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October 25, 2004

Detroit Jewish News
Mr. Arthur M. Horowitz, Publisher
Mr. Robert A. Sklar, Editor
29200 Northwestern Hwy., Suite 110
Southfield, MI 48034

Dear. Sirs,

Since the time of Abraham, the Jewish people have always served as a "Light
to the Nations". The impact that we have made and continue to make has been
immense. In fact, to an extraordinary degree, the moral and ethical standards
of the Torah were absorbed and adopted throughout the entire civilized world.

It is, therefore, with great pain that we received the report that a publication
that represents the spiritual and physical descendants of Abraham, should be at
the forefront of promoting values antithetical to traditional Jewish life. As com-
munity leaders, we remain sensitive to the difficult struggle many individuals
face in dealing with the issue of homosexuality. Yet, while we counsel them in
their struggle, we uphold the Torah value that the sanctity of marriage is found
only in the union of man and woman. At a time when the Jewish community
faces unparalleled challenges to its continuity, the Detroit Jewish News should
be at the forefront of promoting true family and spiritual values, not at the
vanguard leading to its destruction.

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Hebrew Day School of Ann Arbor students Jonathan Hamermesh and Morgan
Burgard portray roles during the Rainbow Day celebration.

We hope that you will responsibly take these matters to heart, consider the
repercussions of your actions, and seriously reconsider your position. Let us
work together for "Tikun Olam" (Rectification of the world) and the return of
G-d's presence to earth.

Ann Arbor Rainbow

Sincerely,

Rainbow Day is a Rosh Chodesh
Cheshvan tradition at the Hebrew Day
School of Ann Arbor. It is celebrated on
the first day of the month when the
story of Noah is read in synagogue.
At school, the children celebrated col-
ors of the rainbow by having each grade
wear different colored T-shirts. They also
brought new or nearly new stuffed ani-
mals to place in a mock ark and then be
donated to Ronald McDonald House,
and also learned about leadership in
honor of Noah, who was considered a
leader in his generation.
The students learned leadership
appears in many arenas. Just as the
country is picking its new president, the
student body is choosing leaders for its
student council.
Third-graders put on a skit that com-
pared leaders in books and movies to
historical Jewish leaders.

"Jews don't have to rely on the world
of make-believe to learn about leader-
ship," said third-grader Mollie Mintz of
Ann Arbor, a narrator. "They can also
learn from their own leaders."
Third-grader Marley Beaver, another
narrator, said, "You don't have to be
famous to be a leader or to take respon-
sibility."
As an example of modern leadership,
Arie Lipsky, conductor of the Ann Arbor
Symphony, was invited to the school to
speak to the children. Hebrew Day
School's Klez Kid Band welcomed him
with two folk melodies, and Lipsky then
treated the students with Hebrew and
classical tunes, played both on the cello
and the flute.

Council of Orthodox Rabbis of Greater Detroit

Rabbi Chaim Bergstein
Rabbi Michael Cohen
Rabbi Asher Eisenberger
Rabbi Leo Goldman
Rabbi Aharon Y. Goldstein
Rabbi Chaskel Grubner
Rabbi Shmuel Irons
Rabbi Eli Meyer Jundef
Rabbi Joseph D. Krupnik
Rabbi Boruch Levin
Rabbi Yisroel Meir Levin

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The "Girls Matter Conference" runs
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