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Pis 1. The Lok
A multi-generation story hour
brings families to Shaarey Zedek.
•Simone Vit Band
• Rumplestiltskin
•Nightline
•LUSA
•Persuasion
•Sun Messengers
•Cassens Murphy Band • Radio City
•Newsmaker
•Skyline and the Back Street Horns
•The Jerry Ross Band
-Joyride
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Four-year-olds Hannah Radner and Arin Miller, both of West Bloomfield,
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enjoy the program with Arin's mom, Emilia, and sister, Jaymie, 11 months.
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Israel, deepened their Hebrew knowl-
edge, studied Scripture, learned new
songs and enhanced their relationship
fter dinner on July 22, a
with God," said Rabbi Aaron Starr, CSZ
group of kids put on their
director of education and youth. "They
pajamas, prepared to hear a led us in prayer and Torah study,
story — and went to synagogue.
celebrated holidays and Shabbat,
Seated on the floor, chairs and laps
visited Shalom Street and Clover Hill
of parents and grandparents, the
Park Cemetery, and travelled to the
youngsters participated
Matzah Factory and the
in an interactive reading
Holocaust Center."
time at Congregation
Among the adult
Shaarey Zedek's (CSZ)
programs were visits to
B'nai Israel Center in
seniors, providing food
West Bloomfield.
donations to families in
Led by CSZ early
need and parent edu-
childhood coordina-
cation opportunities,
tor Helayne Shaw, the
including Jewish cooking
program, the P.J. Library
and a study of Jewish
Power Hour, is part
rituals and text.
of the synagogue's re-
"We want children and
"Jew"-venated youth
adults, young families
and education program,
and seniors to feel the
Ryan Calanc hi, 2, of
dubbed "Feel the Love."
love of Shaarey Zedek
Novi listens to a story
Entering its second
and of Judaism," Starr
with his "Pa pa Ron" of
year, the program has
said. "Shaarey Zedek is
Farmington Hills.
already instituted a
committed to deepening
multitude of initiatives
relationships — with
for synagogue and community mem-
our community, our clergy, our tradi-
bers of all ages, with the library event
tion and with God. That is why we
aimed at multi-generational families.
chose for our theme "Feel the Love."
Other programs include the first
And the theme fit the bill for 4-year-
annual Hebrew school musical, young
olds, Hannah Radner and Arin Miller,
family Shabbat dinners, online learning both of West Bloomfield, who partici-
resources, music videos, High Holiday
pated in the fun library program they
family "`STorah' Telling," a youth choir
probably didn't even realize was also
and a communitywide family tikkun
educational. Being able to go out in
°lain (repairing the world) activity.
their Disney pajamas surely added to
"Our children have connected to
the appeal.
Senior Writer
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