Joined In Education Sponsors Three-Days of Anti

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Vol. 34, No. 8
Elul-Tishrei 5772/3
September 2012
An Affiliate of the Jewish Federation of Greater Charlotte
Joined In Education Sponsors Three-Days Meet Our New Shlicha,
of Anti-Bullying Programs
Roni Amitai
Lee Hirsch, Director of the film “Bully,” to Keynote Event
What do an eight-year-old girl,
a 17-year-old boy and a 68-yearold grandmother have in common?
They all can be bullies and they
all can be bullied.
Unlike the caricatures of 50
years ago, bullies don’t conform
to any particular size or gender,
nor do they limit their prowess to
the playground. Buses, shopping
malls, parties, and the internet all
qualify.
And although most people
don’t need a formal definition,
Allan L. Beane, Ph.D., and author
of the “A Mini-guide for Parents,”
defines bullying as “when a per-
son or group of people hurts,
nationally
recogembarrasses, or frightens
nized speakers and
another person on purpose
workshops targeted
over and over again.”
to different age
According
to
the
groups, as well as
American Society for the
additional separate
Prevention of Cruelty to
programs for teachChildren (ASPCC), each
ers, parents, and
school day, nearly 160,000
administrators.
students skip school for fear
Mariashi Groner,
of physical and verbal abuse
director of CJDS
from their peers. “Many
hopes that “parents
Lee Hirsch
more attend school in a
and educators will
chronic state of anxiety and learn to identify the differences
depression,” the website says, and between true bullying versus
“it’s reported that six out of 10 developmentally typical childAmerican youth witness bullying hood interactions and how to
at least once a day.
address each case.”
Elka Bernstein, director of CJP
JIE, a non-profit collaborative
is excited to be co-hosting this effort of Charlotte Jewish Day
program, “Bullying has become School, the Jewish Preschool on
an issue at younger and younger Sardis and Charlotte Jewish
ages; we hope that by shining a Preschool,
creates
synergy
light on this problem, we can set between three institutions, their
new standards for children in their professionals and their volunteers
interactions with others.”
and demonstrates that organizaLee Hirsch, director of the crit- tions with a common goal can
ically acclaimed “Bully,” will work cooperatively to bring
speak at Knight Theater Tuesday, greater opportunities to the comJanuary 15, using dozens of clips munity.
from the movie to take the audiFor more information, contact
ence on his journey. On JIE at www.joinedineducation.org
Wednesday, January 16, a day- or call Gale Osborne at 704-366long symposium, “Stand up to 4558.Y
Bullying” will feature several
Also Inside:
The High
Holy Days
Five local
rabbis present
their view of
our Days of
Awe.
See pages 31-35
About fifty years ago, a small neighborhood of Jerusalem to cre12-year old boy and his family, ate and guide a leadership group
of people with special
who had only just made
needs. The group’s
aliya to Israel from the
aim was to improve
Soviet Union were
accessibility in their
taken to live in Kiryat
suburb both physically
Gat. Twenty years later,
and socially. Together
a young girl from
with a steering comAustralia, who had only
mittee and volunteers
come for a few weeks to
within the epilepsy
volunteer in Kibbutz
community, I also
Hazerim, decided to
worked in the Israel
make aliya.
Epilepsy Association
That is the story of
in charge of advocacy
my parents who met in
Roni Amitai
and promoting the
Israel as students and
National Awareness
only 10 days after meeting, decided to marry. And so, my Week. At the local high school, I
story begins – Roni Amitai, your moderated workshops designed to
new Israel emissary, the daughter prepare students to cope with their
forthcoming army service and
of Janet and Zvika.
Hello! My name is Roni personal dilemmas.
My real passion is working
Amitai, and I am the new shlicha,
or community emissary, for with people to help empower
Charlotte. I was born and grew up them. I believe that now is the
in Mevasseret Zion, a community time to begin to develop the spirijust outside of Jerusalem over- tual assets of the Jewish people
looking the main road to Tel Aviv. and the State of Israel by finding
I have two older brothers – Gilad the connection between the two
and Matan – both of whom served through community work. Only
in elite units of the IDF and who by understanding our mutual story
are now creating their own fami- can we preserve Jewish culture in
lies. My father has an insurance its various shades.
I am looking forward to getting
brokerage company and my mother owns a Re/Max real-estate fran- to know each and every one of
chise. However, if you ask them you and working together to crewho they are and not what they ate a special connection. I know
do, my mother would answer that that the Charlotte Jewish commushe has a degree in archaeology nity is a strong and prosperous
and is a social activist and my community, which contributes to
father would say that he is a poet itself as well as to its surroundings
and a professional wine-lover. and believes that the connection to
They have always been active in the State of Israel is the essential
their town striving to make a con- and central source for the contintribution to their community as ued existence of both.
The shaliach program is funded
well as being active members of
the synagogue for Progressive by the Jewish Federation of
Judaism where I was called to the Greater Charlotte and is a program of the Jewish Agency for
Torah.
It was only natural that I too Israel (JAFI). The shlicha serves
would look to make a personal as an emissary from Israel, reprecontribution and so I volunteered senting her country and educating
for Magen David Adom for three our community on Israel and
years while in high school, after Zionism. If you are interested in
which I was recruited to the army asking Roni to join you for a proas a non-commissioned officer in gram in your community, please
the Casualty Unit. My job was to contact the Jewish Federation at
be a liaison between the army and 704-944-6757 or email shaliinjured soldiers and bereaved [email protected]. Y
families. As a natural continuation
of my army service, my choice for
academic studies was Community
Social Work and I am now proud
to be a graduate of The Hebrew
University of Jerusalem. My practical training brought me together
with the disabled in the Gilo
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Jewish Federation Announces New
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undergone a strategic planning
process, and one of the meaningful outcomes of the plan is a
review of our current allocations
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Int’l Leadership Reunion
$250,000 & Above
Leon Levine..........312,500
Levine, Howard .......260,000
Prime Ministers Cabinet
$100,000-$249,999
Blumenthal Foundation
Alan, Philip and Samuel
Blumenthal............210,000
Sklut, Eric R.............160,000
King David Society
$25,000-$99,999
Gorelick, William.......80,000
Levine, Alvin E ..........46,000
The Zulman Family ...45,000
Luski & Associates ....40,000
Osborne, Richard J.....30,000
Schwartz, Larry..........30,000
President’s Club
$10,000 - $24,999
Bernstein, Donald ......24,038
Gorelick, Todd A........22,000
Epstein, David............21,500
Brown, Lawrence A ...20,000
Gorelick, Shelton .......20,000
Cohen, David .............16,060
Lerner, Harry..............15,059
Silverman, Marc H.....15,000
Levin, Jerome L .........14,250
Cohen, Steven N ........12,500
Polsky, Larry ..............11,000
Gorelick, Scott ...........10,000
Greenspon, Stanley ....10,000
Gross, Richard ...........10,000
Levinson, Hal.............10,000
Sandler, Bernie...........10,000
Theodore Herzl Society
$5,000-$9,999
Baron, John
Berman, Philip M.
Borchardt, Michael
Ditesheim, Jeffrey
Gorelick, Jeff
Kipnis, Robert J.
Kronovet, Alan
Newman, Edwin
Segal, Melvin
Selkin, Robert P.
Silver, Milton
Strause, Sam
Winer, Bradley D.
Wojnowich, Simon
Zimmern, Samuel H.
Patriarchs
$3,600-$4,999
Greene, Frederick
Weintraub, Mark Y
Yitzhak Rabin Society
$1,800-$3,599
Abel, Robert M.
Benjamin, Sanford P.
Bienstock, Irving
Goldstein, Jay M.
Hader, Stephen
Isser, Robert
Karp, Edward
Karro, Marshall
Lerner, Gary C.
Lerner, Mark
Lipsitz, David
Moody, Bradley Y
Lyons, Bennett
Rauch, Marshall
Rosenthal, Sanford
Steinberger, Norman
Steiner, Joseph
Valenstein, Robert S.
Van Glish, Michael L. Y
Vitner, Mark
Ben-Gurion Society
$1,000-$1,799
Ackerman, Bernard
Anonymous (2)
August, Stanley T.
Gilbert, Richard
Goldstein, Milton
Greenman, David
Greenman, Herb
Greenman, Maxwell
Greenspon, Keith E.
Guller, Philip
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Kaplan, Howard J.Y
Klein, Richard A.
Koss, Michael A.
Kronovet, Neal E.
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Levy, Frederic E.
Meltsner, Charles P.
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Slesinger, M. Leonard
Solomon, Arthur
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Stein, Jeffrey P.
Taub, Neal
Usadi, Moshe
Zucker, Joseph
Bonim (Builders)
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Berlin, Sanford
Brodsky, Barry
Bryan, James Y
Cojac, Stuart
Comen, Robert
Dranove, Jason
Estroff, Simon
Foodman, Adam
Goldberg, Alan S.
Goldberg, Jonathan M.
Goldfarb, Dana Y
Goldsmith, Mark E.
Gordon, Ron
Horwich, Joel
Howard, Jonathan
Husney, Martin
Kaplan, Steven N.
Kaufmann, Stephen M. Y
Kossove, David
Levinson, Ellis H.
Levy, Samuel
Lyons, Jeffrey S.
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Raphael, Steven
Sandler, Neil
Shapiro, Lawrence
Snitz, Arnold I.
Solomon, Philip J.
Spangenthal, Selwyn
Sussman, Sidney L.
Sweet, Richard S.
Turk, Jeffrey
Wallas, Jonathan P.
Weinstock, Barnet M.
Widis, Howard
Worrel, Kim
Shomrim (Guardians)
$100-$364
Alpert, Bruce
Anonymous (4)
Balick, Craig C.
Benson, Benjamin
Berlin, Steven R.
Bernard, Andrew
Bernhardt, Robert
Bernstein, Adam
Birnbaum, Marty
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Blumenthal, Robert
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Brightman, William
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Feldman, Elliott J
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Freedman, Glenn A.
Gartner, Elliot W.
Gentile, Douglas K.
Girard, Stephen
Goldman, Henry I.
Goldman, Julius
Gomez, Adrian
Goodman, Brett
Gordan, Leslie N.
Greenberg, David
Hirschman, Joel
Hirschmann, Henry
Holloman, Robert David
Horowitz, Larry A.
Huber, Thomas
Jacobs, Paul
Jampol, Stephen
Kavadlo, Eugene O.
Klein, Andrew
Klein, Jeff M.
Kobre, Melvin
Krusch, Alan R.
Levin, Norman
Levine, Brandon
Levinson, Eric L.
Lindner, Marshall
Littauer, Michael
London, Richard R.
Malickson, Jeffrey W.
Margolies, Allan
Mays, Charles R.
Miller, Fred
Montoni, Jeff
Newman, Stephen
Pearlman, Joseph
Pickett, Jerry
Pienkny, Stefan
Porter, William
Presel, Alan
Raffler, Michael
Richardson, Shai
Rosenauer, Steven
Rosenthal, Rich
Ross, Howard
Rotberg, Michael H.
Rothkopf, Robert
Scharf, Michael
Schechter, Walter M.
Schwebel, Keith
Shearer, James N.
Shelley, Robert G.
Sherman, Allen
Speizman, Robert S.
Stolar, Richard
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Sutker, Stephen
Tesch, Kirk
Warshauer, Tom
Wise, Stephen
Worrel, Reid
Chaverim (Friends)
$1-$99
Altman, Adam
Anonymous (6)
Bagdan, William
Brandt, Neal
Braverman, Howard
Brawer, Walter
Chase, Ira
Copulsky, Stephen F.
Domashevskiy, Anatoliy
Eisner, Michael
Feinglass, Brian
Freiberg, Joe Y
Furgatch, Paul
Goldberg, Steven J.
Grifenhagen, William
Harkavy, Andy
Kahn, Sherman
Kaufman, Alan
Kraus, Benjamin W.
Lieberman, Ari
McShane, Christopher
Mechanic, Baruch “Bo”
Mehlman, Norman
Milbrod, Garry
Moskowitz, Scott
Ormand, Mitch
Parton, Jay
Pfeffer, Herb
Ransenberg, David B.
Riddley Solutions, Inc.
Robins, Larry
Rosen, Joshua
Schaffer, Eugene
Schrader, Robert
Shapiro, Rick
Share, David H.
Sherbal, Barry
Sherwin, David
Solow, Robert I.
Tannenbaum, Marc H.
Vizel, Elliott
Vizzini, Daniel J.
Vogelhut, Henry
Wallens, Peter
Weinberg, Mike
Weiss, Robert
Zipkin, David A.
Ilan Ramon SocietyNew Gifts
Anonymous (1)
Cantor, Jerry
Denny, Paul
Dobkin, Lloyd
Durham, Daniel
Foster, Sam O.
Freedman, Michael
Gellman, Burton
Kaplan, Steven
Kronenberg, Mitchell
Lewis, Matthew
Perlman, Joshua
Raghavan, Derek
Roberts, Dan
Roth, Mark S.
Truland, Mike
*deceased
Y contribution includes
matching gift
WOMEN’S GIFTS
ILR Lion of Judah
$250,000 and above
Sandra Levine.......312,500
Prime Minister’s Council
$100,000-$249,999
Sklut, Lori L.............110,000
Emerald Lion of Judah
$25,000-$35,999
Gorelick, Patty............25,000
Sapphire Lion of Judah
$18,000-$24,999
Lerner Levine, Julie...24,950
Blumenthal, Lee.........18,100
Augustine, Amy..........18,000
Ruby Lion of Judah
$10,000-$17,999
Winer, Liz Star...........16,490
Seigel, Linda..............13,500
Gorelick, Stacy...........12,500
Bernstein, Barbara K..12,237
Levine, Helene...........11,000
Epstein, Aleen............10,500
Brown, Tracy L..........10,040
Levy, Pamela R..........10,000
Van Glish, Judie K.Y.10,000
Lion of Judah
$5,000-$9,999
Anonymous (2)
Baron, Gail
Bernstein, Cary
Borchardt, Lenora
Cohen, Olivia T.
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We thank our 2012 Sponsors:
Art of Acupuncture
ArtShots Photography
Bank of North Carolina
Belk
Carolinas HealthCare System
Charlotte OB/GYN, Aviva Stein, MD
Charlotte Radiology
Creative Events Charlotte
Dressler’s Restaurant
Friendly Neighborhood Dental
Guliani’s Fine Jewelry in The Shoppes at Blakeney
Hampton Inn & Suites SouthPark at Phillips Place
Izzy’s Catering – Jered Mond
Laxer, Long, and Savage
Long Island Baked Goods
Lowes Foods
Melanie Rowe Catering
North Carolina Bank and Trust
Perfect Image Printing
Piedmont Plastic Surgery and Dermatology
Poppy’s Bagels and More
Presbyterian Urogynecology - William Porter, MD
REACH (Reproductive Endocrinology Associates
of Charlotte)
Russ Levinton State Farm
Satin Med Spa
Southeast Psych
Via Veneto Shoes and Clothing
MATCHING GIFTS
The Jewish Federation of Greater Charlotte thanks and
acknowledges the following companies for generously matching
their employee gifts to the 2012 Annual Campaign:
Ally Bank, Bank of America, Duke Energy Foundation,
Foundation of the Carolinas, Gannett, GE Foundation, John
Hancock, Kraft, Microsoft, Premier, UBS Foundation USA,
VISA Giving Station
Total Matching Gift Dollars are $29,556.50
Dawson, Amy
Ditesheim, Dana
Feibus, Gloria
Goldstein, Arlene
Gorelick, Bari
Gorelick, Carol
Gorelick, Dana
Gorelick, Marcelle
Gossett, Adrienne
Handelsman, Sharyn
Hart, Bonnie F.
Ingber Epley, Fern
Jaffa, Florence
Kipnis, Nancy L.
Kosofsky, Elise
Lerner, Alison R.
Lerner, Gloria
Levin, Barbara B.
Levinson, Holly
Luski, Rose
Meiselman, Jenny E.
Newman, Jill
Plaus, Jennifer Y
Polsky, Dale
Pransky, Baila
Rotberg, Heidi L.
Rounds, Anita “Neet”
Selkin, Stacey
Silverman, Mattye B.
Suris, Shana
Wojnowich, Mary
Worrel, Sue
Zimmern, Emily
Zulman, Rosemary
Pomegranate Guild
$1,800-$4,999
Agisim, Debbie
Algire, Jennifer A.
Anonymous (2)
August, Judy H.
Balick, Jill R.
Benjamini, Leslie
Blanco, Jeanette Y
Blau, Lisa
Blumenthal, Jill Y
Bottner, Ellen
Brodsky, Stephanie
Cohen, Wendy W.
Davis, Arlene
Fasciana, Shelly
Greene, Donna
Gross, Annette
Hader, Susan
Hall, Ruthy
Halverstam, Jill
Lerner, Donna M.
Levine, Jayme B.
Lipsitz, Penny
Littauer, Sue
Luski, Sonia
Menaker, Elise K.
Mitschele, Elsa
Moody, Elaine Y
Morganstein, Judith
Porter, Debra
Raphael, Melissa
Rosen, Elizabeth J.Y
Rosenthal, Jenny
Shapiro, Ada R.
