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Congregation B'nai Moshe - 6800 Drake Road - West Bloomfield, MI 48322 - (248) 788-0600 - cbminfo@bnaimoshe.org       

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Congregation B’nai Moshe is delighted to welcome Rabbi Elie Kaunfer as the inaugural speaker of the Sharlene and Seymour Ungar Scholar-in-Residence weekend. This weekend was made possible by the bequest of Seymour and Sharlene, who valued Jewish education.

Rabbi Kaunfer is Executive Director of Mechon Hadar. A Dorot Fellow and Wexner Graduate Fellow, Elie is also co-founder of Kehilat Hadar, one of the first “independent minyanim.” He graduated from Harvard College and received two ordinations, including one from the Jewish Theological Seminary, where he is pursuing a doctorate in liturgy. He was selected as an inaugural AVI CHAI Fellow and is the author of Empowered Judaism: What Independent Minyanim Can Teach Us About Building Vibrant Jewish Communities (Jewish Lights, 2010). Newsweek has named him one of 50 Top Rabbis in America on numerous occasions.

Under the chairmanship of Rabbi Jeremy Yoskowitz, the weekend will consist of a Friday Kabbalat Shabbat service and dinner and introduction of Rabbi Kaunfer; Saturday morning Shabbat services where Rabbi Kaunfer will speak, followed by a lunch and learn.  The weekend will culminate with a mincha/ma’ariv learning  program.   

We also want to thank Seymour and Sharlene’s children, Janice and Joel Ungar, Michele and Arthur Siegal   and Michele and Rabbi Michael Ungar as well as their grandchildren for their support to make this weekend a reality.  Please make every effort to attend each event. 

Congregation B'nai Moshe was a sponsor of HAZON's 4th Annual Michigan Jewish Food Festival.  Our sustainability project was the making of mats made from plastic shopping bags to be donated to homeless shelters.  The mats are lightweight, dry quickly if they get wet and do not attract bedbugs.   So many people were impressed with the project that they offered to learn to crochet in order to help us help the homeless. 

HAZON was so impressed with B'nai Moshe's project that when Channel 2 asked who they should spotlight, they suggested B'nai Moshe!

CLICK HERE TO SEE B'NAI MOSHE'S MATS FOR THE HOMELESS PROJECT

On Sunday, June 2, B'nai Moshe held its 8th Annual President's Brunch. This black tie affair has become one of B'nai Moshe's most popular events of the year.   It was a morning of wonderful friendship, delicious food provided by Chef Cari Kosher Catering, and fantastic music and entertainment.   It was out-going President Daniel Sperling's last official business of his Presidency as he turns over the reigns of leadership to Dr. Mark Roth.  The fundraising efforts of the President's Brunches have brought in over $300,000.  Todah rabah to all who attended and donated.