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scholarly," the rabbi said. "We
discuss the relevancy of
Mishnah, how it impacts on
everyday life. I want people to
get information and make
decisions from a position of
strength."
Hilda Borenstein, who
works in the personnel
department at Federation,
tries to attend the Aleynu
class each week. An average
of 10 administrators and sup-
port staff gather weekly, with
some regulars and some who
come occasionally, she said.
The courses have been taught
by both Rabbi Tolwin and
Rabbi Reuven Drucker of
Young Israel of Greenfield.
"We all bring lunches and
look forward to it," Boren-
stein said. "This year, we
covered the Five Books of
Moses. The rabbi starts with
the basic text and we'll go off
on a tangent. He likes stu-
dent participation and we
have input. I've always at-
tended adult education, and
this is a wonderful opportuni-
ty to be able to do it while at
work. I enjoy hearing dif-
ferent viewpoints. We get peo-
ple from all backgrounds."
A part-timer at the Federa-
tion sessions is Tom Norris,
who works at Smith, Hague
& Co. in downtown Detroit.
Norris, who is now a member
of the board of Aleynu/Aish
Hatorah, started his relation-
ship with the organization by
taking a Hebrew crash course
at Young Israel of Southfield.
He had never gone to Hebrew
school, and decided to learn
more about his heritage when
his wife, Deborah, entered
conversion classes at Temple
Emanu-El.
"We got involved in a home
study series;' Norris said.
"We thoroughly enjoyed that.

It lasted for approximately
eight weeks, with 12 to 15
people attending classes in in-
dividual homes. Each week
we were given sections of the
Torah, Talmud or Mishnah to
study. We discussed why Jews
are who they are, how they fit
into society.
"I try to attend one or two
courses per week;' Norris
said. "It's given me a much
better appreciation of who I
am, how I fit into the overall
Jewish picture. I became a

live as Jews, be as righteous
and honest as we can, a light
to other nations, an inspira-
tion to ourselves!'
"When I met Rabbi Noah
Weinberg, it brought home a
point which I saw in my own
home," the rabbi said. "It is
important to become an ac-
tivist in scholarship, moral or
ethical behavior. My goal in
the metro area is for every
Jewish adult to spend one
hour a week discovering how
Judaism is relevant to their
lives. I want to turn all the
people involved in
Aleynu/Aish Hatorah into
activists.
All Jews should be leaders,
and all Jews have to accept
responsibility for the survival
of the Jewish people. It can be
Israel Bonds, Russian Jews —
they will find their cause.
And each student should
come back, and bring a
friend. That's our goal."

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Weekly study.

board member because I
believe in the overall
philosophy. Aleynu is an
organization that steps
beyond traditional Orthodox,
Conservative and Reform
boundaries. It doesn't matter
who you are, only that you
have a desire to learn. That is
the only criteria they look at."
"Aleynu means 'it's up to
us, " Rabbi Tolwin said. "It is
part of the ancient prayer
written by Joshua and taught
to the Jewish people when
they were about to enter the
land of Israel. It tells us to

Midrasha Lecture
Set For Dec. 20

The Midrasha-College of
Jewish Studies, a division of
the Agency for Jewish Educa-
tion, will present the con-
cluding lecture of its "Lunch
and Learn Series" on Dec. 20,
changed from the originally
scheduled date of Dec. 13.
Rabbi Bruce Aft, Midrasha
director and principal of the
Community Jewish High
School will speak on "Living
Ethically in the Modern
World!' A kosher lunch will
be served at noon with the
lecture to follow at 12:30 p.m.
The program will be held at
United Hebrew Schools.
For information, contact the
Midrasha office at 352-7117.