The Charlotte Jewish News - December 2006 - Page 2
Letter to the Editor
Response to Mitch Rifkin’s
Letter from November
2006 CJN
Dear Editor:
First of all, let me extend heart
felt congratulations to Hal
Levinson and to all who make our
community great by their partici
pation. Next, I would like to revis
it some of Mitch Rifkin’s com
ments about the “One for All
Ball” and his misplaced disap
pointment.
Although the celebration was
for a worthy cause, there are many
worthy causes in our community.
In the past year most of us have
been touched in some way by the
hurricanes, the war in Iraq and the
call to support Israel in her time of
need. We have rallied to the call
and donated time, money and sup
port over and over again.
Each individual has the respon
sibility of allocating his or her
time, money and resources among
causes they deem worthy. This
responsibility is a wonderful part
of our community and is the rea
son we have so many events and
programs and are able to reach out
to so many in need. Judging some
one unfavorably because they do
not or cannot attend a function
that someone else deems “the
event of the year” is not exactly a
charitable attitude.
Not everyone has the same
amount of discretionary income
available to them, so please don’t
judge someone choosing instead
to donate money to the Yom
Kippur Appeal or the Israel
Emergency Fund. The “mere”
$200 per person cost of the Ball,
which is $400 per couple, not to
mention buying something decent
to wear and possibly paying for a
sitter, is more than the entire
month’s food budget for some
families and therefore not by any
means discretionary income.
Looking at the list of donated
auction items, it is evident that not
everyone was asked to participate.
Are you aware of the Business
and Professional Networking
Group that meets twice a month to
encourage Jews helping other
Jews grow their businesses? Did it
occur to anyone to come to a
meeting and ask if a member
would like to donate goods or
services to help both support the
fundraiser and their business?
We have many civic minded,
charity conscious members of our
community. They give behind the
scenes and are never recognized
for their contribution, which does
n’t seem to dampen their spirit of
giving. And that’s a good thing,
especially when they are chastised
for not doing enough.
Sincerely,
Jennifer Golynsky
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Young Adults “Come to the Table”
In a powerful show of support
for young adult initiatives in the
Charlotte Jewish community, 55
young adults (45 and under) gath
ered at the Levine JCC on
Tuesday evening, October 17, to
brainstorm ideas for future pro
gramming and outreach. The
Jewish Federation of Greater
Charlotte convened the “Come to
the Table” meeting in partnership
with the Levine JCC, Temple Beth
El and Temple Israel. Chai
Expectations’ Laurie Berzack
helped promote the event.
Through the use of small group
processing and voting, the crowd
generated 150 ideas and then nar
rowed them down to the top 30.
Josh Greenwald, Manager of
Leadership Development for
Bank of America, facilitated.
Currently a task force spear
headed by the Levine JCC is
being formed to implement the
top ideas discussed at the meeting.
This task force will include lead
ers from various Jewish commu-
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Brian Goldsmith leads a group through the ideation process at the “Come to
the Table ” meeting on October 17.
nal agencies in Charlotte, and reg
ular programming will begin in
early 2007.
For more information, please
contact Jodi Greenwald at 704-
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Uptowners to get Sneak Peek at “Families
of Abraham” Exhibit
Uptowners is an arm of the
Jewish Federation of Greater
Charlotte designed to involve
members of the business and pro
fessional community. Please Join
us on Wednesday, December 13,
at 12 noon (preordered box lunch
available for purchase) in Harris
Hall at the Levine Museum of the
New South, 200 E. Seventh Street.
This month our guest speaker is
Laura Everett, Director of
Education and Programs for the
Levine Museum of the New
South. Ms. Everett will give us a
sneak peek at the “Families of
Abraham” photographic, narrative
exhibit debuting at the museum
December 15 and running through
May 6, 2007. This new exhibit
explores the similarities and dif
ferences among the three
Abrahamic faiths and reflects on
the common human experience. A
team of photographers led by proj
ect director and exhibit curator
Eleanor Brawley, spent eleven
months interviewing and photo
graphing families from each of
these faiths, capturing their day-
to-day lives, family milestones
and cultural traditions.
For more information or to reg
ister for this event, please contact
Jodi Greenwald in the Federation
office at 704-944-6759 or by
email at Jodi.greenwald@Jew-
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Jewish Family Services p. 16
Jewish Traveler p. 17
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Jewish Community Center pp. 20, 21
Dining Out pp. 24, 25
Mazel Tov p. 27
Youth Visions pp. 28, 29
Hanukkah pp. 30, 31
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