The Charlotte Jewish News - April 2012 - Page 2
JEWISH FEDERATION NEWS
^ Commemorating & Celebrating Yom Hazikaron and Yom^
Ha’atzmaut
By Mor Green, Community
Shlicha
Understanding interpretations
of the past have shaped Jewish
identity and eolleetive memory
throughout the ages. Jews are
^ known as history-eentered peo-
^ pie representing a unique fusion
^ of history, memory and people-
hood.
Yom Hazikaron is a day in
Israel dedieated to the memory
of family and friends who lost
their lives defending their home
land. “Zakhor” (remember)
appears multiple times in the
Hebrew Bible, and the Israelite
^ nation is taught not to forget.
^ With the reality in Israel of
^ 18-year-olds joining the army to
. defend the state of Israel, every-
Shabbat and Holiday
Candle Lighting for
April 2012
Friday, April 6, 7:31 PM
Saturday, April 7, 2nd Night
Pesach, 8:28 PM
Thursday, April 12, 7th
Night Pesach, 7:35 PM
Friday, April 13, 7:36 PM
Friday, April 20, 7:42 PM
Friday, April 27, 7:48 PM
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OP GHfAxes Charlotte
body knows how it feels to lose
a loved one during the wars of
Israel. When I was almost 12,
my neighbor, Shahar, was killed
by enemy fire during a battle in
south of Lebanon. He was only
21.
Ada Minnes, his sister, wrote
this pieee in the memory of
Shahar:
“He did not return. How
mueh time has passed, and he
has still not returned. And the
heart that eannot go on has also
died. Died from missing you.
“The fight with the time that
disillusions me, the time that lies
to me, just a minute ago we
played together ... just a minute
ago I hugged you ... just a
moment ago I heard your steps
as I reeognized them from afar.
“I promised you that I would
always remember you. But life
is stronger than I am.. .and even
if I want to stop time, the time
does not take that into eonsider-
ation. Everything passes so fast,
and the world that you loved
being part of eontinues without
you.. .to my disappointment.
“Don’t be upset with me, but
I also eontinued to live without
you. And that does not mean that
it is easier, to eontinue to live.
Instead the opposite; it is harder.
Pangs of eonseiousness that do
not heal, moments of joy that are
followed by tears, hidden after
everyone leaves. And moments
of elation have no meaning
without you. Maybe time does
heal all wounds. And after a long
time, I still don’t know if things
are easier or harder. Beeause,
despite everything, when I wake
up, I eontinue to move forward
in my life. And with you, every
thing is frozen. The wheels of
time do not move ... they are not
hurrying anywhere.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25, 6 PM
Yom Hazikaron Memorial Ceremony
Location: Sam Lerner Center for
Cuiturai Arts
SUNDAY, APRIL 29, 4-6 PM (NEW TIME)
Yom Ha’atzmaut Celebration with
Yuvai Haiaf
Location: Camp Mindy at Shaiom Park
I
“And how, how did this hap
pen, that suddenly your image
faded away? I am searehing for
an additional memory of you. I
am trying to remove the dust
from the memories that I have
... of our shared ehildhood, and
the phone does not ring from
you. You don’t eall to tell me if
you are eold, or if things are
hard, or just to say you miss me
“And I who misses you, and
wants to talk to you again, just to
hear one more little story, I
know that you will not return.”
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In April we will be eelebrat-
ing Israel’s 64th Independenee
Day, only two days after Israel’s ^
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explain to others why the happi- ^
est day of the nation follows the ^
saddest day of the year. The ^
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tears. ^
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CONTENTS
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Federation News pp.
Schools pp-5, 8
Synagogues/Cong pp. 10-13,17-20
Jewish Community Center pp. 14,15
Mazel Tov p. 20
Levine-Sklut Judaic Library p.21
Jewish Family Services p. 22
Women’s Page p. 23
Dining Out p. 24
Youth pp. 25, 26
Community News pp. 26-31
Passover p. 31
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