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With a focus on youth and families,
Beth Ahm is a place for us to share
Jewish experiences with our children
and grandchildren.
Of the thousands of white activ-
ists who came to the South during
the Civil Rights Movement era,
nearly half were Jewish. The Jewish
community often boasts about this
history. But it cannot just be his-
tory. When we were asked to come
in 1965, we went. When asked to
come in 2015, we need to go.
Making A Difference
Jim Marks, a member of Temple
Beth El in Bloomfield Township,
always wondered what it would
have been like to be there in 1965.
When he heard about the Journey
for Justice, he stepped forward. He
held the Torah proudly. He looked
around him, interested in the sto-
ries of others who had come. And
he wondered aloud if our walk
would make a difference?
NAACP's Brooks responded that
the goal of this march is to give
people "moral agency" by stepping
aside from endless policy debates
and putting a human face on these
issues. We can only make a differ-
ence when one marcher initiates
10 conversations and perhaps hun-
dreds of social media connections.
Movements grow, but they start
with ordinary people willing to take
extraordinary steps.
At the end of our day's march,
we passed the Torah to the rabbis
who would continue the next day.
We relished the moment, celebrat-
ing with hundreds of people we
didn't know a day before. And after
returning to Detroit, we smiled as
Jim Marks shared his reflection on
what we had done:
"We can make a difference in the
fight for justice by living a just and
righteous life ourselves and teach-
ing our children to do the same.
In my opinion, the fight for justice
begins with me." E
Rabbi Mark Miller is the rabbi of Temple
Beth El. He sits on the National Core
Team for Just Congregations, a proj-
ect of the Reform movement that has
been heavily involved in bringing issues
of justice to the center of American
Jewish sensibilities.
Rabbi Ariana Silverman is the interim
Through camp and other fun and
informal programming, we are bonding
with other families, strengthening our
Jewish identities, and deepening our
roots in the congregation.
Four generations of our family have
now been active at Beth Ahm.
Our congregation's future is bright and
we are happy to be a part of it.
Asher and Elie Brode
Lili and Howard Brode
Margi and Morry Opperer
Congregation Beth Ahm
Big enough to enrich you. Small enough to know you.
5075 West Maple, West Bloomfield, MI 48322 • 248-851-6880 • www.cbahm.org
She has served as a rabbi of Temple Kol
Ami in West Bloomfield and the Grosse
Pointe Jewish Council. She is a proud
resident of the city of Detroit.
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