ONGREGATION ZWA • ■ SH AA R EY ZEDEK C to help empower the children and provide them with a sense of power, peace and purpose. Martial arts classes, support during hospital and clinic procedures, uniforms and transportation to and from classes are provided to families at no cost. Goldberg is a clinical assistant professor in the department of pedi- atrics at the Wayne State University School of Medicine in Detroit. He is a recipient of the Robert Wood Johnson Community Health Leaders Award, the nation's most prestigious honor in community public health, as well as the Humanitarian of the Year Award from the McCarty Cancer Foundation. In 2012, he was featured in People magazine's Heroes Among Us page and, in 2014, was named a Top Ten CNN Hero. Goldberg received his rabbinical ordination from Yeshiva University, where he also graduated summa cum laude. He lectures around the world on the subjects of spiritual- ity and health, and has expanded Kids Kicking Cancer to Canada, Italy and Israel and conducts stress seminars for adults at Fortune 500 companies. At the end of each chapter in the book is a QR code for phone scan- ners or a website connection for others to hear an audio meditation reflecting the theme of that section. "Every time the reader listens to a meditation the numbers go up in front of our Kids Kicking Cancer children:' Goldberg said. "The lis- tener will live longer; the children will have less pain because they are able to see how they are inspiring the world. "This book is a unique tool for people to learn how to use their breath to defeat the stress while at the same time help lower the pain of some very special children:' ❑ A Perfect God Created an Imperfect World Perfectly: 30 Life Lessons from Kids Kicking Cancer by Rabbi Elimelech Goldberg is avail- able for purchase at The Book Beat in Oak Park, Borenstein's Book and Music Store in Oak Park, Spitzer's Hebrew Book and Gift Center in Southfield and at Amazon.com . Cost is $26. To make a donation to Kids Kicking Cancer, visit kidskickingcancer.org or call (248) 864-8238. PURIM F R ADULTS The Farber family WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4, 2015 Hillel Dinner To Fete Jewish Education 7:30 P.M. TRADITIONAL MEGILLAH READING H illel Day School of Metropolitan Detroit in Farmington Hills will celebrate Jewish educa- tion at its Annual Dream Maker Dinner on Sunday, May 17, at Congregation Shaarey Zedek in Southfield. This year's Dream Maker Award honorees are the Audrey and William Farber family, whose $5 million gift to Hillel facilitated the transformation of the school into a 21st-century building where children engage in project-based learning using the latest in technology, including 3D print- ing, to pursue their general and Jewish studies curriculum. The Rabbi Jacob E. Segal Award goes to Bob Canvasser Bob Canvasser, a for- mer board president whose tireless devotion helped shepherd the school through the establishment of its 1:1 technology program and the introduction of a tuition affordability program. "Both the Farber family and Bob Canvasser are dream makers and change agents," said Steve Freedman, Hillel head of school. "They are people who go well beyond words to actions. They act on their beliefs and priorities, and their understanding that without Jewish education for our youth we cannot guar- antee a strong Jewish future." The dinner will also acknowledge this year's distinguished alumni award recipients, philanthropist Lisa Lis; car- diac surgeon Charlie Schwartz, director of cardiothoracic surgery at St. Joseph Mercy Oakland; and Hy Safran, direc- tor of strategic affairs for U.S. Sen. Gary Peters. The public is invited to celebrate all honorees in the Shulman Scholarship Journal distributed at the dinner. All proceeds from the journal benefit Hillel's tuition assistance program. To learn more, contact tpinter@hillelday. org. ❑ 8:30 P.M. SPECIAL GUEST, COMEDIAN MARK SCHIFF Art PURIM REFRESHMENTS FREE AND OPEN TO THE COMMUNITY GENEROUSLY SPONSORED BY THE SIDNEY KATZMAN MEMORIAL PURIM FUND 27375 BELL ROAD SOUTHFIELD, MICHIGAN 48034 248.357.5544 WWW.SHAAREYZEDEK.ORG FW44 BE A WINNER! RSVP for Purim Extravaganza and you will be entered to win great prizes, including an IPAD MINI! 1.1." Call 248.357.5544 x26 and leave your name, contact information, and number of attendees. Must be present at the Traditional Megillah Reading to win. February 19 • 2015 19