The Detroit
Conservative Movement
Scholar In Residence Program

Welcomes Back

Rabbi Stone, the 1997 Scholar In Residence, re-
turns to our community for two special week-
ends. A graduate of the Jewish Theological
Seminary, he is rabbi ofTemple Beth Zion - Beth
Israel in Philadelphia. Rabbi Stone has written
extensively on theology and rabbinics as well as
poetry and is the author of Seeking the Path to Life.
His newest work, Reading Levinas/Reading Tal-
mucI soon to be released by JPS, explores a con-
temporary approach to Talmud study. Rabbi
Stone is also currently serving as a Visiting Lec-
turer at the Jewish Theological Seminary.

A Teen Voice

Local high school senior
to speak at GA conference.

Rabbi Ira Stone

Congregation B'nai. Moshe

Friday evening, November 21
6:00 p.m. Shabbat Services and Dinner*
Judaism — A Religion for Grown Ups

8:00 p.m. YASS (Young Adult Shabbat Service)
A Post Holocaust View of God

Shabbat Morning; November 22, 9:00 a.m.
Theology — What Does It Matter What We Believe?

Motzi Shabbat, November 22, 8:00 p.m.
Parenting Vthin a Jewish Perspective
As We Approach the 21st Century

Congregation Shaarey Zedek

Shabbat Morning, November 29, 9:00 a.m.
Judaism for the 21st Century

For more information, please call the

Jewish Theological Seminary (248) 258-0055
or the United Synagogue (248) 6424890.

Made possible in part by support from: the Morris and Beverly Baker Foun-
dation in memory of Morris D. Baker, the Graham Family Foundation, Metro
Detroit Conservative Congregations, Hillel Day School, Detroit Friends of the
Jewish Theological Seminary, and the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism
(Michigan Region) and Morris and Beverly Baker.

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*Please call for reservations 248-788-0600.

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in Hebrew school and started to
become more religious."
Staff Writer
Drawn in by the social component
of his youth group, Rosenbaum says it
hree years ago, Henry
stimulated his interest in Jewish learn-
Rosenbaum was ready to
ing. His whole family — members of
retire from Jewish life.
Congregation B'nai Moshe -- has
Next week, he'll be
become more observant as a result, he
advising Jewish leaders twice his age at
says.
the Council of Jewish Federations/
At the GA, Rosenbaum will speak
United Jewish Appeal General
for 10 minutes, offering his sugges-
Assembly in Indianapolis.
tions for what can be done to involve
A senior at West Bloomfield High
Jewish teens in the community. His
School, Rosenbaum is the youngest
main suggestions: youth groups, trips
speaker lined up for the national gath-
to Israel and parental role models.
ering of Jewish leaders.
"If parents are involved,
chances are kids will be
involved too," he says.
Rabbi Art Vernon, direc-
tor of educational develop-
ment at Jewish Education
Service of North America
(JESNA), invited
Rosenbaum to speak after
hearing about him from
staff at the national USY
office.
Rosenbaum's speech will
launch a session discussing
strategies from a new report c
published by JESNA called
"The Teen Connection:
Linking Jewish Youth in the
21st Century."
"We know from experi-
ence that when doing a ses-
sion on teens, if you want
adults to pay attention, you
need a teen voice," says
Vernon. JESNA is paying
Rosenbaum's travel expenses.
Rosenbaum is looking
forward to sharing his first-
hand knowledge with the
adults, as well as seeing GA
Henry Rosenbaum: Advising Jewish leaders.
headline speakers Ehud
Barak and Binyamin
Netanyahu.
And as regional president of United
Although Rosenbaum reports being
Synagogue Youth (USY), he is a youth
rvi
a little nervous, Vernon has few
group success story.
doubts about the teen's abilities.
"When I was coming into high
"He sounds pretty poised about the
school, I'd had it with Hebrew school
whole thing," says Vernon.
and was just going to show up twice a
"One of the things he told me is
year for High Holy days," he recalls.
that he's interested in a career in poli-
"A neighbor dragged me to a USY
tics, and he's obviously self-confident
convention when I was a freshman,
and articulate." Cl
and I really liked it. Then I re-enrolled

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