĞŶƚ ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ŐƌĞĂƚĞƌ Ɖƌ ŽǀŝĚĞ ŝŶŶŽǀĂƟǀĞ ĂŶĚ ŝŵƉĂĐƞƵů ĞŶŐĂŐĞŵĞŶƚ ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ŐƌĞĂƚĞƌ ŚĂƌůŽƩĞ :ĞǁŝƐŚ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ͘ ŚĂƌůŽƩ Ğ :ĞǁŝƐŚ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ͘ Ballantyne Ballan tyne y Jewish Jewish Ce Center nter ;DĞŐĂ ŚĂůůĂŚ ĂŬĞͿ: ; ŐĂ ŚĂůůĂŚ ĂŬĞͿͿ: >ĂƌŐĞ ;DĞŐ >ĂƌŐĞͲƐĐĂůĞ ŐƌŽƵƉ ĐŚĂůůĂŚ ͲƐĐĂůĞ ŐƌŽƵƉ ĐŚĂůůĂŚ ΨϭϬ͕ϬϬϬ
ZĞƐƚŽƌĂƟŽŶ ŶͿͿ: ^ƚƵĚĞŶ ZĞƐƚŽƌĂƟŽŶͿ: ^ƚƵĚĞŶƚƐ ƚƌĂǀĞů ƚŽ ĂƐƚĞƌŶ ƵƌŽƉĞ ĨŽƌ Ă ƚǁŽͲǁĞĞŬ ƐƵŵŵĞƌ ĮĞůĚ ĞŶƚƐ ƚƌĂǀĞ ƚ ǀĞů ƚŽ ĂƐ Ă ƚĞƌŶ Ğ ƵƌŽƉĞ ĨĨŽ Žƌ Ă ƚǁŽͲǁĞĞŬ ƐƵŵŵĞƌ ĮĞůĚ ĞĞŬ ƐƵŵŵ ĞĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞ ĂŌĞƌ ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞŝŶŐ Ă ƐĞŵĞƐƚĞƌ ůŽŶŐ ĐŽƵƌƐĞ ŽŶ :ĞǁŝƐŚ ĐĞŵĞƚĞƌLJ dždžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞ ĂŌ Ğ Ğƌ ĐŽŵƉůĞ Ž ƚĞŝŶŐ Ă ƐĞŵĞƐ ĞŝŶŐ Ă ƐĞŵ ƚĞƌ ůŽŶŐ ĐŽƵƌƐĞ ŽŶ :ĞĞǁ ǁŝƐŚ ĐĞŵĞĞƚĞƌƌLJ ƌĞƐƚŽƌĂƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ ĚŽĐƵŵĞŶƚĂƟŽŶ ƌĞƐ ƚŽƌĂƟŽŶ ŽŶ ĂŶĚ ĚŽ ĚŽĐƵŵĞĞŶ ŶƚĂƟŽŶ
Ψϲ͕ ͕ϱϬϬ Ψϲ͕ϱϬϬ
2017 2 017 IMPACT IMPAC T & INNO INNOVATION OVAT TION FUND F GRANTEES GRANTE EES
YƵĞĞŶƐ hŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ hE ŚĂƌůŽƩĞ Y YƵĞĞŶƐ hŶ ŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJ LJ ŶĚ hE ŚĂƌůŽƩ LJ ĂŶ E ŚĂƌůŽƩĞ ;Wƌ ;;WƌĞƐĞƌǀŝŶŐ DĞŵŽƌLJ͗ ĞŵĞƚĞƌLJ ĞƐĞƌǀŝŶŐ D Ő ĞŵŽƌLJ͗ LJ ĞŵĞƚĞƌLJ LJ
ŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ ƉƌŽŐƌĂŵŵŝŶŐ ƚŽ ĞŶƌŝĐŚ ĂŶĚ ƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚĞŶ :ĞǁŝƐŚ ůŝĨĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ >ĂŬĞ EŽƌŵĂŶ ĂƌĞĂ ŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ ƉƌŽŐƌĂŵŵŝŶŐ ƚ Ž ĞĞŶƌŝĐŚ ĂŶĚ ƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚĞŶ :ĞǁŝƐŚ ůŝĨĨĞĞ ŝŶ Ŷ ƚŚĞ >ĂŬĞ EŽƌŵĂŶ ĂƌĞĂ
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ĂǀŝĚ ^ŚĞīĞƌ ĂǀŝĚ ^ŚĞīĞƌ :Ğī dƵƌŬ :Ğ ī dƵƌŬ ĂǀŝĚ sĂŶ 'ůŝƐŚ Ă ǀŝĚ sĂŶ 'ůŝƐŚ ŝůů ŝŵŵĞƌŶ
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WƌŽǀŝĚĞ ĚŝŐŶŝĮĞĚ ďƵƌŝĂůƐ ĨŽƌ :ĞǁŝƐŚ ĨĂŵŝůŝĞƐ ŝŶ ŶĞĞĚ WƌŽǀŝĚĞ ĚŝŐŶŝĮĞĚ ďƵƌŝĂůƐ Ĩ ǀŝĚĞ ĚŝŐŶŝĮĞĚ ďƵƌŝĂůƐ ĨŽƌ :Ğ Žƌ Ž :ĞĞǁŝƐŚ Ĩ ǁŝƐŚ ĨĂŵŝůŝĞƐ ŝŶ ŶĞĞĚ ĂŵŝůŝĞƐ Ă ŝŶ ŶĞĞĚ
:ĞǁŝƐŚ ŽƵŶĐŝů ĨŽƌ WƵďůŝĐ īĂŝƌƐ :Ğ ǁŝƐŚ ŽƵŶĐŝů ĨŽƌ WƵďůŝĐ īĂŝƌ Ă Ɛ
^ƚĞǀĞ ŽŚĞŶ ^ƚ ĞǀĞ ŽŚĞŶ Stepanie S epanie Gitlin St ĞŝĚƌĞ 'ƌƵďď ĞŝĚƌĞ 'ƌƵďď :ŝůů ,ĂůǀĞƌƐƚĂŵ : ,ĂůǀĞƌƐƚĂŵ :ŝůů ZŽƐƐ >ĞǀŝŶ Z ŽƐƐ >ĞǀŝŶ
dŚƌĞĞͲĚĂLJ ŝŵŵĞƌƐŝǀ ƐŝǀĞ ǁŽ ŽƌŬƐŚŽƉ ŚŽƉ ĨĨŽƌ E ƉƵď Ž ƉƵďůŝĐ ƐĐŚŽŽů ƚĞĂĐŚĞƌƐ ƚŽ ǀŝƐŝƚ ƚŚĞ dŚƌĞĞͲĚĂLJ ŝŵŵĞƌƐŝǀĞ ǁŽƌŬƐŚŽƉ ĨŽƌ E ƉƵďůŝĐ ƐĐŚŽŽů ƚĞĂĐŚĞƌƐ ƚŽ ǀŝƐŝƚ ƚŚĞ ,ŽůŽĐĂƵƐƚ DĞŵŽƌŝĂů DƵƐĞƵŵ ŝŶ tĂƐŚŝŶŐƚŽŶ͕ ƚŽ ĚĞĞƉĞŶ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐ ,ŽůŽĐĂƵƐƚ DĞŵŽ ŽƌŝĂů DƵ ƵƐĞƵ ĞƵŵ ŝŶ tĂƐŚŝŶŐƚ ĂƐ Ă ŽŶ͕ ƚ ƚŽ ĚĞĞƉĞ Ž ĚĞ ĞŶ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ,ŽůŽĐĂƵƐ ƵƐƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ,ŽůŽĐĂƵƐƚ
WƌŽǀŝĚĞƐ Ă ĚŝŐŶŝĮĞĚ ĮŶĂů ƌĞƐƟŶŐ ƉůĂĐĞ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ŚĂƌůŽƩĞ :ĞǁŝƐŚ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ WƌŽǀŝĚĞƐ Ă ĚŝŐŶŝĮĞĚ ĮŶĂů ƌĞƐƟŶ ŶŐ ƉůĂĐĞ ĨĨŽƌ Ž ƚŚĞ ŚĂƌůŽƩĞ :ĞǁŝƐŚ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ
:Ğ :ĞǁŝƐŚ ŽƵŶĐŝů ŽĨ >ĂŬĞ EŽƌŵĂŶ ǁŝƐŚ ŽƵŶĐŝů ŽĨ >ĂŬĞ EŽƌŵĂĂŶ
ŵLJ ƵŐƵƐƟŶĞ ŵ LJ ƵŐƵƐƟŶĞ :ŝůů ĂůŝĐŬ Ben Benson ŽƵŐ ĞŶƐŽŶ
ΨϭϮ͕ϬϬϬ ΨϭϮ͕͕ϬϬϬ
WƌŽǀŝĚĞ ŽŶĞ ǁĞĞŬ ŽĨ :ĞǁŝƐŚ ǁŝŝŶƚĞƌ ĐĂŵƉ ĂŶĚ ƚŚƌĞĞ ǁĞĞŬŬƐ ŽĨ :Ğ WƌŽǀŝĚĞ ŽŶĞ ǁĞĞŬ ŽĨ :ĞǁŝƐŚ ǁŝŶƚĞƌ ĐĂŵƉ ĂŶĚ ƚŚƌĞĞ ǁĞĞŬƐ ŽĨ :ĞǁŝƐŚ ƐƵŵŵĞƌ ĐĂŵƉ Ɛ ǁ ǁŝƐŚ ƐƵŵŵĞƌ Đ ĂŵƉ ƚŽ ĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĂůůĂŶƚLJŶĞ ĂƌĞĂ ƚŽ ĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĂůůĂŶƚLJŶĞ ĂƌĞĂ Ă
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SYNAGOGUES CONGREGATIONS Havurat Tikvah Welcomes Community Shaliach
Special Events for Temple Kol Tikvah Students
Havurat Tikvah will host an evening with the Charlotte Jewish community’s new shaliach, Inbal Ozeri, on January 28, 7:30 PM, at a member’s home (location to be available online). In preparation for the event, at tendees will be invited to bring a funny story or joke to share that is an example of American or South ern Jewish humor. Ozeri, 22, was raised in a small community just northeast of Tel Aviv, Israel. She served in the Is rael Defense Forces as a network administrator where she special
Barnes and Noble. Maxine Har By Andrea Kaplan It was a busy and fun month for gus is always a hit with the kids Temple Kol Tikvah religious and this year was no different. She school students. In November, arrived dressed up as an adorable they were privileged to have a dog and read the book Latke the visit from their Institute of South Lucky Dog by Ellen Fischer to her ern Jewish Life fellow Rachel audience of kids. They loved it! Fraade. It was a special treat to After a discussion of the book, the have her in town. Rachel worked children made a menorah out of with the students on a Thanksgiv scrap book paper and popsicle ing themed program. The younger sticks. It was a wonderful oppor children discussed Jewish themes tunity for this age group to gather present in Thanksgiving. They together and learn more about brainstormed about Jewish holi Chanukah in a fun and interactive days that also have big holiday way. A portion of the sales from meals. The prek through 3rd books that parents purchased that grade children ended their session day were donated to Temple Kol by creating a cornucopia. They Tikvah. Thank you, Sisterhood, wrote and drew pictures of things for organizing another great event they were thankful for and filled at Barnes and Noble. Y the cornucopia with them. The 4th through 7th grade students had a more indepth discussion about the similar ities between Native Ameri cans and Jewish culture and people. Thank you, Rachel, for a wonderful program that was meaningful for all stu dents. In the beginning of De cember, the Sisterhood once Connor Waufle age 6 made this menorah at again sponsored an amazing a recent Chanukah story time at Barnes and Chanukah program for prek Noble sponsored by the Temple Kol Tikvah through 1st grade students at sisterhood.
ized in computer management. She was most recently located in Petah Tikva at the Gan VaNof Youth Village. The village sup ports disadvantaged youth through intervention so that they are able to learn and grow into productive adults. Gan VaNof is part of Women’s International Zionist Or ganization, an international organ ization which began in the UK in 1920, and continues to foster women and their families. It is a volunteer group run by women for women. Havurat Tikvah is a warm, sup portive and nurturing Jewish Re constructionist congregation with Shabbat services and a full spec trum of holiday observances, as well as religious educational op tions for both adults and children. We are a diverse group of fami lies, singles, and Jewish and inter faith couples who participate in projects that promote social jus tice. We value and depend upon member participation and leader ship for our religious services,
