SINGLE LIFE

The annual
Break The
Fast Dance
at the JCC
completed
the Yom
Kippur
holiday on
fast footing.

RICHARD PEARL

Staff Writer

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BREAKING

THE FAST

TOP RIGHT: Milla Izrailov and Jonny Kest take to the
dance floor.
MIDDLE RIGHT: Starting off New Year 5751 are Jimmy
Levine, Sigal Benezra, Aryeh Brami and Jenni Blustein.
BOTTOM RIGHT: Yael Goldbaum and Ethan Gross enjoy
a slow dance.
BELOW: Barry Ducher and Linda Kaval find the music
to their liking.
BELOW BOTTOM: David Ross and Stacey Race get into
the spirit of the New Year.

EVEN IF YOU DON'T

connect with that special
someone, the annual Break
The Fast Dance for Jewish
singles is a good way to start
off the New Year.
That was the feeling of
more than one Detroiter in
the crowd of more than 600
who packed the lobby of the
Maple-Drake Jewish Com-
munity Center on Sept. 29,
Yom Kippur Night, for the an-
nual dance that concludes the
High Holidays for area
Jewish singles.
"After praying all day in
the synagogue, it's a lot of fun
to break the fast this way,"
said Jeff Klaper of Southfield.
"There's nothing else really
to do. Jews feel a little strange
going out for a night on the
town after such a high holy
day.
"I know I wouldn't have
done anything tonight if it
weren't for this dance. I would
have stayed home and watch-
ed a movie on the cable."
Added Adele Korobkin of
Southfield, "It's nice for peo-
ple to get together and start
the New Year off right, even
if they don't connect with so-
meone else. It seems to be a
homier atmosphere here than
you'd find at other places."
For Howard Roesen of Troy,
who's been in the Detroit area
four months, the dance pro-
vided a good way to meet new
friends.
"It's great for someone like
me who's new to town," said
Mr. Roesen, who came here
from Newport News, Va. "I
don't think there's anything
wrong with it."
Yes, but is a day of fasting
and prayer too much of a
drain on a person's strength?
"You go home from the tem-
ple, have a nice meal and get
your energy back," said
Frank Sklarsky, Southfield,
who spent eight hours at
Temple Beth El that day.
"I think fasting is a good ex-
cuse for a party," added Paula
Smith of Oak Park.
The dance which featured
popular tunes by disc jockey

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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1990

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