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Big Welcome
the teens, telling them he wishes
he had taken his own religious
schooling more seriously. He did
get involved with Michigan State
University Hillel and traveled
with the group on a life-changing
Birthright Israel trip.
“That trip really made me think
more about Judaism and how I
wanted to give back to my commu-
nity,” he said.
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door, we knew Beth Ahm would
be our home. We were greeted
warmly and welcomed into the Beth
Ahm family. We quickly developed
friendships and immersed ourselves
in synagogue life. Our children feel at
home and are excited to participate.
We are active and proud members
who want to share our synagogue
with you.
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Ahm by joining us on Shabbat and
staying for lunch, coming to an event,
or speaking with Rabbi Rubenstein.
Let us help you make Beth Ahm part
of your future.
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BUILDING ISRAEL TIES
If Ethan Bennett, TNW for Temple
Israel, had his way, he would make
sure each teen understands the con-
nection to the Jewish homeland —
not during Friday evening services,
but by taking them on a hike into
the Negev Desert and then study-
ing a text that sources the very trail
where they had just walked.
Bennett tries to do the next
best thing by facilitating informal
Thursday night programs at Temple
Israel where teens can learn and dis-
cuss topics pertaining to Israel.
A native of
St. Louis, Mo.,
Bennett was active
in NFTY and
spent a gap year
in Israel, where he
bolstered his skills
in working with
Jewish teens. He
Ethan Bennett
also finished his
studies at Hebrew
University in Jerusalem, where he
studied Hebrew and Arabic and
worked on youth partnership pro-
grams between Arab and Jewish
teens in Israel.
“Israel has shaped who I am and
it is an important part of my work,”
Bennett said. “Today’s Jewish teens
need resources to define their own
relationship with Israel. When they
get to college they will be chal-
lenged, and that is OK. But they
need to be prepared.”
Bennett finds his job as a weaver
very fulfilling and says he is very
grateful for the wide support he and
his cohorts are receiving.
He began his position in October
2015 after working with Jewish
teens throughout the country.
However, he said he has never seen
the devotion and commitment of a
community for teen outreach as he
has witnessed in Detroit.
“It is rare a community invests
so much in its youth advisers and
allows us to have so much influence
in the community,” he said. “We
have been given license to take our
ideas and passions and run with
them.”
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