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Aronows Receive the Smokler Young Leadership Award Israel Scouts Friendship David Shtulman, Special to the WJN Caravan to Perform at Rs Washtenaw Jewish News Presort Standard In this issue… c/o Jewish Federation of Greater Ann Arbor U.S. Postage PAID 2939 Birch Hollow Drive Ann Arbor, MI Ann Arbor, MI 48108 UMS Crypto- Old Jews Permit No. 85 09/10 Jews Telling Season of the Jokes Announced Southwest Page 7 Page 12 Page 18 June/July/August 2009 Sivan/Tammuz/Av/Elul Volume XXXIII: Number 9 FREE Aronows receive the Smokler Young Leadership Award Israel Scouts Friendship David Shtulman, special to the WJN Caravan to perform at rs. Herb and Stefanie Aronow Pancakes, to be held on JCC on July 1 received the Smokler Young June 7 this year; Shabbat Deborah Huerta, special to the WJN D Leadership Award at the Jewish in the Park kicking off Federation of Greater Ann Arbor’s Annual each fall; and Hilarity Each year the Israeli Scouts Friendship Meeting on May 27. The award recognizes and Charity, the Young Caravan spends a day entertaining and young leaders in the Jewish community for Adult annual fundrais- educating the campers at Camp Raanana, outstanding service to Jewish life. ing event, which will the Jewish Community Center of Washt- “Herb and Stefanie Aronow embody what be co-chaired this year enaw County’s summer day camp for chil- young leadership is all about. They became by Stefanie and Andrew dren entering grades K–8. After spending active in Jewish community life in every city Landau. the day at camp, the Israel Scouts will offer they lived in and when they settled in Ann While Stefanie the entire community an evening perfor- Arbor, immediately got involved and began to Aronow has focused mance at the JCC, sponsored by the Benard have an impact in the community” says Susan her energies over the L. Maas Foundation. Fisher, president of the Jewish Federation. years primarily on the The Israel Scouts Friendship Caravan is When Herb and Stefanie first came to Young Adult Division part of a larger delegation of approximate- Ann Arbor for medical school in the 90s, and support of the Fed- ly 100 teenage scouts who travel to North there was no Young Adult Division in Ann eration campaign and America each summer to represent the land Arbor, so they got involved in Detroit. When major events, Herb has of Israel. They use song, dance, and story- they did their residencies in Cleveland from shifted his attention to telling to celebrate Jewish heritage and bring 1998–2003, they became leaders in the Young the Federation Board Israel to life. Leadership Division of the Federation there. and is just finishing This summer the Israel Scouts will per- During the next two years in Philadelphia, a year as co-chair, to- form at the JCC on Wednesday, July 1. The they were active at Temple Sinai. When they gether with Gary Freed, evening will start at 6 p.m. with a pizza din- returned to settle in Ann Arbor in 2005, the of the Federation An- ner, followed at 7 p.m. by the Israel Scouts’ seeds of a Young Adult Division were just be- nual Campaign. Herb all-ages performance. The performance is ing planted. is also a member of the Drs. Herb and Stefanie Aronow The Aronows—together with close National Young Leader- friends Laura and Ezra Burstein, Ron and ship Cabinet of United Jewish Communities. in Federation activity? For Stefanie, it’s all Julie Perry, Mark Bernstein and Rachel Ben- The Aronows also participated in the Fed- about the children, “It’s really important to dit, and a handful of others—turned Ann eration’s mission to the General Assembly in teach your children Tikkun Olam and to set Arbor’s Young Adult Division into a vibrant Jerusalem this past November. an example for them.” n group, creating a series of programs that Why would two busy physicians with See related article on page 2. remain to this day. These include PJs and young children invest so much of their time Rabbi Lisa Delson hired as TBE director of congregational services The Israel Scouts Friendship Caravan Ronnie Simon, special to the WJN free and the pizza dinner $6 per person, or abbi Lisa Delson, Temple Beth with Alexander Muss High School. While in member of the Commission on Social Ac- $18 per family for JCC members and camp Emeth’s new director of congrega- rabbinical school, Delson served at student tion at the Religious Action Center of Reform families ($8 per person / $24 per family for R tional services, is eager to join the pulpit congrega- Judaism (RAC) in Washington DC. In 2008, other community members). Reservations congregational community this summer. tions in Grand Delson participated in the American Jewish for the dinner must be made by Monday, Delson is newly ordained from the Cincin- Forks, North World Service’s Rabbinic Student Delega- June 29. Registration forms will be available nati campus of the Hebrew Union College