A Publication of the Greensboro Jewish Federation, Greensboro, North Carolina www.shalomgreensboro.org
VOL. 41, NO. 6 - FEBRUARY 2016, SHEVAT - ADAR 5776
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FOSTERING COMMITMENT AND RESOURCES WHICH STRENGTHEN AND ENRICH JEWISH LIFE LOCALLY, NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY
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February 25 - March 6, Regal Grande Stadium 16, Friendly Center, Greensboro, NC 27408 Order Tickets Online at www.myTJFF.com $11 in advance, $12 at the door, $6 students, $60- REEL DEAL (tickets for all showings - Price per ticket includes tax) APPLES FROM THE DESERT THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 7:30 p.m. Featured at numerous film festivals across the world, and nominated for three Israeli Academy Awards, this poignant film beautifully showcases the relationships among father, mother, daughter and lover as they grapple with faith, family, history and modernity. Struggling with life, love, identity, and reconciliation, this critically acclaimed film is a must see. Language: Hebrew with English subtitles
ONCE IN A LIFETIME SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2:00 p.m. Faced with the challenge of teaching an unruly classroom of teenagers in a school that has given up on them, history teacher Anne Gueguen introduces the experience of the Holocaust to her multi-cultural students as a way to forge common bonds and build self-esteem. Gueguen is able to not only teach the important lessons of modern history, but also creates understanding and empathy between her students, their community and their nation. Language: French with English subtitles
SECRETS OF WAR THURSDAY, MARCH 3, 7:30 p.m. Based on the best-selling young adult novel by Jacques Vriens, Secrets of War tells the gripping story of inseparable best friends Tuur and Lambert who live in pre-war Netherlands. Conflict rages among the townspeople in response to the Nazi advance and the boys’ families find themselves on opposite sides of the fight, challenging the boys’ intimate relationship. With war closing in, the friends struggle with family, morality and friendship. Language: Dutch with English subtitles
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A Special Thank You to the Festival Committee The Triad Jewish Film Festival committee, chaired by Sarah Malino, has worked tirelessly this past year, reviewing more than 40 films to bring you the best, most engaging and thought-provoking Jewish films from national and international film festivals. We hope you will enjoy one or all of these outstanding films. Committee members: Sarah Malino, Chair; Debbie Barry, Brad Cone, Annette and Derek Davis, Marty Friedman, Gail Haber, Sarah Kraft, Linda Newman, Harvey Tilles, Rachel Wolf, and Hannah Henza, staff.
MAGIC MEN SATURDAY, MARCH 5, 8:00 p.m. Nominated for four Israeli Academy Awards in 2013, Magic Men won for best actor. This story of intergenerational struggle is punctuated by enchanting moments of comedy and affection. The film features stunning cinematography of the Adriatic Coast, a vibrant Greekinfused musical score and spectacular acting. Language: English, Greek and Hebrew with English subtitles
An international favorite at theaters and film festivals, this film will make you laugh, gasp and ponder the ever-changing world we live in. Starring Ian Hart (Tribeca Film Festival Best-Actor Winner) as the toughguy, Pauline Collins (Oscar-nominated) as Nat’s neighbor, and Jonathan Pryce as Nat, the baker, the film is packed with talent. Language: English
GOD’S SLAVE - SUNDAY, MARCH 6, 2:00 p.m. This dramatic thriller depicts the tragic histories of two obsessed yet opposing characters in the Arab-Israeli conflict. Both men, affected by childhood trauma, are prepared to sacrifice life itself for their beliefs. But how can one defeat another who is willing to sacrifice everything? Language: Arabic, French, Hebrew and Spanish with English subtitles
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was hoping to send an totals with Dan Wolf, writing article for this month’s thank you cards like Kevin newspaper just after the Thurm, or making your Chef Clash, but thanks to the very first nervous ask like amazing work of the Almighty me a few years ago – you are I am currently snowed in helping raise the dollars that at my house and we have Federation uses to support rescheduled the Chef clash Jews everywhere and build to Jan. 31. I’m anticipating community right here! this epic contest between Mamie Todaro and Raffi two of Greensboro’s most Simel are teaming up to renowned chefs and thinking chair the SOUPER SOUL about my favorite foods. I’m Telethon on February 7th. If Emily Kranz sure my favorite dish from you haven’t already signed up the chef clash will be the delicious food please call Dianne Hines at (336) 852-5433 for my soul! I can’t wait to see how our x233 or sign up at www.shalomgreensboro. community comes together to celebrate org. We are using Signup Genius this year and create something amazing with our to make the process easy! philanthropy. One of the hardest things to face when Thank you to everyone for being you chair the campaign is how much need flexible in the face of weather and football for Federation dollars there is, and the emergencies! overwhelming desire to fill every single It seems a bit ironic to call our main need. Did you know that Federation event the “kickoff ” since it tends to happen funds the One Happy Camper program, while our Annual Campaign is well under which gives grants to encourage kids in way…. Regardless of how we’ve all tried to our community to go to Jewish sleep away change it, kickoff seems to stick and our camp? Rabbi Andy taught me that Jewish campaign is in high gear now. If for some camp is one of the crucial experiences that reason you haven’t yet made your pledge help our kids stay connected to Judaism throughout their lives – ensuring that our don’t worry – there are more opportunities community continues for generations. JFS coming. also provides need based scholarships to Next up is Telethon - one of my kids who might not be able to go to camp favorite events and one of the first things otherwise. It’s amazing to see all the good I chaired for Federation. I love how the work that Federation does and all the whole community gets involved; there is things we wish we could do more – if only a job for everyone during the event! It’s a we had more dollars! great reminder that every single person in Thank you so much to all of you our little community, and indeed in our who have attended events, volunteered global Jewish community, is a valued and your time, and donated to our Annual Campaign already this year. If you are important person. If you are leading calls in a division like Scott Kaplan, manning the still reading and haven’t pledged yet please consider making your gift today! kitchen like Will O’Keefe, tallying pledge
