from doing them in the first place.
Barbara Cantor, a JCC mother-
toddler teacher, was impressed by the
rabbi's instruction to "receive everyone
cheerfully." Rabbi Telushkin had said
those in a "bad mood" greet others
with a hostility that may seem direct-
ed at them.
"Your heart is private property,
your face is public property," he told
the crowd.
Cantor apologetically recalled
how earlier in the evening she
responded to a topic of discussion
that disturbed her. She feared her
reaction may have been taken as an
affront to the speaker rather than the
subject matter, verifying Rabbi
Telushkin's words: "Moodiness is not
a victimless crime."
He asked the audience to share
some good things in their lives.
Responses ranged from milestones
like a bat mitzvah to successful surg-
eries to the enjoyment of babysitting
a grandchild.
Rabbi Teluskin has authored many
books on Judaism. His 1997 novel,
An Eye for an Eye, became the basis for
four episodes of the ABC-TV 'series
The Practice. He is co-writing three
additional episodes. He's also working
on an episode for the TV series
Touched by an Angel about the bar
mitzvah °Pan 83-year-old man, which
will star Kirk Douglas, who recently
became a bar mitzvah at that age.
In addition to speaking nation-
wide, Rabbi Telushkin is an associate
of the National Jewish Center for
Learning and Leadership in New York
and spiritual leader of the Synagogue
of the Performing Arts in Los Angeles.
Audience members came away with
ideas to try in their own lives. Cantor
said she is going to start by suggesting
to her daughter that her family gather
around the Shabbat table, telling one
good thing about their week.
Naomi Reiter was especially
inspired by the suggestion of praising
a child for good deeds rather than aca-
demic, athletic or cultural achieve-
ments. The rabbi said this results in
children "associating kind things with
getting love from parents."
Reiter, a kindergarten teacher at
Hillel Day School of Metropolitan
Detroit, said she intends to incorpo-
rate this action in her classroom. As
she put it: "What he said can change
a person's life." 111

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354-6060, ext. 246, or by email at

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