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ven in progressed stages of
gogue becomes difficult as memory
dementia and Alzheimer’s
loss progresses.
disease, music and the words
“As a society, we have yet to come
of prayer are often the last memories to terms with eliminating the stigma
to slip away.
that surrounds the dementia or
To offer solace and sup-
Alzheimer’s patient,” Yamstein
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Arnold helps with said. “Bringing a loved one to
families suffering from
services where there are many
Shabbat at the
dementia during the High
people can be very challeng-
Brown Jewish
Holidays, the Michigan
Community Adult ing. For families struggling
Board of Rabbis, in part-
with dementia, we hope this
Day Program.
nership with the Dorothy
service will alleviate some of
and Peter Brown Jewish Community the isolation many experience. It
Adult Day Program, for the first time will give them the opportunity to
will host a special Kol Nidre/Yom
have a meaningful religious encoun-
Kippur service.
ter listening and singing along to
The 45-minute service, believed to those familiar prayers and melodies
be the first of its kind in the coun-
together during the holiest time of
try, will be held Sunday, Sept. 24,
the Jewish year.”
at Congregation Shaarey Zedek in
Propis said the service was
Southfield.
designed to touch on the corner-
stones of the High Holiday liturgy
Designed and led by Rabbi Aaron
and will include Kol Nidre, Avinu
Starr and Hazzan David Propis,
Malkenu and Al Cheyt, among other
under the leadership and guidance
well-known prayers.
of Rabbi Marla Hornstein, president
“It is an honor to perform this
of the Michigan Board of Rabbis, the
mitzvah that will hopefully touch
service will include the key prayers
many of the lives in our Jewish com-
along with modern Jewish songs
munity,” Propis said.
expressing thankfulness and will
Starr learned early in his career
conclude with the blowing of the
the therapeutic power of Jewish mel-
Shofar. In future years, the service
odies in reaching the elderly even
will be hosted by other area congre-
gations.
after they lose their ability to carry
The service is the brainchild
out conversations.
of Debra Yamstein, Brown pro-
“The Hebrew words and melodies
gram director. Last year, while she
of the High Holidays are imprinted
attended Yom Kippur services with
on our Jewish souls,” Starr said. “Just
her family at Temple Shir Shalom
singing songs of our people like the
in West Bloomfield, Yamstein
Shema speaks to those suffering from
noticed very few elderly people in
memory loss diseases in ways far
the sanctuary. As she listened to
more profound than conversation.
her two very young children singing
Cantor Propis and I are thrilled to be
along to prayers like Avinu Malkeinu
involved and host this service.” •
(“Our Father, Our King”), she real-
The Yom Kippur service will be at 11 a.m.,
ized just how deeply ingrained
Sunday, Sept. 24, at Congregation Shaarey
these melodies become in a Jewish
Zedek in Southfield. It is free and open to all.
person’s memories and the nurtur-
To register, call (248) 233-4000. Individuals are
ing effect they could have for her
encouraged to pre-register with the understand-
clients struggling with memory loss. ing that last-minute challenges may prevent
Unfortunately, making it to syna-
them from attending.

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