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Young NCJW essay contest finalists
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Keeping
Judaism Alive

ational Council Of Jewish
Women, Greater Detroit
Section (NCJW/GDS)
awarded $6,500 in scholarship money
at its Jewish Youth Awards ceremony
this spring. The top 10 high school
seniors out of 40 applicants won
scholarship prize money: first-place
winner Rachael Vettese, $2,500;
second-place winner Claire Sinai,
$1,500; third- and fourth-place win-
ners Rachel Shuman and Michael
Higer, $500 each; and honorable
mentions Eden Adler, Alexandra
Gudenau, Rachel Salle, Emily
Schottenfels, Stephen Vorenberg and
Emilie Weiner each won $250.

The seniors' essays addressed this
topic: "The Jewish community, locally
and nationally, has experienced a
loss in its numbers and commitment.
Please describe how your Jewish expe-
riences (community service/leader-
ship, education, cultural, religious)
will help you contribute to the Jewish
community in the future."
Seniors also submitted resumes
highlighting their leadership positions
and community involvement in the
Jewish and secular communities.
The judges were Ron Elkus, Ben
Falik, Sarah LoPatin and Sandi

Judaism on page 45

Rachael Vettese's
Winning Essay

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n Sunday mornings,
while most teens are
sleeping, I am already
at my job as a madrichah
(counselor) at Temple Israel in
West Bloomfield. I love work-
ing in a Jewish environment,
and helping to educate the
younger members of our com-
munity. Gazing at the children's
excited faces while doing vari-
ous activities, I often recall my
own religious school experi-
ences. Then I realize what a
great influence many of my
teachers had on me, the variety
of life lessons I have learned
and the importance of passing
on my own love and knowledge
of Judaism.
Through the years, one
major lesson from my third-
grade teachers has stayed with
me. They said it was impor-
tant to try and be "kaddosh"
(holy) or do activities that were
"kaddosh." In other words, a
person should be respectful
and compassionate to oneself