Dear Friends--
Join us for connection, learning, prayer and more this week and beyond! As always, links to join all our events, upcoming minyanim, Shabbat services and more can be found on OZ's website here.
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Jewish Diversity, Debunking the 'Jews as a Race' myth and the recent spate of Anti-Asian violence and its impact |
Join us as we hear from Rabbi Angela Buchdahl of Central Synagogue in New York City, tomorrow, Thursday, April 29 at 6pm on the topic of Jewish Diversity, debunking the 'Jews as a Race' myth and the recent spate of Anti-Asian violence and its impact.
*Please note that our minyan will take place on the same Zoom link as this talk. If you intend to join Minyan for tomorrow, Thursday, April 29, please register for this talk to be sent the Zoom link.
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Over the past year a number of antiracism efforts have been taking shape in the OZ community. One of these is the hope to better understand our congregation's needs in this regard. What are the hopes of our members as far as how OZ engages with antiracism efforts within our synagogue and in the larger community? What kinds of learning opportunities would our members like us to offer? We also hope to better understand in what ways members and non members may have experienced racism and implicit bias at Ohavi Zedek so that we can work to redress this to the best of our ability to be as welcoming and inclusive of a community as we can be, and to be true to the Jewish value of being lovers of justice. The OZ board intends to create an Antiracism Task Force later this year, and this survey is one of the initial steps in this process.
Please click here to take the survey and share widely widely. It should take 10-20 minutes. It'll help if you'd be willing to send it to any friends or family who have engaged with OZ over the years, even if they're currently unaffiliated. Or if you know of someone who may have something to add who has been in contact with OZ in some other way.
with thanks,
Zelda Alpern, Judy Chalmer and Jory Hearst
on behalf of the planning committee which also includes Zoe Hecht, Nancy Sugarman, Michael Schaal, Lila Shapero, Lynda Siegel, Jade Kaplan, Rabbi Amy and Sarah Glassman
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Join Rabbi Amy and Cantor Steve on Friday, April 30 at 6:00pm for a joyful, instrumental Friday Night service, via zoom. Click here to join.
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Shabbat Morning Services & Torah Study |
Join Rabbi Amy and Cantor Steve on Saturday, May 1 at 9:15am for Shabbat Morning Services, followed by Torah Study with Rabbi Amy, via Zoom.
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We're partnering with local bookstore Phoenix Books for a Jewish Book Fair now-May 2 and 20% of the proceeds will support Ohavi Zedek!
Shop at Phoenix Books in Burlington and let their staff know you're shopping for the OZ book fair.
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Adult Education Anti-Racism Virtual Film Series |
The Adult Education Committee is sponsoring an Anti-Racism Virtual Film Series to continue our community discussions on anti-racism as lovers of justice. We will be watching four films and then hosting a virtual discussion after each. Watch the films at your convenience and then log on to Zoom on Wednesday evenings biweekly to discuss and learn the history behind each movie.
The following films will be discussed on thee dates:
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May 5, 7:45pm, United States vs. Billie Holiday view on Hulu
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May 19, 7:45pm, One Night in Miami view on Amazon Prime
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June 2, 7:45pm, Just Mercy view on Amazon Prime
Each session is limited to 15 participants. Please register by emailing Andie.
More information available about this series is on our Adult Education page of our website here.
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Join us for a Lag B'Omer Family Hike |
Join OZ for a Family Hike for Lag B'Omer! We'll meet at Mt. Philo in Charlotte at 9:30am on Sunday May 2. Each family will receive a Lag B'Omer activity kit and can hike up at their own pace and then spend time at the top as they wish. This event is open to our current OZ families (Hebrew School, preschool, anyone else!) and those who are interested in enrolling in our youth programs in the future.
Please be sure to keep in family pods and be masked for your entire visit. Parents must accompany their children.
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Book Discussion: Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson |
The Adult Education Committee continues its anti-racism discussions by reading Caste to explore how caste operates in the United States and its relationship to systemic racism. Wilkerson adds to her study of the United States by looking at India and Nazi Germany to illuminate how caste operates. She details Nazi Germany’s study of the United States’ treatment of African Americans and how the Nazis used this information when constructing their system. We will discuss Caste over three sessions on zoom from 7:45-9:00 pm:
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May 13 (Parts One and Two)
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May 27 (Parts Three, Four, and Five)
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June 3 (Parts Six, Seven and Epilogue)
Class is limited to 15 participants. Discussion will be facilitated by Lila Shapero. To register, email Andie.
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Intergenerational Storytelling |
Are you interested in some intergenerational storytelling? Ohavi Zedek’s Adult Education committee is looking for a few people who would like to take turns hosting an informal storytelling series. The once-a-month series would be a chance to share life experiences, using a different conversation prompt at each session. The topics can be as wide-ranging as we wish, anything from experiences at Jewish summer camp to what your childhood neighborhood was like, how you learned to cook – or didn’t – or even simpler prompts like mud, starry nights, being stubborn, on and on, No preparation will be needed for participants, and not much will be required of the hosts. OZ’s Adult Education committee has helpful guidance for leading discussions. If you are interested in being an occasional co-host, please contact Judy Chalmer by May 1.
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Asylum Seekers in Israel: What is the Situation? |
Israel is home to more than 30,000 asylum seekers from Eritrea and Sudan who do not have access to legal status as refugees. In this talk on May 24 at 7:45, Tamar Wolofsky will provide an overview of the historical, political, and social context of this social issue, with an aim to spread awareness of the present and future challenges for this community.
Tamar Wolofsky is a social worker and researcher with expertise in refugee protection, resettlement, and psychosocial support of people with precarious status. She has worked with asylum seekers in Montreal and Tel Aviv since 2017.
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