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to work at Shir Tikvah and MSU Hillel.

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his month, Rabbi Dan Horwitz's
timeline got quite an update.
He and his wife moved back to
his hometown.
They created a home in Huntington
Woods.
He became associate rabbi at
Congregation Shir Tikvah in Troy and
senior Jewish educator at Michigan State
University Hillel in East Lansing.
It's been a year of activity for Horwitz.
Just last fall, he decided he'd like to settle in
Detroit and raise a family here. It's where
his parents reside and where his original
love of learning started as a young child at
Hillel Day School in Farmington Hills.
Horwitz, 30, is the son of IN Publisher/
Executive Editor Arthur Horwitz and his
wife, Gina.
Most recently, Horwitz was rabbi and
director of immersive learning at Moishe
House, a global network of 64 communal
houses in 13 countries, including one in
Royal Oak. Moishe House is a pluralistic
organization that seeks to provide mean-
ingful Jewish experiences to young adults
in their 20s.
For Moishe House, Horwitz oversaw the
educational curriculum for the program.
His travels during the past 18 months
included San Francisco, Israel, Poland and
China. On those trips, he provided educa-
tional guidance to young Jewish adults and
served as a rabbi to community-led groups.
In the midst of his move into a new
house, he spoke about this new chapter in
his life.

Why did you decide to move back to
Detroit?
Detroit is home! I've lived in a number of
other cities, including Boston, Washington,
D.C., Charleston, S.C., and Los Angeles
and, without question, our Jewish com-
munity is special. We are generous, we are
forward-looking and we're well organized.
There are incredibly exciting things going
on in the region that I cannot wait to get
involved with. Having the chance to build
a family and career here, surrounded by a
supportive community filled with friends
and loved ones, was an opportunity too
special to pass up.

What drew you to Congregation Shir
Tikvah?
Shir Tikvah is a special congregation
in the Detroit synagogue landscape. They
take welcoming very seriously; they have a
beautiful outdoor sanctuary in the woods;

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their services are filled with song; and they
live their values with regular service work.
Wholly unpretentious, Shir Tikvah con-
gregants wear whatever clothing feels right
and don nametags on Shabbat. Rabbi Arnie
[Sleutelberg] is also an incredible spiritual
leader, and I can't wait to have the opportu-
nity to learn from him.

What will be your role at MSU's Hillel?
I'll be serving as the senior Jewish educa-
tor for MSU Hillel and the Hillel Campus
Alliance of Michigan (HCAM), which
comprises just under a dozen schools
around the state. One day a week I'll be in
East Lansing, and another day a week I'll
be at one of the satellite campuses. My role
will be to build meaningful relationships
with students at the various campuses and
to serve as the primary Jewish educational
resource for both staff and students. I'll
also be spending at least one Shabbat per
month with students.

What other activities are you involved
in?
I was recently selected to join
Federation's NextGEN Detroit board,
which I'm very excited about. I'm an avid
ComePlayDetroiter, and you can currently
find me on Sunday mornings repping Shir
Tikvah in the InterCongregational Mens
Club Softball League.

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