I am proud to support the Je pi community programs and in more dollars r road Detroit Stands from page 14 REPUBLICAN STATE REPRESENTATIVE KLINTKESTO.COM Vote lbesday, August 5th Paid for by CTE Klint Kesto • PO Box 1193 • Walled Lake, MI 48390 N C J REMEMBER: Primary Elections Are Critical National Council of Jewish Women, Greater Detroit Section reminds everyone to vote in the Primary on Tuesday, August 5. Those chosen to run in November will decide issues impacting the lives of women, children and families: When a speaker asked from what he had written. Above: those in the crowd to stand Zelig Shemtov, He had spotted a sign in if they were related to a the crowd that read a student at the "Hamas=Terror." Lone Soldier or to those Lubavitch Yeshiva- now serving the IDF, the "That's not what we International response was strong — and School for Chabad should focus on," he said. the applause was apprecia- Leadership in "The sign should say tive. Israel=Love.:" The crowd Oak Park, helps The highlight of the eve- Bill Stern of West rewarded his compas- ning came from two teens sionate observation with Bloomfield put on who had just returned from tefillin. applause and an ovation. Federation's Sue & Alan Following the speeches, J. Kaufman Family Teen local congregational can- Mission several weeks early because of tors took to the stage to lead the sing- the war in Israel. ing of some traditional Israeli songs. Leora Bernard, 15, of Birmingham The Teen Mission kids, plus some and Ben Reinheimer, 17, of West Israelis and others from the audience, Bloomfield spoke of the love that grew came up to the bimah to sway with within the group for Israel during their arms around each other's while the short two weeks they were there; singing. A group of teens on the bimah about the love and concern they have also started dancing. for the 15 Israeli teens who joined "This was mind-blowing," said them on the trip, but who had to stay Israeli Jonny Alster, co-chair of Detroit's Partnership2Gether (P2G) home amid war while they returned to safety; and about how they want to region in the Central Galilee. He and become advocates for Israel in any way about 20 others from the Israeli steer- they can. ing committee were in town to attend During Reinheimer's speech, he Detroit Stands on page 18 stopped and apologized for deviating "I was so elated to see such a large turn- out, especially of young people." – Sarah Waldshan * Equal pay for women * Reproductive justice * Violence against women * Gun violence prevention Your vote can make change happen Vote on August 5 For more information on election issues, please visit www.lwvmi.org For more information about NCJW/Greater Detroit please visit www.ncjwgds.org The National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW) is a grassroots organization of volunteers and advocates who turn progressive ideals into action. Inspired by Jewish values, NCJW strives for social justice by improving the quality of life for women, children and families and by safeguarding individual rights and freedoms. Israeli Tamarack TSS (Teen Service Staffers): Danna Ezer, 17, Kfar-Yehoshua; Vered Sivan, 16, Beit-Shearim; Tali Krendel, 17, Migdal HaEmek, show their spirit. 16 July 31 • 2014 JN