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Building Bridges By Herman Ziegler, Temple Beth El Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday and Parade, Saturday, January 14 In the year 2000, Temple Beth El reached out to the fragile Grier Heights community to see how we could provide assistance and cre ate fellowship with the people in that neighborhood. The results led to an incredible relationship with participation in several projects
and the beginning of a robust So cial Action outreach that continues to this day. Every year on the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday, thou sands of people gather to remem ber the great civil rights leader with a parade in uptown Charlotte. For the last 16 years, Temple Beth El has participated in this parade with Grier Heights Presbyterian Church and Antioch Missionary Baptist Church. Last year, we
MLK, Jr. Blvd. Transportation is al ways provided back to the start of the pa rade. It is more impor tant now than ever to build fellowship with our neighbors and unite with other houses of worship. Since the beginning of this collaboration, Temple Beth El members have marched in the annual TBE has upheld a MLK parade since 2000. pact for “Building Bridges” as we have began a new tradition when Tem ple Beth El celebrated the day marched hand in hand with our with a preparade Interfaith Shab brothers and sisters in Grier bat Service at First Methodist Heights as a symbol of solidarity. Church in uptown Charlotte. We Our participation, presence and will hold the service again this activity around this event have year from 99:45 AM. The parade grown. For the third year, we will will start at 11 AM at 9th and N. have our float, “Building Tryon Streets and proceed to Bridges,” in the parade, along
with the marchers. As we join with Grier Heights Presbyterian and Antioch Missionary Baptist’s congregants and youth groups, this is a great opportunity for any one in the Jewish Community and others to show their support for the Grier Heights community. Come join us on Saturday, Janu ary 14 (9 AM Interfaith Shabbat Service, 11 AM MLK, Jr. Parade) as we march and “pray with our feet.” Y
JLI’s The Dilemma Starts on January 31 It happens every so often that you read a news story, observe a case, or hear of a dilemma, that grips you, forcing you to consider right versus wrong, and justice versus injustice. As people with an internal moral compass and an inner sense of fairness, we are well equipped to delve into these matters intelligently. The opportu nity to discuss and debate these is
sues with those who have differ ing viewpoints is often stimulating and deeply meaningful. Precisely for this reason, The Jewish Learn ing Institute of Charlotte is launching “The Dilemma,” a brand new winter course on January 31. “The Dilemma” will provide a platform to explore, dis cuss, and debate six modern and gripping legalethical dilemmas with intersecting moral impera tives. To deepen the conversation, we will explore not only contem porary viewpoints, but also examine perspectives from the foundation of Jewish wisdom, the Talmud. Using the timetested method of guided study, students will partner with each other to sift through texts, evaluate relevance, and determine applicability, with the goal of issuing a robust and el egant legal verdict to modern realworld case studies. The Talmud is a compi lation of Jewish legal and moral scholarship, transmitted, debated, and preserved through the ages. It serves as a fountain of insight, guidance, and inspira tion in the development of Judaism’s inner life, and it is the foundation of Judaism’s principled jurispru dence in constructing a just and loving world. The Talmud posi tions itself to help us solve the dilemmas that arise from conflict ing legal and moral claims. This is because the Talmud seeks not only the right answers, but also the right questions; because it asks not only what, but also why; because it rejects the incoherent and em braces the coherent while still standing humbly in the presence of mystery; and because it is will ing to suppose, imagine, and test the boundaries of the intellect. Here are a couple of sample cases addressed in the course: Case #1: On a hot day in July 2016, a group of young men on Chicago’s West Side broke into a pickup truck and stole a laptop. Unbeknownst to the thieves, there was a dog in the car that might have died in the heat had they not broken the window. The car was parked for about an hour before the owner’s return, long enough to cause heatstroke in pets according to the American Veterinary
Medical Association. All would agree that the laptop must be re turned, but should the thieves be prosecuted for breaking the win dow? Should they compensate the owner for the broken window? Should they be rewarded for sav ing the dog? Should criminals be rewarded or at least not punished for malicious actions that produce unintended positive results for the victim? Case #2: Tesla Motors, a US based electric car company, intro duced autopilot driving to its electric cars. These cars are driv ing millions of miles every day on highways across the world, col lecting information, and sending it back to a huge central database. This, in turn, will make au tonomous driving for all a thing of the nottoodistant future. When designing such technology, engi neers face moral ques tions that rarely arise in real life. Suppose the car is fast approaching a tun nel entrance when its braking mechanism fails. Suppose an innocent per son has tripped and is lying across the entrance, blocking the tunnel. Should the car be de signed to move forward and kill the innocent person or swerve into the tunnel wall and kill the innocent driver? Should the engineers program the car to choose based on age or number of victims? Suppose the car could plow forward into multiple vic tims or swerve to the side to kill one previously unendangered victim: Should one person die to save many? Be sure to sign up for this course to enjoy Talmudic study, 21st Century style. Classes begin on Tuesday, January 31 at 7:30 PM or Wednesday, February 1, at 11 AM. Cost is $99 per person or $180 per couple. Six weekly 90 minute classes, textbook included. Instructors are Rabbi Yossi Groner and Rabbi Shlomo Cohen. All classes held at Lubavitch Educa tional Center, 6619 Sardis Road, Charlotte, NC 28270. CLE Credits available for attorneys; additional fee applies. Please call 7043663984 for more informa tion or email jli@chabadnc.org.Y
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Saturday Night Alive On January 14 at 7 PM, The Ballantyne Jewish Center is adding some fire and spice to your typical Saturday night. Literally. Saturday Night Alive is a musi cal celebration of family and the mystical havdallah ceremony. This event will feature an exciting Board Game Bar, a full spread of goodies and treats, storytelling, candle braiding, and spice bag crafting. Havdallah is an ancient ritual, performed by our ancestors for thousands of year as a way to mark the conclusion of Shabbat and welcome in the new week. But why the flame? The spices? The wine? Saturday Night Alive
