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TZEDAKAH

Shabbat On
The Spot

Meals and more delivered to the door
of single-parent families.

Shani Elitzur, Graduate Student
Technion Faculty of
Aerospace Engineering

Securing a safe and green future takes imagination.

And imagination is abundant at the Technion, one of the

world's preeminent science and technology universities.

You can see it in the face of Technion graduate student

Shabbat on the Spot is a full-course traditional Shabbat meal.

Shani Elitzur. A captain in the Israeli Air Force working in

aeronautical design, Shani is also pursuing her doctoral degree

in renewable green energy and studying new ways to generate

hydrogen. The goal: achieve a breakthrough in efficient energy

production and storage.

Shani is just one of many Technion students, faculty members

and graduates who are committed to a better future, creating

everything from new tumor-shrinking treatments to zero-

emission vehicles. All born of imagination at the Technion-

a hotbed of discovery that's contributing to Israel's leadership

in science, technology and medicine.

Technion: The

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Imagination of Israel.

American
Technion
Society

Advancing Innovation for Israel and the World

American Technion Society Detroit Office
6735 Telegraph Road, Suite 304, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48301
Tel: 248.593.6760
Linda Kovan, President
Joey Selesny, East Central Regional Director
www.ats.org

26 December 18 • 2014

Vivian Henoch

Special to the Jewish News

I

n the season of thanks and
holiday cheer, it's all too easy
to take the blessings of fam-
ily for granted. For single-parent
families in particular, even the
simplest joy of sharing a tradi-
tional Shabbat dinner can present
a challenge.
Better than chicken soup for the Kravings delivers 25 free Shabbat meals
soul, there's SPARC, Federation's
three times per year.
Single Parent Alliance and
Resource Connection.
With the goal to help families
connect through a meaningful
Jewish experience and to deliver a
Shabbat dinner with all the fixings
raid
to single-parent families in the
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community, SPARC has launched
a new initiative called Shabbat on
the Spot.
Shabbat on the Spot is a
free, catered meal provided
by Federation in partnership
Included with the Shabbat dinner is a selec-
with Daniel Kohn of Kravings
tion of age-appropriate books courtesy of PJ
Restaurant for any single Jewish
Library. Find out more at pjlibrary.org
parent who is registered with
SPARC and signs up for this pro-
gram.
candles, a Kiddush cup, grape juice, a
Serving families up to six members,
Shabbat guide, a PJ Library book appro-
Shabbat on the Spot is a full-course tra-
priate to the age of the children in the
ditional Shabbat dinner featuring chick- household, a CD and other delights.
en, beef, fish or vegetarian options,
"Shabbat on the Spot is just one of
and including challah, chicken soup
the many ways SPARC aims to sup-
with matzah balls, a side dish and des-
port single Jewish parents in our Metro
Detroit Jewish community:' says Jill
sert. Accompanying the meal, SPARC
Schumacher, co-chair of the program
sends the family a gift bag that includes

