Vol.41, No. 11 Kislev-Tevet 5780 December 2019 The 2020 Main Event Featuring Mitch Aibom, v' Author, Journaiist, Phiianthropist Have a Little Faith: How Trusting Others Can Change The World Co-chairs Holly and Hal Levin son invite you to join them at the Federation’s 2020 Main Event on Sunday, January 26, 2020 at 7 PM at Temple Israel featuring Mitch Aibom. The Main Event is the Jewish Federation’s most widely attended event of the cam paign season. Mitch Aibom is an internation ally renowned and best-selling author, sportswriter, screenwrit er, playwright, radio and televi sion broadcaster, and musician. His books have collectively sold more than 39 million copies worldwide, have been published in forty-nine territories and in forty-five languages around the world, and have been made into Emmy Award-winning and criti cally-acclaimed television mov ies. While nationally recognized for his sports writing, Aibom is perhaps best known for the themes of hope and kindness that weave through his books, plays, and films. In his talks and pre sentations, he brings the same inspiring message of community building, giving, and purpose. Aibom shares stories about faith amongst the poor, the well-to-do, the homeless, and those who once felt God did not exist. He ad dresses questions such as: What do we all have in common in our hearts - no matter what house of worship we attend? How does the belief in something bigger than us give us insight, wisdom, and comfort? How does faith help when bad things happen? And what can we learn from each other’s faith that can make the world, the workplace, our neigh borhoods, and our daily lives more harmonious? Expanding on themes already developed in his bestselling books Tuesdays with Morrie and The Five People You Meet in Heaven, Mitch Aibom weaves a captivating and uplift ing message about the potential in all of us for a giving, meaningful life. Main Event tickets are $36 each and are available online at www.jewishcharlotte.org or by phone at 704-944-6757. Everyday, the Jewish Federa tion of Greater Charlotte, together with you, our donors and partners, enriches lives, builds community and fosters a thriving Jewish fu ture locally, in Israel and around the world. We are always at work powering the community and your Jewish experience in ways you might not think of, in places you would never expect. Right now, thousands of people need us in a multitude of ways. This is your moment to help. Join us at For more information about the Main Event, please contact the Federation office at 704-944- 6757 or info@jewishcharlotte. org. 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, planning and community build ing, the Federation’s mission en sures that Jewish values, goals, traditions and connections are preserved for current and future generations. Mitch Aibom the Main Event, and be the start of something powerful. You will also have the opportunity to make your pledge to the 2020 Annual Campaign. Jewish Federation OF GREATER CHARLOTTE Congratulations to Gabe Mathless on Becoming a JCPA Frank Family Fellow The Frank Family Leadership Institute is a unique mentoring opportunity for emerging lead ers who want to be active in the Jewish community relations field that focuses on public policy and advocacy, civic engagement, and intergroup/interfaith relations. Its goal is to build the leaders of to morrow for the community rela tions network at the national and local levels. The Frank Fellows Leader ship Institute is a 10-month pro- ON ‘BllOlblVHO 80ZI #imhJ3d aivd dovisod s n aisidsdd paisanbay oojAjas oBueqo 9ZZ8Z ON ‘siloiJeqo ZU# suns ‘peoy oouapiAOJd 2009 gram run by the Jewish Council for Public Affairs (JCPA). The Fellowship program includes educational webinars, a Poland/ Israel Mission, and attendance at the JCPA National Conference. As the program selects only 10 emerging Jewish leaders from across the nation, we are thrilled that Gabe Mathless will represent the Charlotte community as part of the 2019-2020 cohort. Although Gabe and his family moved to the Queen City only a few years ago, he has already es tablished himself as an energetic leader within the Charlotte Jew ish community. He is vice-presi dent of Charlotte’s Levine Jewish Community Center, serves on multiple committees, and chairs the LJCC’s governance commit tee. In recognition of his contri butions to the LJCC, Gabe was awarded the LJCC’s President’s Cup and Director’s Award in 2017 and was selected to repre sent the LJCC at the biennial JCC Association of North America conference through the Esther Leah Ritz Emerging JCC Leaders Institute in 2018. As part of the Frank Fellow ship, Gabe be working with the Jewish Federation’s Director of Community Relations and Israel Affairs, Laurel Grauer, to coor dinate Israel advocacy efforts and re-establish Charlotte’s Jewish Community Relations Council. Gabe Mathless is a corporate restructuring and bankraptcy at torney with the firm Moore and Van Allen PLLC. He received his law degree from the Univer sity of Chicago Law School and undergraduate degrees from the University of Michigan. He lives in Charlotte, with his wonderful wife, Stephanie, and their two beautiful sons.^^ Gabe Mathless Thank you to the latest donors to The Charlotte Jewish News Your generosity helps us fulfill our mission to continue publishing the latest information about our community. For the list of donors, please turn to page 13. December 15, Temple Beth El’s Equity in Education team presents Resilience, a documentary about toxic stress and its effects on children. See page 11 for more details.

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