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The Charlotte Jewish News - August 2016 - Page 5 New Associate Rabbi at Temple Beth El Her First Time on the East Coast Was Her Interview for This Position By Amy Krakovitz It’s not just adjusting to Eastern times (daylight savings now; stan dard later). It’s not just the dis- tanee from the Paeifie Oeean. It’s not just that the “mountains” are smaller. Dusty Klass’s first time in the Eastern US is also her first rabbinieal position. Bom in Seattle, the future Rabbi Klass spent almost every Shabbat of her youth at Temple B’nai Torah, where she was a fea tured singer of Kiddush (with her sister) long before her Bat Mitz- vah. From there, she attended eol- lege in California, where she was aetive in Jewish aetivities and studies and wrote her undergrad uate thesis on the eonneetion be "Chant, ” a zentangle Klass has drawn. Close inspection reveals words from Hebrew prayers. tween Jewish meditation and Buddhism. Her undergraduate years were followed by a stint as a loeal regional direetor for Rabbi Dusty Klass NFTY, where she got direet expe- rienee working with teens. Now she is here, after her years at Hebrew Union College in Los Angeles and an intern ship at Congregation Or Ami in Calabasas, CA. “Rabbi Klass is bright, talented, and ereative,” said Temple Beth El Im mediate Past President Jaek Levinson in his an- nouneement to the eon- gregation. “She has a strong baekground in youth and family pro gramming ... but most of all. Rabbi Klass is a men- seh.” The bright new faee that will be filling the assoeiate rabbi posi tion seems to be more than the sum of her parts. In addition to her Temple Kol Tikvah of Lake Norman Is Traveling to Israel Several eongregants of Temple Kol Tikvah in Davidson, NC, under the leadership of Rabbi Miehael Shields, have banded to gether to organize the first eongre- gational Israel trip from the Lake Norman area. Preliminary plans eall for departure to Tel Aviv on Oetober 22, 2017. The trip is open to anyone who wishes to experi- enee Israel first hand. Young or old, Jewish or not, first timer or a repeat traveler, everyone is wel- eome to join in this unique expe- rienee. While the details of the trip are still being determined, the eost is antieipated to be less than $4,000 per person, double oeeupaney. This ineludes the flights from Charlotte, NC, to Tel Aviv, nine days and eight nights in premium hotels and Kibbutz guesthouses. group travel, and sightseeing throughout Israel with a eertified tour guide, most meals, and other amenities. The eongregation is working with Judah Segal (SegalExpedi- tions.eom) who is helping with the organizational and managerial aspeets of the trip. A previous Ex- eeutive Direetor of the Raleigh, NC, Jewish Federation, Segal has extensive experienee in putting to gether group trips to Israel. For more information go to www.TKTIsraelTrip.org where you will find a detailed itinerary, prieing information, a slide show highlighting the sites to be visited, and a host of FAQs. To sign up or request additional information, eall the Temple’s offiee at 704- 987-9980 or email admin@tem- plekoltikvah.org. ^ experienee as a Jewish eommunal professional, she has taken her un dergraduate studies in Jewish meditation to heart. She now teaehes “zentangle,” an abstraet drawing method that uses re peated patterns, as a de-stressing teehnique. She ealls herself “an expert amateur doodler.” Her duties as assoeiate rabbi will entail her expertise as a men tor to teens, her eapabilities at running an edueational program, her intense desire to lead soeial justiee initiatives, and eountless additional responsibilities. But it seems that she has the ehops to do it. “In the six years that I have known Dusty, I have been most stmek by her energy,” says Dvora Weisberg, Professor of Rabbinies and Direetor of the Rabbinieal Program at Hebrew Union Col- lege-Jewish Institute of Religion in Los Angeles. “She approaehes her work with infeetious enthusi asm. She also has the ability to laugh at herself” Ultimately, this may be the most important quality that Rabbi Klass possesses. Professor Weisberg eoneludes, “I think that Temple Beth El is blessed to have her on their staff.” ^ Free Estimate Bonded & Insured 980-819-4088 CLEANI where Cleaning Is Fit For A King. Majestytc@aol.com Majestycleaningmd.com Rtibarifti D4nLal laDlMti T*si aiij App CapiititB»eaUo«i Dr. Scott McMkcf «nd Dr. Tricio hove bcin lipr »wpf>on«ri oi tKt JciMiil) •nd jrcilcr cQnnmnity. 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