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Spice! Candles! Action! Partners Detroit Jewish Young Professionals hosts DIY Havdalah event.
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RACHEL SWEET ASSOCIATE EDITOR
artners Detroit Jewish Young Meredith Kay, a board member Professionals with Partners Detroit hosted a DIY Jewish Young and Havdalah experience, a Professionals, came night filled with spices, up with the idea for candles and action. the event. “I truly just The organization had a wanted an evening sold-out event on Feb. where people could 26 at its Platform 18 get together and crespace in Royal Oak. ate, eat, drink, light Erin Stiebel, an educandles, sing and expecator with the organirience the magical serzation, says its mission vice of Havdalah. The is to create a space feeling of togetherness, where Jewish young this is exactly what was adults at any level can TOP: Group photo during service. felt at the event,” Kay ABOVE: Havdalah kit made by come and learn. said. Shelby Miller. “We try to be a Attendee Rachel source of education for Devries says even anybody who is interested in learning though she’s had many other mean— where people can come together ingful Havdalah services, she’s never with any questions wherever they are experienced anything like this. at their level of Judaism. I think that “I have never had the opportunity oftentimes tradition can feel antiquat- to make my very own Havdalah kit! ed, and when you have a chance to Partners Detroit young adult programbring it to life and realize how easily ming is innovative and welcoming. I accessible it is, it’s extremely powerespecially love the very cool space they ful.” have created right in downtown Royal Attendees received their own little Oak to host their events,” she said. Havdalah kit with candles, spices and To see all the events Partners Detroit a card with the Havdalah service on it Jewish Young Professionals has coming to take home. up, head to partnersdetroit.org.
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