The Wexner Foundation Proudly Announces Its Fifteenth Class of Graduate Fellows Career Area Fellow Graduate Program Justus Baird Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion Rabbinate Yael Ben-Dat Bank Street College of Education Jewish Education Jethro Berkman Reconstructionist Rabbinical College Rabbinate Adina Dubin New York University Jewish Communal Service Elana Erdstein Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion Rabbinate Jacob Fine University of Judaism Rabbinate Elisha Fishbane Harvard University Jewish Studies Jewish Communal Service Nadine Greenfield Columbia University Tali Hyman New York University Jewish Education Elie Kaunfer Jewish Theological Seminary Rabbinate Elizabeth Kessler Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion Cantorate Chavie Knapp New York University Jewish Communal Service Yehuda Kurtzer Harvard University Jewish Studies Audrey Marcus Reconstructionist Rabbinical College Rabbinate Jewish Studies Hannah Pressman New York University Allen Selis University of Maryland Jewish Education Aaron Tapper University of California, Santa Barbara Jewish Studies Shana Teig New York University Jewish Communal Service The Wexner Foundation is guided by the vision of its founder, Leslie H. Wexner, Chairman of Limited Brands, and his wife, Abigail S. Wexner. The Foundation is committed to excellence in Jewish leadership. The Wexner Graduate Fellowship Program is designed to —I_ The _front of the Shul's new buildina on the Lubavitch Foundation development on Maple, between Drake and Halste , in West Bloomfield. two children, belonged to two syna- gogues before changing to the Shul several years ago. "This is home. I Finally found a place where we belong," she said. "It's exciting to see this new beau- tiful building," she said while look- ing around the Shul's unfinished interior. "It's a good feeling to be a part of the Shul, a place where you don't feel like an outsider." Not Just A Shul The 40-acre Chabad-Lubavitch Campus of Living Judaism will include the Shul; the Jack and Miriam Shenkman Educational Center that will house the Michigan Jewish Institute, a four-year accredit- ed college now operating in Oak Park; and the Emma Lazaroff Schaver Library. The campus will also house the Meer Family Friendship Center, which will include the Daniel B. Sobel Friendship House, the Ferber Kaufman Lifetown Center and the Morris and Sybil Fenkell Volunteer Club. The Shul is the fii-st building to be ready for occupancy. The Shul was made possible through major donors: Martin and Phyllis Abel of West Bloomfield; Emma Lazaroff Schaver of Southfield; Jack and Miriam Shenkman of Farmington Hills; George and Vivian Dean of Bloomfield Hills; Lois Nichamin of Miami and her late husband, Larry Nichamin; Doreen Hermelin of Bingham Farms and her late hus- band, David Hermelin; and the late Norman and Esther Allan. The land for the campus was pur- chased through the Lubavitch Foundation. "The Shul was built with the idea of outreach for all the unaffiliated who are not very involved in Judaism," says Rabbi Shemtov. "The Shul is for every Jew and therefore everyone is welcome. No affiliation is necessary," he says. "It's a place where black hatters meet blue jeaners," says congregant Jack Wolfe, 42, of West Bloomfield. Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur services are free at the Shul, but reg- istration is required. Call (248) 788- 4000 or visit the Web page at: www.theshul.net encourage promising and talented Jewish men and women to pursue full-time graduate studies leading to careers in professional Jewish leadership. The program provides full academic tuition, generous living stipends, and annual Foundation-sponsored institutes and learning experiences. Fellowships are awarded to outstanding candidates who demonstrate the potential to assume major leadership positions in the fields of the Cantorate, Jewish Communal Service, Jewish Education, Jewish Studies, and the Rabbinate. The Wexner Foundation welcomes inquiries about its fellowship program or guidance on training programs in professional Jewish leadership. The Wexner Graduate Fellowship Program Rabbi B. Elka Abrahamson, Director 6525 West Campus Oval, Suite 110, New Albany, Ohio 43054 (614) 939-6060 • Fax (614) 939-6066 • www.wexnerfoundation.orq Center Ice Entertainment a Prime Ticket Service Wish ally of their families, friends and cu tourers a Happy & Healthy New Year. The Fenkells • Brights • The Arkins LOOK FOR OUR NEW LOCATION: 7421 Orchard Lake Rd. • In The Robins Nest Plaza (24133 865-6000 of 6 64 78 00 2002 107