ALAN HITSKY ASSOCIATE EDITOR
Two synagogue
schools go to the
Detroit Zoo to find
good deeds in the
animal kingdom.
GLENN TRIEST PHOTOGRAPHER
ions and tigers and bears, oh
my!
But it was the opposite re-
action that students at Con-
gregations B'nai Moshe and
- Shir Tikvah were looking
for Sunday as they com-
pleted a year-long study
of mitzvot (good deeds) by visiting
the Detroit Zoo in Royal Oak and
studying the care and feeding of
the animals.
The students and their families
had to answer six questions as
they toured the zoo Sunday morn-
Is
ing: Which animal has a family
you can see; which animal carries
its young; find an animal that
helps another, find an example of
gemilut chasidim (acts of lov-
ingkindness); find an example of
tikkun olam (repairing the world);
and what animal prays silently?
Ten docents guided the chil-
dren and their families through
the zoo. The event ended at 11
a.m. at the -zoo's white marble
fountain with a friendship circle
and brief service led by Rabbi
Arnie Sleutelberg.
The curriculum and
day at the zoo were
planned by Shir Tik-
vah's Janet Moses and
B'nai Moshe's Rita
Abramson. ❑
Left:
Some long-necked friends.
Left below:
Was it Sammy the sea lion?
Right:
The Kohn family tours the
zoo.
Right below:
Andy Hirsch tries to make a
friend through the glass.