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"Booze" Headline Was
Sensational, Negative
I was deeply angered by your cover
story "Young Jews And Booze" (Aug. 25,
page 10). You took a very positive activ-
ity and turned it into a negative.
What Rabbi Burnham does with
Torah on Tap is amazing. My son, who
sits on the board of YAD and was pic-
tured on your cover, has learned more
from him than he did in all his years in
Sunday and Hebrew school.
Your headline implied that the only
reason these bright and future leaders
of our Jewish community come to these
events is for the alcohol. This statement
could not be further from the truth.
They come to be with others like them
who, yes, want to socialize but also want
to learn and pass on what they learn.
We should applaud these young Jews
who are doing amazing things for our
community, and it is these events that
brings them all together. The Jewish
News owes them all an apology for
using such a sensationalizing headline
as a draw for readers and for the nega-
tivity it implies.
begun to get involved with the
Bookstock and SAJE boards, but I can't
get a handle on how each fits into the
larger whole. I strongly agree with the
need to pull reps from the disparate
groups together and sort out all the ini-
tiatives going on.
When I worked in the Pentagon, we
always had a huge organizational chart
showing all the segments of the Army
staff and which organization reported
to which. I wonder if anyone in the larg-
er Jewish community has such a chart,
much less a handle on all the different
Jewish groups.
If we, as a community, want to begin
to have a larger impact on the lives
of our citizens and the larger Metro
Detroit population, an effort such as the
one Mr. Horwitz describes would be a
perfect start to gain a better grasp of
how best to meet the needs of our aging
population, families and singles.
As one with a fresh take, set of eyes
and little allegiances to any one group,
I would like to offer my help in getting
the ball rolling.
Susie Goldman
Troy
Janet Schenk
Farmington Hills
Jewish Community Needs
An Organizational Model
I read Arthur Horwitz's column "Pillars
That Resonate" (Aug. 25, page 26)
with much interest. I have lived in this
area for almost 20 years (all east of
Woodward) and have had a horrific
time understanding who does what
within the Jewish community.
I have, within the past two years,
MSU Israeli-Palestinian
Panel Streamed Sept. 13
Michigan State University students
interested in the current situation
between Israel and the Palestinian
Authority will have the chance to hear
two experts: David Makovsky, director
of the Washington Institute's Project
on the Middle East Peace Process, and
Ghaith al-Omani, executive director at
the American Task Force on Palestine.
On Sept. 13, after a lunch at MSU
Hillel, the men will speak to Israeli
foreign policy, Hebrew, and arts and
humanities students at the James
Madison library in East Lansing.
Beginning at 7:30 p.m., Makovsky
and al-Omani will participate in a
panel presentation, "The Israeli-
Palestinian Peace Process: What Comes
Next?" moderated by Israel studies pro-
What issue?
I am a sophomore at the Frankel Jewish
Academy (FJA) who feels compelled
to write this letter due to the recent
articles, letters and editorials criticiz-
ing my school. As far as affiliation goes,
I'm just about "middle of the road"
religiously. I have spent time in Reform,
Conservative and Orthodox synagogues
and have attended both egalitarian and
mechitzah services at school. I perceive
no tilt at FJA, to the right or to the left.
Rather, I perceive a tilt toward a strong
commitment to Jewish identity and
tolerance of all branches within the
Jewish spectrum. This is only an issue
if it is made into one. It hasn't been one
until now, nor do I sense that it is one
amongst the students themselves.
At FJA people are free to believe what
they wish. Indeed, I am often amazed
by the questions raised by transparently
atheist schoolmates and the tolerance
with which these questions are fielded
by Orthodox teachers.
Based on my experiences, FJA is the
most pluralistic Jewish institution in
Michigan. After all is said and done, I
find this to be a non-issue; FJA remains
a Halachic, Zionist, American and OPEN
place that I'm proud to call home.
Oh yeah, and I don't think there is
anything wrong with FJA being "too
Jewish:'
Jesse Arm
West Bloomfield
Corrections
• The correct website for JN columnist
Alan Muskovitz is www.laughwithbigal.
corn.
• In "Reason for Hope" (Aug. 25, page
35), the story should have said the
grassroots Cancer Thrivers Network for
Jewish Women is open only to women.
The Cancer Mentoring program at
Jewish Family Service is open to men,
women and children battling cancer
and their caregivers as well.
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fessor Yael Aronoff. The discussion will
be streamed live nationally by MSU's
WKAR (http://wkar.org/live/ivs).
The program is in partnership
with "Real Partners, Real Peace an
initiative that calls for an end to the
Israeli-Palestinian conflict through
direct negotiations with responsible
partners. It is co-sponsored by MSU
Jewish Studies, MSU Hillel and James
Madison College, among others.
The MSU stop is the second of three
scheduled stops of the program. For
information, contact MSU Jewish
Studies at (517) 432-3493.
FIDF Event Benefits
Soldiers' Education
The Friends of the Israel Defense
Forces Michigan Chapter will hold
its 8th annual Women's Luncheon at
11:45 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 14, at Tam-
0-Shanter Country Club, 5051 Orchard
Lake, West Bloomfield.
Proceeds will go toward Impact!, a pro-
gram granting full four-year scholarships
to IDF combat soldiers who have com-
pleted their military service and cannot
afford the cost of higher education.
In 2011, Michigan FIDF members
sponsored 157 scholarships to former
Israeli combat soldiers pursuing higher
education.
Luncheon co-chairs are Michele
Borovoy, Susan Golden, Josie Carney,
Nancy Pomish and Karen Ring Weiss.
Cost of the luncheon is $136. A dairy
lunch will be served. Kosher meals
available on request. Space is limited.
Reservations are due Sept. 9. For
additional information, contact Elian
Yarden at (248) 926-4110.
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