,

Community
Calendar

ewish Experiences For Families sta ffers
Alissa Pianin and Debbie Rosenberg
have a joint hope for the new year,
wishing "that families take the time to
recognize the beauty of ludaism -- and
that they share it together.

Cantor Samuel Greenbaum
of Congregation Beth Shalom ,o ers
`more a prayer than a resolution,
with a hope that this year we will
see a more peacefid, secure world
than we saw last year, with peoplee
getting along better
--- with ahope
that everyone, not only the Jewish
world, should not live in fear."

With a personal reflection,
Zack Boorstein, 17, aims
to "exceed my self-expecta-
tions in school and work
on getting into college."

,

With thoughts of
Israel, Ian Fieg, 16,
would "like to see
the Israeli govern-
ment work together
effectively with less
conflict between the
Orthodox and mod
ern-world Jews."

one
To eso

Phyllis Kohn hle s for
"peace of mind, while
kier granddaughter,
Melanie Kohn, 8,
looks forward to "good
health for my family:

Detroiters share their resolutions for the new year.

SHELLI DORFMAN

Editorial Assistant

R

osh HaShana. The name (liter-
ally meaning "head of the year"
in Hebrew) triggers thoughts of
beginning anew. The Jewish
New Year is a time for reflection and self-
evaluation, contrary to the self-based,
weight loss and exercise-related announce-
ments typically associated with the calen-
dar turning Jan. 1.
As we near our new year 5760, some
folks enjoying the recent Apples and
Honey and Lots, Lots More event at the
Jewish Community Center of
Metropolitan Detroit in West Bloomfield
shared their decisions, resolves, hopes and
determinations for the coming year. ❑

Rabbi Herschel Finman of Oak Park,
director ofEducational Outreach for the
Lubavitch Foundation, hopes to "be
more sensitive to others --- before I say
something to somebody think how will
it affect- this person --- and also to be
more sensitive to the Spirituality which is
abounding about us. ,,

Nitzana York, "would
like to expand my capac-
ity to include more in my
lifer I would like to serve
my kids, my family and
the community better,
and do it gracefully"

V V \

..

............. ...............

9/10
1999

Detroit Jewish News

53