THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
Synagogue
Services
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ADAT SHALOM SYNAGOGUE: Services 6 p.m. today and
9 a.m. Saturday. Mark Rubinstein. Bar Mitzva
CONG. BETH ABRAHAM-HILLEL: Services 6 p.m. today
and 9 a.m. Saturday. Gary Friedland. Bar Mitzva.
CONG. BETH ACHIM: Services 6 and 8:15 p.m. today.
Susan Dubin. Bat Mitzva at late services. Services 8:45
a.m. Saturday. Jeffrey Spinner. Bar Mitzva.
TEMPLE BETH EL: Services 5:30 p.m. today and 11 a.m.
Saturday. Rabbi Hertz will speak on ".Jeremiah—Man
of Sorrows."
CONG. BETH SHALOM: Services 6 n.m. today and 9 a.m.
Saturday. Ronald Leff. Bar Mitzva.
BIRMINGHAM TEMPLE: Services 8:30 p.m. today.
Rabbi Wine will speak on "The Story of Yiddish."
CONG. BNAI MOSHE: Services 7 p.m-. today and 8:45
a.m. Saturday. Zohar Mandel. Bar Mitzva.
TEMPLE EMANU-EL: Services 8 p.m. today. conducted
by Mr. and Mrs. Norman Howard.
TEMPLE ISRAEL: Services 8:30 p.m. today. Rabbi Fram
will speak on "Sing Unto the Lord." Services 11 a.m.
Saturday.
LIVONIA JEWISH CONGREGATION: Services 8 p.m.
today and 9 a.m. Saturday. Gregory Steelman and Rich-
ard Sutton. Bnai Mitzva.
CONG. MISHKAN ISRAEL NUSACH H'iptI: Services 8:15
p.m. today and 9 a.m. Saturday. Rabbi Gottlieb will
speak on "The Double Standard." Russel Mizrachi. Bar
Mitzva.
CONG. SHAAREY ZEDEK: Services 6 p.m. today and
8:45 a.m. Saturday. Robert Klvman. Bar Mitzva.
Regular services will be held at Cong. Bais Chabad of
West Bloomfield. Cong. Beth Isaac of Trenton. Temple
Beth .Jacob of Pontiac. Cong. Beth .Jacob-Mogain Abra-
ham. Cong. Beth Moses. Cong. Beth Tefilo Emanuel Tik-
vah. Cong. Beth Tephilath Moses of Mt. Clemens. Cong.
Bnai David. Cong. Bnai Israel of Pontiac. Cong. Bnai Is-
rael-Beth Yehudah. Cong. Bnai .Jacob. gong. Bnai Zion.
Cong. Dovid Ben Nuchim. Downtown Synagogue. Temple
Kol Ami..Cong. Shaarey Shomayim (10 Mile Jewish Cen-
ter). Shomer Israel (18960 Snowden). Cong. Shomrev Emu-
nah. Cong. rchiyah. Young Israel of Greenfield. Young Is-
rael of OakeWoods and Young Israel of Southfield.
.
Shaarey Shomayim Holy Day Services
Cong. Shaarey Shomayim
will hold Rosh Hashana and
Yom Kippur services at
Pepper School in Oak Park.
Rabbi Leo Goldman will
conduct the services. assist-
ed by Cantor Hayim Klein
of .Jerusalem. Traditional
mahzorim will be available
for the public.
.For information about the
services. call Rabbi Gold-
man. 542-4444. Samuel Krei-
man. 3 99-4 693 or Max
Young. LI 2-7355.
The congregation holds
daily services at the 10
Mile •Jewish Community
Center. Daily classes are
conducted by Rabbi Icek
Kuperman and weekly clas-
ses by Rabbi Goldman and
Kreisman.
Early
Deadline
The Jewish News
will have an early
deadline for local
news of 3 p.m.
Friday, Sept. 2, for
the issue of Sept. 9.
Local publicity that
arrives after the dead-
line will be withheld
from publication and
published the follow-
ing week if still time-
ly.
HIGH HOLIDAYS
Are Approaching
You do not have to be a
member to join us for services.
Cong. Bais Chabad
of West Bloomfield
Early Elementary
5475 W. Maple
in a vibrant and inspiring atmosphere
For more information call
626-1807 ... 851-1488
Seats are only $25 ($36 per couple)
Children and Students free of charge
Friday, August 26, 1977 23
The ISRAELI
ENSEMBLE
Selihot Prayers, Services Defined
By RABBI SAMUEL J. FOX
(Copyright 1977, JTA, Inc.)
"Selihot - comes from the
singular known "Selihaa"
which means forgiveness.
Prayers which ask for for-
giveness are characterized
by the plural term "Sell-
hot."
These prayers are recited
in times of crisis or on days
which commemorate such
a period of crisis. Thus they
are recited 'on Yom Kippur
when mankind is being
judged regarding life and
death issues, fast-days,
days of trouble in the com-
munity, etc. What is most
popularly referred to as
Selihot are the collection of
prayers recited in the syna-
gogue before the High Holi-
days beginning with the
midnight of the Saturday
night which occurs at least
four days before Rosh Hash-
ana. (This year, Sept. 3).
