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The Charlotte Jewish News -November 2013 - Page 8 Dr. Amy-Jill Levine Is This Year’s Alice Lindsay Tate Lecturer Dn Levine to Spend Several Days Lecturing in the Area Temple Emanuel of Gastonia, NC, as part of its 100th Anniver sary eommemorative season, will be bringing Dr. Amy-Jill Levine to the area as a Seholar-in- Residenee. Dr. Levine, a highly sought after national and interna tional leeturer, is Professor of New Testament and Jewish Stud ies, E. Rhodes and Leona B. Car penter Professor of New Testament Studies, and Professor of Jewish Studies at Vanderbilt University Divinity Sehool and College of Arts and Seienee; she is also Affiliated Professor, Centre for the Study of Jewish-Christian Relations, Cambridge UK. Dr. Levine’s seholarship foeuses on Jesus within his Jewish eontext and the role of the Bible in Chris tian-Jewish relations. She is a self- deseribed “Yankee Jewish feminist who teaehes New Testa CHARLOTTE Dr. Amy-Jill Levine ment in a predominantly Protes tant divinity sehool in the buekle of the Bible beh”; she is also member of Congregation Sherith Israel, an Orthodox Synagogue in Nashville, although she is often quite unorthodox. Her reeent books inelude The Misunderstood Jew: The Church and the Scandal of the Jewish Jesus and The Meaning of the Bible: What the Jewish Scriptures and the Christian Old Testament Can Teach Us (eo-authored with Douglas Knight). With Mare Bret- tler she edited the Jewish Anno tated New Testament (Oxford). Although the New Testament is a book substantially about Jews, written by Jews, and attesting to Jewish praetiees and beliefs, for nearly two millennia, Jews have eustomarily distaneed themselves from the New Testament. How ever, some Jewish seholars like Dr. Levine have reeognized the great value sueh study brings for ereating a deeper under standing between Christians and Jews. And therein lies a bit of tikkun olam - repair of the world. Dr. Levine’s presentations will be: Deeember 3, 7 PM, Myers Park Presbyterian Chureh, the 17th An nual Aliee Lindsay Tate Leeture in Jewish Studies, sponsored by the College of Liberal Arts & Sei- enees and Department of Reli gious Studies UNC Charlotte and Myers Park Presbyterian Chureh: “Jesus the Misunderstood Jew: The Chureh and the Seandal of a Jewish Jesus.” Deeember 4, 7:30 PM, Bel mont Abbey College, The Haid Auditorium: “Jesus, Mary, and Martha: Choosing the Better Part.” Deeember 5, 7 PM, Unity Plaee, St. Stephens AME Zion Chureh, 201 Franklin Blvd, Gas tonia NC; (Moskowitz Leeture Series): “Jesus, Judaism, and Jew ish-Christian Relations.” Eaeh of these events is free and open to the publie. Contributions to Temple Emanuel for this pro gram and in honor of its 100th An niversary will be aeeepted. Temple Emanuel would like to thank all of the individuals who made Dr. Levine’s Seholar-in- Residenee Week possible, in addi tion to our major partners: The Glenn Foundation, First Presbyte rian Chureh of Gastonia, the Jew ish Federation of Greater Charlotte, UNC-Charlotte Dep- tartment of Religious Studies, and Belmont Abbey College. For questions or eontributions, please eontaet mark.epstein@totalbond- vets.eom.^ 'JZw.ple. Sv\Ai/Wit[ Congregation Celebrates 25 Years of High Holiday Services Havurat Tikvah’s 5774 High Holiday serviees marked its 25th anniversary. In a speeial Mineha serviee during Yom Kippur, a panel of members shared memo ries, highlights and stories. Jessiea Sehorr Saxe gave a de tailed history of Havurat Tikvah beginning with its formation in 1988. Many of the founding mem bers eontinue to be aetive. Small, heimishe gatherings were the fare in the early days. In 1989, Allen Saxe proposed that the havurah eonduet its own High Holiday serviees. It took a eoneerted effort to plan and prepare. Havurat Tik vah was lueky to have the help of George Aekerman, a former holi day eantor with Temple Israel who ereated tapes for those who needed them. Every member of this small group was designated a “ehunk” leader for eaeh part of the serviee. The Saxe family offered their home. Jessiea Saxe reealls studying with (Cantor) George during the days after Hurrieane Hugo stmek when the eleetrieity was still off. “Sud denly, the lights eame on. He did not even notiee as he was so fo- eused on Jewish study.” She added that “God was shining on us.” Over the years, the eongrega- tion has grown and has developed its unique style of programming. This ineluded elever plays for Chanukah and Purim; ereative art projeets and extensive soeial ae- tion programs. A series of Shabba- tons and retreats were very popular. The havurah even ereated its own eooperative religious sehool with parents serving as the teaehers. And, as the ehildren be- eame of age, B’nai Mitzvah were held with members teaehing the trope and liturgy. Havurat Tikvah watehed with pride as its ehildren (Continued on page 12) Je^vish Reconstructionist Movement In Association with the RcctMistructionLsc Rabbinical College
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