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DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
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JOIN Intern Scholarship
Applications Accepted
Applications are being accepted for
the Jeanette & Oscar Cook Jewish
Occupational Intern (JOIN) program
next summer.
The program offers eight-week paid
summer internships to full-time Jewish
undergraduate or graduate students
who are residents of Metropolitan
Detroit.
Interns work at Jewish nonprofit
agencies in the fields of nonprofit
business administration, marketing
and communications, research and
program planning, human services and
human resources.
Written applications for the JOIN
program are being accepted and per-
sonal interviews will be held through
Jan. 31.
JOIN is administered by JVS, a non-
profit human service organization. For
an application or information, contact
Debra Silver of JVS at (248) 233-4233
or dsilver@jvsdet.org .
Skills Offered Job Seekers
At Hermelin Resource Center
The David B. Hermelin Resource Center
in the JCC in West Bloomfield is accept-
ing applications for the Winter 2012
Better Job Opportunities course.
This program is designed to provide
basic computer skills including the
Microsoft Office Suite to underem-
ployed and unemployed workers. There
is no charge to those who qualify. The
course meets twice a week for 12-15
weeks. Day and evening classes are
available.
For information, call (248) 432-5411
or download an application from www.
hermelinort.org . Select the "Better Job
Opportunities" button to the left of the
screen.
Birthright Israel Gets Funds,
2,000 Waitlisted Can Travel
Philanthropists Dr. Miriam and
Sheldon G. Adelson announced an
additional $5-million gift to the
Birthright Israel Foundation for 2011,
raising their total contribution to $10
million for this year. In all, the Adelson
Family Foundation has contributed
more than $100 million to Birthright
Israel since 2007.
In light of this announcement,
Taglit-Birthright Israel is now sending
letters to 2,000 North American young
adults who had applied for a trip this
winter but were waitlisted, inform-
ing them that they will now be able
to go on the free, 10-day educational
trip in the coming months thanks to
the new funding. Nearly 22,500 North
Americans had registered for Taglit-
Birthright Israel trips this winter and
more than 10,000 young adults had
been waitlisted.
theJEW1SHNEWS.com
Yiddish
Limerick
Chanukah
We add ein lichtl* yeder** night,
We sing Maoz Tsur with sheer
delight.
And lots of lathes we will eat
Un*** with the dreidle, shpil ****
a bit.
It's fintzter***** out, and in comes
light.
* Ein lichtl, one little candle
** yeder, every
*** Un, and
**** shpil, play
***** fintzter, darkness
— Rachel Kapen
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Toy Donations To Help
Children In Need
Help needy children have a happier
holiday. On Tuesday, Dec. 20, from 6-9
p.m., bring a new, unwrapped toy to
Sundance Shoes, and the store will pay
your sales tax.
The store is also holding a sale that
evening: 20 percent off regular-priced
footwear (except UGG) and 30 percent
off regular-priced accessories.
Also, there will be drawings for $100
Sundance gift certificates, refreshments
and free gift-wrapping.
Sundance Shoes is located at 6915
Orchard Lake Road in West Bloomfield.
Yad Ezra Lunch And Learns
Probe Conscience, Religion
Rabbi Tzvi Muller of Yeshiva Beth
Yehudah will be Yad Ezra's guest speak-
er at the organization's lunch-and-learn
program on Wednesday, Jan. 18, at
noon.
The rabbi's topic will be "Inside
Out or Outside In — Conscience vs.
Religion."
Lunch is provided for a fee of $7,
and a brief tour of Yad Ezra's facility is
available for those interested.
To attend the program or for infor-
mation, RSVP to Yad Ezra's office, (248)
548-3663 by Monday, Jan. 16.
Correction
• "Imported From Jerusalem" (Dec.
8, page 19) should have stated that
the Israeli Art Show at Congregation
B'nai Moshe was co-chaired by
Carol Pollack and Pearlena Bodzin.
Manager
Scott Drzewiecki
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Jeffrey Meyer
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