Dakota; Mun- tion to Ghana. Last summer she led a high at www.jccannarbor.org and at the JCC. Jewish Institute of Religion. Delson received cie, Indiana; school Mitzvah Corps group to New Orleans Host families are needed to host the mem- a B.A. in sociology and Judaic studies from and Newark, to aid in Hurricane Katrina recovery. bers of the Israel Scouts Friendship Caravan the University of Cincinnati in 2004. Ohio. Delson This summer Delson looks forward to con- for one night on Wednesday, July 1. Those Originally from Columbus, Ohio, Delson also deepened tinuing the success of the Caring Community interested in hosting, or looking for more grew up in the Reform movement at Temple her study and at Temple Beth Emeth, and launching new information about the Israel Scouts perfor- Israel. Throughout high school she was very co m m i t m e n t programs and activities that will strengthen mance, should contact Deborah Huerta at involved in the North American Federa- to social action the Ann Arbor Jewish community. n [email protected] or 971-0990. tion of Temple Youth, and traveled to Israel by serving as a Rabbi Lisa Delson I Community 2935 Birch Hollow Drive Ann Arbor, Michigan 48108 Karen Shill wins Steven Elyakin Jewish voice: 734/971-1800 fax: 734/971-1801 e-mail: [email protected] Educator Award at Federation annual meeting www.washtenawjewishnews.org Eileen Freed, special to the WJN aren Shill, a teacher at both Beth Israel Congregation and Temple Beth Emeth reli- gious schools, was presented with the Steven Elyakin Jewish Educator Award at the Editor and Publisher Susan Kravitz Ayer K Jewish Federation of Greater Ann Arbor annual meeting on May 27. The Steven Elya- kin Jewish Educator Award honors an Ann Arbor Jewish Copy Editor educator for outstanding commitment to Jewish educa- David Erik Nelson tion and performance in teaching love of Judaism and the Jewish people to youth. Calendar Editor Claire Sandler Neal Elyakin describes the award created to honor the memory of his brother Steven with these words. “Steven Advertising Manager Elyakin (z”l), for whom this award is named, believed Gordon White deeply in maintaining a strong connection to Israel and Jewish values. Steven lived in Israel for almost two Design and Layout Dennis Platte decades. He worked in the orchards, volunteered with children, and was loved by many. His life was cut short in Staff Writers 1999 when, at the age of 39, he died in a car accident. The David Erik Nelson, Sandor Slomovits Elyakin family established the Steven R. Elyakin Phil- anthropic Fund to honor Steve’s love of Israel, Judaism, Contributing Writers Barbara Bergman, Margi Brawer, Rabbi and making a difference in the next generation. What Robert Dobrusin, Eric Fingerhut, Sue Fish- better way to honor Steve than to honor those who teach koff, Eileen Freed, Julie Gales, Florence the children about Judaism and Israel.” Karen Shill Gerber, Rabbi Aharon Goldstein, Noa Karen Shill was nominated to receive the award by Gutterman, Uriel Heilman, Deborah Huerta, Cindy Saper and Terri Ginsburg, education directors at Beth Israel Congregation and Temple Abby Lawrence-Jacobson, Amy Klein, Jim Leija, Beth Emeth, respectively. Saper says, “Karen has been inspiring students, parents and teachers Robin Little, Warren Miller, Deborah Renner, Merrill Poliner, Moira Schneider, Dina Shtull, for many years at Beth Israel and in our community. She treats every student as an individual David Shtulman, Ronnie Simon, Elliot Sorkin, and truly enriches Jewish life.” Harriet Teller, Marv Wagner, Alex Weisler Ginsburg adds, “Karen is a truly remarkable Jewish educator. She has a rich background and tremendous depth of Jewish knowledge. Karen draws from resources as diverse as classical Mailing Committee artwork, literature, music, and archaeology to tell the Jewish story.” Ruth Ankiewicz, Beverly Bixler, Ruth Breslaw, David Shtulman, executive director of the Jewish Federation of Greater Ann Arbor, com- Ethel Ellis, Steve Fishman, Esther Goldman, mends the Elyakin family for creating this award. “Not only is it a beautiful way to honor Fran Goldman, Betty Hammond, Jayne Harary, Steven Elyakin, it also serves an important purpose. Jewish education is a primary function Evelyn Horwitz, Doris Jamron, Marilyn Krimm, of any Jewish community. What is more appropriate than for a community to honor its Lily Ladin, Doris Miller, Bob and Sophie Mordis, educators?” n Irwin Pollack, Lotte Rosenbaum, Esther Rubin, Sol Saginaw, Sarah Shoem, Nell Stern Special thanks To Ethel Ellis and Betty Hammond Hadassah to honor Doris Miller at year-end event The Washtenaw Jewish News is a free and inde- Barbara Bergman, special to the WJN pendent newspaper. It is published monthly, Former chapter president, life member, and a woman of extraordinary talent, Doris Miller, with the exception of January and July.
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