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Jewish day school, he received a fel-
important word."
lowship through the AVI CHAI
At the Yavneh Academy, students
Foundation, to study at a principals'
held morning services, brought in
seminar at the JTS.
kosher lunches, said traditional Hebrew
prayers after meals and obeyed similar
halachic rules, she said. "If there are
SHARING A VISION
Jewish people who want their children
Rabbi Buckman sees his role at the
in a Jewish high school setting, that will
new school as a "catalyst for building a
be their primary concern, not if it's
community that shares a common
Reform or Conservative."
vision and,is willing to enter into con-
Both the New Jewish High School of
versation with each other."
Greater Boston and Atlanta's New
The diversity of the JAMD student
Jewish High School are so-called com-
body, he said, would serve to enrich
munity high schools, meaning they
the school's program.
accept any self-declared Jewish student.
"I believe that disagreement is actu-
Michael Rosenzweig, immediate past
ally a way to build community, because
president of the Atlanta school and a
if you're not willing to engage in
former Detroiter, said he had some fears
debate with other people, essentially
that, since the JAMD was more restric-
what you're doing is denying the legiti-
tive in its admissions policy, it would
macy of their position," he said.
cut itself off not only from students but
In Milwaukee, his former congre-
also from potential contributions.
gation, which numbers about 700
Rabbi Lehmann, headmaster of the
families, was known as a meeting
Boston school, is president and
place for the Reform, Conservative
Rosenzweig is vice president of the
and Orthodox communities. The
North American Association of Jewish
rabbi's dynamic teaching style and the
High Schools, founded about a year
example of his own family life
ago. Its goals are promoting the
brought many congregants into
exchange of information and establish-
greater compliance with Halacha.
ing cooperative ventures between Jewish
"One year, he was kashering [mak-
community high schools in the United
ing kosher] people's homes right and
States and North America.
left," said Meyers of Milwaukee.
Rosenzweig said the JAMD should
"Because of them [the Buckmans], a
get off to an excellent start.
lot of us are now Shabbos observant."
"I think the founders of the school
Meyers called Rachel Buckman her
thought it through very carefully," he
husband's
"silent partner," but only
said. "But there's no getting around the
silent
in
comparison
to him. And
fact that a new school is a new school."
Rabbi Buckman says simply, "My fam-
For the first few years, any new
ily is my primary identity."
school is on probation, he said. Things
An experienced teacher with a back-
that have no significance at an estab-
ground in the Solomon Schechter
lished school, like the loss of a few
movement, Rachel Buckman will begin
teachers or students, tend to frighten
teaching fourth-grade Chumash
those in the schools as well as members
(Torah) at Hillel Day School of
of the community.
Metropolitan
Detroit this year. The
"You have to be circumspect, self-
couple has four sons, all Hillel stu-
analytical, thoughtful and deliberate
dents: Ilan, a sixth-grader; Yoni, a
about every issue that comes up,"
fourth-grader; and twins Noam and
Rosenzweig said.
Avi, second-graders.
Rabbi Lehmann said he anticipated
"Even when she was told to have
any problems the JAMD would have
bed rest before giving birth to the
would be "small and inherent."
twins, she had people over for
Rabbi Buckman "is doing everything
Shabbos," Meyers said with admiration .
right. He seems to pick up from every-
Here in Detroit, JAMD steering
body's recommendations," Rabbi
committee head Jeff Garden said Rabb i
Lehmann said. "I don't have any ques-
Buckman was chosen from among
tion it'll be successful.
about 80 applicants for the head of
"The whole religious impact of the
school position because he had "articu-I
school and hqw it develops is something
lated our vision the best.
to watch," he said. "But Detroit is dif-
"In a very short period of time, he
ferent from Boston. Everywhere is dif-
gave
us a tactical, detailed plan of
ferent. Is it going to be a Schechter
what
it would take to accomplish
[in
practice
or
or
de
jure
school, de facto
our goals — and now he's made it
officially]? I'm not saying it shouldn't.
into reality."
But it'll be interesting to Find out."

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