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The Charlotte JEWISH Vol. 34, No. 6 Sivan-Tammuz-Av 5772 June-July 2012 An Affiliate of the Jewish Federation of Greater Charlotte Charlotte Jewish Day School Establishes the Zachary Shporer Jewish Pride Award The soul of Zachary Shporer, age 19, returned to God on Tuesday, April 10. Zachary was a graduate of Charlotte Jewish Day School and Barbara and Jerry Levin Jewish Middle School. After CJDS and BJLJMS, Zachary continued on to the American Hebrew Academy for high school and continued to make us proud. Zachary was pres ident of his class in his senior year. He made it his mission to improve campus life to an even higher level. He authored a proposal that a member of student government should sit on the schools Executive Board, thereby having student representation on the board. It was approved. Zachary was chair of the school Maccabiah games, and Editor in Chief of the school newspaper and school yearbook. One of his greatest hon ors was to be a Morehead-Cain semi-finalist. Zachary was President of the 4 Comer Tzedakah fund. The AHA 4 Comer Tzedakah fund is the stu dent mn philanthropic organiza tion of the American Hebrew Academy. The goal of the organi zation is to raise awareness of global, national, and local issues needing assistance and to fundraise in support of agreed upon causes. The distribution of ON ‘311O1HVH0 80Zf #lll/\IH3d aivd 39visod s n aisidSdd funds raised is democratically decided upon by polling the stu dent body. During Zachary’s chair, the organization raised the largest sum of money in school history. Large amounts were donated toward Haiti following their earth quake as well as for the Alzheimer Relief Fund, cancer research as well as to local charities. Zachary was also honored to have a seat at the school’s Va’ad Hakovod. Va’ad HaKavod is the American Hebrew Academy’s Honor Council. It was a board that would decide the consequences of serious violations of the school policies and the Academy Honor Code, specifically violations of great magnitude. This board was comprised of two teachers, two students, faculty head, and dean. One student is elected to the Va’ad via a student body vote. Zachary was the choice of his peers. Zachary was chosen to support the junior class in his senior year. Each underclass level has one sen ior chosen by the Dean of Student Life to live in that dorm and serve as an advisor. Zachary lived in the junior dorm and supervised and counseled his underclassmen on life at school and how to get things done. He loved serving as a role model and helping to build and develop character in others. Not only did he shine in aca demics, athletic undertakings and his relationships, but he continued to stand proud and tall in his Judaism. It is not easy, especially in the South where the Jewish people are a very small minority, to take strong Jewish action. He was certainly kind, caring, and participated in all kinds of charita ble activities. But, those are not uniquely Jewish. These actions can be expressed across the spec- tmm of all religions. Zachary, on the other hand, made it his busi ness to also represent a uniquely Jewish message. There is no way to replace a departed loved one, for each per son is a complete world. But there is a way to help partially fill the void and to contribute to the ele vation of the soul. When family and friends supplement their cus tomary good deeds with further virtuous acts on behalf of the departed, they continue the work of his soul. By performing such acts in the memory of a loved one, we can truly build a living memo rial. We at CJDS want to do just that. We want Zachary’s unique passion for Judaism to live on for ever. Therefore, we have estab lished the Zachary Shporer Jewish Pride Award. This award will be presented to students who have exhibited Jewish Pride during the year at each CJDS graduation. A committee will be appointed to Zachary on the American Hebrew Academy track team.He incorporated Jewish values into everything he did. choose from the nominations pre sented and a beautifully illustrated Tehillim (Book of Psalms) will be presented to the recipients in honor of this accomplishment. A plaque will be placed at CJDS with the names of all recipients from each year. Parents and educators are asked to email nominations to mgroner@cjdschool.org. The nominations will be reviewed by May 15 and presented on the scheduled graduation evening. We ask of God to finally bring the day when death shall be no more, when “death shall be swal lowed up forever and God shall wipe the tears from every face.”^ Don’t Forget to Sign Up for the e-Edition Now Automatically Compatible to iPhones, iPads, and other Apple Platforms The Charlotte Jewish News is available in an e-Edition. Every month, you will receive notification that the current monthly issue is available online with a weblink to click. There are many advantages to receiving the electronic version: no more clutter in your home; there are hotlinks on stories and some advertisements that bring you directly to the relevant websites; you can print out any story or picture that interests you right away. For those who still prefer a print edition, we will continue to print hard copies of The Charlotte Jewish News for you. Contact charlottejewishnews@shalomcharlotte.org to sign up for your e-subscription. Or call 704-944- 6765. « pe)senbey eojAjes ebueqQ 9ZZ8Z ON ‘9HO|Jeqo 311# suns ‘Peoy eouepjAOJd Z009 Also inside: The Charlotte Jewish Film Festival wins Charlotte magazine’s 2012 BOB award! See page 5.
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