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B'nai Moshe's Unique Gabbai Makes Us Proud
10/02/2019 01:21:48 PM
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If you were at B'nai Moshe on the second day of Rosh Hashanah, you may have taken notice of something we believe to be unique and it happened at B'nai Moshe. It is unique not only in metro-Detroit but we would not be going out on a limb to say in the nation.
Quite possibly, because of the inclusive family atmosphere at B'nai Moshe, you may not have even given it a second thought. And in many ways, not noticing might actually make this all the more special.
I am speaking of the gabbai on the second day of Rosh Hashanah. The job of the gabbai is a difficult and important role. The gabbai is sort of the quarterback of the torah service. The gabbai calls up (in Hebrew) each person who is given the honor of an aliyah to the torah. There are several prayers which must be said, adding the Hebrew name of the honoree and saying a mishabeirach (prayer of good health) for the previous honoree. The words are quite different on the high holidays than they are on shabbat. It's not easy, to say the least.
B'nai Moshe's lead gabbai on the second day of Rosh Hashanah was Yael Plotnick. Yael is a 21-year old student at the University of Michigan and has grown up at B'nai Moshe. Even more impressive was that Yael took on this same role last year when she was but 20. Usually the role of the gabbai is given to a member of the clergy or a seasoned male ritual leader. At B'nai Moshe this role was filled beautifully by a 21-year old female and we couldn't be prouder.
We'd love to hear from any other synagogue in the country or world who can boast such a claim.
These opportunities can only exist in a synagogue that is open to change and is blind to traditional gender roles. Congratulations Yael on a job well done!
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