Shapiro, Lisa Cohen
Stern, Jenny
Stiefel, Lorin Silverman
Townsend, Stephanie Y
Usadi, Rebecca
Weinstein, Linda Joy
Weintraub, Jennifer
Wilson, Kelly Ann
Menaker, Tamera R.
Moritz, Margot
Osborne, Gale M.
Post, Libby
Radiloff, Mona
Richardson, Ruth
Rosen, Edith
Sandler, Carol F.
Schindler, Judy
Shapack, Ruth
Sklut, Barbara
Stark, Eva E.
Steiner, Renee S.
Straz, Berta
Tanenbaum, Kara
Zander, Berry J.
Ben-Gurion
$1,000-$1,799
Anonymous (1)
Baum, Shari
Chenkin, Suly
Jaffa, Janet H.
Kushner, Laya
Levy, Linda
Madans, Audrey
Sarett, Helen
Sinkoe, Fay G.
Valenstein, Ellie L.
Vitner, Amy
Wojnowich, Lori
Shomrim (Guardians)
$100-$364
Ackerman, Sarah B.
Alley, Cheryl
Andrews, Bette
Anonymous (4)
Ansaldo, Stephanie
Ballard, Laurelei
Bamford, Rebecca
Benjamin, Lois
Bograd, Roberta
Boyd, Sharon
Bramson, Bernice
Brawer, Marian Edith
Brodsky, Karen
Coplon, Dorothy
Crown, Pamela
Daumit, Deedee
Feldman, Sandra A.
Ferry, Debra W.
Fisher, Nicki Beth
Fishman, Jackie
Fox, Elizabeth
Frank, Shirley H.
Friedlander, Tamara Y
Friend, Sandra W.
Fytelson, Shirley
Gainsboro, Holly
Garfein, Karen B.
Gartner, Peggy S.
Gelber-Beechler, Edie
Gentile, Paula F.
Gleiberman, Rhoda
Goldman, Judy K.
Goldstein, Margi
Goldstein, Myrtle B.
Gordon, Nadine
Graham, Tracy
Greenfield, Abbe Bryan
Greenman, Susan
Gunsher, Anna
Hawa, Tammy
Hirschman, Sandra
Hopkins, Vicki J.
Huber, Jeanne G.
Bonim (Builders)
$365-$999
Abel, Ann
Ackerman, Teri
Anonymous (1)
Bienstock, Lillian
Bradlow, Julie
Cernyak-Spatz, Susan
Cojac, Lynne
Corn, Chana
Dubin, Ellen
Goldberg, Ruth A.
Goldfarb, Leslie Y
Goldsmith, Linda L.
Greenspon, Roslyn G.
Guller, Barbara
Harley, Suzanne
Helms, Emily
Husney, Roslyn
Kabat, Andrea
Kaplan, Sis
Karp, Arlene G.
Kaufmann, Judy Y
Koss, Jennifer
Kronovet, Gail
Leavitt, Robin
Lefkowitz, Janet B.
Leibowitz, Vivian S.
Levy, Janet
Luski, Frances
Jacobson, Bellita
Jampol, Pat
Juhasz, Cynthia
Kaplan, Marcia
Klein, Carol A.
Kogan Jackson, Marcia
Kropp, Karen K.
Lachow-Blumberg, Sharon
Lampert, Marcia
Langman, Ann
Lederer, Dale
Levin, Betty
Levin, Gail
Lindner, Faylinda
Lipman, Helen
London, Marianne
Malickson, Roberta
Marsh, Karen
Marshall, Karen
McLeod, Chris
Miller, Charlotte
Montoni, Amy Krakovitz
Moskowitz, Marnie
Murchison, Gail
Musler, Paula S.
Nove, Eva
Parker, Vicki
Pawlyk, Shelley
Perlin, Harriet
Pickett, Patti
Poliakoff, Beth
Powell, Penni Ackerman
Raffler, Dena M.
Rauch, Stephanie
Reeves, Gloria
Rizzo, Julie
Roginsky, Rina
Romanoff, Nancy
Roth, Terri S.
Rothkopf, Mary
Sachs, Jessie Y
Scheer, Marsha
Schulman, Dorothy
Seigel, Tammy
Shapiro, Dorothy
Shelley, Nicole
Silverman, Ruth
Snitz, Ginger R.
Solomon, Marcia
Sosnik, Carolyn
Spangenthal, Cheryl
Sperry, Jennifer
Stickler, Marsha
Stoner, Barbara
Strawser, Amy
Sweet, Arlene Lou
Tache, Julie
Tarbis, Nancy Cohen
Taylor, Lesley Lubin
Tirsun, Beverly
Trapani, Lori
Turk, Karen Hodes
SUPPLEMENTAL GIFTS
Supplemental Giving provides customized giving opportunities over and above
Annual Campaign gifts, enabling donors to maximize their giving potential and
fulfill their philanthropic goals.
Debbie Agisim ....................................................................................Annual Spring Lecture Sponsorship
Anonymous ....................................................................................Campaign Face-to-Face Matching Gift
Anonymous ..........................................................................................................Campaign Matching Gift
Donald and Barbara K. Bernstein...................................................................Bernstein Leadership Group
Lenora Borchardt ........................................................................................JAFI La’ad (Forever) Program
Lenora Borchardt ............................................................................................................JDC/FSU Welfare
Charlotte Jewish Burger of the Month Club............................Levine-Sklut Judaic Library and Resource
.......................................................................................................................................Center Endowment
Charlotte Jewish Burger of the Month Club ...........................................................NC Holocaust Council
Stan Greenspon..........................................................................................Holocaust Education Workshop
iCenter and InCite Initiative ...........................................................................................................B’tzavta
Howard Levine ....................................................................................................Campaign Matching Gift
The Leon Levine Foundation.............................................Birthright Israel Community Bus Sponsorship
The Leon Levine Foundation ................................................................................Levine Challenge Grant
Luski/Gorelick Family .........................................................................................Campaign Matching Gift
Dana Meiselman .................................................................................Annual Spring Lecture Sponsorship
Jenny Meiselman ................................................................................Annual Spring Lecture Sponsorship
Larry and Dale Polsky .........................................................................................Campaign Matching Gift
Larry Schwartz.....................................................................................................Campaign Matching Gift
Linda Seigel........................................................................................Annual Spring Lecture Sponsorship
Linda Seigel ...................................................................................Campaign Face-to-Face Matching Gift
Donations for Israel
Shalom Park Freedom School Donations
Urban, Barbara
Valenstein, Miriam
Weinstein, Sandra G.
Weinstock, Harriet E.
Weisman, Rose
Wicker, Suzanna
Wieder, Joan
Woodman, Ilene
Chaverim (Friends)
$1-$99
Abadi, Sara
Abel, Jane V.
Abrams, Sara
Amato, Yvonne
Anonymous (9)
Baer, Maddy
Baum, Lisa
Bellavia, Irm
Bernhardt, Barbara G.
Black, Jane
Blumberg, Susan
Borgenicht, Audry
Brand, Rachel
Brandt, Felicia
Braverman, Mollie
Burnham, Patricia Ann
Chatham, Emily C.
Cherrybone, Sandra
Coen, Jena
Cohen, Jessica
Dabak, Linda
Darienzo, Beverly
Darmstadt, Gayle
Davis, Eileen
De Leon, Maggie
Defilipp, Randy
Dermack, Ellen
Diuguid, Myra
Doliner, Lila
Ehrlich, Lisa S.
Eisner, Marni L.
Emery, Diane
Evans, Carolyn
Fagan, Gail G.
Fischer, Sandy
Fisher, Sheila
Freiberg, Sandy Y
Froehlich, Jill
Gargano, Vicki
Garner, Stephanie
Gelber, Loren
Gelper, Tova
Gersh, Laurie
Gertzman, Jeri
Gluick, Debora
Goldberg, Carol Joan
Goldberg, Marci
Goldman, Mae
Goldsmith, Doris
Goldstein, Erin
Goodfriend, Beverly
Goodman, Leigh Anne
Gordan, Mary T.
Green, Mor
Grifenhagen, Gloria
Hackman, Shari
Halperin, Charlotte
Hargus, Maxine
Harrow, Nancy
Helman, Barbara
Herman, Barbara
Hochberg, Cheryl
Hochstat, Evelyn
Hollander, Sheryl
Jacobson, Amy
Jantzer, Estelle
Jayson, Irene
Josephs, Helen
Kaplan, Dana
Katz, Lita
Katz, Sharon L.
Kavadlo, Alice M.
Kern, Barbara
King, Irene P.
Klein, Paula
Klein, Sue
Kraus, Julie
Kugelmass, Sharon P.
Lefkowitz, Leona A.
Listhaus, Beth
Loeb, Suzan
Lucente, Lori
Lyons, Nancy
Mannlein, Sharon
Marcadis, Kim
Martin, Edith
Marx, Lenore G.
McShane, Mindy
Mehlman, Marcy S.
Meirowitz, Diane
Melnicoff, Ruth F.
Migdol, Jennifer
Miller, Eleanor
Moats, Jean E.
Moll, Helene
Mroz, Alissa
Nagel, Gail
Nagel, Lisa
Novell, Nancy K.
Ochs, Kathryn
Overbeck, Annette
Pepper, Anita
Prager, Erika B.
Pressman, Joan M.
Printz, Lara
Prosono, Adele
Ransenberg, Karen T.
Reilly, Myrna
Ritter, Carol A.
Roode, Karen
Rosenfeld, Marisa
Rousso, Doris
Rousso, Sandie C.
Rubenstein, Susan
Schrader, Sally
Schuler, Fran
Schwartz, Golda
Serbin, Haley
Share, Irene M.
Shearer, Claire
Sherwin, Linda
Silver, Karen
Silverstein, Susan
Smolen, Betty
Spector, Rachel
Spivock, Robin L.
Stein, Maddy
Sussman, Selma
Szatmary, Judith L.
Sztarkman, Helen S.
Tigler, Jane
Valinsky, Ilana Y.
Van Glish, Melissa
Victor, Susan
Wallsh, Bonnie
Wand, Thelma F.
Webber, Susan
Wilkoff, Margaret
Williams, Daphne S.
Wise, Andrea
Wolf, Nora
Woodburn, Lynda
Woodruff, Lynn
Zeitlin, Bernice
Addy, Lynn H.
Anonymous (4)
Blackburn, Stephanie
Brazzell, Swooz Glenn
Corcoran, Debbie
Covington, Faison
Davis, Arlene
Deloach, Amy
Drucker, Katie
Duval, Lindsay
Farris, Jen
Gelper, Goodlyn
Glass, Arleen
Heilman, Amy
Hirsch, Adriane
Imrich, Claire
Kaplan, Susan
Kasten, Sheila
Kilkka, Lois
King, Michele
Kugel, Ronnie G.
Lilien, Robin
MacRae, Mary
McCoy, Cara
Moskowitz, Lauren
Noel, Karen
Nussbaum, Lauren
Offerdahl, Gwen
Paroff, Eileen
Persson, Angie
Schenker, Rachel
Short, Hannah
Stein, Lisa B.
Suris, Shana
Usadi, Rebecca
Weisz, Jonina
Wendlinger, Jodi Diamond
Zulman, Rosemary
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President’s Club
$10,000-$24,999
Edelstein, Paul and
Lynn .........................18,000
Gorelick, Rael and
Gabrielle ..................13,000
Bernstein, Sam and
Nancy.......................10,500
Cohen, Jeff and
Seldin-Cohen, Judy..10,000
Miller, David and
Judy..........................10,000
Theodore Herzl Society
$5,000-$9,999
Bernstein, Mark and Louise
Brenner, David and Sandy
Garfinkel, Steven and Darcy
Levine, Daniel and Leigh
Levinson, Peter and
Cynthia Y
Menaker, Scott and Pam
Michel, Gary and Jodi
Miller, David and Risa
Singer, Stuart and Teresa
Abraham and Sarah Society
$3,600-$4,999
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Meredith
Cohen, Joel and Paulette
Goodman, Scott and
Rebecca
Gromet, Matthew and
Schultz, Phyllis
Menaker, Steven and Polly
Philipson, Stephen and
Laura
Shapiro, Marvin and Anita
The Swimmer Family
Yudell, Robert and Anne
Yitzhak Rabin Society
$1,800-$3,599
Anonymous (1)
Ashkin, Kenneth and Audrey
Catenazzo, David and Suzie
Cheen, Bishop and
Rosenberg, Ginny
Davis, Robert and Elizabeth
Deane, Thomas and Laura
Dumas, Frederick and
Marcella
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Fligel, Stuart and Ellen
Golder, Kenneth and Tammy
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Kutchei, Dalya
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Levy, Jay and Kathryn
Marshall, Barry and Linda
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Andrea
Nalibotsky, Albert and Janice
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Petricoff, Adam and Wendy
Schapiro, Gerald and
Barbara
Shafran, Kerry and Valerie
Sheffer, Morris and Lynne
Sherman, Peter and Robin
Sinsheimer, Michael and
Anne
Slomka, Ira and Stacey
Stein, Robert and Maxine
Strause, Leonard and Judi
Waldman, Samuel and Ellen
Wallach, Charles and
Schindler, Judy Y
Wasser, Steven and Linda
Widis, Robert and Jeanie
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$1,000-$1,799
Alban, David and Darcy
Anonymous (6)
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Lieberman, Pam
Berger, Jonathan and Tess
Berkman, Milton and Arlene
Bernhardt, Brian and Glenda
Bierer, Jeffrey and Lee
Brenner, Saul and Martha
Clemente, Jonathan and
Robyn
Cooper, Ivan and Roz
Culbreth, Charles and Toba
Denenberg, Michael and
Elaine
Dinerman, Michael and Jill
Farbman, Mark and Melinda
Fellman, Herb and
Sinai, Laura
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Gerger, Zach and Pili
Goldsmith, Adam and Dedee
Goldstein, Matthew and
Morganstein, Barrie Y
Goodman, Alvin and Rachel
Gordon, Allen and Ethel
Grubb, Clay and Deidre
Hennes, Michael and Wendy
Kapustin, Andrew and Dana
Kelso, II, William and
Marcie
Kosofsky, Jaime and Elise
Kraizel, Alvaro and
Balconi, Wendy
Kushner, Howard and
Mary Jean
Lan, Justin and Randi
Laxer, Eric and Judy
Lebet, Michel and Edith
Levine, Joshua and Elissa
Levine, Miles and Debbie
Levinson, Jack and Alison
Lord, Harrison and Annie
Marx, Eugene and Amy
Mayopoulos, Timothy and
Lefkof, Amy
Oxman, Allan and Marcelle
Pake, Lee and Wendy
Pesakoff, Lee and Diggie
Pizer, Edward and Debora
Plepler, Andrew and
Claudia Y
Rimler, Lee and Irena
Roochvarg, Elias and Linda
Rosen, Butch and Shirley
Rusgo, Edwin and Leslie
Samarel, Matthew and
Francine
Schanzlin, Todd and Stacey
Schreibman, Mike and Sara
Schwartz, Jason and Jennifer
Schwartz, Jared and Diane
Shapiro, Harold and Patricia
Silverstein, Gary and
Maxine
Sinkoe, Louis and
Levine, Kevin
Spiegler, Jason and Karen
Starr, Steven and Stephanie
Stern, Kenneth and Marcia
Van Glish, David and
Debra Y
Warshauer, Phil and Beth Y
Williams, Christopher and
Marcie
Zimmerman, Steven and
Robin
Zimmern, Bill and Angie
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$365-$999
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Alexander, Aaron and Liza Y
Anonymous (4)
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Austin, James and Nina Y
Barrocas, Joseph and
Koehler, Alison
Bedrick, James and Adele
Benson, Douglas and Tara
Berger, Stefan and Renate
Bernanke, Seth and
Goldberg, Ellen
Birenbaum, Marc and Jana
Bogarad, Gary and Susan
Bornstein, David and Bonnie
Brackis, Jonathan and Anne
Cohen, Stuart and Jodi
Collins, Kenneth and Mary
Cyzner, Ronnie and Lisa
Dermack, Andrew and Julie
Doline, Robert and Stacy
Eisenberg, Carl and Penny
Feit, Seth and Carrie
Fischer, Danny and Fayne
Fishkin, Glenn and Roni
Fleishman, Larry and
Fleishman-Gooder, Patricia
Freedman, Mark and Debbie
Frick, Steven and Lisa
Gaines, Roger and Kelly
Gale, Anthony and Dawn
Ganem, Jacques and Sherry
Glaser, Rick and
Reich, Ellen
Goldman, Steven and Talia
Goldstein, Shelton and Ellen
Goldstein, Slade and Stacey
Golembe, Barry and Trish
Gottheim, Alan and Merle
Greenblatt, Barry and Karen
Greene, Adam and Nicky
Greenspon, Burt and Donna
Grossberg, Philip and
Angelica
Heist, Dusty and
Levine, Rachael
Hellinger, Solomon and
Mary
Hoody, Jason and Emily
Jackowitz, Kenneth and Lori
Jacobson, Robert and Leigh
Kadis, Jeffrey and Shauna
Keeling, John and Kelly
Kirsh, Ivan and Carolin
Klein, Robert and Moira
Klingberg, Travis and
Melissa
Korczynski, Andrew and
Seymour, Rachel
LaRowe, Bruce and
Strauss-LaRowe, Anita
Levine, Jonathan and June
Levinson, Dan and Stacy
Lieberman, Michael and
Ross, Cheryl Y
Lewin, Marc and Laura
Liss, Donald and Ellice
Malton, Mark and Roberta
Manton, Bernard and Rhoda
McChesney, Michael and
Brenda
Meyers, Gene and Janie
Mond, Darren and Staci
Moore, Matthew and
Thomas, Mary
Morganstein, Mel and Judith
Myers, Jeffrey and Tamar
Neiss, Aaron and Allison Y
Nevid, Arthur and Elyse
Newman, Michael and
