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Focus On Education

Rabbi Popky, a native of Wilkes-Barre,
Pa., most recently led two Boston-area
congregations.
He expressed enthusiasm for corn-
ing to Beth Ahm "at this exciting time
in its history. It's the beginning of what
I think will be some wonderful things
to come."
Rabbi Popky is planning many fam-
ily-oriented initiatives, with a special
focus on education at all levels, for
adults, families and children.
At a Shabbat dinner attended by
320 members on Friday, Sept. 8,
Rabbi Popky introduced himself with
an "Ask the Rabbi" discussion. "Both
the cantor and I were thrilled and
impressed with the strong turnout
from the congregation," the rabbi said.
Rabbi Popky brings his own strong
musical background to Beth Ahm,
having been a longtime staffer at the
Conservative movement's Camp
Ramah in the Poconos — the camp
emphasizes Jewish and Israeli musical
heritage. He was also a dancer for
seven years with the Parparim Israeli
Folk Dance Ensemble of New York.

Past And Future

The synagogue's new name, Beth
Ahm, in English, is an acronym of its
three root congregations: Beth
Abraham, Beth Hillel and Beth Moses.
In Hebrew, Beth Ahm means "a house
of all the people," said synagogue pres-
ident Ronn Nadis, who dedicated the
name and new logo at the concert.
The logo, which features the
blocked-in letters of Beth Ahm in
Hebrew, resembles children's play
blocks, said Nadis, "because 'children
and families' is perhaps our central
theme in building for our future."
Cantor Montefiore said he wants to
make Beth Ahm known as a place
where "the aficionado of our beloved
liturgy can come and hear both the
familiar and the not-so-familiar."
As for the musical component of the
prayer service, he plans "a gradual infu-
sion of those wonderful things that we
may have forgotten or haven't used or
have glossed over. It's a gradual process.
We can't revamp everything overnight,
nor would one want to, because so
much of it is beautiful already."
Cantor Montefiore will participate
in the Walter Litt Memorial Concert
series at the synagogue on Nov. 12 and
will lead the Beth Ahm choir at
Selichot services 11 p.m. Saturday,
Sept. 23, following a film and discus-
sion with Rabbi Popky at 9:30 ❑

Hillel Day School
Adds Two To Staff

Hillel Day School of Metropolitan
Detroit has two new additions to its
administrative staff: Rabbi Scott Bolton
as director of corn-
munity learning
and Dr. Mitch
Parker as director
of special needs.
Both positions
were formalized
through the Hillel
long-range plan.
The position of
director of commu-
Rabbi Scott
nity learning was
Bolton
created to assist the
Farmington Hills
school in promot-
ing its educational
message within the
Hillel community
as well as to the
community at
large. In his new
position, Rabbi
Bolton will teach,
Dr. Mitch Parker plan community
events and oversee
community marketing and awareness.
Rabbi Bolton was ordained and
received his master's degree in religious
studies in May from the Ziegler School
of Rabbinic Studies at the University of
Judaism in California. In 1998, he was
the recipient of the school's Chancellor's
Award for academic excellence.
In addition to his ordination as a
Conservative rabbi, Rabbi Bolton has
studied in both Orthodox and Reform
movement yeshivas and rabbinical sem-
inaries. He also holds a bachelor of arts
degree in communications from
American University in Washington,
D.C. Previously, Rabbi Bolton worked
for four years as a specialist in market-
ing and communications for the
International Association of Fire
Chiefs.
Dr. Parker has more than 20 years of
experience in general education, work-
ing in the areas of evaluation, program
assessment and special education. He
received his doctorate from the
University of Buffalo in educational
psychology and has studied Jewish edu-
cation abroad in both Toronto and at
the Hebrew University in Jerusalem.
Parker has directed the Tikvah program
for children with disabilities at Camp
Ramah in Canada. He has published in
the field of education and was adjunct
professor of teacher education at State
University of New York in Buffalo.

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