Tr Week
News Digest
Reform OKs
Convert Guidelines
New York/JTA — The U.S. Reform
movement approved guidelines June
27 that embrace traditional conversion
rituals, welcome potential converts
and call for prospective Jews to adopt
certain Jewish practices, such as join-
ing a synagogue, celebrating Jewish
holidays and observing certain rituals.
Court Won't Override
Religious Law
Adam had a diving accident on August 1, 1999 that has left him paralyzed. This event is to raise money for his ongoing
medical expenses and needs. Our goal is to relieve Adam of some of the financial burden as he goes through this major change
in his life. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to Athletes Unlimited: - THANK YOU for your generosity and support.
MONDAY, AUGUST 6TH, 6:00 P.M.
$100 per Person
14900 Beck Road, Plymouth Township, MI • 734.453.4455
New York/JTA — A U.S. appeals
court upheld a lower court's ruling
that secular courts cannot become
involved in rabbinical judiciardeci-
sions. Saying the Constitution for-
bids secular courts from interfering
with the doctrines and practices of a
religion, the court ruled this week
regarding a decision by a rabbinical
court in Monsey, N.Y., to force a
man to give his wife a Jewish
divorce.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
6:00
P.M.
Wine & Hors d'oeuvres begin, Silent Auction is open for bidding • 7:00 P.M. Wine presentations begin
8:00 P.M. Live auction begins, Silent Auction is closed • 9:00 P.M. Raffle give-aways
Please send donations to P.O. Box 631, Birmingham, MI 48012. Make checks payable to "Friends for Adam Niskar Trust". *
Questions call Ross at 248.321.5301
*Donations are not tax deductible. **Athletes Unlimited is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing sodal, recreational, and athletic outlets to people with disabilities.
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Program Aimed At
Israel Activism
New York/JTA — A new program
that seeks to strengthen pro-Israel
activism on North American college
campuses is sending 40 students to Tel
Aviv University's Jaffee Center for
Strategic Studies this summer for a
three-week seminar on Israel's role in
the Middle East.
Emet: An Education Initiative, Inc.
and Hillel: The Foundation for Jewish
Campus Life are coordinating the
seminars, which will combine academ-
ic study with leadership training on
Israel advocacy.
Court: Y.U. May Be
Violating Law
New York/JTA — Yeshiva University's
policy of barring gay couples from its
married student housing may violate
New York City anti-discrimination
statutes, New York state's highest court
ruled Monday.
The Court of Appeals ruled that a
lesbian couple should be allowed to
sue Yeshiva University's medical school
for bias based on sexual orientation.
The decision overturned two lower
court rulings, which found that the
college's policy was not discriminatory