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1989 Fall Course Selection 5750
INSTITUTE FOR ADULT JEWISH STUDIES
Thesday Evenings
November 14 to December 5 - 7:30-9:30 p.m.
A Scholar-in-Residence Weekend
with
RABBI JOEL ROTH — NOVEMBER 11-12
Rabbi Roth will deliver the Sermon in the Main Sanctuary
on "Conservative Judaism and Jewish Law"
November 11 - 10:30 a.m.
Israeli Folk Dance The Key to Judaism: Living and
7:30 Jewish Ethical Values:
Understanding the Jewish Holidays
TO The Challenge of Modernity
8:20 Rabbi Irwin Groner Shelly Komer Jackier Aviva Silverman
now a sophomore halfback
and punt returner at Albion
College.
"At schools where there's a
low percentage of Jews, it's
not too common finding Jews
on the football team," he says,
"but Berkley usually comes
up with one or two pretty suc-
cessful Jewish players."
Askenazy says there are at
least four other Jews on
Berkley's varsity, although
none start.
Rycus says he is the only
Jewish player on the Trojans'
varsity. "My friends never say
too much about it," he says,
even though "there really are
not too many Jewish athletes
in our school. They never real-
ly say too much to me . . . I've
been playing sports with my
friends all my life!'
Both Askenazy and Rycus
were bar mitzvah and both at-
tend synagogue services
regularly.
Rycus says he's "kind and
gentle" off the field, but
"Right before the game I get
all psyched up and put on my
game face and get ready to
play. You have to really get
psyched up and be a different
person. You've got to get ag-
gressive!'
Askenazy says he usually
tries to relax on game day,
"keep real low key. About an
hour-and-a-half or an hour
before the game I like to focus
in on something — what I
have to do and what our team
has to do and what I have to
do to help my team reach its
goal. I don't like to talk to
anybody, unless the coach
asks me a question. I just like
to focus in. I like to be alone.
I usually sit alone for about
half an hour until we go out
on the field!"
As captains, both prefer to
lead by action.
Askenazy says he was more
vocal in junior high school,
"but once you get in the up-
per levels, everyone wants to
be out there and the best way
to lead is by example. If peo-
ple see you working hard and
they consider you a leader,
then the rest of the team
works hard. And if you make
a big play, then the team just
gets up and they get behind
you?'
Rycus enjoys his leadership
role. "Last year you kind of
depended on the seniors for
some leadership and this year
you're a senior so you're ex-
pected to give some leader-
ship!'
While Askenazy's team was
struggling at 2-4, entering
their Oct. 13 game, Rycus'
squad was 4-2 overall and se-
cond in the CAC at 3-1, with
a chance to share the league
crown.
Rycus says one. of his main
goals is to play college foot-
ball. He is hearing from a
number of Division III schools
and some from Division I
teams, such as Central Michi-
gan University.
Askenazy has attracted
similar attention, but says
he's not sure he wants to play.
He plans to study finance,
business and economics in
college and so will choose a
school for its academic pro-
gram, then decide about play-
ing football. But he won't play
for a losing program.
"The thing about football is
that, it's a team sport and no
matter what anyone says, no
matter how well one person
does, it's not fun, it's not even
enjoyable, if you lose," he says.
Both say they've learned a
lot from football.
Askenazy cites `.`the ability
to work as part of a unit,
because I work pretty well
alone. But once you hit the
football field, even to help
yourself to be successful,
you've got to help other peo-
ple!'
Rycus cites the discipline
he's learned. "If things aren't
always going right, or how I
like them, I've learned how to
stick things out." The
discipline also helps with
studies and chores around the
house, he adds. ❑
8:35
TO
9:30
Practice Makes Perfect:
An Introduction to
Jewish Ritual Practice
Rabbi Chuck Diamond
Sex in the 'Texts
Aspects of Jewish Life
In Detroit: 1914.1967
Prof. Sidney Bolkosky
Tevye: Tragic Hero
or Comic Figure
Aliza Shevrin
Rabbi William Gershon
A Special Guest Lecture by:
PROFESSOR TODD ENDELMAN
December 12 - 8:00 p.m. - Adler Hall
Institute for Adult Jewish Studies — REGISTRATION FORM
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7:30 to 8:20 P.M.
JEWISH ETHICAL VALUES
ISRAELI FOLK DANCE
LIVING AND UNDERSTANDING
JEWISH HOLIDAYS
TEVYE: TRAGIC HERO OR COMIC
TUITION IS:
$15.00 per person - members
$25.00 per person - non-members
❑ ASPECTS OF JEWISH LIFE IN DETROIT
❑ SEX IN THE TEXTS
❑ PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT.
AN INTRODUCTION TO JEWISH
RITUAL PRACTICE
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