-3( T y T yy yr that God instructed him: Zelafhad's daughters are right. The law was unjust and unfair. It needed to be ad- justed, to be modified and changed so this particular case could be remedied. This concept of blending tradition and change has been of crucial importance in the ideology of the Conser- vative movement. The Con- servative movement always has seen itself as desiring to remain faithful to the venerated traditions of our people while, at the same time, being responsive to the needs of all people. And what Moses does is well within the approach of the Conservative movement. He realizes that if the Torah itself realizes that change is necessary as a redress for injustice, then there must be a way to ac- complish this goal for Zelafhad's daughters. I'm sure there were those who counseled Moses not to deal with the issue, but being a true leader he had to grap- ple with it once it was raised. And we do not hear of widescale defections following his decision. No one gets angry and leaves Moses' shul. No wonder Moses was the greatest leader we ever had — his followers might try his pa- tience, but he would keep their devotion and loyalties. And when it's all said and done, even after we argue and disagree, we have to remain unified in the true spirit of our people from the time of Pinhas to the present. Yes, I love "Pinhas" in the summer- time as well as all year long. ❑ ‘-= UAHC Accepts Local Temple Temple Shir Shalom has been accepted as a member of the Union of American Hebrew Congregations, the governing arm of the Reform movement. The temple was formed last June with 30 families and now includes more than 450 families. It applied for UAHC membership last November. > Lunch And Learn Series Begins rJ Rabbi Herschel Finman of Lubavitch Foundation, in conjunction with the Jewish Entrepreneurs of Michigan, have formed regional "Lunch and Learns" around the greater Detroit area. The first meeting is scheduled for the Farmington Hills region at 12:30 p.m. Monday. It will be hosted by Barry Stulberg in the offices of Kaufman and Payton at 30833 North- western Highway, Suite 205. In the Roseville region, a lunch will be held 12:30 p.m. Aug. 15, hosted by Burt Rosen at 30615 Groesbeck Highway. The topic for each lunch will be: "Roles and Principles of Ethical and Unethical Behavior." There is a charge for the lunch, which is kosher-Cholov Yisroel. For information, contact Rabbi Finman, 737-7000. Shir Shalom Installs Board Thmple Shir Shalom recent- ly installed its first board of officers and trustees. The executive officers and trustees are Robert Fineman, president; David Levine, first vice-president; Norman Lopatin, second vice presi- dent; Gary Pollack, treasurer; and Cheri Victor, secretary. Trustees elected to a three- year-term are Steve Schwartz, Sandy Nathan and Wally Sampson. Elected to the two- year trustee position were Libby Lavine, Alan Mindlin and Leslie Schneid. One-year trustees are Michael Nosan- chuk, Alan Rothfeder and Richard Zuckerman. Michelle Friedman was installed as head of Temple Shir Shalom's youth group. 1 New Monthly Minyan Begins Bais Chabad Torah Center and Lubavitch Foundation announce the formation of a monthly neighborhood Shab- bat minyan in Huntington Woods. The Minyan which meets at the Burton Elemen- tary School, is led by Rabbi Yitzhak Kagan and includes a traditional Shabat service, insights into the weekly Torah portion and a kiddush. The next minyan will take place 10 p.m. July 29. The minyan is open to the Jewish community. For information, call David Morrison, 542-1491. 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