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… of Detroit. The Nov. 19 ceremony led by the B'nai Jeshurun clergy ended the first day of the kickoff conference for metropolitan Detroit's participation in Synagogue 2000. The next morning began with…

…. Instead, the national program, which was founded in 1996, seeks to help Jewish communities mold their religious institu- tions into individual communities of meaning. Here in the Detroit area, Synagogue…

… Matalon and his colleague, Cantor Ari Priven, have pumped into their once strug- gling congregation in New York City. And it's what the organizers of Synagogue 2000 would like to graft onto the synagogues…

… alternative morning prayers led by Reform Rabbi Richard Jacobs, senior rabbi of Westchester Reform Temple in Scarsdale, N.Y. Merely imitating the services of other synagogues is not the intent of Synagogue 2000…

… rabbi, new study's authors said it remains Detroit-Ann Arbor 51 cantor, or laypeople; and that is con- unclear how many of those were sidered a synagogue by its members. housed in synagogue buildings…

… the Hebrew Home for the Aged in the Riverdale section of the Bronx. In response to the crisis in Israel, a group of Detroiters attend a spe- cial United Jewish Appeal regional briefing in Cleveland…

…. Princess Grace of Monaco con- tributes generously to the American Friends of Tel Aviv University. Congregation Shomrey Emunah, formerly of Detroit, will hold serv- ices in its new building in South- field…

…. Rabbi Chaim Rozinaski is appoint- ed Hillel Day School of Metropolitan Detroit headmaster. 1962 Thousands of members of the Jewish War Veterans attend the organization's 67th annual conven- tion in…

… Detroit. The United Nations Fund agrees to contribute funds to the Israel Water Project. The United States grants $73 mil- lion to Israel for relief and settle- ment of Jewish immigrants as well as…

… technical assistance. • For the second year, the Jewish National Fund Council of Detroit sends a scroll of names of Detroit- ters as a message of cheer to Palestine. Detroiter Harold C. Allen of Allen…

…Insight Remember When • Counting The Synagogues Synagogue study offers fresh data, but few surprises after half-century. "We tend to be very religious about our observance," he said. "When you…

…-president of the he Orthodox movement has the greatest number of United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism, said Orthodox synagogues in the United States, despite being the congregations are largely "neighborhood…

… that the Orthodox take Of 3,727 synagogues in the United States, 40 percent are services more seriously." Orthodox, 26 percent are Reform and 23 percent In many large Conservative and Reform synagogues…

…, he Conservative, according to the census, the first to count added, members also follow "different styles of prayer," but U.S. synagogues since 1936. form their own minyans to accommodate their…

… is a truly remark- able example of our extensive network and the impact our small synagogue located in the heart of Downtown Detroit has on its mem- bers and other constituents.” In the past, the…

… Downtown Synagogue has relied on funding through grants from organizations that share its dedication to Detroit and mission of inclusion and inter- generational engagement. Friends of the Downtown Synagogue…

… Detroit Jewish community and the community at-large. Our plan to keep access to our programs free of cost under- scores our belief that we have an obligation to make a difference for all Detroiters.” The…

… include the William Davidson Foundation, the Mandell and Madeleine Berman Foundation, the Jewish Fund, the Jewish Women’s Foundation and the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit. To donate or learn…

…Rabbi Ariana Silverman The Downtown Synagogue Connor and Beth Davidson Simchat Torah celebration, 2016 IADS Aims to ‘Keep It Free’ Downtown Synagogue launches inaugural fundraising drive. T he…

… Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue’s (also called the Downtown Synagogue) inaugural annual fundraising drive, “Keep it Free!” is in full swing, as its members work to raise $100,000 in its first dedicated…

… online annual fundraising effort. The synagogue’s rabbi, Ariana Silverman, said, “‘Keep it Free!’ is a reflection of the Downtown Synagogue’s commitment to remaining a primary resource for the Metropolitan…

… campaign’s immediate objectives are to ensure that the Downtown Synagogue can offer free membership to its congregants and continue its policy of granting unfettered access by members of the community to its…

… many reli- gious, educational, social and social justice programs. Oren Goldenberg, chair of the synagogue’s fundraising committee and member of the board of direc- tors, said the synagogue is invested…

… larger community, beyond those who worship with us. This movement toward an annual campaign allows everyone who touches the synagogue to be a supporter in its sustainability,” Goldenberg said. The “Keep…

…M Friday, May 14, 1982 THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS 'Ancient Synagogues Revealed inNew WSU Volum,e Discovery and preserva- has edited offers the expia- tion of ancient synagogues, nation. Among the…

… writers who the devoted tasks of ar- theologists in these efforts, _ discuss their synagogues are among the very vital are some of the best-known factors in scholarly efforts Israeli archeologists — to…

… ancient sites. group to Israel walks - Tourists of all faiths in Is- through the sanctuary at rael are enchanted when Capernaum, rests in the they visit places like shade of the synagogues Capernaum — Kfar…

