TAMAR JERUSALEM CHAPTER President: Pauline Clein PB@Clein.net Bulletin Editor: Suzanne Pomeranz suzpom@zahav.net.il
November 2008
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TAMAR CHAPTER GENERAL MEETING MONDAY, November 17, 2008 – 10:00AM Beit Frankforter, 80 Derech Beit Lechem Meeting Donation: 10 shekels per person
A T ime to Appre ciate: 85 Years of Meir Shfeya & Hadass ah Speaker: Lauren Stern Kedem Lauren has a B.A. in Special Education from SUNY College in Buffalo, N.Y., an M.A. in Special Education and Learning Disabilities from CUNY in New York and is a graduate of the English Teachers' Certification Course at Oranim Teachers' College in Tivon. Since 1991, she has been serving as Coordinator of the English Department at Kfar Hanoar Meir Shfeya and teaching English for grades 7-12. Lauren also does public relations work and fund raising and is a spokesperson for ShfeyaHadassah. This meeting is sponsored by Peggy Frost.
If you would like to sponsor a meeting, please contact Peggy Frost at pfrost@netvision.net.il
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Sukkoth marks the time of the grape harvest. At our Meir Shfeya Youth Village, this year our wine will be made almost entirely from the fruit of our homegrown vineyards. According to Miki Lipschitz, Head of Winery at Meir Shfeya, we have 2.3 tons of fermented fresh merlot grapes waiting to be put in oak barrels where they'll stay put until next year. The winery was developed to give our at-risk youth village children experience in a high-prestige and satisfying project. "The wine making is a great educational opportunity," said Lipschitz. "The kids are involved in every phase from caring for the grapes to bottling. They also play an integral role in selling the wine to different shops and meeting with potential clients. They are also trained on how to present, pour, and sell their wine, learning from wine industry experts who teach everything from how to make a more sophisticated wine to the best way to close a sale. The design of the label was voted on by the kids. It's a bunch of grapes, which are really fingerprints of the youth of Meir Shfeya. And we thought you make wine with toe prints! A number of the students will be taking courses at Michlelet Ramat Gan, where there is a college-level course in vinification. Is the glass half-full or half-empty? It doesn't matter. Just lift it and say l'chayim! ~ from Barbara Sofer’s Jerusalem Netletter
You are cordially invited to Tamar Chapter’s
““M Meem mb beerr b brriin ng ga aN NEEW WM Meem mb beerr”” T TEEA A Wednesday, November 19, 2008 • 5:00 ~ 7:00 PM Shmil Restaurant
~ 28 Derech Hebron, Jerusalem
opposite Dan Boutique Hotel (formerly the Ariel Hotel)
Guest speaker: MARLENE POST Former National President of Hadassah
Participation is 25 NIS per person.
Outstanding door prizes such as a “Day for Two” at The DAVID CITADEL HOTEL SPA – including massage.
For reservations please call Esther Twicken – 563-1373