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Jeffery Kaftan and Craig Menck, both of Birmingham

Norm and Suzie Pappas of Bloomfield Hills

Kosher Gospel

Unique brand of Jewish music
uplifts crowd at Kadima fundraiser.

Marc and Lisa Weinbaum and Heather and Lowell Salesin, all of Bloomfield Hills

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raditional Jewish songs
and prayers set to the
upbeat, energizing and
soulful sounds of gospel music
had hundreds of Kadima sup-
porters on their feet and dancing
at their seats at Detroit's Max M.
Fisher Music Center.
Gifted vocalist and piano play-
er Joshua Nelson, an observant
young black Jew from New Jersey,
has combined African-American
music and Jewish content to create what he
calls "kosher gospel." He and his group, the
Kosher Gospel Singers, raised the roof with
rousing renditions of Mi Chamocha,Henai
Matov and other original compositions.

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More than 1,500 people
attended the performance
during Kadima's annual fall
fundraiser Sept. 25, includ-
ing Orthodox Rabbi Mon
Tolw-in, director of executive
learning with Aish HaTorah of
Huntington Woods.
"I think he has great energy
and a fabulous voice and I
love the innovation of the
music," Rabbi Tolwin said. "I
think we Jews have lost a little soul — and
if we can generate a little energy, it's a good
thing."
The lively concert raised more than
$400,000 for the Southfield-based non-

profit Kadima, which provides residential,
clinical, vocational and other rehabilitative
services for people with mental illness and
their families. Longtime Kadima supporters
Naomi and Lionel Margolick of Franklin
were the evening's honorees.
"You have touched many lives through
your philanthropy,' read a letter from U.S.
Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., in a program
book congratulating the couple. "Your gen-
erosity to Kadima in particular has helped
provide a healthy environment and reliable
support for countless people struggling
with mental illness."
Spotted in the Kadima crowd were:
Donna and Michael Maddin and Al
Bricker, all of West Bloomfield; Diane and
Emery Klein of Southfield; Eleanor and
Leonard Aronovitz, Sally Krugel and
Janice Katzman, all of Bloomfield Hills;
Risa Winkleman of Bingham Farms;
Lynne and Richard Ludwig and Susan
Hirschhorn, all of Huntington Woods;
and Marla and Jeffrey Kaftan, Melissa
Shulman, Jamie Borlack and Brad
Foltyn, all of Birmingham.

For more information about
Kadima programs and services, go
to the Web site, kadimacenter.org ,
or call (248) 559-8235.

Kristen and Michael Trepeck of Madison
Heights

Bereavement Support

The Temple Israel Robert Sosnick Family
Life Center will host sessions of a bereave-
ment support group, facilitated by Mona
J. Shane.
Sessions are scheduled for Mondays
from 7-8:30 p.m. at Temple Israel in West
Bloomfield: Oct. 15, 29 and Nov. 12, 19, 26.
The group is designed to provide a
warm, confidential setting in which par-
ticipants may express and define their
grief. Strategies for coping with the loss of
a loved one, as well as remembering and
moving on, will be explored.
All sessions are open to the community,
free of charge. Registration is necessary.
To learn more or for reservations, contact
Elaine Bertsch, (248) 661-5700 or Elaine@
temple-israel.org.

