The Charlotte Jewish News - May 2011 - Page 7
Havurat Tikvah Teens:
Proud to be “MIA”
Most parents might be eon-
eemed to hear teens deseribing
themselves as “MIA.” At Havurat
Tikvah, “MIA” has an entirely dif
ferent and happy eonnotation.
Organized for and run by our
teens, “Mitzvahs In Aetion” is rap
idly developing a program of
interesting aetivities and projeets
to serve the eommunity while pro
viding a fun opportunity for soeial
interaetion. “MIA” teens were
present at this year’s Purim
Carnival, manning a booth and
volunteering to enhanee the festiv
ities for families gathered to eele-
brate the holiday. Another reeent
aetivity found members of the
group brightening the day for
Carriage Club residents who were
lueky enough to sample some of
their home-baked ehallah. What’s
on the horizon? Look for a sereen-
printing projeet to ereate the
group’s signature t-shirt. To learn
more about “MIA,” or any of the
aetivities listed below, look to the
end of this artiele for all our eon-
taet information.
This month’s Community
Shabbat serviee will begin at 10
AM on May 21. We’ll gather to
take a break from the beetle rou
tine of the week, to worship
together, and to be part of the
Havurah “family.” As always,
serviees will be followed by a pot-
luek luneh and an opportunity to
and new
a kosher/
relax with friends
aequaintanees over
pareve meal.
We’ve also reeently expanded
our religious programming to
inelude a 2nd Wednesday monthly
Minyan. The Minyan for this
month will be held on May 11 at
7:30 and will be followed by eof-
fee and a little nosh.
In addition to serviees, we are
always happy to invite partieipa-
tion in ongoing mitzvah aetivities:
The Dilworth Soup Kitehen
eontinues to provide nourishing
meals and a warm weleome to
those in need. Visit the kitehen on
Faeebook: www.faeebook.eom/
group.php?gid=77134194660 for
more information about this
vibrant eommunity resouree. And
helping hands are weleome at
“Projeet Linus” where Havurah
members and friends meet to pro-
duee hand-made “seeurity-blan-
kets” for ehildren who are serious
ly ill, traumatized, or otherwise in
need. We weleome all willing
hands; no experienee is neeessary
and there’s a job for everyone.
Havurat Tikvah is an affiliate of
the Jewish Reeonstruetionist
Federation, providing a eomfort-
able, family atmosphere where all
Jews ean feel weleome. Our
Sunday Sehool, with its exeiting
eurrieulum and opportunities for
B’nai Mitzvah preparation, is
Grand Lag B’omer Fun
Day on Sunday May 22 at
Col. Francis Beatty Park in
Charlotte
Lag B’omer is a day of bon
fires and outdoor fun in Israel as
people throughout the eountry eel-
ebrate the life of Rabbi Akiva’s
students and his prime diseiple.
Rabbi Shimon Bar Yoehai. Lag
B’omer is the day that breaks the
period of mourning between
Passover and Shavuot and is a day
reserved for fun, games and bar-
beque.
Here in Charlotte there will be
the reereation of the ineredible
experienee that Israelis are used
to, with a grand Lag B’omer festi
val and fun day for ehildren and
adults on Sunday, May 22.
There will be lively Jewish/
Israeli musie in the tradition of
Lag B’omer followed by an exten
sive and delieious Kosher bar-
beque, aeeompanied by a variety
havuraly/hope
Jewish
Reconstructionist
Federation
open to Havurat Tikvah member
families. We invite you to visit, get
to know us, and beeome part of
our growing eongregation of near
ly 60 households.
For an updated ealendar or to
find out more about Havurat
Tikvah, speeifie event loeations,
worship serviees, Sunday Sehool
program, and eommunity aetivi
ties - please visit our website at
www.havurattikvah.org or eontaet
new member ehair, Brian
Feinglass, at befeinl@gmail.eom
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