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made exclusively for Spira.
Z-Coil shoes, also available in this
area, are similar, but with markedly
different technology. Rather than hav-
ing springs embedded in the sole, Z-
Coil has a coil-shaped heel.
Brother David works as director of
engineering for the company and lives
in Loveland, Colo., with his wife,
Greta, and three young sons. They are
an observant family, going back to his
parents' Orthodox roots. He travels
My name is Eric. Grossman.
I look forward to teaching every
day. Education is all about relation-
ships. There is nothing more important
to me than the relationship I create be-
tween students and the text, between
students and our tradition. I am stir
rounded by students who are hungry for
knowledge and understand the value of
knowledge for its own sake. Thai what
I live for.
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I do not teach Bible; I teach my students
how to find the answers for them-
selves. The Bible was given to all Jews
for all time. Every generation has a
stake in the Torah. Every Jew has some-
thing to contribute to our understand-
ing of it. There is absolutely nobody
who cannot learn and contribute to this
pursuit on one level or another. The
Jewish people were supposed to be a
community of learners. At JAMD we
are that community of learners. JAMD
is a unique place and I feel it deeply.
Applications now being accepted.
Scholaships available.
Apply by March:1st.
248-592-3 AMD (5263)
wvvvv.jamd.org.
Andy Kra ur, CEO and president of
Spira, wears his shoes on the job.
frequently to China to oversee the
manufacturing and also works on
design with Dan Norton, who had
been head of advanced concepts at
Adidas and helped develop shoes for
Olympic athletes for Nike.
Andy lives in El Paso with his wife,
Holly, and three young children.
Holly is Spira's director of marketing
and public relations. He still travels
extensively with his bag of shoes,
working hard to get them on store
shelves across the nation. His enthusi-
asm for the product hasn't wavered.
"How many products have the
technology to appeal to 6 million
people?" he says. "I'm convinced, if
we don't screw it up we will revolu-
tionize the industry."
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