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the NCJW has been along with us as
we try to change welfare reform to
help those women and children who
have been falling through the cracks,"
he said.
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Among the other issues on the RAC
agenda are expanding discussion
among American Jews about paths to
peace in Israel; defeating a congres-
sional proposal that would allow reli-
gious institurions to donate money for
political purposes; supporting a debt-
release bill that would make it easier
for Third World countries to manage
their economies; and expanding HIV-
AIDS services in Third World coun-
tries.
In addition to his work with the
RAC, Rabbi Saperstein, who is an
attorney as well as a rabbi, teaches
First Amendment church-state law
and Jewish law at Washington's
Georgetown University and co-chairs
the Coalition to Preserve Religious
Liberty, made up of more than 60
Jewish, Catholic, Protestant and edu-
cational organizations opposing school
prayer amendments and legislation.
Among the many books he has writ-
ten is Tough Choices, a handbook on
ethics for young people. It is used in
the teen programs of Temple Israel
and other local synagogues.
In 1999, Rabbi Saperstein became
the first chair of the U.S. Commission
on Religious Freedom. He also helped
create the Coalition on the
Environment and Jewish Life and the
interfaith National Religious
Partnership for the Environment.
He has served on the national board
of the NAACP for 15 years and, this
May, he received the Hubert H.
Humphrey Civil Rights Award from
the Leadership Conference on Civil
Rights.
"We're very excited to have Rabbi
Saperstein for our opening speaker,"
said Florence Herrmann, president of
the NCJW's Greater Detroit Section.
"As far as I'm concerned, he exem-
plifies what the NCJW stands for. He
is really someone. who takes his reli-
gion and uses it to repair the world.
He lives it; he totally believes it."
for Parents of C ildren Entering
Kindergarten and Pt grade in the Fall of 2003
Tuesday, October 15, 7:00 PM
Come and
discover
an exceptional
learning
environment.
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Hillel Day School students are challenged to meet
the highest standards of academic excellence.
Hillel offers you and your child a journey towards a
love of Jewish learning...
a celebration of our culture and language...
and a creation of friendships that last a lifetime.
For more information, call Rochelle Iczkovitz,
Director of Admissions, at (248) 851-3220.
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HILLEL DAY SCHOOL OF METROPOLITAN DETROIT
And the Goldman-Hermelin Education Foundation
at the Schostak Family Campus
32200 MIDDLEBELT ROAD
The opening meeting of the
National Council of Jewish
Women, Greater Detroit Section,
begins 10:15 a.m. Tuesday, Oct.
8, at Congregation Shaarey
Zedek, Southfield. Rabbi David
Saperstein will address the lunch-
eon program. For information,
call (248) 355-3300.
FARMINGTON HILLS, MI 48334-1715
Hillel Day School is a constituent agency of the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit
and is accredited by the Solomon Schechter Day School Association.
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