The Charlotte Jewish News - March 2010 - Page 16
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ewish Council
OF LAKE NORMAN
The Jewish Council of Lake Norman
Announces the Second
“Shalom Lake Norman” Jewish Feslfval
Ramsey Creek Park
Sunday, August 29, Noon-5 PM
^ Live Entertainment
^ Arts & Crafts
^ Children’s Activities
^ Traditional Jewish Foods and Judaica for Sale!
Vendors Sought for Food, Entertainment, Art,
Jewelry and Judaica.
Please submit proposals to Gail Brooks-Lemkin at
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Clear Blues Skies: 8th Graders Say It’s
Not Too Much to Ask For
Eighth Grade Retreat Focuses on the Jewish View
Environmental Issues
Nearly 75 eighth graders con
vened at Shalom Park on Saturday
night, January 23 and Sunday
morning, January 24, to leam and
experience the Jewish values
Tikkun 01am, Bal Tachshit, and
Shomrei Adamah: repairing the
world, refraining from waste, and
protecting the land.
The retreat began with a special
outdoor Havadallah circle where
Rabbi Micah Streiffer sang songs
and told the story of Honi the
Circlemaker and the carob tree.
Then the class was broken into
four groups where they did a text
study, created a map of Israel with
old T-shirts, learned about the
environmental accomplishments
in Israel, and created their own
song/poem about the environment.
Abby Cohen, Rachel Vaughn, and Foster Machicote
deocrate pots for seed plantings that were donated
to Sunrise Assisted Living.
On Sunday morning, because
the weather was uncooperative, a
field trip to Park Road Park had to
be cancelled and new activities
were created. The students made
their tie-dyed T-shirts with
dyes made from natural
sources (fruits, vegetables, and
spices) and they participated in
a class where they decided on
the one famous quote that
would summarize the weekend.
Then five teams set out all over
Shalom Park and the Levine St
JCC building to complete a
scavenger hunt.
The scavenger hunt made the
students aware of just how much
recycling goes in Shalom Park and
what the efforts are being made to
conserve and reduce our carbon
footprint. But they also noticed
places where some improvements
could be made. In a letter to the
Foundation of Shalom Park, some
students suggested that the energy
used on the stationary
equipment in the gym
be converted into
electricity; one group
even suggested a com
munity garden on the
roof that would even
tually serve the clients
of Jewish Family
Services.
The quote that the
group finally decided
summed up their
weekend was Charles
Haas: “Feed a man a
fish and he eats for a
day; teach him how to
fish and within three years he’ll be
dead of mercury poisoning.”
Here are some examples of our
talented poets:
graders created a map of Israel with
i template and recycled T-shirts.
THE LONE WOLF’S
MESSAGE
BYB.J. WEINSTEIN
Standing in the shadows
The lone wolf fears the blaze
What once was a peaceful forest
Now is an ashpool for destruction
So heed this warning
The lone wolf stands alone
His pack is gone
Protect the earth
Or it will become
Just like the lone wolf’s
Burnt down forest
THE WORLD
BY MIRIAM ROOCHVARG
The sound of the world,
The sound of the fire.
The sound of the night.
The sound of the stars.
Life is a person.
Life is a world.
Life is whatever you make it
I am a person.
You are a person,
I am human.
You are human.
We are who we want to be in the
world.
We are all God’s creation. ^
Sophie Bergmann teaches Hudson,
her special friend, how to skate during
Friendship Circle’s ice skating trip.
Sami Damsky and her special friend,
Joshua, participate in the Friendship
Circle’s recent Library Circle program.
Friendship Circle Presents: Cooking
Circle
Our new Cooking Circle is
designed to give kids who enjoy
the kitchen a chance to roll up
their sleeves and get busy. Each
event will feature a hands-on culi
nary experience with a twist of tal
ent. Rochel and Mushka will teach
the children the art of cooking that
everyone can leam. In addition to
learning to bake, the children will
decorate an apron and a challah
cover and also weave a placemat.
Our first event will be held on
Sunday, March 7 at 4:30 PM, the
second class will be on Sunday,
March 14 at 4:30 PM, and the
third class will be on Sunday,
March 21 at 4:30 PM.
For more information or to
RSVP, email info@friendshipcir-
cle.com or call 704-366 5983. ^
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