Vol. 34, No. 2
Tevet-Adar 5772
February 2012
An Affiliate of the Jewish Federation of Greater Charlotte
Temple Israel Welcomes Scholar-in-Residence
Rabbi Steven C. Wernick to Speak at
Temple Israel
Saturday, February 11
at 9:30 AM
Topic: “The 21st Century
Kehilla: Challenges and
Opportunities”
Rabbi Steven C. Werniek
serves as the Chief Exeeutive
Offieer and Exeeutive Viee
President of the United
Synagogue of Conservative
Judaism. He was reeently named
one of Newsweek’s 50 Most
Influential Rabbis in Ameriea and
in 2010 was on The Forward’s 50
List of Influential Jewish Leaders.
As the son of rabbi and a
Jewish edueator, Rabbi Wemiek
was aetively involved in USY and
Camp Ramah. He was bom in
Philadelphia and raised in
Winnipeg, he went to the
University of Minnesota, and was
ordained at the Jewish Theologieal
Seminary. After ordination he
served as the Assoeiate Rabbi of
Congregation Beth Shalom in
Cherry Hill, NJ, and most reeently
as the head rabbi at Adath Israel in
suburban Philadelphia. He also
served as the president of Mideast
Regional Rabbinieal Assembly
and developed an exemplary lead-
Rabbi Steven C. Wernick
ership training program.
As rabbi of Adath Israel, Rabbi
Wemiek took a synagogue that
had been withering and through
his vision and energy turned it into
one of that region’s most vibrant.
He is looking forward to doing the
same thing at United Synagogue.
Rabbi Wemiek is married and
the father of three daughters.
Don’t miss this opportunity to
hear one of the great Jewish
thinkers of the 21st eentury.
Saturday, Febmary 11, 9:30 AM at
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In Memoriam: Rita Mond,
Former Editor of The
Charlotte Jewish News
When one’s expertise,
knowledge, and talents sig-
nifieantly span several areas
and subjeets, he or she is
often referred to as a
“Renaissanee Man or
Woman.” Rita Mond was
truly the epitome of the
Renaissanee Woman, with
experienee in hard seienees,
talent in writing, a knaek for
management, and an amaz
ing ability to eook the most
delieious foods.
Born in Chieago, she
reeeived both her Baehelor’s
degree and a Master’s degree in
parasitology in a time when few
women even attended eollege.
After working in many hospital
researeh faeilities, she beeame the
lab researeh manager in Cytology
at Mt. Sinai Hospital in New York
City.
When she, husband Irving, and
infant Darren moved to Charlotte,
she began utilizing her natural
aptitude in volunteerism. She was
aetive in and held many board
positions, ineluding president, in
B’nai B’rith Women (now Jewish
Women International) and the sis
terhoods in both Temple Israel and
Temple Beth El.
In 1979, when The Charlotte
Jewish News was first published,
she showed the world her enor
mous eapabilities as a writer, edi
tor, and publisher. She and Ann
Langman managed the newspaper
together for many years, and when
Ann left to pursue her eareer in
Real Estate, Rita stayed on. Under
her leadership the CJN won 10
Rita with her grandchildren: from left, David
Mond, Sara Mond, Lauren Mond, Allie
Michel, and Mara Michel
separate awards from the National
Conferenee of Jewish Federations.
“She always told you what to
do,” says dear friend and former
eo-worker Roz Greenspon, “but
Rita was always right.”
Even in retirement, Rita eontin-
ued to eonfribute to The Charlotte
Jewish News, selling advertising
and building a loyal elientele,
many of whom still advertise
today.
Her dedieation to her family
was a phenomenon. Her ehildren,
Darren, Jered, and Jodi, their
spouses, Staei, Elizabeth, and
Gary Miehel, and her grandehil-
dren, Lauren and David Mond,
Sarah Mond, and Allie and Mara
Miehel, were all devoted to her
and will miss her very deeply.
The Charlotte Jewish eommu-
nity. The Charlotte Jewish News,
friends, and family will all feel a
great void in their lives with the
passing of Rita Mond. Zichrona
I ’vracha, may her memory always
be a blessing. ^
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Rita with her children: from left, Jered Mond, Darren Mond, and Jodi Michel.