The Charlotte Jewish News > September, 1996 - Page 15
The Hebrew Cemetery -- the final resting place
Scouting
Around
by David Lintz
If you are a young man
between six and sixteen years of
age (or between first and tenth
grades) and would like to dis
cover new and challenging
activities with other young men
your age, then scouting is for
you and the JCC is the place to
find it.
For first through fifth
graders, we have Cub Scout
Pack 163. Cub Scouting is a
family-oriented program for
younger boys run by parents.
Because of the wide range of
abilities, interests and maturity
levels in boys this age, boys are
grouped in dens by grade level.
We start with Tigers for first
graders (and their adult partner).
Wolves are second graders.
Bears are third graders and
Webelos are fourth and fifth
graders. In addition to playing
games, working on craft projects
and developing various skills
toward advancement, the pack
stays busy. We’ve had campfire
programs, collected food for the
needy,, participated in the CROP
walk, had a bike rodeo conduct
ed by the N. C. Highway Patrol,
had a family pool party, spent
two days in Charleston where
we slept on an aircraft carrier,
and best of all, we had lots of
fun! While doing ail these
things, we accidentally nour
ished our citizenship, character,
and physical and mental devel
opment.
As boys develop into young
men, they require more chal
lenges and greater personal free
dom and self-direction. In Scout
Troop 163 we have the right
combination for boys who have
completed fifth grade or are at
least 11 years of age. For these
older boys, we encourage per
sonal development under the
guidance of adult volunteers.
The scout troop conducts an
active program with an empha
sis on camping, community ser
vice and personal advancement.
The troop has learned to survive
in some of the most adverse
weather conditions through its
camping program, which
includes district camporees,
troop camping, summer camp
for one week each summer and
our annual white water rafting
trip. We contributed to the com
munity by collecting food for
the needy and helping with a
Habitat for Humanity project.
As for personal advancement,
who hasn’t heard of an Eagle
Scout? Well, we don’t have any
Eagles yet, but after only three
years, some of our boys are well
on the trail to becoming Eagles.
By the end of the Summer (or
maybe by the time you read this)
some of our young men should
have completed the Life stage,
the last rank before Eagle.
Our troop and pack have
both Jewish and non-Jewish
members but we take special
pride in being sensitive to the
Jewish perspective. Want kosher
hot dogs at the campfue? We’ll
make sure you get them.
If you are interested in Cub
Scouting call David Lintz at
364-0227 or S88-8888. If you
are interested in Boy Scouting
call Mike Shannon at 882-3086.
Don’t wait Call today! There
will also be a Fall sign up at the
JCC on Thursday, ^ptember S
at 7:30 for both programs. But,
hey, anytime is the right time to
join scouting!
By Cynthia Chapman
A cemetery is always the first
Jewish institution established by
Jews new to a community. Jews
need a place to bury their loved
ones wi^ dignity and according to
Jewish tradition. None of us looks
forward to saying the Mourner’s
Kaddish.
But how much harder grief is
to face if there is no final resting
place with which we feel a bond.
How wise is Jewish tradition in
recognizing the gift of life and the
importance of mourning ritual!
The acknowledgment in
Jewish tradition that the loss of a
loved one is always a loss—there
never stops being a yahrzeit—is a
real truth of great psychological
significance. In Judaism, I find
comfort is seeing, Shabbat after
Shabbat, others who stand and
acknowledge via the Mourner’s
Kaddish not only the greatness of
G-d but the lasting nature of grief.
When we grieve as Jews, we do not
grieve alone. So also our tradition
teaches that we do not bury alone.
The early Jews of Charlotte
knew this and founded the Hebrew
Cemetery in 1867 when
Charlotte’s total population was
only 4,5(X). Because of them, Jews
from all over North Carolina have
had a place to be buried in
Charlotte.
As the Days of Awe approach
and bring back to us memories of
our loved ones and friends we will
recall during Yizkor, let us join
together as members of the
Hebrew Cemetery Association.
Dues for families ot individu
als under 32 are $18 per year. For
families or individuals over 32
years of age the dues are $3S a year.
Additional gifts are apineciat^.
Mike Daisley
and his family
Wish all their friends
A happy, healthy, prosperous
New Year!!
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