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term, Rabbi Cohen is also looking
to the future. A long-term plan-
ning committee will be convened
soon to lay out direction for the
next several years.
Projects in the planning stages
include Arab-Jewish, black-Jew-
ish and Catholic-Jewish dialogues.
Rabbi Cohen also hopes to hold
a student retreat, subsidize Israel
trips, host a multicultural crafts
fair and bring in Rabbi Larry
Kushner, an author on spiritual-
ity.
Rabbi Cohen, a Reform rabbi,
came to East Lansing from
Boston. He earned his doctorate
in Jewish philosophy from Bran-
deis University. He taught Jew-
ish studies at the University of
Massachusetts and previously
served as administrator of an af-
ternoon religious school. His wife,
Beth Gamburg, and two daugh-
ters, Elly, 13, and Tslia, 9, remain
in Boston. They will join him in
East Lansing in the spring.
Rabbi Cohen took the MSU
post because `Tm impressed with
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"ALL JEWS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ONE ANOTHER"
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Jewish tradition teaches that we are obligated to care for one
another. We must build bridges of understanding between Jews and
strengthen the ties which bind us together.
We urge members of our community to participate in the celebration
of Unity Shabbat on October 25-26, 1996, 13 Heshvan 5757,
Shabbat Lech Lecha.
"You can touch each
of them Jewishly."
—Rabbi Philip Cohen
the fact that the community
placed this Hillel on the front
burner in terms of financial and
professional support."
Because an executive director
is in place, and because the orga-
nization has a revamped board,
the Jewish Federation of Metro-
politan Detroit increased its an-
nual Campaign allocation to the
East Lansing Hillel by 25 percent.
That translated into a total of
$138,850 for the organization this
year.
Rabbi Cohen replaces Dr. Mark
Finkelstein, who in April 1995 left
the MSU Hillel after seven years
as director. Two months later,
Federation, the local Hillel board
and the Hillel Foundation for Jew-
ish Campus Life, began a formal
search process.
"Phil seems to be very well re-
ceived by the [MSU] students and
faculty," said Howard Neistein,
Federation's director of planning
and agency relations. "It's a little
early to say what will happen, but
people are feeling positive." ❑
,
The Labor Zionist Family
meeting with community
shaliach Jeff Kaye will be held
2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 20, in the
Crown Pointe Building, Oak
Park.
Birmingham Temple's En-
counters series with Dr.
Vainutis Vaitkevicius will be
10 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Tuesday,
Oct. 29, at the temple.
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Rabbi JvliCton Arm, Congregation B'nai David
Rabbi Joshua C. Bennett, Temple Israel
Rabbi Leonardo Baran, Congregation Shaarey Zedek
Rabbi .Aaron Bergman, Beth Abraham 3-filleC _Moses
Rabbi Bradley 3\1. BCeefeld, Temple Emanu-El
Rabbi David Castiglione, Temple Beth EC
Rabbi Ernst J. Conrad, Temple X& Ami
Rabbi Debrah Cohen, Agency for Jewish Education, J.E.F.Y.
Rabbi lvlarla J. Feldman, Jewish Community Council
Rabbi .Noa, 34. Gamze, Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue
Rabbi ElimeCech Goldberg, young Israel of Southfield
Rabbi Jack Goldman, Aletropolitan Xashruth Council
Rabbi Irwin Groner, Congregation Shaarey Zedek
Rabbi Carson 3-ferzfeCd, Beth El, Battle Creek
Rabbi Iviorton 3-foffman, Shaarey Zedek, East Lansing
Rabbi Harold S. Loss, Temple Israel
Rabbi _Michael _Moskowitz, Temple Shir Shalom
Rabbi David A. Nelson, Congregation Beth Shalom
Rabbi Daniel S. Nevins, Adat Shalom Synagogue
Rabbi Elliot Pachter, Congregation B'nai Noshe
Rabbi Y erachmiel Rabin, .3-funtington -Woods lvlinyan
Rabbi Norman T. Roman, Temple Xol Ami
Rabbi rMilton Rosenbaum, Temple Emanu-El
Rabbi Dannel Schwartz, temple Shir Shalom
Rabbi Elimelech Silberberg, Bais Chabad of -West Bloomfield
Rabbi .Arnie SCeutelberg, Congregation Shir Tikvah
Rabbi Efry Spectre, Adat Shalom Synagogue
Rabbi DanieCB. Syme, Temple Beth EC
Rabbi NI. Robert Syme, Temple Israel
Rabbi Ivioshe rutnauer, Congregation Shaarey Zedek_
Rabbi Steven Weil, young Israel - of Oak Park
Rabbi Sherwin T. "Wine, The Birmingham Temple
Rabbi Paul yedwab, Temple Israel
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