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hen we started to plan round, we knew a lot of the 2016 Campaign our guests would want to Kickoff event for this year I watch the game, which was wanted it to be interactive scheduled at the exact same and fun, not just one speaker time as Chef Clash. Our team after another with a typical made the difficult decision to meal. Once Emily Kranz adjust our start time so that and I started discussing everyone would be able to our campaign theme, Feed see the game and attend the Your Soul, the ideas started kickoff. flowing -- from Soul Food Then winter storm to Chef Clash and it became Jonas showed up and we Lenny Samet clear that I was not the only had to make an even one who was ready for a more difficult decision to change. postpone for a week, but we knew the Many of us were disappointed when safety of our guests was the number one Crippen’s Country Inn and Restaurant in objective. Our event team took to the Blowing Rock closed, but we were thrilled phones to call everyone who had made when we found out that Chef Jimmy reservations. I am grateful that the entire Crippen was now running Got to Be NC community understood our reason to Competition Dining and we decided on postpone Chef Clash to January 31st. We invite everyone in the a competition dining event as the theme community to come out to the for our 2016 Campaign Kickoff. Federation office on Feb. 7th and help us Next we needed event co-chairs. finish the campaign strong with Souper When my sister-in-law Sylvia Samet found out I was the men’s campaign chair Soul Sunday Telethon. If you don't want to make calls we have lots of other jobs for 2016 she volunteered her daughter that are important. Join Telethon CoLeslye for the job. And my wonderful niece was more than willing to do this for Chairs Raffi Simel and Mamie Todaro for a morning that is both fun and her uncle and more importantly, for the fulfilling. community. We knew that Brad Semon Thank you to everyone who has was always an integral part in our kickoff helped us so far in the 2016 Campaign. events with his delicious food, so we A special thank you to Brad Semon and asked Brad to co-chair the kickoff with Leslye Tuck, for all they have done and Leslye. This extraordinary team worked with a great committee and really covered to the Federation staff who had to put in a lot of extra time due to all of our it all! time and date changes. Finally, thank January 24 seemed like a good date you to all of the solicitors who have for our event and the Carolina Panthers volunteered to help Emily and I. Being a were not on our radar. And then they solicitor isn’t an easy job, and we are so just kept winning. When the Panthers appreciative of your help. made it to the NFC Championship
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elethon is right around the corner on Super Bowl Sunday and we invite you to join the fun with a morning of excitement, camaraderie and raising money for our Annual Campaign. Souper Soul Sunday highlights this year’s campaign theme, Feed Your Soul. Co-chairs for Telethon are Mamie Telethon Chairs Mamie Todaro and Raffi Simel. Todaro and Raffi Simel. "I'm honored to co-chair the Dianne Hines (336) 852-5433 x233 to register by Super Sunday telethon for the second year in a phone or sign up online www.shalomgreensboro. row alongside Raffi Simel. I hope you will join org. us for a few hours as we come together as a Childcare and activities provided at B’Nai community to make calls, raise funds and most Shalom Day School. When registering for importantly have fun," Todaro said. Telethon please indicate the number of children Sign up for Telethon on Sunday, February 7, and their ages that will be joining the activities at starting at 9 a.m. at Federation office. Volunteer BSDS. to make solicitation phone calls, help with Join the conversation online #greensborofed, childcare, write thank you notes or prepare food #feedyoursoul. for the volunteers – all help is welcome. Call
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safest decision to postpone the Chef Clash event for one am not much of a sports fan. week and then quickly get the Perhaps you’ll note that it’s word out to our community because I don’t hold season before Shabbat. tickets to any ball teams or Note: As we go to press, don’t regularly attend UNC Campaign Kickoff Chef Clash games where our daughter Shira is all set for Sunday, Jan. 31st attends school. Just to set the at the Empire Room at 6 record straight, I grew up in p.m. Campaign quarterbacks a baseball-loving family – the Emily Kranz and Lenny New York Mets vs. the New Samet, along with Honorary York Yankees; I loved and knew Marilyn Forman Chair Phyllis Shavitz, have every Yankee from Mickey Chandler collaborated to bring our Mantle to Bobby Murcer! I also community an exciting and had a high school boyfriend different kickoff event. Kudos to coaches with season tickets to the New York Leslye Tuck and Brad Semon for their Rangers – the Canadian Rod Gilbert was hard work and creativity in bringing Chef my favorite on the ice and the brawls with Clash to fruition. Videographer Mark sticks and pucks flying were frightening! Caudill has worked under tight deadlines What you may not know though is to create innovative and moving videos how much I really love playing sports -for Campaign 2016 and Jimmy Crippen of especially team sports from being on the Competition Dining NC has provided fun soccer team in 9th grade, to swimming technology for our event in the form of an and sports camp counselor throughout app that brings us the latest in technology. high school and college, to teaching Special thanks to our Federation staff racquetball, playing softball and serving as members who put on their uniforms and captain of the intramural volleyball team joined the team and moved schedules to at my university and later, volleyball coach work everything out and to our Kickoff for B’nai Shalom, I have always been an Planning Committee for all of your hard active participant in team sports. In many ways, our Federation staff and work! Thank you dear community, our fans, for being flexible with the timing of volunteers are like one big team. Not just the event. on Super Bowl Sunday and the Telethon, The delicious menus of two competing but year round. Our team really pulled together when a major winter storm hit the chefs, Jay Pierce from the Marshall Free Triad on Friday before our planned kickoff House and Kristina Fuller from Crafted, and the work of our Federation in Israel, event Chef Clash on Sunday, Jan. 24. the former Soviet Union and in our local Everyone worked together to come to the community are highlights of our event.
