Announcements

Tot Shabbat is at 10 am.

Adult services at 10:40 – noonish

Oneg following.

DavidsonReads is a community wide reading event that our own Lisa Jewel was instrumental in putting together. The book being read and discussed is “The Color of Water” by James McBride.

On Thursday, Reb Barbara is participating in one of the events:

Everything You Wanted to Know about Blacks & Jews
Davidson Town Hall
October 22, 7:00 p.m.
Join Rabbi Barbara Thiede and the Rev. Brenda Tapia for a frank and open
discussion about cultural differences. In The Color of Water James McBride
describes his encounters with misunderstandings about race and religion. Come
learn what you might not know about your neighbors and what would they like you to know. There will be opportunities to ask questions and to engage in serious conversations.

Rabbi, author and martial artist Niles Elliot Goldstein will speak about his new book “The Challenge of the Soul: A Guide for the Spiritual Warrior” at two area Jewish congregations Oct. 23-24. The presentations are part of the Southern States Jewish Literary Series coordinated by the Goldring/Woldenberg Institute of Southern Jewish Life in Jackson, Mississippi.

On Friday, Oct. 23, Rabbi Goldstein will speak during Temple Beth El’s 8 p.m. Sabbath service at the Sandra and Leon Levine Jewish Community Center,
5007 Providence Rd., Charlotte. On Saturday, Oct. 24, he’ll speak after Lake Norman Jewish Congregation’s 7 p.m. Havdalah Service at Fair View United Methodist Church, 1430 Mecklenburg Hwy., Mount Mourne. Both events are free and open to the public.

Rabbi Goldstein is founder and rabbi emeritus of The New Shul, an innovative congregation in New York City. He lectures widely on religion and spirituality and has taught at New York University and Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion. He is national Jewish chaplain of the Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association. The rabbi counseled law enforcement officers at Ground Zero, has traveled to remote and inhospitable places to learn and teach, and has sought out difficult experiences to test himself and his faith.

In “The Challenge of the Soul,” his ninth book, the rabbi draws lessons from his own hard-won insights as a rabbi and practitioner of the martial arts, interweaving them with the teachings of sages, biblical figures and thinkers of all stripes to help readers go beyond their own perceived limitations and face life’s challenges with fortitude. “Rabbi Goldstein shows us, through examples from his own spiritual journey, how to harmonize the fine-tuned disciplines of the martial arts with a profound and transformative Judaism grounded in its mystical teachings,” writes Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi, a leading American rabbi. Rabbi Goldstein’s previous book, “Gonzo Judaism: A Bold Path for Renewing an Ancient Faith,” was praised as one of the top five religious books of 2006 by Publishers Weekly and NBC.

Rabbi Goldstein’s visit is co-sponsored by the two congregations, Temple Beth El and the Lake Norman Jewish Congregation.

The Southern States Jewish Literary Series presents talks and book signings by distinguished authors. The series is coordinated by the ISJL, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to providing educational and rabbinic services to isolated Jewish communities, documenting and preserving the rich history of the Southern Jewish Experience, and promoting a Jewish cultural presence throughout a 13-state region.

Signed books will be available at each lecture. For more information or to order “The Challenge of the Soul: A Guide for the Spiritual Warrior,” call Temple Beth El, (704) 366-1948, or Lake Norman Jewish Congregation, (704) 252-7038; or contact ISJL Director of Programming Andy Muchin, (601)
362-6357 or amuchin@isjl.org.

LEARN ABOUT DOMESTIC ABUSE IN OUR JEWISH COMMUNITY ON SUNDAY, NOV 1ST WITH RABBI H. DAVID ROSE OF JEWISH WOMEN INTERNATIONAL: Evening Program: “Learn – Help – Protect: It’s Not Kosher To Do Nothing.” 7:00 PM in Sam Lerner Center for Cultural Arts, Shalom Park, 5007 Providence Rd., Charlotte, 28226. Explore the Jewish response to domestic abuse and how we can help and protect our friends, our teens and ourselves. Free to the entire Jewish community thanks to funding by the Jewish Federation of Greater Charlotte and Temple Beth El. Babysitting provided. Reception to follow. Co-hosted by Shalom Bayit-NC and Jewish Family Services. For information contact Shalom Bayit-NC at 704-756-9209.

Special added Morning program now being offered FOR MEN ONLY: 10AM to noon in Sam Lerner Cultural Center. “The Paradox of Jewish Men” and why only men can prevent domestic abuse. Open to all men associated with the Jewish community. $10 per person includes breakfast. Hosted by the Brotherhood of Temple Beth El. Please RSVP to Robert Abramowitz at 704-618-0798.