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Kudos To Wayne
I would like to share a brief story
that demonstrates that Wayne State
University does help its Jewish students.
As I entered my last semester at the
business school, I noticed that Wayne
State had scheduled their annual
graduation ceremony on Shabbat, the
Jewish day of rest. I contacted the Hillel
of Metro Detroit on campus and it gave
me alternatives to help me attend the
Saturday graduation.
While I was happy that the Hillel had
made arrangements for Jewish students
to attend graduation on Shabbat, this
remedy was not the ideal situation in
keeping with the spirit of the day for an
Orthodox Jew.
After I contacted and explained the
conflict to the liaison in the president's
office, Wayne State was able to facilitate
a private graduation ceremony for me.
On Monday, June 18, I gathered
with my family at the Meyer and Anna
Prentis Business School at Wayne State
for my graduation ceremony. Richard
Gabrys, dean of the Wayne State
Business School, took the time to meet
with us in his office. He was very wel-
coming and enthusiastic to help share
in this momentous occasion; after a few
moments, I was presented my master's
degree diploma with my family present.
The university was also kind enough
to have its photographer available to
capture this moment for me as other
students had their opportunity on the
day of graduation.
I would like to publicly thank Dean
Gabrys and the administration of the
Wayne State University Business School
for allowing me to attend my gradua-
tion ceremony to help commemorate
my receiving a master's in business
administration degree from the school.
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A Name Better Than Oil
There is a Hebrew proverb Tov shem
mishemen toy, which literally means, "A
name is better than oil:' It can be and
often is interpreted to mean the reputa-
tion of a person. However, the literal
meaning is just as valid. The name a
person is given at birth accompanies
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Correction
"Singing For The Tigers" (June 21,
page 9) should have noted that Eugene
Zweig has been choir director for 24
years at Congregation Shaarey Zedek of
Oakland County.
Jewish kids often learn to play with a toy yoyo in their youth.
For Tunisian Jews, the word "yoyo" has a different meaning.
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him throughout his entire life and may
have an effect on it for good or bad.
Jews in general and Israelis in
particular see the Tanach — the
Hebrew Bible — as the best source of
names for their children. Barring the
instances when naming a child after
a deceased grandfather or other close
family member, they prefer to choose a
name that implies bravery. Such is the
name Ehud, which I chose for our son,
albeit the reason was actually to make
it sound similar to his paternal grand-
mother for whom he was named.
Ehud ben Gera, son of Gera, was a
biblical hero from the Book of Judges.
His heroism, which was tempered
with cunning, involved his being left-
handed. When coming to bring a gift to
Eglon, the king of Moab and the enemy
of the Israelites at that time, Ehud's left-
handedness was relevant to the method
he used to outwit the oppressive king,
kill him and thus save his people.
The parents of the two most impor-
tant people responsible nowadays for
the security of the State of Israel named
them Ehud: Ehud Olmert, the prime
minister, and Ehud Barak, former chief
of staff of the Israel Defense Forces,
former prime minister and currently
defense minister. It is also the name
given to one of the two IDF soldiers,
Ehud Goldwasser, abducted by the ter-
rorists of Hezbollah.
Let us hope and pray that the legacy
of their ancestor and namesake Ehud
ben Gera, from the Hebrew tribe of
Binyamin, giving the courage and
cunning that enabled him to save his
oppressed people thousands of years
ago, will be transferred to his modern
namesakes, Ehud Olmert and Ehud
Barak, and inspire them to bring back
the three IDF abductees soon and in
good health.