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Voicing Concern About
Iran Nuclear Agreement
On April 14, eight people went to the
Downtown Detroit offices of U.S. Sen.
Debbie Stabenow to meet with Barbara
McCallahan, director of community
affairs/regional manager, and speak
with Stabenow's Washington foreign
affairs staffer, Emily, via speakerphone.
We were there to urge the senator to
support the Corker-Menendez bipar-
tisan bill that would give Congress a
voice in reviewing and approving, dis-
approving or taking no action on a final
deal with Iran regarding its nuclear
capabilities. We believe, as do many
others, that the scrutiny of congres-
sional oversight is especially important
before a final deal with Iran is reached.
We emphasized that any interna-
tional agreement should be treated like
a treaty, which requires a two-thirds
affirmative vote of the Senate to be
ratified. We also stressed that this deal
affects the security of the United States
independent of its impact on Israel.
In addition to the Senate's constitu-
tional obligation of providing oversight,
we discussed other concerns. Why
trust Iran now, given its past history
of breaking agreements? Why in these
negotiations is the president ignoring
Iran's support of terrorism, proxy wars
in the region and ICBM development

program?
Can we be sure that inspections will
work when Iran's past actions indi-
cate that International Atomic Energy
Agency inspectors won't have free and
unscheduled access to its nuclear sites?
Why has the president conceded so
much of what he had said were deal
requirements, such as closing Iran's
underground Fordow site?
Was a military option completely
off the table? What about the con-
flicting Iranian and United States
interpretations of the framework for
an agreement?
The compromise bill that emerged
later that day in the Senate was a
disappointment; but we feel that the
Corker-Menendez bill is still impor-
tant even if it does not guarantee
that this agreement is equivalent to
a treaty. Unfortunately, as we write
this letter, the president appears even
more willing to appease Iran.
We went to this meeting feel-
ing that one of the most important
obligations for an American citizen
is expressing one's concerns and
informed opinions to elected rep-
resentatives — by writing letters,
calling their offices, signing petitions
or visiting their local or Washington
offices. Even if you believe that your
message has miniscule influence,

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mother's name and the city where you each
live. Look for it in the May 7 issue of the JN.
Deadline for entry is April 30.

Your Legal
Issues

your representatives need to know
what you think.

Margot Gardner, Charles Greenberg,

Bloomfield Hills; Irving Ginsberg, Ed Kohl,

Dorene Weisberg, West Bloomfield; Eugene

Greenstein, Joan Grindel, Farmington Hills;

Celia Romm Livermore, Detroit

Rabbi Faults Changes
To Torah Commentary
I am writing to express my concern
about editorial changes that were made
to my recent Torah commentary in the
JN ("Dealing With Grief," April 16, page
45).
In my column about Parshat
Shemini, I referred to the deity as "Y-H-
V-H." You changed this to "God!' Not
only is this not the customary transla-
tion of the Hebrew — "Lord" is more
typically used — but also by doing so
you changed my intent. Additionally,
and in keeping with my approach to the
text, I did not capitalize the pronoun
"he You modified this, too. Finally,
and quite inexplicably, you capitalized
the adjective "divine!' There is no gram-
matical reason to capitalize this word.
Moreover, it undermined my point.
Humanistic rabbis do not express
themselves with such pious senti-
ments. I appreciate that you have style
guidelines, but I also have the right to
communicate my ideas in the way that

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Yom Ha'Atzmaut — April 23
Israel Independence Day
Ehr hot gezogt:* Im tirtzu, ** they didn't
believe
They thought that der mentch,*** he must
be naive.
Now di Yiddishe shtot**** will mark 67,
Far oondz alle Yiddn***** a safe
platz,****** a haven
To visit, perhaps, im tirtzu, ** also live.

* Ehr hot gezogt — he said
**Im tirtzu — If you will
*** der mentch — the man
**** di Yiddish shtot — the Jewish State
***** Far oondz alle Yidn — For us all Jews
****** platz — place

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