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ship, like Friday Night Fever — our
once-a-month musical Shabbat expe-
rience which he initiated — and our
C ailing his six years of service
High Holiday Tot Shabbat program
to Congregation Shaarey
for the kids."
Zedek "an hone,' Rabbi
Rabbi Jonathan Berkun also
Jonathan Berkun announced he will
designed and facilitated a meditation
leave the Oakland County syna-
and healing service, created a Passover
gogue this summer. He will begin as
celebration for Jews and African
senior rabbi at the 950-unit Aventura
American Christians and introduced
Turnberry Jewish Center in Aventura,
the first family Passover seder at the
Fla., on Aug.l.
synagogue in 20 years, recording an
In a letter to the congregation of
original CD of traditional seder melo-
his first pulpit, he
dies as a pre-program
expressed deep
educational tool.
gratitude to all "for
"This was a very bit-
providing me with
tersweet decision, but we
such an inspiring and
are very excited about this
invigorating profes-
new opportunity," said
sional experience:'
Rabbi Lauren Berkun.
He said it had been
She already has good
a privilege working
memories of the Aventura
with the synagogue's
synagogue from the
clergy team.
monthly visits she made
"In many ways, we
with her husband while
will always feel like
he was an intern there
Rabbis Lauren and
Detroiters," Rabbi
during rabbinical school.
Jonathan Berk un
Berkun wrote of his
"But there are so many
family, which includes his wife, Rabbi
things we will deeply miss about
Lauren Berkun, and sons, Jeremy, 3,
the Detroit Jewish community and
and Jonah, 19 months.
the warm and committed lay people
While in Detroit, Rabbi Lauren
here," she said. "I will take with me
Berkun served as the director of
this devotion to Jewish tradition, love
Lifelong Learning at Shaarey Zedek, as of family, wonderful relationships
scholar-in-residence for the Women's
we have formed and lessons we have
Department of Jewish Federation of
learned:'
Metropolitan Detroit and as a faculty
member of the Florence Melton Adult
Mission To Poland
Mini-School. In Florida, she will con-
Rabbi Jonathan Berkun stressed his
tinue to work as a community adult
intention "to devote my full attention,
educator.
energy and creativity to my respon-
Synagogue President Gregg Orley
sibilities at Shaarey Zedek for the
wrote in a congregational letter, "It
remainder of my time in Detroit."
must be said how much our member-
That includes leading "From
ship values its relationship with the
Darkness to Light," Shaarey Zedek's
Berkun family and acknowledge our
spring 2007 Holocaust study mission
collective wishes for the benefit of
to Poland and Israel.
their future endeavors."
Rabbi Berkun is active with Mazon:
Rabbi Krakoff said no new rabbi
A Jewish Response to Hunger, having
would be hired to replace Rabbi
reinvigorated its presence in Detroit.
Jonathan Berkun. "Rabbi Yanoff and I
At Shaarey Zedek, he helped organize
are both dedicated to growing with the a Hurricane Katrina relief effort,
shul and together will work to lead the Darfur activism and a Super Bowl
congregation," he said.
Sunday soup kitchen.
"I am very sad to see him go. He
A guitarist and singer, he leads a
brought so many programs and ideas weekly musical program for the syn-
to the congregation, including inno-
agogue's nursery and religious school
vative approaches to Shabbat wor-
students and created a CD for nurs-
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