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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