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uncovers the deeper secrets, sym bolism, and meaning latent within this seemingly simple weekly practice. Don’t miss out on this incredi ble opportunity to bond with the kids and explore the spiritual sig nificance of the havdallah. RSVP Leah@JewishBallantyne.com $5 per child, pay at the door www.JewishBallantyne.com or more info.
A Jewish summer camp conveniently located right near you in Ballantyne. With the help of the Jewish Federation of Greater Charlotte, our fourth summer season is off to a great start. Our camp is part of the fastest growing network of Jewish day camps in the world. Camp Gan Israel enjoys a wellearned reputation as a trend setter in Jewish camping with innovative ideas and creative pro grams being introduced continuously. Your child will wait all year to come back to camp! Campers enjoy a wide range of exciting activities and field trips in a warm, caring environment, cultivating pride and love for the Jewish heritage. The mission of CGI is to instill Jewish values in children of all Jewish backgrounds and all levels of ob servance. Our camp program and activities are imbued with Jewish ambiance and culture. Challah baking, stories, Israeli dance, drama, Jewish and Hebrew songs, group discussions, and beautiful Jewish crafts com bine to create an atmosphere of joy, fun, and spirit in each child that attends. This is all part of the unique Gan Israel experience. We have brought it all here. Allow your child to experience the magic. This summer, enroll your child in Camp Gan Israel. Four weeks of nonstop fun: June 26July 21 Sign up for single weeks or all four and save. Mini CGI (Preschool) Ages 35 Junior CGI Rising KRising 3rd Grade Senior CGI Rising 4thRising 6th Grade Visit www.CGIBallantyne.com for more details and information.
Parent Profile Jane Herson Years at CJDS: 5 Husband: Matt Children: Daniel (4th grade), Annie (2nd grade) Temple Affiliation: Unaffiliated Lives in: Charlotte
Make CJDS Your Neighborhood School! KƵƌ ƐƚŽƌLJ ŝƐ ƉĞƌŚĂƉƐ ƐŝŵŝůĂƌ ƚŽ LJŽƵƌƐ͘ tĞ ŚĂĚ ƉůĂŶŶĞĚ ĨŽƌ ŽƵƌ ĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶ ƚŽ ĂƩĞŶĚ a public school in our area, did our homework and chose to apply through the ŵĂŐŶĞƚ ůŽƩĞƌLJ ƉƌŽŐƌĂŵ͘ &Žƌ ƵƐ͕ ƚŚĞ ƵŶĐĞƌƚĂŝŶƚLJ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽŐƌĂŵ ǁĂƐ ĚŝĸĐƵůƚ͕ ĂŶĚ when we were not accepted into our magnet choices, we thought “What now?” / ĚŽŶ͛ƚ ƌĞŵĞŵďĞƌ ƐƉĞĐŝĮĐƐ ŽĨ ŽƵƌ ĮƌƐƚ ŵĞĞƟŶŐ Ăƚ : ^͕ ũƵƐƚ ĨĞĞůŝŶŐƐ Ͳ ǁĂƌŵ ŚĂŶĚƐŚĂŬĞƐ͕ ǁĂƌŵ ǁŽƌĚƐ͕ ƐŵŝůŝŶŐ ĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶ͕ ŝŶǀŝƟŶŐ ĐŽŽŬŝŶŐ ƐŵĞůůƐ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ĐĂĨĞƚĞƌŝĂ͘ dŚĂƚ ǁĂƌŵƚŚ ǁĂƐ ƌĞĂů ĂŶĚ ƐƚƌƵĐŬ ƵƐ ŝŵŵĞĚŝĂƚĞůLJ͘ dŚĞ ƐƚĂī ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ĂĚŵŝŶŝƐƚƌĂƟŽŶ ǁĞƌĞ ŚĂƉƉLJ ƚŽ ďĞ ŚĞƌĞ Ͳ ƚŚĞLJ ůŽǀĞĚ ǁŚĂƚ ƚŚĞLJ ǁĞƌĞ ĚŽŝŶŐ͊ ŶĚ ƚŚĞ children… so happy and cheerful in a nurturing learning environment. tĞ ĐĂŵĞ ƚŽ : ^ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ůĞĂƌŶŝŶŐ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ͘ dŚĞ ƐŵĂůů ƐŝnjĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƐĐŚŽŽů ĂůůŽǁƐ ĨŽƌ ĂŶ ŝŶƟŵĂƚĞ͕ ĞŶŐĂŐŝŶŐ ůĞĂƌŶŝŶŐ ĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞ ƚŚĂƚ ǁĞ ĨĞĞů ŝƐ ǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ ƉĞĞƌ͘ dŚĞ ĞŶƟƌĞ ĨĂĐƵůƚLJ ŬŶŽǁƐ ĞĂĐŚ ĂŶĚ ĞǀĞƌLJ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚ͕ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐ ŐƌŽǁ ƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌ
academically and socially. Through the school, we’ve also been lucky to meet many parents, whose friendships we cherish. tĞ ƐŚĂƌĞ :ƵĚĂŝƐŵ ǁŝƚŚ ŽƵƌ ĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶ ĂƐ Ă ĚŽŽƌ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƐ ĂůǁĂLJƐ ŽƉĞŶ Ͳ ŽƉĞŶ ƚŽ ĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞ͕ ƚŽ ůĞĂƌŶ͕ ƚŽ ƐŚĂƌĞ͕ ƚŽ ĐŽŵĨŽƌƚ͘ dŚĞ : ^ ĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚ Įƚ ƵƐ͘ dŚĞ ĨŽĐƵƐ ŝƐ ŽŶ ǁŚĂƚ ǁĞ Ăůů ƐŚĂƌĞ ĂƐ :ĞǁƐ͕ ǁŚĂƚ ǁĞ ĐĂŶ ĐĞůĞďƌĂƚĞ ĂŶĚ ůĞĂƌŶ ƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌ͘ dŚĞ :ƵĚĂŝĐ ĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶ ŚĂƐ ďĞĞŶ Ă ŐŝŌ ĨŽƌ ŽƵƌ ĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶ͘ dŚĞLJ ĂƌĞ ŐƌŽƵŶĚĞĚ ĂŶĚ ƉƌŽƵĚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĨĂŝƚŚ͕ ĂŶĚ DĂƩ ĂŶĚ / ƐĞĞ ŝƚ ĂīĞĐƟŶŐ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĐŚŽŝĐĞƐ ĞǀĞŶ Ăƚ ƐƵĐŚ ĂŶ ĞĂƌůLJ ĂŐĞ͘ ^ŽŵĞƟŵĞƐ ŝŶ ůŝĨĞ͕ ƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ ƵŶĞdžƉĞĐƚĞĚ ŚĂƉƉĞŶƐ ĂŶĚ ƚƵƌŶƐ ŽƵƚ ƚŽ ďĞ ƚŚĞ ŵŽƐƚ ǁŽŶĚĞƌĨƵů ĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ǁŽƌůĚ͘ &Žƌ ƵƐ͕ : ^ ǁĂƐ͕ ĂŶĚ ŝƐ͕ ƚŚĂƚ ĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞ ƚŚĂƚ ďĞŐĂŶ ĂƐ Ă ŇĂƐŚ ŽĨ ƐĞƌĞŶĚŝƉŝƚLJ and has become a cornerstone of our ĨĂŵŝůLJ͛Ɛ ĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶ͘
For more information about CJDS or to arrange a personal tour, contact: Mariashi Groner, Director • 704-366-4558 • mgroner@cjdschool.org
A Strong Academic Foundation for Living Jewishly
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2017 P2G TEEN LEADERSHIP EXCHANGE In collaboration with the Jewish Federation, Temple Beth, Temple Israel and Consolidated High School of Jewish Studies
Part I - Hadera (June 27 - July 12) Journey to Israel with teens from across the Southeast and spend two weeks with students from Hadera. Travel the country, engage in tikkun olam projects and learn about Israel’s politics, culture and society. Enjoy Israeli hospitality and teen life. Part II - Charlotte (July 17 - 31) Welcome Hadera teens and introduce them to the American way of life. Together they will explore Charlotte’s Jewish community and all the Queen city has to offer to learn about our cultural differences, tzedakah and leadership. COST: $3,200, includes a $500 subsidy from the Jewish Federation of Greater Charlotte Participants are still eligible for Taglit Birthright Israel Experiences
For more information, please contact Tal Stein in the Federation office at 704.944.6751 or tal.stein@jewishcharlotte.org
TESTIMONIALS “Going on this teen trip was definitely a life-changing experience. I met so many amazing people and now have the greatest lifelong friendships. I definitely recommend this trip to any Jewish teen because it was amazing!” - Ellen Garfinkle “I loved learning about Israeli daily life, culture and of course the food! Also, I made so many friends from Israel and from cities across the Southeast U.S” - Chad Purcell “I have come back from this Israel trip with so many fond memories. I will never forget this experience; I fully enjoyed every day of it!” - Limor Goldsmith
