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Elyse Sklar and Simcha Tzippy Cohen are "Torah Partners" who share a passion for
Judaism.

ELYSE SKLAR AND
SIMCHA TZIPPY COHEN

Special to the Jewish News

T

his is the story of us —
two 18-year-old girls, two
different backgrounds and
one single passion:

Judaism.
We met each other 3 1 /2 years ago at
a Shabbat retreat in Southfield,
through a mutual friend. Right
away, we clicked and felt at ease with
each other. Since then, we've been
learning together on Tuesday nights,
at the same time forging a very spe-
cial friendship.

Elyse's Perspective

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Judaism is what you make it. It can
be the center of your universe or the
part of you that you never know.
When I began Partners In Torah .
on Tuesday nights at Yeshiva Beth
Yehudah in Southfield, I had no idea
what I was investing my time in, but
I knew Simcha Tzippy and I had a

When

spiritual

level, there's always a point of mutu-
al understanding. She showed me
the great powers of Judaism and
inspired me to get to know myself in
a different way. As Judaism and
Torah reldte to all aspects of life, I
didn't hesitate to ask questions.
Despite our different backgrounds,
we had a lot in common; clearly,
spending an hour a week together
just wasn't enough. So Simcha
Tzippy invited me to attend various
functions in the Orthodox commu-
nity. For example, I experienced
Shabbat and Sukkot with her family,
and she enjoyed meals together on
various occasions with my family.
We had bebome great friends.
I began to realize that if you let
HaShem enter your life, HaShem
will allow opportunity to enter
yours. I'm sure Simcha Tzippy would
agree that we've accomplished a lot
building our friendship and learning
together. I'm lucky to have been
taught by her. She has an amazing
intellect combined with passion,
dedication and perseverance. It
seems the more you understand, the
greater your questions are. But ques-