Jennifer
Perlmutter, Barry and
Michelle
Pharr, Robert and Lisa
Putterman, Paul and Claire
Reich, Barry and Laura
Richman, Doug and Lisa Y
Rodgers, Austin and Roberta
Rosen, Frank and Wendy
Rosen, Mark and Helene
Rosenberg, Arnold and
Diane
Rosenberger, Adam and Sari
Rosenthal, Brian and Lori
Rosewater, Jim and Amy
Sacks, Steven and Nikki
Satinover, Les and Gina
Schorr, Kenneth and Jane
Seitlin, Lawrence and
Stephanie
Serbin, Richard and Francie
Shields, Michael and Jacquie
Simon, Jon and Stephanie
Smith, Harvey and Laurie
Starr, Gary and Teresa
Stier, Michael and Robin
Stoll, Robert and Joyce
Travis, Martin and Irene
Turk, Morton and Eleanor
Vogelhut, Mark and Rhea
Voncannon, Bob and Zelda
Weiner, Ronald and Janice
Widis, Phillip and Doris
Willenzik, Richard and
Marci
Wojnowich, Marc and Kim
Yaffe, Michael and Nancy
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$100-$364
Adler, Robert and Amy
Anonymous (14)
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Bamert, Paul and Melanie
Bantit, Stuart and Ellie
Barer, Harvey and Michele
Baum, Allen and Stacy
Baumgarten, Michael and
Meryl
Bear, Troy and Shelley
Benjamin, Aaron and Tania
Berman, Adam and Katie
Bernstein, Andrew and Elka
Berzack, Kevin and Laurie
Bialeck, Hal and Tania
Bigger, Richard and
Margaret
Block, David and Debby
Bloom, Kenneth and
Stephanie
Box, John and Shari
Boyar, Scott and Donna
Braverman, Josh and
Gabrielle
Brooks, Adam and Marissa
Bucay, Nisso and
Stavans, Iliana
Bundis, Evan and Ashley
Callif, Marvin and Sera
Cantor, Sheldon and Lauren
Carol, David and
Franklin, Karen
Carter, John and Shari
Charlotte Jewish Dayschool
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Chernotsky, Harry and
Elaine
Choffin, Matthew and Amy
Cigler, Michael and Jordan
Coblenz, Philip and Stacie
Coen, Stephen and Susan
Cohen, Andrew and Tamara
Cohen, Jeffrey and Jody
Collman, Jonathan and
Jennifer Y
Cronson, George and Andrea
Cupp, Michael and Beth
Daitch, Matthew and Jessica
Danny and Fay Green
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Davids, Jeremy and
Andrea Y
De Groot, David and
Donna Y
Dennis, Patrick and Laurie
Deutsch, Lance and Lenore
Di Paolo, George and
Stephanie
Diamond, Lee and Jane
Dinkin, Andrew and Leslie
Dippold, John and Talli
Ecker, Robert and Christine
Epstein, Howard and Dawn
Epstein, Mark and Kelly
Eshet, Nachum and Mary
Ezarsky, Barry and Mary
Ellen
Felder, Alec and Nancy
Fermaglich, Michael and
Lauren
Fine, Steve and Nancy
Fisher, Jonathan and Julie
Fisher, Lewis and Janice
Fox, Dale and Lyn
Fox, Leonard and Karen
Frank, Gordon and Mimi
Frankenberg, Brett and Sara
Friedman, Steven and Lisa
Friedman, Leonard and
Shelley
Frumkin, Brian and Louise Y
Garfinkle, Stephen and Lisa
Gartner, Geoffrey and
Meredith
Gerrard, David and Sheryl
Glazer, Howard and
Merridith
Glick, Chuck and Dayle
Gold, Steven and Eva
Goldfarb, Marty and Nita
Goldman, Jeff and Beth
Goldman, Yaron and Sandra
Granow, Robert and Nanci
Gray, David and Sian
Groner, Yossef and Mariashi
Gross, Ted and Susie
Hahn, Andrew and Sheryl
Hargett, Dale and Cathy
Hartman, Michael and Patty
Herbstman, Donald and
Shevi
Hitt, Brian and
Starr Hitt, Deborah
Hitt, Randall and Audrey
Hochman, Michael and
Mannlein-Hochman,
Rachel
Hollander, Kenneth and
Andrea
Horwitz, Andrew and
Christy
Houston, James and Joy
Hunt, Tom and Janet
Hyman, Aaron and Illana
Iagnocco, Michael and Jodie
Kagan, Bruce and Cheryl
Kahn, Kenny and Amy
Kanterman, Edward and
Susan
Kantor, Ronald and
Mary-Margaret
Kaplan, Gary and
Miles-Kaplan, Laura
Kaplan, Jonathan and
Jennifer Y
Kaplan, Morton and Joan *
Karlin, Jon and Teri
Karp, Nils and Carol
Kasher, Gidon and Hadas
Katz, Alan and Barbara
Katz, Manfred and Libbie
Katz, Peter and Erica
Kaunitz, Franklin and
Hannah
Kellman, Ross and Maya
Kent, Eric and Susan
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Kirschner, Steve and Heidi
Korman, Michael and Phyllis
Kornfeld, Robert and Sherry
Kreitman, Alvin and Jayme
Kushner, Gary and
Travis-Kushner, Laurie
Kweskin, Joel and Wendy
Kwiatkowski, Bill and
Bamford, Michelle
Lahn, Jon and Jennifer
Lash, Jack and Carole
Lavitt, Arthur and Julie
Lawrence, Jared and
Elizabeth
Leavitt, Sheldon and
Rebecca
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Levin, David and Brenda
Levine, Eric and Nancy
Levine, Peter and Yvonne
Levy, Adam and Kimberly
Lidz, Robert and Inta
Light, Andrew and Vicki
Linch, Mark and
Braun, Nancy
Liss, Ronald and Frances
Loewensteiner, Joshua and
Adina
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Malkin, Steve and Sandra
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Mann, Douglas and Roseline
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Marco, Leonard and Judy
Mayo, Peter and Susan
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Roberta
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Meier, Daniel and Susie
Merrill, James and Marcia
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Alla Y
Mond, Jered and Elizabeth
Mucatel, Ryan and Risa
Multer, Martin and Elsa
Musa, Gregory and Margaret
Natt, Alec and Joann
Neufeld, Jeffrey and
Michelle Y
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Nordan, Phillip and Dianne
Norman, Michael and Judith
Orenbach, Ken and
Sydor, Chris
Orland, Paul and Gwen
Osborne, Victor and Evelyn
Oudmayer, Arthur and
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Pinion, George and Jody
Poler, Milton and Gene
Polk, Sam and Aileen
Pomerantz, Richard and
Marlene
Prystowsky, Joel and Carol
Rabiner, Ed and Ruth
Raznick, Alan and Jan
Reichard, Joel and Wendi
Reider, Scott and
Ordan-Reider, Matti
Rieke, Robert and
Shapiro-Rieke, Daisy
Rish, Carlos and Bitar, Nayla
Rivers, Dale and Stephanie
Roberts, Nat and Bernice
Rogelberg, Steven and
Sandra
Rose, Stanley and Louise
Rose, Nicholas and Leigh Y
Rosen, Douglas and Marlene
Rosenfeld, Marshall and
Barbara
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Sally
Rosenthal, Keith and Laurie
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Marlene
Ross, Barry and Sharon
Rubin, Ilya and Chantal
Rubin, Craig and
Husney, Robin
Ruda, Dan and Toby
Rusgo, Alexander and
Michelle
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Sacks, Neil and Carr, Caren
Sadek, Leonard and Jan
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Saltzman, Paul and Bama
Sass, Kenneth and Lynn
Saul, Jeffrey and Ivy
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Seidman, Teri
Schefflin, Marty and Elaine
Schewitz, Clive and Andrea
Schimelman, Daniel and
Beth
Schlesinger, Edward and
Carissa
Schlesinger, Michael and
Stacey
Schlussel, Stephen and
Allison
Schwartz, Alan and Bette
Schwartz, Jeffrey and Marsi
Schwartz, Tyson and Susan
Seidler, Howard and Andrea
Sherman, Eric and Linda
Silton, Richard and Debbie
Silverman, Richard and Janis
Smith, Thomas and
Ruth Ann
Sparks, Harry and Laurie
Stark, Philip and Lauren
Stein, Eric and Laura
Steinman, Norman and Jean
Steinschriber, Justin and
Baldwin, Kirsten
Stiefel, Roger and Susan
Strause, Aron and Stephanie
Strause, Joel and Kristen
Strauss, David and Deb
Stutts, Terry and Jackie
Sugarman, Daniel and
Joanne
Sussman, Alan and Denise
Temple Beth El Staff
The Preschool On Sardis
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Titlebaum, Marc and Cheri
Totten, Christopher and
Tracey Y
Traw, Russell and Alyson
Turtletaub, Harold and
Cynthia
Warshaw, David and Kathy
Weidner, Gregory and
Julianne
Weiner, Steve and Barbie
Weingarten, Andrew and
Amy
Weisblat, Howard and
Charlotte
Weiss, Michael and Anne
White, James and Lynda
Wilkoff, Evan and Kimberly
Wine, Mark and Wendy
Wolff III, Charles and Karen
Wolochwianski, Enrique and
Tania
Yesowitch, Brian and Martha
Zimmerman, Dick and Sue
Chaverim (Friends)
$1-$99
Abbott, Jon and Claudia
Abeles, Brad and Lauren
Abramsky, Sidney and Pearl
Aizenman, Benjamin and
Susan
Anonymous (9)
Arena, Paul and Allison
Baron, Jeff and Melanie
Bar-Tal, Jacob and Naomi
Bass, Ira and Linda
Becker, Alan and Lilian
Berendt, Larry and Rachel
Berkowitz, Stephen and
Randy
Bernstein, Robin and Pamela
Bickler, Alan and Audrey
Bodner, Murray and Loretta
Bogus, Neil and Cathy
Bond, Elihu and Mary
Budin, Jeffrey and Berta
Cantor, David and Janice
Cassell, Allen and Julie
Cohen, Aaron and Marsha
Cohen, Brian and Sonia
Cohen, Harvey and Yolanda
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Corday, Barry and Stacy
Dale, Richard and Ellen
Dordick, Robert and Fran
Dropkin, Dave and Kathi
Eckert, Wayne and Sherry
Eilenberg, Douglas and
Karen
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Eisberg, Stewart and Arlyne
Elko, William and Meryle
Engelhardt, Steven and Ellen
Farrell, James and Tracy
Feitelberg, Herbert and
Renee
Feldman, Jay and Judy
Fernbach, Don and Renie
Fischel, Richard and Cynthia
Fischer, Joal and
Langsam, Deborah
Flash, Michael and Renee
Formica, John and Deborah
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Fuerstman, Jacob and
Hunter
Garten, Albert and Phyllis
Gellar, Richard and Sandy
Gimbel, Y’honatan and
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Gitlitz, Jerry and Amanda
Glasgow, Steve and Lynne
Gold, Daniel and Brodie
Goldberg, James and
Susanna
Goldberg, Sam and Barbara
Goldbrum, Larry and Liz
Goldfarb, Barry and Janet
Goldsmith, Larry and Valerie
Goldstein, Ari and Marcy
Goldstein, Howard and
Mindy
Goldstone, Jeff and Kathy
Good, Mark and Nancy
Goodman, Barry and
Michelle
Gordon, Avrohom and
Devorah
Gordon, Michael and Heidi
Green, Harris and Billie
Green, Steve and Herman
Green, Bonnie
Greenberg, Irving and
Beverly
Greenwald, David and Joy
Grim, David and Rayleen
Groner, Bentzion and Rochel
Gupton, Bill and
Yudell, Nancy
Hall, Stuart and Crystal
Hamilton, Chris and Liz
Herman, Gerald and Ronni
Hirschmann, Paul and June
Hochberg, Alan and Sari
Hollander, Leonard and
Anita
Hooker, William and Judith
Houser, Lindsey and Alison
Huber, Brian and Tracy
Hummel, Mark and Susan
Hyman, David and Brigitte
Hyman, Saul and Jessa
James, Richard and Terri
Jampol, Richard and Angela
Jones, Roger and Linda
Kass, Howard and Sheila
Katz, Seth and Crystal
Kerman, David and Sandra Y
Kirchenbaum, Brad and
Michelle
Klein, Leonard and Carol
Kosofsky, Howard and
Cindy
Koudinov, Youriy and
Yukhaev, Stella
Kurstin, Randy and Susie
Lamparello, Andrew and
Amy
Lecker, David and Judi
Leibman, Lawrence and
Shelley
Lemkin, Alan and
Brooks-Lemkin, Gail
Levin, Binyamin and Ilana
Levin, Yisroel and Leah
Levine, Mitchell and Ann
Levine, Justin and Nicole
Levinton, Russell and
Jennifer
Lewis, Greg and Kimberly
Lewis, Bob and Sandra
Lipson, Marc and Jill
Livchin, Eugene and
Serafima
Machicote, Herman and
Rona *
Malter, Ira and Nathalie
Mann, Alan and Pearl
Martin, Curtis and Ilana
Martin, Tim and Ellen
McRary, Robert and Naomi
Me-Zahav, Menahem and
Malka
Moreland, Ted and Lisa
Morse, Jeffrey and Caryn
Muhlfelder, Steve and Ellen
Neumann, Rodd and Marissa
Oringel, Joseph and Susan
Osborn, Andrew and Allison
Osborn, Frank and Barbara
Palmer, Scott and Dana
Parker, Scott and Miriam
Patlock, Bernard and Janice
Pearlman, Guy and Audrey
Pepper, Steve and Marsha
Perkins, Ian and Beverly
Phillips, David and Sally
Pollack, Nicholas and
Martha
Pruce, Andrew and Leslie
Purcell, Tony and Mara
Reifkind, Ian and Raegan
Reinhard, Ronald and
Alexander, Ronni
Repella, Steven and Amy
Rivlin, Allen and Helene
Robins, Dennis and Gina
Rosen, Morris and Phyllis
Rowles, Eric and Judith
Rubin, Brian and Laura
Samland, James and
Gurevitch, Michelle
Saxe, Allen and Jessica
Schaefer, Alan and Rhoda
Schneider, Paul and Cathy
Schneiderman, Michael and
Anna
Schoenbrun, Scott and Diane
Schreibman, Philip and
Renee
Schwartz, Brad and Frances
Semel, Adam and Lori
Sepkowitz, Warren and Mary
Shapiro, Bruce and Nancy
Siegel, Brian and Meri
Siegel, Robert and Carol
Simon, Murray and Linda
Skodnick, Joel and Mary
Slonim, Alan and Renee*
Snyder, Norman and Gayle
Solar, David and Sara
Spatz, Ken and Gale
Spindel, Herb and Adrienne
Spitz, Adam and Sheila
Spitzer, Lewis and Toby
Stefanac, Jason and Lori
Stone, Ryan and Sivonne
Strunk, David and Nancy
Tanenbaum, Jason and Jamie
Tannenbaum, Perry and Sue
Tunney, Mike and Natalie
Vinnik, Michael and
Michelle
Vorst, Menachem and
Rochele
Weiner, Donald and Ilene
Weinstein, Mike and Curry,
Kathleen
Weiss, Binyomin and Chanie
Wiener, Robert and
Epstein, Carol
Wisotsky, Eric and Joanna
Witte, Marvin and Phoebe
Wohlreich, Clement and
Silver, Anne
Wolkofsky, Evan and Robyn
Wood, Reid and Debbie
Zimmermann, David and
Sherri
Zolotorofe, Marc and Nancy
Zukerman, Michael and
Suzan
Alfieri, Victor and
Glasser-Alfieri, Stephanie
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Berton, Nathan and Renee
Brown, Mike and Karen
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Cohen, Joel and Paulette
Cole, Mark and Samantha
Cygler, Irv and Dedee
Delfiner, David and Nancy
DeMaria, Ronald and Joanne
Filkoff, Michael and Arlene
Fishman, Seth and Lori
Freedman, James and
Stephanie
Freirich, Jonathan and
Reel-Freirich, Ginny
Githmark, Chris and Amy
Godwin, Ken and Karen
Greenhagen, Adam and
Elizabeth
Hankin, Rock and Lisa
Hubara, Ofer and Tara
Jacobs, Daniel and Lynn
Jacobs, Kurt and Marcie
Kaelter, Dror and Nurit
Kosofsky, Arnold and Jane
Krusch, David and Ariel
Levine Jewish Community
Center Staff
Miles, Curtis and Pamela
Neuwirth, Zeev and
Davidson, Lisa
Raucher, Noam and Tamar
Reingold, Robert and
Bonnie
Rose, Peter and Monica
Rosen, Andrew and Jennifer
Savage, David and Gelman,
Marcia
Schuler, Gary and Stacey
Sheffer, David and Julie
Solender, Michael and
Meetz, Harriet
Stern, Jeffrey and Rebecca
Tucker, Andy and Jenny
Turtz, Evan and Brenda
Woolman, Stuart and Avi
CHILDREN’S GIFTS
Shomrim (Guardians)
$100-$364
Blau, Benjamin
Chaverim (Friends)
$1-$99
Goodman, Hannah
Goodman, Jacob
Goodman, Seth
Gorelick, Adelaide
Gorelick, Charlie
Gorelick, Henry William
Gorelick, Jack
Lahn, Emma
Lahn, Max
Lahn, Sam
Moskowitz, Harper
Moskowitz, Will
Ilan Ramon Society-New
Gifts
Baumstein, Jacob
Baumstein, Sam
Bergmann, Sophie
Goldsmith, Limor
Kronovet, Eli
Weintraub, Jonah
Weintraub, Zack
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Agency Boards and Staffs Achieve
100% Giving
The mission of the Jewish
Federation of Greater Charlotte is
to raise and distribute funds to
support and enrich the lives of
Jews locally, nationally, in Israel
and worldwide. Through education, planning and community
building, the Federation’s mission
ensures that Jewish values, goals,
traditions and connections are
preserved for current and future
generations.
