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BARBARA WYLAN SEFTON
Special to The Jewish News

osh Lerner just wants to
belong.
To a community, that is.
After moving around for
10 years for school and work, the 30-
year-old attorney says he missed a
sense of community in his life. "I'm
at a phase now when I have time to
devote to the community. I like
being involved," says
Josh, a Huntington
Woods resident.
"Although I enjoy my
work very much, I
don't want my job to
define who I am."
That's why relaxed
and articulate Josh
spends his weekends
and evenings lending
a hand to Hillel of
Metro Detroit and the
Young Adult Division
(YAD) of the Jewish
Federation. Give and receive,
he says.
"I get a chance to meet a wide
spectrum of people, appreciate all
that the community has to offer and
be a part of it."
A 1994 graduate of Indiana
University School of Law, Josh is a
civil litigation attorney with Blum,
Konheim & Elkin in Southfield.
Before law school he spent five
years as a TV news producer,
including associate producer in
1988 for Larry King Live, CNN,
Atlanta.
But Josh always knew he
would become a lawyer. He
can trace it back to his days
on the high school debate
team.
"I didn't feel I could
reach my intellectual
potential by staying in
TV. In TV you make

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complicated things simple.
Bosnia reduced to two minutes.
law you make simple thin -
cated," he says with a smile.
Josh has traveled the globe,
including trips to Alaska, Chile,
Argentina and New Zealand. "My
father says that when you look back,
you only regret the things you didn't
do in life," he says.
And, when he tells you what it
was like to go sky-diving over
Nelson, New Zealand in
1994, you realize that he
took this wisdom to
heart.
"It was an incred-
ible experience.
The view was
beautiful.
They kick
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B'nai B'rith Leadership Network
pool league is now forming. Play
begins 7 p.m. Monday, March 9,
at Fifth Avenue Billiards in Royal.
Oak. Call Mike Kahan,
(248) 362-4666.

Friday, Feb. 13

oor of the plane open. count 1-2-3,
d you're off. I got to free fall for
about 30-40 seconds. I remember
every second of it like it was yester-
day. It is one of the most memorable
moments in my life."
That, and his recent engagement
to Sandra Schlaen, a medical student
at Michigan State. University. Their
wedding is set for Dec. 26.
His father has been the greatest
influence in Josh's life — not just for
adventure or career matters.
".My father has been able to be
successful on his own terms, profes- 3 0:
sionally and persona y. He's a guy
who has never been bored. A loving
father :a4d husband. A very passion-
ate persort=with an incredible
mind," says Josh.
Like father, like
son. '

"The markets, like the voters, are
never wrong"; Free Press columnist
Doron Levin speaks at the singles
Shabbat service. 7:30 p.m. At
Temple Israel. Shabbat dinner at
6:15 for $14. Liz Walters,
(248) 661-5700.

Saturday, Feb. 14

Hearts and flowers dance, Jewish
Professional Singles. 8:30 p.m. Beth
Shalom Synagogue, Cost: $12.
Jack, (248) 543-8237.

Sunday, Feb. 15

Bingo party, Jewish Professional
Singles. 7:30 p.m. Bloomfield West
artments club house, Orchard
Lake north of Maple. Cost: $8.
Susan, (248) 626-7246.

Tuesday, Feb. 17

Understanding the opposite sex,
Jewish Professional Singles, with
Dr. Bruce Friedman. 7:30 p.m.
Agency for Jewish Education,
21550 W. 12 Mile Road. Cost: $5.
Cindy, (248) 542-9166.

Wednesday, Feb. 18

Coffee night, Jewish Professional
Singles. 7:30 p.m. Muddee Waters,
Berkley. David, (248) 398-9370.

Thursday, Feb. 19

Dinner, Jewish Professional
Singles. 7 p.m. Beau Jacks, Maple
Road west of Telegraph. Jack,
(248) 543-8237.

Friday, Feb. 20

Dating in the Bible and the '90s:
Are they one and the same? 7 p.m.
Discussion with Rabbi Steven Burg,
at Barnes & Noble Booksellers,
sponsored by the Agency for Jewish
Education's Midrasha Center for
Adult Jewish Studies. Lainie
Phillips, (248) 354-1050.

HAPPENINGS

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