… Nahum high on Masada, and braves — and the many other the heat of Tiberias to in- synagogues, the newly re- spect the synagogue'S discovered and unearthed. mosaic floor. And all groups These tasks become…

… evi- ask the guides the same dent in the monumental questions: How old are these "Ancient Synagogues Re- vealed" (Wayne State Uni- synagogues? Which is the versity Press) edited by He- oldest? How many…

… an- brew University Prof. Lee I. cient synagogues are Levine, containing the re- there in Israel? How do searched studies of a score of we know that these once authorities on the many were synagogues…

…? Are subjects covered in this vol- there more synagogues yet to be discovered? Did ume. This impressive and in- the ancient Jews actually formative volume was have sculpture and co-published by WSU…

… illustrations, exactness assured by ex- in "Ancient Synagogues perts who have been in- Revealed" answer these volved in excavations. questions in passing while They studied the remains providing a readable, up…

…- and their essays offer the to-date survey of the early knowledge necessary as history and archeology of an encouragement in the the synagogue. An indica- great tasks evolving from _ tion of the richness…

… synagogue synagogues requires little inscription dates back to the explanation." . The work he Third Century BCE. The -AwFilar" earliest synagogue re- mains, as yet found, may date to the First Century BCE…

… ISSUE 40c , 67 SERVING DETROIT'S METROPOLITAN JEWISH COMMUNITY OCTOBER 26, 1984 Livonia suspect questioned BY TEDD SCHNEIDER Staff Writer Benyas-Kaufman SPECIAL REPORT HIGHWAY ROBBER Oak Park…

…'s Orthodox Jewish community struggles to survive the coming of the 1-696 expressway BY ALAN ABRAMS See Story on Page 14 Livonia police are questioning a Detroit-area man in connection with the defacing last…

… week-end of the Livonia Jewish Congregation. Swas- tikas and racial slurs painted on the outside walls of the synagogue and an adjacent school wing were discovered Sunday morning. The 24-year-old suspect…

…, whom police would not identify, was brought in for questioning Wednesday on the basis of information supplied to offi- cers by residents in the • synagogue's Seven Mile neighborhood, according to Lt…

…. Police refused to link the daubing at the synagogue with Sunday's public opening of the Holocaust Memorial Center (HMC) in West Bloomfield. Several members of the congregation however, including Religious…

… Chair- man Jeff Kirsch, feel that the van- dalism may have been "timed to coin- cide with the HMC dedication. Kirsch cited the fact that the Livonia synagogue had never experienced this type of vandalism…

…, although he admit- ted that the synagogue had received derogatory phone calls in the past. HMC Director Rabbi Charles Rosenzveig doubted that there was a Continued on Page 40 Births B'nai Mitzvah…

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…) marks its first century in serving Detroit’s Jewish community as it looks ahead to its next. From its humble beginnings in 1921 in a house on Rosedale Court in Detroit’s North End to the 1962 purchase…

… of its current Downtown building, the site of the former Fintex clothing store, the shul has remained Detroit’s longest continual Jewish congregation. Construction is scheduled to begin in October…

… footprint of the five-floor building from 12,000 to 15,000 square feet, potentially providing office and conference room space for other Metro Detroit Jewish agencies such as the Jewish Community Center…

…, Hazon and the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit. It will be topped off with a rooftop garden/event space for everything from weddings to social happy hours. IADS President Vadim Avshalumov…

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…OUR COMMUNITY W ith more than $4 million raised so far toward its $4.5 million capital campaign to completely renovate its building on Griswold Street, the Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue (IADS…

… said the synagogue’s renovation plans reflect its Downtown Synagogue plans $4.5 million renovation. continued on page 16 STACY GITTLEMAN CONTRIBUTING WRITER 14 | JULY 15 • 2021 ON THE COVER in…

… Jewish culturally — but not religiously. Still others feel alienated when their non-Jewish spouse is excluded. Perhaps 20,000 Detroit-area Jews who don't par- ticipate in synagogue life can be classified…

… as "just Jewish." According to the 1990 Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit Population Survey of the 96.000 Jews in the Detroit area, those who are "just Jewish" accounted for 20-25 percent of…

… and a view of what morality should be. 1/19 2001 6 s synagogue affiliation a prerequisite for being Jewish? Many Jews find nonreligious ways of identifying with their heritage. Others venture down…

… other unaffiliated Jews in our community. Some have tried synagogue member- ship — but couldn't find a spirituality that spoke to them or were discouraged by the cost of dues. Others consider themselves…

… Jews in the then-core area of southeastern Oakland County. While the issue of whether synagogue affiliation weakens one's Jewish identity is debated in the …

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…- gogues throughout Metro Detroit. “ Around the High Holidays, we see a ton of young folks, ” Dahlen says. “But I think we see them because they’re going with their parents or grandparents, and they…

