The Charlotte Jewish News - February 2012 - Page 17
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An Evening With Mor
Green, Charlotte’s Shlicha
On Saturday February 25th
Flavurat Tikvah will host an
evening with Mor Green.
Born on a Kibbutz near
Ashkelon, Mor grew up in Israel
where she served in the Army,
earned her degree in Business
Management and Human
Resourees, and worked extensive
ly with various youth organiza
tions. For the last year and a half-
Mor has been sponsored by the
Jewish Federation as a Sehlieha
(emissary) from Israel to the
Charlotte Community.
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You ean also eontaet us to learn
more about Havurat Tikvah soeial
aetion projeets: our “Projeet
Linus” group eontinues to meet
monthly to produee hand-made
“seeurity-blankets” for ehildren
who are seriously ill, traumatized,
or otherwise in need, the Dilworth
Soup Kitehen - founded by
Havurat Tikvah member Allen B.
Saxe - weleomes enthusiastie vol
unteers (www.faeebook.eom/
group.php?gid=77134194660),
and plans are underway for a joint
“Room At The Inn” venture with
Avondale Presbyterian Chureh.
Havurat Tikvah is an affiliate of
the Jewish Reeonstruetionist
Federation, providing a eomfort-
able, family atmosphere where all
Jews ean feel weleome. We
eneourage partieipation in the
eommunity and in our serviees.
Purim Western with Saloon
at Ohr HaTorah
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Jewish
Reconstructionist
Federation
For those who are interested, we
invite you to visit, get to know us,
and to beeome part of our eongre-
gation of nearly 60 households.
Have questions? Please visit us
at our website at www.havurattik-
vah.org or eontaet new member
ehair, Brian Feinglass, at
befeinl@gmail.eom or at 1-877-
203-5848. ^
Purim at Ohr HaTorah this year
will eome with a Western theme in
its big eelebration On Wednesday
Mareh 7, 6:45 PM. Purim is the
happiest day on the Jewish ealen-
dar and it’s a time for dress up, fun
and merry making.
Partieipants are eneouraged to
eome dressed in eostume and
Western wear is the preferred
theme of the holiday. There
will be Megillah reading,
Hamantasehen and kosher west
ern treats to ignite the holiday
with joy and kosher fun.
The Megillah will be read a
seeond time during the morning
serviees of Mareh 8, 7 AM.
Purim eelebrates the miraeu-
lous reseue of the Jews from the
evil king Ahashverosh and his
wieked Prime Minister named
Haman who wanted to extermi
nate all the Jews in the Persian
Empire. Through the intervention
of Mordeehai and his nieee Queen
Esther the king had a ehange of
heart and defended the Jews from
their enemies. The emphasis in the
book of Esther is the ehange of the
status of the Jews who were
threatened with annihilation and
instead they found favor in the
eyes of the king and the Persian
people who went on to hang
Haman and his sons.
On Purim, we ehange from
usual mundane behavior to joyous
and outlandish eelebration in
appreeiation of the great turn
around of events that led to our
miraeulous delivery. There are
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Mor Green
In her role as a Sehlieha, Mor
aets as a human eonneetion
between Israel and Charlotte. Her
baekground and her experienees in
Charlotte give her unique and
insightful perspeetives on our
eommunity and the Jewish world
at large.
We weleome you to join us for
this informal evening of eonversa-
tion and dessert. For information
about time and loeation, eheek our
website or eontaet Brian Feinglass
- e-mail and phone are listed
below.
This month’s Community
Shabbat serviee takes plaee on
February 4. We’ll have an oppor
tunity to wish mazel tov to Meara
Waxman and parents Dael and
Brenda. Meara will mark the 3rd
anniversary of beeoming a Bat
Mitzvah by leading us in prayer.
Serviees begin at 10 AM and will
be held in the Aitken Classroom at
Avondale Presbyterian Chureh
(2821 Park Road).
As always, Shabbat serviees
will be followed by a festive
kosher/parve (and peanut-free!)
pot-luek luneh. It’s a perfeet
opportunity to relax with friends
and new aequaintanees. Feel free
to join us. For more information
eontaet us at the e-mail and phone
listed below.
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Just call me lucky to be a part of the
Charlotte Jewish Day School family.
1 am a day school employee whose
focus is on customer service, operations,
policies, and procedures.
Having worked in various industries,
I can tell you that the day school
mission and its uncompromising
dedication to students and their
families are second to none!
What does this mean to you?
■ an unmatched educational journey
featuring stimulating curricula and
unique programming that provokes
the interests of young minds
■ a trouble-free transition into
adolescence thanks to the strong
foundation of a Jewish education
■ a gi-eal pride for hairing made the right choice for gour child
I am here for gou everg step of the wag mahing sure that these
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- Barbara Foxx
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Barbara Foxx
office Manager