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Shabbat Everywhere
C ongregation B'nai Moshe has put its own spin on the Shabbat
Across America and Canada (SAA/C)program, an outreach proj-
ect to attract unaffiliated and marginally affiliated Jews.
"For us, it is more a form of in-reach," says Rabbi Elliot
Pachter of B'nai Moshe. "We are reaching in to our own members, mostly
to those who don't come to synagogue often."
The SAAIC program has attracted hundreds of congregations through-
out North America. Each has signed on to host
Friday, March 23 programming in hopes of inspir-
ing participants to observe Shabbat.
"The 5,761-year-old tradition of observing
Shabbat provides spiritual solace from the compli-
cations of our daily lives," says Rabbi Ephraim
Buchwald, founder and director of the New York-
based National Jewish Outreach Program (NJOP).
The organization, established in 1987 to address
issues of Jewish assimilation and intermarriage,
instituted the SAAIC program five years ago.
Participating in the project for the first time,
SHELLI LIEBMAN
B'nai Moshe plans to enhance the traditional Friday
DORFMAN
night service with synagogue youth helping to lead
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prayers and songs.
The Shabbat dinner follow-
ing the service will include the sharing of informa-
tion on how participants can continue the tradition
in their own homes.
Reading is a common Shabbat pastime and Sherry
Wasserman, synagogue librarian, will share a brief
description of what's new in the library.
• "In today's dizzying technology-driven world, the
notion of a 'day of rest' is as antiquated to many
Americans as a rotary telephone," says Rabbi
Buchwald. "The so-called new economy has been
great for many businesses, but it is wreaking havoc
on people's lives."
Rabbi Elliot Pachter
, Urging participation in the program, he says,
"The beauty of Shabbat lies in the commitment to
. putting everything aside for 25 hours and dedicating oneself to family,
friends and religion."
Other metro-Detroit congregations and organizations participating in
SAA/C include Aish HaTorah in Birmingham; Bais Chabad of
Farmington Hills; Ann Arbor Chabad House and Congregation Shaarey
Zedek. ❑
For information on SAA1C, call (888) SHABBAT or access the NJOP Web
site at www.njop.org
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