…E ngaging young adults in synagogue participation requires a specific approach, especially around the High Holidays. “We have to make it accessible, ” says Congregation Shaarey Zedek’s Rabbi…

… Yonatan Dahlen. “ And that’s really hard. ” The key, he explains, is blending accessi- bility with authenticity. For the young adult population, it can be difficult to not only encourage synagogue…

…’s often not possible for newer parents to attend synagogue on High Holidays. Other young adults simply don’t want to attend services because they’re too struc- tured and formal, an experience that young…

…- er populations can struggle to relate to. All in all, these issues contribute to ongo- ing reductions in synagogue membership nationwide — and keeping younger mem- bers engaged is essential to long…

…-term lon- gevity. “Pew Research Center studies tell us that synagogue membership is dwindling, ” Dahlen says. A 2021 Pew report, for exam- ple, examined why. The top reason, it found, was that most people…

… simply “weren’t reli- gious. ” Other explanations included a “lack of interest” and “not knowing enough to participate. ” Synagogue fees were also a concern noted amongst Jewish leadership, although…

… logical barrier that keeps people from enrolling in synagogue membership. Therefore, how do synagogues work around these other, deeper concerns? FINDING MEANING The first step, Dahlen explains, is…

… institutions and organi- zations. But we’re still looking for something that will give us meaning in our lives. ” To navigate this, Dahen says synagogues must meet young members at their own levels. “The bar…

… is really high as far as entry into synagogue life, ” he explains. “We’ve put a lot of stock into prayer, which makes sense because first and foremost, a synagogue is a place to pray. ” 66…

…, including 65 in Washington, 56. in Baltimore and 51 in Detroit-Ann Arbor. • New York has the most synagogues, with 995, followed by 425 in California, 331 in New Jersey, 263 in Florida, and 201 in…

…-third of all U.S. synagogues. Next came the Los Angeles-Riverside- Orange County area, with 7 percent, and Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, with 5 percent. • Three other communities have more than 50 synagogues…

… Massachusetts. These five states also have the largest Jewish populations — except for Pennsylvania, which has slightly more Jews than Massachusetts but four fewer synagogues. • The highest synagogue density…

… — measured as the number of synagogues per 1,000 Jews — is in medium-sized cities such as Providence, R.I., Albany, N.Y., Buffalo, Cincinnati and Milwaukee. That's because these cities have old Jewish…

… communities with more traditional Jews and place a higher priority on institution-building, according to the study's authors. • States with the highest synagogue density are rural ones with small Jewish…

… populations, including Arkansas, Mississippi, Montana, Oklahoma, South Dakota, West Virginia, Wyoming and Vermont. That may be because many synagogues in these states were built in the late 19th and early 20th…

… centuries, but have outlived the Jewish populations they once served. • Reform synagogues predominate in smaller and more rural communi- ties, such as those in Arkansas, Idaho - and Mississippi, where 90…

… percent of all synagogues are Reform. • Some communities with large Jewish populations, such as West Palm Beach, Fla. and Phoenix, have lower synagogue density, reflecting.a recent influx in Jews but a lag…

… in building new synagogues. The AJCommittee's Grossman said he finds it interesting that Chabad/ Lubavitch congregations seem to be widespread across the United States, with 346 synagogues. Chabad is…

… 100th anniversary, the Downtown Synagogue wanted to upgrade its space to make it more welcoming and accessible for Jewish Detroiters. “The Downtown Synagogue is grateful to all those who have…

… Synagogue campaign is about envisioning a space that serves the diverse needs of the burgeoning Jewish Detroit population and — at the same time — serves as a hub for the broader Jewish community that…

… helped sustain us for the past 100 years, and we’re excited to continue to be a part of Jewish Detroit for the next 100. We are thrilled to be able to be even more welcoming, accessible…

…26 | JULY 28 • 2022 OUR COMMUNITY T he Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue (IADS) has officially started construction on a $5 million transformational building renovation project. To celebrate its…

…, intergenerational and committed to Jewish values and education in this next chapter,” said IADS Board President Samantha Woll. Every part of the building will be renovated. The Downtown Synagogue will be…

… really build community under one roof,” said Rachel Rudman, executive director of Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue. The Reimagining the Downtown Synagogue Capital Campaign is helping to bring this…

…, and we’re counting on a spectrum of Jewish IADS Renovation Construction Begins Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue celebrates its 100th anniversary with a renovation project. RACHEL SWEET ASSOCIATE…

… Jewish Detroit,” said Arlene Frank, synagogue executive director. “Gavri’s deep com- mitment to our local Jewish community — paired with his musical and spiritual knowledge, experience and enthusiasm…

… — will support the Downtown Synagogue’s growth as a hub of Jewish life in Detroit.” Silverman is pleased Yares applies his teaching skills, especially during Zoom ser- vices. “Gavri knows how to take…