Jewish tradition requires
that the first of the selihot
sessions take place in the
synagogue after midnight on
Saturday night.
Several reasons are of-
fered for this practice.
First, some claim that after
having observed the Sab-
bath and still being some-
what imbued by the Sab-
bath spirit the Jew is in the
best spiritual state of the
week to ask the forgiveness
of the Almighty.
The question then re-
mains as to why we wait
until after the midnight,
hours. The mystical tradi-
tion asserts that the time to
stimulate the divine attri-
Temple Emanu-El
Plans Open House
Temple Emanu-El will
hold an open house. begin-
ning, with 8 p.m. Shabat
services in the west garden.
today., at the temple.
Following services. con-
ducted by Mr. and Mrs.
Norman Howard. there will
be an oneg Shabat. Rabbi
Milton Rosenbaum. Rabbi
Lane Steinger. Cantor Nor-
man Rose and officers and
board members will be on
hand to answer questions
and acquaint members of
the community with the
temple's Hebrew school.
brotherhood. sisterhood.
couple's club and youth
club.
The community is in-
vited. For information. call
the temple office. 967-4020.
Action Postponed
on U.S. ILO Role,
WASHINGTON (.JTA)—A
Cabinet level meeting at
the White House decided to
put off final action on
whether the United States
will ,. remain in the Inter-
national Labor Organization
after Nov. 5.
That date marks the end
of the two-year period of no-
tice of intention by the U.S.
to leave that United Na-
tions body on the grounds
that it has gone outside its
charter- and become politi-
cized by its attacks on the
U.S.. Israel and others. The
State Department said that
for the "time being' . the
U S. letter of withdrawal
will stand.
1FI,-C10 president
George Merinv. at the meet-
ing with the Cabinet.
pressed for an immediate
decision for withdrawal.
bute of mercy is after mid-
night—especially during the
first recitation.
The 'second reason has to
do with the spirit of the Sab-
bath. The Sabbath, being a
day of rest and peace, is in-
deed not the occasion for
regret which is the spirit
generated by the Selihot
prayers.
A Jew is supposed to
have inner peace on the Sab-
bath and not be reminded
of his pangs of guilt. The
tendency is to extend this
peaceful mood of the Sab-
bath as long as possible—at
least until midnight, instead
of trying to "get rid" of the
Sabbath as quickly as pos-
sible.
Hence the first of the Seli-
hot services traditionally
takes place after the first
midnight which follows the
Sabbath so that the Jew
will not be reminding him-
self of his sins until the Sab-
bath spirit is well in the
background.
We play
EVERY TYPE OF MUSIC
Call "Gingi" Ben-Zeev
547-3944 or 541-6254
Congregation Beth Achim
is pleased to announce
that it will conduct auxiliary
High Holiday Services
For non-members
in its Social Hall and in the La Med Auditorium
of the United Hebrew School's Rohlik Bldg.
Tickets are available at
21100 W. 12 Mile Rd.
for further information or inquiries concerning
membership and seating call the synagogue office
352-8670
TEMPLE ISRAEL
A Congregation
us s of Liberal Judaism
Invites the Community to Its Annual
SELICHOT SERVICE
Featuring the Singing of
Cantor Harold Orbach and
the Temple Israel Choir and
Ushering in the Beauty and Solemnity
of the High Holy Day. Season
Saturday Night, Sept. 3rd,
at 11:00 P.M.
Preceded by...
• Selichot Dinner at 8:00 P.M.
• A Dialogue on the Subject,'For What Shall We
Repent?"
Led by Dr. Bruce L. Danto, Prominent PsycNatrist
and Director of the Detroit Suicide Prevention Center
• Social Reunion and Reception at 10:30 P.M.
•• •
If you are unaffiliated presently and seek to identify with a Family-
Oriented Congregation whose religious philosophy is directed to the
mainstream of Jewish Tradition, we would be pleased to discuss your
membership in Temple Israel
Among the Privileges of Membership are...
• Seating for the High Holy Days
• Enrollment of your children (from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade) in our
Religious School
• Enrollment of your children (from 3rd grade) in our Hebrew School program
• Enrollment of your children from age 13 in our Hebrew High School program.
• Bar and Bat Mitzvah, Confirmation and High School graduation
• Enrollment in the College of Jewish Studies (adult education classes)
• Lectures, Concerts, Educational, Social and cultural activities
• Family Sabbath Services
I • Educational Retreats for both children and adults
• Membership in our Auxiliary societies—the Sisterhood, Brotherhood, Couples
Club, Young Marrieds and Youth Group
• The services of our Rabbis in all life-cycle ceremonies
To inquire about membership, please call our Administrator,
Frank L. Simons, 863-7769
TEMPLE ISRAEL
17400 $63 7769
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Rabbis: Dr. M. Robert Syme, Rabbi Harold S. Loss, Dr. Leon Fram
Cantor: Harold Orbach • Educational Director: Cantor Arthur Asher