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JULY 11 AUGUST 17,2006
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HOW TO BUILD AND RUN A JEWISH COMMUNITY: HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES
lottrudor: Dr. Howard Lopoviich
In this lecture serie s , we will examine the central challenges facing Jewish
lay leaders at the beginning of the 21st Century, and explore potential
solutions to these problems by drawing from the successes and failures
of lay leadership from past generations. In particular, we will focus on five
challenges:
1. The task of convincing Jews to affiliate with the Jewish community
and participate in communal activities in an age when the openness of
mainstream, secular society presents powerfully alluring alternatives.
2. The difficulty of maintaining a healthy sense of unity amidst growing
religious and cultural diversity.
3. The tension between practical concerns — e.g. funding and membership
— and loftier goals such as creating meaningful and educational
experiences for a diverse Jewish constituency.
4. The give and take between lay leaders and the rabbinate in ritual,
educational and ethical matters.
5. The need to embrace modem ideas without jeopardizing the traditional
communal framework, a problem especially evident with respect to
the role of women.
Tuesday evenings, 7:00-5:30 p.m.
Five weeks: July 11, 18, 25, August 1, 5
Max M. Fisher Federation Building
6735 Telegraph Road • Bloomfield Hills
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Wednesday mornings, 9:30-11:00 a.m.
Five weeks: July 12,19, 26, August 2, 9
Jewish Community Center
D. an and Betty Kahn Building
Eugene and Marcia Applebaum Jewish Community Campus
West Bloomfield
A PSYCHOLOGIST LOOKS AT THE LIFE OF MOSES
insfruclor Dr. Mi+ch Parker
Missing Israeli Air Force navigator Ron Arad, in an undated file photo.
How did Moses' childhood prepare him for his life as a leader? How well
did he get along with his brother and sister? Did he love his wife? What
was the nature of Moses' relationship with G-d? Is Moses' story relevant
to our lives today? Was Moses a good leader? These and other questions
will be addressed through an analysis of the key episodes in the life of
this amazing man.
Wednesday evening, 7:00-5:30 p.m.
Six weeks: July 12,19, 26, August 2, 9,16
Max M. Fisher Federation Building
6735 Telegraph Road • Bloomfield Hills
WHAT REALLY HAPPENED ON MOUNT SINAI: CONTEMPORARY VIEWS
OF REVELATION - insirucfor: Dr. Minh Parker
The revelation at Mount Sinai was a pivotal moment in the history of
the Jewish people. It marked the first time that G-d is believed to have
communicated, not with just one individual, but with an entire people.
Exactly how we understand what happened at Sinai affects all of our
Jewish beliefs and practices. Join us as we look at the writings of
contemporary scholars and rabbis from all denominations as they share
their views concerning this core Jewish experience.
Thursday mornings: 9:30-11:00 a.m.
Six weeks: July 13, 20, 27, August 3,10.17
Max M. Fisher Federation Building
6735 Telegraph Road • Bloomfield Hills
For more information, or to sign up, please call
Marion Bronstein at 245.642.4260, ext. 372.
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For Israelis, kidnapping of soldiers is
especially traumatic — and costly.
Dina Kraft
Jewish Telegraphic Agency
Tel Aviv
C
pl. Gilad Shalit, a baby-faced
soldier with large, round
glasses, smiles from the front
pages of Israeli newspapers under
banner headlines calling for his return
home.
The 19-year-old was captured
and taken hostage June 25 in Gaza
after being lightly wounded during
a Palestinian cross-border raid. Two
other soldiers in his tank unit kvere
killed in the battle.
The specter of soldiers being kid-
napped is one of the greatest fears
in Israeli society, reminding the
country of its own vulnerability. For
years, terrorist groups have sought to
abduct soldiers, believing they can be
used as bargaining chips.
Shalit, described as a kind and shy
teenager by his family, has joined the
ranks of Israeli soldiers captured in
battle in recent years. Other cases
include:
• October 2000 — Benny Ayraham,
Adi Avitan and Omar Souad, three
soldiers patrolling the Lebanese bor-
der by jeep, were ambushed, killed
and dragged across the border by
Hezbollah guerillas. Three years of
negotiations mediated by Germany
led to an agreement to return their
remains to Israel, along with kid-
napped Israeli businessman Elhanan
Tannenbaum in exchange for the