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The Charlotte Jewish News - December, 1995 - Page 9 \ O O /V Consolidated High School Siit‘ lirod^kN- Director CHS Post Confirmation Students Question Rabbis By Sue Brodsky, Director Thirty juniors and seniors gath ered on Sunday, November 3,1995 at Temple Israel for dinner and “Ask The Rabbis, Part II” led by Rabbi Jim Bennett and Rabbi Murray Ezring. Students formed small groups to write unguided questions to pose to the rabbis, who answered each question candidly and openly. “Do you prefer soft or crunchy tacos?” Was the question to open the forum. Rabbi Bennett prefers crunchy. Rabbi Ezring soft.. How do you think the assassi nation of Rabin will affect the peace negotiations?” was question num ber two. After giving their opinions, the rabbis posed the same question to the students. According to the students, even though the assassi nation of a pubhc figure was a first premarital sex?” Both rabbis agreed that Judaism teaches that sex be tween a husband and wife is a bless ing and a joy, and that teenagers should not engage in premarital sex. The way Christians and Jews view sex is very different, because Christianity’s view is based on the stow of the Garden of Eden where sex is the root of sin Further inter esting information was given by the rabbis concerning the writings of Maimonides, and about the ortho dox laws relating to marital rela tions. “Why are tattoos forbidden?” was the most commonly asked question last year during “Ask the Rabbis, I”, and it came up again. The answer: God has given us our bodies for safekeeping; when a per- I m CHS Post Confirmation students with Rabbis Ezring and Bennett at Temple Israel on November 5,1995 in Israeli history, it was not much of a shock, that violence is becomiug a common phenomenon in our society. Question number three, “How does Judaism view Jesus? Is he the son of God?” The rabbis agreed that Jesus was a Jew who sought changes in Judaism, and who was not a mainstream Jew. They both felt that Jesus would probably be a Hasidic Jew if he were alive today. A discussion followed about how Christians are able to accept all the teachings of their religion, espe cially when the basis for many of the teachings are a mistranslation of the Old Testament. The rabbis said it is important for questioning Chris tians to distinguish in their own minds between the Jesus of history and the Jesus of faith How often do you rotate your ties?” Everyday. “What’s the basic ruling on son changes his body, it shows dis satisfaction with what God has given us. The same answer would apply to elective cosmetic surgery. The final question for the evening concerned the state of af fairs at Shalom Park, “why does there have to be so much division between the two temples?” Both Rabbi Bennett and Rabbi Ezring felt that compared to other Jewish com munities they have lived in, Char lotte was the most harmonious. They pointed out the success of the joint high school, the joint pre school, adult education programs, post confirmation, the frequent joint celebrations for holidays and speak ers, and the joint trip to Israel they are planning. Although there were several additional questions to address, time ran out. These will have to wait for “Ask the Rabbis, Part III”. CJP PTO Hosts Family Spaghetti Dinner Over 50 families attended The Charlotte Jewish Preschool PTO Spaghetti Social on October 1 { Ev eryone enjoyed the opportunity to meet new friends and socialize with old friends in the Preschool family. Beverly Grey, CJP board member and chairperson of the event said, “We had a great turnout with more families than expected. Everyone had a wonderful time.” The Charlotte Jewish Preschool PTO is only in its second year. PTO Board Members include Sherri Leonard, President, Anita Biederman, Vice President, Ann Parker, Treasurer and Jenny Stem, Secretary. Linda Hindel, President of the Charlotte Jewish Preschool Board, commented, ‘The PTO ex ceeded our expectations for their first year, the 1994-95 school year. The events they sponsored brought a new level of excitement and ac tivity to the school. And, the finan cial contribution they were able to make toward CJP was unparalleled. I have heard from many CJP par ents and teachers who are thrilled with what they have accomplished.” Sherri Leonard, who is return ing as president this year, com mented, “We are very proud that the CJP PTO was able to contribute over $ 13,000 to special projects at CJP and at the JCC. We have an ex tremely active and enthusiastic group of parents that bring an ex citing level of involvement to our PTO.” These projects included: — Contribution toward the fund for the JCC campus play ground. — Funds distributed to each classroom for new toys, games and other materials. Funding for special activi ties such as field trips to Spirit school year and interested volun teers can feel free to call the PTO board members about ideas. One of the most successful so cial and fund-raising activities last spring was the annual Auction. This spring’s auction was so successful that co-chairpersons, Beverly Grey and Ann Sinsheimer have agreed to continue to organize this event and Parents enjoy C«l P spaghetH dinner Square and class participation in Creative Movement. Funding for listening cen ters for each room. The CJP PTO reports they have almost 70% of the families partici pating as members. CJP has a num ber of activities planned for the are already seeking volunteers and ideas. This year’s auction has been set for March 6 and everyone is an ticipating more exciting activities. If you would like to be on the com mittee or have items to donate, please contact the Preschool office at 366-5007. Darryl Rice to Entertain Families at Latkes & Lullabies Charlotte Jewish Preschool will host a Pre-Chanukah celebration and Book Fair on Sunday, Decem ber 3,1995 from 3:00 - 6:00 P.M. Singer - songwriter, Darryl Rice, known as the "Lullaby Lady”, will entertain families with a variety of children’s songs and Chanukah tunes. This is an afternoon your family will not want to miss! Ev eryone is invited and admission is free. Latkes & Lullabies provides a terrific opportunity to do your Chanukah shopping. A large vari ety of reasonably price children’s books will be available at our Book Fair. Children’s clothing, musical tapes and Chanukah giftwares will be available to meet your holiday shopping needs. 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