FEBRUARY 29 • 2024 | 25
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“THE SMALL CONGREGATION 
ALLOWS FOR CONSTANT

BONDING TO OCCUR.”

— ZEEV MAINE

Rabbi is nice and welcomes 
everyone.”
According to Rabbi 
Rubenstein, “What we see 
on Shabbat and the holiday 
services reflects the feel of 
our congregation: warmth, 
openness and individuality.” 
What makes Beth Ahm 
unusual is that it has no 
cantor. Adult volunteers and 
post b’nai mitzvah students 
help Rabbi Rubenstein lead 
the Shabbat services. 
 Wayne State Professor 
Howard 
Lupovitch 
works for the 
congregation as 
a Torah leader 
and its “go-to” 
davener. He, 
along with his 
brother-in-law 
Ronn Nadis, who is the 
synagogue’s past president, 
are active members who lead 
services, along with Nadis’ 
two grown daughters Emily 
Silver and Rebecca Strobehn. 
The congregation sees 
them as the sound of their 
services and davening 
throughout the year. Many 
members participate in 
services on Shabbat, reading 
the Torah and Haftorah. 
Nancy Goldberg, 
a 10-year member 
from Farmington 
Hills, is one of 
those people. 
Rabbi Rubenstein 
approached 
Nancy and saw 

potential in her as a leader on 
the bimah. The two met, and 
Rabbi Rubenstein helped her, 
page by page, learn how to 
lead the Shabbat services. He 
believed in her and now she 
regularly chants on the bimah 
for their Shabbat services. 
Beyond Shabbat services, 
Nancy has read the Torah in 
on Yom Kippur. “There are a 
lot of opportunities to lead at 
Beth Ahm,” she says. “I find 
the people both friendly and 
down to earth.” 
Each person who leads 
services has a different tune 
and style, which makes 
every Shabbat unique. 
At Beth Ahm, you’ll find 
a small shul with a big 
welcome and a big family 
that always supports its 
members’ involvement. 
That is what this informal 
congregation prides itself 
on. 

The Maines: Zeev, Lihi 
and Hilla

Howard 
Lupovitch

Nancy 
Goldberg

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