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There's a feeling of camaraderie,
enthusiasm, possibility, which
pleases me very much," she says.
Mr. Jacobs, 49, acknowledged
that the lack of a rabbi — Rabbi
Steinger is leaving Temple
Emanu-El next month after 20
years to head the Midwest Coun-
cil of the Union of American He-
brew Congregations in St. Louis,
and Education Director/Assistant
Rabbi Amy Brodsky has left for
a teaching post — may influence
how some members and would-
be members feel.
Rabbi Brodsky will not be re-
placed by an assistant rabbi, but
a new education director, Marcia
Liebson, has come on board.
A search committee is cur-
rently interviewing rabbis to
serve in the interim while a full-
time rabbi can be found. Mr. Ja-
cobs expects that will happen
within the next 9 to 12 months,
adding that the temple has re-
ceived a lot of good applications.
Mr. Jacobs believes Temple
Emanu-El's "fine educational
program," in which 600 students
are enrolled, fairly ensures the
temple's future.
"You have a very viable Jew-
ish community in the area.
Young people are moving back
into Oak Park, Southfield and
Huntington Woods. Fm very con-
fident we have a very good future
and will be attracting more mem-
bers and young families," Mr. Ja-
cobs says.

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is a Huntington Woods congre-
gation," she says.
Rick Selik, a board trustee and
co-chair of "Fund for Life," says
commitment to the temple is
high among older and "mid-gen-
eration" members like himself,
but he doesn't believe that por-
tends a shaky future. On the con-
trary.
It is when couples begin to
have children that they consider
affiliating. That was his experi-
ence 20 years ago, and today, one
of his sons just graduated from
the religious school and the oth-
er is in his last years there.
"My attitude is, if people in
Huntington Woods or unaffiliat-
ed young Jewish people who live
in Oak Park or Royal Oak look
around and they don't have a
connection to a specific congre-
gation or rabbi through their
families, Temple Emanu-El will
afford them the best opportuni-
ty. Location becomes very im-
portant," Mr. Selik says.
Joan Rosen, a 37-year temple
member who serves as older co-
chairperson of "Fund for Life,"
believes the younger generation
will carry the torch.
"At the beginning (of the fund-
raising campaign), we were a lit-
tle disappointed because we
didn't feel people were taking
hold, but through the course of
the parlor meetings and the din-
ner held for Rabbi (Lane)
Steinger, pledges have picked up.

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"I'm the kind of person who
will pack the day before, although
my mom will probably yell be-
cause Fm not ready," said Jordan,
who will be on the Temple Israel
bus.
Jordan is counting on being
ready in time. Besides, summers
at camp have gotten him used to
packing. If anything, Israel will
be easier because he isn't re-
quired to put his name in his un-
derwear (or other pieces of
clothing).
In addition to attending
mandatory weekly teen-mission
classes, Jordan read Moment
magazine, thanks to the free six-
month subscription offered to
each of the participants.
"I'm not going with any expec-
tations," Jordan said. "I'm plan-
ning on taking in anything and
everything I can."
Only a few of Jordan's friends
are going on the mission. That
doesn't bother him. "Fm in to go-
ing on my own terms," he said.
"I'm excited about meeting peo-
ple from Israel and discussing
things with my rabbi (Joshua
Bennett)."
Susan Langnas Feber, direc-
tor of the teen mission, said very

few last-minute calls to her office
have been about what to pack.
Most teen callers want to know
when they can visit relatives.
"The calls about what to bring
included questions about water
bottles and hiking boots and
whether their bags are the right
size," she said.
Ms. Feber, who is traveling
with the mission, said besides her
clothing and toiletries, she is
packing a kite.
"I want to fly a kite in the
desert," Ms. Feber said. 'There's
no particular reason why; I just
think it will be cool."
Ever since Deborah Bass'
mom spontaneously signed her
up last summer, Deborah, a ju-
nior at Andover, has been phys-
ically and mentally preparing
herself for this summer's expe-
rience.
Deborah is no stranger to the
grind of serious packing. Her
family moved to Bloomfield Hills
from Seattle almost two years
ago when her dad accepted a job
in Detroit. In addition to visiting
Israel, her family has traveled to
Canada, England, Austria, Am-
sterdam, France and Spain — to
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