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Rabbi Marla Feldman will lead a 4-part seminar
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R

ecent court decisions
and battles being
waged all over the
country are redrawing
the lines between church and
state.
Rabbi Marla Feldman of the
Jewish Community Council of
Metropolitan Detroit will discuss
the shifts and their impact on
freedom of religion at a four-part
seminar that begins Oct. 29.
Feldman, an attorney, was
recruited by Eilu v'Eilu to lead
the course, which will be held
from 6:30-7:30 p.m. at Hillel
Day School.
Eilu v'Eilu is an adult educa-
tion program founded by congre-
gations B'nai Mosheand Beth
Abraham Hillel Moses. Classes
Rabbi Marla Feldman: The separation clause.
ranging from Hebrew conversa-
tion and Torah cantillation to lec-
tures by rabbis on Jewish thought
Whether or not there should be
and history began early this month.
vouchers that would allow children to
Nancy Kaplan, volunteer coordi-
attend private schools with public tax
nator for Eilu V'Eilu, said Feldman's
dollars is another issue the class will
class will focus on the separation
address.
clause of the First Amendment and
Feldman will touch on laws that
Jewish attitudes and precepts con-
might keep a congregation from
cerning the separation of church and
redesigning their synagogue or
state.
church.
The course will begin with the his-
"Historical preservation laws can
tory and ideas that America's found-
keep old buildings from being torn
ing fathers had when they drafted the
down to build larger ones to accom-
constitution.
modate larger congregations,"
"Each court interprets the laws dif-
Feldman said. "The question is, do
ferently and it's important to learn
those laws restrict people from being
what the original document intend-
able to practice their religion?" El
ed," Feldman said.
Many feel the Supreme Court has
impinged on religious freedoms and
that new legislation is needed to pro-
tect religious freedoms.
"For instance," Feldman said,
"there is a law on the books which
requires an autopsy if someone dies at
home. Both religious Jews and mem-
The annual donor luncheon for
bers of other religious sects do not
Na'amat will be noon Thursday,
believe in autopsies and the question
Nov. 6, at Temple Beth El.
is, should there be an exception in
those cases?"

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