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into the person they were born to become.

HELPING TO BECOME THEIR BEST SELVES THROUGH

THE

Dale Carnegie Program ®

Frankel Jewish Academy, through the generosity of

Based on their 2017 book Never
Long Enough: Finding Comfort and
Hope Amidst Grief and Loss, co-
authors Rabbi Joseph H. Krakoff and
Dr. Michelle Y. Sider have teamed
again to produce a forthcoming
coloring/workbook for adults and
families that’s intended to encour-

age life review and to explore the
feelings associated with the loss of a
loved one.
An experience in mindful coloring
and creative expression, Never Long
Enough-Coloring/Workbook is craft-
ed to provoke thoughtful reflection
and psychological healing. It was
specifically designed to assist family
members and loved ones embrace
their feelings with honesty, thereby
creating a sense of tranquility and
peacefulness.
Krakoff and Sider will be preview-
ing their new coloring/workbook,
signing Never Long Enough and sell-
ing original artwork from the book
and condolence cards based on the
book at a gallery reception from
3-4:15 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 16, at the
Huntington Woods Library, 26415
Scotia Road. They will be speak-
ing about both books and their
approach to grief and healing. •

the William Davidson Foundation, invites students in

grades 9-12 to participate in this 8-Week program

worth two college credits and a lifetime of experience.

Kalamazoo’s Temple B’nai
Israel Welcomes New Rabbi

Sunday or Thursday sessions

CLASS SCHEDULE
Sunday 2/4
beginning
October
Sunday
2/11
Sunday
3/11
Sunday 3/4
Sunday 3/18

Sunday 3/25
4, Sunday
2018. 4/15
Sunday 4/22

Rabbi Simone Schicker
signing her contract with
Joan Hawxhurst, immediate
past president of Temple
B’nai Israel

Application Deadline September 12

Applications are now being accepted.

To apply, please visit:

frankelja.org/dalecarnegie

“That’s the most important degree I have.”

— Warren Buffett
on the Dale Carnegie Course

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Continuing growth in membership
at Kalamazoo’s Reform Jewish con-
gregation has allowed it to hire its
second consecutive full-time rabbi,
following a period of part-time lead-
ership from 1969-2014.
On July 1, Rabbi Simone Schicker
began her tenure as the religious
leader of Temple B’nai Israel,
Kalamazoo’s Reform Jewish congre-
gation. She takes over the position
from Rabbi Matthew Zerwekh, who
served the temple from 2014-2018,
when he moved back to the Detroit
area to lead Temple Emanu-El.
Schicker was raised in an interfaith
household and found herself drawn
to Judaism after spending multiple
summers at Camp Young Judaea, a
Jewish overnight camp. It was at age
13, at her bat mitzvah, that she felt
called to pursue the rabbinate.
Throughout middle and high

school, Schicker was actively involved
in Jewish youth activities includ-
ing NFTY-TOR, J-Serve, March of
the Living and others. She earned
her BA in history with honors at
Birmingham-Southern College in
Birmingham, Ala.
While in college, she jumpstarted
Jewish student involvement in reli-
gious activities, as well as helped
found an Interfaith House where stu-
dents of different faiths lived together
while running programming for
other students on the campus.
After her undergraduate studies,
Schicker attended the Hebrew Union
College-Jewish Institute of Religion in
Cincinnati, where she was ordained
as a rabbi in June.
The congregation will celebrate her
leadership at an installation ceremo-
ny during services in November. •