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Winter is also busy giving Torah classes or run- ning the intergenerational workshop Family Living Room with Jewish Experi- ences For Families and the Agency for Jewish Edu- cation. While he stresses com- munity service, Winter doesn't forget to pencil in scavenger hunts in limos, ski trips to Mt. Brighton, skating parties, or games of whirlyball for the teens. "I like to see kids have a good time. There are a lot of kids out there who only re- member Judaism as some- thing they were forced to do." With "Kumzitz," which will move to the 9 p.m. slot April 1., Winter can combine community service and fun. "We feel like we are doing a service to the community," Winter says. "There's no other show like us on the air." Putting together "Kumzitz," which means "come sit," was Winter's idea. "It was something I want- ed to do. I never thought it would happen," says Winter, who had a part-time disc jockey job in New York and occasionally wrote songs for Jewish groups like Schlock Rock. Winter called area radio stations and discovered WCAR had an available slot in November. Four days later, Winter was on the air. Winter and Rabbi Cohn work together finding com- mercial sponsors for the pro- gram. Both men work about three hours a week prepar- ing for the show. "The first week on the air we didn't know who, if any- one, was listening," Winter says. "We were surprised when we asked a trivia ques- tion and the telephone swit- chboard began lighting up." Because the station does not have Arbitron ratings, Winter does not know how many listeners regularly tune in. But he estimates he reaches 4,000 to 6,000 people every week. When a teen is inter- viewed on the show, he en- courages his friends who might never listen to "Kumzitz" to do so, Winter said. That increases the ex- posure "Kumzitz" gets, es- pecially in the public schools. "I like to see Jews in the public schools feel good about themselves.I want to give kids a Jewish identity. Judaism should be in your heart. My goal for NCSY is to get kids involved." Suddenly Winter bursts into a toe-tapping rap song called "Rappin' Jewish" by Schlock Rock. "Jewish pride keeps you young and strong, makes our people last real long. La die do I'm a Jew because I think its cool. Yeah I eat kosher meat because I ain't no fool." "We feel like we are doing a service to the community." Dave Winer Making teens proud of their Jewish tradition is why Winter plans to stay in Detroit for a while. "If I leave I don't think that my seeds will grow. I want to have an affect on as many teens as possible. I want people to know who Dave Winter is and what NCSY is. I want to know I have been successful. There are so many who don't know about Judaism." As "Kumzitz" winds down, Winter plays a few dedica- tions and reminds the au- dience of upcoming NCSY events. In the studio, Schochet, NCSY national president, sings along with Jeff Braverman's "Songs of Peace." Winter signs off with a brief thank you. The sounds of the Star Spangled Banner drift through the studio. The station closes for the night. 0 YOUTH 1`• Youths To Visit College Students The Youth Departments of Adat Shalom Synagogue and Congregation Beth Abraham Hillel Moses will visit college students from their congrega- tions who are at The Univer- sity of Michigan and Eastern Michigan University. The synagogues' rabbis, staff, students and parents will visit students and bring a Kosher dinner on April 1 at the U-M Hillel building in Ann Arbor. A visit to Michigan State University students at the MSU Hillel House is set for May 24. For information, call Adat Shalom Youth Director Miriam Starkman, 851-5100.