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in numerous programs in 
recent years, including service 
projects over the weekend of 
Martin Luther King Jr. Day. 
The church has participated 
in the temple’s annual Glazer 
Institute for several years. 
Christ Church Cranbrook 
took an active role in a vigil 
held at Beth El after the 

2018 shooting at Tree of Life 
Synagogue in Pittsburgh. Last 
fall, the two congregations 
jointly sponsored a six-part 
class (presented via Zoom) 
by Vanderbilt University 
Professor Amy-Jill Levine that 
examined stories and para-
bles in Genesis and the New 
Testament. Another series is 

planned for this spring.
The 900-member-family 
Christ Church Cranbrook is 
at the corner of Lone Pine and 
Cranbrook roads. Temple Beth 
El, at 14 Mile and Telegraph 
roads, has more than 1,000 
members.
The remodeling plan does 
not involve the church’s sanc-
tuary, and worship services 
will continue there. Services 
have been livestreamed since 
the beginning of the COVID 
shutdowns last spring and 
have been so popular that 
they have attracted regular 
participants from as far away 
as Arkansas and Colorado, 
Danaher said.
Miller said in addition 
to the leased offices and 
classroom space, Christ 
Church Cranbrook staff and 
parishioners will be welcome 
to use the temple’s communal 
spaces, including the board 
room, library and Handelman 

Hall.
Danaher says he hopes the 
partnership will help both 
congregations grow spiritually. 
“I very much look forward 
to spending the next two years 
deepening my knowledge of 
Judaism, particularly the roots 
that my own Christian faith 
has in the unbroken promises 
of God to Israel,” he said. 
“This partnership is about 
so much more than space, but 
about ways our communities 
can grow together. My hope is 
that we will become more of 
ourselves as we learn to love 
each other better.”
Miller agreed. “One of the 
great joys of this growing 
partnership will be the 
opportunity for our clergy, 
staff and members to deepen 
our understanding not only 
of our neighbors but of our 
own commitment to living a 
meaningful Jewish life in the 
21st century,” he said. 

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