page 6-THE NEWS-June-July, 1979
TEMPLES
Beth Shalom
Temple Beth Shalom is the lit
tle reform temple halfway down
the next block. It has all the
comforts of home, including city
water, because it is a small home
located on a pretty L‘/^ acre site
at 8600 Kairview Hoad — not too
far from everything.
The congregation consists of
35 families from singles to
seniors, with a full-time Sunday
School situation, including
Hebrew. Its volunteer staff of
teachers handle all aspects of
religious education. Although
small, it is progressive in reform
thinking; Don Cashman, a stu
dent rabbi from the Hebrew Un
ion College, leads the congrega
tion twice a month, as well as
important holidays and all life
cycle functions, except wed
dings. This has been done for
the past three years, although
the temple is now in its tenth
year. The experience has work
ed well for the temple family and
all are very proud of the ac
complishments both inside and
outside the synagogue.
Shabbat services are every
other Friday. Temple Preisident
A1 Behar or Superintendent of
Education Marsha Saperstein
are at your beck and call. The
number, 366-5560, is yours for
the dialing.
Beth El
Temple Beth El is a Reform Congregation affiliated with the
UAHC, located at 1727 Providence Road, Charlotte, N.C. 28207.
Services are held Friday evenings at 8:30 p.ni. by our spiritual
leader. Rabbi Harold I. Krantzler.
Starting on June 8 all services will be brief and followed by an
Oneg Shabbat at the following homes:
June 8 — Ethel and Allen Gordon
June 15— at the Temple
June 22 — at the Temple
June 29 — Bobbi and Don Bernstein
. July 6 — Judy and Mark Perlin
July 13 — Edie and Steve Davis
July 20 — Ann and Bob Yudell
July 27 — Bob Conn
Aug. 3 — Gladys and Bud Goldsmith
Aug. 10 — Lee and Alan Blumenthal
The Religious School has a formal graded curriculum for grades
K-10. Grades K-5 meet Sunday mornings from 9-11:30 a.m.; grades
6-10 meet from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Confirmation — grade 10.
Bar/Bat Mitzvah — age 13. The school administrator is Fairlyn
Ijevine.
The Youth Group is open to boys and girls in grades 7-9 — varied
activities throughout the year including inter-state convention
week-end.
There is an active Adult Education program with a mid-week
series led by Rabbi Krantzler — topics range from Bible study
through contemporary issues.
Each summer an annual congregational retreat is held at
Wildacres, a beautiful mountain setting in Little Switzerland, N.C.
— religious, educational and social activities for the family.
The Sisterhood meets the second Wednesday of each month, hav
ing luncheons, educational programs, entertainment, etc. ...
Sisterhood has a huge Attic Sale in the winter, plus plans all the
Oneg Shabbats following services ... There are family shabbat
dinners and many more interesting activities throughout the year.
A gift shop of Judaica and other items is open on appointment.
For further information call the Temple office, 704-366-1948, or
Bob Conn, President, 374-7213 (home).
Israel
A very special THANK-
YOU to Ina Rubenstein for
all the typing she did to help
us get out the last two issues
of The News.
The Staff
Temple Israel, founded in 1898, is the oldest and largest Hebrew
congregation in Charlotte and North Carolina. The 'I'emple has oc
cupied the present site, 1014 I>ilworth Rd., Charlotte, N.C. 28203,
since 1948. A modern sanctuary and social hall are located in the
main building. A separate education building completes the
physical facilities. By employing a full-time Rabbi, Cantor, and
Education/Youth Director, Temple Israel serves many spiritual,
educational, and social needs of its members.
Rabbi Richard K. Rocklin is the spiritual leader. Daily minyan is
held at 7:30 p.m., Friday evening services are at 8:30 p.m. Sabbath
morning services are at 9:00 a.m., and Sunday morning minyan
and breakfast at 8:30 a.m. with services also being held on the
Jewish holidays and festivals.
Cantor P>ank Birnbaum, in addition to his cantorial duties,
teaches Bar/Bat Mitzvah classes and is the director of the adult
choir. He also teaches, certain classes and presents musical
programs each year.