…MARCH 4 • 2021 | 33 “I PLAN ON USING MY EXPERIENCES TO STRENGTHEN THE SYNAGOGUE’S MUSICAL TRADITIONS.” — GAVRI YARES. and teaching positions at the Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School in…

… repertoire. Yares was a musician, prayer leader and teacher at Adas Israel Congregation and the historic Sixth & I Synagogue in D.C. As a lay leader, he was an active mem- ber of Ohev Sholom — The…

… National Synagogue and DC Minyan. MUSICAL ROOTS “My musical interests were a product of the public schools I attended in New Jersey,” said Yares, whose main instrument is the bass. “When high school…

… more integrated into Downtown Synagogue services, antic- ipated podcasts will make encores accessible to the community. LET US DESIGN YOUR DREAM KITCHEN www.lafata.com • 586.930.1703 Shelby…

… capital improvements, con- gregants at the Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue in Detroit are enjoying not just one — but two new bathrooms. The four-story building, located Downtown on Griswold Street, has been…

…. It also lays the groundwork for a full renovation in coming years to provide a vibrant, inclusive, multi-faceted Jewish space in Downtown Detroit;' Barak added. ❑ A look at the new bike rack the week…

…metro Synagogue Refresh The Downtown Synagogue is seeing results from its 'Make It History' campaign. The dated and dingy bathroom at the IADS was transformed — and another added. The back of the…

… walls were a crazy color and had crazy decorations;' said Anna Kohn, director of the synagogue. "Part of what we wanted to do with 'Make It History' was show some tangible progress of what we are really…

… doing with the syna- gogue. We wanted to make sure the bathroom was one of the first things we showed to the people who joined our campaign?' The synagogue, which has become a hub for Jewish life in the…

… in April. Now, the synagogue can boast two state-of-the-art bathrooms that meet all safety and code regulations. "Only at the Downtown synagogue would people get this excited about a new bathroom, and…

… new fire escape, which will open up the top floors of the building to public use. "We are in the process of deciding on an architectural firm to help us with the designs;' said Leor Barak, synagogue…

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… providing services to Detroit resi- dents. Initially, _the synagogue pro- vided religious support for Jewish businesspersons and professionals working downtown. As downtown businesses closed and moved to the…

… patterns in Metropolitan Detroit. The Downtown Synagogue’s exhibit, Marsha Music “Neighborhoods,” explores the Jewish community’s migration from Detroit to Southeast Michigan’s northern suburbs. This shift…

… Detroit, which will be at the synagogue through June. • Marsha Music, a Detroit-based writer, poet, speaker and storyteller, will discuss her essay “The Kidnapped Children of Detroit,” which explores the…

…metro » IADS EVENTS RELATE TO JEWS AND DETROIT Your recovery after a hospital stay should begin with a knowledgeable, interdisciplinary team that understands your health care goals. Working with…

… help with any of these conditions, you may benefit from an inpatient skilled nursing and rehabilitation stay. 13 locations in the Greater Detroit area ĚAllen Park ĚAnn Arbor ĚBloomfield Hills ĚCanton…

…, 1457 Griswold in Detroit, will host two upcoming activities per- taining to the ongoing narrative of the Detroit Jewish community: • “Creating a Jewish Community” panels will explore Jewish residen- tial…

… Detroit and Highland Park, where she was an activist and labor leader. She is a 2012 Kresge Literary Arts Fellow, a 2015 Knight Arts Challenge awardee and a 2016 Ideas City Detroit Fellow. In 2015, she was…

… commissioned to create a poem for “Symphony in D,” which she read in performances with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. * ?Xm\K_\ ;\kif`k A\n`j_E\nj ;\c`m\i\[ KfPfli;ffi <m\ipK_lij[Xp =fi8Yflk8 ;fccXi8N…

… ĚDearborn Heights ĚGrosse Pointe Woods ĚLivonia & Livonia NE ĚOakland ĚPlymouth ĚSterling Heights ĚWest Bloomfield ĚMarvin & Betty Danto Health Care Center Complex Medical The Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue…

… impacted various aspects of soci- ety, including businesses, synagogues and schools. The Leonard N. Simons Jewish Community Archives devel- oped the installation, one of several to be displayed in Metro…

… more names, and some 800 individu- als participated in programming and ser- vices last year. And synagogue president Dr. Martin 8 March 10 • 2011 Herman of Detroit has "hopes and expec- tations for…

… [facilitated by Noah Ovshinsky of WDET-FM] will be a series of stories highlighting the importance of cultivating community throughout the Downtown Synagogue's history," said Amit Weitzer, 24, of Detroit. The…

… of Life synagogue shooting, as well as a vigil sponsored by several synagogues and organizations held at Capitol Park in Downtown Detroit. These photos capture the feelings of solidarity, sorrow and…

… BETH EL SITE), AT THE BETH EL VIGIL A vigil sponsored by Hillel of Metro Detroit at U-M Dearborn The vigil at Capitol Park in Downtown Detroit, sponsored by a host of organizations and synagogues, drew…

