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and politically acceptable
plan surely lies within the
capabilities of lawmakers,
think tanks, students — and
of ordinary citizens.
May they be guided by the
sentiment expressed in the
“
Prayer for Our Country” in
which we ask that “all who
exercise just and rightful
authority administer all affairs
of state in justice and equity;
that peace and security,
happiness and prosperity,
right and freedom may
forever abide among us” (p.
130, Sabbath and Festival
Prayer Book, 1968 printing,
The Rabbinical Assembly
of America and the United
Synagogues of America).
Beatrice Koolovitz
Twin Lake, Mich.
Volunteers for Israel
Regarding the Sept. 15 story
“New Program for Birthright
Alumni,” there are also
the traditional Volunteers
for Israel programs where
volunteers spend one or more
weeks living and working on
an IDF base alongside Israelis
and other volunteers from
around the world.
Also, VFI PLUS offers
nine-day, 17-day and
archaeological dig all-inclusive
programs that combine one-
week of volunteering on an
IDF base with custom touring
of unique sites.
For additional information,
contact your local Great
Lakes regional directors Carol
Kent and me, Ed Kohl, at
(248) 420-3729 or email:
michigan@vfi-usa.org
Ed Kohl
West Bloomfield
Never Again
It is no secret that the Jewish
community has, like the
greater American community,
become seriously polarized.
Even within our own
families, those who voted for
Donald Trump have been
criticized and even ostracized.
But none the less, even in the
face of recent events, there are
Jews who painfully continue
to support Trump.
The time has come to
embrace the spirit of the
words written in the Hebrew
poet Isaac Lambdan’
s 1926
poem about Masada and
subsequently updated over
the years to relate to the
Holocaust … Never again!
I humbly suggest that
those members of the Jewish
community who voted for
this president take the pledge:
Never again!
Take the time to explain to
your children, grandchildren
and all those whom you love
and who love you that you
made a mistake … that for
whatever your reasons at the
time, you were wrong and
that you now embrace the
pledge.
As we approach the High
Holidays with our emphasis
on atonement and repentance,
what better time for all of us
to embrace the concept of
teshuvah and gracefully move
toward healing the wounds
that are causing such pain.
Michael Rolnick
Farmington Hills
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