Moving ahead for 2007-8

Part of Kol Ami was to be started as a Chavurah and to make sure we can have regular services up this way. Some new groups have started up at the Lake. However, there still is a great need around the UNCC/University area for Jewish activities for services, social, and education.

With the growth at the University itself including future infrastructure such as Light Rail, more graduate schools, a major biotechnology center in Kannapolis and the 485 Beltway connecting from Western Mecklenburg it seems that this area would be prime for a 5 year plan to have our own facilities.

I believe the the Lake Norman/Mooresville/Statesville area will also need one as well. So I am proposing that we focus on holding quarterly family services and plan out events around Rosh Hashanah/Yom Kippur, Sukkot, Hanukah, Purim and Passover.

This past passover season I worked at my Gleiberman's Kosher Mart and one of the unforeseen benefits was that I would see and speak to the rabbis from all three (Beth El, Temple Israel, and Or Hatorah). The orthodox rabbis come into the store a few times a day to make sure it is "Glatt Kosher", and had spoken to them about the need up here for more Jewish activities in the University area as well.

Just as the Lake developed, we need to focus on being inclusive