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TKA Ends 2016 with Joyful Celebrations Jacob and Esau and the Midrashic commentaries on this Torah portion. Lively conversation and light refreshments were enjoyed by all. On the evening of December 3, we gathered at the home of Dr. Alan and Ana Resnik to bid the Sabbath farewell with a Havdalah bonfire. S’mores, hot Rabbi Bonnheim leads TKA in some favorite cocoa, and apple cider along with our favorite campfire tunes campfire songs from Jew ment, and student edu ish camp days gone by completed cation. We had a what was a wonderful evening of packed sanctuary for fellowship. Finally, Rabbi Friday night Shabbat Bonnheim finished off the week service on December 2 end with a visit to our Religious and enjoyed Rabbi School on December 4. She met Bonnheim’s insights with each class individually, dis into Parshat Tol’dot. cussing Jacob and Esau and the The following morn importance of making good ing, an enthusiastic choices with the younger kids, group studied Torah while she explored the meaning of with the Rabbi. They prayer with the older students. delved into the story of The whole weekend was a huge Rabbi Ana Bonnheim meets with the success, and we are so Bet class at TKA Religious School grateful to Rabbi Bonnheim for her leadership and words of wisdom. We look chefs at Temple Kol Ami. Another forward to seeing her again wonderful TKA tradition was at TKA in the future. born that night. We ended 2016 with our Temple Kol Ami started De Education Shabbat and cember off with our third Shabba Chanukah Celebration on ton of the year sponsored by the December 16. Our TKA generous Impact and Innovation Religious School students Fund from the Jewish Federation led us in a lovely service of Greater Charlotte. We were from start to finish, show thrilled to welcome Rabbi Ana Bonnheim to lead us in a weekend TKA members enjoy s'mores at the Havdalah ing off all of their hard work so far this year. After of prayer, study, cultural enrich bonfire As the saying goes, you save the best for last. Temple Kol Ami of Fort Mill, SC had a very busy and joyous end to 2016. In No vember, we had our First Annual Friendsgiving Shabbat at the Community Center in Baxter Vil lage. Congregants and guests joined together to give thanks for our many blessings (not the least of which is our fantastic commu nity) and enjoyed a lovely potluck meal that would rival any Thanks giving dinner at mom’s house. We definitely have some excellent
wards, we celebrated Chanukah with music, food (including latkes and donuts, of course), and crafts. What a fantastic finish to an in credibly successful year at Temple Kol Ami. We look forward to a 2017 filled with more memories,
laughter, prayer, and learning. Keep up with what’s going on at Temple Kol Ami at www.tem plekolamisc.org or email us at yorksynagogue@gmail.com for more information. Y
Women’s News No More Bluesheets Keep Your Eyes Open for More Information Very exciting news from the Charlotte Area Jewish Commu nity Directory by Hadassah no more Blue Sheets will be mailed – all information updates will be done online. We are rebuilding our Communitywide Directory. In order to be listed in this direc tory, you will need to click a link that we will provide, and add your personal listing to the Direc tory. Everyone will also be re ceiving a postcard with the link. With your confirmed listing you will be eligible to receive a free copy of the 2017 Directory. While the actual Directory will remain a beautifully printed, color, spiral bound book, the listings and ad vertisements will be processed online. If you or a loved one would like to receive the Directory in a printed, hard copy format through the mail, Patrons will still be available for $18. We will send you your directory to the address
you provide. Patrons will be rec ognized on a Patrons Page in the directory. Jewels will still be offered for those who wish to recognize chil dren or grandchildren. Honors will be available for those who wish to honor or memorialize loved ones. Additional lines will be available for those who want to include their email, or addi tional information. We hope to provide an accurate and valuable resource for the entire Charlotte Jewish community. Advertisers will be able to submit payment as well as upload ads electronically. As you can see, our tradition of providing this resource for the past 70 years will continue. We are proud to bring you these up grades to our Directory in 2017. More information to come January 2017. The 2017 Direc tory will be distributed in Sep tember 2017. For questions or concerns, please email us clthadassahdir@gmail.com.Y
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Celebrate the TaTas 2016 Planning is the key The whirlwind that was to great events, and it “Celebrate the TaTas 2016” took almost a year of is over, and the Charlotte planning to get the Chapter of Hadassah can be TaTas off the ground. proud of a job well done. Many thanks to Patri The multifaceted event cia Johnson, Leigh brought chapter members, Rose, and Alicia community leaders, medical Cooper who made professionals, and local sure that we had businesses together, to raise plenty of publicity and funds for and awareness of volunteers. Hats off to breast cancer. Ted Johnson, the mas Charlotte Hadassah mem ter of all things elec bers certainly proved that tronic, his expertise they were women who do, as they organized, marketed, Front: Dedee Cygler; rear, left to right: Franklin Kaunitz, was invaluable. With and schlepped their way to Debby Block, Hannah Kaunitz, Sandra and Yaron Goldman. out them, the 2016 TaTas season would amazing success. Painting days, the hallmark event of the “Celebrate the TaTas Soccer Tour not have been so memorable. TaTas, were fun celebrations of nament for Champions” allows Thanks, too, to the many volun women’s health and bodies. The women from the Southeast region teers. The culmination of all of this atmosphere in the room was elec to compete on and off the soccer tric as artists and models collabo field to create a cancer free society activity was “The Big Reveal,” rated on unique living pieces of for all of us. Thanks to Talia Gold our gala celebration of all things art. Mammograms were available man (founder of Celebrate the Tata. Held at the Ritz Carlton on site (free for those without in TaTas) who made the event run Charlotte on October 27, the final event of the 2016 TaTas season surance), thanks to Mecklenburg smoothly. was an elegant evening of great Radiology and Charlotte Radiol food (donated by local restau ogy. In addition, the days included rants), inspiring messages, and delicious food (thanks to Harris successful fundraising. Thanks to Teeter), complimentary make a tireless effort by Sari Hochberg overs and bra fittings (from Dil and her team, the silent auction lard’s Department stores), and raised more money than ever be massages from Massage Heights. fore. Gifts included original art, A gigantic thank you to Sharon jewelry, a Volkswagen lease, and Goretsky, who chaired the Paint over one hundred other items. ing Days. Esther Panitch, a CNN legal Thank you to the North Car reporter and proud Hadassah olina Adult Soccer Association member, served as our emcee for who joined forces (for the third the evening. She added sparkle to time) with Charlotte Hadassah in their commitment to raising funds Dana Kapustin, president, Charlotte the program which included a moving tribute to our own cancer for breast cancer research. The Chapter of Hadassah.
