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said. More than 40 adults and 23 chil-
dren attended.
Jewbilation is referred to as a con-
gregation rather than a synagogue.
Service attendance ranges from 35-85
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Jewbilation was inspired partly by
the services offered at Rabbi Arnie
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While some Jewish couples attend
Jewbilation services, most participants
are in intermarried families, where
each partner comes from a different
religious background. That may
include not only couples where one
member is Jewish, but couples in
which neither partner is Jewish.
They may attend for the "opportu-
nity to learn Jewish practices while also
learning from other traditions," Rev.
Zinn said.
For Nikki Rosen-Lieberman, her
Catholic-raised husband John
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Jewbilation is a place "to feel comfort-
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"I was looking for something in
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come from two strong families of dif-
ferent religious backgrounds," said
Rosen-Lieberman, a member of the
Jewbilation board of directors. "I want-
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my kids not to feel alienated from
either family."
Rev. Zinn runs a Hebrew school
and tutoring program — in her home
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Chanukah and Purim programs for the
children she teaches.
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has had a baby naming and new-home
ceremony. Last month, she officiated
at Jewbilation's first bat mitzvah serv-
ice.
Conducting Services
The fact that the bimonthly Shabbat
service — and those held on selected
holidays — take place in a space rent-
ed in the Calvary United Methodist
Church in Ann Arbor may be symbol-
ic of the hospitality of the congrega-
tion to those of all religions.
Prayer booklets have readings in
English, Hebrew and transliterated
Hebrew. Three small Torahs were
donated to the congregation by Rev.
Zinn's mother, Eileen Isenberg of
Royal Oak and Durham, N.C., and
are covered in homemade fabric cases
created by Rev. Zinn.
Her service lasts no more than 30
minutes and may be accompanied by
guitar, drum, clarinet or piano.
It includes a brief overview of the
next holiday, a blessing for children,
the recitation of the mourner's Kaddish
(prayer for the dead), Mi Shebeirach
(prayer for healing) and the chanting
of the Shema (daily prayer of Jewish
identification). Tunes vary from the
traditional to the creative — including
a Hindu version.
Occasional special readings may
include the words of a guru, Mother
Theresa or leaders of other faith tradi-
tions.
During the pre-service dinner, fami-
ly educational programming is held.
According to Rev. Zinn, some
Jewish participants also attend area
synagogues. And that may be a good
thing, said Rabbi Robert Dobrusin of
Beth Israel.
"If interfaith families feel they are
most comfortable approaching Jewish
rituals and family life principally with