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The Charlotte Jewish News - December 2012 - Page 5 Synagogues & CONGREGA TIONS Chasing Away the Chill of Winter: Rabbi Steve Sager, Hospitality, and Hanukkah December may bring plummet ing temperatures and fewer hours of sunlight, but at Havurat Tikvah it also brings the warmth of com munity gatherings, lively discus sions, and celebration. On Saturday, December 1, we welcome Rabbi Steve Sager (Rabbi Emeritus of Beth El Syna gogue, Durham) for the second in our ongoing series of discussions on “hospitality.” Rabbi Sager leads Shabbaton weekend retreats at Wildacres and is the director of Sicha, an organization that assists congregations from around the country in exploring Jewish tradi tions and incorporating them into modem day life. We invite you to join us at 6:30 PM for what we know will be a stimulating evening of discussion based on Jewish texts, traditions, and our current understandings of what it means to be “hospitable.” Attendance at our first meeting with Rabbi Sager is not necessary to enjoy this upcoming event. For more details, visit our website or contact us via phone or e-mail (see contact information below). Our antidote to winter will con tinue on the first night of Flanukkah when we’ll come to gether for our annual Flanukkah party. We’ll meet at Avondale Presbyterian Church (2821 Park Road - visit our website for spe cific room information) on De cember 8 at 7 PM to light the first candles of the holiday season. Bring your menorahs, some treats to share (kosher, parve/dairy, no peanuts), and a willingness to put a spin on a dreidel or two. The warm spirit of hospitality continues with Community Shab- bat services on Saturday, Decem ber 15. Services begin at 10 AM in the Aitken classroom on the campus of Avondale Presbyterian Church. A festive Kiddush fol lows. This month we continue our ef forts to extend hospitality to our broader community as well. In this case it comes in the form of socks ... men’s, women’s, chil dren’s ... earmarked for Urban Ministries and their efforts to help those in need. Bring a pair (or more!) to any of our activities. You can also contact us to find out more about this month’s teen group activities (“Mitzvahs in Ac tion”), volunteer opportunities with the Dilworth Soup Kitchen (you can find the soup kitchen’s facebook page at http://www.face- book.com/group.php?gid=771341 94660 ), and the work of Project Linus (where blankets are made to help seriously ill, traumatized, or needy children). Finally, a hearty mazel tov to Flannah Kinney-Kobre on being called to the Torah as a bat mitz- vah. We wish Flannah and her par ents, Suz-anne Kinney and Michael Kobre, health and happi ness in the years ahead. Flavurat Tikvah is an affiliate of the Jewish Reconstmctionist Fed eration, providing a comfortable, family atmosphere where all Jews can feel welcome. For those who are interested, we invite you to visit, get to know us, and to be JewLsh llecons tniccLnnist ib'Lk'rjLrifni come part of our congregation of nearly 50 households. For more information about Flavurat Tikvah or any of our ac tivities go to our website www.havurahikvah.org or contact new member chair, Brian Fein- glass through e-mail (member- ship@havurattikvah.org) or by phone at 980-225-5330. You can also find Flavurat Tikvah and Flavurat Teens Charlohe on Face- book. ^ Chabad of Charlotte Offers 2013 Camaro in “Drive for Better Tomorrow” Chabad of Charlohe, an organ ization that devotes its energies to providing outreach and educa tional activities to Charlotte’s Jewish community has embarked on a fun and distinctive fundrais ing campaign. This campaign will benefit the many programs and services that include: The Jewish Learning Institute, Friendship Cir cle of Charlotte, Talmud Torah Hebrew School, Jewish Holiday Programming, the Jewish Pre school on Sardis, and Congrega tion Ohr HaTorah. Chabad has extended its arms for over 32 years to people from all back grounds and affiliations through various innovative programs. “The Drive for a Better Tomor row” is a unique raffle campaign that gives a chance to every raffle ticket holder to win one of three spectacular prizes including: a 2013 Chevrolet Camaro Coupe LS, a seven day dream trip to Is rael for two, and nice cash prizes. 2013 CHEVY CAMARO AND TOU WILL DH)VE BETT6H TCH«|0HB0Wl Ifi MWBHil First prize is a 2013 Chevy Camaro. The raffle was initiated by a group of Charlotte Chabad supporters who are looking to raise the funds needed to operate all their pro grams, especially those geared for Jewish youth. Chabad’s youth programs aim to inspire the upcoming genera tion to become a force for good in the world. Chabad offers many opportunities for children, teens, and people of all ages to experi ence the pride of their Jewish her itage and savor the knowledge of (^o ngrega ti o n MsT” £j project o) Luba\itch of North Corolinu the Torah through creative pro gramming and classes. Support for this campaign has been amazingly enthusiastic. A host of Charlotte area businesses and private individuals have gen erously put up the seed money to pay for all the prizes in advance. This makes the raffle even more striking, as the proceeds from each ticket are directed to the cause. Corporate sponsors include: Hendrick Chevrolet Cadillac of Monroe, Carolina Premier Bank, L. Gordon Iron and Metal, BestSweet, Inc., Laxer, Long & Savage, and Kuehne+Nagel. Indi vidual sponsors are: Steven Azizo, Har lan Brendel, Stuart and Shari Goldstein, Edwin and Leslie Rusgo, and Dr. Robert and Stacy Selkin. There were also six anonymous donors. Courtesy of Hen drick Chevrolet, a Chevy Camaro will be on display at Chabad’s Hanukkah celebration at South- Park on December 9. Participants in the Hanukkah celebration, as well as shoppers, will have the opportunity to pur chase raffle tickets for holiday gifts. Tickets are $100 each or 18 for $1,500. Only 1,800 tickets will be sold, making the chances of a win ning a major prize 1 in 360, far better than our state lohery. There will also be mini-raffles each month so the sooner tickets are purchased, the more chances to win a bonus cash prize of $100. Winners of the mini raffle are still eligible to win a major prize at the conclusion of the raffle on June 2. Tickets can be purchased by mailing a check for $100 per ticket to 6619 Sardis Rd, Char lotte, NC, 28270 or online at www.chabadnc.org/drive. Look for the brochure inside this issue of The Charlotte Jewish News. To order tickets by phone or for more information, please call 704-366- 3984. « lllllllll lI«)lNUKigiB pjim DECMBEIt 1 a 6:00 pm DILWORTH NEIGHBORHOOD GRILL 97 7 E MoreheadStreet $10 advance/$l 5 at door (Includes appetizers & one drink) REGISTER TODAY! www.jewishcharlotte.org .JEWISH^ Tpl^.n ^ JEWISH^ FEDE^RATION5 OF GREATER CHARLOTTE jee TEMPLE BETH EL judaism for the 21st century
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