From top:
"Keeping in touch with the Israelis I
meet" — that's how 14-year-olds Ariella
Yedwab of Commerce, Alex Mark of
Farmington Hills, and Rachel Belsky
and Rachel Goodman, both of West
Bloomfield, responded to the question
"Why is Israel important to me."

Atara Krakoff; 7, and Rachel
Fishman, 8, both of Southfield, deco-
rate one of several pillowcases to be
given to Israeli teen campers visiting
Detroit this summer

Rachel Shuman, 12, of Farmington
Hills and her mom, Stacey, share a
laugh with Janet Belsky of West
Bloomfield.

which makes this trip one of
the most special trips imagi-
nable," said Congregation
Shaarey Zedek Rabbi Joseph
Krakoff, who, with Temple
Israel Rabbi Paul Yedwab,
will lead the mission's clergy
contingent, which includes so
far Rabbis Jonathan and
Lauren Berkun of Shaarey
Zedek, Harold Loss of
Temple Israel, Dannel
Schwartz of Temple Shir
Shalom, Daniel Nevins of
Adat Shalom Synagogue and
Cantor Michael Smolash of
Temple Israel.
Another three-generation
family on the mission is Dov
and Tracey Lisner of
Bloomfield Township and
their kids, bat-mitzvah cele-
brant Emily, 12, and Allie, 9.
Also joining them will be
grandparents Seymour and
Anita Cywiak of Farmington
Hills.
"Emily's going to be partic-
ipating in the service that
they do for all the bar and
bat mitzvah children on the
mission," said Tracey. "She'll
have her bat mitzvah service
at Adat Shalom two weeks
before the mission and then
have the celebration in
Israel."
For grandmother Anita, it
will be her second trip to
Israel, but yet new. "To share
this experience with my chil-
dren and grandchildren is
wonderful," she said. "It'll
have more meaning."
Jay and Mary Knoll of
Bloomfield Township are
bringing their four children,
Emily, 14, Allison, 13, Sarah,
10, and Josh, 8. For all six of
them, it will be their first time in
Israel.
"There was no better time than this
— to go as a family," said Jay. "It's all
planned out and there will be friends
and people we know on the trip."
At the rally, mission songs were led
by a quartet of Lisa Soble-Siegmann,
Cantor Smolash and Rabbis J. Berkun
and Nevins. Following the event, fam-
ilies were invited to stay for a concert
by Jewish rocker Rick Recht, spon-
sored by the Sarah and Harry Laker
Memorial Fund.
For information on the mission,
contact Deena Lockman at Federation
at (248) 642-1644 or by e-mail at
lockman@jfmd.org.

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