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Using Soul Food as our campaign theme, we are showcasing our Federation’s involvement with projects all over the world and in our community pertaining to food. We work together to alleviate hunger and hardship for hundreds of thousands of vulnerable Jews in over 70 countries worldwide. We learn together about Israeli innovations in agriculture, energy saving water treatment like drip irrigation, green technology and food sustainability. Our Jewish Family Services is teaming up with A Simple Gesture to connect our community with food pantries city-wide while continuing to help 65 families secure food for their tables each week. It’s not too late to become part of the team. Sign up at www.shalomgreensboro. org for the pre-game “Souper” Bowl Sunday Telethon, chaired by Team Captains Mamie Todaro and Raffi Simel, on February 7th. We’re working on running and throwing those touchdowns into the end zone! Only for Kickoff and Telethon: We’re thrilled to announce that we have secured a match for this year’s campaign and any new gifts and all increased gifts of a minimum of 10% or more will be matched! Please do what you can to increase by a minimum of 10% or make a new pledge if you’ve never made one. It will go a long way.
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n the windowsill in the kitchen, there was a blue box. My mother would give me a quarter and I would put it in the box every Shabbat. Before candles were lit or dinner was served, the tzedakah box clinked with coins. That was my introduction to tzedakah. When I was fourteen, I rode the subways of Brooklyn, clinking that same blue Jewish National Fund box, gathering donations from car to car. I had a whole spiel, beginning with: “Ladies and gentlemen, may I have your attention please. Six million Jews were killed in the Holocaust….” When I finished collecting, I would jump onto the next car. I would fill up that whole box with coins for JNF to sponsor the planting of trees to save the land which eventually became the state of Israel. Growing up in the “golden ghetto” of Flatbush, Brooklyn, I did not know nonJews. I never dated a boy who was not Jewish. My life was filled with Jewish experiences—it was the way we lived. My parents were committed Zionists, and they sent me to a Zionist summer camp. This is where I met Joe Jerome z''l, who became my husband. Joe was just as committed to Israel as my family was. During the 1967 War, his donation was so large that we had to take out a second mortgage on our
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house. I was furious at the time, but I remember his passion and all I feel now is pride. My commitment for doing mitzvot led me to become an educator. I was the director of an early childhood center in San Francisco. I clearly see the need for Jewish education as a way to keep
young people committed to Judaism. To provide children with opportunities to participate in Jewish education, Jewish
SHALOM GREENSBORO 5 camps, and trips to Israel is to assist them in making a lifetime commitment to Judaism. In 1994, after I was widowed, I left San Francisco and followed my daughter, son-in-law and two granddaughters to Greensboro, where they were living at the time. Once again, I was eager to serve the community, and I spent the next 15 years as Director of Jewish Family Services. Greensboro is home, and I have been very engaged in Jewish life here. My children and grandchildren have had many opportunities to become committed and involved Jews. I have always tried to be involved Jewishly wherever I have lived; I think that my progeny share the same core values that I have. I am proud of them, and I trust the future in their hands. For more information on how to Create a Jewish Legacy, please contact Susan Gutterman, Endowment Director of the Jewish Foundation of Greensboro at 336-852-0099 or by email at Sgutterman@JewishFoundationNC.org
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View from Washington: 2016 Legislative and Regulatory Developments Impacting Charitable Giving by Steven M. Woolf Senior Tax Policy Counsel of the Jewish Federations of North America Thursday, February 11, 2016 8:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. Breakfast served CLE credit pending Steven M. Woolf $15.00 registration fee For registration and additional information: mkingsmill@jewishfoundationNC.org 336-294-0846
Donations to the Jewish Foundation of Greensboro Aug- Nov 2015 IN MEMORY Jacke W. & Lottie K Samet Israel Experience Endowment Fund In memory of Robert Chandler’s father and Mort Ershler’s sister by: Mr. & Mrs. David Lafferman In memory of Morris Fox, father of Richard Fox by: Mrs. Harry Samet The Frank & Shelly Weiner Holocaust Education Teacher Training Endowment of NCCAT In Memory of Jack Hoffman; Mary Van Derlinden's Father and Dori Jalazo's Mother by: Mrs. Shelly Weiner The Rosalyn Saltz & Norman Seymour Pliner Endowment Fund In Memory of Norman Pliner by: Mr. Everett James Mr. Michael S. Gerecht Mr. & Mrs. Gary Cahn Ms. Sharon J. Davis Mr. & Mrs. Sheldon Mazursky Mr. & Mrs. Alan H. Lockwood Mr. & Mrs. Steven Denmark Mr. & Mrs. Howard K. Stokes IN HONOR Bernard & Nancy Gutterman Endowment Fund for Visiting Scholars In honor of Nancy Gutterman’s birthday by: Susan and David L. Gutterman Arlene Gutterman & Kate Panzer We apologize if we have inadvertently omitted a contribution. Please contact Maryann Kingsmill, Stewardship, Program, and Communications Coordinator, at 336-2940846, and we will make sure to include it in the next issue. Thank you.
