Charlotte Jewish News - November 2015 - Page 13
Fall Shabbaton November 20 at Obr HaTorab
As we get ready to greet the
eold weather that winter brings,
we invite you to be warmed at
least spiritually at Chabad in
Charlotte. There are a great many
opportunities for people of all
walks of life in Charlotte to find
inspiration and meaning at the
multitude of events at Chabad and
its anehor synagogue - Ohr Ha-
Torah.
The Jewish Learning Institute
on Journey of the Soul whieh
began in the last week of Oetober
will last through the first week in
Deeember. The Shabbat Kiddush
events are a joyous time for bond
ing and Jewish life building.
November 20 is the day that the
Fall Shabbaton will take plaee at
Ohr FlaTorah. The Shabbaton
brings together Jewish families in
Charlotte who appreeiate the extra
toueh of a joyful and meaningful
Shabbat experienee together. The
Shabbaton features delieious
homemade Shabbat dinner along
with fun and games for the ehil-
dren and exeiting Shabbat enter
tainment for the adults.
The Shabbaton program will
begin at 5 PM with a Shabbat
eandle lighting eeremony fol
lowed by a lively Kabbalat Shab
bat serviee. (Please arrive a bit
early as Shabbat eandle lighting
time on Friday November 20, is
4:57 PM). The family Shabbat
dinner will follow the serviee. A
full wine bar featuring exeellent
Israeli wines will be available for
the adults and great story telling
for the ehildren.
The Ohr FlaTorah Shabbatons
have gained a reputation of a fan-
tastie Shabbat program whieh is
geared to exeite the senses and
awaken the soul to the inner joy of
Judaism. Fee for Shabbaton is $20
per person or $50 per family. This
event is open to the entire eommu-
nity. For more information on the
Shabbaton or all of our programs
please visit our website at
www.ehabadne.org. ^
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Congregation Ohr HaTorah to Offer Two
Year Hebrew Course for Adults
Congregation Ohr FlaTorah
will begin offering this fall a two-
year beginning and intermediate
eourse in Flebrew for adults. The
instmetor will be Dr. Jeffrey
Poelvoorde, a professor of Politi-
eal Seienee at Converse College
in Spartanburg, SC, who has been
a member of Ohr FlaTorah sinee
2001. Dr. Poelvoorde has taught
Flebrew at every level, from
grade-sehool to university level
and has tutored over fifty-one Bar
and Bat Mitzvah students. The
eourse will be aimed at two kinds
of students: those who wish to im
prove their grammatieal founda
tions and reading ability in
Flebrew for the purpose of in-
ereasing their grasp of the Torah,
Siddur and elassieal sourees of the
Jewish Tradition, and those who
wish to improve their speaking
ability in eonversation Modem Is
raeli Flebrew.
The eourse will be taught on
Thursday evenings from 7:30-
9 PM at Congregation Ohr Fla-
Torah, 6619 Sardis Rd., beginning
on Thursday, Oetober 29. Speeial
features of the eourse are audio
materials for eonversational prae-
tiee and for praetiee learning the
proper pronuneiation and
grammar of almost all the
major prayers in the traditional
Siddur. The main textbook will
be “FlaYesod,” by Uveeler/
Bronzniek, 8th Edition, pub
lished by Feldheim Publishers.
Tuition is $175 per year or $36
per month. For more informa
tion, please eontaet Rabbi
Cohen at Ohr FlaTorah, 704-
366-3984, or email rabbieo-
hen@chabadne.org. ^
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