North Carolina Newspapers

The Charlotte An Affiliate of the Jewish Federation of Greater Charlotte Vol. 36, No. 11 Kislev-Tevet 5775 December 2014 It’s Not Too Late to Purchase the Hottest Tickets in Town Celebrate the Jewish Federation's 75th Anniversary with David Broza The celebration will take place on Thursday, Decem ber 11 at 7:30 PM at the Knight Theater at the Levine Center for the Arts. Event Co-Chairs Cary Bernstein and Julie Lemer Levine look forward to welcoming the entire community during this special evening which will pay tribute to our past presidents, share our rich history and kick-off the 2015 Annual Campaign. Is raeli singer and songwriter David Broza will provide just the right entertainment for this momentous occa sion. According to a Los Ange les Times review of a David Broza performance at UCLA “Broza is an Israeli icon, whose music has drawn comparison to Leonard Cohen, Bruce Spring steen, and Stevie Ray Vaughan. Singing in English, Spanish, and Hebrew, he accompanied himself with a surge of guitar sounds de livered with the force of an aural tsunami. More often, Broza was his own man, displaying the elements that have transformed his music into an international phenomenon. He sang selections from his three Spanish albums — including “Isla Mujeres” and “Ramito de Viole- tas” — and concluded with his first hit, “Yihye Tov” (“There Will Be Goodness”). Written on the eve of Egyptian President Anwar Sadat’s arrival in Israel in 1977 for peace negotiations, the song gen erated responsive singing from a crowd clearly familiar with his music. Tickets for the 75th Anniver sary and Main Event are $54 and $36 and can be purchased through www.carolinatix.org. (Ticketing charges will apply.) Please consider becoming a “Friend of Broza” event patron with a donation of $250. “Friends of Broza” will receive two prime tickets, a signed CD and acknowl edgment in the evening’s pro gram, on the Federation website and in The Charlotte Jewish News. Although there is multitude of conven ient parking located near the Knight Theater at The Levine Center for the Arts, the Feder ation will be taking reservations for “The Broza Bus” which will leave the Shalom Park ing Lot at 6:45 PM. For more information about “The Broza Bus,” please call the Federation office at 704-944-6747. At the event, com munity members will have an opportunity to pledge to the 2015 Annual Cam paign. Generous support from members of our caring and com passionate community will benefit agencies and community partners in and around Shalom Park, will improve the lives of members of our Jewish community at home, in Israel and in 70 countries around the world, and will ensure that Jewish values, Jewish identity, and strong ties with Israel are pre served for future generations. Support for the 2015 Annual Campaign will enable the Federa tion to continue the great work that has been an integral part of our community since 1939. To learn more about the Jewish Federation, please visit our web site at www.jewishcharlotte.org 75th Anniversary and Main Event Tickets can be purchased at www.carolinatix.org. ^ Tickets for the 75th Anniversary and Main Event are $54 and $36 and can be purehased through www.earolinatix.org (Ticketing charges will apply.) JEWISH^ FEDERATION $ OF GR6ATFR CHABLOTT6 We thank our sponsors for making the evening possible. (as of 11/20/14) Solid Gold Supporters: - Cary Bernstein and Alan Kronovet - Patty and Bill Gorelick - Lemer and Company - Stan Greenspon and Maureen O’Keefe - Julie and Howard Levine - Larry Schwartz and Family - The Blumenthal Foundation - Liz and Brad Winer Stars of David: - Action Plus Ideas - Bank of North Carolina - Brady & Kosofsky - C. Dewitt Foard and Company - Foundation for the Carolinas/ Foundation for the Charlotte Jewish Community - Lynn and Paul Edelstein - Trish and Barry Golembe - Stacy and Todd Gorelick - Roz Greenspon and Marty Bimbaum - Barbara and Jerry Levin - Holly and Hal Levinson - Richard Osborne - South State Bank - Sue and Kim Worrel Hanukkah Celebration at SouthPark Mall First Night of Hanukkah Tuesday, December 16, 5 PM ON ‘31101NVH0 80ZI #imhJ3d aivd 3Dvisod s n aisidSdd p9}S9nb9}J 90IAJ9S oBuBqQ 9ZZ8Z ON ‘moiJeqo ZU# 9}inS ‘PSOd aouapiAOJd 1009 Hanukkah has a unique tradi tion that makes it a different from all other Jewish holidays. It is the only holiday where the obser vance needs to be shared with the street. The Talmud in its instrac- tion of what time of day is the right time to light the Hanukkah candles, says that it is from sunset to when last of the traders leave the market place. The purpose of the Hanukkah candles is to light up the street with the brightness of Hanukkah and to share its message with the rest of the world. In the earlier ob servances of Hanukkah people would light the menorah at the front door of their homes and more recently, many people place the menorah by their windows. This is also why public meno- rahs have become common in re cent years. This was a campaign launched by the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, of blessed memory, in the early ‘70s and has now be come the norm in all major cities in the US and abroad. Here in Charlotte we will have several opportunities to bring the Hanukkah Menorah to the market place. The initial Hanukkah cele bration will take place on the first night of Hanukkah, Tuesday De cember 16, 5 PM at South Park Mall. The menorah will be located at Circle Court inside the mall with the actual menorah lighting at 5:30 PM. This year, a new giant menorah will be displayed at the mall. In addition to the lighting ceremony, there will be an array of family oriented activities some spear headed by the Jewish Preschool on Sardis. Holiday refreshment will be served. Hanukkah kits will be available for a nominal fee for those who need a menorah or can dles for their holiday celebrations. A menorah care procession from Lubavitch Education Center on Sardis road will precede the lighting as a way to bring the light of Hanukkah to the streets of Charlotte. For more information on the SouthPark Hanukkah event and all the Hanukkah celebrations at Chabad, please visit us at chabadnc.org. You can also call our office at 704-366-3984.^ For information on the public menorah lighting in Stonecrest, see page 25.