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A True Marriage
Whether or not a person approves of
intermarriage, it is a fact of modern
Jewish life. So I found it rather amus-
ing that Special Writer Susan Tawil's
article "Intermarriage" on two books
both opposing intermarriage (Dec.
13, page C4) was followed by Special
Writer Danielle Freni's article about
a non-Jewish movie star having con-
verted to Judaism and then marrying
a rabbi ("A Spiritual Connection," Dec.
20, page B3).
I do not agree with the premise given
in the rabbis' books that a lack of
Jewish education is a main cause of
intermarriage. My husband received
a "true Jewish education" from an
Orthodox synagogue in Newton, Mass.
After six years of Hebrew school, he
never wanted to step foot in a syna-
gogue again. Once we were married
and decided together to raise our
two sons Jewish, it took me six years
to convince my husband that affilia-
tion with a temple was the best way
to immerse children in the beauty of
Jewish culture and religion.
The good news is that the world
is richer by two more teenagers with
Jewish identities, thanks to what we
consider our "true marriage' We have
been married for 23 years and so far
have seen no signs of "breakdown" in
our relationship, which, by the way,
never functions "on the surface' An
intermarried couple does not have
time to deal with life at a surface level,
due to constantly being brought into
question by Christians and Jews alike.
Furthermore, non-Jews involved in
a temple have given their offspring to
Judaism, which in itself is a form of
conversion that must be respected. I
believe the "top concern to the conti-
nuity of the Jewish people" remains to
be seen, but it has nothing to do with
intermarriage.
Anyone who is interested in the
topic of intermarriage is welcome to
attend an upcoming intermarriage
symposium, which is being held April
12 at the Birmingham Temple in
Farmington Hills.
Amazing Support
Thank you for recognizing the work
of Project Chessed in providing access
to health care for our many uninsured
community members ("Sosnick Award
Winner," Dec. 27, page B1). As we face
these difficult economic conditions, it
is important to recognize the chang-
ing face of the uninsured among us.
Story Development Editor Kerri Guten
Cohen's story told it well.
Karen Sosnick Schoenberg's com-
ments appropriately acknowledged
our 561 individual volunteer physi-
cians who are the backbone of our
referral network. The untold part of
the story is the amazing support for
this program that has been provided
by the officers and board of Jewish
Family Service under the leadership of
our board president Sandy Muskovitz
Danto. Their commitment to JFS serv-
ing as the community safety net agen-
cy enables us to move forward in new
directions. Their vision guides us in
developing new initiatives in Chessed
for those in need.
Rachel S. Yoskowitz
director, health and healing initiatives
Jewish Family Service of Metropolitan
Detroit
West Bloomfield
Corrections
• The name of Howard Dworman of
Commerce Township was misspelled
in the "Weekend Warriors" photo cap-
tion (Dec. 27, page A8).
• The name of Steven
Wolock of Beverly
Hills was misspelled
in Business Memos
(Dec. 27, page A22).
• The name of Jon
Levin of Auburn Hills
Steven
was omitted from the
Wolock
"Light The Lights"
article (Dec. 27, page
A23). He assisted Jack Baum in light-
ing the chanukiyah in Shain Park in
Birmingham, an event sponsored by
the family of Alan and Lori Zekelman
of Birmingham.
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