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A New Era
Begins

Rabbi Dannel Schwartz phases
into new role at Shir Shalom.

Ronelle Grier
Contributing Writer

A

sk Rabbi Dannel Schwartz about his
line of work, and he will tell you he is
in the business of making Jews.
"I want to make people feel their Judaism
has meaning and purpose, that it's not just a
culture but a belief system that will help them
everywhere they go and in everything they do','
he said.
After 40 years in the
rabbinate, the rabbi who
founded Temple Shir
Shalom 23 years ago has
begun a new phase of
life. Schwartz wants to
make it clear that he is
not retiring. Far from it.
Rabbi Dannel
In addition to main-
taining his connection
Schwart
with the synagogue, he
intends to spend more time with Suzi, his wife of
22 years, enjoying their residences in Florida and
Maine, and visiting their children and grand-
children. Schwartz is also working on a novel
and a screenplay to follow his other successful
works: Finding Joy: A Practical Spiritual Guide to
Happiness (Jewish Lights), a hospital prayer

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Members of Kol Ami and B'nai Israel attended family camp together at Butzel Conference Center in Ortonville.

One Year And Growing

Kol Ami and B'nai Israel celebrate shared programming,
volunteerism, friendship and space.

Shelli Liebman Dorfman
Contributing Writer

W

hat began as a simple
handshake between two
cousins from different
synagogues has expanded into a
long-term, successful connection
between a pair of West Bloomfield
congregations.
The High Holidays marked the first

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anniversary of the official start of a
joint operating agreement between
Temple Kol Ami (TKA) and the year-
old B'nai Israel Synagogue of West
Bloomfield (BI).
It was not a merger of the two
congregations, but an arrangement
allowing the then-brand new B'nai
Israel shared use of the building
owned by Kol Ami.
"The initial agreement was made
after Kol Ami mem-
ber Lee Schottenfels
suggested the idea
to his cousin B'nai
Israel member (Dr.)
Jeffrey Eisman (both
of West Bloomfield)
at a family wedding:'
said BI president and
volunteer executive

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director, Linda Jacobson of West
Bloomfield. "They shook hands on it,
and brought the idea to their congre-
gations!'
But the plan was never for B'nai
Israel to merely rent space.
"Our goal was always to integrate
together as many things as we could
in terms of programming and social
and educational events:' Jacobson
said.
The combined 340-member
families at Kol Ami and 126 member
units at B'nai Israel are enjoying
making it work.
"Our relationship with B'nai Israel
is such a positive one said Paul
Gross of Farmington Hills, TKAs
second vice president. "They have a
vibrant, active congregation, and we

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