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Nathan Lerman waits for the puck.

Ephii Singal (9) moves in to help
goalk-D:C. Weisberg.

Weisberg
stands a
the net.. .

Stick Banyan

Benji Silverstein
takes the faceoff

Watching the action from the bench are Benji Sliverstein, Rafael Wayntraub,
Shaya Klein and Sidney Katz.

A Yeshiva Beth Yehudah team goes secular.

Story by ALAN HITSKY
Staff "Photos by ANGIE BAAN

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fter their weekly league at Yeshiva Beth Yehudah in Southfield fell
apart, a group of dedicated floor hockey purists have taken their game
on the road this year — to Joe Dumars Fieldhouse in Sterling Heights.
The Jerusalem Pizza-sponsored team includes a dentist, an actuary, several
accountants, a stockbroker, a teacher, a writer and the owner of a shredding
company.
Meanwhile, the ream has been shredding their Wednesday evening oppo-
nents. At the All-Star break this week, half way through the 10-game season,
the team stood at 4-1. Team captain Arye Zacks of Oak Park said the group
lost their first game 7-6, and now has compiled a four-game winning streak,
including two shutouts. .
Games consist of three 15-minute periods with one-to-two minutes in
between. All nine Jerusalem Pizza players see plenty of action, with a goalie
and four players on the floor.
The players include defenders Zacks, 31, and Nathan Lerman, 29, both of
Oak Park, and Southfield residents Ephraim Singal, 31, Benji Silverstein, 33,
Moshe Perecman, 28, and Sidney Katz, 36, all forwards; goalie D.C. (David)
Weisberg, 31; and defenders Rafael Wayntraub, 33, and Shaya Klein, 26.
Klein, the team's leading scorer, left his wife in early labor two weeks ago to
play Wednesday night. The couple's first daughter was born the next day. 0