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Dove Dinner Set
The Rev. William Harter, a minister
leading the fight inside the
Presbyterian Church against divest-
ment from Israel, will receive the
James R. Lyons Award in Christian-
Jewish Relations at the annual Dove
Dinner of the Ecumenical Institute for
Jewish-Christian Studies.
The Rev.
Harter of
Falling Spring
Presbyterian
Church in
Chambersbur.
Pa., was a close
friend of the
Rev. Lyons and
a founder of
both the
National
Cooper
Christian
Leadership Conference for Israel
(NCLCI) and Presbyterians
Concerned for Jewish-Christian
Relations. He recently led a tour of
Israel for Presbyterian leaders so they
could understand how unjustified and
harmful divestment would be.
The Dove Dinner will be held at
6:30 p.m.
Thursday, May
12, at
Congregation
Shaarey Zedek
in Southfield.
Local leaders
receiving the
institute s 2005
Legacy Award
are Gerson J.
Daoud
Cooper, Tarik
Daoud and the
Rev. Edward Mullins.
A longtime supporter of the insti-
tute and a member of its advisory
board, Cooper is president and CEO
of the Ziegler Health Care Corp.-The
Botsford Health Care Continuum,
based in Farmington Hills.
Daoud, owner and chairman of Al
L,Les
Long Ford in
Warren and
Shamrock
Ford-Lincoln
Mercury in
Clinton
Township, was
named a 1999
Michiganian
of the Year by
the Detroit
News for his
philanthropic
and community-building efforts.
The Rev. Mullins is rector of Christ
Church Cranbrook in Bloomfield
Hills and serves as moderator of the
institute's award-winning cable televi-
sion program "What's Faith Got To
Do With It?" His church organizes the
annual international event, the World
Sabbath for Religious Reconciliation.
"The dinner is always such an
enjoyable event and especially when
we have such dynamic honorees as we
have," says David Blewett, institute
executive director. "I'm really excited
about honoring Bill [the Rev. Harter]
because sees the very clear link
between Christian-Jewish relations and
support for Israel, and he puts it into
practice."
Tickets for the Dove Dinner are
$175. RSVP: (248) 557-4522.
— Don Cohen,
special writer
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fallen
heroes
and terror
victims
will be
honored
at 7:30
p.m.
Tuesday,
May 10, at a community Yom
HA7ikaron program at the Jewish
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Community Center in West
Bloomfield.
The program commemorating
Israel's Day of Remembrance will
include a candlelighting ceremony and
the traditional Jewish memorial serv-
ice, Yizkor, to recall those who gave
their lives for Israel's independence.
Victims of recent terror attacks and
the Israel Defense Forces' MIAs and
POWs also will be remembered.
Among the local speakers, an IDF
officer will represent the military.
Modeled after Israeli Yom
Ha7ikaron programs, the most moving
element will be one minute of silent
reflection while a siren is sounded. The
free program is open to the public.
— Keri Guten Cohen,
story development editor
Buy Israeli!
If you can't be in Israel to blow out
the candles on Israel's 57th birthday
cake, support its economy right here
in Metro Detroit. The Jewish
Community Council encourages you
to buy Israeli products as your person-
al or family statement of solidarity
with Israel on Israel Independence
Day, which is Thursday, May 12.
Look for the "Fine Foods of Israel"
sticker in your local grocery or the
label that reads "Made in Israel" for
goods. Israeli products are available at
many local stores, including Hiller's,
Kroger, Farmer Jack and Meijer. Also
One Stop Kosher, Babylon Ethnic
Foods, Nino Salvaggio's and
Mediterranean Market. Israeli gifts
can be found at Esther's, Borenstein's,
Spitzer's, Warren Prescriptions, local
synagogue gift shops, the Waiting
Game, Baby Gap, House on Main
and at Bed, Bath, and Beyond. If you
find other stores, let Allen Gale of the
JCCouncil know by e-mailing him at
gale@jfmd.org.
— Keri Guten Cohen,
story development editor
Israelis To Host Party
Members of the local Israeli commu-
nity are hosting a "Blue and White
Celebration" to mark Israel's 57th
birthday, and the entire community is
invited. The party will include a full
Israeli dinner, open bar, music and
entertainment.
The party will be held 8 p.m. tomid-
night Saturday, May 14, at
Hashbrowns, 6123 Haggerty, West
Bloomfield. Tickets are $25 per person.
For more information, contact
Tamir Oppenheim at (248) 752-0669.
— Don Cohen,
special writer
Grappling With Kosher
Typically, fresh fruits and vegetables
are among the few foods that do not
require kashrut certification.
That was until the creation of the
grape-flavored apple, the "grapple,"
being sold in the fresh
produce section
of major
supermar-
kets nation- -
wide.
The
grapple is
created by
soaking a
Washington
State Fuji
apple in non-
kosher flavors and fatty acids. In addi-
tion, according to Kosher Nexus: A
Publication of the Union for Traditional
Judaism, "to create the grapple, the
apple is marinated in grape juice [and]
the grape juice is not kosher."
Several kashrut agencies including
the Star K in Baltimore and the cRc
(Chicago Rabbinical Council) deem
the grapple not kosher.
— Shelly Liebman Dorfman,
staff writer
NOTEBOOK on page 13
Quotables
Do You Remember?
"We see them on TV — the Gospel bands, the
rock bands playing to packed houses at Protestant
mega-churches — and we wonder why we don't
have 3,000 people swaying and clapping their
hands at our worship services ... Conservative
Judaisn-i's motto of 'tradition and change' is now
being played out in the arena of synagogue music,
with many synagogue leaders struggling with the
push and pull of traditional chazzanut versus con-
temporary popular music."
May 1995
John Birmingham of Minden, Ontario, a devout
Christian and retired factory worker, bequeathed
$20,000 to four Jewish organizations. He was
adamant in his belief that "the Jewish people were
God's chosen race."
Payments of $5,000 were made to Reena
Foundation, Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care,
Jewish Family and Child Service and United
Jewish Appeal.
— Dr. Richard Lederman, spring 2005 issue of the
United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism Review.
— Sy Ailanello, editorial assistant
5/5
2005