…jews in the d Pittsburgh aftermath Vigils on Michigan Campuses and in Detroit JONATHAN DESCHAINE/WSU SOUTH END CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: Lawrence Technological University President Virinder…

… Moudgil addresses those attending the vigil organized by the dean of students. Students show solidarity at a vigil orga- nized by Hillel of Metro Detroit at Wayne State University. Grand Valley State…

…22 Friday, September 15, 1918 THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS - ti Ter Lo .n c,c 4-e r ,6:00 p . 01 • • Participation of the Layman in Synagogue and Community Defined by Leonard Simons In an address…

…. BETH ACHIM 21100 W. 12 MILE RD. training of the encourage- ment of leadership. The session was arranged by the Synagogue Council of Detroit, presided over by Robert Steinberg, and the Council of…

… • United Synagogue Youth the synagogues' operating • History • Customs CHAVERIM (Young Families) RELIGIOUS SCHOOL • Jr. U.S.Y. • Youth Lounge expenses, just as our Feder- • Hebrew • Holidays • Hebrew School…

… both the content and the process." To launch the Hermelin-Davidson Center, curriculum materials, nine conferences and a consultant will be brought to Detroit for a three-year period to help synagogue lay…

… education and spirituality, two Detroit philanthropists are launching an unusual effort to give rabbis, cantors and lay educators more training and resources to improve congregational schools. Their $3…

… million gift is the first step in a $10 million program that they and leaders of the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit hope will involve congregational schools, the places where most Jewish students…

… Foundation's $50 million Millennium Nt ,q a g tt n SI 03 Mk, Campaign for Detroit's Jewish Future. "It's a bold, important initiative that's long over- A new initiative for afternoon Hebrew due," said David…

…Help For Synagogue Schools New Federation Millennium Fund donation aims to improve synagogue learning opportunities. HARRY KIRSBAUM Staff Writer T apping a national wave of interest in Jewish…

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…synagogues and churches depend on bingos to make ends meet. "The purpose of our bingo is to supplement the income of the synagogue," Vainik said, adding the congregation raises between $600 and $1…

… discuss the amount of revenue generated from the bingo games, but said the synagogue has noticed a difference since it stopped. "We've been hurt," she said. "We are hoping the members and other fund…

… years ago, the bingo con- cept was widely opposed by United Synagogue of America. Rabbi Nelson said United Synagogue no longer publicly criticizes bingo, adding that bingo should not be criticized on…

… of directors authorized a car raffle to raise funds for the synagogue. "Many people didn't realize that we would have a sign advertising the raffle," Mainster said. "Some people thought having the car…

… and a sign in front of the synagogue wasn't the greatest thing in the world?' "I have always opposed bingos as the basis of fund-raising because somebody always loses in the process . . . The synagogue…

… should be the one place where such practices are not employed." Mainster said the congregation members questioned its ethics. "We questioned whether or not it was demeaning for a synagogue to participate…

… should be supported by all congregations. "I want to put up a poster and flyer advertising all the synagogue bingos. One synagogue should help the other. We all want to see our synagogue do the best it can…

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… High Holiday ser- vices that initially attracted Felsot, 56, a salesman, to the synagogue seven years ago. He and his wife had just moved back to Detroit after years in other cities and they did not have…

… retired Wayne State University professor was a long- time member of Adat Shalom Synagogue. But when his parents died 10 years ago, the resident of the Curtis-Livernois section of Detroit (he remembers when…

… )3 4/2 1999 10 Detroit Jewish News there were six synagogues within walk- ing distance of his home) found it impossible to make it to suburban syna- gogues each day to say kaddish. "I felt that…

…" when he got a job working on the Detroit trolley, just around the corner from the Downtown Synagogue. cantankerous 90-year-old who insists he attends services regularly only to make sure there's a…

… minyan. A Dublin native with a distinct Irish brogue, Garber "got talked into coming" to Detroit in 1950 and then ended up staying. Now the diminutive, blue- eyed man lives a few blocks from the synagogue…

…-a-year worshippers and is thinking of organizing special Shabbat events — such as a group trip to the Detroit Institute of Arts — to encourage more reg- ular attendance. Leaders are also hoping Detroit's long…

… quickly lowered for anyone who says he or she cannot afford them. "If you have the means you give more and if you don't, at least you can say you're a member of a syna- gogue," said Felsot, the synagogue…

… president. Its nice to say you belong and if you have a death in the family or simcha in the family, you can call on the rabbi or can- tor and feel no hesitation." For the High Holidays, the synagogue draws…

… time to look for a synagogue to join before the holi- days. When they heard the Downtown Synagogue didn't require tickets, they checked it out and liked the mix of people there. Soon, Felsot was…

… synagogue," he said. "It seemed to me at the time that you had to have a certain income to afford the luxury of joining a syna- gogue, and that places weren't inter- ested in encouraging membership of people…

