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he Sisterhood of Temple Israel
in West Bloomfield and mem-
bers of Hartford Women United
(HWU) in Detroit were joined together
June 12 by an interfaith social action
event held at Temple Israel.
The women collaborated by making
colorful blankets with tied fringes that
will be donated to Alternatives for Girls,
a homeless shelter in Detroit that helps
high-risk and young women avoid vio-
lence, teen pregnancy and exploitation.
"The Men of Reform Judaism said
they would give a $1,000 grant toward an
interfaith event, so Rabbi Josh [Bennett]
and Tracie Fienman contacted me
because they know I do a lot of interfaith
work:' said Gail Katz of West Bloomfield.
"With Tracie's help, the Sisterhood
applied for the grant and we got it"
Katz has worked with the women of
Hartford Memorial Baptist Church in
Detroit prior to this event, so she con-
tacted Janet Gilyard, HWU president,
who was excited about the opportunity.
A committee of about four or five
women from each congregation met to
brainstorm ideas. Linda Mickelson, sis-
terhood vice president of social action,
came up with the idea of making tied
fleece blankets.
At one of our meetings, we came up
with a list of possibilities for the dona-
tion:' Katz said. "Alternatives for Girls
was first on the list. I gave them a call
and they were delighted when they
heard we wanted to donate our blankets
to the shelter:'
Lynn Apel of Farmington Hills,
co-president of the Temple Israel
Sisterhood, said, "The meetings we had
to plan this event were very fun. We
laughed and asked each other a lot of
questions. We're interested in each oth-
er's worlds. We've all been really excited
for this event:'
Sharing Lives
Prior to making the blankets, more than
70 volunteers from Temple Israel and
HWU came together to enjoy a potluck
dinner. After dinner, volunteers broke
off into groups of four, two from Temple
and two from HWU.
"We asked that two people from each
congregation form a group so we can
talk and get to know each other:' Katz
said.
HWU member Kamil Williams heard
about the interfaith event at church.
"I went to a magnet school in
Kentucky and didn't really have a faith
at the time said Williams of Lathrup
Village. "I befriended some Jewish peo-
ple at my school and learned a lot about
the religion from them. When I heard
about this interfaith event, I immediately
volunteered. I thought it would be inter-
esting:'
Temple Israel member Fran White
said she saw the interfaith event in an
email.
"I enjoy doing volunteer work so I
was excited to come to this event. It
makes you feel good and you learn new
things at the same time said White of
Commerce Township.
Rev. Shaun Turner of the church was
invited by Gilyard and was pleased to be
involved.
"I attended the first meeting and it
was just a wonderful, warm gathering
of like-minded women who wanted to
serve the community in the same way:'
she said.
"It makes me feel so good to do some-
thing nice and special for these young
ladies [at Alternatives for Girls]:' she
said. "I pray they can feel the love we put
into the tying of the blankets:'
Katz said, "I'm excited we're teaching
the members of Hartford Women United
about Judaism:'
Turner said, "We are looking forward
to working closely with the women of
Temple Israel in many years to come. We
are hoping this relationship will continue
to grow and we can service our com-
munities together. You hear of people
magnifying our differences, but you
seldom hear of groups coming together
and celebrating our commonalities as
children of God:'
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