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Permit No. 120H
Vol. 3 No. 10
Charlotte, N.C.
November, 1981
Rabbi’s Support Community Project
The following excerpts are taken from the Yqm Kippur sermons of Rabbi Richard Rocklin of Temple Israel
and Rabbi Harold Krantzler of Temple Beth El.
Rabbi Rocklin:
“Today here we are gathered
together to unite a community. To
act out the deed, to live the role of
Jewish history, to engage
ourselves in the marvel of a 4,000
year tradition.
“I address you as a family, we
are contemplating a project involv*
ing the acquiring of land, potential
structures include a Jewish Com
munity Center, a school, two
temples • Temple Beth El, Temple
Israel. Is this rabbi in favor of the
project? The question has been
asked numbers of times to me. You
have presented your concerns in
my office, in fact, have said to me
when will you make your state
ment?
'*1 am unequivocally in favor of
this project. I believe in Jewish
unity. I believe in the ultimate goal
of the Jewish people to unify
themselves. That does not mean to
erase differences, but to stand
united concerned with the ultimate
survival of the Jewish people. I
stand ready to work for its im
plementation.
“We are a cohesive community
growing together. Four major in
stitutions simultaneously... does
God have a hand in Providence?
This Rabbi believes with all his
heart that God was begging us to
involve ourselves in the spiritual,
to join together, to commit
ourselves to survival. Temple Beth
El, the Foundation and our Temple
Israel joining together to create
this project.
“There have been many hands,
many voices, many ideas, many
minds coming together in com
monality of purpose; to exist to
serve the needs of the Jewish com
munity, to provide a viable entry
into the future, to go beyond the
80’s and to incorporate and
cultivate Jewish values for our
children for years hence. We have
the opportunity; we have a future
to plan... unity of Jews.'
(Continued on Page 6)
Rabbi Krantzler:
“On this holy day I speak of our
own holy Jewish community in
Charlotte. An extraordinary exam
ple of what can be accomplished
when we are united in purpose.
“What is the purpose of our pro
posed new campus project? Merely
to build new and prettier
buildings, stone and steel
monuments to our greater glory?
Hardly. Our purpose is to create
physical facilities which will
enable Charlotte Jews to come
closer to each other, to cement
understanding and respect for our
differing religious practices...to
diminish and eliminate artificial
and superficial misunderstandings
which have separated us, usually
based on uninformed, outgrown
stereoptical notions. The holy task
of making richer Jewish educa
tional opportunities for our
children and ourselves...to share
in recreational and social pro
grams of mutual benefit.
“In a word we are seeking the
means for helping us grow together
in unity even as each group in the
Campus maintains its absolute
identity and independence, its
autonomy. We pray that all of us
— we, our children, our young
adults, our older men and women
grow together in an inviting and
consciously Jewish environment.
“As a tiny religious minority in
Charlotte it is wise and well for us
to warm each other with en
couragement, moral support and
communal strength.
“What has evolved in the
presidents’ council is a warm
understanding, mutual trust and
personal friendship — the recogni
tion that the needs and rights of
each are carefully considered and
respected.
(Continued on Page 6)
Israeli Chassidic Festival
The 1981 ISRAELI
CHASSIDIC FESTIVAL,
a spectacular musical pro
duction of songs, dance and
music, is coming to
Charlotte on November 12
at the auditorium of Cove
nant Presbyterian Church
at 6 p.m. and is sponsored
by the Charlotte Federa
tion with the cooperation of
Temple Beth El, Temple
Beth Shalom, Temple
Israel, Hebrew Academy
and the JCC.
The ISRAELI CHAS
SIDIC FESTIVAL is com
ing to Charlotte with
songs which have been the
prize winners over the past
13 years, with performers
who have become Israel’s
top entertainers, with
outstanding musical direc
tion and choreography,
with the opportunity to
hear, feel and live the old
Jewish tradition in the new
Israeli spirit.
The first Israeli
Chassidic Festival, which
originated in 1969, was in
tended to be a one-time
song contest; however the
overwhelming response
changed the course of
history for this musical
event.
Unprepared for such en
thusiasm and encores, the
performers were forced to
repeat the entire perfor
mance. A week later, its
winning song “Oseh
Shalom”, topped the record
charts and public acclaim
turned this contest into an
annual musical event. The
second Chassidic Festival
gave birth to not one but
three hit songs:
“Yevarechecha”, “Yedid
Charlotte Federation
Women*s Division
Don't expect to see long black coats and aidecurls. The
word **Cha8sidic'* in the title of this program came from
the fact that the l^ica of all the songs entered in the con
test were derived from the Bible or an existing prayer.
Nefesh” and “Sisu et
Yerushalayim”. It drew its
first international attention
giving rise to the idea and
wishes that the Festival be
performed to audiences
outside of Israel as well.
The ISRAELI CHASS
IDIC FESTIVAL adds up
to 2 hours of thoroughly en
joyable entertainment for
the whole family. It’s the
best way to experience
Israel without leaving
town.
In The News
By Marilyn Shapiro
The annual Special Gifts
Brunch of the Charlotte
Federation Women’s Divi
sion will be held on
Wednesday, March 24,
1982; the place to be an
nounced at a future time.
Ruth Goldberg, President
of Women’s Division, ad
vises that the minimum gift
for this year’s Special Gifts
Brunch will be $150. Chair
ing and coordinating the
Brunch are Ann Abel and
Lina Levine.
In other areas plans are
being formulated for cam
paign, education, and other
services sponsored by
Women’s Division.
Florence Jaffa, Campaign
Chairman, announces the
following appointments for
the 1982 campaign: Major
(lifts, Bobbi Bernstein;
Intermediate Gifts, Gail
Bienstock; General
Solicitation, Rose Luski;
Young Singles Division,
Cary Bernstein.
January will be a busy
month with some excellent
programs planned. There
will be a solicitor training
session, coordinated by
Sara Schreibman. Educa
tion Day, designed to offer
valuable current informa
tion, is being chaired by
Baila Pransky.
Shalom Y’all, a program
designed to introduce
newcomers to Charlotte
and its Jewish community,
will be under the direction
of Sally Schrader. Includ
ed in the activities of
Shalom Y’all, each new
family will be sent an up
dated list of Temples and
Jewish organizations. In
formation will be given con-
((Dontinued on Page 6)
Project Update
In a continuing series of
meetings, the executive
committees of the institu
tions participating in the
Project have been hard at
work on the Joint Venture
Agreement.
This document is much
like the U.S. Constitution.
It establishes the basic
rules and regulations,
benefits and obligations,
rights and considerations
of each of the participants.
“There has never before
been such a document,’’
((Continued on Page 9)
Special Profile
Mothe Dayan p.12
Judaism Institute, p. 5
An Evening of Yiddish:
1000 Yrs. of Laughter
& Tears p. 6
Academy News
...p. 6
Mitzvah*..
...p. 9
Book Review
...p.ll
Bulletin Board
...p. 8
Calendar
...p. »
Candleli^tinf
...p.i;
Classified Ade
...p.ll
Editorials
For the Record
..p. *
JCC News
..p. 7
L’Chaim
Lubavitcher Rebbe ..
..p. 2
Random Thou^ts..
..p. 3
Recipes
This *n That
..p.ll
World Beat
..p. 4