hero, Sandra Goldman. Sandra served as president of Charlotte Hadassah while waging her own fight against breast cancer. We thank her for her help with the TaTas, as well as her strength. She serves as a role model for so many people in our community. A highlight of the evening, was the presentation of the “Image of Hope Awards,” gratefully given to two outstanding members of the Charlotte medical community. Dr. Matthew Gromet of Charlotte Ra diology and Dr. Nicole Abinanti of Mecklenburg Radiology have both dedicated their careers to the early detection and ultimate erad ication of breast cancer. We thank them both for their tireless work
Dr. Nicole Abinanti speaks at the event.
in this important field. The award was beautifully hand crafted by Charlotte glass artist Carmella Jarvi. Throughout the process, our Chapter President Dana Kapustin
Dr. Nicole Abinanti and Dr. Matt Gromet
supported all aspects of the pro gram. The great photos included in this article were taken by Emily Moore. Her eye for a great shot helped us capture the spirit of the evening. In addition, we had out standing support from our two treasurers, Marci Goldberg and Marci Willenzik. All of this plan ning, work, nail biting, and fun paid off for cochairs Roz Cooper and Janice Bernstein, past presi dents of the Charlotte Hadassah. The 2016 TaTas season raised $86,000 for breast cancer research at Hadassah Hospital. A very special thank you to the Leon Levine Foundation and their amazing $10,000 challenge grant. You definitely spurred us on to success. Y
2017-18 Enrollment at our
OPEN OPE PEN HOUSE! HOUS HO O S SE! E! Friday, January 20, 2017
704-944-6776 www.charlottejewishpreschool.org CJP is a partnership of Temple Beth El, Temple Israel & LJCC
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Order Your 2017 Mah Jongg Card Now Through Hadassah Hadassah is making it easier than ever to order the 2017 card. 1. New: You can order your card now. No need to wait for the Mah Jongg League paperwork. Your address, contact info, and check is all we need. 2. Same price as last year: Large Card $9, Standard Card $8. Remember: make your check out to Hadassah. We process your order, but your card and newsletter come di rectly from the National Mah Jongg League. In return for our help, the NMJL makes a donation to Hadassah. 3. New: Two ways to order Mark your order to Madeline Aron and drop off at the Shalom Park Front Desk, or mail to Madeline Aron, 4940 Hardison Road, Charlotte 28226. 4. New: Order now through January 15, 2017.
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LevineSklut Judaic Library and Resource Center It’s a Success! Lifelong Learning @ the Library Continues Enlightening, informative, and fun are adjectives that have been used to describe the adult educa tion series at The LevineSklut Ju daic Library. What is the key to our success? When you combine a dynamic teacher and a group of dedicated adult learners who come together to customize a top quality curriculum, it is winwin educational experience. The winter session of Lifelong Learning taught by Rabbi Yossi Groner —begins Wednesday, Jan uary 18 and class meets from 10–
11:30 AM in Shalom Park. We will be studying Israel: 1973 – Present. Sharpen your mind … sign up today. www.levine sklutjudaiclibrayr.org or 704944 6783.Y
David Epstein and Risa Miller enjoy adult education at the Library.
Shared Humanity: The Jewish People and MLK “God did not make a world with just one color flower,” said Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel. “We are all made in God’s image.” As we commemorate the late, great Martin Luther King Jr., it is relevant to explore how the Jewish people have been and must continue to be allies in other people’s struggles. The LevineSklut Judaic is proud to suggest the following books to enhance your under standing. For children our library staff recommends:
Martin’s Big Words by Doreen Rappaport (Ages 59) * Who was Martin Luther King, Jr? Part of the popular “Who was” series, this book was
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* As Good as Anybody by Richard Michelson, which tells the stories of the early years of MLK Jr. and Rabbi Heschel and their fight for social justice. This book is a winner Sydney Taylor Winner Book. (Ages 59) * The Caldecott Honor Book,
written by Bonnie Bader and is recommended for 7 years and up. * People by Peter Spier. A true classic, this picture book explains how people are the same and dif ferent all over the world. (Ages 3 8) * Inside Outside Who We Are features delightful children’s po etry about accepting differences. (Ages 37) * A Tugging String: a novel about growing up during the civil right era by David T. Greenberg, is a book that may prompt young readers to take action against what they believe in their hearts is
wrong. (Grade 5–8) For adults, we recommend: * Shared Dreams: Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Jewish Community written by Rabbi Marc Schneier * Home in the Morning, the debut novel of Mary Glickman is the story of a Jewish family con fronting the tumult of the 1960s Civil Rights Movement. * Carolina Israelite: How Harry Golden Made Us Care about Jews, the South, and Civil Rights. This biography was writ ten by Kimberly Hartnett. All these books and more are currently available in the Levine Sklut Judaic Library. Call to reserve your copy today 704 9446783.Y
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NC 28204 Get ready to drop all that ran dom Jeopardy knowledge that you have been storing while hanging with your favorite people. Join Moishe House for trivia night. Ap petizers will be provided. Event 5: Shabbat Dinner with UNCC and Queens Stu dents Friday, January 20 at 7 PM at Moishe House Join Moishe House for a spe cial Shabbat dinner with the the UNCC and Queens University Hillels. Students from both uni
versities will be in attendance, and we want to show them how great the Moishe life can be. A catered meal will be provided. Event 6: Dinner and a Movie Friday, January 27 at 6 PM at Yafo and Phillips Place We will start the night off right at Yafo for some dinner and then head to Phillips Place for one of the 7 o’clock movies. We’ll place a survey closer to the date for movie selections on the facebook page “Moishe House Char lotte.” And when we get out the
night will still be young. To learn more about Moishe House Charlotte, visit us at www.moishehousecharlotte.org/h ouses/charlotte or check us out on facebook: www.facebook.com/ MoisheHouseCharlotte. To con tact us, please email mohochar lotte@gmail.com.Y
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School Through the Eyes of a JPS Student It’s time for Dad to drop me off at JPS for school. We pull into the parking lot and I wave to the grownups waiting for me at car pool. Once I give Daddy hugs and kisses, I get out of the car and high five teachers that take me to my classroom. Before I get to class, I wave to some of the babies going to the baby classroom. When I was little, that was my classroom but now I’m a big kid. I see my teacher at the door, waiting to give me my morning hug. I love being able to take out my lunch and put away my backpack and wash my hands all by myself. As I walk over the rug, I see my teachers hung up my picture on the bulletin board. I love looking at all the art my friends and I make at school; it’s just like being at the
museum. When the day starts at circle time, I get to say good morning to my friends who are at school today. Circle time is fun and I get my job for the day. My teachers know I can do lots of jobs, today I’m the mitzvah helper. After circle, it’s time to play. I get to choose any place in the classroom but today I choose to build a hotel with my friends in the block area first. Next, I think I will go help my friends paint the sculpture our whole class made last week. Or maybe I will go to the listening center to hear a story. I can’t wait to go outside to play after choice time inside. We are going to pick vegetables from our garden. I hope I get to pick a red radish. My Mom and Dad talk
Building with friends.
