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Metropolitan Detroit
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Eight Over Eighty — The Tikkun Olam Award
Eight Over Eighty is an annual event at Jewish Senior Life of
Metropolitan Detroit that honors eight senior adults, eighty
years or older, who have dedicated their time, talents and lives to
our community.
WHY
To recognize eight senior adults for their lifetime achievements
WHEN: Sunday, May 15, 2011, BRUNCH 11:00
WHERE: Congregation Shaarey Zedek, Southfield, Michigan
Nominations are due by January 24, 2011.
Do you know
a deserving
older adult who...
• Is at least 80 years old?
• Has been a long-standing
volunteer in the community?
• Is active or volunteering today?
• Is dedicated to maintaining
strong Jewish values?
• Is an inspiring leader or mentor
in the community?
How to Nominate:
Write or email JSL describing the
worthiness of the nominee. Please
include (as applicable):
• Name and age of nominee
• Duration of volunteer
• Involvement in Jewish organizations
and causes
• Leadership positions held
• Current accomplishments
• Letters and newspaper articles
supporting nominee's
accomplishments
• Explain how the nominee's long-
standing activities exemplify a
commitment to the Jewish value of
Tikkum Olam (Repairing The World).
Honorees will be inducted in the
Senior Adult Jewish Hall of Fame at a
community brunch held on May 15th
during Older American's Month.
Mail or email nominations to:
Eight Over Eighty
Jewish Senior Life of Metro Detroit
6710 W. Maple
West Bloomfield, MI 48322
Proceeds go to:
Or nominate on line at:
www.jshni.org
The JSL Quality of Life Fund,
which enriches the lives of our
residents.
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JEWISH SENIOR LIFE
Email: jscott@jslmi.org
Jamie Scott, Resource Coordinator
(248) 592-1144
So poverty is not a Republican or
Democratic issue, it is a moral issue.
And poverty is solvable. If we are
serious about addressing poverty,
we must mobilize our communities
and elected officials to take action
to build public and political will
across all sectors of our society. Yet
across the country and especially in
Metro Detroit and across Michigan,
we continue to see rising unemploy-
ment, jobs that do not pay a living
wage, and more families reliant
on vital social services, including
public health care, food stamps,
subsidized housing and assistance
for rising home energy costs.
Two or three generations ago,
many of our families experienced
poverty as immigrants and during
the Depression. Now it is our turn
to open our hands and reach out
to those in need. It is time to open
our hands to build policies and pro-
grams that help our neighbors get
back on their feet. It is time to open
our hands to create opportunity for
our friends to care for themselves
and their families.
Many of you reading this already
give generously of your time and
money to help address our com-
munity's needs. I hope you will give
two hours of your time that Sunday
afternoon to join us at the forum,
which begins at 1:30 pm. You won't
be bored, you may be shocked, and
you likely will be inspired to become
more engaged in fighting poverty.
If not now, when? Do not turn
away. Li
Richard Nodel is president of the
Bloomfield Township-based Jewish
Community Relations Council of
Metropolitan Detroit.
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"DO NOT TURN AWAY:
A Community Forum on
Poverty" will be held at 1:30
p.m. Sunday, Jan. 23, at
Congregation Shaarey Zedek
in Southfield. Free admission,
but guests are asked to bring
a nonperishable food item to
donate to the Berkley-based
Yad Ezra kosher food bank
and/or a children's book to
donate to the Detroit Jewish
Coalition for Literacy. Seating
will be limited; RSVP via the
JCRC homepage (detroitjcrc.
orgy, e-mail (scrane@jfmd.org )
or phone (248) 642-5393.
Keeping Downtown
Synagogue Warm
Matching grant would
provide energy relief.
Shelli Liebman Dorfman
Senior Writer
T
he Isaac Agree Downtown
Synagogue is looking to the
Jewish community to help out
with a matching grant from WARM
Training Center, a local nonprofit that pro-
motes energy conservation, and Detroit-
based DTE Energy
"If the
synagogue
can get
$20,000 in
matching
funds by
Saturday,
Jan. 22, they Windows at the
will win
Downtown Synagogue
a grant to
weatherize
their stained glass windows, which will
save their congregation considerable
money going forward;' said Rachel Jacobs
of the New York-based Detroit Nation, for-
mer Detroiters who gather to benefit their
hometown.
Added Downtown Synagogue board
member, Oren Goldenberg of Detroit,
"This money would also be used to
replace all of our lights to more energy-
efficient ones, install an interior window
system to keep heat in and cold out and
maintain the unique look of our stained-
glass windows.
"Heating is our largest expense at the
synagogue, and with these improvements,
we will save the $20,000 in two years."
"The Downtown Synagogue is the only
freestanding synagogue in Detroit proper:'
Jacobs said. "In recent years, it has been
reinvigorated with the help of a small
group of Detroiters in their 20s and 30s.
This is a unique, time-bound chance to
help out one of the few Jewish organiza-
tions left in Detroit." Li
How To Contribute
Access www.thepoint.com/
campaigns/campaign-0-1630
or go to: thepoint.com and type
in "downtown synagogue" as
a keyword. Checks that will go
toward window repairs (but not
included in the online campaign)
may be mailed to: Downtown
Synagogue, 1457 Griswold,
Detroit, MI 48226. For informa-
tion, call (313) 962-4047.