The Jewish Federation of
Greater Charlotte appreciates the
support from the boards of directors of the following beneficiary
agencies/institutions that have
achieved 100% giving to the 2012
Annual Campaign:
Beth Shalom of Lake Norman
Charlotte Jewish Day School
Charlotte Jewish Film Festival
Committee
Charlotte Jewish News
Charlotte Jewish Preschool
Congregation Ohr HaTorah
Consolidated High School of
Jewish Studies
Foundation for the Charlotte
Jewish Community
Foundation of Shalom Park
Friendship Circle
Hebrew Cemetery Association
Jewish Family Services
Jewish Federation of Greater
Charlotte
Jewish Preschool on Sardis
Lake Norman Jewish
Congregation
Lake Norman Jewish Council
Center
Levine-Sklut Judaic Library
and Resource Center
Shalom Park Freedom School
Committee
Temple Beth El
Tikvah Charlotte
In addition, the 2012 Annual
Campaign recognizes and appreciates the support of the following
agencies/institutions that have
achieved 100% staff participation
in the campaign:
B’nai B’rith Youth Organization
Consolidated High School of
Jewish Studies*
Foundation for the Charlotte
Jewish Community
Foundation of Shalom Park
Hebrew Cemetery Association
Jewish Federation of Greater
Charlotte
Jewish Preschool on Sardis*
Center*
Levine-Sklut Judaic Library and
Resource Center
Temple Beth El
Tikvah Charlotte
*full time staff
The Charlotte Jewish News -September 2012 - Page 7
MAKE A WISH.
ROSH HASHANAH
IS THE WORLD’S BIRTHDAY
What do you wish for? Less poverty
and hunger? More jobs? A greater
sense of community between people?
Whatever your wish, the Jewish
Federation is working to make it
real. We care for people in need here
at home, in Israel and around the
world, and we nurture and sustain the
Jewish community. That’s something
to celebrate.
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David Epstein Speaks at Grandparents’
Day 2012 at Charlotte Jewish Day School
“Our sages teach us that the
purest form of philanthropy is
when the donor gives anonymously and the recipient is also anonymous.
“However, there is a corollary
to this teaching — our sages also
teach us that we should be a model
for others and that we should lead
by example.
“And so, on that basis, hoping
that you will follow our example,
and the example of the previous
recipients of this award [Jerry and
Barbara Levin and Bill and Patty
Gorelick], we are extremely
thrilled and appreciative to receive
the Barbara and Jerry Levin
Visionary Award.
“ … I hope you don’t mind the
infomercial I am about to give. …
I was mentored many years ago to
understand that whenever there is
a Jewish gathering, whatever the
reason, there should be some
fund-raising. It seems to be part of
our DNA.
“Well, Aleen and I are here to
tell you that thanks to … Mariashi
Groner, our outstanding and totally committed faculty, our
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Development Team, our PTO
organization, our support staff,
and our Officers and members
of the Board of Trustees, the
is, for its size, the best day
school in our entire country.
“Our children are getting a
fabulous secular education,
which more than matches up
with any private or public
school in Charlotte. Our children
compete well with their peers in
the private and public school systems and our children always
come out at or near the top, when
they are tested against their peers.
“Mariashi and her staff are
innovative, progressive, and forward thinking. For example, this
year, as part of our ever-changing
curriculum, they have installed the
most advanced global studies program available, which has opened
our children to the world in which
we live.
“Our children are taught to be
curious and to think outside of the
box. Best of all, our children are
being given the basis of a moral
compass that will serve them for a
lifetime.
“Our children are happy, they
are eager to come to school every
day, and they are excited with
what each school day brings to
them.
“Our children are also getting a
very strong background in
Judaica. Now, that does not mean
that all of our graduates will be
rabbis. Nor is that the school’s
purpose. But, our graduates will
leave our school with a knowledge
of Judaism that will give them
comfort regardless of the environment they’re in.
“I recently attended a Bat
Mitzvah of one of our recent graduates in which the rabbi paid tribute to her Hebrew education.
Paraphrasing the rabbi, he said:
‘You have not been trained only to
be a Bat Mitzvah; you have been
taught what it means to be a young
Jewish woman who will comfortably take her place in the Jewish
community.’ This is what our Day
School is all about and I could not
think of a bigger compliment to
our school.
“And I can assure you that each
of our students is educated from
their first day in school until their
graduation to take their place as
members of the Jewish community when their time comes.
“Now, for some bad news. I
recently spent some time on a
website that concentrates on Day
School
education.
Unfortunately, I must
report to you that I do
not think there is a Day
School in the United
States or Canada that
does not operate at a
deficit. It just is not
possible to give the quality education which our children receive
and keep the tuition affordable
without running at a deficit.
“And, I cannot emphasize how
important it is to the Day School
and our families that our tuition is
kept affordable. This is something
Aleen and David Epstein
that Mariashi and the Board struggle with on a daily basis.
“ … it is important that our
tuition be kept affordable because
many of our families have more
than one student in the Day
School; our families have mortgages, they have auto payments,
and they have many other obligations, not to mention the difficult
economy they are experiencing.
“ … it is also important that our
tuition be kept affordable because
our school competes with the private school sector. For some of
our families, where they send their
children to school is strictly an
economic decision.
“Fortunately, here in Charlotte,
we get significant support from
our Federation, for which our
school is deeply appreciative. Our
annual campaign is also a very
essential source in closing the gap
in our annual deficit. Our school is
always having one sort of
fundraiser or another and our PTO
and others are always looking for
new fundraising ideas. However,
none of these sources is enough.
“And this is where all of us
come in; it is critical that we, the
grandparents of our students, support the Day School to the greatest
extent possible. Without the support of our grandparents, our Day
School cannot exist.
“I realize that many of our
grandparents gathered here today
are already helping your children
with the tuition payments. Isn’t
that a ‘no brainer’? What better
use can any of us make of our
funds than to insure that our
grandchildren are able to receive a
Day School education?
“And I urge you not to forget
the Day School once your grandchildren graduate. Please continue
to keep the Charlotte Jewish Day
School in your charitable
thoughts.
“It is true that many of you support Jewish institutions in your
own home cities and I agree that
this is your first obligation. But,
we are all here today to celebrate
the accomplishments of these
wonderful children at this very
special school right
here. This is only the
beginning of your
grandchildren’s Jewish
life.
“Statistically, study
after study has established that our grandchildren who have
received a Day School education
are more likely to be leaders in
high school, on college campuses,
and in their communities. I am
sure that their intermarriage rates
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Judaism Comes Alive at The Jewish Preschool on Sardis
What better way to learn about the
Jewish Holidays than to experience
them first hand. At the Jewish
Preschool on Sardis, Judaism and the
holidays are celebrated in so many
ways. Take a peek into our world
through these photos:
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Rabbi Groner shows the JPS
students a shofar and
demonstrates all the sounds
it will make on Rosh
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The 4s class looks on as the Bee Man
shows them how honey is made.
Max Hoody is assisted by CJDS student
Jacob Carbuto in making a Sukkah
cookie during a special Sukkot trip to
the Charlotte Jewish Day School.
Daniel Ben-Yohanan, Corey Margulis, Julianna Bamert enjoys
and Amitai Lapidot-Boaz enjoy lunch in her chance to shake a
real lulav and etrog in the
their classroom Sukkah.
JPS Sukkah.
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flag while dancing with
her Torah on Simchat
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are lower and I am sure that they are more likely to give their children
a Day School education and repeat the cycle.
“What we are saying is this — it does not matter whether you live in
Atlanta or Florida or up north or anywhere else outside of Charlotte —
when you support the Charlotte Jewish Day School you are providing
for the future of Judaism; you are giving our Charlotte children a start
but where the children of Charlotte end up living it is not possible to predict. The point is that the Charlotte Jewish Day School is not only about
Charlotte — it is about the future health, strength, and vibrancy of our
people.
“Our Day School has many opportunities which you may support.
And within the next few weeks, we hope to be able to announce a
matching program which will allow us to leverage some gifts by an
additional 50%.
“Don’t hesitate to contact me or Gale Osborne, our Development
Director. We are here to answer any questions you have.
“Let us end with a quick confession. We have two grandchildren here
in Charlotte. They both went to the Jewish Preschool on Sardis but their
parents made educational choices for them which did not include the
Day School.
“However, that has not stopped Aleen and me from taking ownership
of the school. We see the Charlotte Jewish Day School as our best
opportunity to preserve our Jewish future.
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The CJP’s Olympic Team
By Elka Bernstein, CJP Director
CJP’s Olympic Team … mmm
… aren’t the Olympics over?
Though you are reading this article in the September edition of the
CJN, this article has been written
during the 2012 Olympics. As I
welcomed our full day families
back on July 29 at Meet the
Teacher, I thought about CJP in
relation to the Olympic Rings. The
five rings represent the five continents. They are interlaced to show
the universality of Olympism and
the meeting of the athletes of the
world during the Olympic Games.
At CJP the five rings represent
parent, students, staff, and CJP’s
partners coming together to create
an environment that allows each
child to achieve personal excellence.
The blue ring represents our CJP parents. Our parents formulate the foundation
for who their children are and will
become. They work hand-in-hand
with the CJP staff to ensure a
strong marriage between home
and school. The parents are our
precious volunteers that staff our
board,
Parent
Teacher
Organization and are extra hands
in our classrooms for special
school events.
The black ring represents our amazing
staff. The CJP has a
passion for children,
preschool education and Judaism.
Our CJP staff has a combined total
of over 350 years experience at the
Charlotte Jewish Preschool. Our
teachers work hard to develop
each child socially, emotionally,
physically, and academically, so
they can reach their potential.
The red ring represents our children.
They are why we are
here. The beauty of
each child’s heart, spirit, and soul
come pouring out as they sing in
circle time, jump on the playground, or work hard at the many
educational centers provided in
the classrooms. We get to witness
as friendships bloom and mensches are created. Though we are
here to teach these beautiful children, we, in fact, are taught by
them each and every day.
The yellow ring represents the Strength of
the Charlotte Jewish
Preschool’s Partnership.
CJP is a unique preschool that
developed from the partnership of
three Jewish Agencies; Temple
Beth El, Temple Israel, and The
Levine Jewish Community Center.
These three Jewish Agencies work
alongside CJP to ensure a quality
Jewish and secular education. The
rabbis and LJCC staff are with our
children weekly providing various
programming like Shabbat, music,
or gym class, or an impromptu
meeting with the children.
The green and final
ring represents the
Spirit of the Charlotte
Jewish Preschool. The
spirit of our preschool is a combination of interlocking rings.
Without this “marriage” of parents, staff, students and partners,
CJP would be a much different
place. This marriage has been
long lasting with our 25th anniversary quickly approaching.
With the High Holy days quickly approaching, CJP would like to
wish everyone L’shanah Tovah
Tikatev V’taihatem, may you be
inscribed and sealed for a good
year.
Learn. Grow. Connect. with our
staff and families at the Charlotte
Jewish Preschool. For further
information on how to enroll your
child into our wonderful world of
learning, please contact Alyson
Kalik at 704-944-6776 or [email protected]. Y
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JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES
Welcome Back to School Programs at Jewish Family Services
The hot summer days are still
here, but for many families,
school is back in session or getting
ready to start. Now is the perfect
time to work on getting your family back into routines to prepare
for a successful school year.
To help prepare young bodies
and minds for the demands of
school, adequate sleep, proper
nutrition and structured routines
are necessary. The same holds true
for parents. This fall, Jewish
Family Services is pleased to
offer programming for parents,
children, families, and seniors.
Find out more about all of our
programs and services at
www.jfscharlotte.org.
Adequate Sleep
Lack of adequate sleep contributes to more difficulty functioning and keeping up with the
multiple demands of school, work,
home and extracurricular activities.
Read this month’s Counselor
Corner (www.jfscharlotte.org) by
JFS Child and Adolescent
Therapist Libby Rains to find out
more.
Proper Nutrition
Long school days often mean
children come home “starving.”
It’s too early for dinner but you
don’t want them to fill up on junk
food. Start the new school year off
right by rethinking your meaning
of afternoon snacks. Rather than
potato chips, think fresh carrots
and nuts; replace sweet snacks
with fresh fruit. When shopping
for back-to-school snacks for your
family, please consider purchasing
a little extra to donate to the JFS
food pantry. Many of our clients
receive free or reduced lunch at
school but are not able to afford
snacks at home. Due to space limitations, we cannot accept fresh
fruit and vegetables, but other
healthy snacks are greatly appreciated.
Get Moving
Physical activity is as important
as adequate sleep and proper
nutrition for people of all ages.
Professionals may disagree on
exactly how much exercise is
enough, but they all agree that
keeping moving creates and maintains healthier bodies. Start your
back-to-school exercise routine by
signing up for the JFS Friends
Run on November 11. Gather your
friends, your family, your neighbors or your dog, set your goals,
and start moving. Run in the challenging chip-timed 5k or in the
less-competitive one-mile walk/
run. You will be helping yourself
as well as the clients of JFS. Visit
www.FriendsRun.com.
FALL PROGRAMMING: JFS
PARENTING PLACE CHILD AND
ADOLESCENT PROGRAMMING
Love and Logic® Parenting
Classes Begin in October
Are you raising the captain of
the debate team? Wondering if
your kids will EVER listen to
you? Feel exhausted at the end of
the day?
Join JFS and Love and Logic®
Facilitator Wendy Petricoff to
learn easy-to-use parenting techniques to help put the fun back
into parenting. You will learn
practical tips and skills to avoiding arguments with your children,
discover ways to share control,
and arm yourself with all the Love
& Logic® tools you need to be an
effective parent.
Social Skills Groups for Boys
Boys ages 9-12 will work on
building and maintaining friendships by participating in this fall’s
Social Skills Group, beginning
Thursday, September 20.
Social Skills groups are ideal
for children who struggle with
social and emotional regulation,
experience problems making and
keeping friends, have difficulty
cooperating with peers and adults,
or present underlying development delays or lagging skills.
Utilizing interactive play, children will be assisted with developing skills that help with overall
social and emotional regulation
abilities skills.
Friendly PEERsuasion Group
for Girls
JFS is pleased to offer a new
curriculum specifically for tween
and teen girls beginning October
10.
JFS clinical therapists will use
the Friendly PEERsuasion curriculum to build participants’
knowledge and skills for resisting
contact us at 704-364-6594.
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throughout the campaign to ask
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questions you may have.
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that the Library offers a huge variety of collections? The library,
conveniently located in the center
of Shalom Park, offers:
* Adult books: Fiction, non-fiction, biographies, magazines and
so much more
* An enhanced children’s
library which has recently added
over 1,000 titles
* Young Adult books
* Parenting Library sponsored
by Jewish Family Services
* Hebrew novels and Hebrew
children’s books
* Movies and games for all ages
* Israel collection of books,
maps, and stamps
* Holocaust collection and
resources
* On-going used book sale.
Used Books for sale from 50
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In addition to a wide-ranging
collection of materials, the library
is also proud to offer you and your
family:
* Top-notch programming
including: The Florence Melton
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Book Club; Rhythm, Rhyme, and
Storytime with Miss Debby;
Mensch ‘N Me; Torah Lego
* Resource Room which
includes laminating and die-cut
machines
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Congratulations to all the children who read twelve books or
more during the summer. The
Levine-Sklut Judaic Library held a
summer reading challenge called
“I Scream for Books” was a big
success. To date, over 70 children
read twelve or more books and
won an ice cream cone. (See
below for picture of the first child
to complete the program!)
There has been so much positive feedback that the library has
decided to create a reading program for Fall 2012. The new program will be called “Be a Smart
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their many client meetings: the
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done in a straightforSymphony Executive
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Committee
and
upbeat way and his
Board of Directors
positive attitude is conannounces today that
tagious,” says Emily
Bob Stickler will
Smith, Chairperson
assume the position
of
the
Charlotte
of Interim Executive
Symphony Board of
Director. Stickler, a
Directors. “I am cercurrent
Charlotte
tain that Bob will lead
Symphony
board
us through this interim
member, is recently
period in great form
Bob Stickler
retired from Bank of
and am delighted to
America
having
welcome him to this
served
as
Communications position.”
