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Story About Struggles
Of Families Important
I just wanted to say thank you to
Contributing Writer Ronelle Grier for
writing "Now What?" (May 7, page
1) — a story that needed to be shared
within our own community and with
others who are not part of the mental
health/developmental disabilities con-
versation about the need and struggles
for these families.
Erika Jones
Personal Philanthropy Manager
Judson Center
Royal Oak
Volunteering In Israel:
'Rewarding, Enriching'
A few years ago, I had the good for-
tune of meeting Ed Kohl, the regional
representative for the Great Lakes
Region of Volunteers for Israel/Sar-El.
Ed said Sar-El would give me the
opportunity to give to Israel by vol-
unteering two or three weeks on an
Israeli army base for a cause I sup-
Walk & Run For Israel
On Sunday, May 17
The annual Walk and Run for Israel
will be held Sunday, May 17, begin-
ning at Temple Shir Shalom in West
Bloomfield.
The Family Fun Run for Israel (5k)
registration opens at 7 a.m., with the
run starting at 8 a.m. The run is for all
fitness levels.
Walk for Israel programs begin at
11 a.m., with a free kosher lunch from
Jerusalem Pizza at 12:30 p.m. The
walk begins at 1:30 p.m.
The mission for the Walk for Israel
is to unite the Detroit community to
celebrate the establishment of Israel
and to support its right to live in peace
and security. Major sponsors include
Ford Motor Company Fund, Pay
Anywhere, Joe Cornell Entertainment
and Dynasty Media Network. For
more details on the nonprofit event, go
to www.walkforisrael.org .
Aish Sets Ride2lsrael
Bike A Thon At Kensington
Aish Detroit's fundraising event this
year will be its Ride2lsrael Bike A
Thon at the East Boat Launch of
Kensington Metropark in Milford at
9:30 a.m. Sunday, May 31.
The Ride2Israel will support Aish
programs such as challah baking,
ported in my heart.
For my "tour of duty" with Sar-El,
I was stationed on a supply base in
southern Israel. Our group consisted
of 15 people representing eight differ-
ent countries. Our ages ranged from
18-75. The night of our first meeting, it
became glaringly obvious that the only
thing we had in common was a deep
love and strong desire to support the
State of Israel and the IDF.
Volunteering is also a great way to
experience Israel as a tourist. I can't say
enough about how rewarding, satisfying
and enriching I found this experience.
I met great people and made many new
friends that will hopefully last a life-
time. For some in my group, this was
not their first Sar-El trip. I anxiously
await my next Sar-El mission.
The VFI/Sar-El Program offers a way
to contribute to Israel in a very direct
way. The program accepts volunteers
between the ages of 17 through senior
citizens.
For information, call or email Ed
Kohl at (248) 420-3729, michgan@
vfi-usa.org; Carol Kent at (248) 865-
8580, carolkent@aol.com; or visit the
VFI-USA website www.vfi-usa.org . If
you have any questions about my per-
sonal experience, feel free to email me
at Phil.SarEl@gmail.com .
guest speakers, family and parenting
discussions, "Whiskey & Wisdom,"
holiday preparatory classes, and
Shabbat and Sunday school programs.
The cost is $36 per rider or $75 per
team.
For information, visit www.
ride2israel.com .
To RSVP, visit https://www.event-
brite.com/e/jbams-annual-dinner-and-
reception-honoring-the-judiciary-
tickets-16473573903 . For information,
call JBAM President Rachel Loebl,
(248) 733-5530.
Jewish Bar Association To
Host Judges On May 18
Join the Jewish Bar Association of
Michigan as it recognizes federal
and state judges recently elected or
appointed at JBAM's Annual Dinner
and Reception Honoring the Judiciary,
6-8 p.m. May 18.
The event will be held at the Westin
Hotel, 1500 Town Center, Southfield.
Michigan
Supreme Court
Justice Richard
Bernstein will be the
featured speaker.
Bernstein was elect-
ed the first blind jus-
tice to the Michigan
Justice
Supreme Court in
Richard
November. He began
Bernstein
his eight-year term
in January.
The cost is $40 for the dinner; JBAM
members pay $35. A kosher dinner
can be requested in advance.
Phil Ouellette
Lasalle, Ontario, Canada
Free Speech Under Attack
With Cartoonists In Texas
Free speech in Texas? I truly thought
that we were Charlie Hebdo. How feeble
the thread of free speech is becoming in
our country.
Mary Jane Larson
Livonia
Correction
• The calendar item about the read-
ing and book-signing of Beth Rogers,
author of Freshman Fourteen, should
have stated that she will appear 6:30-8
p.m. Monday, May 18, at the Oak Park
Public Library, 14200 Oak Park Blvd.
For information, email beththewriter@
gmail.com or call (248)-971-0082.
Walled Lake Event Slates
Both Cars And Canines
Kenny's Lakes Area Auto Experts
will host a Classic Car Show and
Dog Adoption event 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
Saturday, May 16. On display will be
75 racecars, classic cars, muscle mod-
ern cars and more. The repair shop is
located at 490 N. Pontiac Trail, Walled
Lake.
Detroit Dog Rescue will be pro-
viding the dogs for adoption. Those
interested in adopting can pick out
their dog and fill out an application
onsite. Within a week, a representa-
tive will conduct a home visit, and the
dog will be officially adopted that day.
Bringing photographs of the home
and yard to the event will expedite
the process. The total cost to adopt is
$200-$300.
"Cars and dogs are arguably the
two best things in the world so bring-
ing them together in one event is just
ideal," said Walters (aka Kenny the
Car Guy), owner and technician.
For information, call (248) 668-1200.
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