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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. 

MACCABIDETROIT2019.COM 248.934.0889 

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