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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.
Shelli Liebman Dorfman and her
mom, Cell Liebman
"The deeper significance of my
mom's oft-said advice: 'There's always
time for lunch: expands beyond a
midday salad to inspire that, 'We
should always make time to be
together: Going further, it reaches
her home-cooked Shabbat, holiday
and celebration meals for however
many — even last-minute — guests
as are available. In the way my mom
has always known and included my
friends, she does the same for my
children's and grandchildren's as well.
And I now see the sincerity in which
the next generations are following her
valuable lead, living by this subtle,
rewarding advice:'
— Shelli Liebman Dorfman,
JN Contributing Writer
Weaving Israel into the Fabric of our Curriculum
(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.
Esther Allweiss Ingber and her
mother, Irma Allweiss
"My mother Irma Allweiss of Oak
Park, now 83, often said to me:
`This too shall pass:"
— Esther Allweiss Ingber,
JN Contributing Writer
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May 11, 2015 • 6:30 p.m.
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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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"The best advice my mother gave
me was 'Treat all people equal' She
underlined this by teaching this to
me by her actions: she treated our
cleaning woman with the same
respect as she did the banker's wife.
During the depths of the Depression,
she provided a meal to hobos who
knocked at our door as she did the
revered rabbi who was travelling
to collect money for his yeshivah
— only the rabbi was also offered a
kosher home to spend the night:'
—Jessica Feldman,
Evanston, Ill.
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Judy Herman and Deb Trapp work
on their challah dough.
Shlissel Challah
The 'Key' To
Sustenance
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n April 15, Operation
Challah celebrated the
mitzvah of making shlissel
(Yiddish for "key") challah, led by
Sarah Babayov and Aviva Gordon at
Bais Chabad of North Oak Park. Eva
Feuerstein served as the emcee.
While the dough was rising, Seema
Selmar, teacher and lecturer, shared
insights and led the braiding of the
challahs into the shape of a key.
The custom is based upon the
Prophet Elijah instructing a poor
woman to first give him a piece
of her food to fulfill the mitzvah
of taking challah (setting aside
a small portion of bread for the
priests in biblical times).
Elijah knew that in the merit of
this mitzvah — through which peo-
ple express belief in God's ability to
provide for them under any circum-
stances — the woman would earn
an adequate livelihood, even during
severe drought and shortage.
By giving challah to Elijah,
she gained access to the key to
parnassah (livelihood), which
he held at that time, and thereby
secured her livelihood. The cus-
tom has become synonymous
with the belief that God provides
Jews with their parnassah.
On the Shabbat immediately fol-
lowing Passover, in recognition of
the manna the Israelites received
in the desert, Jews may include an
actual key placed in the challah
dough or, alternatively, braid the
dough into the shape of a key.
All participants took home their
"key" challah for Shabbat. Net
proceeds benefited local hachnosis
funds, which provide living essen-
tials for newlyweds. For information
on Operation Challah events, call
Aviva Gordon at (248) 821-3103 or
email info@avivagordon.com .
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