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for anyone and everyone. (Let
her know when you’re free
for Shabbos dinner!)
“If you’ve met Erin Stiebel,
odds are she has invited you
over for a Shabbat meal,”
said Jackie Yashinksky. Jackie
met Erin during a Partners
Detroit Jewish Poland trip,
which Erin staffed. “In fact,
the first time I met Erin, she
said… ‘Hi, I’m Erin. Would
you like to come over for
Shabbat dinner?’ I thought,
who is this stranger and why
is she inviting me to her
home?”
David says Erin and Jackie’s
friendship has continued
to grow ever since and now
Jackie is a regular guest at
their Shabbos table.
When the message got out
that the JN was highlighting
Erin, we got a flood of emails
from people sharing how
Erin has personally impacted
their lives.
“Erin has this amazing
ability to welcome everyone
and enrich their lives in the
best way possible. She is one
of the most authentic people
on this planet and a master
of Jewish outreach,” Partners
in Torah Board Member
Noah Rozenberg said. “She
connects everyone to Judaism
and having a Jewish life. She
is the Jewish glue that con-
nects and enriches all of us.
“I went on the Partners in
Torah Spain/Portugal trip in
2019 and having her on the
trip elevated it to another
level. She made a conscious
effort to connect with and
teach everyone on the trip
and raised the energy a hun-
dred-fold,” he added.
Elisheva Samuels, a long-
time friend of Erin’s, said,
“No matter what is going on
in Erin’s life (and as the busi-
est person I know — it’s plen-
ty) she always makes time to
think of the large and small
things that people around her
need — dropping off food or
candy to someone who had a
baby, suffered a loss or is nav-
igating a challenging time;
befriending unfamiliar faces
(or familiar faces of employ-
ees in supermarkets); sending
a Shipt order to non-local
friends to celebrate birthdays
or send support during hard
times; opening her home to
host community members
every single Shabbos …
There is just no one quite like
Erin Stiebel.”
Even those who haven’t
known Erin for a long time
felt it was important to share
how much she has touched
their lives.
“Erin’s volunteer work is
literally hour by hour, minute
to minute, day to day within
our community, in ways that
I think people don’t always
see volunteering,” Meredith
Kay said.
Meredith has known Erin
for less than a year and was
one of the many people who
nominated her to be the vol-
unteer of the week.
“I thought she would just
be a Jewish mentor, but as I
watch the way she speaks to
her children and how patient
she is, and how she would go
and drive soup to someone
who says they aren’t feeling
well. I think she has become
more than a mentor to me
while deepening my Jewish
connection,” Meredith
added.
If you would like to nominate some-
one to be the next volunteer of the
week, send a nomination with a short
paragraph telling us why to
socialmedia@thejewishnews.com.
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