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home, and afterward, too, 
as they begin the process of 
healing,” he said.
Adat Shalom Synagogue in 
Farmington Hills roped off 
220 seats in their sanctuary 
as a start, while the 
congregation considers other 
actions, said 
Rabbi Aaron 
Bergman. 
Temple 
Israel in West 
Bloomfield 
covered 220 
pews with 
tallitot. Temple 
Kol Ami in West Bloomfield, 
which is smaller, put tallitot 
on chairs, each 
with 10 names of 
hostages, which 
will be displayed 
until all are 
released, said 
Rabbi Natalie 
Shribman.

“People were really 
touched by this display, and 
I am moved by it each time 
I go into our sanctuary,” she 
said.
In the week after the 
terrorist attack, Congre-
gation B’nai Moshe in West 
Bloomfield printed pictures 
of those murdered and 
displayed them outside the 
sanctuary. The following 
Shabbat, they printed and 
displayed some of the flyers 
from the series on Hamas 
captives (available at www.
kidnappedfromisrael.com).
B’nai Moshe’s Rabbi 
Shalom 
Kantor said 
he considered 
Ingber’s 
suggestion of 
setting aside 
seats in the 
sanctuary for 
the hostages, 

OUR COMMUNITY

Rabbi 
Shalom 
Kantor

Rabbi 
Aaron 
Bergman

Rabbi 
Natalie 
Shribman

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Display at 
Temple Israel

The display 
outside Temple 
Shir Shalom

ON THE COVER

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