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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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