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The Hope For Our
Next Generation
My youngest daughter just returned
from the Taglit Birthright trip to
Israel with the Hillel group from the
University of Michigan. She raved
that it was the best trip she ever had,
fun, meaningful and memorable.
Yet, she had no idea that, by a vote
of 104-4, with 6 abstentions and 65
absent, Israel was just singled out as the
world's "top violator of health rights" by
the annual assembly of the U.N.'s World
Health Organization.
There was no debate in the U.N. on
the health of:
• the Yemeni people now under
Saudi bombardment with 1,850
killed, 7,394 wounded and 545,000
displaced;
• the 6,000 Ukrainians killed and
1 million displaced under attacks of
Russian-backed militias;
• the 200,000 Syrians killed by their
own government or ISIS and the 3
million refugees and 6 million dis-
placed.
Unfortunately, in the U.S., Obama
and Kerry have often been blatantly
hostile to Israel. And the American
Studies Association voted to boycott
Israeli institutions of higher edu-
cation, while the Boycott, Divest,
Sanctions (BDS) movement continues
to create hostile environments for
Jews in hundreds of U.S. universities.

The Pew Center for Religion and
Public Life completed a recent study
of American Jews, claiming that 1
in 5 say they have "no religion," and
more than 50 percent are "not very"
or "not at all" emotionally attached
to Israel.
This is why Birthright as well as
campus Hillels are so critical in main-
taining some connection between
young Jews and Israel. How else will
the Jewish homeland survive BDS'
poisonous campaign, the outrageous
lies of the U.N., as well as so many
other anti-Semitic fault-finders?

A Plea To Keep Open
The JCC In Oak Park
I am an 84-year-old widow who
enjoys the opportunity to attend vari-
ous classes, lectures and programs
at the Jewish Community Center in
my own community of Oak Park, as I
cannot drive long distances anymore.
Since getting the notice of the
10 Mile JCC's potential closure in
November 2014, I have been work-
ing very hard with so many others to
keep our much-needed Center in our
vibrant community.
On May 28, I received an email
from the JCC of Metropolitan Detroit
seeking an online donation.

your people in this time of need."

Lupovitch Lectures
To Be Shown For Free
Congregation Beth
Ahm in West
Bloomfield will
present a series of
video lectures
called "Gems from
the Lupovitch
Collection:'
Howard
The "Drop In &
Lupovitch
Learn on DVD"
series features
talks on various topics by Professor
Howard N. Lupovitch of Wayne
State University's Cohn-Haddow
Center for Judaic Studies. Lecture
topics include "Jews in America,"
"Hollywood and the Jews" and
"Jewish Philosophy Matters?'
The series is free and open to the
community. It takes place every
Wednesday at 1 p.m. Walk-ins are
welcome.
For information, contact Nancy

Kaplan at (248) 737-1931,
nancyellen879@att.net or on
Facebook, Nancy Federman Kaplan.

Friday, there will be a Shabbat din-
ner and a presentation by Eisen on
"Raising the Spirits of American
Jews?' The evening will be co-hosted
by Congregation Beth Ahm.
On Shabbat morning, Eisen
will deliver the sermon: "A Dvar
Torah: Jews in the Wilderness:'
Following Kiddush, he will look at
"Conservative Judaism Today and
Tomorrow."
Other special SYNergy offerings
include Soulful Yoga with Rabbi
Rachel Shere at 10 a.m.
There is a dinner charge of $48
per household or $20 per adult; $10/
child ages 3-12; no charge under 3.
No charge for other programming.
The community is welcome.
Details and response information
are available at www.adatshalom.org .
Click on the box at the bottom of the
home page for a printable invitation.
For further information, call (248)
851-5100.

Arnie Goldman

Farmington Hills

Adat Shalom Hosts JTS
Head At SYNergy Shabbat

Adat Shalom Synagogue in
Farmington Hills will conclude its
SYNergy Shabbat season with a visit
from Arnold M. Eisen, chancellor of
the Jewish Theological Seminary, on
June 12-13.
Since taking office
in 2007, Eisen has
transformed the
education of reli-
gious, professional
and lay leaders for
Conservative
Judaism. He dis-
Arnold Eisen
cusses Judaism and
Jewish education on
his blog On My Mind, Arnie Eisen.
Following a lively "Shabbat
Unplugged" service at 6 p.m. on

My concern is that a donation to
them in no way will benefit the JCC
on 10 Mile unless it is specifically
written to JCC 10 Mile. Otherwise,
it goes directly to the other Center. I
emailed back to the JCC, writing in
part:
"You must be kidding! I have been
working weekly with 800-plus others
to keep my JCC 10 Mile facility open
for our vibrant Jewish community
here ... and you are on my email
asking me to donate to your Center,
while none of it will come here ...
How can you ignore the pleas of so
many people, many of them your own
parents and grandparents who use
this Jewish Center for our physical
and spiritual needs ... Do not desert

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Oak Park

Corrections
• In "Meet At The Well" (May 28,
page 1), it was stated that The Well is
not affiliated with any synagogue or
organization. It, however, is a project of
Temple Israel in West Bloomfield.
• The calendar listing for a "Dance
& Dessert" on June 5 at the Oak Park
JCC was incorrect. There is no event
on that date. However, there will be a
senior dance 1-3 p.m. Monday, June
8, at the JCC in West Bloomfield. For
information, call (248) 967-4030.

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