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…18 | AUGUST 6 • 2020 but relationships were second- ary, ” explains Rabbi Nicole Auerbach, who is in charge of congregational engagement and small groups at the Central Synagogue in New York…

…. “ A synagogue is not a building or a set of programs. We want to make sure that everyone feels seen and recognized and has a sense of connection, ” she said. The congregation has a group for…

…. While groups may be activi- ty-based, discussion groups have “explicitly Jewish content, ” she said. Group leaders receive train- ing and may later use those skills for other synagogue roles. Locally…

… APPRECIATION While synagogues are closed now, rabbis are encouraged by their congregants’ continued involvement. They believe that synagogues will survive, although perhaps with signifi- cant changes…

…. “People are now realizing how important synagogues are in their lives. All have been engaging their congregations with new modalities for prayer, education and connection, ” said Rabbi Jacob…

… Blumenthal, exec- utive director of the Rabbinical Assembly and United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism. “I think that a significant impact that this crisis will have on synagogue life will be one of…

… decentralization: synagogues will need to see themselves as facil- itators of home-, community- and online-based Judaism, rath- er than a physical ‘ one-stop shop’ for Jewish life, ” Ehrlich said. “Synagogues…

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…, they were joined by a group entirely new to the Downtown Synagogue. A New Effort The Detroit Action Committee (DAC) came together to brainstorm ideas to help revitalize the congregation and fundraise…

…- tion in 2008 for this board to run had it not Inside The Building The Downtown Synagogue is the only synagogue in the city of Detroit to have its own building. The Reconstructionist Congregation of…

… so everyone knows we're here." The committee included Detroiters Mitchel Alexander, Leor Barak, Kate Bush, Ben Chodoroff, DaVid Powell, Courtney Smith, Lydia Thomas and the late Dr. Kathryne Lindberg…

… Bassin, Jon Koller, Daniel Robin, Bush, Goldenberg and Smith, all of Detroit; Susan Tulupman of West Bloomfield; immediate past president Louis Antonino, now of New Mexico; and Carter Agree of Canton, a…

…," Goldenberg said. There is also talk of creating a youth center for teens from both the city and the suburbs to congregate and to learn about the Jewish history of Detroit. Already there is a connection with…

… possible." Committee members discuss final arrangements for the Downtown Synagogue's 90th anniversary celebration. floor has an office, library and social room. The lower level houses a kosher kitchen…

…, in the 1990s, even a plan to pay homeless Jews a small stipend to partici- pate in a minyan failed after an exodus of Jewish businesses and residents took away members. But not all left. The synagogue…

… a great response,” says Executive Director Arlene Frank. “It’s a great way to create conver- sation about what we’re doing in the synagogue in con- tinuing and contributing to Detroit’s art culture…

….” The mural project was the Downtown Synagogue’s first real contribution to Detroit’s art scene; next is a sukkah design contest initiated this year. The winning teams will each get $15,000 to cover…

… materials, con- struction and living expenses. The 5-7 designs will be displayed in Capitol Park Sept. 23-30 and coincide with Sukkot programming by the synagogue, Hazon and other Jewish groups in Detroit…

… buildings.” Reiss has done work in Detroit before, including a project at Ferndale’s Boston Tea Room about five years ago and a few private commissions in the area. A gradu- ate of the master’s painting…

… synagogue building. She says she hopes it encourages conversa- tion — and makes people happy. Reiss, who grew up in Colorado in a Conservative home, considered the project unique because she had never worked…

… reveal the building’s architecture. “I wanted to use the building to highlight the mural rather than using the mural to highlight the build- ing,” says Reiss, who was the only artist the Downtown Synagogue…

… program at San Francisco Art Institute, Reiss is busy doing murals all over the country but she also has solo shows each year. The idea for the mural grew out of the synagogue’s Make It History campaign…

… do it — but along the way, we changed our mind,” says synagogue President Jodee Fishman Raines. A RFP did not yield the response they were hoping for, and then board member Oren Goldenberg suggested…

…-Serve, a national service day for Jewish teens on April 26, Metro Detroit teens volunteered to help repair, clean and beautify the Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue in Detroit, putting into action Judaism…

… Downtown Synagogue in Detroit. Left: Gadi Krasner, a FJA sophomore, does some painting. (More photos, JNt2t.com) Calling Teen Volunteers: Join Teen Volunteer Corps for Jewish teens in grades 8-12. Work…

…'s commitment to tikkun olam. More than 100 students assembled at Adat Shalom Syna- gogue in Farmington Hills at 10 a.m. and, after choosing projects, boarded the bus to downtown Detroit. Before getting down to…

… work, a member of the Jewish Historical Society of Michigan took us on a walking tour of Detroit, sharing with us stories about the many Jewish contributions to Detroit. Judaism teaches us to help those…

