The Charlotte Jewish News - October 2007 - Page 7
The End and the Beginning:
Torah Cycle 5768
A Reconstructionist Thought:
One of our most prominent char
acteristics is that we encourage
everyone to participate in the
group, whether in the service,
leadership roles, adult education,
or in other roles of assistance. As
lay leaders, we celebrate our serv
ices by leading various parts of the
service: pzukei d’zimrah, the
Amidah, the Torah service, and
concluding prayers. Our members
are adept Torah readers, willing
cantors, and give insightful Dvrei
Torah.
We celebrate Simchat Torah
October 4 with the dedication of a
newly restored Torah Scroll:
October 4 at 6:15 PM we will
enjoy a catered dinner (RSVP by
September 27, $10 non-members)
October 4 at 7:30 PM we
share dessert and community
October 4 at 8 PM we cele
brate the dedication of our new
Torah (community welcome)
October 6 at 10 AM we will
celebrate Shabbat with our new
Torah (community welcome)
Rabbi Kevin Hale, the Torah
sofer who has most recently refur
bished the Torah scroll that we
will dedicate at Simchat Torah,
comes to us from Northampton,
MA. Rabbi Hale is the first
Reconstructionist Sofer. He is a
graduate of Yale University and
was ordained in 1997 by the
Reconstructionist Rabbinical
College. A student of Dr. Eric
Ray, Rabbi Hale is committed
to enabling the 613th mitzvah
and to bringing a revitalized
delight in writing, restoring and
teaching about torah. Rabbi Hale
also serves as the part-time Jewish
Chaplain of Hampshire College in
Amherst, MA, and is director of
the Ray Torah Institute.
The restored Torah Scroll
comes to us from Poland via
Israel. The scroll, in “lovely con
dition for its age,” is estimated to
be just less than one hundred years
old. The parchment is of a good
quality, unlike the parchments
used in many shtetls of the time.
Rabbi Hale noted that the scroll is
in very good condition, and had
been inspected, small repairs
made and several letters remediat
ed sometime in the past.
Please feel free to join us, our
services are warm and friendly, a
family atmosphere in which all
Jews can feel comfortable, and
guests are always welcome. We
also encourage participation in our
services including leading sec
tions of the service and reading the
Torah.
Havurat Tikvah is an affiliate of
the Jewish Reconstructionist
Federation and we celebrate all
Mother’s Circle: The
Course
Sponsored by Temple Beth El, in
partnership with the Jewish
Outreach Institute, cosponsored
with the Levine JCC
In North America, at least
100,000 non-Jewish women are
raising their children as Jews.
These women deserve support,
encouragement, and gratitude. The
Mother’s Circle: The Course
offers these women the support
they need to transmit the Jewish
tradition to their children. Our
professional facilitator will pro
vide hands-on education in Jewish
rituals, practices and ethics, with
an emphasis on child-rearing.
Mothers will become more con
nected to the Jewish community,
and enable them to participate in
the National Mother’s Circle
Harvest Moon Ball
Singles and Couples
Come One - Come All to the Ball!
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’ DATE: SATURDAY, OCTOBER 27
T/ME: 7:30 PM
' PLACE: TEMPLE BETH EL
5101 PROVIDENCE RD
CHARLOTTE, NC 28226
COST; $20 PP BY OCTOBER 18 or
s $25 PP AT THE DOOR
CASH BAR
Your check payable to TBE is your reservation.
Please mail check to David Wahlberg at:
6773 Dusty Saddle Rd., Charlotte, NC 28277
Jewish
Reconstructionist
Federation
services and many events in the
Fellowship Hall of St. Andrews
Presbyterian Church, 2201
Springdale Ave. (at Magnolia) in
the Dilworth neighborhood of
Charlotte.
For an updated calendar and
information for Havurat Tikvah,
visit the HT website at
www.HavuratTikvah.org or call
704-545-0894.
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TEmPLE BETH EL
Listserv to share experiences in
raising Jewish children. Women
do not need to be affiliated with
any synagogue to participate.
Class begins Monday, October 22
at 7 PM and will meet twice
monthly. Child care will be pro
vided. For more information
please contact Stephanie DiPaolo,
Temple Beth El Program Director
at 704-749-3051 or email sdipao-
lo@beth-el.com or Jodi
Valenstein, JCC Adult Program
Coordinator at 704-944-6730 or
email jodi.valenstein@charlotte-
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