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OCTOBER 30,1986-TISHREI27
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Knesset Approves Shamir's Cabinet;
New Premier Stresses National Unity
Pictured above are four AZA members attending a
Tuesday Night BBYO meeting at the Jewish Center.
They are: (1. to r.) Steve Kaufman, Jeff Kass, Mike
Gutter and Steve Samuels. In the bottom picture are
five of BBG's newest members doing homework during
a Tuesday night meeting. They are (1. to r.) Eileen
Shell, Elizabeth Unger, Shelley Paine, Stephanie
Sherker and K.C. Sloin.
B'nai B'rith Youth Schedule
The B'nai B'rith Youth Organization of Columbus will
be holding its Annual Membership Recruitment Night
on Nov. 8 from 8-11 p.m. at
the Leo Yassenoff Jewish
Center. Youth in grades 9-12
are invited to attend. The
theme for the evening is
"BBYO Under the Stars,"
and it is being planned by
Jenni Goldsmith and Matt
Minkin, council morim
(membership chairpei-'-v
sons).
A skit is being planned by
Heart of Ohio AZA with Ziv-
BBG, along with skits by
Capital AZA and Pops Dworkin AZA with Bat Shalom
BBG. The evening will feature Steve Wilson with a
playshop lab, the use of all
Jewish Center facilities and
an outdoor "Jacuzzi."
Columbus BBYO is made
up of five chapters, three
AZA (Aleph Zadik Aleph)
and two BBG (B'nai B'rith
Girls). These chapters contain more than 120 members
who meet every Tuesday
, night at the Leo Yassenoff
Jewish Center from
7:30-9 p.m. Each chapter,
has two volunteer adult advi-
'• 'sors. •■:■
Columbus BBYO has won
many awards, including the
"meat spirited city" award
for six years in a row at the
regional convention held in
December in Indianapolis,
Ind. In addition to the re
gional convention, there is a
regional LTI, Leadership
Training Institute, held in Iik
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JERUSALEM (JTA) -
Premier Yitzak Shamir's
25-member Cabinet won
Knesset approval early last
week by a vote of 82-17 with
three abstentions. In a
40-minute address preceding
the vote of confidence,
Shamir said his government
would focus mainly on economic affairs during the
final two years of its tenure
but would also vigorously
pursue the peace process.
He stressed the "unity of
the nation," said that
U.S.-Israel relations were at
an "unprecedented peak"
and expressed hope that the
Eastern European bloc,
"first and foremost" the Soviet Union, would change
their attitude toward Israel.
Shamir emphasized that
"like its predecessor, this
government will be a government of national unity
... It will refrain from divi-
siveness and extremism,
will strive for mutual respect and consideration for
others, and will seek to augment the love of Israel
within us."
Issue Is Not Aims But
Tactics
He said that both Likud
and the Labor Party shared
the aim of a strong and economically sound Israel living at peace with its Arab
neighbors. He said the differences   between  the   main
coalition partners were not
over aims but over the tactics needed to achieve those
aims.
"National unity is hot just
a matter of parliamentary
convenience," Shamir said.
"Those who conceived the
idea of the unity government
hoped and desired that by
virtue of its very formation
and existence, that government would project a message bf unity, of drawing
Michelle Gailiun, WTVN-
TV news anchorwoman/re-
porter, will be • the guest
speaker at the Sunday,
Nov. 16, Donor Brunch spon^
sored by B'nai B'rith Women
of Columbus.
Michelle Gailiun
This annual event, which
benefits the BBW Children's
Home in Israel, will begin at
11:30 a.m. at Grand Catering; 3550 E. Broad St.
Gailiun was chosen to be
guest "speaker and special
honoree because of her love
for children. Her devotion to
young people is well known
closer together, of love of Israel and of true cooperation
among the country's political leadership and between
all the strata of the population in the country.
"These goals have already
been achieved to a certain
extent, and the government I
head will indeed make the
unity of the nation its chief
concern," Shamir said.
Shamir termed the government's  economic  pro
gram a "Zionist economy."
Its goals, he said, are "reducing inflation to acceptable levels in order to attract
immigration and ensure economic growth with work
available for all newcomers
and the settlement of the entire Eretz Israel'— the Biblical land of Israel or Palestine."
According  to  Shamir,.