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Todah Rabah We thank the following people for their contributions to Jewish Family Services. All contributions to JFS are used for client assistance unless otherwise specified by the donor.
Jewish Family Services Albert Jacobson Tobee Kaplan Natalie Mapou William A. Stern Foundation Polly and Richard Strasser In Honor: Of: Jan Levy’s birthday From: Arlene and Alan Bardy
In Honor: Of: Lenny Samet’s 70th birthday From: Arlene and Lenny Dolin Carol and Josef Silverman Robin and Robert Skirboll
Food Pantry Bernice and Zev Harel Monday Bridge Club: Sylvia Berkelhammer Irene Cohen Nancy Gutterman Debby Miller Joyce Shuman
We apologize if we have missed anyone’s contribution. Please call Jewish Family Services at 852-4829, ext. 222 if we missed you, and we will include you in the next issue. The minimum donation for each submission is $10.00. Thank you.
JFS Camp Scholarships Close Feb. 29 Applications for JFS Jewish Overnight Camp Scholarships are available at the Federation website www.shalomgreensboro.org (click on the rotating headline until you see camp information.) The deadline is February 29. If you are a first year camper, you may be eligible for the One Happy Camper Incentive Grant. Go to www.onehappycamper.org. For questions about scholarships, contact Betsy Gamburg and for the incentive program contact David Frazier at JFS at 852-4829
JFS Social Worker Position Open Jewish Family Services has a parttime 20 hour a week clinical social work positon for an MSW LCSW Social Worker. Responsibilities include counseling, case management, and program development. Strong clinical skills, experience in providing therapy, a background in geriatrics, experience with insurance and billing, and knowledge of and respect for Jewish traditions and values are all essential qualities. The social worker is a valued member of the JFS team. Please send resume and cover letter to Betsy Gamburg at bgamburg@ shalomgreensboro.org.
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t is a sad problem in Greensboro and throughout our country that there are many people who are homeless and who do not have the basic necessities or enough to eat. Our tradition teaches us to care for the stranger, the widow, and the orphan. Here’s a way you can help. With appreciation to Delta Airlines, Chick-fil-A, and TTI Global Resources Inc., the Neighbors In Need program provides kits containing a T-shirt, toothbrush and toothpaste, a shaver and shaving cream, deodorant, socks, tissues, and a free meal card. JFS has assembled these kits to distribute to members of our community to keep in their cars and to give to those in need. We have distributed these kits widely to individuals and organizations in the Jewish community and in Greensboro as well. Please let Betsy Gamburg at JFS know if you would like several to keep in your car or inquire at Temple Emanuel or Beth David.
In photo above, Sharon Slakter, volunteer, helps David Frazier, Volunteer Coordinator, add items to the Neighbors in Need kits. To the left is a an example of the Neighbors in Need kit.
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FS is committed to providing experiential learning opportunities for our teenagers and under David Frazier, the JFS Volunteer Coordinator, those opportunities have exploded. With so many benefits to teens becoming engaged in tikkun olam, JFS is extremely proud of the work they have been doing. Through a strong collaborative network cultivated by our volunteer coordinator, Jewish Family Services and local service agencies have partnered to give our teens opportunities to volunteer in their areas of interest. These young volunteers have participated in many projects in the past twelve months including working with animals, underprivileged children, local food pantries, seniors, and hospitals. They have painted a local pet care/adoption facility gaining knowledge about animal neglect, housing requirements, and basic animal care. They have worked with the IRC (Interactive Resource Center) and helped with the warm clothing drive which involved collecting and sorting appropriate clothing for the homeless population. At the Barnabas Network, an agency that provides home furnishings to underemployed/recently homeless Greensboro residents, our teens have
SAVE THE DATE Jewish Family Services partnering with the Adult Center for Enrichment Presents:
“Aging with Power” Updates on Healthy Living March 15th at JFS 10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
cleaned and organized items to distribute. Backpack Beginnings has offered the teens the opportunity to provide much needed food to children who may not otherwise have a proper meal on the weekends.Within the Jewish community, they helped with Matnah Mitzvah and Rosh Hashanah, preparing and delivering holiday gift bags to Jewish seniors. At Abbotswood, they joined the Hanukah celebration and assisted with food, song, and fellowship by connecting generations. They have worked in the JFS Food Pantry sorting and stocking food items providing much needed food to Greensboro’s food insecure. We are so proud of these teens and the work they have been doing to enhance our community. And we know that each of them has experienced a sense of achievement and satisfaction that comes from volunteering. Providing opportunities for our teens to perform mitzvoth and participate in tikkun olam will remain a high priority at Jewish Family Services. If you are interested in learning more or getting involved, please contact David Frazier at 852-4829, ext. 227 or dfrazier@ shalomgreensboro.org.
