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only after they have exhausted all other alternatives.
Abba Eban
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The
Havurat Olam Shmoozeletter
February 04, 2007 - 16 Shevat 5767
Volume
IV, Issue 5
[Services] [Havdalah] [Leonard
Rogoff presentation]
[Music]
Feel free to talk to our members if you would like more information about
Havurat Olam. Just call 704.784.4616, and we’ll suggest some folks for you to
talk to.
February 09 and 23,
2007
Second Friday: Family Shabbat - The Mysterious Seven Gates and the Importance of
Gift Giving...
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Did you know you walk through seven gates at every Shabbat service?
You'll find them in one particular prayer, and we'll show you where they
are (it's always nice to see where you are going...). This month's
Second Friday service (got that, everyone?) will focus on those
mysterious and all-important seven gates.
Just as a reminder: second Fridays feature a student-centered and child-friendly
service. Parents of small children please note: The service is a family service.
(Children's services occur before regular adult services on fourth Fridays)
Children attending Second Friday services must be able to take part in a
45-minute service. If your child is too young to do so, please make sure an
adult in attendance can tend to that child's needs so that the service is not
disrupted.
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Fourth Friday
Fourth Fridays offer an adult-oriented service with a brief children's service
beforehand. The service will include a Torah reading and will
provide a joyous, friendly, and musical atmosphere. The congregation provides
babysitting services on Fourth Fridays. This month, we'll look at
the mandate and circumstances of gift-giving in that week's Torah parsha,
T'rumah.
We're still fixing to conclude each service with an oneg, so y'all have time to
schmooze with Jews. Please join us for our February services, and write us with
any questions!
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Fourth Friday Family Service |
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Friday, February 23, 2007 |
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6:40 p.m. children's service, 7:00 adult
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McGill Baptist
Church
5300 Poplar Tent Rd.
Concord NC 28027 -9757
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February 10, 2007
For Women (and Children) Only
Shabbat arrives and leaves with sweetness and light. The Havdalah service, which
marks the end of Shabbat, comes complete with beautiful melodies, a little wine,
lots of flaming candlelight, and the sweet scent of spices.
Lynn Mangan is inviting the women of Havurat Olam to our congregation's first
pot-luck Havdalah service on Saturday, Feb. 10 at 5:30 p.m. This is a pot luck
dinner and dessert. Please call Lynn and let her know if you can attend and what
you plan to bring (so we can make sure the menu isn't made of dessert...).
Please
RSVP by email or phone.
A Presentation by Dr. Leonard Rogoff
Monday, February 26, 7:00 PM
Cone Center, Room 210
UNC Charlotte
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Leonard Rogoff, research historian for the Jewish Heritage Foundation of North
Carolina, is the author of Homelands: Southern-Jewish Identity in Durham and
Chapel Hill, North Carolina. He has also authored the exhibit "Migrations: The
Jewish Settlers of Eastern North Carolina." Dr. Rogoff's presentation represents
work in progress toward a multimedia program entitled "Down Home: Jewish Life in
North Carolina."
Registration is $10 (free for students with a current UNC Charlotte ID).
For advance tickets, contact Brian Cutler either at 704.687.4775 or email at
blcutler@uncc.edu.
Registration at the door begins at 6:40 if seats are available.
This event is sponsored by Havurat Olam (the Jewish congregation of Cabarrus
County), the Jewish Heritage Foundation of North Carolina, and UNC Charlotte's
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Three years ago, we recorded a selection of Shabbat tunes. This year we’re in
the process of adding oodles of new melodies at our services. But there’s no
need to find yourself flummoxed, because we are offering a new CD with 29 cuts
of Shabbat prayers. Recorded at a local studio this past fall, Shirim L’Shabbat
includes a booklet that describes the source of each prayer and its exact
location in our prayerbook. We included a couple of children’s songs as well,
and the very popular Ivdu to make sure you tap your toes while listening!
If you are interested, let us know. We’ll mail you the CD on receipt of a
check to Havurat Olam for $18. Please send checks to
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Havurat Olam
570 Wilhelm Place NE
Concord NC 28025-2530 |
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