The Charlotte Jewish News - April 2008 - Page 10
Temple Israel Offers Public Seder the
Second Night of Pesach
Temple Israel Social Club
If you are searching for an
exciting, creative, dynamic, inter-
generational Seder, with gourmet
Kosher I’Pesach cuisine. Temple
Israel is the place for you. Filled
with song, stories, traditional
Haggadah texts, magic and fun,
the 2008 intergenerational Seder
offers a wonderful Passover expe
rience for everyone. The Seder
will provide opportunties for all to
participate. Singles, couples, fam
ilies, youth, and adults will be
challenged by the lively service
which will be lead by Rabbis
Murray Ezring and Faith Cantor.
Have you ever wondered how
our ancestors would have recited
the Seder that first Passover? Are
you familiar with the early Rabbis
understanding of the drowning of
the Egyptians? Have you ever
seen magic similar to that per
formed by Pharaoh’s magicians as
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Temple Israel celbrates the
favorite holiday of the Jewish cal
endar year. Join us April 20 at 8:30
PM.
To reserve your place at the
Seder table, contact Temple Israel,
704-362-2796.
Members: adults, $45; children
9-12, $30; under 12, $20. Public:
adults, $50; children 9-12, $35;
under 9, $30. 4*
The Temple Israel Social Club,
for active couples and singles,
invite you to join our social group.
Meet new people and enjoy our
interesting programs and trips.
For information call Janine
Rosner, 704-366-5631.
Save this date: Sunday, April 13
for the Mystery Bus Ride.
Where are we going?
Leaving Temple Israel at 8:45
AM in a comfortable coach.
Returning at 5:45 P.M.
Social Club Members will
receive flyers in the mail with
details of this event.
Let My People Go - A
Freedom Celebration
On April 13 at 7:30 PM, a spe
cial celebration will take place at
Temple Israel. It will demonstrate
the varity of musical expression
inspired by the biblical Book of
Exodus. “Let My People Go - A
Freedom Celebration” will
include a performance by Vox
(Charlotte’s best professional
chorale ensemble) of Part 2 of
Handel’s “Israel in Egypt,” with
video choreography, excerpts
from Leonard Bernstein’s
“Chichester Psalms,” Hebrew can-
tillation of selections from the
Song of the Sea, and spirituals
from the African-American com
munity.
The initiative for this celebra
tion came from David Tang,
Artistic and Acting Executive
Director of the Firebird Arts
Alliance, a local organization ded
icated to honoring and embracing
the creativity, traditions and
expressions of all religious and
ethnic groups. 4*
Havurat Tikvah: Hag Sameach Pesach
A Reconstructionist Thought:
Jewish ritual in Jewish time -
what a thought. The activities that
lead up to Pesach, and the Seder
itself, are Jewish rituals that we
observe in connection with the
millions of Jews who have cleaned
the chametz from their kitchens
for centuries. As Jews, we live our
lives in a Jewish manner every
day, but there are those special
times that we set aside to celebrate
our lives. These times are high
lighted and dedicated to Jewish
family, living, customs, tradition
and religious practice. Pesach is
one of those times.
Our community Shabbat serv
ice will be held on April 26 at 10
AM. We will celebrate Shabbat
Pesach, and will include Yiskor on
Saturday.
As part of our Adult Education
Program, Havurat Tikvah has reg
ularly scheduled Israeli film
evenings. With each screening, the
facilitator introduces the movie,
providing any background infor
mation necessary for a full under
standing and enjoyment of the
movie, and it is followed by a dis
cussion of the artistic merits of the
movie as well as any political,
social or historical issues it raises.
The series presents a unique
opportunity to learn about Israeli
society through the (figurative and
literal) lens of Israeli film-makers.
We have seen the struggles of
underprivileged North African and
Indian immigrants in “Turn Left at
the End of the World,” the human
face of the Israeli-Palestinian con
flict in “Cup Final” and the para
doxical political and social situa
tion of the Druze minority in the
Golan heights in “The Syrian
Bride.” Not always so serious, we
also laughed at the adventures of
Haim Topol in “Salah Shabati,” at
the farce of mistaken identity in
“Snooker Celebration,” and rev
eled in the Broadway-like singing
and dancing of “The Troupe.”
On April 5 we will be watching
“Yana’s Friends.” The winner of
ten Israeli Academy Awards, this
1999 film follows the emotional
journey of young Russian immi-
and
grants who encounter culture
shock and love when they arrive in
Tel Aviv during the first Gulf War.
Please come join us in April, or
anytime. There are many other
excellent movies lined up for the
future, please visit our website for
updated information.
Please join our
friendly services, a
family atmosphere in
which all Jews can
feel comfortable, and
guests are always
welcome. We also
welcome and encour
age participation in
our services includ
ing leading sections
of the service and
reading the Torah.
Prospective new members are
welcome; we are a growing
congregation of 49 house
holds as of December 2007.
Havurat Tikvah is an affiliate of
the Jewish Reconstructionist
Federation. We celebrate all serv
ices 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 our website at
www.HavuratTikvah.org or
call 704-545-0894.
Jewish
Reconstructionist
Federation
Shmurah Matzah Available
at Ohr HaTorah
A beautiful tradition in many
Jewish communities is the use of
round Shmurah Matzah for the
Passover Seder. Some of the rea
sons for this custom include the
fact that the Shmurah Matzah is
the closest replication of the origi
nal Matzah the children of Israel
ate when they left Egypt in haste.
This is especially true of the hand-
baked Shmurah Matzah where no
machinery is used and the matzah
is prepared and baked by hand in
the old fashioned way.
In addition, the Shmurah
Matzah is baked with extra care
which begins from the time of
selecting and milling the grains for
wheat, thus the name Shmurah,
which means guarded. The matzah
is made of only two ingredients,
natural unbleached wheat and pure
weir water. The entire process of
baking the matzah including the
mixing and kneading needs to be
completed in less than 18 minutes.
The matzah is baked in an old
style brick oven fired by wood
logs which reach a very high tem
perature. The average time it takes
to bake the matzah is less than
three minutes. The matzah bakery
shuts down production every 18
minutes and goes in to a total
scrub down. After a careful
inspection of all the hand equip
ment, the bakery starts up again.
The oven remains fired up all day
as the intense heat helps sanitize
the oven interior.
A limited amount of Shmurah
Matzah will be available for sale
at Congregation Ohr HaTorah by
special order at $16.00 per pound.
If you are interested, please call
our office at 704-366-3984.
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