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Beth Shalom Speaker Looks
At 'Post-Denomination' Era
Rabbi Joel Roth,
Louis Finkelstein
Professor of Talmud
and Jewish Law at the
Jewish Theological
Seminary in New
York, will teach
Thursday, May 2, at
Rabbi Joel
7:30 p.m. at
Roth
Congregation Beth
Shalom in Oak Park.
He will examine today's buzz words of
living in a "post-denominational;
"trans-denominational" or "non-
denominational" era and their implica-
tion for the Jewish community.
An expert in Halachah, Jewish law,
Roth, a former Detroiter, was appointed
to the Conservative Movement's
Rabbinical Assembly's Committee on
Jewish Law and Standards in 1978 and
served on it until December 2006, with
an eight-year period as chairman. Roth
also serves as rosh yeshivah (head) of
the Conservative Yeshiva in Jerusalem,
founded and maintained by United
Synagogue for Conservative Judaism and
under the academic auspices of JTS.
The program is sponsored by the
Rabbinical Assembly of Michigan, the
Jewish Theological Seminary Detroit
Cabinet and the Herald Institute for
Jewish Studies at JTS. There is no
charge for this program, but RSVPs are
requested.
For information or reservations, call
the JTS Detroit office, (248) 258-0055,
or register online at www.jtsa.edu/
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34 April 25 • 2013

Fund To Aid Victims
Of Boston Bombing
B'nai B'rith International has opened
its Disaster Relief Fund to help the vic-
tims of the Boston Marathon bombing,
a terrorist attack on April 15 that saw
two bombs detonated near the mara-
thon's finish line, killing at least three
and injuring more than 180 people.
"With the unprecedented nature of
this kind of terrorist attack, it's more
important than ever that we reach
out to help our fellow Americans:'
B'nai B'rith International Executive
Vice President Daniel S. Mariaschin
said. "We cannot let those responsible
immobilize us. We have to help those
in need. We will work with representa-
tives of agencies and our members on
the ground in Boston to provide assis-
tance where it is needed."
To donate, call (800) 573-9057
to make a credit card contribution
over the phone. Or, you can send
a check payable to the B'nai B'rith
Disaster Relief Fund to: B'nai B'rith
International, Boston Marathon
Bombing Relief Fund, 2020 K St. NW,
7th Floor, Washington, DC 20006.