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Join us as we honor
Mrs. Lisa Parshan for her
years of service as Director
of our Early Childhood Center
and pay tribute to
our Shaliach Program.

Justice Richard Bernstein

can always get better, no matter how
challenging or difficult, you can still
believe that life will always get better.
Also, Jewish values have us believe,
and what I tend to focus on, is the idea
that sometimes you just have to believe
that you're part of something bigger
than yourself. That you're part of a plan,
that you might not know or understand
or truly appreciate what that is, but you
have to believe that you're part of some-
thing bigger and grander than yourself.
It gives you a sense of mission, pur-
pose and focus, and those who are able
to live with a true sense of mission are
the ones who live a very full life. I always
believed that an easy life is not always a
good one. That Jewish values are about
the idea of challenge, hardship and
struggle — and through that you define
your purpose, your meaning and your
mission.

IN: You said judges should be kinder

and nicer, but what about the way attor-
neys treat each other?

RB: I think that everything begins
with the judges.
When I used to practice law, I got
along with the attorneys I worked with,
and I really enjoyed the attorneys that
were on the opposing side. My cases
would go on for seven or eight years.

These were very intense cases. When
the cases came to a conclusion, I would
miss being with and talking with the
attorneys on the other side. We actually
became friends.
So a lot of it is determined by how
the court acts. If you treat the attorneys
well, it allows them to build that kind of
relationship.
If you have a kind judge, who handles
the process in a nice way, that's going to
set the tone for how the attorneys who
are part of the process are ultimately
going to treat each other.

IN: How has your special work at the
law firm on behalf of people informed
your role on the court?

RB: Look at the kind of cases I've
had, whether taking on the airline
industry [to help enable disabled people
to travel] or the Detroit Department of
Transportation [to fix wheelchair lifts
on buses] or the University of Michigan
[to allow for access when U-M stadium
upgrades failed to accommodate dis-
abled visitors].
When I went to federal court, I would
have to memorize 20-30 cases that were
in my brief, and I would have to memo-
rize 20-30 cases that were on the opposi-
tion side to be able to argue effectively.
I would go up against high-powered

Weaving Israel into the Fabric of our Curric

(L to R) Moriya Moshkovits, Tamar Ben Zimra,Tamar Levinson, Sarah Linden,
Mrs. Michal Schrader, Rabbi Yochanan Schrader, Amitai Zuriel, and Shlomo Falk

The Akiva community wishes
the Parshan family hatzlacha
as they make Aliyah.

May 11, 2015 • 6:30 p.m.

Adat Shalom Synagogue

29901 Middlebelt Rd, Farmington Hills, MI 48334

Strolling Dinner at 6:30 p.m.
Program and Dessert to Follow

For more information, contact Cheryl Jerusalem
cheryl.jerusalem@akiva.org

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