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The Women of Reform Judaism's
District 10 biennial convention met
April 7-9, hosted by Temple Kol Ami
Sisterhood. The theme was " Tikkun
Hanefesh — Nourishing Our Souls:
Realizing Sisterhood Needs Through
Sisterhood Know-How"
The federation of sisterhoods is the
women's affiliate of the Union of
American Hebrew Congregations,
which represents the North American
Reform movement.
Helping the sisterhood win the honor
of hosting the convention, was its sub-
mission of a colorful, humorous, com-
puter-generated proposal titled "A Taste
of Michigan" — complete with a basket
of regional goodies, including Sander's
hot fudge topping, Vernor's ginger ale,
Faygo pop and Michigan cherries. The
Temple Kol Ami Sisterhood local
arrangements committee was Shelley
Willner, Shirley Rosenberg, Cindy Faber
and Madeline Bassin, sisterhood presi-
dent.
Attending the biennial were 106
women from 47 congregations in seven
states: Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, West
Virginia, Tennessee, Kentucky and part
of Pennsylvania. Other local sisterhoods
participating at the biennial were
Temple Israel, Temple Beth El, Temple
Emanu-El and Congregation Shir
Tikvah; Temple Beth Emeth in Ann
Arbor and Temple Beth El in Flint.
WRJ president Judith Silverman
spoke to the gathering. Other guests
included Rabbi Lane Steinger, regional
director of the Midwest Council/UAHC
and Neil Yerman, scribe for WRJ's Torat
Nashim (women's Torah), scheduled for
completion in 2001.
The Friday evening service, which
followed a Shabbat dinner at Temple
Kol Ami, was written by Kol Ami
Sisterhood members Susan Greener and
Barbara Fisher; sisterhood board mem-
bers participated. The women moved to
the Novi Hilton and Convention
Center for workshops, luncheon, study
group and evening banquet. Temple Kol
Ami's Rabbi Norman Roman and
WRJ's Sandy Adland of Lexington, Ky.,
led the Saturday evening sing-along. The
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weekend ended with a Sunday brunch,
followed by the women in a circle,
singing and speaking from the heart.
Sisterhoods competed for various
awards: Gemilut Chasidim (acts of lov-
ingkindness), Gesher (communication),
L'dor V'dor (generation to generation),
Ruchani (spirituality), YES Fund and the
president's leadership development. Each
sisterhood nominated one woman from
its membership to receive the Deborah
Award for extraordinary service and
commitment to both sisterhood and
Judaism; Shirley Rosenberg was the
recipient for Kol Ami.
The sisterhoods also were invited to
submit the name of a biblical woman
for the WRJ's commissioned Torah in
the Torat Nashim contest. Temple Kol
Ami's winning choice was Mahlah from
the Book of Numbers, with the explana-
tion that because of the actions of
Mahlah and her four sisters, the law of
inheritance for Jews was altered — and
perhaps the entire perception of daugh-
ters.
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Applications are being accepted
from college students interested in
applying for interest-free loans
through the Jewish Educational
Loan service (JLS) for the
2000/2001 school year.
Administered through Jewish
Vocational Service, Hebrew Free
Loan Association and the Jewish
Federation of Metropolitan
Detroit, the program is available to
metro Detroit area Jewish students.
To be considered,. applicants must
be full-time students pursuing an
undergraduate, graduate or profes-
sional education; be able to docu-
ment financial need; attend a
Michigan educational institution
unless a comparable education is
not available in Michigan; and
demonstrate academic progress
toward a career objective.
In addition to loans, JVS also
provides counseling to parents and
students interested in other finan-
cial aid options through state, fed-
eral and private sources.
JELS applications will be
accepted through Nov. 17. For
information, call Marvin Berman,
(248) 559-5000.