AROUND TOWN

Dynamic Duets

Young couples find camaraderie at inspired lakefront outing.

Josh and Shayna Levine of Huittngton Woods, Marty

Maddin of Birmingham and liaidsey Rosen of Birmingham

PHOTOGRAPHY BY BRETT MOUNTAIN

ith a warm breeze blowing in off
events are open to anvone, regardless of synagogue
Cass Lake, about 30 couples gath-
affiliation.
ered to savor one of the
"This is the time in our lives when we
final carefree nights of summer before a
make friends," said Temple Israel Rabbi
new school year, High Holidays and other
Marla Hornsten. "Hopefully, were creating
commitments dominate their busy social
lifelong friendships."
calendars. The group enjoyed boat rides, a
Newlyweds Nancy and Kevin Blitz of
barbecue and Havadalah services at the
West Bloomfield were among the couples
home of Shari and Stanley Finsilver of
in their 20s, 30s and 40s who made them-
Orchard Lake.
selves at home at the lake house —
ROBIN SCHWARTZ
The "End of Summer Fling" was
mingling and enjoying the beautiful
CO LUMNIST
sponsored by Duets, the young couples
view. "I love events where you can
club of Temple Israel in West Bloomfield. Club
meet nice couples and have fun," said Nancy.

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"It's a nice way to meet other people our age,"
said Shayna Levine of Huntington Woods, one of
the event's co-chairs, who recently moved back
home from Atlanta with her husband, Josh.
"It's a good way to see our friends we don't get
to see very often because everyone's so busy,"
added. Beth Rosenberg of West Bloomfield. "It
helps keep the Jewish community growing and
alive and connected," she said.
The couples club is one of the Imagine pro-
grams created by a Temple Israel think tank. It
wanted to find new ways to keep young adults
involved. The synagogue also has a running club, a