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Largely participatory,
Ethan Gilan attended
even newcomers are
the synagogue of his
asked to join the rabbi
childhood, Adat Shalom,
on the bimah. When
until he moved to a con-
shul leaders see new
dominium within walking
faces, they introduce
distance of B'nai Moshe.
themselves and invite
"It's better than other
the person to partici-
places, but it still has a
pate. Call B'nai Moshe
way to go," Gilan said of
to inquire about mem-
his new shul. "They have
bership, and chances are
programs designed to
you'll be given names of
attract young couples,
members to contact.
young families, but in
While women can
terms of programming for
participate in all Torah
the single community, it's
honors, B'nai Moshe
not leading the way like it
still does not count
could be."
women in a minyan or
Yet, B'nai Moshe has
allow them to lead the
found a niche, Pachter
davening. Pachter said
said, as "a smaller place
the shul strikes a bal-
where it's easy to get
ance between traditional
involved very quickly. We
and progressive obser-
are proportionally on the
vance.
small side compared to
Top: Rabbi Elliot
Despite its growth,
other Conservative con-
like many metro Detroit
gregations in Detroit, but Pachter: B'nai Moshe is
for people who like to
shuls, B'nai Moshe still
nationwide, average-
come to shul on Shabbat.
struggles to ensure its
sized."
future. The Conserva-
Naomi Pinchuk agrees.
Above: Marc Sussman
tive congregation is
She and her two daugh-
likes B'nai Moshe's
looking for a new edu-
ters dual-affiliate at B'nai
informal air.
cation director to con-
Moshe and the Recon—.
tinue its current curriculum. And, it is
structionist Congregation T'chiyah,
constantly reinventing itself, either
where her husband davens exclusively.
through a user-friendly Shabbat guide
When the Pinchuks moved to
for those unfamiliar with the service
Detroit in 1978, they chose T'chiyah
(compiled by Len Wanetik) or by
because it was "non-traditional and
hosting scholars-in-residence. Its can-
egalitarian." But when their oldest
tor of 40 years, Louis Klein, stepped
daughter started attending b'nai mitz-
down about a year ago, and Cantor
vah, Pinchuk experienced Shabbat at
Earl Berris has replaced him on the
other shuls, and found a place she
bimah.
liked even better.
Said Pachter, "What I tell people
"We had two or three in a row at
when they are looking for a synagogue
B'nai Moshe, and it hit me that I
missed a traditional congregation," she is that if they like to come to shul on
Shabbat morning, they're really gonna
said. "It reminded me very much of
like it here." ❑
the shul I grew up in (in Kansas)."
They had friends there and a relation-
ship with Cantor
Louis Klein, and the
Hungarian feel
reminded Pinchuk
of her mother.
"It's not too big,
and the member-
ship is extremely
friendly, outgoing,
welcoming, warm,"
Pinchuk said. Won-
derful enough to
drive from South-
field every Shabbat.
On any given Shab-
bat morning,
around 250 people
gather to daven.
Ethan Gilan joined B'nai Moshe to be able to walk to shul.
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