about my teachers telling them about how much I’m learning, but to me it just feels like fun. Walking back to my classroom after the playground we pass by the office. I love waving to the of fice workers. That reminds me … I think that next play time I will make a picture for Ms. Dedee’s office. She has a museum in there, where more of my friends hang pictures. I remember seeing that when I was sick and waited for Dad to pick me up. She sat and read stories to me while I waited. After we get back to my class room, it’s time for Judaica. Morah Jayme has a box of torahs for us to hug and dance with. It’s fun singing songs with her and hear ing the stories about the Jewish people. Next week there is the
An artist creates.
Fingerpainting fun.
wedding of Yitzchak and Rivkah. We get to dress up and play wed ding. I hope I get to be Rivkah. When Morah Jayme leaves, we wash our hands for lunch. I’m so hungry. I can’t wait to see what is in my lunch box. I get to sit next to my best friend today. We say the bracha and then start eating. Look, I got noodles, a banana, and cucumbers in my lunch box. My teacher tells me that is growing food. It’s fun to talk with my teachers and my friends at lunchtime. Today, we talk about our plans for the weekend and what we did over our Chanukah. I’m so glad to come back to school after our break. School is over now and I listen for Ms. Dedee to call my name on the walkie talkie. That means my Mom is here to pick me up. I can’t wait to tell her everything I did all day. My teacher told me that to
morrow I get to go to extended day. It’s so much fun to stay all day at school. We have a rest time, a snack and more time to play with my friends, before my Dad and big sister come to get me. I’m so lucky to be a JPS kid. For more information about our part day and full day programs or to schedule a personal tour, please call our office at 7043648395. Registration for summer 2017 and the 20172018 School Year opens to the public on January 9. Y
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Learn, Grow, Connect with CJP Learn: We strive facilitate a community of learners and un derstand the importance of creating a culture of learning within the school. Our students, teachers/staff, and families all participate and work together as we are both teaching and learning from one another. Our approach to learning and early childhood development is multidisciplinary, ho listic, studentcentered, and delivered through a Judaic lens. At CJP, we know that children begin to learn and under stand the world around them best through play and experi ential learning. Our curriculum is designed to respect each child as a unique individual, to foster the diverse ways in which they develop and learn, and to create a nurturing en vironment in which learning can take place.
Grow: At CJP, growth happens in many ways. Social, emo tional, physical, spiritual, and cognitive growth are all im portant ways in which we grow, especially in the early years. We provide a comprehensive Judaic curriculum that develops the whole child. Our children and families grow new friendships, our staff continuously grow profession ally, our CJP family grows or strengthens a love of Judaism through taught values, and celebrated holidays.
Connect: Preschoolers experience so many firsts. For many of our families, CJP provides them with their first connection to Shalom Park’s numerous agencies. We make it a priority to serve as a gateway and a connector, because building our community builds our sustainability. Every day we foster the development of a Jewish identity by pro viding enriching Jewish learning experiences that connect our staff, students, families and community. As a result of our educational approach and strong community connec tions, our students thrive at school, at home, and in the community.
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CJDS Students Enter Chanukah Essay Contest Charlotte Jewish Day School students entered a contest for the National Menorah Lighting in Washington, DC. There are lots of dreams of trips to Washington, reading their essays in front of thousands of people. Wonderful essays have been written and the following four are a taste of what our students think and feel about Chanukah. What Chanukah Means To Me
By Sasha Levine Chanukah means joyous times around the dancing flames. It
means spending time with my family, remembering the amazing miracle of the oil. It means singing Maoz Tzour by the can dles with my friends beside me. It means opening presents with my cousins. It means spinning drei dels with all of my friends at their houses. It means donating toys for boys and girls at our school toy drive. It means eating latkes with homemade apple sauce my dad made just for us. It means remem bering how lucky we are to be able to receive presents, and being able to give them. It means play ing with my new toys with my sis ter in our playroom. It means reading to my mom by the crack ling fire with a blanket around us. It means singing prayers right after our family meal. That’s what Chanukah means to me. What Chanukah Means to Me By Austin Adler What this special holiday means to me is to remember all the miracles that happened. Chanukah isn’t about presents. It’s about remembering our ancestors
to me because it’s a great time to remember the miracles and our ancestors.
that won a war with the Greeks. We were outnumbered, but thanks to a miracle, we won the war and lit the Menorah. But there was a problem! We didn’t have any oil. One day we did find some oil but it was only one bottle. This is where another miracle takes place. The Jews thought the oil would only last for one day, but it burned through days 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and finally 8! The oil had burned for eight whole days! Amazing! This is the point of celebrating Chanukah. Chanukah means a lot
What Chanukah Means to Me By Lael Zucker Chanukah is based on two mir acles that Hashem granted us. Over 2,000 years ago, we Jews, were pleading to Hashem to grant us a victorious miracle over the Greeks. Hashem answered our prayers, a victory over King Anti ochus and his Greek army. The second miracle was the petite jug of oil. There wasn’t enough pure oil to light the Menorah for all eight days, but the Jews lit the candles anyways thinking it would barely last. Hashem saw his beloved Jews making the effort to light the Menorah and granted an other miracle: oil lasting eight days. When I think of the war with the Greeks, I think of how out numbered we were and their wider stash of weapons. Then, I remember Hashem is the greatest weapon of all. The true meaning of Chanukah is: the greatest mira cle in life is Hashem, if you just
open your eyes you’ll know why. What Chanukah Means to Me By Yehuda Leib Cohen What does Chanukah mean to me? One of the things it means to me is spending time with my fam ily and friends. Also, I try to help with my community by spreading the miracle. A way I mostly enjoy spreading the miracle is lighting a menorah at the SouthPark Mall. This way hundreds of people can witness the lighting of the meno rah. It can make people that know almost nothing about Judaism and Chanukah learn all about it. An other nice way is to have a car menorah parade. Then, we light up the night and people are proud of their Judaism. After the parade I can go home and light my own menorah at my house. That is what Chanukah means to me. Y
Mazel Tov & Congratulations Local Hero Harry Swimmer Shines with the Stars as a CNN Heroes Finalist By Amy Krakovitz Twentythree years ago Car olyn Hennes told Harry Swimmer about her disabled granddaugh ter’s time at a horse farm in Dal las, NC. She was happy with the results of the equine therapy, but was concerned about the long drive the family had to make. Ac cording to Hennes, Harry said, “Bring her out to my place [Misty Meadows Farm] and put her on a horse here.” Hennes brought Stacy Marx, then seven years old, and Swim mer lifted her up onto a horse. That moment, says Swimmer’s son Scott, changed everything for Harry. The look on Stacy’s face made him realize that “this was the first time Stacy had been able to look down on someone, after so many years of just looking up from her chair,” Scott adds. Ac cording to the Mitey Riders web site, Stacy’s “face lit up. Her energy changed, and in that, so did Harry’s.” Horse riding therapy was not unheard of in the 1990s when Swimmer started Mitey Riders. In fact, equestrian therapy is recorded as long ago as 600 BCE. So there was a long history of its success that Swimmer was able to latch onto.