"The  unity  government
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December 7 Torah Academy Dinner
To Feature Comedian Gabe Kaplan
All members of the community are invited to attend
Torah Academy's ?6th Annual Scholarship Dinner,
which will be held on Sunday, Dec. 7, at the Radisson
Hotel. This is the main fund-
raising event for Torah
Academy. The highlight of
Michelle Gailiun Guest Speaker
At Nov. 16 BBW Donor Brunch
locally through her weekly
news feature "Wednesday's
Child." B'nai B'rith
Women's devotion to children is well known nationally and internationally
through the organization's
total financial support of the
BBW Children's Home in Israel, a residential treatment
center for emotionally disturbed boys.
Gailiun's professional experience stems from a
strong background in reporting the Central Ohio news.
She began her career as a
news photographer/reporter
covering State House events
for a news agency. She was
then hired as a general assignment reporter at the
NBC affiliate in Columbus,
advancing quickly to weekend, then weekday anchor,
before moving on to Channel 6 in 1981.
A native of Columbus,
Gailiun received her B.A. in
English and an M.A. degree
in journalism from The Ohio
State University. She studied
for her journalism degree
while on a fellowship. She
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the evening will spotlight
comedian Gabe Kaplan.
International hors d'oeuvres
will be served followed by a
full-course dinner.
Since Kaplan made his
first appearance on the "Tonight Show" 12 years ago,
the road has been paved with
Israeli Scholars-ln-Residence
To Lead Weekend Of Study
At Agudas Achim Synagogue
The Agudas Achim Synagogue will hold a weekend of
study with Israeli Scholars-
in-Residence Rabbi Daniel
Tropper and Leah Forman
of Gesher, on Friday, Nov.
14, and Saturday, Nov. 15. On .
Sunday, Nov. 16, the commu- ■
nity is invited to join
together in study on the
question, "Can There Be a
Common Base for Jewish
Unity?"
On Nov. 14, at 7:30 p.m.,
Forman will lead a study
group following Kabbalat
Shabbat Service at 5 p.m.
and Shabbat Dinner at 6 p.m.
Her topic will be "Tradition
and Change'' with the
source, Talmud, Tractate
Kiddishin 39B.
During Shabbat Services,
Rabbi Tropper, founder and
director of Gesher, will deliver the sermon at 10:30 a.m.
Following services, a kiddush luncheon will be sponsored by Jay and Jean Schottenstein, Ari and Ann Deshe,
Jonny and Susan Diamond,
and Lori Schottenstein in
honor of their parents, Jerome and Geraldine Schottenstein. Prior to the Hfgh Holidays, the Schottenstein children presented a Torah to
the synagogue in honor of
their parents; the kiddush
marks that special occasion.
Shabbat afternoon study
will be held from 1-2:30 p.m.
Forman will discuss
"Women in Judaism: One
Woman's View." She will
use selected Biblical, Talmudic; Midrashic sources.
The Mincha Service will be
held at 4:15 p.m. Shalosh
Seudot is scheduled for 4:45
p.m. Rabbi Tropper will discuss "Judaism Without Mitzvot — It It Possible?" based
on Maimonides, "Laws of
Idolatry," Chapter I
Rabbi Daniel Tropper
On Sunday, 10 a.m. until 1
p.m., the community will
join together in study on the
question "Can There Be a
Common Base for Jewish
Unity?" The sources for
Rabbi Tropper's lecture will
be Talmud, Tractate Shabbat 33B and 34A, with selected readings on the "Jewish Response to Modernity"
by Abraham Geiger,
Chatam Sofer and Samson
Raphael Hirsch. Following
Rabbi Tropper's presentation, the group will meet in
Chavruta Study Groups led
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success for the Brooklyn-
born comedian.
After playing in nightclubs
and colleges, and numerous
appearances on the TV-talk
show  circuit,  Kaplan  co-
Gabe Kaplan
created and starred in the
ABC-TV show "Welcome
Back, Kotter," which had a
five-year run on the network
and is now in syndication
worldwide.
For reservations, call Ari
Deshe at 258-5250, Judith
Hessing at 235-3028 or Torah
Academy at 864-0299. Silver
donors are $125 per couple
and gold donors are $200 per
couple.
OSU Hillel Hires
New Director
Nelson Genshaft, chairman of the Hillel Foundation's Search Committee, announces the selection of
Rabbi Steven D. Abrams as
director of OSU Hillel.
Rabbi Abrams is a graduate of the University of Cincinnati and received a master's degree and rabbinical
ordination from the Hebrew
Union College of Cincinnati.
He has served as rabbi of
two congregations in Connecticut and New York and
comes to OSU Hillel from the
Jewish Federation of South
Broward, Fla?, were he was
director of planning and allocations,
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