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NO ONE CAN BEAT OUR EVERYDAY LOW PRICES!! The Bright Idea: Give a Gift Subscription Aft A rninAv KII IDV 10 1000 THE JEWISH NEWS 2002. "We feel she will start out on the right foot with her Jewish education. She cannot stop talking about his moose slippers and all the funny things he wears and does." While humor plays an im- portant role, Rabbi Chuck's approach respects the children. He tries to make each one feel a sense of impor- tance as an individual. "You try to make the whole school community feel important and special, and within that you try to make each grade feel special, and in that, each individual feel special. "It's difficult, because we have so many kids. I work off my relationships with the kids, and so I like to get to know all of them and it's a big challenge." Shaarey Zedek has 90 students from Oak Park, Southfield and Birmingham who attend Monday and Wednesday classes at the synagogue. The West Bloom- field branch at Orchard Lake Middle School accommodates 260 students from the Farm- ington Hills and West Bloom- field areas on Tuesday and Thursday. There are 95 high school students, with all classes on Sunday at the synagogue. Rabbi Chuck's respect for the students extends to handling problems. "I see myself as a rabbi for the kids. I want to be approachable and a positive role model," he said. "I believe in dealing with the kids. If a parent calls, I tell them to send the kid in and we'll take it from there. It's a matter of setting expec- tations high and putting the burden on the kids. Everyone should really have a stake in the program. The kids should feel a sense of purpose, that they have a responsiblity to the Shaarey Zedek communi- ty and to the greater Jewish community. And the teachers should feel that they have a stake in the program and an input into what's going on. And the parents as well. If everyone feels a part of it, it will make it a much more suc- cessful program." While most children dread being sent to a principal's of- fice, kids at Shaarey Zedek clamor for Rabbi Chuck's time. There is a "Break Club" which hangs out in his office to play with the seven dwarfs, Mickey, Minnie and other toys. Two 5th graders who were running through the halls one day were gruffly called into his office. They walked in fearing a repri- mand, but he thrust two donut holes at them instead. His "assistant," Mar Milon (Mr. Dictionary), swoops down on classes, sometimes jump- ing through a window with his Snoopy towel cape as he introduces a new Hebrew word to students. Teacher Geri Levit says , that Rabbi Chuck is a lot of fun to work for. "He is mak- ing school fun without turn- ing it into a circus," she said. The 34-year old rabbi holds a master's degree in public policy and management from Carnegie-Mellon Institute and he graduated from the Jewish Theological Seminary. He was elected to two terms as a district committman in Pittsburgh. He is on the boards of numerous civic and Jewish organizations and has won honors from the Jewish Theological Seminary, Carnegie-Mellon University, United Synagogue Youth and the Pennsylvania State Senate. Rabbi Chuck is trying to make Jewish education part of children's life experience. "Kids are already starting to go home from Hebrew school with smiles on their faces. I want them to be able to look back on their Jewish educa- tion experience with smiles on their faces." ❑ Rabbi Dreamin' featuring STUART ROGOFF 3 58-5744 If it's a Classy Affair CLASS ACT is there! Rappin' Rabbi Continued from preceding page Mon.-Sat. 10-7, Wed. 10-9, Sun. 12-5 682.3350 2534 Orchard lake Rd, • Just W. of Middlebelt • Pontiac (Keego Harbor Area) Continued from preceding page you can sit in on classes tonight. Six p.m., there goes the bell. Bye guys, see you on Wednes- day. What? Your parents aren't coming until 6:30. Sure, feel free to just hang out for awhile. Oh, you want to work on the tzedakah project — Let's go! It's 6:30 and I'm sitting alone in my office. There is a knock on the door. Come on in, Rob (our hard working USY adviser). Did you ask Tobye if she has the list for this week's oneg Shabbat? Yes, I think 75 kids is a lot! Oh, that doesn't include the 8th and 9th grades. Well, yeah, we can find room. All 75 said they would be here Shab- bat morning for our Pray and Play — that's just great! Hi, honey, sorry I'm home so late, but I ran into the Mishpacha family in the parking lot. Greg said we were supposed to be vegetarians, based upon God's instructions to Adam and Eve in Bereshit. Sarah agreed but argued that based upon the story of Noah, we