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Cost savings was not the issue," said
Rabbi Elliot Pachter of Congregation
B'nai Moshe in West Bloomfield. The
rabbi, who has been teaching one
class at the Frankel Jewish Academy
for the last five years, approached his
congregation's board this year to see if
he could teach more hours at FJA.
This fall, he will continue his duties
with reduced hours at B'nai Moshe and
teach full-time at West Bloomfield-
based FJA.
"Rabbi Eric Grossman [at FJA] dis-
Rabbi Pachter
covered some of my skills that he could
use in the Bible Department," Pachter
said. "I was intrigued by his idea to become a full-time faculty mem-
ber. I brought the idea to the B'nai Moshe leadership because I really
wanted to do this. It wasn't about the money. It was about the time."
B'nai Moshe President Kerry Greenhut said the synagogue's board
was satisfied that "we'd still have Rabbi Pachter's services when-
ever we needed them."
The rabbi will be available for school-day funerals as well as to
fill in at B'nai Moshe's school in case of an emergency. Greenhut
declined to discuss the economic impact of the move.
Pachter was emphatic. "I don't want our [B'nai Moshe] members
to think that this was an act of [economic] desperation on our part
or that we are reducing services to our members.
"This wasn't a way to save money."

Mitzvah Meals

Rabbi Daniel Syme of Temple Beth El in
Bloomfield Township is effusive: "It's one
of the best things I've ever been involved
in, and it's all because of Jim Hiller. He's
a visionary; he cares about people; he's
a hero!"
Hiller, owner of seven Hiller's Markets
in Southeast Michigan, created what
Syme calls a Mitzvah Meals program,
beginning with a church in Northville.
Hiller's supplies the food for five meals
for a family of four. The cost for the $50
worth of food is $30. Because of the
Jim Hiller
demand, Hiller capped the number of
monthly orders for the church at 150.
In June, Temple Beth El offered the service and placed 61 orders.
This month, 65 orders were delivered through the temple.
Syme said the food isn't strictly kosher, but there are no pork or
shellfish products. Beth El member Judy Roberts has access to a
truck and delivers the food to the temple.
Last November, Beth El members collected food, clothing and
toiletries for those in need. Hiller, who belongs to several congrega-
tions, donated 100 cases of nonperishable food.
The project is ongoing at Beth B. Roberts regularly delivers
the donations to Gleaners Community Food Bank of Southeastern
Michigan and the Capuchin Soup Kitchens in Detroit as well as the
Yad Ezra kosher food bank in Berkley.

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