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Charlotte Jewish News - August 2015 - Page 13 Moishe House August Events Moishe House Charlotte eele- brates its seeond birthday this Au gust with a host of fun events. Moishe House is a nonprofit or ganization dedieated to promoting eommunity among Jewish young adults in their twenties and early thirties. It seeks to fill the void that often exists after graduating eol- lege and prior to settling down. The organization, with 76 houses in 17 eountries, brings to gether Jewish adults who live to gether and plan loeal programs, both home-based and external, for other young Jewish adults. Moishe House Charlotte began in August 2013 and has hosted over 100 events ranging from serviee projeets to soeial events to Jewish learning and more. Its eurrent res idents are Elana Congress, Audrey Singer, Danielle Soowal, Matt Hirsehl, and Tahis Haloulos. We are looking for another roommate to move in this fall—if you’re Jewish, aged 22-30, awesome, and looking to move into the house, e- mail us at mohoeharlotte@ gmail.eom for more information. Read on to see what we’re up to for August. 1. Ask the Rabbis - The Bound aries of Jewish Identity - Tuesday August 4 at 7:30 PM at Moishe House August’s “Ask the Rabbis” will be a panel-like diseussion in whieh a few of our terrifie Char lotte rabbis briefly gives his/her perspeetive on the ehosen topie - The Boundaries of Jewish Iden tity. Would someone still be able to eall themselves Jewish if they were not bom Jewish? Do they need the eommunity’s approval, or ean they just identity as Jewish as they see themselves? Following their presentations, we will open the floor for diseussion and ques tions. 2. Alive After Five - Thursday, August 13 at 6:30 PM at the Epi- eenter, 210 E. Trade Street Beeause we had so mueh fun meeting up for Alive After Five in June, we want to do it again dur ing the last month of its summer series. We will meet on the rooftop in between the main stage and the bar area. We ean’t wait to see you all there. 3. Diana’s Housewarming Party - Saturday, August 15 at 6:30 PM at Diana’s House Missing Diana? So are we ... so let’s go see her new plaee. Wear your swimsuit and we ean enjoy a relaxing Saturday night by the pool ending with havdalah. House warming gifts in the form of adult beverages are greatly appreeiated. Email mohoeharlotte@gmail.eom for address. 4. Mint Museum Uptown Tour - Wednesday, August 19 at 7 PM at Mint Museum Uptown, 500 South Tryon St., Charlotte An intemationally-renowned institution. The Mint Museum is dedieated to inspiring, publishing, and proteeting important works of art and design from all over the global art eommunity. Mint Mu seum Uptown houses outstanding eolleetions of Ameriean, eontem- porary, and European art. Eaeh Wednesday evening, admission to the museum is free, so join the Moishe House for a tour. Make sure to meet us at the entranee to the museum at 7 PM sharp. 5. Peeuliar Rabbit 2nd Anniversary - Thursday, August 27 from 7-9 PM Did you hear? Moishe House Charlotte is eele- brating its seeond anniver sary. Join us at the Peeuliar Rab bit, the loeale where the founding MoHo CLT members met for the first time. The Peeuliar Rabbit is loeated in Plaza-Midwood, with a great rooftop bar ideal for enjoy ing apps and drinks, with views of the Charlotte skyline. To learn more about Moishe House Charlotte, visit our website (w ww. moishehouse.org/houses/ eharlotte), like us on Faeebook (www.faeebook.eom/Moishe- HouseCharlotte) or e-mail us at mohoeharlotte@gmail.eom. We look forward to seeing you soon. ^ Lisa Jenkins - Saving Stones in Israel and Belmont By Melinda Skutnick As Gastonia Temple Emanuel member Lisa Jenkins embarked upon a five-month eonservation praetieum in Israel two years ago, she had little idea that her learned skills would find a praetieal pur pose in downtown Belmont. Chosen to study in the “Saving the Stones” program funded by the International Conserva tion Center, UNESCO, and The Israel Antiquities Authority, Jenk ins - a Belmont, NC, resident - joined a team of preservationists from inter-diseiplinary baek- grounds in Akko (old Aere), Israel. The program teaehes preservation and eonservation teehniques, giv ing students valuable hands-on experienee working on the preser vation of antiquities aeross Israel. It was this applied training that led Jenkins to a reeent restoration projeet in Belmont - reeapturing the deep olives, gold tones, and fine steneil work of the faded and aging 1920s Wells Fargo bank eeiling on Main Street. “Just like I was taught, I tried to go about the projeet at Wells Fargo with as mueh information and researeh as possible in order to replieate what the original artist did,” said Jenkins, noting one of the most important lessons she gained from her mentor, Shay Farkash, the top eonservator of deeorative paintings in Israel. “When you see a restoration proj eet, you have to approaeh it with integrity, meaning following as mueh as possible the same steps as the artist did.” In Akko, Jenkins and her fellow program partieipants worked to ward the preservation of ruins throughout the reeognized world heritage site. Among international students from varying diseiplines, Jenkins said she studied the eon servation of wall paintings, speeif- ieally helping restore a deeorative freseo in a Syrian synagogue in Jerusalem, whieh was painted over with beige paint long ago. “Throughout Akko, you eould see your presenee there was needed,” she noted, “to help keep both the Arab and Israeli eultures alive for future generations.” The need to preserve the old eity, however, was not all Jenkins notieed. She also witnessed the re gion’s internal struggles. “Right in front of you, first-hand, was the Israeli-Arab eonfiiet.” That eonfiiet was diseovered in tales of Akko as well as art. In an effort to revitalize the old eity, doors were repainted turquoise - a perfeet metaphor to what the eity is, the blend of traditional Arab (green) and Jewish (blue). Turquoise symbolizes the two eul tures living together in this eity on the sea. Jenkins returned to Belmont with stories of history, antiquities and traditions in addition to her newly-leamed preservation teeh niques. In May 2015, she used her Israel-gained knowledge to taekle the Wells Fargo bank proj eet, reeapturing the grand en tranee’s original beauty. Restoration of the 1920s deeo rative eeiling extended through late July; Jenkins was only able to work during non-bank hours. However, this loeal deeorative painter and eolor stylist looks for ward to utilizing her skills gained along the Mediterranean Sea for more projeets. Added Jenkins, who has 15 years of experienee working in the paint and eolor industry, “I knew I wanted to do something more than be just a tourist in Israel and this program was the exaet right fit.” To eontaet Jenkins for eolor eonsulting or painting, email her at lisajenkinseolor@gmail.eom.^ COSTA RICA TOURS LTD. 704-461-4514 WWW. c ostaricatoursltd. com COSTARICA - 4 hr. non-stop flights from Charlotte - #1 destination worldwide for nature travel - Enjoy wildlife, cloud and rain forests; hot springs and spa; optional canopy zip-line tour - Includes 3 nights at ocean-front beach resort PANAMA - Unique tour through 6 centuries - Full ocean-to-ocean day transit of Panama canal - Historic colonial sights in Panama City - New Biodiversity Museum by Frank Gehry - Visit indigenous village in rainforest TOUR EITHER COUNTRY OR COMBINE BOTH - Small group tours January, Febraary, March - Private tours on your dates year round Contact us: info@costaricatoursltd.com THE RIZZO LAW FIRM, PLLC Clockwise from top left: Wells Fargo ceiling; Jenkins painting in the Well Fargo building; Jenkins studying in Israel; a Syrian synagogue resotration. 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