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Intercongregational dinner hosted
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abbi Leo Franklin prob-
ably did not expect that it
would take eight decades for
an Orthodox congregation to host
the Intercongregational Men's Club
Dinner that he created.
But the late leader of Temple Beth
El would be happy that Young Israel
of Oak Park (YIOP), the largest
Orthodox congregation in Michigan,
is the site Feb. 16 of the 79th annual,
cross-denominational, men's social
gathering.
"There is no purpose other than
togetherness:' said David Tanzman
of Oak Park, a member of the event's
steering committee for the last 15 or
so years with Stewart Silverman of
Waterford and the late Jerry Tepman.
"We are just there to socialize and
maybe plant a seed of unity."
The annual evening deliberately
shuns religious differences, but is
always kosher and includes the bless-
ings before and grace after the meal.
The host rabbi generally gives greet-
ings, but the speaker — invited by
the host congregation — discusses
broader Jewish topics.
On Feb. 15,
Washington, D.C.,
attorney Stephen
Kuperberg will
discuss "Fighting
the Anti-Israel
Bias on the College
Campus: Promoting
the Israel Agenda."
Stephen
In November 2009,
Kuperberg
Kuperberg was
named executive director of the Israel
on Campus Coalition that was created
by 30 national Jewish organizations.
He is a Michigan native and U-M
graduate.
Young Israel's Rabbi Michael Cohen
says it is important that the rabbis
"take a back seat" at the intercon-
gregational event. "It brings people
together:' he said, "and everyone feels
comfortable to mingle and talk ...
The more things we do in a commu-
nity to get people together the better."
Stewart Silverman has been
involved with the dinner for more
than 50 years, following in the foot-

David Tanzman

Stewart Silverman

steps of his father, Max, a member
of Congregation Beth Aaron. Stewart
followed the congregation when it
merged with Beth Achim and now is
a member of B'nai Moshe.
"I enjoy the dinner:' said
Silverman. "I look forward to it every
year." In addition to working with
YIOP member Tanzman as the steer-
ing committee, Silverman contacts
synagogues and men's clubs and sells
tickets for the event to B'nai Moshe
members.
Tanzman, a former state and
federal mediator, believes the
Intercongregational Men's Club event
is the only one of its type in the
United States and he would like to see
it spread. While some congregations
do not directly sponsor the dinner,
he said, and others do not have men's
clubs, all Jewish men are welcome.
The sit-down dinner will be pre-
pared by Quality Kosher Catering.
The social hour is at 5:30 p.m. and
dinner is at 6:30.
For tickets, call your own congre-
gation; David Tanzman, (248) 968-
7022; or Stewart Silverman, (248)
666-8170. Li