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The Charlotte Jewish News - February 2015 - Page 27 Temple Kol Tikvah Gets Smarter Run for Youth at Temple Kol Tikvah Temple Kol Tikvah eontinues expanding their edueational re- sourees by adding Smart teehnol- ogy to their building. Thanks to the Trustees of the Jewish Feder ation of Greater Charlotte, Temple Kol Tikvah has been named a re- eipient of a 2015 Impaet and In novation Fund grant, whieh will be used to purehase a Smart Board. The Smart Board will empower teaehers to use the latest teehnol- ogy and Smart applieations to en- hanee the religious sehool edueation. Aeeording to Rabbi Miehael Shields, “Teehnology is often thought of as inhibiting so- eial interaetion. However, this doesn’t have to be the ease. Adding Smart teehnology to our toolbox allows us to eonneet faee- to-faee to Jews aeross the world, whieh we wouldn’t otherwise be able to do. This teehnology ean help us building a stronger relationships with our members and with Israel.” While the teehnology doesn’t allow Temple Kol Tikvah to beam Jews and their families to the shul “Star Trek” style, Direetor of Lifelong Learning, Lynn Calnek, says, “I hope that it will eonneet us with Jews and their families in the Charlotte region and beyond, entieing more souls to find their way to our eommunity.” The Smart board will be up and running by Spring 2015. Aeeord ing to Alee Natt, eurrent president of Temple Kol Tikvah, the pur ehase of this teehnology will “add a new dynamie to the teaehing at our religious sehool” and will en- hanee our partnerships with Davidson Learns and other groups who gather in our building. ^ Temple Kol Tikvah of Lake Norman will have their seeond an nual Run For Youth 5K Run/Walk and 1 mile Fun Run/Walk on Mareh 22. Come out and support the youth in the Lake Norman Area and have some fun while doing it. Experienee beautiful Davidson, NC in the Spring, eele- brate our youth in the Davidson area, and the Lake Norman Jewish Community. The raee will be partly on the beautiful Randall Kineaid Green way and is perfeet for runners and walkers of all levels, beginner to expert. We will have a 5K (3.1 mile) eompetitive raee/walk and a one-mile fun run/walk. Entry All partieipants who pre-regis ter by Mareh 8 will be guaranteed a eotton short-sleeved t-shirt. Reg istration fees are non-re fundable. 5K: $20 through Mareh 15, $25 Mareh 16-21, $30 on raee day; Fun Run: $10 up to and ineluding raee day. Race Information The raee/walk will start and finish on Mimosa St. right in front of Temple Kol Tikvah at 605 South St., Davidson, NC. The post-raee party will be on the lawn in front of Temple Kol Tikvah with musie, free food, and fun ae- tivities. Plus you ean ereate a team of four or more partieipants and win one of the speeial team awards. 7 AM - registration and paeket piek up 7:45 AM - Raee day registra tion eloses 8 AM - 5K raee starts 9 AM - One mile fun run/walk 9:30 AM - Awards presentation 5K Awards: Top three overall male and fe male and masters (40+), top three male and female in the following age groups: 13 and under, 14-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60- 69, 70 and up. Awards subjeet to ehange based on number of partieipants. One Mile Fun Run Awards: Every ehild under 13 will re- eeive an award Team Awards: In addition to the overall and age group awards, individuals ean register with a team to be ineluded in the team awards. Awards will be presented to the top winners in the following eategories (min. of four individuals per team, no max imum number): Fastest Team, Largest Team, Youngest Team, Oldest Team Registration: Omega Sports will host paeket piek-up and registration prior to the raee on Friday, Mareh 20 from 1-5 PM and on Saturday, Mareh 21 from 4:30-8:30 PM at the Northeross Shopping Center. You ean also register or piek up your paeket the day of the raee at Temple Kol Tikvah starting at 7 AM. Online registration and ad ditional Info at: www.davidson- timing.eom. For questions, eontaet Wayne Eekert atrun41ife@bellsouth.net Film Festival’s Value Added and Personal Appearances Enhance the Experience (Continued from page 1) attendanee is predieted to double for the third year in a row. In 2013, non-Jewish students from a loeal high sehool were invited to attend a sereening of a Holoeaust film. The re sponse was so positive that in 2014 the pro gram was expanded to inelude students baek with the audienee. Deli Man (February 22, Regal Ballan- tyne Village Stadium 5) - There will be a deli tasting after the film. The Art Dealer (February 28, Regal Ballantyne Village Stadium 5) - There will be a talkbaek after the film. Is That You? (Mareh 1, Regal Ballan tyne Village Stadium 5) - Direetor Dani Menkin will diseuss his film with the au dienee. Quality Balls (Mareh 1, Regal Ballan tyne Village Stadium 5) - There will be a Closing Night dessert reeeption to help eel- ebrate the end of the CJFF’s amazing 11th season. Please visit eharlottejewishfilm.eom to purehase tiekets or for more details about the 2015 CJFF. « Terre Hamlisch will appear in conjunction with the film “Marvin Hamlisch: What He Did for Love ” on February 14 from six different sehools to eome wateh a film and partieipate in a panel diseussion with three diversity experts. This year, the CJFF is expeeting a paeked house at a spe eial sereening of Nicky’s Family. Another simple side bar event has beeome part of the CJFF’s programming slate and ereated a meaningful impaet with the eommunity: “Everyone involved from our sehool is still in awe that we were able to be part of something so rieh and meaningful .... Thanks to your efforts, in less than two hours, my students experieneed the rieh- ness of history and eultural diversity. There is no priee tag for that,” eommented Beeky Makla, a teaeher from Covenant Day Sehool. In addition to its most ambitious slate yet, the 2015 CJFF has stepped up again with a terrifie lineup of value added pro gramming to enhanee the experienee of everyone who attends. Opening Night (February 14, Temple Is rael) is always speeial and this year, is no exeeption with a love-themed reeeption fol lowing the showing of Marvin Hamlisch: What He Did For Love. Additionally, Mar vin Hamliseh’s wife, Terre will be on hand Dani Menkin will be on hand to discuss his film “Is That You? ” on March 1. to answer questions after the film. At Above and Beyond (February 15, Temple Israel), the film’s produeer, Naney Spielberg (Steven’s sister) will do a talk baek with the audienee. Ms. Spielberg will also be honored at a speeial dessert reeep tion that is being sponsored by Patty, Bill, Staeey, Todd, Gabi, Rael, and Mareelle Goreliek. Naney Spielberg will also be in atten danee the next night at the Mondays at Lake Norman sereening of Above and Be yond (February 16, Regal Birkdale Stadium 16) and will be honored at a post-film re eeption at Dressier’s Restaurant that is being sponsored by Arlene and Milton Berkman. Other speeial events/programs for the 2015 CJFF: Beneath the Helmet: From High School to the Home Front (February 19, Temple Is rael) - Soldier Aviv Regev will do a talk- CHARLOHE JEW'SH Nancy Spielberg will discuss her film, “Above and Beyond, ” on Feburary 16.
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