Harry congratulates CNN Hero Jei son Aristizibal.
with disabilities. “It was an unbelievable experi ence and CNN couldn’t have been nicer,” Swimmer says. “Jeison was everyone’s choice to win the final award; he’s a remarkable young man.” Swimmer had his moment in the spotlight where, nearing tears, he was able to ex press his love for the children
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Once Swimmer saw what the ride on a horse had done for Stacy, he got certified by the Profes sional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship (PATH) and started Mitey Riders. He now manages Mitey Riders along with local horsewoman Joy Simon. Today, Mitey Riders hosts 60 or so riders a week; children with conditions, such as cerebral palsy, muscular dystrophy, spina bifida, Down syndrome, post brain tumor removal, autism, learning disabilities, and more. Many of them, like Stacy, require a wheelchair for mobility; others need assistance in walking. But all of them live in a new and exciting world when they are atop a horse. A CNN Hero This year, Swimmer was nom inated in CNN’s Hero of the Year. He started in a group of thou sands, winnowed down by public voting on the CNN website to 10 finalists. On Sunday evening, De cember 11, Harry and his daughter Jody attended a gala event in NYC where CNN’s Hero of the Year was awarded. Alas, it was not meant to be, as the winner was Jeison Aristizibal of Colombia, whose work also benefits children
Mitey Riders that have given him as much as he has given them. Stacy Marx, the first Mitey Rider 23 years ago, was overjoyed to see him on the CNN Heroes fi nale. “He is a wonderful man with a big heart,” she says. “He is a winner in our hearts!” Marx now volunteers with Mitey Riders every Thursday to
greet the children coming for their therapeutic rides and to brush the horses. Swimmer continues to provide a place for the disabled even into their adulthood. Since he’s been back from New York and the CNN Heroes event, he says that “people have not stopped (Continued on page 30)
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That Time My 4YearOld Asked If Her Late Bubbe Would “Come Back to Life” By Avram Mlotek (Kveller via JTA) — We sit down for dinner. Ravi, my 4yearold, overhears my phone conversation and learns that my best friend’s grandfather has passed away. “Tati,” she asks, “will Bubbe come back to life?” Bubbe, her greatgrandmother, passed away three years ago, at the age of 91. Now, Judaism does believe in an afterlife and in a resuscitation of the dead, but for whatever rea son I opt not to have that theolog ical conversation with Ravi at this point. “No,” I offer, “but her memory lives on and Bubbe lives on inside of us.” She eats a carrot stick. “When Bubbe comes back to life,” Ravi replies, “I’d like to have a playdate with her.” Maybe my answer was confus ing. “A playdate?” I ask. A nod.
What is going on in that little head of hers, I wonder. “Will Bubbe be an old lady when she comes back to life?” she asks. “I don’t know,” I reply, hon estly. “Well, we won’t run together,” she says with her hands raised, holding a carrot still in one hand. “We’ll go slow because she’ll be old.” If my Bubbe could have heard this conversation, I know she would have laughed and called Ravi her “bubbeleh” and re marked at her greatgrandchild’s “brilliance.” My Bubbe, Chana Mlotek, was a noted ethnomusicologist and collector of Yiddish song. A recip ient of several lifetime achieve ment awards, she was inducted into Hunter College’s Hall of Fame. She lived a full life, and this Rosh Chodesh Kislev, the first day of the Hebrew month of Kislev, marked her yahrzeit, the
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date of her passing. There’s so much more Bubbe could have lived for: seeing a jus tice of the United States Supreme Court officiate her granddaugh ter’s wedding (coofficiate, she would insist). She would have gotten to see a greatgrandson born carrying her husband’s name. She would have danced at my brother’s wedding this past Chanukah.
And there’s so much Ravi would have enjoyed doing with her Bubbe, too. It just so happens that the apartment we moved into a year ago is on the same block where Bubbe went to work for over 40 years. Ravi would have loved visiting Bubbe in her office, touring the archives and waving to her building every time we walked to the Union Square play ground. She would have loved that her greatgrandmother could play any song on the piano if you just sang it to her once. But Bubbe’s life ended when it did, and though she did not come to know Ravi as she is today, Ravi did bring her so much joy in her final months. She got to hear Ravi call her “Bubbah,” even if she did n’t hear her later rendition of a Yiddish operetta or “Match maker” from Fiddler (night after night after night after night). “Azoy iz es,” though, that’s the way it is. “Dos redl dreyt zikh,” and the circle of life continues. We
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celebrated Chanukah and another family wedding, too. And we will continue to miss you, Bubbe. We sing your songs and play your word games and your memory continues to be a blessing. Now, how about that playdate?Y (Rabbi Avram Mlotek is a co founder of BaseHillel.org.) Kveller is a thriving community of women and parents who con vene online to share, celebrate, and commiserate their experi ences of raising kids through a Jewish lens.Visit Kveller.com.
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calling” to express both their congratulations and regrets that he didn’t win the final award. And the kids who come to Mitey Riders, he says, can’t stop smil ing. “It was thrilling all the way around,” he concludes. “Even though it took 23 years, I’m a happy guy.” “He’s got a … circle of appre ciative, happy families,” Hennes beams. About the CNN Heroes nomination, she says, “Finally more of the world knows what a difference he makes. It makes our hearts smile.” You can still see the clips from the show on CNNHeroes.com. Learn more about Harry Swim mer and the Mitey Riders at miteyriders.org. Y
“Only our concept of time makes it possible for us to speak of the Day of Judgment by that name; in reality it is a constant court in perpetual session.” – Franz Kafka
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As BDS Resolutions Stall, ProPalestinian Students Shift Tactics By Ben Sales New York (JTA) When Northwestern University’s student Senate passed a resolution in Feb ruary 2015 asking the university to divest from six corporations they said contributed to the viola tion of Palestinians’ human rights, freshman Ross Krasner was hurt and surprised. The rhetoric of the measure, portraying Israel as an oppressor, was more extreme than what he had expected. Krasner decided to become more involved with the campus proIsrael group, Wildcats for Israel, and became its presi dent that May. More than a year and a half later, he feels confident the uni versity won’t heed the resolution’s divestment call, and Krasner has shifted his extracurricular focus on campus serving as a student senator, a forum where he can ad vocate for a range of causes he supports, including but not limited to Israel. “We knew the whole time the university wasn’t going to divest,” said Krasner, now a junior. “Be cause it passed, it’s never going to be brought up again.” AntiIsrael activists, he said, have “lost their rallying cry. They’ve lost their thing to mobilize around.” The vote by Northwestern’s Associated Student Government Senate was one of three huge campus victories scored by the BDS movement — which aims to boycott, divest from and sanction Israel within two weeks in Feb ruary 2015. It was preceded by
similar votes in the University of California Student Association, representing all U.C. students across the state, and in Stanford University’s Undergraduate Sen ate. But nearly two years after the BDS threepeat, the wave seems to have receded. Of about a dozen BDS resolutions passed since No vember 2015, only two or three have come at major universities. A BDS resolution at the Univer sity of Michigan failed this aca demic year. Perhaps most significant, not one university has actually di vested from Israel or companies targeted for doing business in the West Bank. After its College Council passed a divestment res olution in April, the University of Chicago released a statement say ing an Israel boycott “would only diminish the University’s distinc tive contribution.” Hillel International President Eric Fingerhut told JTA that the organization has reached out per sonally to university presidents to lobby them against BDS and has found open ears. “We have been in touch with university leaders, trustees and ad ministrators to help them oppose, to help them understand why any kind of academic boycott or di vestment would be the wrong thing to do,” he said. “They’ve all agreed with that position.” Kenneth Waltzer, executive di rector of the Academic Engage ment Network, a 350member group of university faculty who
oppose BDS, said divestment is a nonstarter for many university boards of trustees because it would violate their commitment to invest funds in a way that would best serve the school. There is not enough consensus on di vestment, he said, for it to over ride concerns of fiduciary responsibility. “University presidents are re sponsible,” said Waltzer, an emer itus history professor at Michigan State University. “Students can get as excited as they want for a particular issue. They don’t have a responsibility for where it goes. Do we want to cut off all our ties with Israel? It’s a much more complicated issue.” National proIsrael groups have invested millions of dollars in fighting BDS since 2010. In June 2015, Sheldon Adelson, the casino mogul, Jewish philan thropist and Republican mega donor, raised a reported $20 million at a summit launching a new group to fight BDS on cam pus. That same month, the Israeli government pledged some $25 million in antiBDS funding over 10 years. In soliciting the money, leaders of national organizations portrayed BDS movements as the central threat to Israel on campus. ProIsrael groups now believe the threat has shifted as BDS has failed to make concrete gains in terms of divestment. They say that antiIsrael groups have pivoted from pushing divestment resolu tions to protesting, and in some cases disrupting, proIsrael events
and speakers on campus. But Ben Lorber, campus coor dinator for the proBDS Jewish Voice for Peace, said divestment resolutions and protests at events serve the same purpose: sparking conversation about Palestinian rights. He predicted that BDS res olutions would reemerge next se mester with the approach of the 50th anniversary of the SixDay War between Israel and Arab states, as a result of which the West Bank came under Israeli control. “The larger goal is to educate the community as a whole,” Lor ber said. “Divestment is so effec tive because it gets the whole campus talking about the Israeli Palestinian conflict and looking into these issues. Students are continuing to exercise their free speech rights to protest injustice on campus and in the world around them.” Wendel Rubinstein, a 2016 University of Chicago graduate who campaigned for divestment, said that BDS activism may have scaled back as students — espe cially following the election of Donald Trump — are refocusing their efforts on demonstrating on behalf of immigrants and vulner able minorities. “I think what students have been focused on this year, espe cially in light of the election re sults, is building coalitions and solidarity,” Rubinstein said. “There’s not an actual campaign to push a specific initiative right now” on pressuring the university to divest from Israel.