Rosalyn Saltz and Norman Seymour Pliner Education Scholarship This scholarship is open to applicants in post-secondary education living in North or South Carolina who demonstrate excellence in their field and advance Jewish women in leadership roles. For more information, go to www. shalomgreensboro.org and click on Pliner Scholarship in the rotating headline.
JELF APPLICATION FOR INTEREST-FREE EDUCATIONAL LOANS AVAILABLE MARCH 1 Applications for interest-free loans for full-time higher education (college, graduate school and vocational programs) will be available to Jewish students in the Greensboro area for the 2016-2017 school year from JELF (Jewish Educational Loan Fund), in partnership with Jewish Family Services, from March 1 to April 30. Please visit JELF’s website at www.jelf.org to learn more. JELF loans are need-based and offer “last-dollar” financing, meaning that JELF provides some funding to help bridge the gap between a student’s total financial resources and the cost of attending school. Applicants must be enrolled full-time in a program leading to a degree or certificate at an accredited institution that is located in the United States, be a U.S. citizen or have lawful immigration status in the U.S., and be able to demonstrate financial need (FAFSA application required). For more information, contact application@jelf.org, call 770-396-3080, or contact Betsy Gamburg at 336-852-4829, ext. 225 or bgamburg@shalomgreensboro.org. JFS Chai Notes Presents:
A Mostly Yiddish Concert Come hear Joss Moss, Director of the Cincinnati Klezmer Project & AHA Teacher Abbotswood Sunday, February 21 at 1:00 p.m. Admission is free & Open to all
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Christmas at Moses Cone and Wesley Long Hospitals The Jewish Community Volunteers!
The Jewish Community once again relieved kitchen staff and volunteers on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day and received rave reviews from the hospital. Bob Bessey, Director of Volunteers, sent along feedback that was all positive and included such comments as, “It was awesome. They were on time and offered to do a lot. They were a great gift to everyone.” And, “We had a great time with our volunteers, very nice people. Thank you so much.” This year 101 volunteers from our community filled 118 slots and gave a total of 396 hours of time. And the gift shops, which remained open and were staffed by our volunteers, saw total revenues of over $3600.
Stuart (left) and Josh Kaufman.
Rhonda Brody-Dunlevy (left), Bob Shuman, Barbara Shyloski, and Joyce Shuman.
Rachel Villalba, Kevin and Tammi Thurm, and Jessica Kellam.
Brett and Laura Shulman.
(L-R) Robin Amelkin, Stacey Papier, and Sylvia Curtis.
Robert, Shira, and Marilyn Chandler.
Ken Eisenberg and Marlene Davis.
Ken Stiles and Rabbi Andy Koren.
Ela Gabitov and her son Amir.
Let Me End by Saying Thank You…. By Beth Childs, MSW, LCSW
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egretfully, my tenure with Jewish Family Services is coming to an end. This has afforded me time to reflect on these last two years. I recognize the need to say thank you, first Beth Childs and foremost to Betsy Gamburg, Director of JFS for the opportunity to be a part of this organization as the clinical
social worker. Betsy’s guidance and leadership are unrivaled as is her compelling work ethic. My role at JFS has been both fulfilling and meaningful in many different ways. During my tenure, I have never left work wondering “Why am I here?” or “What is the purpose of my role at JFS?” The entire JFS team works diligently to serve the many needs of the Jewish population in Greensboro and is dedicated to that mission. I must thank each of them for the friendship, assistance, expertise, and overall support shown to me during the past few years. There truly has been no other work place that has been as positive, helpful, and genuine. To those individuals, families and groups that I have had the honor of
Affairs of the Heart working with directly and personally, “Thank You!” It is not easy to ask for help as one struggles through depression, faces grief after a loved one passes, deals with relationship problems, manages a crisis with a parent/loved one, finds resources in Greensboro, or deals with the myriad of issues life throws in our path. Thank you for trusting me with your concerns and your struggles. Just as I have empathized with your struggles, I also have experienced joy at your successes. Our relationships have been close and very personal in nature and as such, I will miss all of you. Please know that both now and in the future, I send positive thoughts your way and I always will be hoping the best for you.
Learning Hands-Only CPR with Marlene Baruch, RN, MSN, JFS Congregational Nurse February 14, 2016 at 10 am Join Sisterhood at Temple Emanuel Open to Everyone in the Jewish Community Men Welcome too!
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(L-R): Ivan Canada, Aaron Strasser and Jen Strasser.
Interfaith Study Mission Participants
(L-R): Leslie Isakoff, Peter Isakoff, Amanda Fonorow.
Prepare for Trip to Israel March 6-17
Rabbi Eliezer Havivi leads an Israel 101 study session at Federation for participants in the March Interfaith Mission trip. The mission is co-chaired by Nancy Brenner and Rev. Odell Cleveland. Sponsors include the Greensboro Jewish Federation, NCCJ of the Piedmont Triad and the Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro.
