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The Charlotte Jewish News - April-May 2020 - Page 2 ~ JEWISH FEDERATION NEWS Our Family in Israel During COVID19 By P2G Stajf (written on April 2) We are currently undergoing a symmetrical crisis. The whole world is facing an epidemic and economic crisis at the door. Peo ple are lonely in homes and afraid of the future. We wanted to bring you some of the voices and sto ries from our partnership region of Hadera-Eiron in Israel. It seems like all the people in Israel are either working from home, being laid off temporarily, or being sent home on unpaid va cation. Since the children are on forced leave from school, on the one hand, it is convenient and it is better to be home with them. On the other hand, there is a serious concern about the economic price we will all have to pay, as a soci ety and individuals. Many walk around with a feel ing that they have no grip on real ity. And in the meantime, there is a kind of balance that is immersed in a lot of Jewish-Israeli humor, about the reality forced upon us to be with the children 24/7, workers not working from home, or how fun it is to not have to host the mother-in-law for a Seder dinner this year. Cheli Hakimi, an owner of two local businesses who took part two years ago in a Partnership Leadership Mission describes the situation: “Businesses have closed down however their out going cash flow continues as usual (with the exception of a few state provisions to ease their situations). Suppliers are being paid even though there are no revenues coming in. Small busi nesses will survive this month of March since they were able to op erate for half a month, but if April continues to witness a shutdown, many business will collapse fi nancially and, with that, entire families who depend on the in come. Unfortunately, this is the same situation for all businesses and people. We’re all in the same boat. Until last week, the country was allowing businesses to decide whether to remain open or not. I, like many others, decided to close my businesses a week ago in or der to assist in the general effort to stop the spread of the virus and to protect my own employees and customers.” The most difficult thing these days is the feeling of uncertainty. Instructions to the public change from day to day and are some times unclear. We don’t know how long this situation will con Shabbat and Holiday Candle Lighting for May 2020 Friday, May 1, 7:51 PM Friday, May 8, 7:57 PM Friday, May 15, 8:02 PM Friday, May 22, 8:08 PM Thursday, May 28, First Night of Shavuot, 8:12 PM Friday, May 29, after 8:13 PM The Charlotte Jewish News 5007 Providence Road, Suite 112 Charlotte, NC 28226 Phone (voice mail after office hours) Office 704-944-6765 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 Pam Garrison, 704-906-7034 Art Director, Erin Bronkar ebronkar@ Carolina, rr. com CJN Editorial Board Chair - Bob Davis Members: Bob Abel, David Delfiner, Ann Langman, Linda Levy, Elaine Millen, Andrew Rosen The CJN does not assume responsibility for the quality or kasruth of any product or service advertised. Publishing of a paid political advertisement 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: Te’wish Federation OF GREATER CHARLOTTE Eliyahu Krav with the Mayor ofPardes-Hanna. Chelmi Halimi's closed store. tinue and how much more serious it will become. Another serious concern is the generation of older parents in Israel who have seen wars and recovery, economic and political crises. Efrat Lapid, a math teacher at Katzir School: “My parents ar en’t alive today but I’m happy they don’t have to experience this feeling of isolation that I’m experiencing. This almost com plete shutdown and not being able to go to work is forcing me and everyone else into social iso lation. I’m used to being around my fellow teachers at school and taking part in folk dancing twice a week. Now I’m limited to giv ing assignments online to my students at home. On the bright side. I’ve learned to cook a more varied menu for my teenage kids who remain with me (un less they’re glued to their screens playing Minecraft or Fortnite). I ‘meet’ my friends online including Gery, who hosted me last summer in Richmond and who told me about the situation there, which is virtually the same. Her husband is in the medical profession and works long hours while Gery’s routine hasn’t changed radical ly since she works from home while raising her small children.” At present, the unem ployment rate reached 22% of the workforce, however some employees are considered essential in emergency situations. One such person is Eliyahu Krav, who took part in our Young Lead ership Mission last year. Eliyahu works in the Local Council as director of the Community Se curity Authority. Only several weeks ago Eliyahu got married in a ceremony that was viewed live online by many “guests” from our SE Communities. He and his wife were on their way to their honeymoon when the coronavi- rus crises erupted, thus changing their plans entirely. Today, Eli yahu works round the clock and under tremendous pressure with little sleep in order to carry out all of his emergency tasks. He is be ing swamped with calls amid this hectic situation which is dynamic The P2G Partnership connected Temple Beth . 6th grade class to a Passover cooking lesson i Neta Silberg in Hadera. and changes from day to day. All of the children are at home these days. The older ones are studying online, the younger ones are not. The hardest thing for the children is being away from their friends and not being able to go to parks or take part in extracurricu lar activities. So naturally they’re bored. It’s even harder for parents who need to keep their children occupied and maintain the fam ily’s morale, even though some of them are working from home while others are seeking some sort of income and trying to fath om what’s happening in this new “age.” Our P2G team created a num ber of alternative projects online that will offer encouragement to our communities in the U.S. and Israel. Our overriding guideline, as always, is the relationship between us. On the bright side, we all have more time to spend with our immediate families and we’re learning to appreciate the simple things in life that we took for granted in the past. Despite the feeling of isolation - away from family relatives, parents and friends - as a Partnership staff we are busy frying fo confinue strengfhening our relafion- ship wifh the Jewish commu nity overseas amid this new reality of virtual meetings and activity. ^ CONTENTS Federation News pp. 1, 2 Center for Jewish Education pp. 1, 3, 5 Sue’s Book Shelf p. 3 Jewish Family Services pp. 5-7 Women’s News p. 7 Schools pp. 8-11 Community News pp. 12-15 Youth Visions pp. 16-19, 22 Jewish Community Center pp. 20, 21 Dining Out p. 23 Synagogues/Congregations pp. 24-26 I would like to make a contribution to demonstrate my support of The Charlotte Jewish News. Name Phone Address City State Zip Enclosed in my check for $. $18.00 $25.00 $50.00 $100.00 Basic Annual Subscription Friend Patron Grand Patron Other
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