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Vol. 35, No. 10
Cheshvan-Kislev 5774
November 2013
“Bringing Shalom into Your Home”: The 2014 Main Event with
Rabbi Shmuiey Boteach
Co-chairs Amy Augustine and
Alison Lemer, invite you to join
them at the Federation’s 2014
Main Event “Bringing Shalom
into Your Flome” on Thursday,
December 12, 2013 at 7:30 PM at
Temple Israel. The Main Event is
the Jewish Federation’s most
widely attended event of the cam
paign season.
Guest speaker Rabbi Shmuiey
Boteach, described as “America’s
Rabbi” and called “the most fa
mous Rabbi in America” by The
Washington Post and Newsweek,
is one of the world’s leading ex
perts on relationships, values and
spirituality. Flis 29 books have
been best-sellers all over the
world and have been translated
into 20 languages. The winner of
the London Times highly es
teemed “Preacher of the Year”
award, Boteach has lectured and
appeared in print, radio, and TV
all over the globe.
Fie served as host of the award
winning national TV show,
Shalom in the Flome on TEC, and
The Shmuiey Show on the Oprah
and Friends radio network. For
promoting the importance of an
involved father in the contempo
rary family. Rabbi Shmuiey was
honored by The National Father
hood Initiative, receiving their
most prestigious award for his ef
forts on Shalom in the Flome,
One of America’s most sought-
after television and radio guests.
Rabbi Shmuiey Boteach
Rabbi Shmuiey has appeared on
shows ranging from Oprah to The
Today Show to The View to Dr.
Phil to The O’Reilley Factor to
Good Morning America, and
nearly everything in between.
Rabbi Shmuley’s interests and
accomplishments are as versatile
and extensive as his appearances.
Fie is founder of This World: The
Values Network, an international
organization dedicated to advanc
ing universal Jewish values in the
media and culture. Flis books deal
with a variety of subjects. Flis
most recent publication The Fed-
Up Man of Faith: Challenging
God in the Face of Tragedy and
Suffering is a monumental work;
“We hope you’ll
consider becoming a
“Friends of Shmuiey”
event patron,” said Co-
Chair Amy Augustine.
“With a donation of
$180, “Friends of
Shmuiey” will receive
two Main Event tickets
and a signed book, plus
acknowledgement in
the Main Event
program, on the
Federation website
and in the Charlotte
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was described by Salon.com as
‘having his scholarship finger on
the pulse of the nation.’”
To learn more about Rabbi
Shmuiey Boteach, please visit his
website at www.shmuley.com/
Tickets for the Main Event are
$36 per person and can be pur
chased online at www.jewishchar-
lotte.org; by calling 704-944-6757
or by mailing in your check to
Jewish Federation, 5007 Provi
dence Road, Suite 101, Charlotte,
NC 28226.
“We hope you’ll consider be
coming a “Friends of Shmuiey”
event patron,” said Co-Chair Amy
Augustine. “With a donation of
$180, “Friends of Shmuiey” will
receive two Main Event tickets
and a signed book, plus acknowl
edgement in the Main Event pro
gram, on the Federation website
and in the Charlotte Jewish
News.”
For more information about the
Main Event, please contact the
Federation office, Amy Augus
tine, Alison Lerner or any of the
members of their dynamic Steer
ing Committee: Jill and Craig Bal-
ick, Rachael and Larry Berendt,
Jill Blumenthal, Anne and
Jonathan Brackis, Andrea and
George Cronson, Jill and Michael
Dinerman, Linda Greenfield and
Ira Dunst, Roni and Glenn
Fishkin, Rael and Gabi Gore lick,
Jill and Andrew Flalverstam, Dana
and Andrew Kapustin, Avie
Goodman and Jason LeClair, Eric
Lemer, Julie and Floward Levine,
Main Event
Featuring
Rabbi Shmuiey
Boteach
December 12
7:30 PM
Temple Israel
Tickets $36 each
www.jewishcharlotte.org
Leigh and Daniel Levine, Pam
and Scott Menaker, Jennifer and
Michael Newman, Wendy and
Lee Pake, Wendy and Adam Pet-
ricoff. Dale and Larry Polsky,
Lisa Richman, Stacey and Todd
Schanzlin, Elaine and Marty
Schefflin, Kevin Levine and
Louis Sinkoe, Debra and David
Van Glish, and Amy and Mark
Vi filer.
At the Main Event, you will
have the opportunity to make your
pledge to the 2014 Annual Cam
paign “Together, We Do Extraor
dinary Things.” The Jewish
Federation’s annual fundraising
campaign is focused on helping
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while in 2009, his publication The
Michael Jackson Tapes examined
the effects of celebrity on life.
During his 11-year tenure as
Rabbi to the students at Oxford
University, Rabbi Shmuiey hosted
and debated some of the world’s
leading thinkers, statesmen, and
entertainers including Mikhail
Gorbachev, Professor Stephen
Flawking, Shimon Peres, Deepak
Chopra, Elie Wiesel, and Simon
Wiesenthal to name a few.
According to Main Event Co-
Chair Alison Lemer, “We are so
excited to bring Rabbi Shmuiey to
Charlotte and we hope everyone
will join us to hear such a versatile
speaker. Because Rabbi Shmuiey
is engaged in such a wide range of
endeavors, it is no wonder that he
Sunday,
December 1
5-6pm
Levine JCC
Sam Lerner Center
Lathes
Jelly donuts
Dreidels
Candle lighting
Sing-along
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Also in this issue:
Temple Israel’s 75th Anniversary of Kristallnacht,
Sunday, November 10, 7 PM at Temple Israel. See page 4.
Rabbi David Nesenoff comes to speak about his
confrontation with the late Helen Thomas. See page 3.