Field

Trip

(;aneinu campers visit and entertain residents at Fleischman.

ampers of Ganeinu ERE.E. Winter
Trip Camp went to visit the residents of

year's fun even included a New Year's overnight.

Fleishman

camp.
The camp is organized and directed by Rabbi
Yosef and Tzippy Misholovin, directors of ERE.E.

in West Bloomfield

Ganeinu ERE.E. also offers six weeks of summer

Plaza

Residence/Blumberg
New Year's Day. They sang

on

Jewish songs and gave out Shabbat shalom cards

and felt very proud about this mitzvah.
The camp gave Jewish children ages S-12

-

the

of Michigan,

grants.

opportunity to have their winter break

-

information, go to ganeinufreecamp,

com.

a fun Jewish camp experi­
The camp met at Bais Chabad of West
Bloomfield. Campers participated in daily field

transformed into

Counselors who

Fleischman

ence.

trips, Jewish

For

serving Russian Jewish immi-

were

brought the campers to
Mushky Misholovin, Chaya

Yehudis Oster, Esti Hartman, Chanale Gourarie,
Miriam Lupovitch and Bluma Gittel Whitt. D

crafts, games and activities. This

Alen

Campers at Fleischman Residence

Tikkun

n

Rhea

Berger

and Nettie Stein

Meir Shomer, 7, of West Bloomfield with

Gavi Gardin, 5, of Southfield with

Bea Fine and Paul Fox

Rose Rice

lam

Shir Shalom volunteers

Christmas

Peysakhov, 7, of Oak Park with

spend

Day helping others.

Christmas

Day,

Jewish families go
enjoy Chinese food.

some

to the movies. Some

Members of Temple Shir Shalom in West

Bloomfield did both and also spent part of their day
performing acts of tikkun olam, repairing the world.

For

more

than

a

served Christmas

decade, members have cooked and

morning breakfast at the Coalition on
(C.O.T.S.) in Detroit. Volunteers also

Temporary Shelter

help clean up and entertain families. This year, Rabbi
Daniel Schwartz added to the entertainment by amazing

some

of the children with

Later that

a

series of magic tricks.

Eliana and Brian Fishman prepare

Sheri, Matthew, Michael and Chris Cataldo get breakfast ready for

My
Keeper Ministries shelter.

those served at COTS.

Barry Levine whisks eggs at

Shir Shalom volunteers at COTS: Mel and Rita Seidman, Tim

COTS.

Zimmerman, Amy Seidman, Sally Jo Levine, Jackie and David
Weisberg, and Kathy Bott.

salad at I Am

Brother's

evening, more members of all ages joined
My Brother's Keeper Shelter

to serve dinner at I Am

(IAMBK)

ner

in Detroit. Members also cook and

there the fourth

serve

din­

Thursday of every other month.

Milgrim, chair for partnering with IAMBK,
pride in drawing more people to the shelter the
,.,eople know to look forward to
night they cook be

Charlotte

takes

a

delicious balanc

1.

Shir Shalom is committed to

and world

a

better place

making the community
through acts ofloving kind­

On Jan. 18, the congregation hosted its fifth annual
Tikkun Olam-a-Thon in honor of Martin Luther King

ness.

Jr. Day, with 2SD-plus members volunteering in and
around Detroit. D

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