The Charlotte Jewish News - December 2001 - Page 12
Temple Beth El
Welcome to North Carolina
Jews in the South
Jews in the World
NFTY-SAR
(North American Federation of Temple Youth -Southern Area Region)
Fall Kallah at Temple Beth El
November 2-4, 2001
Temple Beth El was the host to
Fall Kallah on the weekend of
November 2-4, 2001.
The weekend was a wonderful
success with over 200 youth par
ticipants from the North American
Federation of Temple Youth -
Southern Area Region attending.
The theme of the weekend was
“Welcome to North Carolina,
Jews in the South, Jews in the
World” - PASSPORT TO THE
SOUTH.
Members of LIBERTY, Temple
Beth El’s Senior Youth Group
planned the whole weekend with
the help of Rabbi Jessica
Spitalnic-Brockman, Rabbinical
Advisor, Lindsey Morgan, Youth
Group Advisor, the Liberty Board
and parents. The schedule for the
weekend was packed full with
learning, prayer, programs and
friendship. Kabbalat Shabbat,
introductions and dinner was
served on arrival. Temple Beth
ETs Friday night worship service
was compiled by Andrew Sadow
and led by NFTY-SAR.
The program on Friday night
was to introduce the theme of the
weekend and mix and mingle and
make new friends. Also, each par
ticipant wrote a message on the
Temple Beth El’s Wall of Peace,
At 11:30 PM everyone was
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2001
picked up by by a host family.
Saturday morning drop off was at
the Museum of the New South for
shabbat morning services fol
lowed by a program. Through the
use of exhibits of the Museum of
the New South participants con
templated the unique experiences
of living in the South over time, in
particular for Jewish and African
American communities.
On returning to the Jewish
Community Center everyone
enjoyed lunch and a song session.
Then onto the final program where
through the theme of “Jews in the
South” and learning about what it
is to be different, participants dis
cussed and learned about both the
differences in people and their
similarities. They also participated
in the creation of the NFTY-SAR
regional ark. Through this creation
they decided that the beauty of the
individual object is only multi
plied when it is complimented
with other creations.
Then free time of relaxation and
dinner at their host families, to re
energize for an evening to include
a band, DJ, havdalah and friend
ship circle.
The weekend was just the
beginning to many long and last
ing friendships of NFTY-SAR.
The Confirmation trip began on
Friday, October 19 as 26 tenth
grade students. Rabbi Jessica
Spitalnic-Brockman and Rabbi
Judy Schindler departed from
Temple Beth El. They arrived in
Chai'leston, SC late afternoon to
await a carriage tour of the city
with drop-olf at Kahal Kadosh
Beth Elohim (the oldest Reform
Synagogue in the US) for Shabbat
services. This was followed by
dinner at Bubba Gump’s!
Saturday morning began with a
meeting with Dr. Marty
Perlmutter, Head of Jewish
Studies Program and Dale
Rosengarten, Curator of the
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College of Charleston Jewish
Archives and Shabbat morning
services. The day continued with a
short walk to the Market Place for
lunch, a Fort Sumter Boat Trip,
dinner at Tommy Condon’s
Restaurant, a ghost Tour of
Charleston and as Shabbat ended
Havdalah at the Holocaust
Memorial. On Sunday, the
Confirmation Class met with Sol
Breibart, Kahal Kadosh Beth
Elohim Historian at the Hebrew
Cemetery for grave rubbings,
then continued with a tour of
Jewish Charleston and ended with
a Scavenger Hunt. Places visited
included the Salvador Memorial,
Charleston City Hall, the Hebrew..
Orphan Society building and the
Grace Episcopal Church. The
weekend was an amazing experi
ence!
MITZVAH OF THE MONTH FOR
DECEMBER
Room in the Inn
Volunteers are needed to assist this winter with the annual
ROOM IN THE INN program. TBE’s Social Action
Committee will host the event at the Temple on .five nights:
Dec. 24, 29, Jan. 5, 12, and Feb. 2. There is a particular
need for volunteers on Dec. 24 when we cook and serve a
festive holiday meal of turkey with all the trimmings.
Donations are also appreciated: sweat socks, snack foods,
travel-size toiletry items such as soap and toothpaste, plastic
dinnerware and mattress covers.
Contact Herm Ziegler at 704-364-1632-or e-mail him at
hermz @ bellsouth.net
RAIN TEAM
TBE’s Social Action
Committee participates in
the Regional AIDS Interfaith
Network, a mission to make
daily living easier and more
comfortable for persons
afflicte.d with or affected by
AIDS.
Volunteers are needed
for meal preparation,
transportation to doctor
appointments, and visits to
patients and family
members. There is a
need for two caring
individuals to join this
rewarding program.
Contact Tammy Seigel at
704-362-1543 or e-mail her
at tammys@carolina.iT.com
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