Rabbi Eliezer Havivi
The Interfaith Study Mission helps to develop understanding between members of three major faith groups (Judaism, Christianity and Islam) by bringing together an interfaith group of Triad residents to study and travel together to Israel, a land where the three faiths originated. This trip is the seventh Triad-based interfaith mission trip.
(L-R): Nadia Moffett, Jane Chandra and Dr. Suresh Chandra.
(L-R): Pastor Ches Kennedy, Ingrid Bullock, Rev. Odell Cleveland.
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In Which Country is Moldova?
Friend: Where are you headed this time? Lynn: Moldova.
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Friend: Oh. In which country is that? By Lynn Zimmerman
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’m sure that those of you who are regular readers of Shalom Greensboro have heard of Moldova, since the Greensboro Jewish Federation has a long-time relationship with the Jewish community there. Perhaps, you have even been there. If so, we’ll have to compare notes when I get back. A question most people ask me is, why Moldova? I was selected by the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board to teach for one semester in Moldova as part of the Global TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) Program. I’ll be at the International Relations Institute of Moldova teaching Intercultural Communications courses to undergraduate and graduate level English majors. In addition to teaching responsibilities, a Fulbright Scholar is expected to work on other types of projects. One secondary responsibility that I have already committed to is offering professional development workshops to English teachers around the country. However, it is obvious to me that with all the connections between North
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Carolina and Moldova, I will find plenty to keep me busy. Not only is there a relationship between the Greensboro Federation and Moldova, did you know that there is a partnership between Moldova and North Carolina and that there are a wide range of projects already in place or in the works? When I landed in Moldova it was snowing and has been in the high teens and the low 20s since. However, the indoor spaces are warm and the people seem to be also. Today, when I met with my colleagues and the dean of the Foreign Language Department, they were welcoming. They were also quite interested in learning of the North Carolina/Moldova connection. It is obvious they are interested in fostering & ASSOCIATES, INC. opportunities for 5412 W. Friendly Ave., Greensboro, NC 27410 partnership and collaboration at the CALL university level. MEL KRIEGSMAN Learn more ® about it at the NC REALTOR Department of State’s website devoted to the OFFICE: (336) 852-4100 partnership at http:// CELL: (336) 312-1978 FAX: (336) 852-7487 VOICE MAIL: (336) 333-0809 www.secretary.state. HOME: (336) 292-4666 EMAIL: kriegsman@triad.rr.com nc.us/partnership/. MULTIPLE LISTING SERVICE
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Greensboro Jewish Federation Assistant Director Emily Gray with Brandon Gray. They were just two of the more than 100 volunteers from the Jewish community to volunteer for Christmas at Cone and Wesley Long Hospitals. For more details see page 7.
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Constructing Knowledge at B’nai Shalom Day School By Margaret Borrego and Carolyn Hawks “Tell me and I forget, show me and I may remember, involve me and I will learn.” - Ben Franklin
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he students at B’nai Shalom Day School are actively involved in the learning process in all of their classes. Because this is the kind of school that respects children’s ability to research and explore learning in multiple ways, teachers create activities and projects that foster curiosity and motivate learners to find answers for themselves as they build essential skills. In the science classroom, for example, you will see students working on labs, sharing ideas and findings, collaborating
A third grade student tinkers with a circuit board in the B’nai Shalom FabLab.
to find solutions, and using technology to enhance and review what they have learned. One thing is for sure, on most days it would not be a quiet class but one with active discussions, hands on activities, and labs taking place. The students would be engaged in the topic because they are doing rather than being told what to do. Science incorporates STREAM—Science, Technology, Reading, Engineering, Art, and Math, in almost every topic they cover and, if we could figure out a way to incorporate a ‘W’ in the acronym we would, because writing is also a very important part of science. Students are able to express what they are learning using many different outlets—drawings, short writes, summaries, graphic organizers, presentations, and writing procedures. When a new unit is introduced in science, the class is polled to see what they already know and their study is built from that information. When problems are introduced, open ended questions are asked to let the students stretch their minds to figure out possible steps to take to find a solution. The teacher guides them through the process but does not ‘give’ them the answer. They learn that when they complete a lab or activity they may not find the correct solution but they learn from the errors they may have made and can deduct what may have caused the result to be incorrect. Similarly, students regularly engage in problem-solving in our “Fab Lab,” a
are encouraged to construct their own knowledge, building confidence to extend their thinking toward intellectual risk-taking within a supportive Jewish community. Margaret Borrego is the Educational Technology Specialist and Carolyn Hawks is the Science Specialist at B’nai Shalom Day School.
Educational Technology Specialist, Margaret Borrego, assists a third grade student in creating an electrical circuit using a pepper in the FabLab makerspace.
