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hard all week at the frustrating task
of cleaning out flooded basements:'
Starr said. "It was the least we could
do at the end of that week to provide
them with a warm Shabbat dinner that
nourished both body and soul:'
Susan Kirschner, executive director
of Temple Emanu-El in Oak Park, said
congregants "totally stepped up to the
plate" in volunteering and reaching out
to fellow congregants after the flood.
Congregants sponsored a free Shabbat
dinner attended by 80 members.
Members also baked desserts, so
much that there will be enough for
Oneg Shabbat for many weeks to
come. Rabbi Arturo Kalfus spent the
greater part of last Friday delivering
challahs to congregants most affected
by the flooding.
"This flood has taught us that we
need to come together when disaster
strikes:' said Kirschner. She added that
several rooms in the synagogue's base-

ments had been flooded, including a
teacher resource room, but the damage
had been minimal and the temple's
organ was still in working order.
And in an effort to raise awareness
for relief efforts from Jewish Family
Service, JN columnist and caterer
Annabel Cohen set up a grill and
donated 500 hot dogs to flood victims
in Huntington Woods on Sunday.
Flooded homes also mean a flood
of business for disaster recovery com-
panies.
Cynthia Maritato Schick of Pleasant
Ridge said she was fortunate enough
to have connections to companies that
do basement cleanup and flood resto-
ration. Recovering from her third back
surgery, she said it would have been
impossible to do the cleanup herself.
She was able to get a fast response
from Absolute Services in Brighton.
"Our phone has not stopped ringing
since Tuesday:' said Mindy Long, an

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