… an experience like none other," said vol- unteer Jessica Kahn, a sophomore at the Frankel Jewish Academy in West Bloomfield. "I was able to reach out to the Detroit Jewish community and better a…

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… In the Jewish community and in Metro Detroit, using Jewish values to make an impact. Jodi Gross, coordinator, (248) 626-2153, Jgross@adatshalom.org teen2teen May 21 • 2009 B1 …

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… FRIENDS & CUSTOMERS A HAPPY & HEALTHY NEW YEAR JERUSALEM — A unique mosaic synagogue floor was uncovered this summer by a Hebrew Uni- versity Institute of Archeol- ogy team, digging for the first time at…

… Um el Amed (Hurvat Ha-Amudin: Ruin of the Pillars) in the eastern Lower Galilee. The synagogue is dated to the late Third Century C.E. Dig director Dr. Lee Levine says the six-color, geometrically…

… Come Visit Us For An Oriental Treat You Won't Forget! KIK) ‘'" Ash. Galilean-type synagogue. Until now, this kind of synagogue was typfied by benches lining ghe walls, an elaborate facade, a doorway…

… facing Jerusalem, carved stone ornamentation and a floor of stone slabs. Galilean synagogues have been found at Capernaum, Khorazim, Meron, Baram and other sites. The Urn el Amed synagogue fits the pic…

…- ture of a Galilean synagogue. There, the archeologists were sur- prised to find a mosaic floor belonging to the original structure. Another surprise was the uncovering of many frescoes on the synagogue…

… walls. Fhe frescoes are colorful and show geometrical patterns. Stone carvings decorate the synagogue — including a lintel decorated with lions and many carved pillars scattered around. The recent dig was…

… the first stage in a large-scale new project being embarked on by the Institute of Arche- ology: a corpus of ancient synagogues, to bring to- gether all the existing knowledge and augment it by…

…. 4111. . 4216 SID "HUDOSH" HUDSON OF LAS VEGAS Wishes All His Friends A Very floppy and Healthy New Year because of hard economic times and persecution. The Urn el Amed synagogue has been dated to…

…14—Friday, March 15, 1974 THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Artistic Creat i v ity Traced in Digs of Ancient Synagogues , The unusual feature of the communities thrived until the- seven-branch menora, the…

… door of one of half in Aramaic, the inscrip- columns supporting decora- mosaic of the Hammat- them the expedition found the tion was a curse which read: tive capitals (the top part of Tiberias synagogue…

…." The names of wealthy riding his chariot among a site, Kellner wrote. them to the Gentile, or steals The 'synagogue at Khirbet contributors to the synagogue zodiac-circle of nude figures. or the names of…

… sig- centuries. Later used as a against the person and his existing Jewish house of wor- nificant of the 12 signs of mosque, the synagogue had seed and shall uproot him ship. The synagogue was the…

… human A second synagogue was body. discovered accidentally by a The mosaic section nearest Catholic priest and archeolo. gist. Assigned to excavate -a the entrance of the synagogue fortress built by Herod…

…, the bears a Greek inscription priest uncovered a great hall honoring the founders of the divided lengthwise by two synagogue, flanked by. two sets of columns. Only after lions. Severus, who heads - the…

… the Six-Day War were Jews list of founders, has been allowed to enter the ruin and identified as a disciple of the discover that this "triclin- presidents of the Sanhedrin. The synagogue is now a ium…

…," as the priest called it, was really an ancient syna- public monument. Near Meron stands the gogue. ' There was no. ark (A..ion newly-restored synagogue of Hakodesh) or b i m a (plat- Khirbet She m a…

…-. This 4th form), but ritual baths (mik- Century synagogue has been vot) were found at bath sites. rebuilt near the traditional The synagogue at Khirbet Susiya built in the 4th Cen- The flight of the Jews…

… led tomb of Shammai, famous 1st tury, had a large open forecourt and was later used as a to the rise of communities Century BCE rabbi and con- mosque. Worshipers in the synagogue faced a wide wall all…

… & SUPERMARKETS Detroit Council of Synagogue Executive Directors Elects Louis Haber President Pictured, from left, are members of the Council of Synagogue Executive Directors of Metropolitan Detroit: Howard…

… local congregations. Currently in preparation, also in cooperation with the Commu- nity Council, is the first Detroit Synagogue Directory, which will list the names of all Detroit area congregations…

…-El; and Wilbur Stein, Shaarey Zedek. mutual problems has emerged a new community organization known as the Council of Syna- gogue Executive Directors of Metropolitan Detroit. Its emergence two years ago as…

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…Synagogues Congregrant becomes the rabbi, bringing expansion and additions to Orthodox shul. Rabbi Yochanan Potter in the Birmingham Bloomfield Chai Center. SHELLI DORFMAN Editorial Assistant I…

… t may look like the Birmingham Masonic Temple on the outside, but inside is the Birmingham Bloomfield Chai Center, a full-fledged Orthodox synagogue. With a new name and expanded programming, the…

