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L'Chaim/Achim Matzo
Balls; 11 a.m., Kishon
Chipmunks vs. Chalut-
z-im/Strauss; noon Jolson
Athletics vs. Kishon
Mustangs.
AZA BASKETBALL
LEAGUE — April 23,
Oakland Community
College's Orchard Ridge
campus, open to current-
ly registered members of
AZA and the League;
Games: 9 a.m.,
L'ChaimlJihad vs. Rose
Generals; 10 a.m.,
Kishon Chipmunks _vs.
Samson; 11 a.m., Herzl
vs. Kishon Mustangs;
noon, L'Chaim/Achim
Matzo Balls vs. Rose One.
AZA BASKETBALL
LEAGUE — May 14,
Oakland Community
College's Orchard Ridge
campus, open to current-
ly registered members of
AZA and the league;
Games: 9 a.m., Kishon
Chipmunks vs. Kishon
Mustangs; 10 a.m., Rose
One vs. Rose Generals; 11
a.m., L'Chaim/Achim
Matzo Balls vs.
L'Chaim/Jihad; noon,
Mendoza vs. Akiba.
JOLSON AZA, CHALUT-
ZIM AZA, ROSE AZA,
KISHON AZA, MEN-
DOZA AZA, AND
BRANDEIS AZA —
Canoe-a-thon for
Greenpeace and the
BBYO International Ser-
vice Fund, May 13,
canoes to be provided by
Fresh Air Society, open to
all members of BBYO.
For information, call
Jason Porth, 855-4432.
MICHIGAN REGION
BBYO — Elections Train-
ing Conclave, May 19-21,
to train newly elected
chapter officers and to
elect 1989-1990 Council
officers, open to newly
elected chapter officers
and members of AZA and
BBG. For information,
contact Lisa Sherman,
661-5472; or Shawn
Stern, 661-8263.
NCSY Yachad Division
Event Focuses On Torah
ARI SCHOCHET
Special to The Jewish News
T
he Yachad National
' Conference of Syna-
gogue Youth division
sponsored an event Feb. 7
under the direction of
Shayndee Lasson and Nancy
Lipman. The chapter is
designed for young adults
who are developmentally
disabled.
The event was based around
the receiving of the Ibrah and
the Ten Commandments. The
group performed a skit about
Moses getting the Command-
ments from Hashem. Pizza
and felafel were served and a
game using the Ten Com-
mandments was played.
Twenty NCSYers along with
seven members of Yachad
were present.
It is hard enough for
developmentally disabled
youngsters to find their way
into society without people
focusing on what makes them
different. Jews, with our em-
phasis on community and
belonging, must ensure that
having special needs doesn't
mean gettiing left out of all
the wonderful experiences
that being Jewish has to offer.
That's why Yachad was
founded. Yachad is the
Ari R. Schochet is national
vice president of education for
the National Conference of
Synagogue Youth.
Hebrew word for "together-
ness" and Yachad is all about
bringing special young adults
into the mainstream of
Jewish life.
Yachad is a division of the
NDSY movement of the Or-
thodox Union. ThrOugh Shab-
batonim, recreational, social
and educational experiences,
high functioning developmen-
tally disabled young adults
drawn from Orthodox, Con-
servative and Reform Jewish
communities are main-
streamed into existing NCSY
chapters and through this
process; Yachad members are
becoming part of their Jewish
communities.
Social and recreational pro-
grams include outings,
Jewish art and musical
workshops and holiday
celebrations. They also par-
ticipate in programs such as
charity collecting and in-
volvement in Soviet Jewry
issues.
Yachad provides complete
Shabbat experiences that pro-
mote interaction between
Yachad members and other
young adults in the
community.
Detroit's Yachad chapter
meets once a month. The
chapter has run many educa-
tional and fun-filled pro-
grams. Activities are tailored
to accommodate the Yachad
members on their level. Focus
is made on their abilities
rather than their disabilities.