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As a college student at Cornell
University she visited seniors in
nursing homes; as a young lawyer in
Washington D.C., she and her
husband Jeff were active members of
a chavura that ran a soup kitchen.
Now, as part of Congregation Beth
Israel's Sa'ad, A Helping Hand
committee, she and other members
organize a variety of community
projects in Ann Arbor. Sa'ad's most
ambitious undertaking is staffing the
overflow shelter for the homeless held
at the synagogue the two weeks
between Christmas and New Year's.
"It takes many volunteers to staff
the shelter," Diane points out. 'At least
three people are needed to take shifts
sleeping in the synagogue each night;
drivers are needed to transport the
shelter guests between sleeping quarters
and meal sites; and more volunteers
are needed to take care of laundry and
beverages.
Lehman joined Sa'ad in 1987, at
the urging of Beth Israel's previous
rabbi, Allan Kensky. "He had the idea
for Beth Israel's participation in the
overflow shelter," says Diane, who
did field work at several local
churches, observing and participating
in their arrangements before
presenting the proposal to the
synagogue board.
Those who know Diane marvel at
her intellect, her endless supply of
energy and her capacity to both
nurture and take charge. Petite, blonde,
barely skimming 5 feet and usually
dressed in sneakers and khakis, Diane
smiles often and looks more like a high
school teen than the mother of three
children and a lawyer with degrees
from the University of Michigan Law
School.
The years of education and a sharply
honed, penetrating legal mind come
through in little ways: She is thoughtful
in conversation and deliberate in
choosing her words.

"On the one hand she's idealistic
and on the other she's very pragmatic
about how to get things done. There
is a combination of awareness and
practicality that makes her a truly
unique person," says Beth Israel's Rabbi
Robert Dobrusin.
Her egalitarian spirit makes her
leadership style unique as well. For
example, Diane refers to herself as
"head" rather than "chairperson," an
attitude that dates back to her days
in the Washington chavura.
"There were between 50 to 70
people in the chavura," she says. "At
least one rabbi was affiliated — but as
a member, not as a rabbi. We all took
turns doing everything, from leading
services to watching the door."
With Sa'ad, Diane also feels that
meeting attendance is not mandatory.
Of the 15 or so members, usually four
or five attend a given meeting. The
connections among Sa'ad members,
she says, are much more deeply felt.
"Everyone knows what they are
supposed to be doing. We are all
linked by our concerns about the
fragility of human life, and we all
believe we have enough bounty and
energy individually so we can spread
ourselves around," she says simply.
Her latest undertaking, a new
program called Licensed to Do a
Mitzvah, is a joint venture between
Sa'ad and the Beth Israel religious
school and programs department.
Started in fall of 1998, its purpose is
to make matches between high school
students and senior congregants. She
hopes it will offer Ann Arbor teens
the kind of enrichment she derived
from her visits to seniors in nursing
homes more than 20 years ago.
"One of the most extraordinary
things about those visits, for me, was
the realization that I was learning
something I couldn't get any other
way. It was altruistically motivated,
but it was also a process of education,

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