The Charlotte Jewish News - January 2024 - Page 5 Jewish Federation of Greater Charlotte
Jump For Israel Raises More Than $12,000 Jewish children from all over Charlotte were empowered to make a difference for Israel. By participating in a wide variety of jumping and bouncing activities, each child jumped at least 1,000 times in order to earn sponsorship dollars for Israel at a PJ Library program held at Shalom Park on Sunday, November 19th. “JUMP FOR ISRAEL” was not only lots of fun, but our children also raised over $12,000 for the Jewish Federations of Greater North America Israel Emergency Campaign, which far exceeded expected goals. Monies will go towards purchasing Hibuki (which means “hug” in Hebrew) stuffed dogs and the accompanying therapy for traumatized children in Israel. We are so proud of our PJ Library and PJ Our Way kids in Charlotte! Am Yisrael Chai!
HHH THE CHARLOTTE JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL AND THE JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER CHARLOTTE PRESENT HHH
ABOUT THE MOVIE SHORT: In 2008, when YahavWinner
was 22, his best friend’s father died in front of him, killed by a rocket fired out of the Gaza Strip by the Hamas militant group. Almost 15 years later, as an established filmmaker, Winner made a short movie called “The Boy”, looking to come to terms with the trauma that had marked him for life. But just as the film was due to be released, Winner himself died at the hands of Hamas, killed on Oct. 7 when Palestinian terrorists burst out of Gaza and attacked southern Israeli communities, including the Kfar Aza kibbutz, where he lived with his wife Shaylee Atary and their baby daughter, Shaya. Following the movie short, a special Q & A will be conducted by through Zoom from Israel. Shaylee Atary, wife of Yahav Winner FREE EVENT: RSVP @ QR CODE
Filmmaker Yahav Winner
Thursday, January 25 • 7:00pm Sam Lerner Center at Shalom Park
Q? Michelle Rusgo, CJFF Director, michelle.rusgo@charlottejcc.org
Top fundraiser, Micah Bell, with his Hibuki doll
Happy Birthday Trees: A Tu B’Shvat Party PJ Library is the gift that keeps on giving! Not only does PJ Library provide free books that bring Jewish ideas and inspiration into your home, but PJ Library communities also provide opportunities and activities to connect to other Jewish families in your area and to share the joy of Judaism. On January 27 from 4 p.m.5:30 p.m., PJ Library Charlotte, part of Jewish Federation of Greater Charlotte’s Center for Jewish Education, is co-sponsoring one of these activities, “Happy Birthday, Trees! A Tu B’Shvat Party”, along with the Porch of Temple Beth El. While the leaves have fallen in Charlotte, it’s quite the oppo-
site in Israel. Tu B’Shvat is the time of year when the almond trees begin to blossom and Israeli children plant new trees for the following seasons. For this reason, Tu B’Shvat is called the “birthday of the trees!” Families with children ages 1-7 years old are invited to attend this free birthday bash with tree-themed party games, face painting, a puppet show, and of course birthday cupcakes. Please register online for the event. We hope to see you there for unbeleaf-able fun!
