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From the Lake Norman Rabbi
“Where Everyone Knows
Your Name”
Lake Norman is the next fron
tier for Jewish life in the greater
Charlotte region. In just ten years
the community has grown from
just a handful of families to a
community of more than 250 fam
ilies spread across three congrega
tions, a Hadassah chapter, and a
local chavurah group. This has
established the extended Lake
Norman region as a viable option
for Jewishly oriented families and
individuals looking to move to or
within the Charlotte region.
In general, Lake Norman offers
the following and more:
* Good schools
‘f Lower cost of living
* Beautiful natural surround
ings
* Access to Charlotte without
being in the city
More specifically, the Lake
Norman Jewish Congregation, the
progressive congregation of Lake
Norman, is like the “Cheers” of
synagogues - a community where
everyone knows your name. At
Lake Norman your presence is felt
and in your absence you are
missed.
There is a lot to be said for
“LNJC Jewish Living at the
Lake”:
* The warmth and accessibility
of Rabbi Shields
* Our warm, personal, and
interactive worship experience
* Our engaging Religious
School with more than 100 stu
dents
* Our Sunday Pre-school
* Our embrace of interfaith
couples and families
* Our welcome to families in
all their forms
* Our vision for the near future
that will allow us to establish a
permanent home and second
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Charlotte Jewish community.
lyho Becomes Part of the Lake
Norman Jewish Community?
Our members live in uptown.
University, Gastonia, Concord,
Huntersville, Cornelius, Davidson,
Mooresville, Salisbury, Statesville,
Concord, Denver, Hickory,
Terrell, Sherrills Ford, and even
some from areas of Charlotte who
enjoy the smaller feel that LNJC
has. Some of our members drive a
surprisingly long distance because
spending time at the LNJC is like
arriving home ... away from
home.
The growth of the Jewish com
munity in the extended Lake
Norman region reflects the chang
ing nature of the Jewish commu
nity of Greater Charlotte. Lake
Norman now presents itself as a
viable option for Jewish families
thinking of moving to or within
the greater Charlotte region. It is
important to note that other con
gregations such as Koi Ami in
Fort Mill reflect growth in other
geographic areas as well.
Our path would have been
much more difficult had it not
been for the support of the
Federation and a number of agen
cies at Shalom Park. The goodwill
gesture in the form of an-alloca-
tion to the Jewish Council of Lake
Norman helped give us the
courage to initiate the Shalom
Lake Norman Jewish Festival and
other quality Jewish programs. I
know that the Lake Norman
Jewish Congregation and its
members look forward to further
deepening the relationship that
has been forged with Shalom Park
as we all move forward in the
ongoing story of the Greater
Charlotte Jewish Community. V
Life is Good
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Why not enrich your life this
New Year by registering for
Temple Beth El University?
Registration for Temple Beth
El University’s next three week
minimester begins October 1.
TBEU courses are offered on
three consecutive Wednesdays,
November 2, 9, and 16. Our line
up for this fall includes three fas
cinating courses.
From 7-9 PM, Rabbi Chanoch
Oppenheim will captivate his stu
dents with Jewish Thought Part I:
Maimonides, a Core Course.
Cantor Mary Thomas will delight
■ her students with Jewish Prayer in
the Age of Social Media in
Elective One from 7-8 PM. Sara
Schreibman and Susan Jacobs
invite you to join them for
Elective Two, the Jewish Book
Club, from 8-9 PM, where they
will explore Anita Diamanf s The
Red Tent including a look at the
Biblical texts upon which it is
based and the notion of modem
midrash.
Temple Beth El University
courses offer students the opportu
nity to be challenged, engaged,
enlightened, and entertained. It is
the perfect and affordable answer
for the community. Designed -to
attract Jews and non-Jews alike,
class formats enable students to
learn about our rich culture, reli
gion, and past with a minimal time
comrnitment.
Life is Good! L’Chaira! May
this New Year be a healthy one;
one of enrichment, fulfillment,
and new adventures in learning at
Temple Beth El University.
For more information on
Temple Beth El University, please
call Sue Hummel at 704-749-3054
or visit www.beth-el.com/RSVP
to register, beginning October 1.
Courses are $ 18/hour for mem
bers; $26 for nonmembers.
Financial assistance and scholar
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