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The Charlotte Jewish News -October 2013 - Page 28 Hebrew High Labor Day, High Holidays, Opening Day, oh my! What a busy and blessed month this has been. Even with all of the excite ment, the Hebrew High faculty Hebrew High teachers attend their orienta tion. found time to meet and rededicate themselves to providing quality, relevant, and innovative Jewish education to Charlotte’s Jewish teens. Roz Cooper, CHS director, em phasized aspects of the school’s ish identity in a nonjudg mental, age appropriate atmosphere. The values learned at CHS will hope fully, become the seeds of their Jewish lives. * Jewish Peoplehood - Hebrew High students are taught to be leaders in the Jewish community now and in the future. They learn to care for their own community and the global community. Using Charles Schultz’s Peanut Gang as a theme, teachers reviewed the art of active learning by participating in many “hands on” activ ities. These were designed to freshen their teaching approach and create a community of teachers and learners among the faculty. ,, j The CHS faculty con- jim. H sists of a group of men and Usa Magel and Howard Seidler work on a proj- ''’^tnen who gather to- ect together. gether each week, not only mission and goals to this year’s amazing group of edu cators. Among them: * Israel - Hebrew High is a place for teens to learn to love Israel, connect with our brothers and sisters there, and to understand the importance of our re lationship with the Jew ish homeland. Jewish Identity - At Rabbi Tracy KUrs and Dara Geverdi.scu.ss Hebrew High teens are how the poster relates to teaching at He- encouraged to develop brew High. their own, personal Jew-, to teach our teenagers; but also to listen to their problems and suc cesses, to help them deal with dif ficult situations, and to serve as Jewish role models. Working with teenagers is a tremendous chal lenge, but it is one that our teach ers meet weekly, with determination, courage and love. It is not too late to enroll your 8th through 12 th grade students today. Don’t let them miss out on the Hebrew High 5774 experi ence. For more information call Roz at 704-944-6782 or email rcooper@shalomcharlotte.org. >> Jewish Teens Explore What They Stand For For many people, the mo.st sig nificant part of life is when they are able to achieve something of great magnitude. Most don’t real ize that Judaism’s teachings have been a major source of revolution ary humanitarian and environmen tal ideas for millennia. Society has yet to fully appreciate the depth of Torah’s vision for a building a bet ter worid. This year, Chabad of Charlotte presents a new JLI Teens scries called Jewish Revolutions: What Do YOU Stand For? #WDYSF. This series introduces teens to Judaism’s time less messages on communal ac tivism, social justice, modem technology, environmentalism, freedom, and world peace. Stu dents will be challenged to ask themselves where they stand on these and similar issues. What drives us to fix the world? Where does this inner-passion come from? What values and beliefs does Judaism promote that we can use to effect change? Teens will be challenged to take concrete steps to make a difference in the world around them. Introducing teens to these ideas is critical dur ing the years of self-devel opment as they prepare themselves for college, and then for the world at large. JLI Teen Classes are of fered on rotating Sunday evenings at Ohr HaTorah. For more information please visit www.ChabadNC.org/ JLITeens or call 704-366-3984.0 “He who delights in the Sabbath is granted his heart s desires ” —Talmud: Shabbat 118b Abigail Tulane University, Fine Open House Parents, please join us! Wed., October 23,9:30 - 11 am Thurs., November 7,11:30am -1 pm Preschoolers'visit Fri., November 8,1:15-2pm Clwrlollt'Jewish J ^ l>€iy .School CJDS pointed me in -me R ght diRectioni. • ” i ^Oi V'l hot As the trip approached, I grew more and more nervous. The thought of sleeping away from home (and outside, no less!) made me more uncomfortable than I cared to admit. Close to my home and my family was where I wanted to stay. I returned with a sense of confidence I had never before possessed. My ODS "family" gave me the courage to tell myself "I can do it." My fifth grade friends and teachers helped me conquer my fear and push outside my comfort zone. With my new-found self-confidence, I decided to attend a Jewish sleep away camp, which I then enjoyed for many summers. These experiences were followed by a six week trip to Israel, and finally college. Now I am challenged daily by the rigors of my studies and my artistic pursuits. But I owe it to CJDS for first showing me what I was capable of—on my own. Phone: 704.366.4558 • CJDSCHOOL.org A strong academic foundation for living Jewishly.
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