Temple Israel Feeds the Homeless

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Temple Israel’s Brotherhood and Sisterhood members

Temple Israel Feeds the Homeless

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TEMPLE ISRAEL

Temple Israel has housed the homeless for many years, partnering with the South Oakland Shelter. This year, the week looked different but was filled with amazing hard work and creativity. While Temple Israel was not able to physically house the homeless, Temple members were able to feed them lunch and dinner for the week.

Throughout the week, volunteers of all ages came together to prepare and package more than 900 meals for the South Oakland Shelter. “Our volunteers were so dedicated to providing nutritious and delicious meals for the homeless. It was an amazing week filled with giving back,” said Temple Israel’s Rachel Kestenberg.

LEFT: The middle school youth group, QUEST, made more than 300 peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. RIGHT: QUEST also packaged 85 pasta and meatball dinners.

LEFT: Lunches consisted of turkey sandwiches some days and peanut butter and jelly the others. RIGHT: The high schoolers worked together and were very efficient.

JCRC/AJC

Participants of JCRC/AJC Dubai Interfaith Fellowship Mission at the airport awaiting takeoff.

Dubai Interfaith Fellowship Mission

The JCRC/AJC Dubai Interfaith Fellowship Mission is underway. The mission marks the launch of the JCRC/ AJC interfaith fellowships between Jews, Muslims and Chaldeans. The five fellows on this one-week trip to Dubai, all college students in southeast Michigan, will spend seven intensive days learning how to discuss differences in a meaningful but respectful way while exposed to elements of Islam and Judaism in Dubai. Upon their return, they will be community ambassadors to recruit, and model for the cohorts of interfaith fellowships that JCRC/AJC plan for the fall.

“We hope this mission, both through the students’ own experience on the trip and engagement with the Dubai residents they will meet on the trip, will inspire college students back in Michigan, and that these students will continue to reflect on the great benefits of diverse people coming together in civil discourse, to listen, share and learn,” said Adar Rubin, Israel associate at the JCRC/AJC.

The Jewish Fund Announces Grants and New Board Members

At its fall board meetings, The Jewish Fund re-elected its leadership and elected four new board members. Michael Eizelman was re-elected Board Chair and Jeffrey Schlussel was re-elected Vice-Chair. New members are Dr. Jeffrey Devries, Gilda Jacobs, Dr. Candace Johnson Kimpson and Steven Schanes.

The board awarded nearly $1 million in new and continuation grants. This includes a new capacity building grant to Jewish Family Service of $112,000 and an additional $146,000 grant to expand technology support services for older adults to address social isolation.

A general operating support grant of $100,000, the first by the Fund, was awarded to JARC, and a $75,000 grant to Corktown Health Center to open a dental clinic.

A $25,000 grant to Michigan League for Public Policy will support efforts to expand the state’s utilization of community health workers, and a $27,000 grant to Gilda’s Club will support its expansion in Detroit.

DANCE THEATRE OF HARLEM

AT THE DETROIT OPERA HOUSE

World Premiere! HIGHER GROUND

the brilliant, Stevie Wonderinspired social anthem from renowned choreographer Robert Garland

SAT., JAN. 22 AT 7:30 P.M. SUN., JAN. 23 AT 2:30 P.M. MichiganOpera.org TICKETS START AT JUST $29

Dance Theatre of Harlem Company. Photo by Janée Smith.

Presented by: With support from:

RICHARD & JOANNE BRODIE MAXINE & STUART FRANKEL FOUNDATION MARVIN, BETTY, AND JOANNE DANTO FAMILY FOUNDATION KEVIN DENNIS AND JEREMY ZELTZER

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