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Shalom from Israel (Days 2 & 3)
Tuesday 2/3 So after some much needed sleep in a guest house on Kibbutz Kramim, I was ready and eager to begin today. Yesterday was so amazing and I really couldn’t wait to start. Let me say something...
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My God is Better than Your God, Dr. Rick Chess
February 6, 2015 What a miracle! They had been freed, the Israelites, from Egypt, but moments after they set out on their way “home,” Pharaoh changed his mind, whipped his chariots and troops into a...
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From Selma to Stonewall: A Talk by Mandy Carter
Presented by the Center for Diversity Education Monday, February 23 at 7 PM UNC-A, Karpen Hall, Room 038 Mandy Carter is a southern African-American lesbian social justice activist with a 47-year...
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Checking on Our Seniors and Those Living Alone
COLD WEATHER ALERT! Dear OJA Community, This brutal cold snap is a stark reminder of our commitment to look after each other. Please take a moment today to check in on friends and neighbors who may be...
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Discussing the Film “Selma” with Those Who Lived It
February 22nd, 2pm Asheville YMI Cultural Center Presented by Carolina Jews for Justice/West Carolina Jews for Justice/West will be sponsoring a panel discussion of the highly acclaimed film, “Selma,”...
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After the Killings in Chapel Hill
February 19, 2015 It’s less than forty-eight hours since Craig Stephen Hicks shot and killed three Muslim students in Chapel Hill. * It’s nearly four full days since Deah Shaddy Barakat, Yusor Mohammad...
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Celebrating Purim in Ashevillle!
Ah, Purim in Asheville! Drag queens and Queens of Persia, grape juice and gran marnier, hamentaschen and hemp cookies. No matter who you are or what age, there’s something for everyone here in One...
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In Search of Human Unity: Two Scholars of Religion Share Their Views and...
Sunday, March 1, 7pm Congregation Beth Israel Join Rabbi Nancy Fuchs-Kreimer PhD. and Dr. Walter Ziffer as they share their experiences and views on the potential for true interfaith dialogue. Dr....
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Asheville named ‘coolest’ city in America
(from the Asheville Citizen Times, February 25, 2015) ASHEVILLE – It’s not just the weather that’s cool around here these days. It’s Asheville itself, according to the website Matador, which has...
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Just Posted: Photos from the JCC’s Purim Carvinal
Check out the OJA Gallery for photos from the JCC’s 2015 Purim Carnival, held March 1. Got photos from your Purim celebration? Upload them here and we’ll post them for all to see!
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Tuesday March 10th AJBF and JCC Present: The Jewish View of Ethics in Business
Join the Asheville Jewish Business Forum and the JCC for a spiritual and practical exploration of “Halacha & Business Ethics” on Tuesday, March 10 from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Asheville Jewish Community...
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Receiving “What is”, by Dr. Rick Chess
Receiving “What Is” March 13, 2015 With gratitude and apologies to Peter Cole I would like to share this poem with you. I would like you to receive it as an honored guest. Receive it as one would...
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Sponsor the Asheville Jewish Film Festival
The Asheville Jewish Film Festival May 7th, 14th, 21st, 28th Sponsored by: The Center for Jewish Studies at UNC Asheville and The Fine Arts Theatre Looking to support the Asheville Jewish Community...
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Asheville Jewish Film Festival Kicks Off May 7th
We’re counting down the days to the kickoff of this year’s Asheville Jewish Film Festival! Each year, the UNC-A Center for Jewish Studies, led by Dr. Rick Chess, along with a team of talented film...
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Habitat for Humanity’s 16th Interfaith House Nears Completion
The following letter is from Betsy Warren, Sponsorship Coordinator from Habitat for Humanity. For many years, the Asheville Jewish Community has participated in the building of Interfaith Homes. We are...
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Volunteer to Help Remember the Six Million
Each year as our community marks the tragedy of the Holocaust during Yom HaShoah, members of the community, led by our Hillel students, commemorate those who lost their lives with a “Reading of the...
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My First Passover in Ashevillle
Rachel Pearlstein is this year’s JCC Tzedek Resident. Among many other things, she managed this year’s Pesach Without Borders Program. Our thanks to Rachel for sending this in. What a busy few...
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Join CJJ/WEST to discuss effects on air quality from Duke Energy Coal Plant
Carolina Jews for Justice/West and Asheville Beyond Coal (Sierra Club) will hold an information session at the Skyland/ South Buncombe Library, 260 Overlook Road in Asheville, on Monday, April 27th...
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“Make It Old: A Wedding Anniversary Epithalamion”, Dr. Rick Chess
April 16, 2015 In the beginning was a wedding. The ceremony began with light. The ceremony included the separation of water from water, and it included the formation of land followed by the breaking...
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