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formers and other "children
of peace" from 16 congrega-
tions, including Adat Shalom
Synagogue and Temple Israel,
sang "We Are Children of Peace"
and "Let There Be Peace on
Earth" and waved peace banners
they had made.
Gail Katz of West Bloomfield
chaired the World Sabbath plan-
ning committee. Other Jewish
committee members included
clergy Edut and Gross, Judy
Lewis and Micki Grossman.
"I thought it was really cool:'
said Sarah Phillips, 13, of West
Bloomfield, an eighth-grader at
Hillel and a member of the choir.
"It was a great experience to see
Sounding the shofar, Elyssa Biederman
what other religions de
of Adat Shalom
Her classmate, Elianna Orel,
13, of West Bloomfield, agreed,
saying she enjoyed meeting people
up, the whole thing will have been
her age that practiced other faiths.
worth it," she said.
Naomi Levine of Farmington
Bev Fradis of West Bloomfield,
Hills, a community outreach asso-
a teacher, was also impressed and
ciate for the Jewish Community
said she wished the World Sabbath
Relations Council, said she was
would become a national event.
overwhelmed by the program.
"Focusing on the children and
"If these kids can spread this to at their parents is important," she said.
least one other person, or just keep
"I think everyone here today learned
it within themselves as they grow
something." ❑

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February 5 • 2015

Checking Out
The Synagogue
Professor Howard Lupovitch,
right, Congregation Beth Ahm's
Torah reader and director of
Wayne State University's Cohn-
Haddow Center for Judaic Studies,
leads an interfaith group of

authors, journalists and commu-
nication specialists during a discus-
sion of Jews and Judaism on Jan. 30
at the West Bloomfield synagogue.
The event was arranged by Allan
Gale, associate director of the Jewish
Community Relations Council in
Bloomfield Township.