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Most Torah scribes live in Israel;
Rabbi Kagan is the only full-time scribe
in Michigan.
Scribes receive between $20,000-
$50,000 for the year they spend writing
the Torah. The difference in price repre-
sents the quality of the product.
"In the less-expensive Torahs, the
scribe cuts a few corners —permissible
corners," he said.
But the computer age has caught up
with Torah writing.
"A new Torah is scanned into a com-
puter and then checked for spelling,"
said Rabbi Kagan. "Previously, mistakes
were caught by those reading the Torah
in the synagogue at services. Sometimes,
it took a long time to catch all the mis-
takes."

When the task is almost completed,
the scribe will leave the last two sen-
tences unfinished.
He will only form the outlines-of the
remaining letters and when the Torah is
dedicated in a synagogue, various indi-
viduals are honored by being called to
the bimah and asked to fill in the letters.
Should a scribe or congregant acci-
dentally drop a Torah, they have to fast
for a day.
"The Torah is the holiest thing we
have," Rabbi Kagan said. fl

Author-playwright Bed Falbaum is a
Farmington Hills public relations executive
and former political reporter who teaches
journalism part time at Wayne State
University.

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Honors Two Leaders

The Isaac Agree Downtown
Synagogue will honor the late
Rabbi Noah M. Gamze and the
late Cantor Israel I. Idelsohn at a
dedication ceremony in their
memory 1:30 p.m. Sunday, June 8,
at the synagogue, 1457 Griswold,
Detroit.
At that time, the synagogue's
sanctuary will be formally named
for Rabbi Gamze and a new cover
for the birnah's shulchan (reading
desk) will be dedicated to Cantor
Idelsohn.
In addition, a program titled
"Salamone Rossi's Hashitim Asher
L:Shlorrio: Jewish Ceremonial
Music in Early 17th-Century
Mantua and Northern Italy" will
be presented by Martin M.
Herman, musicologist and first
vice-president of the synagogue.
The program, illustrated with
musical examples drawn from a
unique repertoire of Jewish music,
will be similar to the presentation
offered by Herman at the Detroit
Institute of Arts several years ago
in connection with "Treasures of
Jewish Cultural Heritage," an exhi
bition featuring ceremonial objects
from the library of the Jewish
Theological Seminary in New
York.
The dedication and program are
open to the community. Light
refreshments will be served follow-
ing the program.

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The dinner theme this tnotth is
KFC (Kosher Fried Chicken).
Reservations are a must for the dinner,

but the Shabbat Odyssey service is free
and open to everyone.
The'service will run fronl 6-7:15
p.m. It will feamre musical instru-
ments and danchag. Light snacks will
be provided. For information or re,ser-
vations, call (248) 788-0600.

ON RECEIVING THE
DADS' CLUB FACULTY RECOGNITION AWARD
AT CRANBROOK MIDDLE SCHOOL

WE'RE VERY PROUD OF YOU!
THE MOGILL, SILVER AND LAUTER FAMILIES

B nal-Moshe
Installs Officers

Congregation B'ria_i Moshe's newly
elected officers and board of directors
will be installed by Rabbi Elliot
Pachter during Shavuot services on
Saturday, June 7.
Incoming president is Dennis
Deutsch. The executive committee
consists of vice presidents, Ellen
Kotler, Douglas Zack, Alisa Peskin
Shepherd; treasurer, Kerry Greenhut;
recording secretary, Ruth Shayne;
financial secretary, Dr. Jeffrey Disldn.
The board of directors are Marc
Betman, Wendy Brickner, Annette
Kaufinan, Shelly Milstein, Naomi
Pinchuk, Anne Rottman, Donald
Sherman and Marc Sussman.
Outgoing president Laurence
Gunsberg will be honored.

Love your Kids

MARC J. COHEN

PHOTOGRAPHING PEOPLE ENJOYING LIFE

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