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The Charlotte Jewish News - March 2015 - Page 2 JEWISH FEDERATION NEWS Israeli Elections - March 17 By Adi Rodavsky, Community Shlicha This month is the month of elections in Israel and so, I thought it would be good to briefly explain the process of electing a government in Israel. The people of Israel are voting for a party, not its leader. Therefore, they do not necessarily vote for a leader’s personality and charisma, they mostly vote for the different political agendas. It’s important to note that unlike in the US, elec tions in Israel are based on nation wide proportional representation and there is no division to differ ent areas in the country. Also un like in the US, the governing party is not necessarily the one who got the most mandates (seats) in the Israeli parliament, the Knesset, but the government whose leader can form a coalition. There are 120 seats in the Knesset. The head of the party with the most mandates needs, in order to become prime minister, to have at least 61 members who are willing to form a government. This condition leads the heads of the big parties to rely on the smaller parties, while they solve the puzzle of building a coalition. In order to have the parties join the coalition, they have to take their political agendas into ac count. This system led to the issue that while the Knesset is elected for four years, many governments don’t last beyond two years, quite like the former government. The most important thing dur ing these elections, whether one is right-wing or left-wing, is to go on and vote. 67.77% of Israel’s population voted during the 2013 elections, certainly not enough. To make an impact and perhaps work towards a lasting govern ment, all of Israel’s citizens need to go out and vote and take part in the democratic process. Some have said that the younger gener ation is tired of politics. However, many of the leading parties, right winged and left-winged, now have younger members who could be ministers in the upcom ing government. It is my hope that these young politicians can in spire students and young adults to vote. Yours truly will be going to Atlanta to vote. As people who care about our country, I sincerely believe it is our responsibility to shape its future by voting. ^ Shabbat Candle Lighting for March 2015 Friday, March 6, 6:04 PM Friday, March 13, 7:10 PM Friday, March 20, 7:16 PM Friday, March 27, 7:22 PM jL JL The Charlotte Jewish News 5007 Providence Road, Suite 112 Charlotte, NC 28226 Phone (voice mail after office hours) Office 704-944-6765 FAX 704-365-4507 email: charlottejewishnews@shalomcharlotte.org An Affiliate of the Jewish Federation of Greater Charlotte Amy Krakovitz - Editor Advertising Sales Reps: Jodi Valenstein, 704-609-0950 or Scott Moskowitz, 704-906-2474 Art Director, Erin Bronkar ebronkar@carolina. rr. com CJN Editorial Board Chair - Bob Davis Members: Bob Abel, Evelyn Berger, David Delfiner, Jeff Epstein, Ann Langman, Linda Levy The CJN does not assume responsibility for the quality or kasruth of any product or service advertised. Publishing of a paid political advertise ment does not constitute an endorsement of any candidate, political party or position by this newspaper, the Federation or any employees. Published monthly except July An affliate of: Jewish Federation OF GREATER CHARLOTTE Record Breaking Super Sunday Not Just a Day to Raise Funds, but Awareness of the Mission of the Jewish Federation More than 90 volunteers dedi cated their time and energy to make Super Sunday a Super Suc cess! 510 donors pledged over $86,000 placing January 25, 2015 in the record books with the most money raised in Super Sunday history. And YES, we made the generous $10,000 match from Larry Schwartz! Through your support, you care for Jews everywhere, connect people to their Jewish communi ties, and respond to crises close to home and around the globe. To gether, our impact stretches from Charlotte to Israel to 70 countries around the world. If we somehow missed you on Super Sunday, there is still time to donate to the 2015 Annual Cam paign. Visit our website today at www.jewishcharlotte.org. Every gift makes an impact on the needs of the Jewish world. Whether you made calls or an swered our call, it was because of you that we were able to do so much on behalf of our community. We also want to give a special thanks to Super Sunday Co- Chairs, Marcie Jacobs and Jeff Turk who helped train and inspire our volunteers. Thank you for living gener ously! The mission of the Jewish Fed eration of Greater Charlotte is to raise and distribute funds to sup port and enrich the lives of Jews locally, nationally, in Israel and worldwide. Through education and community building, the Fed eration’s mission ensures that Jewish values, goals and tradi tions and connections are pre served for current and future genera-tions. ^ Even Elmo makes calls for Super Sunday! Super Sunday co-chairs, Jeff Turk and Marcie Jacobs. Many thanks to our dedicated volunteers. Jewish Federation OF GREATER CHARLOTTE CONTENTS Federation News pp. 1-4 Community News pp. 5-14 Schools pp. 14-16 Jewish Community Center pp. 18,19 Youth Visions pp. 20, 21 Levine-Sklut Judaic Library pp. 22, 23 Synagogues/Congregations pp. 24-26 Dining Out p. 27 Jewish Family Services p. 28 Women’s News p. 29 Mazel Tov p. 30 Purim p. 31 I would like to make a contribution to demonstrate my support of The Charlotte Jewish News. Name Phone (... Address City State Enclosed in my check for $ $18.00 Basic Annual Subscription $25.00 Friend $50.00 Patron $100.00 Grand Patron Other .Zip.
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