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With a newly-hired director
of development, Darchei Torah
is seeking new revenue and Federation support.
JULIE WIENER
Staff Writer
t's the only local day school that
does not own its building and
does not receive an allocation
from the Jewish Federation of
Metropolitan Detroit.
But leaders at 11-year-old Darchei
Torah are optimistic that change —
and financial stability — is in the air.
The Orthodox day school recently
hired 28-year-old Jeffrey Maza as its
first director of develop-
ment in hopes that he will
raise the funds necessary to
purchase a permanent
home and reduce the
school's dependence on rev
enue from tuition.
"Tuition is a significant
part of our budget, but we
feel we have to have a more
active fundraising effort in
_order to help us grow and
manage our growth proper-
ly," said Eliyahu Allon, a
member of Darchei Torah's
finance committee.
"Basically, we're looking
for Jeff to help coordinate
and lead that effort."
But in addition to
expanding its base of
donors, Darchei Torah is
also hoping to add a
Federation allocation to its
revenues.
In the past, Darchei
Torah has been rejected for
an allocation because its
services were seen as dupli-
cating Yeshiva Beth
Yehudah's.
But this year, with a
track record of over 10 years and
enrollment at 274, Allon and boys'
school principal Rabbi Dovid Kahn
are cautiously optimistic that things
will be different.
"Initially, Federation was unsure if
Darchei Torah would be able to take
off," said Rabbi Kahn. "We were new
kids on the block, and they wanted to
make sure we were well settled, strong
and providing a service to the commu-
nity. Now they're seeing that we're
expanding and growing. We want to
work with them, and they want to
work with us. The relationship is mov-
ing in a positive direction."
Like Rabbi Kahn, Allon feels
Darchei Torah has proven itself over
the years, and although it's "been
knocking on [Federation's] door for a
long time," he's hopeful this year it
a duplication of services provided by
other schools, but if you have 100
families that have voted with their
children's education to come to you,
then you're providing something oth-
ers are not."
Even if Darchei Torah were dupli-
cating services, says Rabbi Kahn, the
competition is good for the communi-
ty. "Competition breeds excellence in
business," he said. "Darchei Torah has
helped the whole community. Having
more schools forces greater account-
Jeff Maza: Working to expand the donor base.
will get the answer it wants.
"Our time certainly has arrived," he
said. "We're serving a significant por-
tion of the community and are a key
player in terms of providing Jewish
education ... We've been told we were
ability to parents and students."
Rabbi Kahn would not state how
large an allocation he is requesting.
"We hope to get whatever Federation
feels is appropriate," he said.
Randie Levin, assistant director of