Farmington/Farmington Hills Multi-Cultural Multi-Racial Diversity Breakfast

Watch these videos (especially part two) to see Gail Katz, WISDOM President, featured as the keynote speaker for the Farmington/Farmington Hills Multi-Cultural Multi-Racial Rainbow Diversity Breakfast on March 13, 2008.

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Part 2:

Many Voices, One Future

Click on the videos below to see WISDOM Co-Founders Gail Katz, Trish Harris, and Shahina Begg on the SWOCC Farmington/Farmington Hills Cable TV program entitled "Many Voices, One Future" on March 17th, 2008.

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Prayer in America Reminder

Monday, June 23rd 4:00 PM at U of M Dearborn - come and join The World Views Seminar, Detroit Public TV, the Michigan Roundtable for Diversity and Inclusion for a wonderful interfaith event. Click on the link below to go to the PDF File.


Prayer in America PDF File

WISDOM Birmingham Temple Interfaith event

Friday night, June 6th, WISDOM and The Birmingham Temple on Twelve Mile Road in Farmington Hills held a joint interfaith event. Over 100 Christians, Jews, Muslims, Baha'is, Hindus, Sikhs, and Jains (men and women) came together at a potluck supper to get to know other people of different faith traditions. The salads, pasta dishes, cooked vegetables and assortments of bread were wonderfully delicious, but what was more delicious than the food was the warm exciting feeling in the room of people reaching out to get to know others that they might never get the chance to meet in their own usual circles of friends and family. Following the potluck supper, about 150 people seated themselves in the sanctuary of The Birmingham Temple for a "Shabbat Shalom" Peaceful Sabbath service, led by Rabbi Tamara Kolton, senior rabbi of this congregation for Humanistic Jews. The service began with the singing of "Hayveynu Shalom Aleichem" followed by a poem by Judyth Hill entitled "Wage Peace." Other readings and Hebrew songs followed, including "We Shall Overcome," and the beautiful Friday night service ended with a memorial service for those departed and very spiritual candlelighting. The panelists for "Five Women: Five Journeys, How Different Are We?" were called up to the front of the sanctuary. Gail Katz, WISDOM President, was the moderator of the panel, which consisted of The Rev. Sharon Buttry (Christian), Sofia Begg Latif (Muslim), Padma Kuppa (Hindu), Paula Drewek (Baha'i) and Rabbi Tamara Kolton (Jewish). The panelists answered questions such as "How did your childhood impact where you are today with your own personal beliefs?" "How is your daily life impacted by the teachings of your religion?" "What do you believe is the most misunderstood part of your tradition?" and "What is it like to be a woman in your community, and what do you see as the biggest challenge for women in your tradition in the United States?" The answers from the panelists were thoughtful, touchingly personal, and very spiritual. What a most beautiful evening!! Below are some photos that were taken at the event.

Prayer in America PBS Special

Dear WISDOM Sisters:

Below is an invitation to a very special event. Detroit Public Television will be doing a joint TV program on June 23rd with the WorldViews Seminar at the University of Michigan-Dearborn. I will be part of this seminar which runs the entire week of June 23-27th, and I am very excited about learning more about the many religions in the Detroit Metro area. Please see the information below, and join us at the Prayer in America PBS special.

For those of you that have signed up for the WISDOM/Birmingham Temple potluck dinner and panel discussion Friday evening, June 6th, called “Five Women: Five Journeys – How Different Are We?”, we have over 100 people registered for the dinner, with many more coming just for the Sabbath service and panel discussion. Stay tuned for pictures on the website and in the newsletter.

Gail Katz
WISDOM President


Greetings all,

On Monday afternoon on June 23rd at 4 PM, Detroit Public Television will be joining with the Worldviews Seminar, the University of Michigan - Dearborn, Christ Episcopal Church, Dearborn and the Michigan Round Table for Diversity and Inclusion to present "Prayer in America." The event is being held at the College of Arts, Sciences and Letter auditorium on the UoM-D campus.

This two-part PBS production is a challenging and revealing documentary about the place of Prayer in American life. An Interfaith panel of religious leaders will join in a public discussion after each segment and a light meal will be served.