Executive supporting Ken Lewis,
Stickler replaces outgoing
former Bank of America Executive Director Jonathan
President.
Martin, who has been with the
In his tasks on behalf of the organization since 2008. Martin
Charlotte Symphony, Stickler has has accepted the position of CEO
worked insightfully and effective- at
the
Dallas
Symphony
ly. Stickler was President of the Orchestra.
Oratorio Singers of Charlotte
The
board
today
also
Board of Directors from 2008 announces that Richard Osborne
through 2010 and has served on has agreed to lead the search comvarious committees within the mittee that will develop and
organization.
implement the formal search
“Anything he undertakes is process for the Symphony’s new
executive director. Osborne comes
to this position with a wealth of
experience, including previous
service as both Chairperson of the
board and former Interim
Executive Director.
Founded in 1932, the Charlotte
Symphony aspires to serve the
whole community through classical music that educates, entertains
and enriches. The orchestra’s
recently launched New American
Orchestra Campaign will provide
the financial stability for the
Symphony to build a renewed and
sustainable funding model. A nontraditional venture, the New
American Orchestra Campaign
seeks to address the immediate
nature of the need through community-wide operating support.
Through education, innovation
and relentless passion, the
Charlotte Symphony has served
the community for 80 years and is
a vital organization that fervently
believes in the artistic enrichment
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Kevin Pollak at The Comedy
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Sept 27-29
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known for his role in “A Few
Good Men,” but Jewish audiences
everywhere more likely recognize
him from Barry Levinson’s
“Avalon,” a semi-biographical
film about Levinson’s family in
Baltimore.
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comedian that will be on display
September 27-29 at the Comedy
Zone in the NC Music Factory in
Charlotte.
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TenYears
celebrating
The Carolina Center for Jewish Studies is celebrating its tenth anniversary by
offering a new undergraduate degree in Jewish Studies and a new certificate in
Jewish Studies for graduate students, and launching the University’s new
Capstone Course in Jewish Studies, an upper-level research seminar
for advanced undergraduates in the field.
The Center is also offering an expanded events program to provide
exciting opportunities to the community that has supported us throughout
these ten years. In addition to the usual schedule of community and academic
lectures and the Uhlman Family continuing education seminar, we are also hosting
a variety of special events to celebrate our anniversary. We hope you will join us.
Visit ccjs.unc.edu to learn more about our programs and our events, and to
discover how you can help shape the Center’s next ten years.
PARTIAL LIST OF EVENTS FOR 2012 – 2013:
Southern Jews in the Crucible of Civil Rights / Sept. 12 / Stuart Rockoff
Staged Reading and Panel Discussion: BOGED: An Enemy of the People / Sept. 29 / Boaz Gaon
Demons and Evil Angels in Early Judaism / Nov. 5 / Carol Newsom
Excavations in the Ancient Village and Synagogue of Huqoq / Jan. 28 / Jodi Magness
Film Screening with Live Music: Breaking Home Ties / March 4 / Sharon Pucker Rivo
Stage Production: Yosl Rakover Speaks to G-d / April 14 / David Mandelbaum
The Dead Sea Scrolls and the Beginnings of Biblical Interpretation / April 22 / James Kugel
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Community News
Classes Ease the Way to Citizenship for Refugees
By Karen Brodsky
Since February of this year,
Carolina Refugee Resettlement
Agency (CRRA) has been offering
citizenship classes for refugees,
asylees, immigrants, and internationals who are already lawful permanent residents (green card holders) and in the U.S. for a specified
amount of time. Those who were
born in the U.S. may not be familiar with the process and take their
citizenship for granted.
Not so the 37 students of 14 different nationalities, coming from
North America, Europe, Asia,
Africa, and South America, who
have taken CRRA’s citizenship
preparation classes taught by
Dottie Shattuck.
With funding from Homeland
Security’s U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services (USCIS)
new Citizenship Public Education
and Awareness Initiative, CRRA
offers these classes and reaches
out to immigrants to raise awareness about the rights, responsibilities, and importance of U.S. citizenship, as well as the educational
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serving organizations. Shattuck
has a master’s degree in
Administrative Leadership and
Adult Education from the
University of Wisconsin and has
been an English Language
Instructor at CRRA since 2005,
where she has also tutored for citizenship preparation. Additionally,
Shattuck has taught Adult English
as a Second Language and
Citizenship Preparation classes at
Central Piedmont Community
College in Charlotte and at the
Hmong Community United
Methodist Church in Milwaukee,
WI.
Shattuck has seen the fee for
the citizenship application rise
from $95 to $595. In 2008, she
also witnessed USCIS revise the
citizenship test.
The CRRA classes are currently in their third session. They run
for seven weeks, twice a week,
and use a 12 chapter text book.
Classes include the qualifications
to be a citizen and the application
process, U.S. geography, U.S. history, U.S. civics, and the USCIS
interview.
The path to becoming a citizen
begins with filling out an application for which CRRA offers assistance. Applicants must be fingerprinted and have an oral interview.
The interviewer can ask as many
or as few questions as he/she sees
fit from the ten page application.
Very important to the interviewers
is that the applicants possess good
moral character.
The test consists of an interview; 10 questions from the list of
100 about U.S. history and civics,
of which the applicant must
answer six correctly; and reading
and writing based upon the 100
havurat tikvah
It’s like being with all your
favorite relatives!
Come explore, learn, and join in our welcoming community.
Shanah Tovah!
We provide a full schedule of High Holiday services:
Rosh Hashanah Day 1 *
10:00 am, Monday, September 17, 2012
Tashlich – Rosh Hashanah
3:30 pm, Monday, September 17, 2012
Location to be announced in service program
and online one day prior to service
Rosh Hashanah Day 2 **
10:00 am, Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Kol Nidre *
6:45 pm, Tuesday, September 25, 2012
Yom Kippur *
10:00 am, Wednesday, September 26, 2012
12:30 pm (appx.) Yizkor / Healing Services
5:30 pm Mincha Service
6:30 pm Neilah / Concluding Service
7:56 pm Break the Fast immediately after Neilah
* Fellowship Hall
** Aitken Classroom
havurahofhope
A warm, supportive and nurturing
Reconstructionist congregation
located in historic Dilworth with
Shabbat services and a full spectrum
of Holiday observances, as well as
religious educational options for both
adults and children.
Avondale Presbyterian Church
2821 Park Road . Charlotte, NC
For information, call 980.225.5330,
email [email protected]
or visit www.havurattikvah.org
questions. Applicants
have three chances to
read a sentence correctly when answering
one of the questions.
Applicants can pass
any part of the test and
have one chance to
repeat a part they
failed. If they do not
pass, they must apply Students in Dottie Shattuck’s citizenship class learn
to USCIS again and to identify locations on the U.S. map.
pay the fee anew.
The fee for the citiShattuck relates that her stuzenship application is $680.00
($85 for fingerprinting and $595 dents have “tremendous enthusifor the actual application). There asm. Of course, they are scared
are fee waivers available for low and nervous. The possibility of
income applicants. Health disabil- voting in the next election is very
ity waivers, though difficult to exciting to them.”
She also tells of two women in
secure, are available to accommodate certain conditions, including one of her classes who struck up
cognitive disabilities that make a unique friendship. One, a
learning difficult. The condition Meskhetian Turk (from the former
must be certified by a physician.
JELF Awards Record
$675,000 in Interest-Free
Student Loans for the 20122013 Academic Year
The Jewish Educational Loan
Fund (JELF) has awarded more
than $675,000 in interest-free
loans to Jewish students throughout Georgia, Florida, South
Carolina, North Carolina, and
Virginia for the 2012-2013 school
year. A record number of applicants came to JELF seeking to fill
the gap between the resources
they assembled through grants,
loans and scholarships and the
real cost of their education. JELF
responded to the rising need by
loaning more than ever before in a
single year. JELF loaned over
$53,000 to students in the
Charlotte area.
While JELF currently administers over $3.6 million in outstanding loans, it has maintained its
impressive 99% repayment rate.
As students repay their loans,
JELF uses those payments to
make new loans, creating a circle
of tzedakah. JELF loans are needbased and can be used for fulltime undergraduate and graduate
degrees as well as vocational pro-
grams. As one loan recipient
recently expressed to JELF, “I just
wanted to say thank you to JELF
for another generous loan for my
next school year. I will use the
support to its fullest capacity in
my path to my career and life.”
For additional information,
contact JELF Executive Director
Lara Dorfman at 770-396-3080 or
visit www.jelf.org. Applications
for a JELF interest-free loan for
the spring 2013 semester will be
available
September
2–30.
Applications for the 2013-2014
academic year will be available on
JELF’s website at www.jelf.org in
March 2013.Y
A Magical Camp Katan Experience
By Stephanie Freedman, Early
Childhood Program Supervisor
Camp Katan, the preschool
summer camp at the Levine JCC,
finished its very successful sixweek session on Friday, July 27,
but there is no reason for the fun
and excitement to end now – be
on the lookout for fun programs
all year long. Our theme this year
was “Let the Magic Begin” and
boy was it magical. Each week
177 children were nurtured in a
way that they were able to grow,
make new friends, and create
memories that will last a lifetime.
Our campers learned to swim
through group swim lessons,
soaked their counselors on the
splashground, attended a magic
show complete with white doves,
pretended to be animals with our
Drama Specialist, laughed and listened to Ms. Debby’s stories in the
Levine-Sklut library, made science come alive with Ms. Marcie,
celebrated Shabbat with Ms. Patty
and the list goes on and on. Each
day gave me nachas to witness the
sheer joy, excitement, and nurturing that the staff shared with their
campers. Many of our staff spends
the rest of the year in CMS
schools or local preschools, which
makes them the perfect fit for
Camp Katan. My own child
(camper) came home each day
from Camp Katan excited to tell
me about his day - what fun it was
to experience it through his eyes
after I had spent months planning.
I will miss seeing the smiling
faces of our campers each day and
even though the magic of Camp
Katan has come to a close, I am
looking forward to seeing you all
throughout the year in our preschool programs at the LJCC. For
those of you who have younger
siblings, be sure to register for our
JTots Playschool Program. For
more information, do not hesitate
to contact me directly at
[email protected] or 704-944-6891.Y
Levine JCC Cares about …
Here at the Levine JCC, we
believe we have a responsibility to
the world around us. Because of
that spirit of giving, we want to
provide our members with programming that involves social
action. Under the banner of
“Levine JCC Cares,” we will
bring our community together to
perform Tikkun Olam (repairing
the world) and Gemilut Hasadim
(acts of loving kindness). Through
Levine JCC Cares we will provide
opportunities for families, seniors,
young adults, and teens to serve
the Greater Charlotte community
and beyond in ways that connect
us with others and are motivated
by the pressing issues of the day.
Current Opportunities: For the
past several months, JCC Cares
volunteers have been volunteering
at the Ronald McDonald House of
Charlotte, whose mission is to
provide the families of children
being treated in area medical
facilities with a safe, affordable,
and caring “home away from
home.” Come help out at the following upcoming events:
Cookie Crew: September 12,
10 AM-12:30 PM. Come in and
help the House smell like home.
Prepare home-baked treats for
families to enjoy. Sign up limited
to four people.
Meal Preparation: October 7
4:30-7:30 PM. Meal preparation
teams plan a menu, purchase sup-
plies, and prepare a home-cooked
meal at the House for the families
staying there. Each person who
volunteers will be asked to donate
towards the purchase of groceries.
Sign up limited to seven people.
Future Opportunities: We are
seeking LJCC members to take on
volunteer leadership roles within
our program. Specifically, we
would like volunteers to chair or
head some of the programs that
we would like to pursue. At this
time, these include the following:
* Ronald McDonald House
* Bright Blessings
* Military Care Packages at
Jewish Holidays
* JFS Hanukkah drive
* Christmas Eve/Day event(s)
If you are interested in volunteering at the Ronald McDonald
House, taking on a leadership role
and/or have questions or would
like additional information, please
contact Julie Rizzo, Director of
Development and Social Action,
at [email protected] or
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Refugees
Soviet Union), and the other, from
Ecuador, became practice buddies.
“They encouraged each other after
they met in class. They were
delightful.” One became a citizen
in April; and the other in May. The
Ecuadoran woman returned to
class to act as a mock examiner for
the next class cycle.
Citizens are sworn-in with
about 100 people from dozens of
countries. They sing the national
anthem and recite the pledge of
allegiance. They view a video
address from the President and
they pledge their loyalty and allegiance to the U.S. and its constitution.
CRRA hopes to serve as many
of the 15,000+ legal permanent
residents in Mecklenburg County
who are eligible to become naturalized citizens. For more information about the citizenship classes,
contact Dottie Shattuck at
[email protected]
rg. If you know green card holders, please let them know about
CRRA’s citizenship classes and
application services.
August has been a very busy
month for arrivals. At press- time,
CRRA was set to resettle 55
refugee clients from August 1
through August 16 alone, a number approaching the largest previous influx of 62 in a month.
CRRA needs cash donations to
serve all of these clients and continues to need furniture and housewares for the many apartments
the agency must prepare. Call
704-535-8803 to donate or volunteer. Y
Julie Rizzo
Fun at Camp Katan includes swimming and other
special activities.
Community News
Still Exhibiting Photos from the Legendary “Photo
League,” Sonia Handelman Meyer Resides in Charlotte
By Amy Krakovitz
You would never guess that
Sonia Handelman Meyer is in her
early 90s. Her energy and clarity
defy the stereotypes.
She has defied stereotypes her
whole life, in fact. During World
War II she worked, in Puerto Rico,
for the US Army Signal Corps.
While there she met a photographer who told her about The Photo
League, a New York city organization that held classes, workshops,
lectures, and exhibits in the field
of photography. But not just any
kind of photography. The influ-
ence of Sid Grossman, one of The
Photo League’s founders, led
Meyer and her colleagues to documentary photography.
Just prior to World War II, during the Great Depression,
Grossman felt a need to record the
suffering evident in New York
City. Even after the war, when
Meyer joined The Photo League,
Grossman’s inspiration caused her
to “dedicate herself to social documentary, taking photographs of
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Lili Corbus, a Charlotte art historian who wrote about Meyer for a
book, “Into the Light,” the catalog
for a 2007 exhibit of The Photo
League at Hodges Taylor Gallery
in Charlotte.
The Photo League was more
than just a place for photographers
to gather. “I took eye-heart-soul
opening
workshops
with
Grossman,” says Meyer. And not
just workshops, but lectures,
classes, and exhibits. Over the
course of 15 years, The Photo
League and its team of photographers became a force to be reckoned with.
“Many of Meyer’s photographs
and street scenes of immigrants,
minorities, and children, whether
in Harlem, the Village, or
Brooklyn, accent the humanity
and dignity of those facing economic adversity,” says Corbus.
“Subjects without means endure,
persevere, and survive, despite the
odds. Poor children play and
laugh; they find spaces of joy. Her
children exist on their own terms
…. They are not merely ‘cute,’ as
they eke out their lives in the
midst of towering tenements and
poverty.”
Meyer herself describes one
assignment in “Into the Light.”
“… I volunteered to take stills at
Sydenham Hospital in Harlem for
a fund raising film.” The photos
were also used in promotional
materials for the hospital, an institution that treated 60% of its
patients without charge. Meyer
also photographed the crowd at an
anti-lynching rally in Madison
Square, as well as scenes in
Spanish Harlem, the Hebrew
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Immigrant Aid Society, a
Jehovah’s Witness convention at
Yankee Stadium, and the first publicity stills for Pete Seeger’s band,
The Weavers. Such was the mission of the photographers of The
Photo League.
The Photo League itself met its
unfortunate end at the hands of the
federal government, the House
Un-American
Activities
Committee. The league was put on
a list of subversive groups.
“There was absolutely nothing
subversive going on,” Meyer
insists. “During the 1930s, some
of the members took pictures of
Communist rallies and sympathized with their cause. At the
time, they were one of the few
groups that helped people find
food, shelter, and protection.
“But there was never any proselytizing or influencing the rest of
us. All anyone ever insisted on
was meaningful photography.
“[But] it got to be too much.
People were being blacklisted.
There were photographers who
couldn’t get passports to work
overseas. Little by little, [The
Photo League] dissolved.
“It’s tragic, because there’s
never been another organization
like it.”
After the demise of The Photo
League, Sonia started a family and
continued her photography,
though not professionally. That
unique time in her life was over, or
at least she thought so. Fast forward to 1978, when an exhibit,
“This Was The Photo League,”
was opened at the International
Center of Photography. Three of
Meyer’s photos were included.
After that, there was no serious
attention paid to Meyer’s photos
until she moved here in 2002. By a
happy coincidence, Charlotte is
home to a historian of The Photo
League, the aforementioned Lili
Corbus. Once Corbus and Meyer
found one another, Meyer’s photographs were once again brought
out “into the light.” Corbus
assigned a student of hers,
Amanda Connolly, to assist Meyer
in archiving Meyer’s work. Her
son, Joe Meyer, was a devoted
publicist for her work.
In 2007, Hodges Taylor Gallery
featured Meyer’s work in an
Photo taken outside Hebrew Immigrant
Aid Society. Reprinted courtesy of
Hodges Taylor Gallery and Sonia
Handelman Meyer
exhibit titled “Into the Light.”