A full-time Education/Youth Director is in charge of the Hebrew
school program which starts with kindergarten and goes thrpugh
high school. Youth activities begin with Kadima for 6th graders
and go through TI-Y for high school students. The emphasis of the
youth program is social and athletic in nature in combination with
the religious aspects of Judaism. There are dedicated teachers and
youth leaders who work very closely with the children.
There are several auxiliary organizations within the overall Tem
ple structure among which are Sisterhood, Men’s Club, Couples
Club, and Adult Education. In addition to being a vital and integral
part of 'I'emple Israel, they all offer many varied programs that
round out the overall Temple life.
There are monthly meetings and programs, adult education
groups, social activities and a myriad of projects.
The nursery school for pre-school children and the regular
Hebrew School from kindergarten through high school are spon
sored by Sisterhood. Also a project of Sisterhood is a Gift Shop
specializing in Judaica and hard-to-find items of every kind.
Among its many projects for the Temple’s children and adults,
sisterhood’s pet project is a flourishing Thrift Shop in downtown
Charlotte which is totally managed by Sisterhood volunteers.
Members are informed of activities and events by use of a bi
monthly bulletin and by other means such as special mailings.
For further information please contact the Temple office
704/376-2796, or Aaron Gleiberman, President, 366-1732 (home),
377-0220 (office).
OTHER COMMUNITY SERVICES
Jewish Community Center
Hebrew Academy
The JCC is located on 13'/^
acres of woods and meadows
right in the center of Southeast
Charlotte within a few minutes
drive of your' home.
Its three swimming pools are
open from Memorial to Labor
Day. Four professional and two
practice tennis courts are
available year round. Playing
fields accommodate softball,
baseball, soccer and volleyball,
as well as summer day camp.
Inside its building, the Center
offers a small auditorium, large
activity room, meeting and
classrooms. A children’s
playground, deck, and glassed-
in patio complete the picture.
During the summer the patio
houses a complete delicatessen
for your eating pleasure.
With the exception of the
pools and tennis courts, the
facilities of the JCC are
available for reserved use by
non-profit organizations and in
dividual members at nominal
cost.
The Board of Directors is con
stantly upgrading the facilities
through the use of funds provid
ed by a voluntary building fund.
Activities from A to Z
The JCC is a constant beehive
of activity including its own
programs and those of other
organizations either co
sponsored or held at the Center.
Here is a partial list of what has
been, is, or will be happening:
Alive 1, II, 111 - Archery - Art
Exhibits - Arts and Crafts -
Ballet - Barbecues - Baseball -
Basketball - Bingo - BBYO -
Book Reviews - Bridge Lessons -
Cardiopulmonary Resuscita
tion - (Jeramics • CHAI (Over 65
l^ogram) - Committee Meetings
- Community Meetings - Con
certs - Cooking - Counseling -
Current Events - Dance - Day
Camp - Do-It-Yourself Repairs -
Drama - Duplicate Bridge - Exer
cise - Family Activities - Family
Life Education - Federation Of
fices and Programs - Films -
First Aid - Game Room - Great
Decisions - Gymnastics - Health
Fairs - Holiday Programs -
Israeli Folk Dancing * Israeli
Education - Judo - Karate •
Language Instruction •
Leadership 'IVaining - Lectures -
Life Drawing - Men’s Softball -
Mothers and Tots - Music In
struction • Nature Study -
Nursery Summer Camp -
Organization Meetings - Over
night Camping • Painting -
Photography - Picnics - Plant
Care - Printmaking - Rap
Groups - I^tirement Planning -
Sculpture Shabbat Children’s
Program - Socials - Soccer -
Stitchery - Swimming - Swim
Lessons - Swim Team - Tennis -
Tennis l^essons-Tennis Teams-
Travel Excursions - Tween
Lounge and Programs - U.J.A. -
Volleyball - Women’s Dis
cussions - Woodshop - Yiddish -
Yoga - Zoo IVips
Annual Membership Dues
range from $200 fora full family
to $18 for a student with special
categories for Single Parent
Families, Young Families
(under 25 years) and Seniors
(over 65). Extended payment
schedules and any other finan
cial concerns can be confiden
tially discussed with the Ex
ecutive Director, Maryin
Bienstock.
Call the Jewish Community
Center at 366-0357 Sun.-Thurs.,
9-5 or 7-10. Open Fri. till 5 and on
Sat. from 12-6.
