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someone can be so lucky to be honored
for something they love doing.
Others agree that she's very deserving
of the honor. "Mrs. Gaba models what
t is difficult to imagine a single
is most important in life: honesty,
day having the power to alter a
integrity and corn-
life as drastically as it did for
passion," says
Clara Gaba, who recently
Barbara Kappy, a
was named the Jewish Theological
Hillel parent from
Seminary's outstanding local
Orchard Lake.
teacher of the year.
Hillel student
Born and raised in Israel,
Jordan Shifman, 11,
Gaba married a Detroiter and
of West Bloomfield
moved here 27 years ago. While
says, "Mrs. Gaba is
adjusting to a new country, for-
not just a teacher,
eign culture and strange society,
she's like a friend.
she tried many occupations
Like friends tell sto-
before finding her niche.
ries, Mrs. Gaba
It happened 17 years ago when
teaches like she's
Clara Gaba
a friend asked her to be a substi-
telling a story. I can't
tute teacher at Adat Shalom
wait until Mrs. Gaba
Synagogue. From that day on,
lights a candle at my Bat Mitzvah."
Gaba knew her place was in Jewish
Rhonda Byer, a Hillel parent from
education. She received her teaching
Farmington
Hills, calls Gaba "the best
certificate through the Agency for
teacher
I
have
ever encountered. She
Jewish Education's Midrasha Center
has love and respect for each and every
for Jewish Studies, and has been in the
child as an individual."
profession ever since.
Gaba was chosen from 19 teachers
Gaba teaches Torah to students in
nominated, says Tom Wexelberg-
third, fourth and seventh grades at
Clouser, local JTS director. "It was a
Hillel Day School of Metropolitan
very difficult choice," he says. "We were
Detroit, and returns Wednesday nights
swayed by the number of individuals
to teach the graduated ninth graders.
[parents and students] who had taken
Monday nights are saved for ninth- and
the time to nominate Mrs. Gaba."
10th-grade students at Adat Shalom.
In addition to her award, Gaba also
People find endearing how Gaba
has the option of studying at the JTS
cares for every student she encoun-
summer school in New York, or partici-
ters at Hillel and at Adat Shalom.
pating in the numerous internet JTS
They say her warmth and sensitivity,
courses. ❑
along with her patience, passion and
enthusiasm are conta-
gious.
"I'm igniting a fire,
the spiritual and
but the flame is always
tikve movement, has
maintained by the chil-
er cif the Year Award.
dren. I do it out of
talented teachers
love," she says.
ri religious schools,
As recipient of the
students attending
JTS Outstanding
chool of Education in
Teacher of the Year
hilanthropist and
Award, which honors a
the recently opened
teacher at Hillel or a
in Judaic studies
Conservative afternoon
religious school locally,
Gaba feels pride and
also confusion. She
doesn't understand how

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