WISH ADEMY e r obolitan Detroit My name is Ryan Landau. I am so fortunate to be a sophomore at the Jewish Academy. While attending Orchard Lake Middle School, I met some friends at summer camp that were high school students at the Jewish Academy. They told me about the small class sizes and the exceptional teachers, so I thought I would give it a try. As a freshman I became involved in many sports, including soccer, basketball, tennis and even started a JAMD roller hockey club. Being treasurer of JAMD's Student Government has been especially rewarding for me. When I considered the dual curriculum, I wondered if my limited exposure to Jewish studies would make it more difficult. I now realize that Rabbinics and Bible are my most interesting subjects and studying Hebrew will be useful in the future. The combination of a great social life, excellent high school curriculum and terrific Jewish studies has made me a well-rounded individual. Coming to JAMD was the best decision I ever made! For more information call us at 248-592-JAMD (5263) or visit our website at www.jamd.org. DESIGNS IN DECORATOR WOOD 8c LAMI ATES, LTD. It Doesn't Have To Cost A Fortune...Only Look Like IN • Wall Units • Bedrooms • Dining Rooms • Home Theatre • Kitchens & Baths • Offices 1/23 2004 56 • Woods • Formica • Stones • Glass • Lucite Placing an ad in our classified section has never been easier. Call today! -248/351/5100- MANY FAITHS FROM PAGE 55 Denby High School in Detroit, spon- sored by the Rev. Cheryl Myhand of John Wesley United Methodist Church in River Rouge. ❑ The World Sabbath of Religious Reconciliation interfaith service will take pike at 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 31, at Christ Church Cranbrook, 470 Church Road (off Lone Pine Road between Telegraph and Woodward) in Bloomfield Hills. For information, access the Web site at: wwwworldsabbath.com or contact Rev. Rodney Reinhart at (734) 459-7319 or e-mail at: revrod@comcast.net or, Rev. Edward Mullins at (248) 644-5210, or e-mail at: church@concentric.net Fellow Pursues Judaic Studies Rabbi Azaryah Cohen, a Detroit native and graduate of Yeshiva University in New York, was selected as a teaching fel- low at the Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik Institute in Brookline, Mass. Rabbi Cohen is one of six young teachers selected for the first class of fel- lows to participate in a yearlong, inten- sive course of study and claSsroom expe- rience to enhance their Judaic studies teaching skills. The fellowship will be administered under the mentorship of five teachers at the Maimonides School in Brookline, where the program is based. Under the direction of Dr. Jeremy Kahan, the group is involved in the daily life of the school, learning about class- room management and philosophy as well as observing and assisting students and teachers in classrooms. Rabbi Cohen — who was ordained in Israel — and the other fellows are each enrolled in graduate level courses at Harvard and Brandeis universities. They also are par- ticipating in text-based study sessions with scholars, including Rabbi Jacob J. Schacter, dean of the Soloveitchik Institute. The long-range goal of the program is to create a professional network of Jewish studies teachers in North America. As part of their agreement to partici- pate in the program, the fellows make a commitment to teach in North America for at least three years. The hope is for the program to continue, with a larger group next year.