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That's So True!
W
ords to the wise usually aren't. They often
• Daylight brings the end of night.
aren't wise words and the recipients are
• He who is oldest has been living longer.
often not too bright either. Therefore, the
• That which has happened is in the past.
words are either ignored or lack effect because they are
• With every passing moment, time goes on.
too deep to be really meaningful.
If you have been in a group and tried to get a word in
However, many of us want to have something to add
edgewise, try one of the following if a silent moment gives you
and to make a good impression. What about making
an opening:
observations that sound really "deep" but, if you do think
• If there is no sound, then everything is quiet.
about them, offer nothing but the obvious. They must be
• You only dislike the people that are not liked by you.
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delivered with all the seriousness you can muster.
•A closed door bars the way.
Editorial
Here are some truths for the next time you need an
• A page with words is not blank.
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astute observation to make about nature:
• He who has an ax to grind has a tool in need of sharpening
• Where there is a hill, there is a valley.
• To ask for bread and receive a stone is to go away hungry.
• Ships that pass in the night do not collide.
•Your ancestors lived before you.
•A bird in the sky has taken to flight.
Sometimes it is effective to assume a pensive look and then let go
•A fish out of water will soon be dry.
with one of these general musings:
• To cast one's bread upon the water is to feed the fish below.
• Change is inevitable, except from vending machines.
• When the rain falls, the ground is wet.
• The world is full of apathy, and nobody seems to care.
How often have you been pressed to comment on the passage of
• Consciousness is that annoying time between naps.
time? Try one of these:
Having a firm grasp on the obvious can do wonders for you as a con-
• As spring follows winter, the seasons change.
versationalist. And always remember, wherever you go, there you are. I I
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A New Voice
Frank Lanzkron-Tamarazo will join Adat Shalom Synagogue in
Farmington Hills in June as the congregation's new cantor. He's arriv-
ing from Beth Hillel Bnai Emunah in Wilmette, Ill.
Cantor Frank, as he likes to be called, is a graduate of the Miller
Cantorial School of the Jewish Theological Seminary in New York; he
earned a master's degree in sacred music and a diploma of chazzan.
His background includes study at the Manhattan School of Music and
as cantor and education director at Temple Beth-El Mekor Chayim in
New Jersey. He's an experienced bar/bat mitzvah tutor.
Adat Shalom President David Schostak says the cantor "is eager
to be involved with our morning minyan, to visit the sick and to pay
shivah calls:'
"Cantor Frank is very warm and outgoing, and we believe that
members of all ages will easily get to know him," Schostak said.
The cantor and his wife, Lisa, have three children: Max, 7; Doris, 4;
and Nicoletta, 2.
"I have found a community that will allow
me to pursue my passion for Jewish music and
share my love of prayer, music and God with
the congregation," Cantor Frank said. "I look
forward to creating services and programs
that help everyone to lift their voices to God in
their own special way."
Cantor Frank is eager to work with Larry
Vieder, Adat Shalom's cantor emeritus — "a
true master of chazzanut [cantorial music]."
Cantor Frank
"With my fellow clergy:' Cantor Frank said,
"I look forward to building a warm friendship
and engaging in in Torah study as we work with lay leadership to con-
tinue the warm and exciting environment that is Adat Shalom:"
- Robert A. Sklar, editor
Countering Hate
StandWithUs (SWU), a Los Angeles-based international education
organization with a strong Detroit chapter, has begun an ad campaign
urging Palestinians to teach their children peace instead of hate. The
campaign also urges Palestinian terrorists and extremists to reform.
The SWU ads will appear in 20 downtown Washington subway sta-
tions to counter misinformation in an anti-Israel ad campaign sched-
uled to run in the stations concurrently. The anti-Israel ads, spon-
sored by the "U.S. Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation:' depict a
Palestinian child dwarfed by an Israeli tank. They call for the U.S. to
cut aid to Israel until it ends the "occupation" of "Gaza, the West Bank
and east Jerusalem:'
According to SWU, the anti-Israel ads misinform the public about
occupation, funding and responsibility for violence. Israel withdrew
from Gaza in 2005 and from more than 40 percent of the West Bank
almost nine years ago. The land was turned over to the Palestinian
Authority; 98 percent of Palestinians are self-governing under P.A.
rule. Following the 2005 withdrawal, Gaza escalated rocket attacks
into Israel. The anti-Israel ads imply that the U.S. only aids the
Jewish state. But America has given billions of dollars in aid to the
Palestinians either directly or through the U.N.
The pro-Israel ads show photos of Palestinian toddlers whose par-
ents dress them as terrorists and of Palestinian pre-teens at a terrorist
training camp. The text calls for Palestinians to teach peace to their
children and for terrorist groups like Hamas, Hezbollah and Islamic
Jihad to moderate and amend their charters, which call for Israel's
destruction. The ads stress that Israel is seeking a partner for peace.
Islamic extremists and Palestinian media, schools and mosques
indoctrinate Palestinian kids with hatred and encourage them to
engage in violence and aspire to be suicide "martyrs."
"Teaching hatred and violence to little kids and pre-teens is a form
of child abuse and dooms hopes for a better future. Peace, under-
standing and tolerance must be taught:' said Roz Rothstein, SWU's
international director.
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