new makerspace we are building in the school. Students work with a variety of tools and materials to build projects of their own design, building upon STREAM concepts that they discover for themselves through experimentation and investigation of prototypes, guided by faculty in a safe environment that celebrates the value of mistakes as much as the creativity of the individual. Students “tinker” with ideas, stop and start over from time to time, and gradually become comfortable with their own understanding of revision. When they complete their projects, students share their thinking, explain their designs, and learn to critique their own work and the work of others. In this way, B’nai Shalom students
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Syrian Refugee Crisis (pre JTS event) - Rabbi Havivi Richie Zweigenhaft: The Greensboro Power Elite - Richie Zweigenhaft Jews & Text - Rabbi Ross A Matter of Balance - Maryah Haefner/GSO Parks & Rec. Kashrut 101 - Lee Bretan
Rabbi Michael Ross meditation circle on Thursdays (meets weekly) 7:00 p.m. Rabbi Havivi’s Tanach class on Feb. 17, 10:30 a.m. Israeli dancing on Monday evenings, 7:30 p.m. ANNUAL BOOK SALE, MARCH 11, 13 & 14 http://www.bethdavidsynagogue.org/annual-events/book-sale/ BOOK LOVERS will find a wide selection of gently used current and classic fiction, loads of non-fiction, cookbooks, foreign language, reference, CDs/DVDs/LPs, children’s books and more. Our sale is held in a large, well-lit room and staffed with helpful volunteers. The majority of books are priced between $1 – $3 each. Our sale opens Friday, March 11 from 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. COMMERCIAL EARLY BIRD REAL ESTATE ENTRANCE FROM 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. with a $5.00 fee. DEVELOPMENT We’ll be closed all day Saturday. We re-open Sunday, March 13 from INVESTMENT 10:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. Our bag sale will be Monday, March 14 from 11:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. MANAGEMENT
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Why Do Jews Say Mazel Tov and L’Chaim?
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he Rohr Jewish Learning Institute (JLI) will present The Jewish Course of Why, the institute’s new six-session winter 2016 course that will begin during the week of February 7. Rabbi of Chabad Jewish center will conduct the six course sessions at 7:30 on Tuesdays starting February 9 and 11:30 on Wednesday starting February 10 at the Chabad Jewish Center. “No religion is known for its rational basis and its welcoming of questions and intellectual debate quite like Judaism” explained Rabbi Zalman Abraham of JLI’s headquarters in Brooklyn. “In preparing for the course, we turned to over 30,000 people who each submitted their biggest questions about Judaism. We then selected the most popular among them and addressed each one with resonant insights from the greatest minds in Jewish history.” The Jewish Course of Why spans a diverse range of topics, from fun, light, and off-the-beaten-track questions, to more complex and controversial issues. Some of the course’s 50 questions include: Why are there so many Jews in Hollywood? Why do Jews eat gefilte fish and cholent and wish each other mazal tov and l’chaim? Why does the Bible sanctions
slavery and animal sacrifices? What is the cause of antisemitism? What does Judaism say about Christianity and about the role of women in Jewish life? In addition to the above, the course offers insight into mysterious Jewish practices, strange biblical narratives, and enigmas of Jewish identity. “We’re excited to be offering this fun and dynamic learning experience here in Greensboro,” said Rabbi Plotkin, the local JLI instructor in Greensboro. “The Jewish Course of Why gives our participants the opportunity to expand their Jewish knowledge and intellectualize their Judaism by exploring rational insights into the most intriguing questions that Jews have today.” Like all previous JLI programs, The Jewish Course of Why is designed to appeal to people at all levels of Jewish knowledge, including those without any prior experience or background in Jewish learning. All JLI courses are open to the public, and attendees need not be affiliated with a particular synagogue, temple, or other house of worship. Interested students may call 336336-8428 or visit www.myJLI.com for registration and other course-related information.
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JH Foundation wants to help your non-profit organization become a grant recipient. The application process for the 2016 grant cycle has begun. Visit our website at www. bjhfoundation.org to download the 2016 Grant Application. Pay close attention to the guidelines and application as some aspects have changed from previous years. If you are a non-profit synagogue, school, or another organization with a 501(c)(3) status and you serve the older Jewish adult population in North or South Carolina, you could be eligible for a grant. Your organization could be one of the lucky recipients if you have a qualifying program or service, complete a grant application following the guidelines, and submit it by the February 29, 2016 deadline. Our older Jewish adults are the real winners of these funds as a result of the incredible programs and services nonprofit organizations provide. Don’t miss this opportunity. It is only available once a year. BJH Foundation is always interested
in new and innovative ideas for our older Jewish adults. Programs that target a specific need are always welcome. Think outside the box for programs or service projects that address the needs of our older Jewish adults. If you need further assistance please contact Wendee Cutler at wcutler@ bjhfoundation.org or call the BJH Foundation office at 336-854-8400. About the BJH Foundation for Senior Services: BJH Foundation for Senior Services, founded in 2006, provides grants to organizations that enhance the lives of Jewish older adults in North and South Carolina. Grants are awarded for activities, services and programs for the elderly in accordance with Jewish values and beliefs. For information on donating to BJH Foundation for Senior Services call 336-854-8400 or please visit www.bjhfoundation.org. The next grant application deadline will be in spring 2016. Financial information about this organization and a copy of its license are available from the State Solicitation Licensing Branch at 919-807-2214. The license is not an endorsement by the state.