Some of Meyer’s work can still be
viewed at the gallery at 401 N.
Tryon St., from 1-7 PM, and at
their new location, 118 E.
Kingston Ave. Call 704-334-3799
for more information.
A recent exhibit of The Photo
League, including three of
Meyer’s photographs, was seen at
the Jewish Museum in New York
City. This exhibit, “The Radical
Camera: New York’s Photo
League, 1936-1951,” is traveling
this year to Columbus, OH, San
Francisco, and West Palm Beach,
FL. “After so many years of being
in the shadows, you can imagine
my pleasure … to have my photographs out of the boxes and onto
the walls where they can be seen,
thought about, and enjoyed,” says
Meyer.
The impact of the exhibit was
amazing, she says. In NY, the
exhibition received rave reviews.
“And my daughter and grandchildren were struck dumb when they
entered the museum in Columbus.
They had no idea that the work I
had done had been so important.”
“We’re so fortunate to have this
treasure living among us in
Charlotte,” says Meyer’s friend,
Sheila Kasten.
For now Meyer is content to
relax in her retirement years. She
has traveled to the exhibits in New
York and Columbus and is still
debating whether to attend the one
in San Francisco. But for the rest
of us, her photos can be seen on
occasion by appointment at
Hodges Taylor Gallery’s two locations (704-334-3799), in the several catalogues published in conjunction with her major exhibits,
and on her website, www.soniahandelmanmeyer.com. Y
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built relationships. I have
By Sandra Goldman,
heard the rabbis read the
director, Hebrew
names of the deceased aloud
Cemetery
and listened to the mourners
Austere days in the
saying Kaddish. Until now I
Jewish calendar are
only had to repeat with the
appropriate times to
congregants: “Y’hay sh’may
go to the cemetery. As
rabo ….“
it is mentioned in the
This year will be different
code of Jewish law, it
is proper to visit the Hebrew Cemetery and difficult for me. I will
resting place of the director, Sandra have to say the entire
Kaddish myself. Less than
righteous during the Goldman
three months ago I buried
High Holiday season
my father z”l and so I have joined
and to pray in their merit.
Here in Charlotte we remember the club nobody wants ever to
our loved ones with the Hebrew join. I’ve lost a parent. I still
Cemetery’s Annual Memorial mourn his death and the pain is
Service on the Sunday between still raw. It doesn’t matter that he
Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur. was a very special man who
Under big tents, approximately touched the lives of many. He is
250 people gather and attend the gone and his loss leaves a great
service which is led by the cler- void.
However, I realize that I
gies of Temple Israel, Temple
Beth El, and Ohr HaTorah. This received a rare opportunity, a gift
year the service will take place on of sorts. My dad’s passing and his
funeral have taught me more than
September 23 at 10:30 AM.
Over the past three years, I I ever could have imagined and
have organized this event, greeted will help me to improve my proattendees, hugged, and spoken to fessional abilities.
At my father’s funeral, the
many who have grown close to
my heart and with whom I have rabbi spoke of ruach, which could
be translated as wind, soul, or
spirit. Ruach enables us to fulfill
our own visions and gives an
opportunity to realize and
acknowledge the multitude of
chances we have. When we connect with ruach, we can grow.
I now truly understand what it
means to grieve for a loved one. I
have learned that a daughter
grieves differently than a wife,
and I realize how important community and support really are after
a loss.
Having received this gift of
sorts enables me to be more sensitive to the needs of a grieving person, to channel emotions into the
right direction and to do what
needs to be done when a person
passes away.
So, what do we see when we
attend a memorial service? Why
do we attend? We recognize
familiar faces. We see sorrow and
remembrance. We see tears and
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mired in conflict. They finally find
their way back as the possibility of
permanent loss becomes very real.
Before Brenda’s death, the two
sisters allow their relationship to
shine like the marvelous thing it
is.
“Throughout the years I was
working on this memoir, I struggled with the question: Do I have
the right to tell this story?” says
Goldman. “Many, many times I
decided to pull the plug. But having a voice is important to me.
Telling this story — one that has
preoccupied me for years — is
important to me.
“My hope is that with this book
I will speak to anyone who has
ever had a sister.”
Brian Metsner, Brenda’s son, is
looking forward to the book. “It’s
a unique opportunity to bring my
mother ‘back to life.’ ...It will be
fascinating to see my mother
immortalized in Aunt Judy’s
words.”
Judy Goldman is the author of
two novels, Early Leaving and
The Slow Way Back, and two
books of poetry. Segments of this
affiliated with any temple and you
don’t even have to be a member of
the Hebrew Cemetery. Maybe just
bring your very own ruach.
Imagine what a powerful statement you can make by giving just
one hour out of your busy schedule. Imagine how many families
can feel comforted by your presence knowing that you care about
them, that you care about your
Jewish community.
Please contact me if you have
any questions regarding the
memorial service or if you want to
become a member of the Hebrew
Cemetery. I am also happy to
guide you through the pre-planning process of purchasing plots. I
can be reached via email at [email protected] or on
my cell at 704-576-1859. Y
Featuring curriculum from the Institute of
Southern Jewish Life
Judy Goldman Explores Sisterhood and
Family in Her Heartbreaking and
Uplifting Memoir, Losing My Sister
The relationship between sisters is often the longest in a
woman’s life. It can also be the
most complex. Award-winning
author and poet Judy Goldman
explores the relationship she
shared with her older sister,
Brenda—from the joys of childhood to the sorrow of losing parents to the trauma of adult-sibling
conflict to the agony of a sister’s
cancer—in her heartbreaking and
uplifting memoir, Losing My
Sister.
Growing up in a Jewish family
in Rock Hill, South Carolina, Judy
and Brenda do everything together. “BrendaandJudy. We’re one
long word,” Goldman writes.
They play piano duets, share
bracelets, share everything. When
the neighborhood bully throws a
rock at young Judy, it’s Brenda
who takes off after him, giving
him a beating so hard that a neighbor has to pull her off of him.
Though their personalities are
very different—Judy is the sweet
one; Brenda, the strong one —
they remain inseparable into
adulthood.
As the two grow older, Judy
and Brenda struggle to break free
of their prescribed roles in the
family, Judy becoming stronger
and more assertive and Brenda
more vulnerable. At their last parent’s funeral, they finally overcome their differences and come
back together.
A decade later, they both discover lumps in their breasts.
Judy’s tumor is benign, Brenda’s
malignant.
They confront their diagnoses
together with love and understanding. But when Brenda’s cancer recurs, the sisters become
we might even hear some laughter. We gather together because we
all had a common experience – we
lost someone we loved.
The memorial service itself is
more informal than a funeral, no
remains are present, and people
can mix, mingle, and exchange
recollections of the deceased.
Once a year we have the opportunity as a community to come
together at the cemetery. By
attending the Annual Memorial
Service on September 23, you can,
in keeping with our tagline, honor
the deceased, celebrate their lives
and embrace life’s lessons.
It is not necessary to have lost
someone in order to come out on a
late summer Sunday morning to
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singing. A UCLA gradbachelor’s degree in Yiddish liter- of Great Neck, New York.
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performed professionally on stage, TV and film. Since
moving to Charlotte in 2000, she
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band, We’re Not Jane, and the
Temple Israel Band who lead the
popular Rock HaShabbat and
Rock HaShanah services. She also
leads music programs at the
Charlotte Jewish Day School. She
is excited to introduce her blend of
pop music style and Jewish culture to the students of Hebrew
High. She is married to Mark
Good and mother of teen sons,
Joshua and Noah.
Ms. Good will be teaching a
new music class, Hava Nashira.
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for many years Nursing was her
profession and teaching Hebrew
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SYNAGOGUES & CONGREGATIONS
Walking with God
TI Social Action Program, October 3, 7:30 PM
New Adult Education Course at
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Rabbi Ezring will be facilitating a
fall adult education course. Walking
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reflecting the breadth of Conservative
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Following the Sukkah Dinner
at Temple Israel, we will watch
and discuss an important video
on affordable housing. Who are
the people in our community
who need more affordable housing? Contact Linda Levy for
more information at levyollie@
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TI Welcomes Dale Mullennix,
Executive Director of Urban
Ministry Center
During Shabbat Services he
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Charlotte on Saturday, October 6.
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Alternative Services
Are you looking for something different this
Shabbat? Temple Israel invites you to attend our
Alternative services.
September 28 - Rock HaShabbat Service, 5:30
PM. Rock out with the TI Shabbat Band. Followed
by Traditional Shabbat Services at 8 PM.
October 6 - Java & Jeans,
10AM. Come get some coffee and
talk Torah with Rabbi Raucher.
October 20 - Kavanah
Service, 10 AM - Rabbi Raucher
gives you some Shabbat soul.
Dale Mullenix, Director of
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TO THE END OF THE LAND BY DAVID GROSSMAN
During this time of renewed
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Israel, the Temple Israel
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End of the Land is particularly
significant.
Described as a “penetrating,
sprawling novel that stretches
over nearly 35 years of Israeli history, To the End of the Land is a
courageous and powerful antiwar
novel that enables us to see
Israel’s predicament not as ‘the
situation’ but as many situations,
one for every person.”
Readers will follow the journey
of Ora, a middle-aged Israeli
mother, as she seeks to avoid any
bad news of her son Ofer who has
just re-enlisted in the army. “Her
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respectful and comfortable while
raising awareness to the presence
and needs of people with autistic
spectrum disorders and other
developmental disabilities in our
community. Temple Israel is considers itself a spiritual home for all
individuals providing services that
engage, empower and inspire.
Complimentary College Student
High Holy Day Seats
Temple Israel welcomes college students for the High
Holidays and year round. To
reserve your free seats, contact
Reuven Green, 704-944-6816 or
[email protected].
TI Offers Free High Holy Day
Tickets to our Hometown Heroes
In honor of your service to the
community, Temple Israel would
like to welcome all active duty
firefighters, EMT, military, and
police personnel and their families
Save the Date!
Temple Israel Religious
School First Day of School
September 9
to attend our High Holy Day
Services. Please contact Temple
Israel at 704-362-2796 to reserve
your complimentary tickets.
Tickets will be available at the
will call window during the day of
the High Holy Day Service you
choose to attend.
TI Food Drive for Jewish
Family Service Pantry
Wednesday, September 26, Yom
Kippur
Please bring your bag of nonperishable food to service. Give
the food you would have eaten.
Birkat HaMazon -Sustain the
whole world with kindness and
compassion. TI-Y Youth Group
members will be helping the
Temple conduct the annual food
drive for JFS.
Sukkah Dinners Beginning in
October
Temple Israel invites you attend
our Sukkah Dinners. Visit
www.templeisraelnc.org for a
complete schedule to make a
reservation online.Y
Community
Wide Back
to Shul
Picnic
Friday, September 7 at 6:15 PM
Join us as we welcome Rabbi
Tracy Klirs, our new TI Religious
School Education Director! Bring
your own dairy dinner, blankets,
lawn chairs, friends and family
but the drinks are on us. After
dinner we will have Shabbat services under the stars and dessert. Y
TI-Youth
News
TI-Y Open House
September 9 from 11:30 AM-2
PM
This month we are kicking off
with our first ever TI-Y Open
House. Join us on the lawn
between the Temple and Religious
School building. We will have lots
of fun activities for the kids and
lots of information on our new
programs and opportunities to
meet new friends and for parents
to meet our TI-Y staff! For more
information contact Reuven
Green at 704-944-6816.Y
Temple Beth El High Holy
Days Schedule of Services
Days are scrolls: write on
them only what you want remembered. — Bachya ibn Pakuda,
11th century
For service, tickets and parking
information, see www.bethel.com.
Selichot, Saturday, September
8: Selichot with clergy and choirs
from Temple Beth El and Temple
Israel. At Temple Israel. Program:
8:30 PM; Dessert Reception: 9:30
PM; Selichot Service: 10 PM.
Erev
Rosh
Hashanah:
Sunday, September 16, 7:30 PM
Rosh Hashanah: Monday,
September 17 8:30 AM; All
congregants and guests welcome
to attend this service.
Kindergarteners through 3rd
graders are required to attend
Junior Congregation. 3rd graders
and older - Worship with family.
September 17, 11:30 AM; All congregants and guests welcome to
attend this service. Families with
children in 3rd grade or younger
must attend early service.
Kol
Nidre:
Tuesday,
September 25 7:30 PM.
Yom Kippur: Wednesday,
September 26 8:30 AM; All
congregants and guests welcome
to attend this service.
Kindergarteners through 3rd
graders are required to attend
Junior Congregation. 3rd graders
and older - Worship with family.
September 26, 11:30 AM; All congregants and guests welcome to
attend this service. Families with
children in 3rd grade or younger
must attend early service.
Babysitting
(reservations
required) available for children
under five yrs old at all services.
Entire Congregation:
Yom Kippur Yizkor, Healing
and Neilah Service: 3:30 PM.
Light Break Fast: 6:30 PM.
All those attending worship are
expected to adhere to sanctuary
decorum.
Tot services for children five
years old and younger. Older siblings are welcome.
September 17 at 3:30 PM in the
Blumenthal Sanctuary.
September 26 at 2 PM in the
Blumenthal Sanctuary. Y
Temple Beth El Clergy
Book Club (Open to All)
Sunday, October 14 at 4 PM,
Location TBA
Jewish books in the news and
new Jewish books – this book
club has something interesting for
everyone, plus rabbis and cantors
to lead discussions. For October,
please read The Aleppo Codex by
Matti Friedman, a true-life detective story unveiling the journey of
a sacred text. Questions? Contact
Rabbi Jonathan Freirich at [email protected] or 704366-1948. Y
Temple Solel Prepares for
First High Holiday Services
Temple Solel a reform congregation in the Tri-County area is
currently offering High Holiday
Services. These lay led reform
services will be held at Heritage
Conference Center in Ft. Mill.
Temple Solel is proud to announce
that they will have a Torah and
new Machzors, “On the Wings of
Awe,” a fully transliterated prayer
book.
• Erev Rosh Hashana, Sunday,
September 16 at 7 PM.
• Rosh Hashana Services,
Monday, September 17 at 10 AM
• Shabbat Shuva, Friday,
September 21 at 7 PM
•
Kol
Nidre,
Tuesday,
September 25 at 7 PM
• Yom Kippur services will
begin at 10 AM with Yizkor to follow with closing services.
For more information including
directions, please visit templesolelsc.org. Admission for nonmembers will be $50 per person
for all the services you may wish
to attend. Admission is included
for members. Y
Sukkot and Simchat Torah Celebrations
at
Temple Beth El
Sukkot
Sunday, September 30, in and
around our Beth El Sukkah
4 PM – Temple Tots Sukkot
Celebration
5 PM – “Pizza in the Hut” for
the whole congregation
6 PM – Sukkot Services followed by Ice Cream Sundaes
Join us to welcome the Festival
of Sukkot on Sunday, September
30, with an afternoon of celebration for everyone. Tots and their
families will start early and then
join all in a pizza dinner in the
Sukkah: our annual “Pizza in the
Hut.” All participants will help
finish decorating our Sukkah in
time for services, where we will
celebrate our autumn harvest and
commemorate our time spent
wandering in the desert dwelling
in temporary shelters.
Sukkot reminds us of harvests
and opportunities to greet each
other with food, prayer and song.
Beth El welcomes all of our families into the Sukkah to celebrate
the annual harvest of our Sacred
Gifts and our sacred commitments, which make us a wonderfully vibrant community. We will
recognize and celebrate every
Beth El member’s contributions:
enthusiastic participation, devotion of time, and financial support.
Simchat Torah
Sunday, October 7, on the
“Streets” of Shalom Park (TBE
Religious School Parking Lot)
6 PM – Tailgating and Torah
Dancing
We will conclude our season of
repentance and harvest with
Simchat Torah. On Simchat Torah
at Beth El we symbolize the
never-ending cycle of Jewish
learning by unrolling the entire
Torah scroll and reading from the
end and then the beginning. Come
dance with the Torah in a party
that will overflow our synagogue
into our “streets” as well as
include a traditional tailgating
cookout – burgers, dogs and
ample fixin’s.
Please join our Beth El family
for the celebration of our full
range of holidays as we contemplate and celebrate our Jewish festive season. For more information,
check out www.beth-el.com, or
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High Holiday Services – Right Near You!
Once again, the Ballantyne
Jewish Center will be hosting
Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur
services in the Ballantyne area.
Join us this year and feel right at
home. Whether your background
in Jewish prayer and practices is
extensive or limited, attending
services at Chabad of Ballantyne where the warmth and authenticity of the traditional are blended
with the comfort and practicality
of the contemporary - will leave
you feeling enriched, connected,
uplifted, and inspired.
Rosh Hashanah is a time when
we once again accept God’s kingship, and when the entire creation,
the universe with all its creatures,
is judged. Yom Kippur is the time
when the Almighty forgives us for
all our wrongdoing. The High
Holidays is not only a time of
remembrance of a certain occasion in history, but also a recurrence of the original event. It is a
time of reawakening of the special
relationship between God and the
Jewish people, and between God
and the world.
Everyone is welcome free of
charge.
All services will be held at the
South Charlotte Banquet Center,
9009 Bryant Farms Road.
Rosh Hashana
Monday,
September
17,
Morning Service at 10 AM,
Shofar Blowing at noon followed
by a Kiddush lunch.
