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bread home to bake for their
families. I wanted to add a
very special surprise, so in
each carry-home bag were
the baking instructions and
a container of kosher, edible
gold hearts to sprinkle on top.
At 2 p.m., Emma Beech
presented her Girl Scout
Silver Award project: Stop
Hate lessons we can learn
from the Holocaust.
Girl Scouts learned about
the Holocaust, received the
Stop Hate patch, painted
rocks to take home with stop
hate messages, and learned
they can play an important
part in stopping hate.
I am so grateful to Temple
Israel, the woman of Temple
Israel; Rabbi Jen Kaluzny,
Leah Shamailov, Erika
Bocknek, Amy Brody, Aliza
Plotkin, Claudia Lutman,
Isabel Johnson, Lauren
Johnson, Olivia Johnson,
Julie Katz, Amy Mindell,
and Taylor Weintraub;
the Religious Relationship
Committee of SE Michigan,
Sandra Seligman, Linda
Schlesinger Wagner, and
Vanessa Harris for giving me
and my fellow Girl Scouts this
amazing opportunity to meet
Jewish woman and experience
firsthand the Jewish faith at
Temple Israel.
A project to bring this
program to other area syn-
agogues and temples, both
locally and nationally, is in
the works.
TOP: Rabbi Jennifer Kaluzny taught the Girl Scouts about Judaism.
ABOVE: Brenda and Peyton Kirkland.
Save the Date: JARC, a
nonprofit organization
serving adults with
developmental disabilities
in Metro Detroit, will hold
its annual fundraising event
on Sunday, Oct. 15, at 7
p.m. The Studio 54-themed
event (a nod to JARC’s 54th
year of service) will take
place at The Magic Bag in
Ferndale (22920 Woodward,
Ferndale).
The evening will consist
of food, drinks, music and
dancing, and plenty of
surprises. The event raises
funds for events, outings,
activities and more to fulfill
JARC’s mission of enriching
the lives of people with
developmental disabilities.
To learn more, purchase
tickets or make a donation,
visit www.jarc.org/studio.
Save the Date for JARC’s
Annual Event: Oct. 15
Chabad of Bloomfield
Hills’s new JLI course, How
Happiness Thinks, is much
more than a tool to boost your
happiness. It is an exciting
journey into your own mind
and psyche.
Drawing on classical Jewish
and mystical teachings, this
course will present you with
a deeper understanding of
yourself, and help you flourish
by suggesting practical advice
which, when implemented,
will radically enhance the hap-
piness quotient of your life.
You’ll also learn how the
science of positive psychology
is now corroborating what
Judaism has always known
about what makes us happy.
The course will show you
how to feel good about your-
self without becoming self-ab-
sorbed; how to remain happy
through times of stress; the art
of gratitude; how our short-
comings can become sources
of joy; how to cope through
times of loss; and why spiritu-
ality makes us happy.
The course takes place
over six Wednesdays, July
12-Aug. 23, with morning and
evening options, and will be
held at the Jewish Federation
Building, 6735 Telegraph
Road, Bloomfield Hills.
Instructor will be Rabbi Levi
Dubov, director of Chabad of
Bloomfield Hills.
The fee is $90 with textbook
included; scholarships are
available.
For more informa-
tion, call (248) 949-6210 or
emailrabbi@bhchabad.org.
Register at www.bhchabad.
org/happiness.
Summer Course: How
Happiness Thinks