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law enforcement to combat
antisemitism and advocate
for Israel.
In addition to advocating
for Israel and the Jewish
community, Daniel is
also a woodworker, and
especially loves making
Judaica and synagogue
furniture. His work is in
multiple synagogues in the
Detroit area, and he also
makes Shabbat candlesticks,
mezuzahs, seder plates
and other Judaica for Jews
around the world. Daniel was
given the honor of building
the first Torah Ark for the
Chabad Jewish Center of
Troy in 2022.
During the summertime
you can find Daniel at some
of the local art shows here in
Metro Detroit.
MOLLY
GOLDMAN
Molly grew up in
Metro Detroit
and is a Frankel
Jewish Academy
alum. She grew up attending
Temple Israel services and
spending summers at
Tamarack Camp. Throughout
high school, she volunteered
several times a week at the
Friendship Circle.
After high school, Molly
headed to New Orleans to
attend Tulane University.
Every summer throughout
college, Molly came home
and worked as a summer
staff at the Friendship Circle,
where she provided
friendship and fun to the
special needs community.
After graduating in 2022
with a bachelor of science in
psychology, a bachelor of
arts in anthropology and a
minor in Jewish studies, she
moved back to Michigan to
work as the teen volunteer
coordinator at Friendship
Circle. She has been in this
role for a year and half,
although her involvement
with the organization began
in 2015.
In this role at Friendship
Circle, she works directly
with Jewish teens every
day to introduce them to
Friendship Circle’s mission
and core values. When
volunteers attend Friendship
Circle, she works to pair
each of them up with a
child with special needs to
build friendship and foster
inclusion in the community.
Through their time
volunteering, Molly helps to
teach the next generation of
Jewish teens the importance
of respect, understanding,
inclusion and love.
Outside of work, Molly
is preparing to go back to
school to study occupational
therapy. Her goal is to earn
an entry level doctorate so
that she can provide care
to children and teens with
special needs in the future.
She enjoys playing trivia
at various places in Metro
Detroit with her friends and
loves to read, finishing 60
books last year.
RABBI ALICIA
HARRIS
Rabbi Alicia
Harris is the
spiritual leader of
Congregation
Shir Tikvah in Troy, a
Reform/Renewal community.
Rabbi Alicia was ordained
at Hebrew Union College-
Jewish Institute of Religion
in Cincinnati, Ohio, from
which she also holds a
master’s degree and where
she served as a rabbinic
fellow for six years. She
received a dual bachelor of
arts in religious studies and
political science from the
University of Pittsburgh.
Rabbi Alicia is a member
of the Michigan Board
of Rabbis, the Women’s
Rabbinic Network, and
the Commission on Social
Action for the Religious
Action Center of Reform
Judaism, Detroit Jews for
Justice, and is a part of Troy
Interfaith Group.
She also serves on the
ecumenical council to the
governor and lieutenant
governor. She had the honor
of offering a prayer for their
inauguration last year, as
well as for the beginning of
the electoral college count in
Michigan in 2020.
Rabbi Alicia strives to
live in joy and gratitude and
brings that spirit wherever
she is. It is through this
lens that she guides the
community at Shir Tikvah.
Whether she is counseling
couples, supporting bereaved
families, preparing students
for their b’nai mitzvah,
working with interfaith
groups or strategizing
with community justice
organizations, Rabbi Alicia
considers this holy work to
be a privilege and is grateful
to be a part of such a vibrant
community.
Outside of work, she can
usually be found dancing
Casino (also known as
Cuban Salsa) and other
genres of Latin dance.
JAY WINKLER
Jay Winkler is an
archivist at the
Inter-university
Consortium for
Social and
Political Research (ICPSR), a
large data archive housed at
the University of Michigan.
Jay manages the ICPSR’s
catalog and is passionate
about data sharing, which
empowers scholars to
synthesize research from
various sources to gain new
insights. He was named a
LEADING Fellow by Drexel
University in 2022, an honor
that allowed him to build
professional relationships
and learn with other young
archivists and librarians.
Jay dedicated years of
service to Tamarack Camps,
where his long camp career
of eight years as staff well
outnumbered his years as a
camper. Jay spent his entire
Tamarack career connecting
with Jewish teens at the two
outposts, Agree Outpost in
Wawa, Ontario, and Camp
Kennedy in the Upper
Peninsula.
From 2015 to 2017, Jay
spent three summers as the
director of Camp Kennedy,
cultivating campers’
relationships with the
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