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assembling individual first aid 
kits for the Ukrainian Army. 
As a doctor, seeing 
crucial medical 
supplies made it 
clear these kits are 
designed for quick 
medical response 
to save lives. These 
kits are going into a 
war zone.
Together, the volunteers 
packed 1,000 individual first 
aid kits. From Michigan, the 
kits will travel to Razom in 
New York and from there 
to Ukraine. Razom is the 
Ukrainian word for “together.” 
The togetherness of the event at 
Temple Israel was reflected in 
the multigenerational volunteers 
that came together to do good.
Rabbi Kaluzny reflects on 
the importance and intended 
impact of the event saying, “Part 
of Jewish life is performing 

acts of lovingkindness. Reform 
Judaism was built upon the 
foundation of ‘prophetic 
Judaism,’ that we have a 
responsibility to make our 
world a better place, both locally 
and globally. The Ukrainians 
need help, and the Temple 
Israel community did what the 
Temple Israel community does: 
Stand up and say we will help!
“The volunteers were grateful 
for the chance to do a hands-on 
project that would, God willing, 
save lives. It taught once again 
that together we can accomplish 
incredible things. We are 
looking to do more projects 
like this one in the future where 
the community can get 
involved and have a stake in 
the project.” 

Learn about the Ukrainian-American 

Crisis Response Committee of Michigan 

at uacrisisresponse.org.

Rabbi 
Jennifer 
Kaluzny

ABOVE: Jim 
and Debra 
Gordon with 
grandchildren 
Maude and 
Bo Sherman. 
LEFT: Dr. Phil 
Arbit and Olga 
Liskiwskyi.

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