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The Charlotte Jewish News • January, 1996 •* Page 2 perspectives by Harvey Cohen A Good Idea That Bears Repeating While going through some Jewish newspapers from around the country, I ran across the story that follows and felt it was worth sharing. I've been told that what this t(oy did in Delaware for his Bar Mitzvah, has also been done here, but notfor some time. So, for whatever it's worth, I hope this story inspires one of Charlotte's youth who is going to have their Bar or Bat Mitvah to do the same. Bringing i\/leaning to the Bar l\/litzvah By David M. Glazier Wilmington It is almost a year since fi nal preparations were made for my Bar Mitzvah... During these fmal stages of planning, I asked my mother how much it costs to put a flower arrangement on the Bimah. She hesitantly answered, because she thought it was a $(i;an3Q^ue$tioniQoniiing from a soon to be 13 year old. I explained we hear so much about the homeless and hungry people around the holi days but some concern for these people seems to drop off in March. I then mentioned I would rather have a basket of food on the Bimah instead of flowers be cause the food could be given to the hungry instead of throwing out the dead flowers a few days after my Bar Mitzvah. We took this idea to our Rabbis, who both thought it was a great idea. After approval from the Rabbis, my mom went to visit the designer at the flower shop. The designer also liked my idea. She and my mom picked out a large container which they agreed would look nice sitting on the Bimah. My mom started food shop ping for canned and boxed foods of all shapes, sizes and food cat egories that would look good in the basket. About a week before my Bar Mitzvah, my mom took these food items to the designer at the flower shop. The designer then placed the food in the basket, covered it with a clear wrap and finished it off with a large bow with stream ers. The final product was beau tiful and useful instead of the usual basket of flowers which would have been only beautiful. A classmate from my congregation heard about my food basket and did the same at her Bat Mitzvah. My good friend is going to be Bar Mitzvahed in > January and is also doing the food basket on the Bimah. I am hoping that this story will reach other Bar and Bat Mitzvah students and that they will also have this beautiful and useful basket of food on the Bimah on their Bar/Bat Mitzvah. I also hope they will feel as good about doing this as I did. Everyone in attendance at my Bar Mitzvah thought it was a special idea on my special day! Deadline for the February issue is January 10! The Charlotte Jewish News 5007 Providence Road > Charlotte, NC 28226 (704)366-5007 Fax (704) 365-4507 A Publication of the Jewish Federation of Greater Charlotte Richard J. Osborne-Presldent Harvey Cohen-Editor Advertising Coordinator. Rita Mond, 366-6632 Advertising Reps: Larry Levy, 366-2104 Cheryl Spangenthal, 364-5959 Proofreader: Bobbie Pollard CJN Executive Board Co-Chairs—Bob Abel. Bob Davis, Rosalind Taranto Evelyn Berger - Ann Langnnan - Linda Levy - Or. Seiwyn Spangenthai The CJN does not assume rMponsiMity for the quality or kasruth of any product or service advertised. Pubtohing of a paid politicai advertisement does not constHuta an endorsement of any candidate, political party or poeition by ttWs newspaper, the Federation or any employees. Published nnonthly excspt for July Copy deadline Is tfte 10th off the month preceding month of Issue Federation Connection Rich Osborne-Presldent Jewish Federation of Greater Charlotte The Federation board has approved the report of the Allo cation Committee and set alloca tions for 1996 of funds raised in the 1995 annual campaign. The Board previously had directed that $475,000 be allo cated to UJA and $ 133,285 for the upkeep of Shalom Park. In No vember, the Board made all re maining allocations. These are de tailed on the following page. You'll find a list of the Allocations Com mittee and its working panels else where in the paper. I want to com ment on a few key issues. The JCC received more than $300,000 - $93,300 to help pay the costs of the JCC facility on Sha lom Park, and $210,000 for pro gramming. While many of us are quite familiar with the health and recreational services offered by the J, these represent only a part of the contribution of our Center to the community. The JCC offers many educational and social ser vices which are vital but cannot sustain themselves financially. Allocations to Jewish edu cational institutions rose almost 130% to $63,485. This consists of a 27% increase in dollars spent on educational programming and a much smaller increase in the sub sidies allocated to the Charlotte Jewish Pre-School and the two synagogues for the cost of using classroom space on Shalom Park. The Education Panel of the Allocations Committee also deter mined for the first time to fund the education of Jewish children on a per capita basis. Thus, recognized Jewish preschool programs will re ceive $50 for each Jewish child en rolled in those programs, and the Charlotte Jewish Day School (op erated by Lubavitch of NC) will re ceive $75 for each Jewish student enrolled there. This distinction re flects the significantly greater ex penses associated with grammar and middle school education but still falls far short of the allocations made by Jewish day schools in cit ies like Greensboro, Richmond or Norfolk. While I cannot cover each al location made for next year, I do want to mention the board could fund only $7,500 into the Commu nity Tzedakah Fund. This Fund is administered by Jewish Family Ser vices but represents a responsibil ity of all of us. The Social Services Panel recommended that a greater awareness be sought for the Com munity Tzedakah Fund and that Federation offer opportunities for individuals to make and be recog nized for memorial or honorary gifts to that fund. You will be hearing more of this soon. Again, let me thank all those who served on the Allocations Committee and its working panels, especially Sara Schreibman, who chaired this effort. A special thanks also goes to Vicki Hopkins who provided proficient staff suport. There was a great deal of discussion at the November board meeting about the long-standing objective of this community to in stitute an active program to send teenagers to Israel. TTius far. Fed eration has provided subsidies on an ad hoc basis. I am asked Shel Goldstein to chair a community task force to examine this question and recommend how we imple ment such a program. I will be seeking representatives from all segments of our community and am confident that this priority will become a reality. Allocating limited resources presents us with hard decisions. Please keep these decisions in mind when you consider your gift to the 1996 annual campaign. Nobody should confuse the goal of $1.45 million with the true needs of our community. The Executive Committee of Federa tion estimates the community will require an annual campaign of about $2 million within four years. With your help we can make great strides towards that level with our 1996 campaign. Israel To Issue Rabin Stamp A month after the death of Yitzhak Rabin, the Israeli Postal Authority announced it would is sue a stamp commemorating the late Prime Minister. Stamps in memory of prime ministers are usually issued on the first-year anniversary of their death. Shulamit Aloni, Communica tions Minister said that in view of the circumstances surrounding Rabin's death, it was decided to is sue the stamp sooner. tiMft m ufiTH poap sHiMgN pei^&
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