Sharron Adell May 13, 2002 earliest childhood years through con- firmation in high school as well as on adult classes. In recent years, Temple Israel strengthened its dedication to early childhood education when, in 2014, pharmaceutical industry veteran the late William Farber and his wife, Audrey, made a $10 million gift to establish an endowment for the Susan and Rabbi Harold Loss Early Childhood Center. The endowment supports the center’s preschool pro- gram and provides yearly scholarships to members’ preschool to kindergar- ten-aged children. Rabbi Jennifer Kaluzny was one of the first preschoolers to play and learn in the new building. Now, her children are preschoolers there. Through her bat mitzvah and marriage, Kaluzny’s life is bound up in the story of Temple Israel. Her life experiences there set her on the path to become a rabbi, and she strives to fulfill her work in the spirit of Rabbi Fram. “For 75 years, the clergy, teachers and staff have built a strong connec- tion to the land of Israel and Reform Jewish values,” she said. “There is a passion for Temple that began with Rabbi Fram, and he instilled that passion in each rabbi and cantor that came after him, and I am just so proud and blessed to be part of it.” SOCIAL JUSTICE IDEALS Another pillar of Reform Judaism is social justice. Tisdale said this emphasis is evident upon entering the building to the Tyner Religious School. There are collection bins for donating old eyeglasses, recycling toner cartidges and cell phones as well as places to donate cloth- ing and food. Twice each month, Forgotten Harvest runs a food pan- try that distributes food to the com- munity’s neediest families. “Just as it was when it was founded, Temple Israel continues to be at the cutting edge of liberal, Reform Judaism,” Tisdale said. “We are a place of social justice, religion, learning and, most of all, a place for families to feel good about Judaism and feel part of a community. Our clergy and staff are dedicated to what they do and are a cornerstone of our success.” As far as outreach, Temple Israel continues to forge new directions. In the last several years, it created The Well, an outreach initiative headed by Rabbi Daniel Horwitz that has engaged unaffiliated and under-affili- continued on page 24 Not a day goes by that we are not heartbroken. We love you with all of our hearts. Always and Forever, Your loving Family 2178690 B UY t S ELL L EASE t M ANAGE Get RESULTS www.MetroSold.com Let our 150 years of combined experience and knowledge guarantee the best possible outcome. serving Oakland County and the Entire Metro Area including Ann Arbor Residential & Commercial Got Questions? Jay Greenspan, Broker Cari Cohen 248-574-1905 Direct Sid Roth 248-202-3297 Direct Regina Bronstein: Huntington Woods Specialist 248-298-9615 Direct Jgreenspan@metrosold.com 248-488-SOLD MICHIGAN METROPOLITAN, REALTORS® A DIVISION OF MICHIGAN PROPERTY MANAGERS 2162010 Guests get out on the dance floor. Beautiful Colonial Lone Pine Estates BLOOMFIELD HILLS SCHOOLS 3505 square feet, completely renovated, 4 BR, 5 BA, 3 car garage, John Morgan Kitchen and built-ins throughout the entire house, finished basement, quiet cul-de-sac location, great family neighborhood. $620,000 Interested buyers and buyer agents call for appt. CEO David Tisdale, Carolyn and Steven Marks, and Rabbi Daniel Horwitz of The Well (248) 310-9273 jn May 11 • 2017 23