The Charlotte Jewish News -May 2015 - Page 10
Shavuot Festivity on May 24 at Ohr Ha-
Torah Will Celebrate the Gift of Children
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The holiday of Shavuot cele
brates the giving of the Torah by
God to the people of Israel at
Mount Sinai 3,327 years ago. The
giving of the Torah at Sinai is con
sidered the greatest and most sig
nificant event in Jewish history as
it changed the mission statement
of the Jewish people and it is seen
as the marriage between God and
the people of Israel. The very ex
istence of Judaism today is di
rectly linked to this milestone
event which transformed the Jew
ish people forever.
According to the Midrash and
the Talmud the superstars of this
amazing event were the children.
God had asked Moses for credible
guarantors for the safekeeping of
the Torah. At first Moses offered
the Jewish leaders, patriarchs, and
matriarchs as guarantors but they
were not accepted. God only ac
cepted the children as guarantors
as they will ensure that the Torah
will be kept, revered, and ob
served and most of all transmitted
from generation to generation.
Ohr HaTorah will celebrate this
Shavuot with the children taking
the center stage at the holiday
morning service on Sunday, May
24. The children will march into
the sanctuary at 11 to witness the
special reading in the Torah scroll
in the portion of the Torah that de
scribes the story of the giving of
the Torah including the reading of
the Ten Commandments.
There will also be a festive
dairy Kiddush luncheon after the
service. The children will be
treated to a variety of kosher ice
cream delights during the Kid
dush. One of the remarkable cus
toms that has been popularized
over the years is the eating of
dairy foods like cheesecake or
cheese blintzes on Shavuot. The
origin of this custom is based on
the fact that Jews first began to
observe kosher dietary laws with
the giving of the Torah and the
most readily available foods to
them at the time were milk and
cheese.
The Ohr HaTorah Shavuot
service open to the entire commu
nity. The program will begin at 11
Congregation
orah
AM and will feature the reading
of the Ten Commandments and
delicious dairy foods for young
and old. There is no charge for
this event. For more information
please visit our website:
www.chabadnc.org. Or call our
office at 704-366-3984.
In addition to the Torah cele
bration on Sunday morning, Ohr
HaTorah will hold a Torahthon
which is a Torah marathon starting
on Saturday night May 23 at mid
night with a selection of Torah
study programs. This will include
halachic dissertations on Talmudic
issues as well as an inner look at
the mystical side of the Torah. The
Torahthon is open to anyone inter
ested in participating and is a great
way to prepare for the reading of
the Ten Commandments. Refresh
ments will be served. ^
Lag b’Omer Barbeque and Community
Celebration
Lag b’Omer is one of those
spring holidays which is well
known in Israel for its huge bon
fires and outdoor barbeques. This
two thousand year old holiday
originates in the days of the Tal
mud when Israel was under
Roman rule and its main charac
ters were famous Talmudic Sages,
Rabbi Akiva and Rabbi Shimon
Bar Yochai, author of the Zohar.
The theme of the holiday is
Jewish unity through love and
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Jewish independence through
Torah. Today the spirit and teach
ings of these great Rabbis lives
through the colorful celebrations
on Lag b’Omer. When Lag
b’Omer falls on a Thursday, the
celebration is a nice lead in to
Shabbat.
Ohr HaTorah will be hosting a
community Lag b’Omer picnic
and barbeque on Thursday May 7,
6 PM. The celebration will in
clude a kumzits with music and
traditional bonfire. A full delicious
kosher barbeque dinner will be
served as well. There is a fee of
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$15 per person and $36 per fam
ily.
The Ohr HaTorah picnic will
take place 8385 Providence Road.
Advance reservations are re
quired. Please visit our website
www.chabadnc.org for more in
formation or call 704-366-3984.^
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Why Every Jewish Family
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In a span of just four ■
weeks, our Temple phone
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walked in our doors look
ing to find a spiritual home
nearly every single day.
We have had calls from young ex
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have made the decision to make
their Jewish home at the Lake. We
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selling their home in Charlotte,
and moving to the Lake. Last
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and their families looking to make
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Lake serves the Lake region, and
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Charlotte, as well. In addition,
many find their way here seeking
a community shul much like the
bar from “Cheers,” where every
one knows your name.
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reasons why:
♦ Jewish hub with a full-time
rabbi and educator, 210 house
holds, active retiree population,
150-F children in the religious
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