The Charlotte Jewish News - March 2010 - Page 13
Chavurah Without Walls Presents “The Israeli Coffee House”
The Chavurah Without Walls is
hosting an Israeli Coffee House on
Saturday evening March 6.
Our Israeli Coffee House events
capture the spirit and joy of living
in Israel. We have the most
authentic hot Israeli dishes made
by our own Israeli chefs. There is
music and dance the Israeli way.
There is both live and background
music and movies of Israel. There
will be a live performance by our
own local Israeli Folk Dance
group, with some teaching to give
participants the feel of dancing the
Israeli way. We also have an Old
Jerusalem style shuk-msxkQi place
with booths that sell art jewelry
and crafts. You will love the
atmosphere. It is almost as good as
being in Israel and eating at the
local food stands, hearing the local
music and walking thru the open
market area. This is the eighth
Israeli Coffee House and everyone
agrees that they have all been lots
of fun. We only wish we could
have more of them. So join us in
fun for an evening of Israeli music
dance food entertainment and
shopping. We all love the Israeli
Coffee House and you will too.
We are also hosting a lecture-
discussion with Rabbi Powers
from Temple Beth El on March
13.
Rabbi Power is a professor of
communication science. He will
be talking about how Jewish cul
ture enhances communication and
understanding in daily life. As
usual, a lively question-and-
answer session is expected.
Chavurah Without Walls is a
unique chavurah, open to all Jews
living in the area. We are non-
denominational in that Jews from
different synagoguges and parts of
the Jewish community attend our
meetings. We feel that our diversi
ty is a strength, not a weakness.
We meet in private homes and
strive to provide a warm and
friendly and accepting atmos
phere. There is plenty of home
made snacks and food to comple
ment the evening activities. We
believe that it does not matter so
much what the activity is, so long
as we come together as a commu
nity of friends. We are open to
exploring all things Jewish: music
art film books politics history
games and Torah, too. These activ
ities enhances our understanding
and appreciation of Judaism by
providing an informal accepting
and welcoming venue for different
perspectives to come together and
leam from each other. There are
no dues at Chavurah Without
Walls. As one member put it, we
are “Jews without dues.” Join us
on our adventure. Come eat with
us and make new friends.
Chavurah Without Walls gener
ally meets the first Saturday night
of each month. We also have an
ongoing group, called Torah
Without Walls, that discusses
Tanach. That group generally
meets the third Saturday night of
each month. If there are any ques
tions, please contact us at
Chavurahwithoutwall@
gmail.com or call Elana at 704-
296-2752, 704-236-6080. ^
You Can Relate to This: His Mother *s Italian; His
Father *s Jewish; He*s in Therapy
Steve Solomon Brings His One-Man Show
to Booth Playhouse, March 16-21
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Twice the yelling, twice the
guilt, twice the holidays! Steve
Solomon was a lucky guy, grow
ing up on Sheepshead Bay with an
Italian mother and a Jewish father.
With all the different dialects he
heard, not just in his own family,
but also in his neighborhood, he
became a great imitator of many
local accents, as well as a prolific
writer of jokes.
He spent the first part of his
adult life as a school administrator
on Long Island, but when the
opportunity to create his one-man
show presented itself, Solomon
took it. And it has since become
one of the longest running one-
man shows on Broadway, nearly
1500 performances as of this writ
ing.
In Solomon’s show, you’ll meet
family members who may appear
familiar to you and you may find
him in situations that you yourself
have experienced. Who hasn’t
wanted to make jokes about the
TS A at the airport, as well as about
how their own grandmothers try to
explain keeping kosher to a non-
Jew? Who doesn’t remember sit
ting at the separate children’s table
during holidays - even at age 50?
Solomon’s real life experiences
have given him a great deal of
material that we all can relate to.
When his mother complains to his
father: “You don’t believe Jesus
walked on water,” his father
replies, “Sure I do ... I just think
he did it the winter.”
There’s something everyone
can laugh at in Solomon’s show.
It’s one part lasagna, one part kre-
plach, two parts Prozac, and all
parts hilarious. You don’t have to
be Italian or Jewish to enjoy it. But
it wouldn’t hurt.
The show will be in Charlotte at
the Booth Playhouse in the
Blumenthal Performing Arts
Center from March 16 through
March 21. Tickets available at
blumenthalcenter.org or 704-372-
1000. ^
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Jessica Kasimov
Your Local REALTOR®
Coblenz Family Joins Distinctive Member Circle
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(c) 704.201.5082
(o) 704.341.0279
(e) jkasimov@helenadamsrealty.com
community extend their generosi
ty to others through a significant
tax-deductible donation. Erica
sums it up when she says, “The
Distinctive Member Circle helps
ensure that the J will not only be
here for my boys, but will be here
for those in our community who
need scholarships [for camp and
membership]. What’s more, the J
and generous donors helped make
the facilities and programs we
enjoy possible, but the Distinctive
Member Circle is a way everyday
people can contribute to the J of
the future.”
For more information about
Silver, Benefactor and Grand
Benefactor Level membership
through the Levine JCC
Distinctive Member Circle, please
contact Karen Maniloff, Senior
Director of Member Development
and Human Relations at 704-944-
6801 or karen.maniloff@charlote-
jcc.org. ^
Charlotte
Sunday, April 18
YOM HAZIKARON
Israel Memorial Day
1:00 pm Memorial Ceremony
presented by Charlotte Chapter of Hadassah
and Jewish Federation of Greater Charlotte
Tuesday, April 20
OM HA'ATZMAUT
Israel Independence Day
6:00 pm Israeli Dinner & Exhibits
7:00 pm Special Performance by
PARDES ROCK
Sam Lerner Center
for Cultural Arts
Sam Lerner Center
for Cultural Arts
Check them
jt on you tube!
These Cominunity-Wide Programs are
brought to you by the Jewish Federation.
Ben, Max, Erica, and Sam Coblenz.
704.944.6757 for more Information
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