Charlotte Pride Interfaith Service August 9

This Sunday, Rabbi Barbara and congregants will be heading down to Charlotte for the Charlotte Pride Interfaith Service

The theme for this year is “Love Leads the Way.”  Spiritual leaders will speak about a quality of love from their tradition.  Rabbi Barbara will be speaking about “honor.”

Please feel free to join us!

Date: August 9, 2015
Time: 4:00 pm
Location: Caldwell Presbyterian Church, 1609 E 5th St, Charlotte

In the Rabbi’s Library – Learning About the Days of Awe During Elul

Rosh Hashanah is not to be found in Torah – at least not under that name. According to our sacred texts, the day we know as the birthday of the world is simply a day to sound the shofar, a yom t’ruah. Yom Kippur, a day when we spend hours in prayer, was once a time when the ancient Israelites could be sure that if they appeared at the Temple they would be cleansed — purely by announcement from the High Priest!

Come spend an afternoon with Rabbi Barbara and learn about the history of our High Holy Days, from S’lichot to Neilah. We’ll also explore Chassidic and mystical explorations of our liturgy and rituals and discuss their importance for present-day practice.

Please RSVP to Rabbi.Thiede@or-olam.org if you plan to attend.

Date: August 22
Time: 1-3 p.m.
Location: Our Rabbi’s library (for more information on location, please contact info@or-olam.org)
Tuition fee: $25

Twelve Months of Tikkun Olam! (Starting August 18…)

If you have checked out our calendar lately, you will have noticed that third Sundays of every month are TOO’s tikkun olam day.  We are awaiting our exact assignment with Cabarrus County’s CCM/Mother’s and Children House.  If you’d like to join us this month, please keep 2-5 pm open on Sunday August 18th.

Once we have confirmation of the assignment we’ll send out the details.

Please let Will King, Vice President, know if your are interested in joining this month’s tikkun olam project at vicepresident@or-olam.org