SEPTEMBER 8 • 2022 | 25

OUR COMMUNITY

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ongregation B’nai 
Moshe, by way of the 
Sharlene & Seymour 
Ungar Scholar-In-Residence 
Endowment Fund, welcomes 
Rabbi Josh Warshawsky as its 
scholar on Sept. 16-17. 
 The weekend will begin 
with Warshawsky leading a 
spirited Kabbalat Shabbat ser-
vice at 5:30 p.m. on Sept. 16 
followed by a Shabbat dinner. 
Afterwards, Warshawsky will 
lead a discussion: “The Power 
of Music: Understanding and 
experiencing the power of 
music to build and transform 
community.
”

On Saturday, Sept. 17, 
Warshawsky will deliver the 
sermon and at a Kiddush 
luncheon he will lead a discus-
sion alongside Rabbi Shalom 
Kantor on the “Changing Face 
of North American Judaism 
and the Role of Music in North 
American Synagogues.
” 
The weekend will cul-
minate at 8:45 p.m. with a 
Conservative community 
Havdallah concert and Selichot 
service led by Rabbi Shalom 
Kantor and Rabbi Davey 

Rosen. The concert will feature 
Warshawsky alongside Coleen 
Dieker and Lior Shragg. Other 
local Conservative clergy will 
be participating in the Selichot 
service. 
Participating congregations 
are Adat Shalom, Beth Ahm, 
B’nai Israel, B’nai Moshe, Isaac 
Agree Downtown Synagogue, 
Shaarey Zedek and Beth 
Shalom.
Warshawsky is a national 
touring Jewish musician, song 
leader and composer. He has 
a fifth album of Jewish music 
releasing in 2022 and is fea-
tured on six Jewish anthology 
publications. 
In addition to his 
work with communities 
worldwide, he serves 
as the rabbi-in-resi-
dence of the Solomon 
Schechter Day School of 
Metropolitan Chicago 
and serves on the fac-
ulty of Songleader Boot 
Camp at Camp Ramah.
The Sharlene and 
Seymour Ungar Scholar-in-
Residence Endowment Fund 
was created through a bequest 
by Sharlene and Seymour 
Ungar, as well as gifts from 
their children and grandchil-
dren to honor their memories. 
This fund enables B’nai Moshe 
to bring in distinguished 
speakers, authors and scholars 
like Rabbi Warshawsky on a 
biennial basis. 

For more information, visit bnaimoshe.

org or call the office at (248) 788-0600.

Scholar-in-Residence weekend includes 
Conservative community Selichot service.

Congregation B’nai 
Moshe Hosts Rabbi 
Josh Warshawsky

Rabbi Josh 
Warshawsky
Sharlene and 
Seymour Ungar

Noah Eaton spent most of his summer at Hebrew 
Free Loan as an intern through the Jeanette and Oscar 
Cook Jewish Occupational Intern Program (JOIN) at 
Gesher Human Services. 
“I’ve always enjoyed being connected to the Jewish 
community, including with temple youth groups, the Teen 
Board, Hillel and more,” Noah said. “What intrigued 
me about becoming a JOIN intern is that they had us 
working in community settings, and doing hands-on 
work. I’m a Business major with an emphasis in finance 
at the University of Michigan’ Ross School of Business, 
and I was able to make a genuine contribution to the 
administration of HFL’s William Davidson Jewish 
College Loan Program during the application 
cycle. It was meaningful to me as someone interested 
in finance, but as a college student, it was an eye-
opener about costs, family contributions, loans, and how 
our community steps in to bridge the gaps. It could mean 
the difference between attending school or not.” 
As Noah returns to campus, he walks away from his 
internship knowing that his experience was not only in 
his wheelhouse for his major, but also for who he is. 
“This wasn’t a ‘fetch coffee’ kind of internship,” Noah 
said. ”The work was meaningful, and it will stay with me 
how much people care. The staff, the Board members, 
the partners and the donors really want to support our 
community. These are such caring people, and I’m glad 
I was part of what they do.”

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