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Worship through dance in the Hindu tradition by the students of Guru
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Religious
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Adat Shalom hosts World Sabbath as
a stand against hatred, intolerance.

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ope filled the sanctuary of
Adat Shalom Synagogue in
Farmington Hills on Jan. 25.
It was the 16th World Sabbath of
Religious Reconciliation; and more
than a 100 children of various faiths,
along with their clergy, had joined to
take a stand against hatred and intoler-
ance. Their parents and friends packed
the pews.
Rabbi Aaron Bergman of Adat
Shalom said he was proud his congre-
gation was hosting the program.
"These last few weeks have seemed
so dark and difficult:' he said. "The
symbols of Western civilization — free
speech and religious tolerance — have
come under violent assault. We are
angry and frightened. We want to hide.
"This is precisely the time to be in
public and share our values. Our great-
est, most noble and most difficult task
as a Jewish people is to be a light to the
world. The world needs this light more
than ever."
The program started with Hillel Day
School's Ruach and Kochavim choirs
singing "Hineh Ma Tov" as clergy of
many faiths filed in. Besides Bergman,
Jewish participants included Rabbi

Rachel Shere and Hazzan Daniel Gross
from Adat Shalom, Rabbi Dorit Edut,
Cantor Earl Berris of Congregation
B'nai Moshe and Rabbi Jennifer
Kaluzny of Temple Israel.
Elyssa Biederman, 11, of Franklin,
an Adat Shalom member, blew the
shofar. She was followed by a Muslim
youth who chanted the call to prayer
and a Hindu youth who blew a conch
shell.
The program included worship
through music in the Christian and
Baha'i traditions, worship through
dance in the Hindu and Jain traditions,
and prayers for peace in the Buddhist
and Zoroastrian traditions, all done by
individual children or groups.
Robert Brutell, chair of the
InterFaith Leadership Council of
Metropolitan Detroit, received the
World Sabbath Peace Award, presented
by Rev. Rod Reinhart, an Episcopal
pastor serving in Farmington Hills
who founded World Sabbath in 2000.
The clergy joined together in an
Interfaith Pledge, stating they would
not remain silent when religion is used
as an excuse for bloodshed or when
scriptures are twisted, but would build
a world of tolerance, justice, faithful-
ness and peace.
The program ended as the per-

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Worship through music in the Sikh tradition from the Sikh Gurdwara Sahib
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