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High Holiday service on Zoom for those living with dementia and their family and helpers is o ered for a second year.

For the past four years, the Dorothy and Peter Brown Jewish Community Adult Day Program has held a dementia-friendly Kol Nidre/Yom Kippur Service, pivoting to a virtual program in 2020 due to the pandemic.

Now in 2021, the award-winning program designed to involve those living with dementia and their loved ones and care partners in a service filled with familiar prayers and melodies will remain virtual and will be held on Sunday, Sept. 12, at 11 a.m.

According to Brown Program Director Debi Banooni, last year’s virtual event was successful and offering a remote service again will continue to keep participants protected during the current Delta variant surge.

“Last year’s program was safe, engaging and meaningful. We had people join us who were living with dementia along with their family members, plus people from the community who were looking for a religious service that was brief but still enjoyable and full of tradition. We even had people attend from out of state,” Banooni said.

“The Zoom service gives us an opportunity to provide the community a service at a wider arms-length but still with a feeling of intimacy.”

As with last years’ service, the program will last 45 minutes and be led by Cantor Pamela Schiffer, with participants needing to register ahead of time to receive a Zoom link. Those registered before Aug. 30 and who live locally will receive a High Holiday gift bag. Late registrants may have a bag delivered if

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available or may be offered an opportunity to pick up a bag. Last year, 80 gift bags were delivered to attendees throughout Metro Detroit. The project has been underwritten by a friend of the Brown Program.

Cantor Schiffer conducted the 2020 service from her synagogue, Congregation Shaarey Zedek in East Lansing. Participants felt like they were in a shul setting and she could take out the Torah, which is also the plan for this year.

“The service was impactful for me and terrifically well-organized by the Brown Program team,” said Cantor Schiffer.

The cantor said she was honored to be part of the service. “Right now, with the rise in the Delta variant, we all have to be especially careful. We may take technology for granted, but the ability to bring a High Holiday service to people living with dementia is really special,” she said.

Currently the Brown Program, a joint initiative of Jewish Senior Life and JVS Human Services, is open at its West Bloomfield location, where it offers a day program with activities, entertainment and companionship for those living with dementia. These in-person services resumed in June; however, virtual programming that was offered at the start of the pandemic continues as well.

To register online for the service, go to tinyurl.com/ servicebc. For questions or to register by phone, call (248) 661-6390, leaving a message with your name, address, phone number and email.

Sen. Carl Levin Memorial Delayed

In the weeks since the passing of Sen. Carl Levin, there has been a tremendous outpouring of loving memories and tributes about the senator to his family, who released a statement saying they have decided to delay a public memorial because of the resurgence of COVID-19.

“We will continue to monitor developments and public health guidance with the hope of announcing memorial details in the near future. Although it is disappointing to have to postpone, we think it is worth waiting to create an in-person event that honors Carl’s legacy of bringing people together,” they said.

Meanwhile, they invite people to email their memories, stories and photos to Levin.Family@wayne. edu as well as record and provide a short video about their interactions with Sen. Levin or how he had an impact on oneself or the community.

“As we all wait out this next COVID-19 surge, our team will assemble some of these recollections and photos into a montage to be shown at the memorial. Thank you for your patience and understanding in this challenging time, and we look forward to gathering as soon as possible.”