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OCTOBER 24 • 2019 

Jews in the D

This year, congregations 
around the world are going to 
#ShowUpForShabbat again on 
the Shabbat immediately before 
the one-year commemoration 
of the tragic shooting at Tree of 
Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh 
Oct. 25-26. The following local 
congregations will be partici-
pating:
Adat Shalom Synagogue in 
Farmington Hills, Beth Israel 
Congregation in Ann Arbor, 
Congregation Beth Ahm in West 
Bloomfield, Congregation B’
nai 
Moshe in West Bloomfield,
Congregation Shaarey Zedek 
in Southfield, Congregation 
Shir Tikvah in Troy, Kehillat 
Etz Chayim of Detroit (in 
the Beit Midrash/Chapel) at 
Beth Shalom in Oak Park, 
Temple Beth El in Bloomfield 
Township, Temple Israel in West 
Bloomfield and Temple Emanu-
El in Oak Park. 

#ShowUpForShabbat

ZOA Announces 
Brandeis Award
The Zionist Organization of 
America-Michigan Region will 
present awards of merit to dis-
tinguished community members 
at this year’
s Balfour Celebration, 
5:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 3, at Adat 
Shalom Synagogue. A strolling 
dinner will be served. 
The Justice Louis D. Brandeis 
Award will be presented to Dr. 
Sanford and Mrs. Carol Vieder, 
dedicated lifelong supporters of 
Israel and the Jewish community. 
ZOA-Michigan Region will also 
present its Lifetime Achievement 
Award to Sheryl Silver, a long 
time ZOA activist. 
The keynote speaker will be 
Dennis Prager, one of America’
s 
most respected national radio talk 
show hosts and founder of Prager 
University, which boasts 1 billion 
video views annually.
More information is available at 
mizoa.org, or email kobi@mizoa.
org. 

JENNIFER COOK O’TOOLE

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