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Of course, campaign issues like
these went over the heads of the kin-
dergartners, who did not consider
them much; they weren’t too con-
cerned about the difference between
big vs. small government. Yet they did
learn to value the importance of their
choices. In advance of Voting Day,
Debbie Carbone, their teacher, encour-
aged them to consider the character
traits of the individuals running for
office to make an informed choice.
Dingell echoed these sentiments.
“What are the qualities we look for
in a president? Leadership, bravery,
compassion, honesty.” What mattered
most, said Dingell, was that they voted
rather than for whom they voted.
Dressed in a red dress and stars-
and-stripes wool coat made of a
Pendleton blanket, Dingell spoke to
the students about her work in the U.S.
Congress and the importance of the
electoral process.
“Students, learn to make your own
decisions rather than vote based on
who your friends are voting for,” she
said. “Do you respect each other? Can
you disagree with each other? But are
we one community? Are we all togeth-
er? Do we always treat each other with
kindness and respect?”
Out came a spirited cry from one of
the youngest voices, a kindergartner
sitting cross-legged on the gray carpet.
He drew an association from what
he had learned at the school weeks
before from the Bible Players, a Jewish
improv duo that uses Torah plays and
improv games to teach Jewish values.
“It’s like kehillah,” said the little guy,
invoking the Hebrew word for com-
munity.
The 5-year-old in the front row
lifted his right hand said, “Keh,” then
held up his left hand with a “Hee” and
finally clapped the hands together with
a thwack, “Lah.” Then a pronounced
“Kehillah!”
“What is that?” Dingell asked.
“One community,” explained
Carbone.
“That’s perfect!” Dingell smiled.

Nina Olson, 8, takes the podium during
the election.

Standing on the side, beaming in
pride, was Jennifer Erlich Rosenberg,
head of Hebrew Day School.
“When I see our very youngest stu-
dents spontaneously recognizing the
values of community and expressing
them so appropriately to our congres-
sional representative, I feel proud and
confident that we’re helping to raise
the next generation of compassionate,
engaged and committed Jewish citi-
zens and leaders,” she said.
What were the 2016 results of the
election of 1800?
Jefferson was again victorious, win-
ning 54.3 percent of the votes. As in
a true election, Hannah, a.k.a. John
Adams, gave a concession speech and
Livnat, a.k.a. Thomas Jefferson, gave
an acceptance speech.
Even an outsider could glean the
kind of engaged learning going on in
the classroom.
“This kind of creative, authentic
learning happens all over our school
every day,” Rosenberg said. “And it’s in
times like these that we count on the
role models in the lives of our chil-
dren, both parents and teachers. Our
teachers engage our students to inter-
act appropriately, respectfully and with
passion. With that in place, learning
and growth flourish.”
It is this modeling of respect and
passion that empowers a 5-year-old to
yell out his vision to the entire assem-
bly.
And for the entire assembly to
embrace it.

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Michael Fried

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full assortment of
Dakota Breads and our
Franklin Homemade
Apple Pies.

U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell, center, poses with students from Hebrew Day School of
Ann Arbor from both the Adams and Jefferson camps.

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