What would it look like...
What would it feel like...
If the ENTIRE Jewish community
got together to perform good deeds
throughout the community

ON THE SAME DAY!

Federation's
Mitzvah Day

A volunteer extravaganza

Feed the hungry • Visit the elderly
Lend a hand

Tuesday, December 25

We'll start with breakfast and briefing at the
Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit
Max M. Fisher Federation Building
6135 Telegraph Road, Bloomfield Hills (south of Maple).
After briefing, we will carpool to the volunteer sites.

Reservation deadline:
December 10

Women's Campaign and Education Department

For more information,

Young Adult Division

or to request an invitation,

Program Chairs

contact Kara Weiner

Jacquelyn Bell

(248) 203-1499

Carol Maisels

or e-mail: kweiner@jfmcLorg

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Education Department

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"From Panim, I learned how young
adults, who may not yet even be able
to vote, could still make a difference .
in the U.S. government and the
world. I also leirned a great deal
about the government and the proce-
dure required to create new laws,
from the time the law is only an idea
to when the president signs it."

Max Halpern

"Through debates, special programs
and speakers, Panim opened my mind
to many subjects, which I may never
have otherwise encountered. It also
demonstrated to me the subjects'
importance and offered solutions on
how to overcome the problems that
currently face these subjects. The sub-
jects that were presented this year on
Panim were Israel, assisted suicide and
homelessness."

— Elad Hillman

"It was exciting to debate from a vari-
ety of perspectives. I also enjoyed the
opportunity to apply the skills that I -
learn in Akiva to a more real-world
setting."

— Josh Ettinger

"Panim showed me that one person
has the ability to change the world."

— Ronnie Eisenberg

"Panim el Panim was quite an experi-
ence! The best parts of it were the
Holocaust museum, the encounter
with the homeless and meeting
Senator Debbie Stabenow. The
encounter with the homeless made a
big impact on me. From the home-
less, I realized how much we take for
granted and that we should be satis-
fied with what we have because there
are so many people who are less for-
tunate than we."

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Projects last between two and four hours.

Sponsored by Federation's

Twelve students from Yeshivat Akiva
in Southfield attended Panim El
Panim, a youth leadership conference
in Washington, D.C.
The conference was sponsored by
the Washington Institute for Jewish
Leadership and Values Nov. 4-7.
Assistant Principal Kathy Sklar led a
contingent of students, including Max
Halpern, Josh Ettinger, Avi Beneson,
Jeana Beneson, Brittney Kohn, Rachel
Cohen, Ronnie Eisenberg, Elad
Hillman, Daniel Teger, Elana
Rothstein, Mickey Brin and Helene
Lefkowitz.
The group spoke with U.S. Sen.
Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., visited
the Senate gallery and toured the
Capitol.
The conference topics were "Right
to Die, Human Rights," "Jews and
the Political Process" and
"Homelessness."
Here's a sampling of what the stu-
dent said about their experience:

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Reservations are filled first come, first served.
Phone reservations not accepted.
You will receive a confirmation and check-in time in the mail.

Community. Outreach and Education Department

Akiva Students Visit
Nation's Capital

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