jewish@edu for college students by college students Art from page 27 i SUDDeIlLY, You're smninG anD YOU DOTIT Know WHY. Spring, summer, winter and fall. Morning, noon and night. There's always something to enjoy in Birmingham. Come experience a city with the hottest boutiques, restaurants, movie theatres, events and more. To learn about the possibilities, visit enjoybirmingham.com or call 248.530.1200. First two hours free in the city parking decks. .f Like us on facebook: Enjoy Birmingham NOW IT ALL STARTS HERE A U-M student takes a turn spray painting. I 1 793960 oFFffiziniw Year Round Swim Lessons! 4 months - 12 years of age 4:1 student-to-teacher ratio 30-minute weekly lessons I Spring into self-confidence! As we all know, even the idea of Israel can be viewed by some as con- troversial, so the difficulty is getting students interested in Israel without scaring them off. This challenge is one that the entire pro-Israel commu- nity faces and one that my American Movement for Israel board struggled with as we sat down to decide our upcoming year's programming. The idea of spray painting murals to support peace was one that drew our attention. Graffiti art is both underappreciated and awe-worthy at the same time. We felt that by bringing in a unique expression of art — something innately human — and tying it to Israel, we would suc- ceed in drawing in the hundreds of students we fail to reach out to every day because they feel our organization isn't relevant to them or they can't relate to our organization's mission. So as I watched Mike, one of our artists, teach a random passerby how to spray paint, I knew we had reached out to a demographic that many Israel groups fail to even consider — the apathetic student. I was grabbing a can of paint for a student when something Mike said caught my ear. The girl he was work- ing with was having trouble spray painting her name without the paint dripping from her piece of art. "You've gotta be confident," he said as he drew a perfect, drip-free heart, "No hesitations. You can't back down, you've just gotta say, 'I'm doing this, I'm all in or nothing." Later that day, when I debriefed with the board, I told them that same thing; but this time, it was in the con- text of being an Israel advocate. "No hesitations. I'm doing this — all in, or nothing." @ Alyssa Adler of West Bloomfield is a junior at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. Our pools are 90 degrees! ur lessons help develop motor skills, brain development and comfort in the water. Jewish Outreach from page 27 .1= el I We have locations in Metro Detroit, Grand Rapids, Lansing, Cleveland and _clocza=30030i-h7Fra, Chicago. oca ion imes : •e al s can be found on our webs.. E US on Facebook! goldfishswimschool.com 1797960 28 February 14 • 2013 We have included Hadassah exchange medical students from Israel in our events, and they are eager to return the hospital- ity when OUWB students take electives at Hadassah. We are looking forward to our next Shabbat dinner hosted by Dr. and Mrs. Neal Alpiner in Franklin. Hillel of Metro Detroit (HMD), which currently advises the Jewish Student Organization and the Students for Israel at Oakland University, has just begun advising and working collaboratively with JeMSA to enhance our programming. With HMD's help, we will network with other medical students and graduate students in Metro Detroit. My involvement with JeMSA has enriched my medical school experience. I have formed relationships with Jewish peers, faculty and physicians, gained fulfillment from com- munity service and enjoyed many delicious meals with inspiring company. JeMSA allows me to participate in Judaism throughout the rigors of medical school, when my religion and culture might otherwise have been neglected. I hope that JeMSA will have simi- lar value to others and continue to enrich the medical and Jewish communities. @ Sara Singer of Birmingham is a second- year medical student at the Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine in Rochester Hills. She is president of the Jewish Medical Student Association at OUWB.