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"It takes about 1-2 hours for each
book to be put on tape," she said. "You -
have to make sure the tape is perfect."
She added portions of the Tanach
(Hebrew Bible), holiday stories and fic-
tion she has read and enjoyed from her
temple library She hopes to record one
of her favorite books, Summer of My
German Soldier by Bette Greene.
The audio lending library is housed at
Temple Shir Shalom and is available to
the community
"I will continue taping
books on audio casettes," Lisa
said. "It is a lot of fun."
ereshet (in the beginning) is
the Torah portion that 13-
year-old Lisa Michaels read at
her bat mitzvah at Temple
Shir Shalom in West Bloomfield in mid-
October.
In the beginning also describes the sta-
tus of her mitzvah project. Lisa
has created a 30-volume audio
book library for Jewish children
and teens with vision or read-
ing difficulties, yet she says her
project is far from complete.
Lisa, a Temple Shir Shalom
.
Continuing Mitzvah
member, is a seventh-grader at
Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook
She encourages other teens to
Kingswood. In class, she heard
record books on tape for their
a presentation about reading
mitzvah project to add to the
for the blind. She became
collection. Several classmates
interested in helping those with
at Shir Shalom are planning
Lisa Michaels
reading and vision difficulties.
to help..
With her mother Melodee's
And Lisa hopes to buy
assistance, the Jewish Community
more taped Jewish books as they become
available.
Center of Metropolitan Detroit and the
Jewish Community Council's Detroit
Lisa's parents are Melodee and Dr.
Jewish Coalition for Literacy were con-
Tony Michaels. She has a 19-year-old
tacted to see if an audio library with
brother, Daniel.
Jewish books existed in the Detroit area.
"Lisa is a very dedicated, hard work-
The Michaels were told there was no
er," Melodee said. "She is a creative and
such resource.
caring person. She is always thinking of
other people. She is empathetic beyond
her years." Melodee added, "She wanted
Only Seven
to share her love of reading and make it
more accessible for others.
But the Coalition for Literacy told the
Michaels about Jewish Contemporary
In addition to reading, Lisa enjoys
Classics Inc., a company in Englewood
sports, fencing, singing and acting.
Cliffs, N.J., that had seven volumes of
"Lisa was motivated to help others.
Jewish stories on tape.
She saw a need in our community and
Lisa saved $275 to buy the seven vol-
wanted to make a difference. We are
umes by doing chores at home: walking
thrilled to get the word out about the
the dog, washing dishes and doing the
audio library" said Rabbi Michael
laundry.
Moskowitz of Temple Shir Shalom.
The current collection includes Voices
He added, "In her bat mitzvah speech,
of the Shoah-Remembrances of the
Lisa talked about the power of reading
Holocaust, The Diary ofAnne Frank,
and that not everyone has this ability.
Night by Elie Wiesel, Dave at Night by
She explained that a person can still get
Gail C. Levine, Sydney Taylor's All of a
the beauty and knowledge of the book
Kind Family All of a Kind Family
by listening to the words." ❑
Downtown and More All ofa Kind
Family.
Lisa decided to broaden the collection
For access to the audio tapes, call
Temple Shir Shalom,
by putting more books on tape herself.
(248) 737-8700.
This past summer, she recorded 22
books.