Talk about return on investment.
1 On a budget of under $12 million
The American Israel Public Affairs
Committee (AIPAC) ensures Israel's
receipt of more than $3 Billion in
annual military/economic assistance,
of which more than 85% comes back
to the U.S. economy through the
purchase of goods made in 43 states.

fhe event is open to all AIPAC
members (minimum membership of
$100). If you're not yet a member, join
now or at the event. You can sign up
or get more information by calling
AIPAC at (773) 685-5595, or David
Victor at (248) 433-0606. You can also
visit AIPAC 's web site at
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Now that's leverage! That's AIPAC.
The pro-Israel lobby of the American
Jewish Community.

AIPAC is hosting its Annual
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November 10, at 6:00 p.m. at Shaarey
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on leverage as well as an insider's
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Peace Process and U.S.-Israel relations
by Lenny Ben-
David (Davis),
Deputy Chief of
Mission to Israel's
Embassy in
Washington and
former Director of
AIPAC's
Lenny Ben-David (Davis) Jerusalem office.

Family
Within A Family

Chavurot at Beth Shalom offer young couples a
friendly way into congregation camaraderie.

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friendly and welcoming, "when a
young family joins, it looks like a mass
of 650 people ... its easy for them to
get lost.
eigh Moss has always
The chavurot fulfill a two-fold func-
belonged to Congregation
tion: to draw in younger couples, and
Beth Shalom, Oak Park's
to keep the ones that are already there,
only Conservative shut So it
says Leigh Moss. Husband Jeff says
was no wonder that Alicia Nelson,
that while the chavurah is a social vehi-
wife of Rabbi David Nelson, contact-
cle, it is also "family" for couples who
ed Moss and husband Jeff to start a
move to the area from out-of-town.
small group for young couples.
Amy Robbins Dickstein is in a
November of 1995 was the "first I
chavurah of five couples, age 30 and
date" of Beth Shalom's first chavurah
up, who all have children.
(group of friends). Five young couples,
She says couples in the
already Beth Shalom mem-
chavurah get friendship
bers, gathered at the Nelsons'
The me mbersfrom
and the chance to meet
home.
one of Beth S alom's new people of the same
"We went around the
room, [talked about] what we two cha vurot gather age and interests. "When I
was on maternity leave, I
did and what we wanted from at Saint Louis
Bread Co.
got together with two
the synagogue," Moss recalls.
Southfie
other girls with their
For a year, the group met
babies," she says. "When • -
every other month — either
people are happy and are meeting other
for Shabbat dinner, community ser-
people, they want to stay members."
vice, socializing or just to sit together
Eileen and Lou Astra, potential
in services. People enjoyed it so much
chavurah members, just moved here
that a second chavurah formed.
from Pittsburgh. They chose Beth
"The chavurah makes for a small
Shalom because Eileen's uncle is
group within a large group," says Mrs.
Cantor Samuel Greenbaum.
Nelson. "There's a real sense of con-
"Eileen wanted to join [the chavu-
nectedness. When you want to partici-
rah] to meet new people," says Lou.
pate in an activity, there's someone you
And he works a lot, so it gives Eileen a
can identify with and call."
social outlet, he adds.
Although many synagogues are

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