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arking a departure from
its traditional gala din-
ner, this year's JTS (Jewish
Theological Seminary) citywide event
will be a food-themed evening. The JTS
Culinary Adventure — June 1 at Adat
Shalom Synagogue in Farmington Hills
— will begin with a six-rabbi cook-
ing competition where JTS alumni will
compete for the title of "Top Rabbinic
Chef?' Competitors are Rabbis Jonathan
Berger, Aaron Bergman, Robert Gamer,
Joseph Krakoff, Elliot Pachter and Steve
Rubenstein, who will present their
entries of tasty appetizers during the
cocktail portion of the evening. Each
guest will have the chance to sample
the appetizers and cast their vote to
determine the winner.
The idea for the event originated
with the rabbis, who are raising schol-
arship support for JTS.
"I became a rabbi to share my love of
Judaism, and what greater love is there
than the love of food:' said Berger, who
serves at B'nai Israel Synagogue in West
Bloomfield and at Hillel Day School in
Farmington Hills as rabbi in residence.
Leaders from the six Conservative
congregations of Metro Detroit will
be honored with the JTS Shin award
for their commitment to synagogue
life and Jewish education. This year's

Metro Detroit's Conservative clergy: Rabbis David Nelson, Robert Gamer, Aaron

Bergman, Jonathan Berger, Jason Miller, Joseph Krakoff, Aaron Starr and

Steve Rubenstein. Missing are Rabbis Elliot Pachter, Rachel Shere and Herbert

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honorees are Allen Goodman and
Janet Hanlcin, Congregation Beth
Shalom; Stephen Korn, Congregation
Shaarey Zedek; Robert and Francine
Levine, Congregation Beth Ahm; Ilene
Miles, B'nai Israel Synagogue; Marcel
and Maggie Thirman, Congregation
B'nai Moshe; and Jeffrey and Joyce
Weingarten, Adat Shalom Synagogue.
Rabbi Daniel
Nevins, dean of
the JTS Rabbinical
School in New York
and former Adat
Shalom rabbi, will
speak on "What's
Cooking at JTS" and
Rabbi Nevins
will present the Shin
awards.
The JTS Culinary
Adventure will conclude with a special
dessert demonstration and tasting
with internationally acclaimed pastry
chef and judge Keegan Gerhard from
the Food Network's Challenge series.

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Supporters at the Food Critic level
and above will meet Gerhard and have
a photo taken with him at a private
cocktail reception.
JTS is also using social media to
reach a wider audience, including
Facebook and YouTube. One video
features each rabbi promoting his
own specialty (http://bit.ly/jh65Rt) .
Also, getting into the spirit is Nevins
with a tongue-in-cheek YouTube video
(http://bit.ly/mOnPbX) exploring the
possibility of JTS adding a culinary
center at the New York campus along-
side the study of the laws of kashrut.
JTS activities are led locally by the
Detroit cabinet chaired by Robert
Goodman and Steve Weisberg. This
year's citywide dala Dinner chairper-
son is Paul Magy. Event cost: $180;
$118 for age 40 and younger; $54 for
students. Other giving levels available.
To register online, go to www.jtsa.edu/
culinaryadventure, or contact the JTS
office at (248) 258-0055.

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