Saperstein To Speak
At Glazer Institute

R

abbi David Saperstein, director
of the Religious Action Center
of Reform Judaism (RAC), will
be the scholar-in-residence at the 72nd
annual Rabbi B. Benedict and Ada S.
Glazer Memorial Lectures on Judaism for
the Catholic, Protestant, Eastern Orthodox,
Muslim and Jewish Clergy on Feb. 14 at
Temple Beth El in Bloomfield Township.
For more than 30
years, Saperstein has
represented the Reform
movement as a high-
powered lobbyist on
Capitol Hill.
In addition to advo-
cating on social justice
Rabbi
issues, the RAC provides
Saperstein
legislative and pro-
grammatic materials to
synagogues nationwide and coordinates
social action education programs that train
nearly 3,000 Jewish adults, youth, rabbinic
and lay leaders each year.
Also an attorney, Saperstein teach-
es seminars in First Amendment
church-state law and in Jewish law at
Georgetown University Law School.
A prolific writer and speaker, he has
appeared on numerous television news
and talk shows.
Saperstein will address Glazer Institute

participants at 9:30 a.m. Friday, Feb. 14,
speaking on "Being the Hands of God:
2014 Public Policy Priorities for America's
Religious Communities" and at 10:45
a.m. on "The Struggle for International
Religious Freedom and Liberty: In
America, in Israel, across the Globe"
He will also speak at 7:30 p.m. at
Friday evening Shabbat services, discuss-
ing "Jews in the Civil Rights Movement:
Reflections on the 50th Anniversary of
the Civil Rights Act of 1964" At 10:30
a.m. at Shabbat services, he will speak on
"The Use and Abuse of Jewish Tradition
in Contemporary Political Debates"
The Friday morning lectures and both
Shabbat services are open to the communi-
ty without charge. Lunch is available Friday
at noon for $18. Lunch is complimentary
for clergy and Glazer patrons.
The Glazer Institute is made possible
through the Merton & Beverly Segal
and Marvin & Peggy Novick Heritage
Endowment Gift and Glazer patron
donations. Chairs of the 2014 Glazer
Institute are the Honorable Katherine
Hansen, Richard Rattner and Lois
Shulman. For luncheon reservations,
prior to Feb. 7, make checks payable and
mail to Temple Beth El, 7400 Telegraph
Road, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48301, Attn.
Glazer Institute.

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College Fair

Select your school with
eye to Jewish life on campus.

M

ichigan's first Jewish Life on
Campus College Fair will be
held on Sunday, Feb. 9, at
the Jewish Community Center in West
Bloomfield.
The event, sponsored by several local
synagogues, Jewish organizations and
the JN, will provide Jewish teens and
parents with resources that may play a
role in their college decisions by shedding
light on the religious, cultural and social
opportunities at various colleges and in
their corresponding communities.
The idea for a college fair with a focus
on Jewish life arose after representatives
from local Jewish organizations who
work with high school teens discussed
the college selection process with teens,
parents and colleagues.
It was determined a college fair would
be beneficial for high school juniors and
seniors because they could explore their
college choices through a Jewish lens
rather than the normal secular view-
point. Seldom do they receive informa-
tion about how to participate in Jewish
activities and organizations on campus.
The 2014 Jewish Life on Campus

College Fair will showcase colleges and
universities across the state, along with
Israel Gap Year programs; schools will
feature information on admissions, Greek
life, Hillels, study-abroad programs and
much more.
Two special-interest sessions will be
available. At 12:45 p.m., current local
college students will participate in a ques-
tion-and-answer session to share what
life is really like on campus.
At 1:30 p.m., Hebrew Free Loan will
present "Financing the College Education:
Where is the Money Coming From?" and
will share new financial aid opportunities
that exist for Jewish families.
Along with these sessions, Kol
Hakavod, the University of Michigan's
Jewish a cappella group, will give a per-
formance at 12:30 p.m. in the Handleman
Hall lobby.
This program is supported by a gener-
ous grant from the Jewish Federation
of Metropolitan Detroit's Stephen H.
Schulman Millennium Fund.
For more information, contact Katie
Fried at (248) 432-5685 or kfried@bbyo.
org.

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