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March 24-30, 2016 | 14-20 Adar II 5776 | Vol. CXLIX, No. 8
SHABBAT LIGHTS
Shabbat: Friday, March 25, 7:33 p.m.
Shabbat Ends: Saturday, March 26, 8:35 p.m.*
Shabbat: Friday, April 1, 7:41 p.m.
Shabbat Ends: Saturday, April 2, 8:44 p.m.*
* Times according to Yeshiva Beth Yehudah calendar.
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and Ahavat Shalom, which merged
into Congregation Beth Shalom.
Temple B’nai Israel is in Petoskey,
and Kehillat Hatzav Hagadol is on
Mackinac Island.
Or, take Temple Jacob in Hancock,
Mich. Founded in 1912, when copper
mining was still the main local industry,
this is the oldest, continuously operating
synagogue in the Upper Peninsula. As
part of the East Hancock Neighborhood
Historic District, it is also the only active
synagogue in Michigan listed on the
National Historic Register.
As most parents do, Deborah
Bienstock wants to give her children
memorable experiences.
“My daughter and I discussed
going to Israel for her Bat Mitzvah,
but it didn’t work out,” Deborah said.
“But I send the kids to Tamarack, and
when the Western trip came up and
Julia wanted to go, I wanted to give her
that experience. The Israel trip didn’t
happen, but I thought if I could make
this other trip possible, I would. It’s a
once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see
places you wouldn’t ordinarily see, to
travel with your friends and peers. It’s
an adventure.”
Deborah says she “just always
knew” about Hebrew Free Loan in
the community, but was reminded of
it through a mention on the Tamarack
Camps application.
“I work hard, but I don’t make a ton
of money,” Deborah said. “I make my
own way and don’t like to ask for
help. However, I know “HFL is a great
resource, and I’m very grateful it
exists. It’s a help, not a handout. The
people at HFL were very friendly and
helpful, and they made the process
easy. There weren’t a lot of hoops to
jump through, the loan was interest-
free, and it was definitely worth it to
give my daughter those memories.
“Hebrew Free Loan helped make it
possible for me to say yes to some-
thing my daughter will never forget.”
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s I write this, I am “Up North”
in Michigan, taking a few days
of vacation with my family in
Boyne City, a few miles from Charlevoix,
a prime vacation spot for many Jewish
Detroiters. This area of Michigan’s
northern Lower Peninsula is truly one of
the most beautiful places in America.
I am also reminded that, while most
of Michigan’s Jews do live in Metro
Detroit, there are Jews living throughout
the state, and they have been doing so
for more than 100 years. In Traverse
City, there were Congregations Beth El
My
Story
I must admit I am also writing about
Temple Jacob because of a great story
about the 75th anniversary of the
northern-most synagogue in Michigan
that ran in the July 24, 1987, issue of the
JN. Of course, Temple Jacob is now 114
years old!
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community for a variety of
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needs. HFL loans are funded
entirely through community
donations which continually
recycle to others, generating
many times the original value
to help maintain the lives of
local Jews.
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