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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1
Women s Professional Network
... forging relationships, build
ing community
6-7:30 PM, Belk Southpark, St.
John Department
Guest Speaker: Arlene
Goldstein, Vice-President Trend
Merchandising, Fashion
Director Belk, Inc. will offer
her insight into “This Fall s
Most Wanted Looks ”
Fashion show, giveaways and
goody bags.
The Women’s Professional
Network offers women the
opportunity to engage socially
and connect with a cause. The
Network meets five times each
year and is open to all profes
sional women whether or not
they are actively engaged in
careers outside the home.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7
Uptowners: Nosh and Network
11:45 AM-1 PM, Levine
Museum of the New South
Guest Speaker: Ira Bass
Topic: Marketing Through
Social Networking: Linkedin
Uptowners: Nosh and
Network is the Federation’s out
reach initiative for the Charlotte
business and professional com
munity. Register online at
www.jewishcharlotte.org by
October 5 if purchasing lunch
($10). Free and drop-ins wel
come if no lunch is purchased.
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 8
JCRC Israel Advocacy Training
10 AM, Gorelick Hall at
Shalom Park
Guest Speaker: Neil Lazarus
Topic: Training Yourself to
Advocate for Israel
MONDAY & TUESDAY,
NOVEMBER 16 & 17
JCRC Community Event
Guest Speaker: Dr. Daniel
Gordis (Senior Vice President
of the Shalem Center)
Topic: Saving Israel - How the
Jewish People Can Win a War
that May Never End
November 16: 7 PM at St.
Albans Episcopal, Davidson,
NC
November 17: 7:30 PM at
Temple Israel
Free and open to the commu
nity.
The Jewish Community
Relations Council (JCRC) pro
motes the interests of the
Charlotte Jewish community by
creating working relationships
with our neighbors and serving
as the collective voice of the
Jewish community.
For more information about all
of Federation s Outreach
initiatives, please contact the
Federation office at
704-944-6757 or
info@jewishcharlotte. org.
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Young Adult Events in October
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16
Shalom Baby sponsors Got Shabbat!
9:30-10:30 AM, Sam Lerner Center for
Cultural Arts
Join Shalom Baby as we host the second Got
Shabbat of the season. Ms. Patti will lead us in
Shabbat songs. Mingle with other new parents
from 9:30-9:45 AM. Music starts at 9:45 AM.
$5, payable at the door or in advance at
www.charlottejcc.org or at the JCC front desk.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24
YAD Hayride and Bonfire
7-10 PM, Carrigan Farms, 1261 Oak Ridge
Farm Hwy. Mooresville, NC 28115.
$10 (payable in cash at Carrigan Farms)
includes bonfire, hotdogs, s’mores, and a
hayride. Bring your own refreshments. For car-
pool information, contact Jodi Greenwald, at
Jodi.greenwald@jewishcharlotte.org or 704-
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By Asaf Shenhav, Israeli
Shaliach
My dear community:
A few weeks ago, I arrived
in Charlotte for what will hope
fully become a magical journey
for me, hand in hand with all of
you and the Jewish community
of Charlotte, North Carolina.
As this is my first opportunity
to write to all of you, I would
like to focus on three main
things.
First, I would like to tell you
a little bit about myself My
name is Asaf Shenhav, and I
will be the Shaliach (Israeli
emissary) this 2009-10 year I
am 22 years old, and I live in
Herzelia, a big city very close
to Tel Aviv. I completed my
military service eight months
ago, where I served as a guide
in the Yad VaShem Holocaust
Museum in Jerusalem. Today,
in addition to preparing for my
journey to Charlotte, I am still
working at Yad VaShem and in
all kinds of different education
al institutions.
Other than the basic facts, I
also have a few hobbies such as
playing the guitar, singing,
writing, reading, playing beach
volleyball, photography, going
dancing, and just hanging out
with good friends.
If I need to choose one main
thing that I believe in, it is
definitely the Jewish value
of “Ve’Ahavta L’Reyecha
Kamocha,” to love one’s neigh
bor as you love yourself I
believe in all people getting
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equal chances in life and I try
to live by that value.
Next, I would like to men
tion my transition from living
in Israel to leaving Israel - only
for a short time, of course, but
it is never easy leaving some
thing you love so much. I will
most definitely miss the
Israeli culture, the way of life,
the amazing landscape, the
nightlife, and my friends. But
more than anything, it is hard
to imagine that this year’s holi
days are not going to be spent
with my family as they are
every other year.
But...
This brings me to my last
topic this time. It is an amazing
feeling to know that, although I
am not going to spend the com
ing year with my regular fami
ly, I am definitely going to
enjoy spending it with my new
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MAYORAL DEBATE
John Lassiter
(confirmed)
and
Anthony Foxx
(confirmed)
Tuesday, October 20,2009
7:00 PM
Sam Lerner Center for Cultural Arts
at Shalom Park
This event is sponsored by the
Jewish Community Relations Council.
All are welcome and the audience will be allowed to submit
questions for consideration. Questions can be emailed in advance
to sarah.kaplan@jewishcharlotte.org. For more information, please
contact the Federation office at 704.944.6757.
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