… former Birmingham Bloomfield Synagogue is doing what it has always done — assessing needs and making things happen. The 12-year-old synagogue began as a weekly Shabbat minyan in the Bloomfield Hills home…

…, said his father, Rabbi Moshe Polter, was the synagogue's original rabbi, followed by his brother, Rabbi Yechiel Polter. However, with a full-time position at Ford Motor Company, Yechiel was available to…

… officiate only on Shabbat. This year, with an expanded membership, the synagogue began to search for a full-time rabbi. A reply came from Yochanan Polter, who, though brand new to the rabbinate, was hardly…

… that to the congregation. In June, with time and ideas on his side, Rabbi Polter came to his new position in the synagogue wherehe grew up, became a bar mitzvah and came to know the congregants well…

…. Synagogue president Gerald Borsand has held his post for many years. Through the years, the Borsands and the Polters have formed a bond that goes beyond their synagogue — including the marriage of Rabbi…

…Shana lunch. After the High Holidays, the synagogue will start holding a regular Friday-night service, with a Shabbat dinner offered bi-monthly. In an effort "to meet the growing needs of the Birmingham…

… private tutoring for bar mitzvah lessons. With its new programs and increased services, the Bloomfield Hills synagogue that Polter says he used to refer to as "my father's place," clearly has acquired a new…

… SOUTHFIELD: Home Office: 27255 Lahser Rd. 353 3010 room for the new congregation, whoSe membership dropped to synagogue. DOWNTOWN DETROIT: 1250 Griswold — 962-2785 35 families, was unable to According to a…

… the Detroit artist Aid Kush- aim of strengthening the ner. Synagogue Open your 5 1 /4% PASSBOOK ACCOUNT which payi Daily interest, Compounded Quarterly. Annual Yield 5.35% — groups to reunite but…

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… and sisting in 1877 of 68 by-laws of Shaarey Zedek families, or about 340 in- and of Temple Beth El, dividuals in Detroit's the constitutions of the population of more than U.S., Michigan and Bnai 100…

….000. Brith, copies of the July 3, The arrangements 1877 Jewish newspapers committee for the cor- published in the United nerstone cere- States, and of all Detroit No penalty if you withdraw any or all of your…

… historiographer MONDAY thru FRIDAY son. Silas Farmer ("The His- The ceremony took place tory of Detroit and Michi- WLDM 95.5 at 8 A.M., 12 NOON and 5:30 P.M. on July 4, 1877, at Con- gan") the congregation gress…

… reporter REDFORD: at Grand River West of Lahser Rd. — 533-3300 of the Detroit Free Press, keep its financial com- EAST SIDE DETROIT: 8 Mile Rd. at Kelly Rd. — 772-2300 "The streets were mitments and on April…

… his efforts were to no avail. (In later years, Simons became a distinguished leader in Shaarey Zedek, Detroit's Jewish and gen- eral communities. He ap- parently affiliated with. Shaarey Zedek and be…

…- came its president, and was elected to the first nine-man Detroit Common Council after conducting a personal _house-to-house campaign for votes.) In 1881, Reuben Men- delsohn, president of 9 0° al Nu…

… built a great team at CSZ, and our family is happy to be a part of it – so will you. – LARRY OLEINICK President, Heart 2 Hart Detroit A non-profit organization serving the homeless 27375 Bell Road…

…THIS IS my For over 20 years, Congregation Shaarey Zedek has been our family’s synagogue. Every time I walk into our shul, I feel a sense of friendship, community and spirituality. We have…

…•L! Thanks to the support of the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit for Taglit-birthright israel trips to Israel, this year thousands of young Jewish adults will gather at synagogues and…

…The time has come to gather as one people and one nation... The Jewish Federation and Jewish Community Council of Metropolitan Detroit announce ewish Community-Wide Memorial and Solidarity Rally…

… shovy- solidarity for our government to inemorialize victims of world-wide terrorism Please join us. tember 30, 2001 4:00 p.m. dat Shalom Synagogue Farmington Hills - ,:;,•••,• • •••:5 • • Jewish…

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… Guest Speaker SHOSHANA CARDIN Chairman of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1991 Dinner 7:00 p.m. Cocktails 6:00 p.m. at the Synagogue 27375…

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… to offer FREE MEMBERSHIP for prospective members under 30 years of age For further information call Joe Tarica, Executive Director at the Synagogue, 851-6880 I BETH ABRAHAM HILLEL MOSES I 5075…

…34—Friday, May 29, 1970 THE DETROIT JEWISH HEWS )711E JEWISH NEWS The Family Newspaper There is something for every member of the family in each issue of The Jewish News .... • Direct Teletype…

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…38—Friday, January 2, 1970 THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS THE JEWISH NEWS The Family Newspaper There is something for every member of the family in each issue of The Jewish News .... • Direct…

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