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Gov. Engler Plans
A Trip To Israel

"Turning Friday Night
into Shabbat"

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JENNIFER FINER STAFF WRITER

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hortly after John Engler
took office, the Jewish
community began to urge
the governor to visit Israel
to foster ties between Michigan
and the Jewish state.
Now, after years of trying to
woo the governor into incorpo-
rating a trip into his schedule,
plans for an Israel visit are im-
minent.
Although a date has not been
selected, a spokesperson from
the governor's office said Gov.
Engler is definitely planning a
visit.
"At the advice of (Jewish Re-
publican activist) Max Fisher,
we will not pick a date until af-
ter the Israeli election," said Gov. John Engler: Israel-bound.
John Truscott, Gov. Engler's di-
rector of communications. Mr.
Truscott said the governor is resentatives from the JCCoun-
working closely with Mr. Fish- cil, Federation and the Jewish
er, who is a trusted friend of community. The mission's or-
Gov. Engler.
ganizers had planned the trip
The Jewish Federation of to develop relations with high-
Metropolitan Detroit and the level administrators and foster
Jewish Community Council be- trade between Michigan and Is-
gan talking to Gov. Engler last rael.
March about arranging such a
David Gad-Harf, the execu-
trip.
tive director of the JCCouncil,
"The original invitation was said the mission opened doors
extended under the framework to the Engler administration for
of Partnership 2000," said Tova the Jewish community. It also
Dorfman, the director of the pro- led to the establishment of a bi-
gram that links Diaspora corn- lateral trade team, a small
munities with Israel. "It will be group of people who work to
up to his office to decide whether identify ways of stimulating
it will be a trade mission. I guess trade between Michigan and Is-
it will have a trade element rael, Mr. Gad-Harf said.
since most of his international
Some of the participants in
travel does have a such a com- the 1992 trip to Israel included
ponent."
Gov. Engler's chief of staff, se-
In the fall of 1992, staff mem- nior policy adviser, director of
bers from the governor's office communications and the direc-
and officials from the state tor of the Department of Corn-
spent a week in Israel with rep- merce.

mundane Friday night into a beautiful and
relaxing Shabbat. Sing a few songs, make a few
new friends and feel the end-of-the-week
tension fade away.

Aaron Bergman is rabbi of Beth Abraham Hillel
Moses and former rabbi-in-residence of Hillel
Day School. He is a graduate of the University
of Michigan and the Jewish Theological
Seminary.

The Shabbat Services program is sponsored by
the Michigan Board of Rabbis in cooperation
with The Jewish News and the Community
Outreach and Involvement Department of the
Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit.

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Sunday Rally Mourns
Victims Of Terrorism

ALAN HITSKY ASSOCIATE EDITOR

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he La'Asot organization
has scheduled a 45-
minute rally Sunday
morning to mourn the vic-
tims of the recent terrorist at-
tacks in Israel.
Citing a lack of opportunities,
both locally and nationally, for
American Jews to show their
grief, the local group has sched-
uled three speakers at the 10:30
a.m. rally at Adat Shalom Syn-
agogue.
La'Asot officers Asher Tilchin
and Berl Falbaum will speak,

along with Adat Shalom's
Rabbi Efry Spectre, who re-
turned from Israel on Wednes-
day.
"We want to express our grief
for the victims and their fami-
lies," Mr. Falbaum said, "and
we want to show our uncom-
promising support for Israel.
This is not a political rally for
any of the Israeli political par-
ties."
Rabbi Spectre will discuss the
mood of Israelis in the wake of
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