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EMPTY BOWLS
VANISH HUNGER
Vanish Hunger 2016, Yad Ezra’s annual
fundraiser, will be held at 7 p.m., Thursday,
April 7, at the Music Box at the Max M. and
Marjorie S. Fisher Music Center in Detroit.
The event will feature a performance
by psychological illusionist Joshua Seth.
There will be pizza, salad, cash bar, raffle
and more. Tickets are $40. yadezra.org/
fundraising-events/vanish-hunger for more
information and to purchase tickets. Get
your tickets before they vanish!
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The sisterhoods of Temple Emanu-El and Congregations
Beth Shalom and B’nai Moshe will present Empty Bowls,
a fundraiser to help combat hunger, from 11:30 a.m.-2
p.m. Sunday, March 6, at Beth Shalom in Oak Park.
Enjoy a bowl of soup, bread and dessert for $10; sample
three bowls for $18; take home a container of soup (if
any is left) for $10; and buy a ceramic bowl decorated by
congregants and school students (prices will be marked
on the bowls). Musical entertainment; dietary laws will be
observed.
Proceeds benefit Yad Ezra and MAZON: A Jewish
Response to Hunger. For details, call (248) 770-1074 or
email julie.grodin@att.net.
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GIVING GARDENS
Construction started on Yad Ezra’s green-
house in Berkley in December, and the
building is changing every day. Yad Ezra
hosted its first seed packing event on Feb.
4 with 20 young adults and is planning
more events and volunteer opportunities.
To learn more, subscribe to the Giving
Gardens email list at bit.ly/1QbIzmJ.
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JEWISH ITALY
MOVED TO ACTION
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JOURNEY OUT OF SECRECY
Join the Jewish Women’s Circle and Yad Ezra at
7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 8, for “A Jewish Woman’s
Journey Out of Secrecy: The Riveting Tale of one
Family’s Journey from Darkness to Joy” as told by
writer/actress Frannie Sheridan.
You can also dip and top your hamantashen and
share them with Yad Ezra clients.
The event will take place at Specialties
Showroom, right next door to Yad Ezra at 2800 W.
11 Mile Road, Berkley. Cost is $18; sponsor, $100.
Courtesy: Frannie Sheridan
Akiva Hebrew Day School sixth-
held responsible for their nega-
grader Dalya Apap of Huntington tive words,” she says.
Woods organized a water drive to
Water collected at Akiva was
assist Flint residents affected by
delivered to Bountiful Love
the water crisis.
Ministries in Flint Township
“I felt really bad for everybody; with the help of seniors Jack
I felt like I had to do something,” Lebenbon, Wendy Kellman, Avi
said Apap, who adds she could
Greenbaum, Noah Adler and
not ignore a direct correlation
Moti Nederlander.
between the tragic situation
and the recent Torah portion,
Beshalach, which, she explains,
highlights the importance of
water for survival.
“Throughout much of the
parshah, the Jewish people com-
plain — a lot,” she says. “There
are times when they are pun-
ished for their complaints, like
when they demanded meat.
“But when the Jews cry out
for water, God does not pun-
ish them. He does not chastise
them for showing a lack of faith.
He simply and promptly shows
Moshe how to provide water for
the people.
“We learn here that water is
so essential for life that when
people do not have adequate,
drinkable water, they are not
Dalya Apap with collected water
Join a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to experience
Italy through a Jewish lens. Marilyn Wolfe of the Jewish
Community Center will escort the trip and Professor
Howard Lupovitch, director of the Cohn-Haddow Center
for Judaic Studies at Wayne State University, will serve as
educator.
The July 10-21 trip will include visits to one of the old-
est synagogues in the world, to the breathtaking “Little
Jerusalem” mountaintop area of Tuscany (home to a
synagogue, mikvah and matzah bakery) and to Florence
to hear the unforgettable story of how a synagogue was
saved from Nazi destruction — plus Venice, the Vatican
and much more. The trip is sponsored by the JCC, Cohn-
Haddow Center for Judaic Studies, SAJE and the Jewish
Federation of Metropolitan Detroit.
For details and cost, contact Marilyn Wolfe at (248)
432-5471 or mwolfe@jccdet.org.
Call (248) 943-4172, email zeesy@baischabad.com
or visit www.baischabad.com/jwc to RSVP.
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