AU. ALAN% Israel among Reform leader- ship certainly poses a challenge to Reform leaders. This circumstance raises a critical policy question: how are the educational, spiritual and congregational leaders of Reform to elevate the Reform public's investment in Israel? Perhaps the ways in which Reform leaders already have answered this question are in- structive not only for the movement itself, but for others seeking to heighten the Israel involvement of a somewhat skeptical and sometimes indifferent larger American Jewish public. The educational and political programs of the Reform movement have been built around a key assump- tion. They have sought to strengthen and identify Reform Jews with only selected segments of Israeli society. Thus, on war and peace issues, they have aligned with the Labor Zionist political camp; in the religious sphere, they have played a leadership role in the fight for tolerance and pluralism; and in the cultural and intellectual arenas, they have identified with the more cosmopolitan segments of Israeli society. In other words, to those American Jews who might otherwise find Israel general- ly unattractive, the Reform movement's leadership has (if only implicitly) devised a ready response. It says, in ef- fect, that one can identify with parts of Israeli society one finds most attractive. This strategy offers a useful counterpoint to the historic efforts of the United Jewish Appeal, Israel Bonds, and many Jewish educators to "sell' the complete Israel (as in the slogan, "We Are One"). American Jews today may no longer be ready to "buy" the whole Israel, but they can "buy into" one or another part of Israel. In short, Reform leaders who care about Reform Judaism, Israel, and the rela- tions between the two need to come to grips with the enor- mous challenge posed by a laity relatively unattached to Israel and Israelis. At the same time, they need to consciously recognize the virtues of their approach to Israel involvement to this point — one that advances what they regard as the most appealing features of Israeli society, while opposing what they view as its most distasteful elements. It is just such an approach that may well serve to enhance and broaden Israel involvement. Southfield "The Original" In The New Orleans Mall 10 Mile & Greenfield Mon.-Thurs. & Sat 10-5 Fri. 10-9 Sun. 12-5 • 559-7818 West Bloomfield On The Boardwalk Orchard Lake Road South of Maple Mon.-Wed. & Sat. 10-7 Thurs. & Fri. 10-9 Sun. 12-5 • 626-3362 Downtown Birmingham 111 S. Woodward South of Maple Mon-Wed. & Sat. 10-6 Thurs. & Fri. 10-9 Sun. 12-5 • 647-0550 7175E SPLERBOR OFA CULTURE DESIGNS IN DECORATOR LAMINATES For High Quality Formica Always At A Great Discount SPECIALIZING IN • Bars • Wall Units • Bedroom Groupings • Dining Rooms • Credenzas ALSO SPECIALIZING • Woods • Glass • Marbles • Lucites FOUR WINDS GALLERY REPRESENTS THE FINEST IN AMERICAN INDIAN ART... SPECIALIZING IN AUTHENTIC ONE-OF-A-KIND PAINTINGS, POTTERY, RUGS, JEWELRY, SCULPTURE AND BASKETS. Four Winds Gallery, Inc. 340 E. Maple, downtown Birmingham (313)644-2150 Monday 10.5:30. Tuesday 10-5:30, Wednesday 10-5:30, Thursday 10-9, Friday 10 - 5:30, Saturday 10-6 IT DOESN'T HAVE TO COST A FORTUNE . . . ONLY LOOK LIKE IT! CALL LOIS HARON 851-6989 Advertising in The Jewish News Gets Results Place Your Ad Today. Call 354-6060 ... Welcome Back, Dr. Rajendra Desai! Director, Sinai Hospital Neonatal Intensive Care Unit From Sinai's physicians, staff and the 2,500 "graduates" of the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit . THIS IS SINAI Michigan's Only Jewish Hospital THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS 13