The Charlotte Jewish News - March 2011 - Page 13
Temple Kol Ami Continues
to Grow
York County’s first Jewish con
gregation in over fifty years,
Temple Kol Ami, continues to
grow and thrive in York County.
We have proven to be a needed
addition to the area. Aside from
having Kabbalat Shabbat services
we have also been able to assist
with the needs of baby namings,
Brit Milah, and other lifecycle
events. We continue to hold serv
ices the 1st and 3rd Friday at St.
Philip Neri Catholic Church in
Fort Mill, SC at 7 PM.
As a congregation located in an
area that has a smaller Jewish
community, we have been focus
ing on being a congregation open
to worshippers of various back
grounds. Recently we have had
services led by Rabbi Leah
Dobeme-Schor of Columbia, SC.
Flaving the Rabbi lead us in wor
ship has been a wonderful addition
to our congregation. As our pres
ence is felt throughout York
County and the Greater Charlotte
area our goal is to create a congre
gation that is welcoming to Jews
of all denominations who are
looking for a Jewish home that is
close to their home. We invite all
of you to join Temple Kol Ami as
we host our first grand social
event. An Evening at “The Shuk”
on Saturday, March 12 at 7 PM.
This thrilling event will be taking
place at the Levine Museum of the
New South. There will be deli
cious hors d’ouevres, an open bar,
and an exhilarating silent auction.
Tickets are $35 per person and
include all food, cocktails, admis
sion to the museum, and parking
in the 7th Street parking deck.
If you would like to purchase tick
ets or make a donation please go
to www.kolamitemple.com. For
more information about Temple
Kol Ami contact us at yorksyna-
gogue@gmail.com. ^
Schools
Lessons from the Past
Teach Financial Literacy
for the Future
By Andrea Gamlin
Isn’t it funny how some of our
sharpest childhood memories are
formed? One of my clearest mem
ories growing up is that of my
father telling me about ten shares
of a pharmaceutical stock that his
Uncle Benny had purchased for
me just after I was bom. The tone
of my father’s voice, and the seri
ous look on his face, made me
instantly realize that whatever this
was, this “stock” was something
that was going to have a profound
influence on my life forever. I
must have been around nine or ten
when Dad first told me.
Recognizing the importance of the
story, I asked Dad to repeat the
name of the stock many times and
nudged him constantly to take me
to the vault at the bank that held
the paper showing what I owned.
Paper? Yes, as my teenagers tell
me, I am from the old times; paper
stock certificates proved owner
ship in those days. Seeing the cer
tificate, and knowing that it was so
important that it couldn’t be left at
home in a drawer had a strong
effect on me.
Another clear memory that I
have from my childhood is my
father asking my mom or me, after
seeing our packages from a shop
ping trip, “What do you need it
for?” After he received a polite
response or evil eye from Mom
(depending on the purchase), he
always said, “Wear it (or use it) in
good health.” That started me
thinking about what I needed and
what I wanted, and what the dif
ferences were.
Fast forward to today - I am so
lucky to be the technology teacher
at Charlotte Jewish Day School. I
thoroughly enjoy teaching, but I
am passionate about two things:
safety and financial literacy. My
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curriculum for each grade
involves safety at every level. The
importance of case sensitive pass
words through Internet security
resonates in grades Kindergarten
through 5th grade. But in 5th
grade, I have the pleasure of teach
ing a life skill through a financial
literacy curriculum that I devel
oped.
The first part of CJDS
Financial Literacy 101 includes
discussion about money, what it
is, how it is made (the US Mint
has a wonderful, free website),
and different ways that we can
earn money. Once we have
money, we need to find a place to
put it - one safe place is a bank.
The Federal Reserve Bank has a
fun movie that talks about its
functions, and the kids then learn
about its customers - banks that
we use. Do you know that when
we borrow money, we have to pay
back principal and interest? That
affects our budgeting, and boy, do
we need good math skills to budg
et. Back to my dad for a moment:
since he made me question my
purchases, I ask CJDS 5th graders
the difference between needs and
wants. The kids have learned
good money management skills
through our classroom discus
sions.
CJDS Financial Literacy 201
moves the kids on to another
place to earn money, riskier than
placing it in a savings account: the
stock market. We already learned
about loans; but when we invest
in a company, we don’t loan it
money, but become owners in the
company. Each student picks a
company and uses the Internet to
research his or her pick. Do you
know that companies make up to
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