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COMMENTARY
9th Annual Holiday Walk-Through
Saturday, December 4, 1999
12 p.m. to 2 p.m.
RENAISSANCE FROM PAGE 39
Taste delicious delights from 8 of Metro Detroit's top
pastry chefs, stationed. throughout Bloomfield Plaza stores
with a sampling of their wares and a free recipe card!
12 p.m. to 1 p.m.
Forte's Ralph Maccioce at L'uomo Vogue
Rattlesnake Club's Melissa Weiss at Concourse Card 1 Hour Photo
Golden Mushroom's Mark Dorfman at Frames Unlimited
Too Chez's Patrick Nettle at Roz & Sherm
Tom's Oyster Bar's Melinda Montgomery at Robert Mann Furs and More
Townsend's Robert Halabicky at Don Thomas Sporthaus
Tribute's Michael Laiskonis at Studio 330
Michael at Sweet Dreams
The joyous sounds of the Michigan Opera Theatre carolers as they stroll
through Bloomfield Plaza. 12 p.m. to 1 p.m.
See
The latest exhibit from renowned photographer Monty Nagler, and
meet Mr. Nagler from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. in the Mall-within-the-Plaza.
Cyndy Canty from the WNIC 100.3 FM Breakfast Club in the
Mall-within-the-Plaza. 12 p.m. to 2 p.m.
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A Distinctive Collection of Shops and Services
Telegraph at Maple
OPEN SUNDAYS THROUGH DECEMBER 19
12 P.M. - 5 P.M.
Andiamo Italia West • Bloomfield Plaza Shoe Service • Breath of Spring Florist • Concourse Card 1 Hour Photo • D.O.0 Optique • Damman Hardware
Don Thomas Sporthaus • Elaine's Bagels • Fox Formal Wear • Frames Unlimited • Franco Colombo's Barber Shop • GNC • Gail's Office Supply • The Gallery
Restaurant • Health Rider Fitness Superstore • Kroger • Lois Gross Dry Cleaners • L'uomo Vogue • Machus Bakery & Pastry Shop • Mail Boxes, Etc.
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Up to now, the system has been
slow to shift direction, in large part
because the old structure kept vested
interests in command. The old United
Jewish Appeal, run by donors who'd
spent a lifetime fighting for Israel, was
a stubborn advocate for keeping things
unchanged. Local initiatives — new
forms of Jewish outreach, voices of
Jewish spirituality, women's groups —
had little voice. According to some
critics, that was a key reason the new
emergency hasn't yet gotten the full-
bore response American Jewry is capa-
ble of giving. "Right now, the leader-
ship and vision are being provided fur-
ther down the food chain," said
Shrage.
Heads of the new United Jewish
Communities say they're moving as
fast as they can. "None of our pillars is
up and running," said UJC president
Stephen Solender. "We don't have per-
manent committees working yet. This
is just the beginning. Up to now, peo-
ple really couldn't see what we were
trying to do. People here are seeing it
come together.
But there's another question fac-
ing the federations, and it's not so
simple to answer. You can't discuss a
renaissance of Jewish identity with-
out discussing what Judaism is
about. That will leave Jews feeling
empty and frustrated, as assembly
delegates learned.
Pursuing a genuine agenda of Jew-
ish renaissance means not just focus-
ing inward and teaching more Torah.
It also means adapting — and expand-
ing — the old programs. It means
reaching out to Israel, not forgetting
about it now that it can take care of
itself Renaissance means adapting,
not ending, Jewish social services and
social activism, so that Judaism doesn't
become the only religion in America
with nothing to say.
The initial moves by the UJC are
encouraging. What's needed is much
more leadership and vision, to keep
Jews engaged with each other and the
world.
Otherwise, as one UJA ex-board
member griped, "it's all just rearrang-
ing furniture."
"In the end, this is the place
where people come together to set
the agenda for the Jewish communi-
ty," said Rabbi Stuart Weinblatt of
Congregation B'nai Tzedek in
Potomac, Md. "The question now is
how this whole configuration is
going to trickle down, whether
changing an A to a C is going to
have an impact on people's lives."
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