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Jewish Studies of Charlotte
by Sue Brodsky
he Consolidated High School of Jewish
Studies of Charlotte kicked off its 1994-95
school year on Saturday night, October 1st
with a dual program and ice cream sundae so
cial. In Charlotte for a community "Scholar in
Residence" week-end, Joel Lurie Grishaver, owner
and creative director of Torah Aurah Productions, was
the guest teacher. He taught an interactive Talmud class first to
eighth through tenth graders, and later to eleventh and twelfth
graders. Between sessions, Rabbi Ezring leci students in a
Havdalah service. Many thanks to Phyllis Schultz, owner of Ben
and Jerry's, for donating ice cream for the students' enjoyment.
Thirty nine Post Confirmation students met in September for
dinner and a program entitled, "Everything You You Always
Wanted to Ask a Rabbi, But Never Had the Opportunity". Rabbi
Jim Bennett and Rabbi Murray Ezring openly interacted with stu
dents during a lively question and answer session The interesting
discussion centered primarily on topics relating to the treatment
of women in the rabbinate and on the question of "Who Is a Jew?"
Juniors and seniors in our Sunday night program met in October
with Dr. Jay Jacoby to celebrate Jewish Book Month
CHS Student Council members distributed Welcome Baskets
to new Charlotte residents of high school age. The baskets con
tained information about Jewish activities for Charlotte teens, and
"goodies" donated by Ben and Jerry's and Dixie Wholesale.
On October 5th' the Consolidated High School opened its
doors to over 130 students who registered for our Wednesday
night classes. Students in the eighth and ninth grades are taking
classes in diverse subject areas, ranging from drama, video, cook
ing and art to those in creative writing, comparative religion,
Hebrew, Jewish Identity, Jewish Literacy and life cycle.
Twelve juniors and seniors have registered for a new class
offered on Wednesday nights, taught by an outstanding team of
teachers. Arthur Tirsun, Sara Benfield, David Lash' and Susan
Jacobs have put together a curriculum which includes Jewish
Heroes In and Out of the Bible, Jewish Identity Games, Compara
tive Religion (western), and Jewish History. The students in the
class have a desire to learn more about their Jewish heritage and
cultural background. In addition, Jill Freiberg wants to "take ad
vantage of any opportunity to advance my Jewish education" Dara
Newman wishes to "continue my Jewish studies, to be a knowl
edgeable Jewish person, and I also want to be around other Jew
ish people. It's an important part of my life." Car Brickman
responded, "During confirmation class, I really figured out how
little I know about Judaism, and I want to learn more." Micah
Cooper, Jesse Lepow, Marc Flash and Eric Katowitz indicated a
desire to continue learning with their teacher Arthur Ursun, who
has been an inspiration to many CHS students over the years.
To register for classes for grades 8 - 12 , please contact Sue
Brodsky, Director of CHS at Shalom Park, 366-5007.
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Red Flags In
The Classroom
On Sunday, November 13,
1994 the Principal's Council in
conjunction with the Carolina
Agency for Jewish Education
will sponsor a teacher work
shop entitled "Red Flags in the
Classroom". The workshop, co
ordinated by Sue Brodsky, Di
rector of the Consolidated High
School of Jewish Studies, and
Roz Cooper, Director of Educa
tion at Temple Israel, will assist
teachers in identifying and re
sponding to problems associ
ated with learning disabilities,
suspected abuse, and severe
emotional and behavioral prob
lems.
A panel of three profession
als, Dr. Marla Chalnick, Mrs.
Nicki Levine, and Dr. Richard
Moniuszko, will address the
teachers and answer questions.
Participants will split into
groups for the second half of the
workshop to further discuss the
issues and to interact. Dr. Marla
Chalnick, a medical psycho
therapist, specializes in working
with children and families ex
periencing chronic disease dis
ability. Mrs. Nicki Levine is an
attorney who has represented
parents and children in juvenile
court since 1982. Dr. Richard
Moniuszko, Director of Pupil
Services for Charlotte
Mecklenburg Schools, works
with all counselors and psy
chologists in the school system,
and is very experienced in ADD
screening.
The workshop will be at
Shalom Park and will begin
with lunch at 12:30 p.m., and
will conclude at 3:00 p.m. For
more information, or to regis
ter for the workshop, please
contact Lenora Stein at CAJE,
366-3007, ext. 272.
Keeping Kosher
as a Teen in
Charlotte
by Adina Dubin
Keeping Kosher (following
the laws of Kashrut in the To
rah) is very challenging. How
ever, it is even more so as a
Jewish teen. My family keeps
strictly kosher in our house and
when we go out we will only eat
dairy or kosher fish. Six years
ago, we moved from Long Is
land, New York to Charlotte. In
New York, there were many.
Kosher pizza places, restau
rants, delis, even Kosher Chi
nese (Holi Chow). In Charlotte,
there is none of that.
In the Olympics, an athlete
strives his or her best to win an
event for their country. Those
who keep kosher, especially as
the challenge increases one
must show their support as they
keep trying to observe their re
ligion. In New York, my family
rarely ate out at any restaurant
that was not Kosher. Since mov
ing to Charlotte, we have com
promised to eating out at places
that are not Kosher and "trying
our best."
For teenagers, social events
are no picnic. There is peer pres
sure to eat and to put aside
one's values. For example, at
tending Bar or Bat Mitzvah par
ties can be great fun. I believe I
am not in the minority when I
say that a few cheese sticks,
some fries, or a small side salad
constitute a meal. People also
question your eating habits
even more so. (Why didn't you
eat? Was the food not good? Are
you OK?) Another example is,
if a group goes out for pizza and
they decide to get sausage and
pepperoni. Again, one feels like
an outsider looking in if they do
not eat it or have to get a salad
or something of that nature.
(And there are the questions..
.Why don't you eat it? You're
not a vegetarian because I've
seen you eat meat before. Why
don't you just take the topping
off yours?)
Keeping Kosher is just an
other blockade to separate one
from their friends. However, I
know that I, along with other
Jewish teens, am not one to shy
away from a challenge.
The Nem - November, 1994-Page 11
Shayna
Kossove-
Cheerleading
by Stacy Blumenthal
Shayna Kossove - Cheerleading
Shayna Kossove. a junior at
Charlotte Coimtry Day School,
is now into her third year as a
varsity cheerleader. Shayna says
her teammates are great and
they really work well together.
She added that at the beginning
of this school year there were
slight difficulties because many
new people joined the squad.
However, this did not stop the
Country Day team from earn
ing a superior rating at the
UCA's cheerleading camp at
Appalachian State University
before school began. They were
also honored with an invitation
to participate in the pre-game
activities of the Citrus Bowl in
Orlando, Florida over the Holi-
day Break. About her
cheerleading, Shayna says. "It
has brought me many new
friends and rewarding experi
ences and has helped me leam
the importance of teamwork. It
is challenging to build school
spirit in high schools, but it is
worth the challenge!"
Danielle Hoagland- Volleyball
Danielle, who is also a jim-
ior at Country Day School,
plays on the varsity volleyball
team. This is her first year ever
playing volleyball, as well as her
first year living in Charlotte.
She also is a very talented soc
cer player She moved in mid-
August and belongs to Temple
Israel and the CHS Post-Confir
mation class. Although she is
not a starter because she has
only been playing for a rela
tively short time, Danielle puts
lots of effort into the time she
does play. She really enjoys
working with her team and says
that the cooperation between
them is good. The CCDS vol
leyball team currently has a
record of 7-3, and there are
about eight more games in the
season. Danielle slates. "Being
new in Charlotte, volleyball was
a good way to meet friends and
get involved with my school."
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