Charlotte Jewish Federation
Box 220188, Charlotte, N.C.
28222; 600 North Sharon
Amity Road, Charlotte,
28211 (JCC)
Everyone is a “member” of the
Federation Family, and
hopefully, everyone “joins in.”
BEING A MEMBEROFTHE
FEDERATION FAMILY:
The Federation touches and
adds to your life in all the ways
described below. Its dedicated
volunteers care about and work
to improve the quality of Jewish
life here at home and around the
world. If that sounds abstract, it
becomes very concrete especial
ly when you need help.
JOINING IN: The simplest
way is to give generously to the
annual campaign. Charlotte
proudly raises over $600,000.
'ITie better way is to get in
volved on a committee — in the
campaign — on a project — on
the Board of Directors.
WANT TO LEARN MORE?
CALL THE FEDERATION OF
FICE, 366-0358, OH DROP IN
AND VISIT AT THE JCC.
FOR ISRAEL: 79F of every
dollar raised in Charlotte goes
to meet human needs in Israel:
housing, immigration, educa
tion, health, etc.
FOR THE NATIONAL COM
MUNITY: The Federation sup
ports 28 organizations in
cluding the Conservative and
Reform movements, hospitals,
yeshivoth, Jewish Braille,
Jewish Education, Jewish
Cultural Foundation, American
Jewish Committee and the Anti-
Defamation League of B’nai
B’rith.
FOR CHARLOTTE & THE
CAROLINAS: Federation is a
major supporter of the JCC,
Hebrew Academy, Blumenthal
Home for the Aged, and Hillel.
Other recipients of funds in
clude BBYO, Jewish Chautau-
I 1006 Sardis Lane
Charlotte, N.C. 28211
As Charlotte’s Jewish day school since 1970, the Academy has
provided an excellent academic program in both general and
Judaic studies to children from d^nseryative. Reform and unaf
filiated families. The community, in turn, supports the Academy in
many ways, participating in our cultural events and giving
generous financial aid. Such support enables the Academy to give
full and partial scholarships to children who otherwise would be
denied intensive Jewish education.
Warm, Personalized Learning
'[’he Academy offers a child kindergarten through sixth grade,
special educational advantages in all areas of study. A low
student/teacher ratio enables the faculty to create a learning at
mosphere that is warm, personalized and highly motivating.
Within a specific curriculum and with close teacher supervision, the
children learn how to learn and experience achievement. Annual
standardized tests show the students perform, on the average, one
to two years above grade level. '
\Vhere Children Feel Good To Be Jews Everyday
Attitude isx;onsidered as important as accomplishment and this
is most evident in Hebrew and Jewish studies. At the Academy, a
child finds his or her Jewishness pleasantly integrated into normal
daily activities, not something "tacked on” to the rest of life.
Hebrew, Bible, history and rituals are learned when children are
most alert; after school hours are then free to be spent in less
demanding activities.
The day school children acquire a strong, positive sense of Jewish
identity and are comfortable expressing it in the larger community.
With a solid grounding in Jewish basics, the students will be ready
for more challenging Jewish learning in the intellectually for
mative years of high school and college.
Accreditation
The Hebrew Academy is approved by the N.C. Department of
Public Instruction, is affiliate with the Southern Association of
Schools and Colleges and has received a permanent charter from
the Solomon Schecter Day l^hool Association of the United Syn
agogue. V- . '
Information may be obtained by calling the-school, (704) 366-
6390. During the school year, you are requested to call after 12 noon.
If you wish to visit, please call in advance for an appointment. Rab
bi Sanford Tucker is the director.
qua, Clergy Associations, Crisis
Assistance Ministry, NC(JJ,
and Judaic Studies at l)uke and
UNC.
CHARLOTTE FEDERA
TION PROJECTS IN
CLUDE: Israel Education:
Speakers, exhibits,' films, enter
tainers are offered to the Jewish
and general community.
Community Relations Com
mittee: 'Fhis active program
works in cooperation with ADL
and National Conference of
Christians and Jews to build
bridges of understanding
between all Charlotteans.
Russian Resettlement: As a
cooperating associate with
B’nai B’rith Women and B’nai
B'rith, Federation has assisted
in establishing new lives in
America for more than a dozen
Russian Jewish families.