Tuesday,
September
18,
Morning Service at 10 AM,
Shofar Blowing at Noon followed
by a Kiddush lunch.
Yom Kippur
Tuesday, September 25, Kol
Nidrei at 7 PM.
Wednesday, September 26,
Morning Services at 10 AM,
Neilah at 6:45 PM.
Our Fantastic Children’s
Program
At the Ballantyne Jewish
Center, we are committed to mak-
ing the High Holidays a meaningful and enjoyable experience for
the entire family. Therefore, we
are very excited that Morah
Brocha Weiss will be leading a
fantastic, exciting and interactive
children’s program during services for all ages. Parents can enjoy
services while their children have
a blast. Program highlights
include games, songs, activities,
food crafts, stories, refreshments,
and prizes. Kids love this program
and learn a lot in the process.
The children are divided into
age appropriate groups to ensure
that everyone will enjoy.
For more information please
contact Rabbi Yisroel and Leah
Levin, 704-246-8881, info@
JewishBallantyne.com, or visit
our
website
www.JewishBallantyne.com.
Saw It, Drill It, Carve It, Sand
It, and Take It Home
Join us for a fantastic Shofar
Factory. Make your very own
Shofar and bring in the Jewish
New Year in style. This is a great
activity for ages four and up to
experience an icon of Rosh
Hashana in a new way. A delicious
dinner is included while we will
wait for the shine on our shofars to
dry.
$10 per child; free for our
Hebrew School students.
Drop off is available for ages
five and up, younger than age five
should be accompanied by an
adult.
Wednesday, September 5,
5–6:30 PM.
At the Ballantyne Jewish
Center 8632 Bryant Farms Rd.
To RSVP or for more information please contact Rabbi Yisroel
and Leah Levin, 704-246-8881,
[email protected], or
visit our website www.JewishBallantyne.com.Y
Temple Kol
Tikvah of
Lake
Norman
Purchases
Building
New Home on
Delburg Street
Made Possible by
Calvary
Presbyterian
Church
Lake Norman –After more than
10 years, the Jewish community in
Lake Norman has a place to call
home. Through the hard work of
community leaders and the graciousness of the trustee and
founding family of Calvary
Presbyterian Church, Bobby and
Pearl Overcash, Temple Kol
Tikvah will call the former church
at 605 Delburg Street home.
“This is a huge milestone, not
just for the Jewish community, but
for the entire Lake Norman community. People in Davidson and
the surrounding areas have always
welcomed us with open arms.
Having a permanent home now
gives us the place from which we
can also contribute to the larger
community in a more meaningful
and consistent way,” commented
the temple’s co-president, Slade
Goldstein.
“We always dreamed of having
our own place to worship, but
dreams don’t just happen. We are
truly grateful and humbled by the
amount of support and guidance
we have received from our members and Davidson community
leaders,” noted co-president, Len
Sadek.
Plans for the up-fit are still
being finalized but are expected to
begin around September 1 and end
no later than February 1, 2013.
Services, events and religious
school will all be held offsite until
the building is ready. All temple
activities and their locations will
be posted on the website,
www.templekoltikvah.org.
For more information contact:
Slade Goldstein, 704-701-4454,
[email protected] or Len
Sadek, 704-307-1268, Len57@
windstream.net. Y
Slade Goldstein, Pearl Overcash,
Bobby Overcash.
The Start of a New Year for Temple Kol Ami Installs New Board of
Havurat Tikvah
Directors
As cooler September days mark
the transition from summer to fall,
Havurat Tikvah can be found putting finishing touches on our
preparations to welcome the High
Holy Days and the new year.
This month brings us many
observances and celebrations. We
start with Rosh Hashana services
on Monday, September 17.
Services begin at 10 AM and end
with a festive potluck luncheon
(kosher, dairy/parve, and peanutfree). And we’ll end the day with
an afternoon Tashlich service.
Tuesday, September 18 will find
us gathering once again at 10 AM
to celebrate day two of Rosh
Hashana and enjoying another
holiday pot-luck lunch with
friends and new acquaintances.
We’ll mark the start of Yom
Kippur with Kol Nidre on
Tuesday, September 25. We begin
our services promptly at 6:45;
please plan to arrive early and be
seated by 6:30.
The following day, Wednesday,
September 26, we’ll meet for a
full complement of Yom Kippur
services starting at 10 AM. Yizkor
and healing services will be held
around mid-day and we’ll end the
day with Neila and a kosher,
dairy/parve break-the-fast potluck.
Looking ahead, Monday,
October 7 at 7 PM will be our
Simchat Torah celebration, where
we will honor the Torah, dance,
and look forward to another year
of readings.
Except for Tashlich, our High
Holiday and Simchat Torah celebrations and services will be held
in the Fellowship Hall or the
Aitken Classroom on the campus
of Avondale Presbyterian Church
(2821 Park Road, in the Dilworth
section of Charlotte). Our
Taschlich location will be
announced at services and on our
website (see below).
If you are looking for a place to
observe the holidays, we invite
you to join us for our member-led
services (please see contact information below). We suggest that
you call ahead so that we can
insure ample seating for all. First
time attendees and college students are always welcome to participate at no cost.
As we welcome the New Year,
planning for many of our other
activities is also underway.
Our teen group, Mitzvahs in
Action, is looking forward to a
busy year filled with community
service and other projects. We also
look forward to continuing our
tradition of monthly Shabbat services and a busy schedule of social
action activities. We look forward
to continuing our partnerships
with Project Linus, the Dilworth
Soup Kitchen, and Room in the
Inn. For more information on volunteer opportunities, please visit
our Facebook page: www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=771341
94660.
Havurat Tikvah is an affiliate of
the Jewish Reconstructionist
Federation, providing a comfortable, family atmosphere where all
Jews can feel welcome. If you are
interested, we invite you to visit,
get to know us, and to become part
of our congregation of nearly 60
households.
For more information about the
High Holy Days or any of our
other activities, check out our
website, www.havurattikvah.org,
or contact our new member chair,
Brian Feinglass, either by email
([email protected])
or by phone (980-225-5330). You
can also find Havurat Tikvah and
Havurat Tikvah Teens on
Facebook. Y
Temple Kol Ami in Fort Mill,
SC, recently installed a new
Board of Directors. The Temple
Kol Ami Board will be lead by
President Adena ShermanAdams. Adena has been on the
board as the first Treasurer and
most recent position as Vice
President. She will be joined by
other continuing board members
Syd Fogel (Vice President),
Helaine Yancey (Secretary),
Jonathan Shaw (Past President),
and Michele Silva (Religious
School Director). New members
joining the Board are Gail
Danberg (Treasurer) and Karen
Shelton (Director). We are looking forward to the continuation of
our wonderful growth for Temple
Kol Ami as we enter into our
third year. Please join us for
Friday night services and meet
our board and our members.
Temple Kol Ami holds services
the first and third Friday night of
the month at 7 PM. Our services
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held
at
Unity
Presbyterian, 303 Tom Hall
Street, Fort Mill, SC, in the
Historic Sanctuary. Contact
us at yorksynagogue@
gmail.com or 803-701-0149
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Temple Kol Ami installs its new board of
directors.
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Certificate
in
Jewish
Education at the Baltimore
Hebrew Institute of Towson
University. At Hebrew
High, she will spearhead an
exciting course – Hebrew
for High School Credit;
which offers our students a
change to take Hebrew and
receive high school
credit through CMS.
Donna also teaches
Hebrew and Judaica
at the Charlotte
Jewish Day School.
She lives in Charlotte
with her husband
David. They have two
daughters Hadas and
Donna deGroot Tali. Y
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It Takes a Village
Starting an organization is no
easy task. Even more difficult is a
non-profit without any money.
Now, make that a Temple and it
gets even more complicated. For
Temple Kol Ami it took the help
of many to help our congregation
to grow. As a Jewish congregation
we had needs for particular ritual
items. Without money it is difficult to get what is needed. Our
members stepped forward to give
us what we needed. Some with
donations of money, other with
items and a few with their hands.
Gail Danberg hold the Torah
Mantel quilted by Helaine
Yancey.
One such member whose hands
have sparked beauty is Helaine
Yancey, an accomplished quilt
artist also known as the “Quilt
Maven.” Seeing the needs of
Temple Kol Ami Helaine got to
work. The first item that she made
was a Bima cover. The cover was
designed not only to be a place
that we could rest our Torah but,
also as a symbol of the who we
are. Kol Ami meaning “All My
Ages 1-PreK
Full day &
Half day
sion of hers for
People” is repremany years. She has
sented by the figmade them for
ures holding each
fundraisers and has
other’s hands. The
been commissioned
cover was a collabto make them for
oration of not only
special occasions,
design, but designsuch as weddings
ers. It was quilted
and baby births. It
by Helaine and
has been a wonderembellished with
ful gift to have such
Swarovsky crystals
The Bima cover.
talent in our congreby Eleanor Wirth,
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bead
artist and Temple member. As ored to have her work adorn our
Helaine continued to attend serv- walls and our congregation. Please
ices in our borrowed space she join us for Friday night services
realized our need for an eternal and see the all of the wonderful
light. Having a light installed was work that Helaine has created.
not an option so, she began work Temple Kol Ami has services the
on another quilt to give us a sym- first and third Friday night of the
bolic light. The quilt with its bril- month at 7 PM. Our services are
liant flame sits visible for all to see held at Unity Presbyterian, 303
at the head of all of our services. Tom Hall Street, Fort Mill, SC in
The designs did not stop there. the Historic Sanctuary. Contact us
Items to embellish and welcome at [email protected]
all to our services continued. A with any questions.Y
wonderful wall hanging designed
with a person holding a Torah and
the word Shalom greets everyone
as they walk through the door. For
candle lighting a colorful quilt was
made with the Shabbat blessing
printed in the center. As High
Holidays approached it was realized that we did not have a proper
Torah Mantel. Again, Helaine got
to work. She designed a Mantel
that signified the beauty and brilliance of our new congregation.
Helaine has also made art quilt
hangings that were sold to help
raise money for the congregation.
The Shalom quilt.
Making art quilts has been a pas-
High Holiday Services at
Ohr HaTorah Focuses on
the Spirituality of High
Holidays
High Holiday service at Ohr
HaTorah is a journey of the soul to
the inner dimension of the Jewish
experience. The two days of Rosh
Hashana and Yom Kippur encapsulate the entire year and they
present an exceptional opportunity
to bond with God and with each
other in a meaningful and spiritual
manner.
For people who are searching to
delve into the deeper meaning of
the High Holidays and seek to
touch the Divine will find the Ohr
HaTorah experience truly rewarding. The High Holiday service is
in a sense a learning activity as
Rabbi Yossi Groner provides short
and succinct commentaries on the
liturgy and expounds on the mystical significance of many of the
rituals observed on Rosh
Hashanah.
The mood at the synagogue
reflects the spirituality of the Holy
Days and it helps shape the total
experience. A major component of
the High Holiday experience is the
melodious and emotion filled
voice of Rabbi Binyomin Weiss
who leads the services with passion and feeling.
Ohr HaTorah is a welcoming
synagogue which helps congregants form friendships and excels
with its joyous and uplifting service. One of the unique advantages
at Ohr HaTorah is that it allows for
worshippers to engage in their
prayers at their own pace and to
genuinely connect to God in a
meaningful and deep manner.
It is a moving scene when the
moment of sounding the Shofar.
The bima is surrounded with children of all ages. The Torahs are
held firmly and the crowd of worshippers is focused and concentrating on the power of the
moment. It is at this time that worshippers sense the significance of
the day for at this moment they
feel as if they surge upwards
towards the heavens and enter the
inner domain of God. The Shofar
service envelops young and old as
their voices penetrate the heavens
and together with the delicate
sound of the Shofar they are face
to face with God.
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By Rabbi Chanoch Oppenheim,
Charlotte Torah Center
A careful study of
Rosh Hashana reveals
that this holiday is
closely associated with
women. For example,
the first Torah reading
says that God remembered Sarah, and the
Haftora states that He
remembered Hannah.
The Talmud further explains that
Sarah’s, Rachel’s, and Hannah’s
prayers to have children were
answered on Rosh Hashana.
Another example is the Torah
reading on the second day that
concludes with the birth of
Rebecca (Genesis 22:23), an event
that was significant enough to
include with the portion about the
sacrifice of Isaac. A third example
is that the shofar’s sound and the
number of sounds blown derive
from the mother of Sisrah (Judges
5:28-30). And finally, according to
some opinions, the wailing sound
of the shofar symbolizes Sarah’s
cries as she learned that her son,
Isaac, was almost slaughtered by
Avraham.
The connection between Rosh
Hashana and women is further
revealed by the fact that it occurs
on the first day of Tishrei, a Rosh
Chodesh (first day of a month),
which is a day for women. The
Talmud explains that because men
participated in worshiping the
golden calf, Rosh Chodesh was
given to the women to reward
them for refusing to offer their
jewelry to the golden calf. Many
centuries later the holiday was
again a reward for women
who gladly donated their
jewelry to help construct
the Tabernacle, the portable
sanctuary used after the
Exodus from Egypt until
Solomon built the Temple
in
Jerusalem.
Rosh
Hashana occurs on a Rosh
Chodesh, a day long ago
earned by women who today
observe each first day of the
month with various celebratory
customs.
Another association between
Rosh Hashana and women relates
to an idea expressed in the central
prayer, Aleinu – the coronation of
God as king over the entire world.
According to kabbalistic and other
sources, women have bina yetera,
a heightened sense of insight that
men do not possess. On this day,
we invoke the merit of righteous
women who are especially attuned
to God’s sovereignty and His oneness. The merit of their unique
relationship with God carries
everyone through the Day of
Judgment.
The connection between God
and both men and women is foundational in Jewish mysticism,
which recognizes masculine energy as inspiration and feminine
energy as what brings things to
fruition. For example, rain is the
masculine energy and earth is the
feminine energy that produces a
flower, something greater than
both energies combined. With
respect to human beings, a man
“rains” the gift of a seed to a
woman, and she transforms it into
a child. The man’s contribution is
brief, like a moment of inspiration, but the woman’s is long and
discomforting. She is the one who
brings to fruition what is transcendent, a child, who is greater than
the contributions of both father
and mother. Each human being is
more than the sum of a sperm and
egg and is instead the product of a
superhuman synergy that occurs
within a woman.
The Day of Judgment is a time
to go through a long and discomforting transformation. We are
asking God to look to our future
potential for our lives next year
and not let the past hinder us.
True teshuva (repentance) is
making sure we will not repeat the
mistakes of the past, and therefore
we ask God to grant us the chance
to correct ourselves. We are asking, judge me not for what I did,
but for what I can become. We can
give birth to ourselves this year,
and it is up to us to use the masculine energy of inspiration taken
from these Holy Days and bring
change to fruition, the use of our
feminine energy. We should each
transform ourself and give birth to
a healthy new self even through
the arduous, discomforting journey. The product will be greater
than the inspiration and gestation;
we have the ability to become new
people—better Jews than we
could have imagined. Y
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the day as worshippers are mostly
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Kippur is when the entire synagogue is keenly aware of seriousness and reverence that fills the
air. On Yom Kippur we are compared to angles as we come clean
pure before God. The melodious
songs that we sing at Ohr HaTorah
emanate from the heart and touch
the soul. At the conclusion of Yom
Kippur we experience a total
transformation from solemnity to
joy and happiness, the congregation breaks in to a joyous song and
we blow the Shofar with confidence that God indeed has sealed
our fate with the blessings for a
sweet, happy, healthy and prosperous year.
Rosh Hashana begins on the
evening of September 16. The
service schedule at Congregation
Ohr HaTorah is as follows:
Evening services at 7 PM and
morning services at 9 AM. Yom
Kippur begins on September 24
and ends September 25 at nightfall. Kol Nidrei service begins at
6:45 and morning service is at 9.
Neilah service begins at 5:30 PM.
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services. For more information
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Temple Kol Ami High Holiday Schedule
Rosh Hashanah
Erev - Sunday, September 16, 7:00PM
First Day - Monday, September 17, 10:00AM
(Children’s Service at 9:00AM)
Tashlich - Following services at the Riverwalk in Rock Hill
Second Day - Tuesday, September 18, 10:00AM
Shabbat Shuvah
Friday, September, 21, 7:00PM
Yom Kippur
Kol Nidre - Erev Yom Kippur - Tuesday, September 25, 7:00PM
Yom Kippur - Wednesday, September 26, 10:00AM
(Children’s Service at 9:00AM)
Yizkor - 1:00PM
Afternoon Service - 4:00PM followed by Neila
Unity Presbyterian Church in the Historic Sanctuary
303 Tom Hall Street, Fort Mill, SC
On Rosh Hashana, We Can Hit Our Own
Reset Button
By Rabbi Yossi Groner,
Congregation Ohr HaTorah
Rosh Hashanah,
the Jewish new year
has a fascinating
appeal to Jews
everywhere. It is a
time for introspection, and a time for
renewal. On Rosh
Hashana, we turn to
God our king with our requests for
a good and blessed year. But most
of all Rosh Hashana is a welcome
gift given to us by God at beginning of every year.
In our contemporary times living life feels like we are constantly running on a treadmill, as we
are overwhelmed with day to day
tasks that we cannot stop to look
in which direction we are running.
