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The Charlotte Jewish News - March 2012 - Page 18 Youth Visions Hebrew High-Lights 8th Graders Retreat Create Spoken Word Poetry at Retreat This year’s 8th grade retreat foeused on ereating Spoken Word Poetry to express our Jewish iden tity. The elass was aided by The Blaek Ink Monks of Johnson C. Smith University, along with their advisors and professors, Kirsten Hemmy and Cindy Kistenberg. After watehing the doeumen- tary, “Louder Than a Bomb,” about Chieago’s annual Slam Poetery eontest for loeal high sehools, the students set about ere ating their own poems. Here are a few of the first lines of several exeellent poems. For the remainder of the verses, visit www.eharlottejewishnews.org and elink on the “loeal” link. My neighborhood gleams with red, green, and gold These synthetic lights scream for attention But my house sits dark and quiet like a lost child Except for a single light flicker ing behind an ivory curtain. My school buzzes with Christmas cheer And I find myself faintly humming along To “Jingle Bells ” or “The Little Drummer Boy, ” so overplayed They must be tattooed to my mind. They expect things, they judge me. Yet they never want me. They make me my second biggest critic I’m pretty sure I should be first But then again, if I’m first in any thing I’ll make them mad Their anger changes into their own weapon Branding even the strongest of mind with “weird" Just because they ’re mad at what? My clothes; my emotions; my solemn tears. Everyone says “what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger” Well, I think it’s killing me The knife of words cuts deep A gash everyone’s oblivious to. When I was in New Jersey, every thing was great But then it all changed, my love became hate Then I found out the worst news ever I had to leave it all behind, noth ing will be better Nothing was ever the same, I was in a whole new world It all came so fast, and I left behind my girl. One day we hopped on a plane and came down to the NC The words on this paper make the greatest MC Who am I to you? A son, a stranger, someone on the sidewalk asking for money? Do you know the real me? I am your son. You don’t know me though. I don’t think you care. You get mad but never sad. I’ve seen you cry once, tears at my Bar Mitzvah. I said, “Don’t cry. ’’ Everyone laughed but you. When we were in the office And the person said “David is going with mom and Lauren is gonna stay with Dad, ’’ I turned to mom and said, “thank God!" You just sat there with that nor mal grin on your face. People say David and Lauren because D comes before L, because I was born before Lauren. But you say Lauren before David because she always comes first in your mind. Friends here show love for me and show their respect for me more than I feel you have. Do you want to know how to love me? P2G COMMUNITY TEEN LEADERSHIP EXCHANGE - JULY 2012 In collaboration with the Jewish federation^ Temple Beth El, Temple Israel and Consolidated High School of Jewish Studies PART I HAPERA: Journey to Israel with shlicha Mor Green and teens from across the Southeast and spend two weeks with students from Hadera, Travel the country, engage in tikkun otam projects and learn about Israel's politics, culture and society. Enjoy Israeli hospitality and teen life. INFORMATION SESSION Thursday, March 15, 6:00 pm FSP Boardroom @ Shalom Park RSVP: Shaliach@jewishcharlotte.org Approximate cost for oil 4 weeks is $3,300. PART II CHARLOTTE; Welcome Hadera teens and introduce them to the American way of life. Together they will explore Charlotte's Jewish community and all the Queen city has to offer to learn about our cultural differences, tzedakoh and leadership. For more information, please contact Rachael Levine in the Federation office at 704.944.6751 or rachaeUevme@jewishcharlotte.org.
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