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what we do or don't do?
Take down the walls of turf issues.
Does it really matter if you go to the
biggest or smallest place to worship
— as long as you have a positive
connection to that place?
Remove politics. If we are all in this
to make a difference, maybe we
can just talk tachlis (get down to
s Jews, we do a great job of
business) and get rid of the red tape
getting together when there
and game playing.
is a crisis.
Am I naive? Maybe, but if we can
BLit what-brings us together when
remove the barriers, the walls that
things are "lookin' good?" How do
we've put up — then we can commu-
we bring the majority of the Jewish
nicate and work better.
community together besides on the
When I look at those of us dedicat-
High
Holy
Days?
When
we
look
at
ed
to Jewish communal life, I always
,
the Jewish community today, we are
feel like we are here to
not always necessari-
make a difference. We
ly talking about crisis
believe in what we do;
issues. We might just
we are here to` help Jews
need to bring the
one at a time. I also feel
community together
strongly (and I have used
— to simply bring the
this slogan many times)
community together.
that there are "enough
When we look at
Jews to go around."
politics, turf issues
When we talk about
and denominational
coming together as a
concerns, I wonder,
community, does it really
quite simply: can't
matter where we
we just all get along?
belong, as long-as we
Lisa Soble Siegmann
In my mind, its easy:
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are enriched at the place
Pull down the barriers!
we belong?
Talk to one another! Invite someone
As professionals in the Jewish -world,
over rather than waiting for someone
we make up only a small percentage
to invite you!
of the community as a whole. Mem-
Think about it. Think about the issues
bers of the community have to strive to
facing us in the year 2000 and
WANT to work together with others.
beyond. Now, let's talk about walls.
I It's not only up to theiewish communal
Walls are created to put separation
I professional. It is a shiduch [match]
between rooms, or to keep the inside
between professionals and other mem-
protected from the outside. Walls are
bers of the community. With us
not supposed to be for people to put
approximately 100,000 Jews strong
up against each other.
[in Detroit, according to the last com-
Take away the walls of denomina-
munity census], if we all decide that it
tion. Can't we all respect and admire
is time to come together and join
each other for our individual beliefs
hands, what can stop that force?
and for the choices we've made,
As I was writing this article, a Barry
rather than pointing fingers regarding
Manilow song came to mind: "One
voice singing in the darkness" is just
one voice. But if we can join our rich,
Lisa Soble Siegmann is the
diverse, melodious voices, we can
director of Jewish Experiences For
certainly work hard to not only create
Families of the Agency for Jewish
beautiful music, but come together as
Education of Metropolitan Detroit.
one community.

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