Rosh Hashana forces us to stop,
look and hit our reset button.
According to Jewish teachings,
God created the year as a complete cycle. This means, that on
the anniversary of a certain event,
all the elements that existed at the
time of the original event are in
place at this time and we have
a chance to re-experience it
once again at least on a spiritual level.
This is why birthdays are
very important as it marks the
date when we first entered
into the world and became a
living human being. Each
year on our birthday there is a
renewed energy that flows from
the core of our soul and re-energizes us for the new year in our
life.
Similarly, on Rosh Hashana
which marks the creation of the
first humans, Adam and Eve, it is
a collective birthday for all of
humanity and the entire world. On
this day God puts in place the
course of all the things that will
happen during the coming year.
That is why the days of Rosh
Hashana are vital and significant
to us as on these days God decides
our fate and that of the entire
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world for the rest of the year and
seals it on Yom Kippur.
Now one might wonder how do
we hit the reset button, how do we
reboot our system to make it go in
the right direction? The answer is
that it’s not much different then
rebooting our personal computers.
First we need to clean out all the
undesirable malware or viruses
that have infected our system. We
install firewalls to protect the
integrity of our software. Only
then can we restart the system
with confidence.
We humans have our own set of
software and hardware. Our software is our thoughts, speech, and
actions. Our hardware is our natural characteristics and dispositions
which we are born with. During
the year we might become spiritually infected with a corrupt file in
our personal software, or perhaps
we have an ongoing issue with
some of our dispositions (hardware).
On Rosh Hashana, we have the
ability to rid ourselves from those
pesky thoughts and corrupt files
that have infiltrated our psyche
and yes, we can even work on our
hardware and restart the New Year
in a fresh and clean way.
This ability to self correct and
reboot is unique to Rosh Hashana,
for each year on Rosh Hashana we
are recreated anew with new energy and new blessings from God.
There are several preconditions
to make this restart work. 1) Is to
shut down our ego and submit to
God. 2) To cleanse our hearts from
hatred or any negative thoughts. 3)
To put in place protections against
negative thoughts (our own
installed firewalls). 4) To have a
positive and sweet attitude
towards life. 5) To resolve to actualize this kindness by helping people in need. The greatest happiness we could experience is by
making others happy.
May this new year of 5773 be a
fresh start for all of us with God’s
abundant blessings of health,
wealth and happiness. May we
seize this unique gift from God
and redirect our lives in a Jewish
and spiritual way by filling it with
Torah study, mitzvoth, and kindness towards others. Y
“The most
beautiful thing
we can
experience is
the mysterious.
It is the source
of all true art
and science.”
—Albert Einstein,
What I Believe
At-One-Ment: High Holy Days, 5773
By Rabbi Dr. Barbara Thiede,
Temple Or Olam
Once a year on the
tenth day of the seventh month, the
Kohein Gadol, the
High Priest, cleansed
the sanctuary. His
work completed, he
went before the people and announced,
simply and surely:
Mikol khatoteykhem lifnei Adonai
titharu, “Before Adonai you shall
be cleansed from all your sins”
(Leviticus: 16:30). Torah tells us:
God responded by granting the
community complete forgiveness.
But Torah makes no mention of
any process of teshuva to be
observed between Rosh Hashana
and Yom Kippur. The text doesn’t
actually connect the two holidays.
Neither does Torah depict God
decreeing who shall live and who
shall die in the year to come – not
on either day.
Torah texts on the High Holy
Days are spare. Most of our observance has emerged from rabbinic
texts and folkway additions. Still,
many of us assume that our rites
follow a prescribed tradition with
a trajectory of almost 2,000 years.
But Judaism is neither static
nor
one-dimensional.
For
Ashkenazi Jews, Unetaneh Tokef,
the prayer in which we describe a
day of judgment that evokes fear
even in the angels, is pivotal.
Unetaneh Tokef was a late addition to Ashkenazi liturgy and
probably became widespread only
following the 10th century. Many
Jews consider it a centerpiece of
their devotion, unless they belong
to the many Sephardic communities that do not don’t recite the
prayer.
Our liturgy, our practice, and
our understanding of the purpose
of Jewish festivals change over
time and are affected by geography. The phrase aseret y’mei t’shuva (ten days of repentance) probably entered our vocabulary when
the Arbah Turim was published in
the 13th century. Verses on
Zichronot and Shofarot may have
been acceptable liturgical elements by the writing of Mishnah,
but the rabbis argue about whether
to add verses about Malchut.
Ashkenazim of some European
lands disputed with their rabbis on
Sabbath Shuva. The Jews of
Poland, according to Seva Ratzon,
did no such thing: “It is an encouragement to the will to [do] evil.”
In Hungary, so their descendants write, Chassidic rabbis of
the 17th and 18th centuries
walked to the House of Prayer for
Kol Nidre in such trepidation that
even their earlocks trembled with
fear. But words like “awe,” “fear,”
or “judgment” are completely
absent from a 1663 stele describing how Jews in Kaifeng observed
Yom Kippur. Instead, the stele
describes Yom Kippur as a day
when “desires are forgotten,
attainments are put aside, and all
apply themselves to preserving the
heart and nourishment of the
mind, so that through direction
there may be a restoration of
goodness.”
There are many more such
examples. Jews have differing
practices where our High Holy
Days are concerned – even different perspectives on their purpose.
These differences transcend
time, location, and gender.
Why regard them as anything more than curiosities?
Because they demonstrate
two critical issues we must
contend with in our own
time. Do today’s Jews
believe that God is a stern
judge who decides each year
who shall live and who shall die?
Has God pointed the finger of
death at the child dying of hunger
in the Sudan, and rewarded the
child whose home is in Ballantyne
with life? How are we to contend
with this theological perspective
after the Holocaust? What would
happen if we observed the kind of
Yom Kippur the Kaifeng Jews
enjoyed, a day in which “man
remains at rest [so that] his heavenly nature will reach perfection”?
Moreover, recognizing the rich
diversity we are heirs to reminds
us to be conscious – and to appreciate – the extraordinary diversity
we represent today. Jews have
made and remade their traditions
for centuries. They have responded to their times and to their
ancient texts with new readings
and with abiding reverence.
A story: One year on Kol Nidre,
Rabbi Meir of Apt arrived at the
synagogue to find his congregation in tears: “Jews,” he said, “this
is not what I desired; I wish you to
turn to God in joy!” And he began
to chant the hymn “Majesty and
faithfulness are God’s who lives
forever” with such enthusiasm and
pleasure that they all stopped crying and took one another by the
hand and danced for an hour in a
great circle. Then they began Kol
Nidre.
May we turn to God with open
hearts this New Year, in the pursuit of goodness and kindness.
May we live out our joy – in who
we are, who we have been, and
who we are yet to be.Y
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Teshuva, Tefillah, and Tzedaka
Happy
New Year
from
Bill & Patty
Gorelick
By Rabbi Murray Ezring, Temple
Israel
L’Shana Tova
U’Mitukah! May
we all experience a
good, sweet and
successful 5773. In
a very short time
we will gather in
our synagogues in
greater numbers
than at any other time of year.
Some of us will be present for the
hope of a truly moving spiritual
and religious experience. Others
will gather to be part of an
unequaled social experience. Still
others will attend services just
because they always have.
One of the most familiar lines
of liturgy, from the Mahzor, is
found in the Jewish mythical setting presented in the Unataneh
Tokef. The prayer paints a picture
of God’s courtroom. It presents
the possible punishments. Then as
a final transition to the positive,
we are told: “But Teshuva, Tefilla,
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and Tzedaka can transform the
harshness of our decree.” This
phrase defines Teshuva as a
process for us.
Teshuva can be translated
in different ways including
Repentance or Return. We
have all been taught that this
return is a return to God,
Torah, and Jewish tradition. I
believe that this is true, but
limited. The Return sought on the
Yamim Nora’im is even greater. It
is clear that the focus of this
prayer is for us to live a better life
than we have been. The great sage
Rava in Tractate Shabbat 31a,
teaches that there are five questions we will be asked when we
finally appear before God for
judgment. The first: “Did you conduct your business honestly?” I
was shocked when I first read this.
I expected something like “Do
you believe in God?” or “Did you
do your best to follow halachah?”
Instead, we will be asked how we
treated others in business.
The concepts of tefilla and
tzedaka remind us that teshuva
refers to rebuilding relationships.
In shul, we begin to rebuild our
relationship with God. We also
begin to rebuild our relationships
with parents, spouses, and children who are sitting with us. As
Rabbi Dr. Louis Finklestein said,
“When we pray, we speak to God.
When we study, God speaks to
us.” It is very important for each
of us to take time to study Jewish
text. The combination of prayer
and study is our way of socializing
with God. The more time we
spend surrounded by God’s words
and presence, the better our understanding of and our relationship
with God.
Too often we forget that the
second defining term of Teshuva
is Tzedaka. The root tzedek does
not mean charity, but righteousness. The most righteous behavior
we can exhibit to our family and
friends is to give them our time
and presence. In today’s America,
too many of us give our time to
our careers and other pursuits that
take us away from our families.
Frequently, we rely on activities
provided by others to care for our
children. Just as our relationship
with God is defined by the time
and effort we put into that holy
relationship, so too the sacred
relationship between parents and
children, husbands and wives,
grandparents and grandchildren is
defined by the time we spend
together. I believe that is why our
Rabbis taught us to spend the
month before Rosh Hashana seeking out those we might have
wronged and apologize for what
we have done. At the same time
we are taught that if someone
apologizes to us, we need to forgive them as a sign to God that we
are worthy of Divine forgiveness.
In February’s AARP, Bronnie
Ware wrote of five regrets of
dying. Among them were “I wish
I’d had the courage to express my
feelings. I wish I had stayed in
touch with friends.” (To which I
would add: I wish I had spent
more time with my family.)
Imagine how much better our
lives would be if we were all able
to express to those most important
to us how we really feel about
them. Rabbi Allen Maller wrote a
poem in which he reminds us:
“God gives opportunities but not
forever. God takes opportunities
away after a while. So don’t hesitate or delay ….” Make the time to
spend with your loved ones and
with God to ensure a meaningful
future. Share your feelings with
those you want and need most in
your life beginning with family
and friends to prepare for a renewal of your relationship with God.
This year, as we gather to celebrate the New Year in the Jewish
calendar, may we all experience a
successful Teshuva a return; a
rebuilding of our relationships
with our families as well as our
relationship with our Parent and
Creator in heaven.
L’Shana Tova Tikateivu Y
Rosh Hashanah Gratitude from Lake
Norman
By Rabbi Michael
Shields, Temple
Kol Tikvah
Rabbi Kerry M.
Olitzky
once
wrote: “Berakhot,
blessings, help us
to see the world
through thankful
eyes …. Today, at the beginning of
the year, find something to be
grateful for. Then say a prayer of
thanks.”
More than ten years ago, a minyan (or two) of Jews and their
families decided to form a Jewish
group at the Lake. We will forever
be in the debt of Rabbi Ezring and
Temple Israel for their support
over these past years. They
extended Jewish love and learning, as well as professional support to the burgeoning Jewish
community. Now, Temple Kol
Tikvah of Lake Norman consists
of more than 160 families and our
school facilitates educational programming for nearly 130 children.
It is also important at this time
of new beginnings to thank the
Shalom Park Community. Shalom
Park is a unique and vibrant center
of Jewish life that has made the
Greater Charlotte Jewish community strong in numbers but also in
spirit and participation. The success of the Charlotte Jewish community has led to more Jews and
their families wanting to move to
the region. The wisdom, support,
and generosity of the Jewish
Federation of Greater Charlotte
and the agencies housed at
Shalom Park have helped facilitate the rapid development of the
Jewish community at the Lake.
At the beginning of this year, it
is easy to find something to be
grateful for and the members of
Temple Kol Tikvah and the
wider Lake Norman Jewish
Community say a prayer of
thanks to God and to the Shalom
Park community for the blessings we have received. We see
our Greater Charlotte Jewish
world through thankful eyes.
The path that we have traveled
has had some twists and turns but
now we find ourselves as a single
congregation serving the Lake
Norman region. Jewish families in
all of their forms from Davidson,
Cornelius,
Huntersville,
Mooresville, Concord, University,
and Denver are more connected to
the Jewish community than ever
before. Temple Kol Tikvah is a
vibrant community focused synagogue and Jewish connection
point for Jews and their families
on the north side of the city.
As the New Year is set to begin,
Temple Kol Tikvah wanted to
share three of our core values:
1) “Kol Yisrael Aravim Zeh
B’zeh” – Mutual Responsibility
We like to say that we will
“Make great mistakes together.”
While we do not seek out mistakes, this mantra reflects our deep
sense of responsibility to each
other as we take up this community building endeavor. We face
challenges together boldly, knowing that our fellow members will
be there to celebrate successes but
also to correct and learn from missteps. By relying on each other
and our collective wisdom we
marshal our resources to good
communal ends.
2) Every Tradition Was Once a
New Idea
We welcome tradition and the
adaptation of beautiful customs
and ideas from other places, but
we also believe strongly that new
ideas can come from anyone –
young, “young at heart,” and
everyone in between. Every individual has the potential to help us
be radically innovative when the
need arises. We need “all hands on
deck,” and welcome new voices to
join our chorus and sit with us at
our shared table. “We are not your
grandmother’s congregation,” but
we love grandma and all that she
can teach us.
3) Im tirzu ein zo agadah – “If
you will it, it is no longer a
dream.”
With all the pieces (people) we
have, and all the ones we will add
in the months and years to come,
we can be dreamers. We can envision the community we want and
make that dream a reality. This is a
sacred responsibility and an
empowering and meaningful way
to engage in Judaism. There is
great excitement that comes with
being part of a young community.
Every individual is a piece of our
communal puzzle.
This is an exciting time to be
Jewish in the Charlotte region. In
addition to the established and
vibrant bastion of Shalom Park,
the Greater Charlotte Jewish community can also claim the dynamic and spirited northern community based in Davidson as a vibrant
center for Jewish communal and
religious engagement.
As we prepare to hearken to the
call of the shofar, I know we will
be trumpeting out a message of
gratitude to the Greater Charlotte
Jewish community. Temple Kol
Tikvah of Lake Norman (Voice
of Hope) wishes all a Shanah
Tovah. Y
Hasheveinu Adonai Eleyha Venashuva Return As, Adonai, and Let Us Return
Hadesh Yameinu Kekedem - Renew Our Days as of Old
By Rabbi Judith
Schindler, Temple
Beth El
I was blessed
this summer to
spend a month in
Israel. In my final
week, my back
went out. Never
have I had this
experience. Massage therapy, chiropractors, nothing seemed to get
me back comfortably on my feet
and back to where I was. I was a
person who thought I could do it
all - lift anything, travel anywhere,
set my sights on most any goal.
Yet simply walking without pain
or driving my car were the small
tasks for which I longed. I had to
go back to the basics: icing,
stretching, getting up slowly, and
lifting nothing. All I wanted was
to be renewed like in the days of
old – even being taken back three
weeks in time to when my back
functioned well would have been
good enough for me.
Nothing in life is beyond breaking - our bodies, our hearts, and
our relationships. Just like back
pain, healing what has been hurt
requires going back to the basics.
This most holy season of our faith
offers us opportunities for renewal
and return - to God, to our ideals,
and to people we value in our
lives. Yet because the path of
return is long, our tradition gives
us ample time to make the journey.
On Tisha B’Av, in the middle of
the sweltering summer, we begin
our return. As we near our conclusion of the book of Lamentations,
wailing over the destruction of
Jerusalem and the Temple we cry
out to God, “Hasheveinu Adonai
aleichah v’nashuva – Return us,
Adonai, and let us return.”
“Renew our days as before,”
we beg, wishing to return to the
Jerusalem that was. During the
time leading up to the month of
Elul, we reflect on the relationships we yearn to be restored – not
only with God, but with those people whose presence once lifted us
but with whom our connection is
now lacking. The seven weeks
from Tisha B’Av to Rosh Hashana
are a time of consolation - what
was lost can indeed be restored.
During Elul, the wake up call
begins. Each morning in the synagogue the shofar is sounded. It is
not enough to long for our relationships of old, we need to work
to restore them. Just like healing
my back pain required going back
to the basics, healing our relationships requires the same. We simply need to take tiny steps – calling or meeting those we care
about, listening, being present,
making and keeping the smallest
of commitments. We can strengthen our relationship with God in the
same way – by trying to hear
God’s voice in our Torah, in
prayer, in the wisdom of others
and in the world. We can renew
our relationship with God by
keeping even the smallest commitments that we feel God would
want us to make – whether in
offering gratitude for what
we have or caring with love
and respect for God’s creations.
The doorways to renewing
our days as of old are many
and increasing as we near our
High Holy Days. We have
Selichot – the late night service that marks our ascension
to the Days of Awe and the start of
our daily penitential prayers. We
have Rosh Hashana that starts the
Ten Days of Repentance. We are
given the twenty five hour fast and
profound liturgy of Yom Kippur.
Whether with God or with
those around us, relationships take
work. Don’t simply look in the
mirror and think “I wish things
could be as they were.” Make
them so. Take these High Holy
Days to create change. Go back to
the basics and take simple steps to
repair what has been broken. Y
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