To Life!
DIGEST
Son To Direct Aish
This July, Rabbi Simcha Tolwin
of Aish Manhattan will return
home to serve as executive direc-
tor of Aish Detroit. His father,
Rabbi Alon Tolwin, began Aish in
Detroit in 1989 as an educational
organization that services the
young adult Jewish community.
The father-son team will work
together, with the elder Rabbi
Tolwin concentrating on execu-
tive learning, and Simcha Tolwin,
the eldest of eight children,
responsible for overseeing the
organization's growth.
"The Jewish community of
Detroit is one of the most active
communities in the country:' said
Simcha Tolwin. "It's easy to move
from the East Coast when corn-
ing to a community as vibrant as
Detroit."
Simcha Tolwin and his wife,
Estie, are considered key to the
success of Aish Manhattan. He
served as its managing director
and oversaw the organization's
growth, initiating the Speed-
Dating program.
The Tolwins, with their five
children, will live in Huntington
Woods, where they also will
host the free annual Aish High
Holiday program at the Burton
Public School Library. Rabbi
Tolwin ran five High Holiday pro-
grams in Manhattan and plans
to recreate the model here. He
also launched www.nomember-
shiprequired.com in 2002, now a
national High Holiday program
reaching close to 10,000 people
annually.
"We are confident that this
hire will bring Aish Detroit to
the next level and have a positive
impact on our entire commu-
nity:' said Mandell "Bill" Berman,
a longtime friend and supporter
of Rabbi Alon Tolwin.
In light of the declining Jewish
demographics reported in the
2005 Detroit Jewish population
study, Alon Tolwin sees his son,
32, offering "a fresh approach
that can impact this community
and reverse the trend of assimila-
tion that is decimating our com-
munity."
Meals Support
National Council of Jewish
Women Greater Detroit Section
received a $5,000 contribu-
tion from the Mandell L.
and Madeleine H. Berman
Foundation in support of its
Kosher Meals on Wheels pro-
gram.
The meal program, in coop-
eration with Jewish Family
Service, Area Agency on Aging
1B and Jewish Apartments and
Services, provides a hot and cold
nutritious kosher meal served
Monday through Friday to 90
disabled or elderly homebound
clients who are unable to provide
for themselves or who have no
one to assist them with meal
preparation. Clients reside in
Oakland County and pay based
on need.
For information about receiv-
ing Meals on Wheels or to volun-
teer to drive or pack meals, call
(248) 355-3300, ext. O.
Free Loan To Meet
Hebrew Free Loan Association,
the communal agency that pro-
vides short-term, interest-free
loans to Jewish people in need,
will hold its annual meeting
and recognition evening 5 p.m.
An Omen...A Blessing...A Mitzvah... The Giving of a Life.
A TRIBUTE TO MANNY AND NATALIE CHARACH
A STORY FOR SHARING
It all began as a-well-planned family trip to Israel to celebrate the 19th Wedding
Anniversary of our daughter, Sheri and our son-in-law (more like a son), Dr. David
Whiteman, their children Rachel, 12 (in preparation for her upcoming Bat Mitzvah)
and Ari celebrating his 15th birthday during this trip of a lifetime.
Three families, all close friends and well-traveled companions, 13 persons in all,
each from Atlanta, departed on June 7 for this two-week adventure, making each
day and mile-traveled a most memorable and joyous occasion.
But, in one moment, all the joy came to a sudden stop.
In a Bedouin community in Negev, on Thursday, June 15, David, an apparently
very healthy, vibrant 44-year-old, suffered a heart attack in the desert, far from the
big-city conveniences we all grow to count on. Being a doctor, David was alert-
enough to sense a heart attack, asked for help, an aspirin, a means to get to a hos-
pital and medical care. Their tour guide was able to arrange for an ambulance, and
in what seemed like forever, but actually about 30 minutes, an ambulance arrived
and transported David to Be'er Sheva to the Soroka Medical Center.
Upon getting out of the ambulance, Sheri, during this period of fear and angst,
caught a glimpse of the printing on the side of the ambulance, the words: West
Bloomfield, Michigan. Most likely, out of distress and aguish, Sheri began crying
out "...that's our home, that's where we're from..."...a vision, an image of this
ambulance speeding through the desert from West Bloomfield to save David.
This ambulance, a gift of Manny and Natalie Charach, as also inscribed on the
vehicle, saved David's life. And, as David so often has repeated from his success-
ful recovery in the hospital, "...from the bottom of my new revitalized heart, I will
always believe that that ambulance saved my life..."
Our thanks can only be expressed by sharing this life-giving story with all those
that see this message.
With gratitude and love,
Debbie and Dennis Silber
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June 22
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2006
Tuesday, June 27, at the Max M.
Fisher Federation Building in
Bloomfield Township.
A new slate of officers, led by
nominee Michael Banks as presi-
dent, will be elected and installed
for the coming year.
Three loan borrowers whose
lives have been touched by HFLA
will share their experiences and
gratitude to the agency, which
will dedicate a wall of honor in
recognition of the charter mem-
bers of the Friends of Hebrew
Free Loan.
The Friends annual member-
ship campaign and a major capi-
tal loan campaign are helping
Hebrew Free Loan meet mount-
ing operating needs and the
growing number of loan requests
in a difficult local economy.
A wine and appetizer recep-
tion will precede the meeting
and program. There is no charge,
but reservations are required;
call HFLA, (248) 723-8184.
ZOA Speaker
Wednesday, July 12, at 12:30 p.m.
at Jewish Federation Building in
Bloomfield Township.
Klein will discuss "Is Peace
With the Palestinian Still
Possible?"
24 Scholarships
The Scholarship Committee
of the Zionist Organization of
America Michigan Region has
awarded 24 Michigan area stu-
dents to be bound for Israel on a
variety of educational programs
with scholarship grants.
Scholarship recipients are:
Sara Ann, Susan Barth, Adam
Baruch, Jeremy Baruch, Ilan
Buckman, Yehudis Davidson,
Esther Garfinkel, Rebecca
Goldberg, Surie Groundland,
Michelle Ishakis, Robert Ishakis,
David Ishakis, Miriam Keidar,
Penina Kroll, Yael Mendelson, Ava
Diane Miller, Esther Moskowitz,
Emelee R. Peretz, Maika Pershin,
Levi Pershin, Simon Pinter, Rosa
Schon, Barrie Seigle, and Andrea
Shuback.
Morton A. Klein, national presi-
dent of the Zionist Organization
of America, will speak on
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