Last month, more than a year and a half after its student divest ment vote, Northwestern an nounced the establishment of an Advisory Committee on Invest ment Responsibility. The commit tee will advise the university on how to vote at shareholder meet ings, and will include four student representatives among its 10 vot ing members. Krasner is concerned that anti Israel students will be appointed to the committee, but still isn’t worried that his school will divest from Israel. More troubling to him is the marginalizing of proIsrael students in campus social justice movements something he has experienced. Last year, when students at the University of Missouri were protesting issues of racial injustice on their campus, Krasner co wrote a resolution supporting the protests as a Northwestern student senator. But he was pressured to withdraw his name from the reso lution, he said, after a senator sup porting the campus African American student group, as well as the campus Students for Justice in Palestine, objected to his pro Israel activism. Krasner called the incident “a very hurtful thing that happened to me.” “I’m constantly learning about what it means to be an ally to mar ginalized communities,” he said. “As someone who says, ‘No, I don’t support BDS,’ it’s a chal lenge I wasn’t prepared for com ing in.” Y
Israel’s Junior Mr. Universe Credits Orthodox Family for Success By Andrew Tobin Zichron Yaakov, Israel (JTA) – Kobi Ifrach stood on a stage in England wearing nothing but gold body paint, a Speedo and an Is raeli flag. He had just become the first Israeli to win the Junior Mr. Universe bodybuilding competi tion. Back home in this northern Is raeli town, Ifrach’s haredi Ortho dox parents were cheering him on. Days earlier they had lit Shab bat candles and prayed for his vic tory. Ifrach, 20, left the path of strict Jewish observance during high school and now abides instead by the strictures of bodybuilding working out for hours every day and following a carefully regi mented diet. But he remains close with his family and credits much of his success to the discipline of his religious upbringing. “Since you’re young, they teach you to have a strict order to your days. You have to wake up in the morning and pray and wrap tefillin, and you take this disci pline with you wherever you are in life,” Ifrach told JTA. “I still have this order and this discipline of doing the things I need to do.” Ifrach grew up in Zichron Yaakov, the youngest of eight brothers and sisters born to Mo roccan immigrant parents. The children attended haredi Orthodox schools. Two of Ifrach’s older brothers introduced him to weightlifting when he was 11 years old. At his
yeshiva in Tiberias, he would hide dumbbells under his bed and skip prayers to work out. In class, he would doodle pictures of super heroes and bodybuilders instead of studying Torah. “Bodybuilding chose me. I didn’t choose it,” Ifrach said. “I liked something about these very masculine characters. I was inter ested in them.” After a brief stint in an allboys army preparatory program, Ifrach dropped out of school and moved home to devote himself full time to bodybuilding. “I couldn’t sit and study while I was thinking of working out. I needed to do what my heart wanted,” he said. “Anyway, I don’t think I would have contin ued with religion. It wasn’t in my soul.” Ifrach’s parents tried to con vince him to stay in the haredi world. His obsession with body building made little sense to them. “I was worried. I didn’t know where it was going to lead,” his mother, Ruti, said as she prepared Shabbat dinner. “He was making a balagan [fiasco] in the kitchen every time he needed to eat. I was waking up in the middle of the night thinking the house was on fire. I’d come into the kitchen, and he’d just be eating his rice and chicken.” “Our parents always wanted us to go their way, to stay in the haredi world, for the men to study in the yeshiva, for the women to be daughters of Jacob,” said
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Ifrach’s sister, Hagit, 37, using a term for an ideal haredi woman. Ifrach eventually moved into an apartment in a nearby non haredi neighborhood with his brother Mayer, a 26yearold spe cial needs teacher and amateur bodybuilder. They still live to gether, along with a gregarious Rottweiler named Revi. Together they own and manage a body building supplement shop called Kobi Body. Their apartment is filled with Ifrach’s trophies and medals, as well as one photo of the two beefcake brothers nearly nude. Seven days a week, Ifrach wakes up and drinks a protein shake before spending 30 minutes practicing poses in front of the mirror. An hour later he eats a por tion of tuna and rice. Two hours after that he lifts weights for three hours and drinks another protein shake, sometimes followed by running stairs. Lunch is a portion of chicken breast and rice. After a few hours typically spent working at the
supplement shop he has dinner: an omelet made from a dozen eggs, nine of them without the yolks. At day’s end, he poses in the mirror for another 30 minutes be fore sending off a selfie to his trainer, Dani Kaganovich, another young bodybuilder who has won several international tournaments. Together they tweak the regimen for the following day, including how many grams he will weigh out for each meal. Ifrach’s regimented life leaves little room for hobbies and friends. Along with his brother, he spends most of his free time with his girlfriend, Yuval Azulay. Ifrach likes to cook for her, even if he can’t enjoy the results. Azulay is 18 and doing national service for the Magen David am bulance service before starting a career in teaching. In an inverse situation to Ifrach’s, she comes from a secular family but became observant. Ifrach competed in his first bodybuilding competition, the Mr. Israel junior event, in the coastal city of Netanya in 2012, at 16. He finished second, but the next year he took first place. He followed up in 2014 by winning the Mr. World youth competition in Malta, then took the title again the following year in Brazil. As Ifrach rose in the bodybuild ing world, his family came to sup port him, and with them came much of the community. By all ac counts, the process started with
his mother. “You have to understand, my father is a very respected rabbi in the community. Everyone is seek ing his advice and coming here to consult with him about religious and personal issues,” Hagit Ifrach said. “Seeing Kobi on the stage the first time, wearing only under wear, was a shock. But they saw my mother come up after he won with a wig and a long dress and a head covering, and hugging and blessing him. When that hap pened, everybody understood it was OK.” A little more than a month after winning Junior Mr. Universe in October, Ifrach is halfway through his twomonth recovery period. Next year, or in 2018, he plans to compete for the men’s Mr. Uni verse title won four consecutive times from 1967 to 1970 by movie star and former California gover nor Arnold Schwarzenegger. “Other competitors get drunk on their success,” Ifrach said. “They’re not focused enough on their training, so they won’t win again the next year. I will.” Ifrach hopes to follow Schwarzenegger’s path to becom ing Mr. Olympia, which he con siders the highest bodybuilding title. But for now he is enjoying the time off, which he said is es sential to his physical and spiritual recovery. It’s also important to his mom. “At least for a couple months a year, he eats my Moroccan fish,” she said. Y