Announcements

The High Holy Days are upon us, and we are likely to have a full house for many of our services.  Lots of visitors and relatives can make events joyous but also chaotic.  Thus, we have devised some basic behavior rules for our holiday services as well as the rest of the year.

1)  Please walk and act respectfully in the halls and rooms we are using.  No running or roughhousing allowed.

2)  We must all keep our distance from stages, sound equipment, musical instruments, and other items that belong to someone else.  Temple Or Olam is liable for any breakage that may occur.

3)  We must ensure that children under 16 are not in any kitchen.  McGill’s kitchen is a commercial kitchen maintained for their numerous food service ministries, and it presents hazards.  Please respect their need for a sanitary and liability-free environment.

4)  Children are welcome to assist at oneg in the fellowship hall and at all set-up and take-down activities.  They are actually a great help in both these tasks!  Please be sure they are under a parent’s supervision when working.

Worshiping, working, and playing together as a community are so much more pleasant when we are mindful of each other.  Let’s make sure all our activities are enjoyed by everyone in attendance.

Fall is here and Rabbi Barbara’s full-time job and classes at UNCC have started.    Listed below are the hours when she will be working at her desk as your rabbi this fall.  In addition to these times, there are many hours she devotes to TOO service preparation, congregational teaching, pastoral care and spiritual direction, leading services and festival events.    So, you are welcome to send her email or make a phone call at any time but it may not be answered until one of these defined periods.

IF YOU NEED HER IMMEDIATELY FOR AN EMERGENCY, flag that message in some way.  Of course, email works best for this purpose.  She cannot answer any sort of phone call or email while in class.

Rabbi Thiede’s TOO office hours for Fall 2012:

• Email answering — Sunday evening and Tuesday morning
• In her office for all communications — Friday morning, 9-11.

Our own Ralf Thiede is going to be on, for a second time, the Mike Collins “Charlotte Talks” show tomorrow morning at 9 am on 90.7 FM.

Here is the teaser for tomorrow’s program from WFAE.  (Apparently, you can listen to the show online; please visit their website for more information on that if you need it.)

Origins of our Favorite Phrases
Actors tell each other to “break a leg” before going on stage. Here at Charlotte Talks we like to do shows that are “a horse of a different color” and we certainly strive to spend time “off the beaten path.” So today, we explore the history behind some of the most well-known phrases in the English language. Some histories may be known but others will be “brand spanking new.” And, along the way, our experts will debunk some phrase origins to help you take them “with a grain of salt.” So, don’t “bust our chops,” “if you can’t beat us, join us” for a history of idioms.