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Meeting the Health and Fitness Needs of American Hebrew Academy Students By Phil Papier
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recent article in the Wall Street Journal entitled “The Toll of Sitting All Day” cites several studies referencing the health risks of sedentary lifestyles. According to the author, more than 35 diseases can be attributed to inactivity, including diabetes, cancer, heart disease and osteoporosis. First and foremost of concern to Jewish educators is that the time constraints of a dual-curriculum school typically do not support a comprehensive health/wellness program in the course of the daily schedule. Whether elementary, middle school or high school, this is always a major obstacle. Another obstacle is the policy that interscholastic sports can adequately replace a well planned health/wellness curriculum. The problem with this approach is that not all kids are sports-oriented, nor do they all have an interest in competition. At the American Hebrew Academy, a we have chosen to devote our resources toward the inculcation of fitness for all students, equal to or above our FITNESS emphasis on team sports. All of our students are required to participate in fitness (activity) classes, which require no prerequisite skill, while team sports participation is optional. This goes against the grain of most college prep schools that require team sport participation, but not health or fitness education. We require at least one trimester of fitness training per year throughout high school. In order to
accommodate the schedules of students who are involved in other programs, we offer these fitness electives after school and/or at lunch time, and we have created a “double” lunch period for this purpose. This allows students who are committed after school to sports or theater to get their fitness training during the day. Our classes on physical wellbeing also provide opportunities for many of our students. We require our 9th and 10th graders to take a course called Wellness during our daily block schedule. Freshmen wellness includes units on stress management, nutrition, aerobic and anaerobic training, drug education, human sexuality and disease prevention. The sophomore wellness curriculum expands this course of study to include sports nutrition, anatomy and kinesiology, and prevention and care of injuries along with CPR and First Aid. We also have an advanced sports medicine elective for upperclassmen who might want to pursue this field of study in college. Athletes may earn their fitness credit through sport participation, but everyone must take Wellness I and II. As for budgetary constraints, our board and administration have incorporated a philosophy of health, wellness and sports into our school’s mission. This is where it has to begin. A concerted commitment to a holistic approach of educating our students mind, body, and spirit is needed from the top down.
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Temple Emanuel Dialogue between Jewish & Muslim High School Students hosted by Temple Emanuel By Rabbi Andy Koren
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ecember 10th is Human Rights Day. It marks the day in 1948 when the United Nations passed the International Declaration of Human Rights. In November, the Reform movement sent out a message highlighting what some Jewish and Muslim communities in Israel were doing to mark this day. They would be gathering in dialogue, connecting with one another in conversation and sharing food and customs. Each dialogue would conclude with a crafts project with participants making lanterns which would be lit at the end of the gathering. The lanterns, once kindled, would symbolize how encountering others brings light to the world during dark and fearful times. What a fantastic idea! The question “could this work in Greensboro?” was quickly answered when I turned to Wasif Qureshi, outgoing President of the Islamic Center of Greensboro. Each of us agreed to invite 20 high school juniors and seniors to gather at Temple on December 10th for what we hoped would be a productive evening. In addition, we would recruit five young adults in their 20s from our respective communities to facilitate the teen discussions. We arranged for the NCCJ of the Triad to train these young adults, providing an outline for the dialogue plus do’s and don’ts of effective group facilitation. Little did we know as we were planning this program how timely and critical our work would be. Following terror attacks in Paris and California, toxic proposals were being given serious consideration. These included closing off
February Programs for Tots:
Friday, February 12, 6:00 p.m. – Tot Shabbat and Oneg Friday, February 26, 6:00 p.m. Tot Shabbat and Oneg Thursday mornings, 10:00 a.m. – Mazel Tots Mazel Tots is an informal gathering for adults & children from birth to age two. It’s a fun playtime for little ones in the beautiful playroom at The Early Childhood Engagement Center at Temple Emanuel. The cost to attend is FREE. For more information about tot programs, contact Louise Van Schaack at 336-292-7899 ext. 302 or lvanschaack@ tegreensboro.org
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Friday, February 19, 7:30 p.m. Temple Emanuel will be holding its annual ceremony of Marriage Reconsecration during the Shabbat Service on Friday, February 19, beginning at 7:30 p.m. During this service, Temple members who are celebrating a wedding anniversary in multiples of five years in 2016 will be invited to the pulpit. Those couples will gather on the bima and
the U.S. as a refuge to those fleeing Syria’s brutal civil war and banning entry to Muslim immigrants and citizens who have visited overseas. One of the highlights of our evening of dialogue was the sharing of religious traditions. For the first time in our congregation’s history, Temple’s chapel hosted Muslim prayers as the Jewish people in attendance looked on. Afterwards, the Jewish participants lit a menorah and sang Chanukah songs as the Muslims in attendance observed our ritual. As the evening progressed, the students had dinner together and then engaged in an hour-long facilitated conversation in small groups. The Torah states in the second chapter of Genesis that “it is not good for man to be alone.” We yearn for connection to others. In the 20th century, the great thinker Martin Buber developed what he called “the philosophy of dialogue.” Buber’s contention was that human existence is predicated upon each person’s relationships and connections with other people, what he called "man with man." We dialogue with others. Holiness is to be found in the space between two who, like the cherubs on the ancient Ark of the Covenant, face and connect with one another. Our December 10th dialogue was part of a worldwide effort to bring together Jews and Muslims, although it was likely the only one held in North Carolina. As 2016 begins, I am hopeful that other communities will follow suit and that the Temple community will carry forward the holy steps that our teens took that evening. exchange vows similar to those they first pledged on their wedding day, followed by a champagne toast. There will be a special Oneg Shabbat following the service, featuring an anniversary cake for all those attending the celebration. If you and your spouse would like to take part in this wonderful event, please contact Brenda at Temple Emanuel by February 5. This is a very unique service that has become a favorite among the congregation. You don’t want to miss it!
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