Congregation Beth Ahm

Voices

in Je

Education

TRUE TO TRADITION
IN A NEW ERA

One Step
At A Time

Bet

ni

NEW MEMBERSHIP ONLY
$360 *

Involvement of parents
can help to further
Jewish education.

Includes High Holiday Tickets
for 2000 and 2001

Come to our

Membership Mingle (open house)

on September 10, 2000 at 2:30 p.m.

Meet our clergy,

Rabbi Charles S. Popky and Cantor David Montifiore.

Please be our guest as we remember our past and celebrate
our future with Cantor Montifiore and the Zamir Chorale in
concert immediately following the open house.

* THIS OFFER WILL BE AVAILABLE THROUGH
SEPTEMBER 24, 2000.
BUILDING FUND WILL ALSO BE WAIVED.
$1000 DOLLAR VALUE!!!

Call Today: (248) 851-6880

5075 West Maple Road, West Bloomfield, MI 48322, URL: www.cbahm.or

ORT in America: Easing Immigrants into Productive Lives

They come to the United States with hopes and dreams. And ORT provides them with the
educational foundation to move forward. In fact, nowhere is ORT's mission of giving people a
livelihood more dynamically illustrated than in its support for ORT in
the United States. ORT Operations USA achieves two fundamental
goals: helping Americans and new immigrants achieve economic
self-sufficiency while strengthening Jewish education throughout
the nation.

Coming Soon!

The Michigan ORT Resource Center

in the D. Dan and Betty Kahn Jewish Community Center

WOMEN'S AMERICAN ORT

6735 Telegraph Road, Suite 150
Bloomfield Hills, Mi 48301 ,
248.723.8860

9/15
2000

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www.waort.ort
Michort@speedlink.net

AMERICAN ORT

4067 Foxpointe Dr.
West Bloomfield, MI 48323
248.681.7587

www.info@aort.org
detroit@aort.org

Q: What will it take to make Jewish
family education learning exciting,
meaningful and ongoing for all ages?

LISA SOBLE SIEGMANN

Special to the Jewish News

G

reat educators include
people who turn others
onto Judaism. They are our
teachers, directors of educa-
tion, cantors, rabbis and others. These
dedicated professionals are innovative
and caring. They are in the Jewish
education "business" because they
have a desire to make a difference.
They work one-on-one with indi-
viduals and families, with entire class-
es, congregations and with many
community-wide endeavors.
But let's not forget the parents in
this equation of great educators.
Parents? Yes, parents. For when we
discuss Jewish family education (JFE),
in my mind, a major goal is for par-
ents (yes, You!) to be the primary
Jewish educators of their children.
Teachers can't do it alone, and with
you, the experience is much more
meaningful. Besides, we can't have