You are cordially invited to attend because of your involvement with our religious communities of Southeast Michigan. It is the hope of all of the sponsors that this event will build upon and encourage the interfaith dialogue that is occurring in our communities.

We hope that you will seriously consider attending. And please feel free to share this with others.

Peace,
Dan Appleyard

The Seventh Annual Worldviews Seminar,

Detroit Public Television,

and the

Michigan Roundtable for Diversity

and Inclusion

Present

Prayer in America

at the University of Michigan-Dearborn

Monday, June 23rd, 4 PM - 8:30 PM

To reserve a place contact Tanaya Parker of the Michigan Roundtable at

313-870-1500 or tparker@miroundtable.org

June 6th WISDOM event at The Birmingham Temple in Farmington Hills

Dear WISDOM Sisters:

Please register for our WISDOM/Birmingham Temple Joint event on Friday June 6, 2008!! Panel discussion is free!! Potluck dinner requires a vegetarian dish to feed six people.

Five Women, Five Journeys
How Different Are We?

6:00 PM Potluck Vegetarian Dinner
8:00 PM Shabbat Service and Interfaith Panel Discussion

A Panel of women from different faith traditions – Muslim, Christian, Jewish, Baha’i, and Hindu – will reflect on the changing roles and expectations of women and discuss their own personal journeys. Are they the same journey?

Men and women are invited to participate in this dynamic evening!!

Potluck Vegetarian Dinner and Dialogue at 6:00 PM

Dessert will be provided, courtesy of The Birmingham Temple, following the panel discussion

Reservations for the dinner are required by June 2nd.


REGISTRATION FORM
JUNE 6TH POTLUCK DINNER
At the Birmingham Temple, 28611 W. 12 Mile Road between Inkster and Middlebelt in Farmington Hills

Name: ___________________________________________________

Home Address: _____________________________________________________

City: _____________________________________________________

State, Zip _____________________________________________________

Telephone: Home _______________________________________________

Work _____________________________________________________

Cell _____________________________________________________

E-mail Address: ________________________________________________

I will bring the following dish to feed 6 people to the 6:00 PM interfaith potluck
vegetarian dinner:

􀀀 salad 􀀀 pasta 􀀀 vegetable dish

􀀀 fruit 􀀀 bread 􀀀 other – please describe ­­­­­­­­­­­______________________________

Please bring a description of your dish with a listing of ingredients!!

Please complete the form and mail to:

WISDOM
P.O. Box 525
Bloomfield Hills, Michigan 48303

Or e-mail to Gail Katz, WISDOM President
gailkatz@comcast.net

Questions? Call Gail at 248-978-6664

WISDOM First Annual Dinner and Installation Ceremony

On May 1st, 2008 the WISDOM Board of Directors held their first Annual Dinner and Installation Ceremony at the Holiday Inn-Troy. The Rev. Daniel Appleyard, Interfaith Activist, and Rector of Christ Episcopal Church Dearborn, was the keynote speaker, and conducted the installation ceremony. It was a very moving and spiritual event. Beth Applebaum was presented with the first Founders Award for her pro bono legal work that enabled WISDOM to obtain the 501c3 status. Trish Harris announced her gift to WISDOM of an Interfaith Library in the name of her mother. Gail Katz was presented with the "Katz Gavel," the president's gavel that will be handed down from WISDOM president to WISDOM president. The officers who were installed are the following:

Executive Board

Gail Katz - President (Co-Founder)
Beth Applebaum - Vice President
Shahina Begg - Vice-President (Co-Founder)
Patricia Harris - Vice President (Co-Founder)
The Rev. Sharon Buttry - Secretary
Bhavna Mehta - Treasurer

General Board

The Rev. Marsha Foster Boyd
Paula Drewek
Cheryl El-Amin
Ellen Ehrlich
Fran Hildebrandt
Padma Kuppa
Rehana Qureshi
Brenda Rosenberg
Gigi Salka
Freda Sampson
Judy Satterthwaite
Sheri Schiff
Supreet Singh
Baheejah Shakoor
Noelle Sutherland

Congratulations to the entire WISDOM Board, and a hearty thank you for all of your time, energy, and spiritual support!!

Gail Katz
WISDOM President


Pictures from the event are below: