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A summer internship in 1974 set in motion a life committed

to Jewish communal service for Roz Komisar Blanck.

Following her junior year at the University of Michigan, she

learned about the Jewish community and gained on-the-job

experience through the Jeanette 87_- Oscar Cook Jewish

Occupational Intern (JOIN) Program. She saw the tremen-

Many people commented how it
seemed like a scene out of a movie,
and others bemoaned the fact that
they couldn't get cell phone service.
Lines of businesspeople who'd presum-
ably escaped the financial district were
stationed at pay phones, trying to call
their loved ones.
The avenues were filled with crowds
of people migrating northward.
Commuters had only one goal: to get
out of Manhattan. As we passed the
Q ueensboro Bridge, we saw a solid
throng of pedestrians exiting the city.
After 2 12 hours, and miles of
stunned New Yorkers, Moriah and I
made it back to the medical complex
where we both live and attend school.
Although the wounded at the hospi-
tal are chillingly few, medical students
with limited clinical experience, like
me, are trying to help out by assisting
at blood banks.

— Daniel Zimmerman, 23, is a
second-year medical student at Cornell
University in New York City.

dous difference Jewish lay leaders can make and has been

hooked ever since. Our community is stronger thanks to

Roz and the hundreds of other former JOIN interns. Their

success shows Jewish values at work.

248-559-5000

Mara Reinstein

www.jvsdetorg

THE POWER OF JUST ONE

Excerpts of a pastoral letter of the Lubavichter Rebbe o.b.m.
for Rosh Hashanah 5725 (1964).

Reprinted from A Thought for the Week,
Vol. I by Rabbi Yitschak M Kagan

The solemn day of Rosh Hashanah is fast approaching. The
celebration of Rosh Hashanah has been ordained by the
Creator to take place not on the anniversary of the beginning
of Creation, but specifically on the anniversary of the creation
of Man, (Sixth day of creation). There is a great signficance in
this: The creation of Man did not merely bring to a conclu-
sion the process of Creation at the end of the Six days of
Genesis, but it also brought the entire Creation to its com-
pletion and fulfillment. With the creation of Man, the
Universe attained its state of wholesomeness – not merely
because the last and most superior creature made its appear-
ance, but also because Man is that creature which can, must
and eventually will bring all other creatures to their ultimate
fulfillment.

One of the main distinguishing features in the creation of
Man is that Man was created single, unlike other species
which were created in large populations. This indicates
emphatically that one single individual has the capacity to
bring the whole of Creation to fulfillment, as was the case
with the first Man, Adam. No sooner was Adam created on
that first Rosh Hashanah than he called upon, and success-
fully rallied, all creatures in the world to recognize the
Sovereignty of the Creator.

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Our Sages of blessed memory, teach us that the first man,
Adam, was the prototype and example for each and every
individual to follow: "For this reason was Man created single,
in order to teach you: — One person equals a whole world,"
our Sages declared in the Mishnah. This means that every
Jew, regardless of time and place and personal status, has the
fullest capacity (hence also duty) to rise and attain the high-
est degree of fulfillment, and accomplish the same for the
Creation as a whole.

Rosh Hashanah — the anniversary of the first, and single,
human — reminds every Jew of this duty. Rosh Hashanah dis-
proves the contentions of those who do not fulfill their duty
(with the excuse that it is impossible to change the world; or
that their parents had not given them the necessary education
and preparation; or that the world is so huge, and one is so
puny) — saying "how can one hope to accomplish anything?"

There were times when the said idea, namely the ability of a
single individual to "transform" the world met with skeptis-
cism and demanded proof, etc. However, precisely in our gen-
eration, unfortunately, we do not have far to seek to be con-
vinced of this. We have seen how one individual brought the
world to the 'brink of destruction, but for the mercies of the
King of the Universe Who ordained that "the earth shall
stand firm; shall not fall." If such is the case in the realm of
evil, surely one's potential is much greater in the realm of
good. For in truth. Creation is essentially good, and therefore
more inclined towards the good than the opposite.

Sponsored by Yitschak M. Kagan Publication Fund

hey say New Yorkers are a
jaded bunch, and I'm usu-
ally not one to argue.
Indeed, I was at a mid-
town gym when the TV stations
broke in with the news that an air-
plane hit a tower. Hardly anyone
broke a stride on the treadmills
(including myself). But it wasn't long
before we all realized that an action
movie plot device was turning into a
grim reality just a few miles away.
By 10 a.m., I was in my Midtown
apartment, and the CBS affiliate
flashed on the screen, "New York
City under full terrorist attack." The
phone lines were out. My roommate
was at work. It was a moment of ter-
ror and loneliness I won't soon forget.
There was such an eerie feel on the
streets. Most people were just wan-
dering around searching for a restau-
rant that was still open. Hardly any
cars or buses were around. Lots of
silence and ash-stricken faces.
But it was beautiful outside. The sun
was shining with a light breeze. The
night before, the city was hit with ter-
rible thunderstorms, yet life was nor-
mal.
I kept wishing for the thunder-
storms.
Just two weeks ago, my brother and
his fiancee visited me here. Of course,
all the tourist attractions were on our
agenda, including the World Trade
Center. But when we saw the prices

and the lines to get to the top, we

