COMMUNITY
ORTHODOX JEW
Israel Update
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Evelyn Seelig*
President of MERCAZ USA
(The Zionist Organization of the Conservative Movement)
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I restraint reflective of these teachings.
=They modeled how an Orthodox Jew
should behave, even in the face of ver-
bal attack, and did not reduce them-
selves to the behavior they reject. The
dignified, respectful atmosphere of the
conference was reflective of inner
strength and balance, and security of
knowledge
The content of the sessions reflect-
ed a commitment to study of text.
There were sessions for the intellect
and for the spirit, and sessions intend-
ed to provide guidance to the practical
issues of being an Orthodox Jew in a
secular world. Our Tefillah services
were not just to fulfill the obligation,
but were utilized to add a spiritual
dimension and to recapture meaning
in personal and communal tefillah.
The conference was the opportuni-
ty for an exploration of dialectic, the
tension between faith and reason.
There was an atmosphere of confi-
dence and trust that through the
exploration (rather than repression) of
modern-day dilemmas, our Judaism
and faith will be strengthened, not
weakened.
It is our prayer that this conference
signals an Orthodoxy that does not con-
demn involvement in the modern
world, both with other Jews and non-
Jews, and that encourages us to take our
religious teachings into the world to
guide us - and to enrich it. My hus-
band and I are committed to helping
Edah strengthen its profile, and enhance
its efforts within our own community
and in the world at large. ❑
.
PUBLISHER
SINAI HOSPITAL
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Sinai's Outer Drive facility?
Despite the deal's shrewdness and
perceived good intentions, Sinai pos-
sessed a unique culture shaped over a
46-year period by its physicians, staff
and volunteers. At the core ... a need for
a place where Jewish physicians could
get their training and make a good liv-
ing if they worked hard. Most did.
On a balance sheet, Detroit Med-
ical Center purchased bricks and mor-
tar, accounts receivable and a name.
That name can be added to Grace
Hospital and Huron Valley Hospital.
New pots and pans can be purchased,
ovens blow-torched and a supervisor
hired to assure fresh-prepared kosher
meals. Walls of plaques can be
unscrewed and remounted in the
lobby of another building.
But DMC also acquired people
who created a unique culture. With-
out the people, what is Sinai Hospital?
Unfortunately for the Detroit Medical
Center, residents of northwest Detroit,
Sinai-affiliated physicians and staff
looking for work, and the Jewish com-
munity at large, not much. F-1
7:30 pm
Thursday, March 18, 1999
Cancelled-Called to the White House
LETTERS
Congregation B'nai Moshe
6800 Drake Road
West Bloomfield, MI
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obtain information about bombs that
could be timed to explode in just min-
utes. Securing that information can
literally mean the difference between
life and death for Israeli citizens.
No wonder, then, that even a num-
ber of prominent Jewish doves have
endorsed the use of force to elicit nec-
essary information from captured ter-
rorists.
Should the rights of a terrorist
supersede the right of Israeli civilians
not to be murdered?
Herbert Zweibon, Chairman
Americans for a Safe Israel
New York City
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*Evelyn, who regularly meets with Israeli officials, is the
Immediate Past President of Women's League for Conservative
Judaism, and was a delegate to the World Zionst
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