Page 12-THE NEWS-August, 1988
LUBAVITCH OF N. C.
Thoughts From The I Kosher Week Held in Charlotte
Lubavitcher Rebbe
Jewish Accounting
By Rabbi Yossi Groner
This time of year we usher in
the first month of the Hebrew
calendar year, which is the
month of Elul. Being the last
month of the year, Elul has
become a month of introspec
tion, stock-taking and spiritu
al accounting.
A businessperson must peri
odically take inventory, bal
ance his accounts, and deter
mine where he stands finan
cially. Regular periodic ac
counting procedures keep a
business on the right track
and are the basis for success in
commerce.
In our “business" we should
follow similar procedures; dur
ing the “business year” we
“deal” in Torah £ind Mitzvoth,
and in the month of Elul we do
our general accounting.
During the month of Elul we
add on special customs to ex
press our feeling of return and
improvement. Beginning on
the first day of the month, we
sound the Shofar after morn
ing prayers, except on the Sab
bath and on the day before
Rosh Hashanah. This not on
ly awakens us to prepare for
the new year, but allows us to
end the year with a clean slate.
Our sages have named Elul
as the month of refuge — a
month where one could take
refuge from all the “hoopla” in
one’s life and devote the days
to spiritual accounting.
An additional custom is to
recite Psalm 27 every day,
morning and evening. The
reason this particular Psalm
was chosen is that in it King
David expresses his yearning
to return to G-d, which is the
theme of the month. Also, this
Psalm refers to the upcoming
holidays, beginning with Rosh
Hashanah and culminating
with Succoth and Shmini
Atzeret.
Traditionally, Jews give
more charity and are involved
in the study of Torah during
this month. During the last
week of the month of Elul, our
anticipation grows with the
reciting of “Shelichoth
Prayers” which begin on
Saturday night (this year,
September 3) as the final
countdown to the auspicious
high Holy days.
Let us hope that in the merit
of our people and their good
deeds we will be blessed with
a happy year; a year of bless
ings and success, a year of life,
a year of good health, and,
most of all, a year of the
final redemption through our
righteous moshiach!
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As part of an ongoing cam
paign to reach out and ^ucate
people in the Charlotte com
munity, Lubavitch of North
Carolina launched a new pro
ject this past spring. Kosher
Week was held at the Harris-
Teeter in the Cotswold Shop
ping Center, in cooperation
with management of the store.
Kosher Week was an educa
tional experience for consumer
and visitor alike. An entire sec
tion of the store was devoted
to kosher products which are
already carried at this loca
tion. “I am amazed at the
variety of kosher labeled pro
ducts, the specialty items in
particular,” said one frequent
shopper.
The main attraction was a
miniature model of a kosher
home. The home, beautifully
decorated and prepared by
Debbie Burks, office manager
at Lubavitch, housed a repUca
kitchen, living/dining room,
master and children’s bed
rooms. The kosher kitchen
typicaUy had two sets of uten
sils and dishes, and two
separate counters in order to
separate dairy foods from
meat. In the dining room, the
table was bedecked with a
white tablecloth, wine, challah
and candlesticks for Shabbat
dinner.
Also displayed at Harris-
Teeter were books and bro
chures on keeping kosher, “I
Love Kosher” stickers and a
kosher video presentation.
According to Nelson Plyer,
manager of Harris-Teeter,
there was extraordinary in
terest in kosher food and the
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Efraim Novak looking at ‘Kosher Week’ display.
kosher display. “Many people
thanked me for hosting kosher
week. It was a very successful
project,” he said.
Rabbi Binyomin Weiss,
coordinator of Kosher Week,
says, “Many people are in
terested and willing to keep
kosher and don’t realize how
easy it is. Kosher Week was an
opportunity for us to demon
strate how weU accepted it is
in our community.”
Free samples of kosher food
were distributed to shoppers
along with weepies which said
“Keep it Kosher, keep it
Kool.” The famous Lubavitch
Woman’s cookbook. The Spice
and Spirit of Kosher CooMng,
was on sale at the store. It is
stiU available at the Chabad
House. For information call
366-3984.
New Kindergarten to Open
Lubavitch of North Carolina
announced in mid-July the
opening of a new kindergarten
for children five years of age.
“This has come as a rsult of
parent request,” said Mariashi
Groner, Chabad House admin
istrator. She indicated that the
parents of the Lubavitch pre
school had asked for a con
tinued program.
The new kindergarten will
follow in the pattern of top-
rated schools in the country.
Special curriculum in Judaica
and secular studies has been
carefully prepared.
Susan Doobrow of Charlotte
has been hired as kindergarten
teacher. This is perhaps the
most exciting part of this new
venture. Mrs. Doobrow, who is
highly qualified, has taught in
the Charlotte-Mecklenburg
School System for five years
and has had extensive experi
ence teaching in other states,
as well. Most importantly,
Susan has been able to develop
a warm and wonderful rapport
with the children who, at such
a tender age, need the best of
warmth and professionalism.
In addition to the kinder
garten, Lubavitch operates a
full day preschool and a
Talmud Torah for elementary-
age children.
A Letter from a Camper
Dear C.G.I.,
Once again, my summer vacation was a most enjoyable
one, thanks to Camp Gan Israel. It's always been ^1 in
my eyes, but this year the camp outdid itself.
It's hard to pin down exactly what set this year apart,
but if I had to use one word it would be the word '"MORE."
This year there was simply more of everything! More trips,
more kids, more fun, more counselors, more appreciation
of being Jewish, more indoor and outdoor activities and,
best of all, more time — more glorious time. Yes, this year
Camp Gan Israel gave us everything it had for an extra
week.
It felt funny to receive a prize at the end of camp when,
really every day, every meal and every activity was a
‘‘prize” in itself. I'm already counting the days till next
year's camp!
Love,
Jessica
(Editor's note: See next page for description of camp and
photos of some of the activities.^
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