The Charlotte Jewish News - August 2015 - Page 2
JEWISH FEDERATION NEWS
L’Hitraot, Not Good-bye Our New Israeli Shlicha
By Adi Rodavsky, 2014-2015
Community Shlicha
I can’t believe a year went by
so quickly. It seems like only yes
terday I came to Charlotte for the
very first time. I met so many
wonderful people during this year
and while I am certain I taught a
lot about Israel, I learned just as
much about life in the United
States. During this year, I had the
privilege of working with individ
uals from all ages, from kinder
garten kids to my lovely Oasis
group. I visited many public and
private schools in Mecklenburg
County as well as in Union
County. My visits to those schools
helped me teach many pupils
about Israel and also to have a
wonderful time learning from
them and from their teachers.
I had many expectations and
dreams before coming to Char
lotte and I feel they have all come
Adi Rodavsky, center, with some of the friends she made here in Charlotte.
true above and beyond. I had a
great time spending all the holi
days with my host families and
the friends that I made here, who
all made Charlotte my home away
from home.
Jewish Federation
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I want to thank everyone for
making my time here so memo
rable. First and foremost. I’d like
to thank the staff of the Jewish
Federation of Greater Charlotte, a
team of devoted, passionate ladies
who looked after me and cared for
me every single day. I would also
like to thank my host families,
Risa and David Miller, Elise and
Jaime Kosofsky, and Shana and
Oscar Suris, for letting me into
their homes and their lives and for
making sure I had everything I
needed and never felt lonely. I
would also like to thank everyone
who worked with me and let me
teach them and learn from them. I
feel that this year has been the
most meaningful one of my life,
mostly because of the people who
truly made is special.
I wish all of you the best and I
hope to visit you soon. ^
Inbal Ozeri
Bylnbal Ozeri, 2015-2016 Com
munity Shlicha
My name is Inbal Ozeri, and I
will be your new Shlicha. I feel
honored and excited to become a
part of your community for this
upcoming year. I just can’t wait.
Until then, here’s a little infor
mation about me.
I’m 22 years old, I was bom in
Tel Aviv, grew up in a lovely
Yishuv called Kochav Yair. It is a
small community located north
east of Tel Aviv. Growing up in
my Yishuv, everybody knows
everybody, the closest city is 10
minutes away by car and children
run around alone even at night. It
is a place surrounded by green
trees and natural beauty. I feel
very fortunate to have grown up
here.
My father is a wonderful and
amazing man. Flis name is Ilan.
The meaning of his name is “a
tree.” My father has the deep and
powerful roots that hold our fam
ily together tightly. My father’s
parents immigrated to Israel when
they were adolescents from
Yemen.
My mother, Efrat, passed away
when I was seven years old from
breast cancer. I have many fond
memories of her and she was an
incredible mom. My mother’s par
ent immigrated to Israel from Iraq.
I have one younger sister, her
name is Sharon and she is 19 years
old. She is currently serving in the
IDF. Sharon is very different than
me. She doesn’t look like me at
all, our personalities are com
pletely opposite, and that is the
beauty of my family. My dad al
ways says he loves the fact that
we’re so different, because it gives
him challenges and opportunities
as a parent. I’m always curious
about her and I guess that’s one of
the many reasons why we are not
only sisters, but friends too.
When I served the IDF, I was a
network administrator at the Flat-
mar Effaim Army base. The base
is located outside of the “green
line” in a very sensitive and com
plex part of Israel. My specialty
was computer management or
“IT” support.
I think all Jews, even outside of
Israel should join the IDF. It is a
special and unique experience. No
place else in the world, would an
18 year old in a short amount of
time, be given the enormous re
sponsibility and opportunity to
protect their homeland.
I currently live and work at a
youth village called Wizo Gan
VaNof as the learning coordinator.
I help the boarding school stu
dents raise their average scores
and improve their chances to ac
quire their matriculation certifi
cate.
I am fluent in Spanish and I am
also a Latin dance instructor. I
love dancing.
I look forward to meeting each
and every one of you when I ar
rive in Charlotte.
Feel free to email me with any
questions you may have. You can
reach me at shaliach@jewishchar-
lotte.org.
Until we meet, I’hitraot.^
CONTENTS
Federation News pp. 1-3
Levine-Sklut Judaic Library p. 4
Synagogues/Congregations pp. 5-7
Jewish Family Services p. 8
Community News pp. 9-13,16,19,20
Jewish Community Center pp. 14-15
Schools pp. 20, 22, 25
Dining Out p. 23
Women’s News p. 25
Youth Visions p. 26
Mazel Tov p. 27
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