CHINESE PEOPLE

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TOP: Some mem-
bers of Team Lovy
gear up for the
walk. ABOVE:
The Snyder fam-
ily — Hayley, Mark,
Sophia and Leila —
at last year’s event.

Metro Detroit. “Several of us
have worked with disabled
children and adults so it’s very
special for us to be performing
for Friendship Circle knowing all
the good work they do.”
In 2005, Horowitz was a coun-
selor for a special needs unit at a
Jewish camp in the Poconos.
“We played basketball, did
woodworking and took part
in whatever else was going on
at the camp,” Horowitz recalls.
“To me, what was most excit-
ing about that summer was the
fact that kids in the camp — all
10 years old — were so eager to
include my campers in whatever
they were doing. It brought out
the best in everybody.”
This year’s family-inclusive
Walk4Friendship encourages
the best as suggested by the slogan “Be the Light.”
“When we see thousands of people from across Metro
Detroit walking together as one for a common cause, it is
truly inspiring,” says Bassie Shemtov, director and co-founder
of the nonprofit Friendship Circle that puts a spotlight on
the abilities of those with special needs, most notably as they
offer the public a wide menu and their artwork at the Farber
Soul Center in West Bloomfield.
“We want each individual person to know they have the
power to ‘be the light’ and make a positive difference. We are
looking forward to another amazing turnout and event this
year. We are so grateful for the community’s support.”
In addition to providing entertainment, the Maccabeats
can serve as role models for realizing possibilities.
“We started as an auxiliary branch of Collegiate A
Cappella,” Horowitz explains of the early choral involvement
that didn’t anticipate the acclaim they would get. “When we
arrived at Yeshiva, there was no Jewish a cappella group.
“We all loved to sing, and many of us had trained in har-
mony and had a choral background. We put together an
album and released a Chanukah video in 2010 that just took
off with a life of its own.”
The Maccabeats, which launched with about 10 members,
basically has held a consistent membership.
“We’ve all graduated and gone on to different areas of
life, but we all make a place for singing in a serious way,”
Horowitz says. “We’re on the road pretty much once a week.
We’re flying in and out of cities on Sundays, oftentimes back
on a redeye flight and straight to other work on Monday
mornings.”
The group always plans concerts with sounds they love as
expressions of a positive outlook. They feel fortunate their a
cappella interests appeared at a time when a cappella per-
formances were getting mainstream attention in movies, on
television and through pop recordings.
“They say the human voice is the only instrument that
really has soul so a cappella is exciting and continues to be
dynamic,” Horowitz says. “Besides, we don’t have to schlep
instruments.” •

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