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A full day of programming was planned by chair Carol Weintraub Fogel; the conference committee includ- ed a women's Shacharit service, Torah study, workshops and installation of offi- cers. Rabbi Lauren Berkun, one of our community's new, young, dynamic rab- bis, led the Torah study sessions. Jill Davidson Sklar enlightened us about our community projects that welcome Jews by Choice. We learned about- Shavuot with Robin Axelrod and received new ideas for family celebra- tions. Our consultant, Evelyn Seelig, past international president of WLCJ and president of MERCAZ USA, addressed us at dinner. My job was to facilitate a Z'havah workshop titled "Weaving Our Heritage into Contemporary Lives." I was hon- ored to present the concept Z'havah to an excited group of young women from various Conservative sisterhoods. He writes that he is happy about con- servative support for Israel, but that's as far as it goes. If there is something in the conservative philosophy that leads it to support Israel and something in the lib- eral philosophy that leads it to condemn Israel, maybe Jews ought to. investigate and see why. Rosenblatt writes, "Ever given any thought, however fleeting, to voting for Alan Keyes, the vigorously pro-Israel Fox TV host, the next time he runs for presi- dent?" As someone who voted for him the last time he ran for president in the Michigan primary, I would like to raise a few points. It is very important to note that the current wave of anti-Semitism sweeping the world is coming from the left, not from the right. I feel that liber- alism has been hijacked by the radical left and is not the liberalism I grew up with. Many of the Jewish ideals and morals have been forsaken by the liberals. I loosely quote from Dennis Prager's book Think A Second Time.. "For many gener- ations a moral beacon, one which regarded AmerIca as mankind's greatest Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick agreed hope for freedom and democracy, liber- alism began in the mid-1960s to view to his trade mission to Dubai, United America as an enemy of those precepts. Arab Emirates, in the face of attacks by Liberalism in 1960 regarded society's the Detroit Arab community on Detroit battle as between right and wrong; after- Chief of Police [Jerry] Oliver's planned wards, it began to see the battle as participation on a trip to Israel spon- between blacks and whites, between sored by the Washington-based Police Executive Research Forum to study anti- men and women and between rich and poor. In thus reconstituting itself, liberal- terrorism efforts ("Building A Better ism has played a major role in the moral Detroit," May 17, page 5). and spiritual decline of America. Mayor Kilpatrick capitulated to Arab "Is the liberal.position on church-state pressure and cancelled the chief's trip. separation liberal or antireligious? Is Chief Oliver's pathetic explanation that looking at America through race-based "they can't guarantee our safety at this eyes liberal or racist? Due to liberal poli- point" is ironic. During recent months cies, large numbers of Americans have as the mayor and the chief attempted to become welfare addicts. The American muster the backbone to stand up to university has declined as it replaced the local Arab pressure, there were daily pursuit of truth with an ideological homicide bomber attacks in Israel, yet agenda. Criminals receive more compas- they rightly defended the mission. sion than their unprecedented large Now that the situation has been number of victims. The rate of out-of- improved due to Israel's anti-terrorism wedlock births has risen beyond what .efforts, KilpatriCk has lost his moral anyone could have imagined a genera- compass and caved in. As President tion ago. And the balkanization of one George W. Bush said regarding the war of the few countries to not have a on terrorism, "Either you are with us or Balkan-like problem has begun." you are against us." So as not to take him out of context, David J. Chait Prager does add: "My criticisms of liber- West Bloomfield alism are not arguments on behalf of conservatism. The only ism I care about is Ethical Monotheism." The historian Rabbi Berel Wein said, "Generals always fight the last war." It's a new world, Jews should investigate who stands the closest to what Judaism stands Gary Rosenblatt's Special Commentary for, and cast our vote accordingly. ("Waking Up To The Right," May 24, Joel K. Letvin page 28) was a nice start, but doesn't go West Bloomfield far enough. Janet Tobin, international WLCJ pres- ident, conceived of the idea for Z'havah. The mission of Z'havah is "to promote and develop future leaders by assisting sisterhoods to attract and involve younger women by bringing them together and enabling them to create a variety of activities directed at their . interests." I am proud to be a part of WLCJ. As past president of Adat Shalom Sisterhood, I have been able to partici- pate at the branch and international level and understand the structure of this important organization. Seeing women of all ages coming together on Sunday to share and net- work was inspirational. May our move- ment and all of our Jewish organizations continue to go from strength to strength. Joyce Berlin Weingarten Bloomfield Hills - Mayor's Reasons Are Questioned No Leap Of Faith From 'The. Left'