The Charlotte Jewish News - December 2010 - Page 19
Hebrew Cemetery Association
December, the month of Kislev,
the start of winter, the month we
celebrate the victory of the
Maccabees over our enemy. While
winter brings with it the gloom of
wintery darkness, Chanukah
brings with it the miracle of light.
And that light has continued to
illuminate God’s creation in
miraculous ways for thousands of
years gone by.
During the month of Kislev,
commit to spreading the light of
the season. Making a commitment
to do a mitzvah is the best way to
disseminate the light and do God’s
work here on earth. Visit a sick
friend. Mow the lawn for an ailing
neighbor Donate a used coat to a
local community drive. Read to a
blind person. Babysit for a friend
with an autistic child. Make a meal
for a needy family. Give tzedakah.
Each time you do a mitzvah, you
become one with God. Each time
you do a mitzvah you keep the
light going by being God’s partner
here on earth. The key to a signif
icant life is to do something mean-
ingfiil and finding a purpose that is
greater than yourself.
Hebrew
Cemetery
Association
Being Jewish brings with it
much joy but also great responsi
bility. As the people chosen to
receive the Torah, we assumed a
very important role in God’s plan
for humanity. It is a role that
makes each one of us a key player
in the past, present and fiiture.
With that being said, each one of
us needs to assume that role with
compassion, caring, sensitivity
and commitment. This year, you
be the one to stand up for the
underdog. You be the one to take
care of the needy, to feed the poor,
to clothe the naked, to support the
final resting place of fellow Jews
as you become a member of the
Charlotte Hebrew Cemetery
Association. You be the one to
make HaShem realize that his ere-
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Dusty Heist and Rachael Levine
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2011 JCC Maccabi Games
Informational Meeting Set
There will be an informational
meeting for those families inter
ested in learning about the 2011
JCC Maccabi Games on Thursday,
December 9 at 7 PM in Gorelick
Hall at the Levine JCC.
Our delegation from Charlotte
will be attending the JCC Maccabi
Games in Philadelphia, PA next
summer with 30 nationally allot
ted spots. The dates are August 14-
19, 2011. Approximately 1300
Jewish teens from 40+ different
United States /Canadian cities and
foreign countries (Australia,
Israel, Mexico, etc.) are expected
to attend the Philly Games.
The JCC Maccabi Games are
for Jewish teens between the ages
of 13-16 years (birthdates of July
31 as deadline dates), with priority
registration given to current
Levine JCC members. The Games
comprise the largest gathering of
Jewish teens worldwide when
combined with the numerous Host
Cities.
Various sports being offered in
Philly include: baseball, basket
ball, 7 V. 7 soccer, bowling, dance,
swimming and tennis. Depending
on interest levels, tryouts may
need to occur to fill the designated
team sport allotments.
For further information about
the JCC Maccabi Games, please
contact Barry Schumer, Levine
JCC Assistant Executive Director,
at 704-944-6744. ^
ation is in very good hands.
By joining the cemetery, you
support the work of the significant
and meaningfril Charlotte Jewish
community. When you visit the
cemetery you will be pleasantly
inspired by the holiness and yes,
beauty and serenity, that you will
encounter. Call or email Cemetery
Director Sandra Goldman at 704-
576-1859 or director@hebrew-
cemetery.org to arrange for a pri
vate tour of the cemetery or for
more information about donations,
membership benefits, graves, pre
paid funeral costs, endowments,
and/or including the cemetery in
your estate planning. In the mean
time, visit the cemetery website at
http:/www.hebrewcemetery.org.
If you have already decided to
leave money for the cemetery in
your will, we would like to thank
you in advance for your generous
legacy. We invite you to call Phil
Warshauer, Executive Director of
the Foundation for the Charlotte
Jewish Community at 704-973-
4544 or email him at pwar-
shauer@charlottej ewishfounda-
tion.org to find out how you can
maximize that donation and
become a member of the Book of
Life. If you have not yet consid
ered such a gift, let Phil explain
the process to you. ^
Jewish Agency for Israel
Comes to Shalom Park
We welcome Dusty Heist to
Charlotte as the new Jewish
Agency for Israel representative.
The Jewish Agency is one of the
overseas partners of the Jewish
Federation. Dusty will work with
the Federation to help promote
and educate the community on our
work in Israel and around the
world. Dusty will be joined by his
fiancee Rachael Levine, a native
of Elkin, NC. Dusty and Rachael
come to Charlotte from the Los
Angeles Jewish Federation where
Dusty directed the financial pro
fessionals division and young
country clubs divisions and
Rachael was the Young
Leadership Director Dusty is a
graduate of UNC-Chapel Hill and
very excited to return to North
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