The Charlotte Jewish News - December 2009 - Page 11
Giant Chanukah Menorah at SouthPark Mall at Circle Court
“Lights of Change” is how the
Chanukah Menorah Lighting at
SouthPark Mall is being promoted
in the Charlotte Jewish communi
ty. The huge menorah will be
filled with coins which have been
collected by eight Charlotte
Jewish organizations and will be
poured into the transparent arms
of the menorah before it is kin
dled.
This is a fusion of the lights of
the Chanukah candles and the
brightness of the smiles the coins
will bring to the needy. All coins
collected will be distributed to
Jewish Family Services of
Charlotte and Crisis Assistance
Ministry. The collection of coins
began in early November by
Temple Israel and Temple Beth El
religious schools, Ohr HaTorah
Talmud Torah, Charlotte Jewish
Day School, Jewish Federation of
Greater Charlotte, The Jewish
Preschool on Sardis, Charlotte
Jewish Preschool, and Charlotte
Torah Center.
A representative from each of
the organizations will have the
honor of filling an arm of the
menorah with coins prior to the
lighting. The entire collection will
be handed over to Jewish Family
Services and Crisis Assistance
Ministry after the lighting ceremo
ny
The menorah lighting event
will take place on Sunday,
December 13, at 6 PM inside
Schools
Jewish Preschool on Sardis
Festival of Fun
SouthPark Mall at Circle Court
(between Nordstrom and Neiman
Marcus). There will be an exciting
array of Chanukah activities for
children, Jewish holiday music,
and delicious doughnuts and
drinks for all to enjoy.
To begin the Chanukah festivi
ties, a Car Menorah Parade will
depart from the Lubavitch
Educational Center on Sardis
Road at 4 PM, and will travel
toward SouthPark Mall with
music and fun. This event is free
and is open to the entire communi
ty. For more information, call
Ohr HaTorah at 704-366-3984 or
visit our website at www.chabad-
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Inflatables, camival-style games,
crafts, face-painting, and snacks
... all the stuff that preschool
dreams are made of were present
at the 2nd annual JPS Family Fun
Day. Parents chatted as giggling
students and their siblings darted
around the school’s lawn to differ
ent stations. At any given moment,
kids were crawling through the
“Kiddiepillar,” making plaster
handprints, and ordering up bal-
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Ava Komfeld, mom Sherry Komfield,
and baby brother, Ezra are ready for
action.
JPS student Gabby Maltz, with mom
Julie Hoffman, looks purr-fectly
happy.
After one year in
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Although we’ve been at our South Park location since late
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Fairview Road
Directions
Exit South Park Mall turning right on
Fairview Rd. Travel approx. i/8 mile and turn left
on Park South Drive (by AT8eT/Panera Bread).
Make second left into large office building lot.
Enter lower lobby; opposite Fairview Plaza Restaurant.
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5950 Fairview Road, Suite 12
704.552.6010
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Open Tues.-Fri., or by appointment