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The Jewish Federation of Metropol-
itan Detroit named Esther Hauser
the winner of the 11th annual David
Hermelin Scholarship Award. The
award is sponsored by Sam and Nancy
Shamie and family. This is the first time
a student from Yeshivas Darchei Torah
received the award.
The award provides one $12,000
tuition scholarship to a student who
will be in the highest or next to highest
grade in a Jewish day school affiliated
with Federation and is based on both a
student’
s academic excellence as well as
her community leadership either with-
in the school or general community.
In recommending Esther for the
award, Sarah L. Kahan, high school
coordinator of Yeshivas Darchei Torah,
wrote about Esther’
s commitment to a
school-wide program on the theme of
simchah — happiness. Esther was one
of the coordinators of the program.
“She drew on her organization-
al skills and creativity to make it a
success,
” Kahan said. “Esti exhibited
excellent interpersonal skills as she
related to her committee members and
inspired and motivated the rest of the
student body to participate.
”
Darchei Torah Student Wins Hermelin Scholarship
With abortion policy in the news
again, what can the Jewish tradition
contribute to the public conversa-
tion? On Monday night, June 17, at
7:30 pm, Rabbi Steven Rubenstein
will facilitate an adult learning ses-
sion at 7:30 p.m. Monday, June 17,
at Congregation Beth Ahm in West
Bloomfield to explore the Jewish tra-
dition’
s approach to this issue.
The event is free and open to the
community, and no previous Jewish
study experience is required.
The session will explore questions
such as: When does human life
begin? What factors are important
in a Jewish conversation about abor-
tion? How does the role of choice
differ in modern American culture
from Jewish tradition?
The learning will be Beit Midrash-
style (using a traditional Jewish study
hall format), so come prepared to
engage with the texts directly with a
study partner or in a small group. All
texts will be provided in English as
well as in the original Hebrew.
For planning purposes, advance
registration is appreciated. Call Rabbi
Rubenstein at (248) 851-6880, ext.
17, or register online at cbahm.org/
event/jewishtraditionandabortion.
Jewish Perspectives on Abortion
Writers Wanted
If you love to write and would like to
be published, contact Faye Menczer
Ascher, who is now collecting
writings for the book VOICES 13.
Anyone age 14 to 120 can submit
their writing: poetry, essay, fiction,
nonfiction, or memoir by email to
bubbiepublishing@gmail.com by
June 30.
There is no cost to be included and
no compensation. Ascher will choose
the selections for the book, which is
scheduled to be done by the end of
September. Anyone interested can
visit bubbiepublishing.com to see
the VOICES series and other books
published by Bubbie Publishing and
FRM Publishing.
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