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these students, and to mainstream
them into regular classrooms whenev-
er possible.
P'TACH means "open" in Hebrew,
abbi Hanoch Teller, a
and
is an acronym for "Parents for
modern-day maggid, or
Torah
for All Children." The
storyteller, travels the
Michigan chapter of P'TACH, found-
globe, exhorting audiences
ed in 1979, provides staff for indepen-
to higher ethics and stronger mitzvah
dant resource rooms at Yeshiva Beth
observance while entertaining them
Yehudah, Beth Jacob, Yeshivas
with inspiring, often spell-binding
Darchei Torah and Yeshivat Akiva,
stories. He will be the featured speak-
offering
special education to LD stu-
er at P'TACH's 24th Anniversary
dents
in
both
secular and religious
Dinner on Tuesday, May 27.
subjects.
The world-
Parents pay
wide lecturer
for P'TACH
is the author
tutoring over
of more than
and
above regu-
20 books.
lar
yeshivah
Soul Survivors,
tuition. This
Hey Taxi!, and
financial bur-
Above the
den, nonethe-
Bottom Line
less, covers only
are collections
20
percent of
of these true,
the
cost of the
entrancing
organization's
tales. He has
budget, accord-
also written
ing to P'TACH
numerous
president Dr.
biographies of
Jerry
contemporary
Rosenberg.
Torah lumi-
Remaining
naries, and is
fundinc, for the
the producer
program is
of Do You
derived solely
Believe in
from commu-
Miracles?, an
nal contribu-
award-win-
tions via
ning video.
fundraisers
Rabbi Teller
such as the
recently pro-
Honorees Philicia and Martin Brin
annual dinner.
duced a tape
This year's
series about
dinner
will
honor
Southfielders
Torah sages entitled The 'Righteous
Martin and Philicia Brin with the
Live On. Born in Vienna and raised
Shalhevet Award for their volunteer
and educated in the United States, he
efforts
on behalf of P'TACH. Philicia
made aliyah in 1975, and now lives
with his family in Jerusalem, where he has served on the board of P'TACH
as treasurer for three years and chairs
is an acclaimed instructor in 17
many activities and projects for the
Jewish women's seminaries.
organization.
Rabbi Teller, whose stories often
P'TACH will also honor Bloomfield
focus on the majesty of the soul pres-
Hills
philanthropists Edward and
ent in every Jew, seems an especially
Gloria
Meer with the Community
apt speaker for the P'TACH dinner.
Leadership Award for their generous
P'TACH is an international educa-
support of the organization.
tional organization that provides spe-
For information regarding P'TACH
cial tutoring for Jewish students with
or
the P'TACH Anniversary Dinner,
learning disabilities (LD). Its goal is to
call
(248) 890-2890. ❑
ensure access to quality education for
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