RABBI page 10

In addition, creative ritual is a field of
study largely populated by women, in part
because rituals for women were scant.
For example, in the past when a woman
suffered a miscarriage, she would be met
with silence; after all, a child did not die,
only a fetus, the thinking went.
"Now we have a relationship with the
fetus much earlier than we did in the past,"
said Rabbi Orenstein, pointing to obstetri-
cal technological advances.
'When the fetus dies, we had a religious
problem as well as a psychological prob-
lem," she said.
Female scholars created ritual — in-
cluding both prayers and text — for such
circumstances.
"Jewish, women have always been in-
volved, but now more _women are con-
tributing on all levels," she said. "I think
the future will be different and richer."

❑

Die to illness, Rabbi Orenstein
mussed the first few engagements of her
stay in Detroit. She will make up some
of those dates in the first two weeks of
May.
In addition, Rabbi Orenstein will
speak at Congregation Beth Shalom on
Saturday, Dec. 7. She will speak at the
morning Shabbat service on "Ways Into
Jewish Spirituality." A noon luncheon
will follow, where she will address the
topic "Everything You Wish You Had
Learned in Hebrew School."
Reservations are required for the
luncheon. For more information, call
Congregation Beth Shalom at (810) 547-

7970.

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Secretary of State Candice Miller visits Israel next week.

JENNIFER FINER STAFF WRITER

N

o, Candice Miller will
not be designing license
plates for cars in Israel.
She won't be registering
motor vehicles there either.
Ms. Miller's trip to Israel is
a 10-day seminar for state of-
ficials and legislators. Seven
from around the country will
participate, meeting in New
York on Dec. 6.
The goal of the seminar,
according to Lisa Eisen, exec-
utive director of Project Inter-
change, an institute of the
American Jewish Committee,
is to educate policy makers
about Israel and its relation-
ship with the United States as
well as provide participants
with an education about the
American Jewish community.
Ms. Miller, who has never
been to Israel, said she is look-
ing forward to seeing the real-
ities of the Middle East conflict
firsthand. The program also
will allow her to better under-
stand the structure of Israeli
government.

"Most people don't know there may not be anything con-
this, but the secretary of state crete that Ms. Miller can bring
is the state's official historian back from the trip to her po-
and the chief elections officer," sition as secretary of state.
she said. "rm interested in see- "However, we know she is very
ing how they run their elec-
tions and the problems and
concerns they have in the
mechanics of their process.
And, as a historian, rm in-
trigued by the history."
David Gad-Harf, execu-
tive director of the Jewish
Community Council of Met-
ropolitan Detroit, recom-
mended Ms. Miller for the
trip because of her role in
Michigan politics.
"We think of her as a ris-
ing star," Mr. Gad-Harf
said. 'We see her as a future
potential candidate for gov-
ernor and someone who un-
til now has not had a close Ca
ndice Miller: On her way to Israel.
relationship with the Detroit
Jewish community. This is the active in the Engler adminis-
kind of trip that can help build tration, and she is a confidante
a useful connection for us and of Gov. Engler's. We expect her
possibly her, too."
experience will be shared with
Mr. Gad-Harf nowledges
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officials," Mr. Gad-Harf said.
Ms. Eisen said the success
of the efforts are judged by
what happens after parti€
pants return from Israel.
Some, she said, speak or write
about their experiences. Oth-
er return with newly estab-
lished ties to Israelis in similar
fields and with their local Jew-
ish communities.
There had been talk earlier
this year of Gov. Engler visit-
ing Israel as a means of fos,-__
tering business relation's- -
between Michigan and Is-
rael. The presidential elec-
tion, however, forced the
Engler administration to
put the trip on the back
burner. Now, according to
Mr. Gad-Harf, it's under
consideration for 1997.
Ms. Miller, on the other
hand, has spent the last
few weeks reading re-
source materials and books C:
on Israel. Once there, she
and the other participants
will meet with Israeli busi-
ness leaders and learn
about some of the county's
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