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Grosinger described as more interactive and casual than a typical Shabbat ser- vice, attracted close to 500 people. On Nov. 25, Rabbi Stephen Weiss of he glow is getting stronger Congregation Shaarey Zedek will teach every week. Shabbat basics in a Rekindling Shabbat Since its inception late evening at the Southfield shul. last month, Rekindling Fourteen congregations, including one Shabbat has sparked a renewal of inter-. Orthodox shul, have signed on to the est in celebrating Shabbat. project. There have been dinners at temples The official kickoff of Rekindling and synagogues, alternative Shabbat Shabbat, however, takes place services aimed at a younger crowd, and Wedn e sday and Friday night dinners eager- Thursday,, when the ly hosted by acolytes (see Federatio welcomes Dr. sidebar). Banners are flying Ron Wolfson, dean of along Walnut Lake and 10 education at the Shirley Mile roads pronouncing and Arthur Whizin the participation of shuls Center at the University in the project. of Judaism in Los So far, feedback has Angeles. been "excellent," said Kari Wolfson, the author of a Grosinger, Rekindling series of books on Jewish Shabbat coordinator at the living, will lead "Shabbas Jewish Federation of For the Novice" at 7:30 Metropolitan Detroit, p.m. Wednesday in the which is sponsoring the Butzel Conference suites project with funding from in the Max M. Fisher the United Jewish Building in Bloomfield Foundation and the Dr. Ron Who lion: Township. He'll intro- Berman/Cohn Pilot Fund Shabbat exp ert. duce younger adults to for Continuity. Shabbat basics, like "I get these phone calls working a Shabbat dinner into a busy every day that remind me why I do week. And those who attend will host what I do. A lot has to do with coming Shabbat dinner for friends, who will in together and sharing in spiritual obser- turn host their own dinners. vance. People realize it's their right as a On Thursday, at the JCC Jew. They have one day to relax and Maple/Drake, Wolfson will lead a shut out all they do on a daily basis. community-wide event called "Kindle That's why I think people are attracted Your Candles," in which he'll teach to the program. People are trying to Shabbat rituals, games, songs and sto- bring something back to their lives reli- ries. Doors will open at 6:45 p.m. A fee giously, and I think Shabbos is a place of $10 includes a copy of Wolfson's to start," Grosinger said. book, The Shabbat Seder, a challah, But the primary goal of Rekindling grape juice and candles. Shabbat is educating Jews, rather than Dr. Arnold Gross, who initiated pressing them to become more obser- Rekindling Shabbat in Detroit after vant, she noted. hearing about a similar program in Starting the project meant enhanc- Houston, is thrilled with the progress ing the programming that was in place of the project here. An early committee at area shuls. Temple Beth El, for exam- meeting attracted over 30 representa- ple, had already been hosting Friday tives from participating shuls who night dinners that attracted between 50 talked about the success of their first and 75 people, but on Oct. 24, a activities for Rekindling Shabbat. Rekindling Shabbat dinner brought in "It was unbelievable. All of us were 250. Adat Shalom Synagogue held a looking at each other in awe, kind of Shabbat service at which children led patting each other on the back and Maariv and concluded with Havdallah. thinking of ways to keep it going," Israeli dancing followed. Temple Israel's Gross said. 0 first "alternative service," which JULIE EDGAR News Editor T Still Burning Young adults add a little Judaism to their lives on Shabbat. LYNNE MEREDITH COI-IN Staff Writer A t High Holy Day services, Bryce Sandler, 26, heard a sermon about "Rekindling Shabbat." He didn't know a thin..v about the Jewish Federation- and synagogue- sponsored program to inspire Detroiters to get more into Shabbat, but thought it sounded like a good idea. So, Sandler and his friend Michael Benchetrit, 29, planned a joint Shabbat dinner, catered by Paul Kohn, and invited 30 of their closest friends. To their surprise, 25 showed up, and the night included Shabbat prayers, good food and some shar- ing of Shabbat and other religious memories from childhood. "We were trying to bring every- body together [at an event] that had real Jewish content to it," Sandler says. Of course, socializing was part of the plan, too.