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UPCOMING
ALTERNATIVE SERVICES
Temple Israel offers you many types of scrv iecs to explore
your spiritual side, to study and to connect with one another.
Visitors are welcome.
Java -N- Jeans — Saturday, January 3, 10:00am
On the 1st Shabbat of the month. Temple Israel offers this
learner’s serviee, where wc ask questions and learn about
individual prayers in depth. The 1st hour is devoted to prayer
and the 2nd is for a thought provoking Torah diseussion.
Rock HaShabbat- /^r/V/rtv, January 16, 6:15pm
A multigenerational serviee set to eontemporary roek
musie. Come sing along the 3rd Friday of every month!
Kavaiiaii — Saturday, January 17, 10:00am
This ser\'ice eombines the aneient praetices of Jewish prayer
and meditation to ereate spaee for refleetion and growth.
The more one bends one’s mind, the better (The Talmud).
For childRen & theiR ftamiles...
Torah Tots — Friday, January 9, 5:45pm and
Saturday, January 24, 10am (Tu Bishva! ~ make a planter!)
Our high-energy, exuberant Shabbat program is for pre
schoolers and their parents. A healthy and bountiful Kid-dush
follows each program.
Shabbat Ha-Mislipacha (Family Shabbat)
Saturday, January 10, 10:00am - I2:00pm
Join us for Sport-astic Shabbat!
Wear your team uniform or your
team’s colors. Discover the hidden
sports references in the Siddur and
Torah! Help your team win points for
a dazzling array of sports-themed prizes.
Youth - Yoni Gemilut Hasidiin (Day of Service)
Sunday, January IB, 10:00am - 1:00pm
Join your friends and the entire Temple Israel community
to help others on Sunday, January 18th (MLK weekend).
In addition to projects at the Temple, TI-Youth Groups
will be volunteering at the Ronald McDonald House.
Java Jews
Alan day, January 26, 7:00-H:00pm
Starbucks @ Morrocroft Harris Teeter
Join us for a cafe discussion led by our very own, Jonathan
Upham. FREE & OPEN to young professionals in the Charlotte
Jewish community! Meet ‘n greet and enjoy a fun hour.
Cantor & Friends in the Temple Israel Chapel
Sunday, January 4, 4:00pm NEW TIME!
More Funny Love Songs
Music lovers in Europe had a wonderful custom: in France
it was called a “Soiree Musicale” and in Germany & Austria,
a “Liedcrabend” (evening of song). After the tremendous
success of his 2014 scries, we arc pleased to announce that
Cantor Elias Roochvarg will have a new spring series of
monthly “musicalcs’’ (with accompaniment by Monty Bennett).
All are invited, and we hope to see you there! w
Yom Gemilut Hasadim (Day of Service)
Sunday, January 18, 2015
10:00am - 1:00pm
Join the entire Temple Israel
Community as we come
together to perform acts of
loving kindness through
“hands on” Mitzvah Projects,
which address needs in
the Jewish and broader
Charlotte community. This
is a wonderful opportunity
for individuals and families!
Projects to benefit;
Jewish Family Services
Israel
Bright Blessings
Blessings in a Back Pack
Men’s Shelter of Charlotte
Women's Shelter of
Charlotte
Room in the Inn
Operation Sandwich
Ronald McDonald House
Sunrise and Carriage Club
Huntingtowne Farms
Elementary
Temple Israel Social Action
Please visit templeisraelnc.org for details, and to sign up for
projects via our SignUpGenius page.
Room in the Inn - Temple Israel Commits to Three Dates
Saturdays, January 10, 24 & 31
Temple Israel partners with the Urban Ministry Center
I by opening our Temple to provide shelter and food to
I SH homeless people on three dates in January. Wc welcome
individuals, families and teens to get involved in set up,
welcome, preparing and cooking meals, donating clothing/toilctrics, and by giving
Tzedakah to fund this program. Please contact Sandro Nascimento for more
infonnation and/or to get involved: sandman20(«)carolina.rr.com.
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Temple Israel Book Club
Wednesday, January 14, 7:30pm
Wc will be discussing Like Dreamers - The Story of the Israeli Paratroopers
Who Reunited Jerusalem Divided a Nation, by Yossi Klein Halevi.
Jeffrey Goldberg of Bloomberg News wrote, “A magnificent book, one of
the two or three finest books about Israel I have ever read.” Newcomers welcome.
For more information, contact Linda Levy at 704-366-6362.
T1 Social Club: Mint Museum-Uptown: The Panama Canal at 100
Januaty IH, 3:00pm
The Temple Israel (Tl) Social Club is for active couples and singles, age 60+-/-,
who arc afFiliatcd with Charlotte area synagogues. Enjoy a docent-led tour of
Connecting the World: The Panama Canal at 100. Lor more infonnation, call
Irving or Lil Bienstock,704-542-(K)94.
Congregational Shabbat Dinner,
honoring New Members
Friday, January 23, 7:15pm
(immediately following services)
Celebrate Shabbat and give a warm
welcome to the newest members of
Temple Israel, with a delicious catered
dinner. Visit tcmplcisraclnc.org for
more details and to RSVP online
(“Register for an Evenf’), or call the
office at 704-362-2796.
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Temple Israel member, Ciraig Harr, and his daughters
enjoy some family time al a fall Shabbat dinner.
eisraelnc.org
P 704.362.2796