The Charlotte Jewish News - September 2002 - Page 17
Ezring
(Continued from page 14)
lives. It is their attempt to
strengthen our resolve and ensure
the future of this great nation.
The shrill, clarion call of the
Shofar, as it is sounded on Rosh
Hashanah and at the end of Yom
Kippur, draws the Jewish soul
back to our community and tradi
tion in much the same way that
the tour of the Declaration of
Independence is meant to draw
Americans back to the principles
upon which this great nation is
founded. Torah and mitzvot are
meant to form a community
which is based on a system of
morality and ethics.
Unfortunately, there are many, if
not a majority, within the Jewish
community who have forgotten
the values upon which Jewish life
is founded. There is a command,
Al Tifros Min Hatzibor, do not
separate yourself from the com
munity. Yet many of us do.
In Doug Cotier’s new CD,
Funny Jewish Songs, he empha
sizes the problem that confronts
us within the United States. He
wrote “Back In The Temple
Again” with his brother Steve.
“I’m back in the Temple
again/Shofar blows/The year is at
an endAVhen Rosh Hashanah’s
here/I know my course is
clear/I’m back in the Temple
again ... I fast till Yom Kippur is
done/I only do this once/Thank
God, it’ll be 11 months/Till I’m
back in the Temple again.” This
song, which is meant to make us
laugh, highlights the vast problem
that Jewish communities across
this nation face. Too many people
separate from our community, not
just from Rosh Hashanah to Rosh
Hashanah, but often forever.
The High Holiday period is a
time for us to perform repentance.
In Hebrew the word for repen
tance is Teshuvah. Teshuvah does
not really mean repentance, rather
it means return. The sound of the
Shofar is meant to awaken within
us to be part of a Jewish commu
nity from which our Jewish souls
can find strength, support, and
comfort as Jewish souls.
Tekiah! Shevarim! Teru’ah!
Tekiah! As the Shofarot are
sounded throughout America this
year, may all of our people feel
the draw to return to the Jewish
community. May all Jews within
Charlotte-Mecklenburg hear the
call to be part of our community.
VShanah Tovah Tiketavu. May
you all be inscribed for a good
year; a year of sweetness; a year
of joy; a year of renewed commit
ment to Jewish life. O
Community
Invited to
CTC Sukkah
Building
Party
What better way to commemo
rate September 11th than with a
day of building? Come join the
Charlotte Torah Center, on
September 11, at 5:30 PM, to
share in the building of a commu
nity Sukkah. The Sukkah will be
built on the grounds of the
Charlotte Torah Center at 5900
Providence Road. Children are
especially encouraged to attend
to participate in arts and crafts
and other fun activities to make
Sukkah decorations. Hot dogs,
snacks and drinks will be
served.
May the
sound of the
shofar herald a
year filled
with health,
happiness, and
peace.
L’Shanah Tovah
Nettie N. Smith
ifour Neighborhood Food Market
www.hamsteeter.com
WsR us for the best produce aud fleral selectien areund!
Check out our produce demvOlKUt for the freshest produce. Our produce department brings you the
highest standards of quality and freshness you can find. Our fruits and vegetables are inspected in the
field, again as they reach our distribution center and once again when they reach our stores.
Add some color to your life in our floral dCpartmcuL We offer an exceptional variety of premium
quality flowers. We buy direct from our growers which means you get the freshest flowers at
great prices. We have floral gifts and custom arrangements for all occasions.