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SPOTLIGHT

An
 ual Event

CONGREGATION SHAAREY ZEDEK

FARBER HEBREW DAY SCHOOL

Celebrating our 60th Anniversary

event24@farberhds.org

www.farberhds.org/giving/annual-event

AND TO HONOR FARBER ALUMNI 
SERVING IN THE IDF

11:30 AM | CONGREGATION SHAAREY ZEDEK
27375 Bell Road, Southfield, MI 48034
April 14, 2024

Rachel & Josh Op
 erer

is proud to recognize

EVENT CHAIRS
Julie and Eugene Sherizen
Drs. Ora and Michael Singer

HONORARY CHAIRS
Nancy and James Grosfeld
Sandy z’l and Alan Schwartz
Malke and Gary Torgow
Andi and Larry Wolfe
Lori and Alan Zekelman

PRESIDING CHAIRS
Gretchen and Ethan Davidson
Stacy and Ron Klein
Nicole and Matt Lester
Emily and Jef
 Pitt

KEYNOTE
Dan Senor

Dan Senor is the co-author of Start Up 
Nation and The Genius of Israel, host of the 
Call 
Me 
Back 
podcast 
and 
frequent 
contributor to a range of print and television 
news outlets on a range of issues, including 
Israel and the Middle East. He is also a 
partner and senior executive of Elliott 
Investment Management L.P.

REFLECTIONS

Rabbi Meir Soloveichik

Rabbi Dr. Meir Y. Soloveichik is one of the 
world’s preeminent Jewish thinkers and 
educators and one of America’s most 
influential religious leaders. He is the senior 
Rabbi of Congregation Shearith Israel in 
Manhattan and Director of the Straus 
Center for Torah and Western Thought at 
Yeshiva University.

JFS to Address 
Hoarding in the 
Community

Jewish Family Service has 
been awarded a grant from 
the Natan Fund’s Confronting 
Poverty Initiative, in 
partnership with The Harry 
and Jeanette Weinberg 
Foundation, to support 
community members from 
low-income households 
struggling with hoarding 
disorders.
“We’ve noticed a spike in 
the number of people coming 
through our doors who are 
struggling with hoarding,” 
says Dini Peterson, LMSW, 
chief program officer, 
Mental Health and Safety 
Net Services. “It’s an issue 
we’re seeing across all our 
programs.”
Forty staff members from 
the agency’s Geriatric Care 
Management, Behavioral 
Health and Family Support 
Services departments will 
receive training in order to 
recognize hoarding behaviors.
“By equipping all our client-
facing staff with a better 
understanding of hoarding, 
they will be able to identify 
the issue more quickly and 
create appropriate treatment 
plans,” Peterson says.
Grant dollars will allow JFS 
to help clients by assessing 
the safety and stability of 
their homes and providing 
financial assistance to 
cover professional cleaners 
and organizers, as well as 
counseling services.
“This generous grant will 
allow us to equip our team 
with the necessary tools to 
support this growing issue, as 
well as improve quality of life 
for those community members 
who couldn’t otherwise afford 
to get help.” 

