28 Friday, November 19, 1982 Troy-Rochester Residents Are Forming a Congregation Mack Pitt and his Orchestra plus A new Jewish congrega- tion is being formed in Troy. At an organizational meet- ing last Thursday, residents from Troy, Rochester and Birmingham expressed Disco Music just for you! 358-3642 1111 THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS trnin 1":3 1131 You are cordially invited to participate with world Jewry in the International Celebration of SIYUM HASHASS The completion of the entire "Talmud Bavli" Wednesday, Nov. 24, 1982 — 6:30 pm Congregation Dovid Ben Nuchim RSVP — 559-5005 home community. The consensus of the families was that the new congre- gation will have a Reform affiliation but should in- clude much tradition. Several committees have been formed. One group of residents is coordinating an advertising campaign to reach as many Jewish families as possible in Troy, Rochester, Clawson, Bir- mingham and Sterling Heights. Another group is finding a location for serv- ices. A third committee is exploring the procedures of forming a new synagogue. A meeting is planned for the evening of Dec. 9. For information, call Phyllis Wenig, 978-2829; or Nancy Gross, 879-7507. Completion of Talmud Study Is Celebrated Communally 14800 Lincoln Road Oak Park, Michigan Seudas Mitzva Dinner. $10.00 commitments to work towards a Jewish center for Troy and the surrounding areas. According to Pamela Spitzer, casual discussions about a synagogue for Troy had been on-going for 12 years. With the formation of a branch of United Hebrew Schools in Troy in 1980, a core of active Jewish families was drawn to- gether. A telephone and let- ter solicitation has added to this core, to the point where 25 families are now commit- ted to the project. Ms. Spitzer said families have felt iso- lated, often traveling 40 minutes to synagogues which did not meet their emotional needs for a Jewish identity in their Henoch Rabbi A. Leibowitz of New York will be the guest speaker at the Siytim Hashass celebration at Cong. Dovid Ben Nuchim, 14800 Lincoln, Guest Speaker Rabbi A.H. Leibowitz -- Rosh Hayeshiva Yeshiva Chofetz Chaim ALLSTATE . BURGLAR ALARMS New Computerized Security Equipment Central Station & Direct to Police Thousands of satisfied customers. Call one of our Home Alarm Specialists 255-1540 . Serving all suburbs "The Jewish Idea" presents RABBI MEIR KAHANE --- "WEST BANK DESTINY: Jewish Rights vs. Arab Power' Tuesday, November 23 8:00 PM Southfield Civic Center Parks and Rec Bldg. Room 115 Donation - $2 adults $ 1 ADAT SHALOM SYNAGOGUE: Services 5:15 p.m. today and 9 a.m. Saturday. Marcy Cantor and Michelle Lebowitz, Bnot Mitzva. CONG. BETH ACHIM: Services 5 p.m. today and 8:45 a.m. Saturday. Cheryl Millman, Bat Chayil. CONG. BETH AHM: Services 6 and 8:15 p.m. today. Laura Sklar, Bat Mitzva at late services. Services 8:45 a.m. Saturday. Mark Boyer, Bar Mitzva. Minha serv- ices at 4:35 p.m. Saturday. Stacie Isenberg, Bat Mitzva at Minha services. TEMPLE BETH EL: Services 8:30 p.m. today. Rabbi Schwartz and Rev. Robert Crille of the Fort Street Presbyterian Church will deliver the sermon for a "Sermon in Song." Scott Wagenberg, Bar Mitzva. Serv- ices 11 a.m. Saturday. Rabbi Roman will speak on "To Bless or Not to Bless — That Is the Question." TEMPLE BETH JACOB: Services 8 p.m. today, con- ducted by the seventh grade class. CONG. BETH SHALOM: Services 6 p.m. today and 9 a.m. Saturday. Elizabeth Fealk, Bat Mitzva. BIRMINGHAM TEMPLE: Services 8:30 p.m. today. Rabbi Wine will speak on "Intermarriage and Aging — Developing a New Strategy." Leslie Rossen, confirma- tion. CONG. BNAI DAVID: Services 5 p.m. today and 8:30 a.m. Saturday. Anthony Richman, Bar Mitzva. CONG. BNAI ISRAEL OF WEST BLOOMFIELD: Services 9 a.m. Saturday. Keith Sirlin will officiate. Arnold Finkelstein will speak on "Generations." Ruth Elbling will speak on "Two Out of One." CONG. BNAI MOSHE: Services 4:40 p.m. today and 8:45 - a.m. Saturday. Cindy Friedman will "twin" her Bat Mitzva with Olga Kogan of Leningrad, Russia. TEMPLE EMANU-EL: Services 8:15 p.m. today. Rabbi Dreyfus will speak on "Generations." Services 10:30 a.m. Saturday. Rabbi Steinger will speak on "The Lines Are Drawn." TEMPLE ISRAEL: Services 8:30 p.m. today. Rabbi Syme will speak on "Why Have We Stopped Teaching Our Childrn to Be Grateful?" Eric Bassey, Bar Mitzva. Services 11 a.m. Saturday. Stuart Arkin and Bret Levine, Bnai Mitzva. Thanksgiving service 11 a.m. Thursday. Second Bar and. Bat Mitzva, Reuben and Goldie Levine. TEMPLE KOL AMI: Services 8 p.m. today. Michael \ Beerman, Bar Mitzva. LIVONIA JEWISH CONGREGATION: Services 8 p.m. today. Rabbi Gordon will speak on "The Making of a Man." Services 9 a.m. Saturday. CONG. SHAAREY ZEDEK: Services 5 and 8 p.m. today. Jane Portnoy and Alyssa•Toft, Bnot Mitzva. Services 8:45 a.m. Saturday. Francine Hermelin, Bat Mitzva. Regular services will be held at Cong. Bais Chabad of Farmington Hills, Cong. Bais Chabad of West Bloomfield, Cong. Beth Isaac of Trenton, Cong. Beth Tefilo Emanuel Tikvah, Cong. Beth Tephilath Moses of Mt. Clemens, Cong. Bnai Israel-Beth Yehudah, Cong. Bnai Jacob, Cong. Bnai Zion, Cong. Dovid Ben Nuchim, Downtown Synagogue, Cong. Mishkan Israel Nusach H'Ari, Sephardic Commu- nity of Greater Detroit, Cong. Shaarey Shomayim (Jewish Center Jimmy Prentis Morris Branch), Cong. Shomrey Is- rael (18995 Schaefer), Cong. Solel, Cong. T'chiyah, Young Israel of Greenfield, Young Israel of Oak-Woods and Young Israel of Southfield. senior citizens students %.* RABBI LEIBOWITZ Oak Park, on Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. The Siyum Hashass marks the completion of the study of the entire Babylo- nian Talmud by groups of Jews in the greater Detroit region, following a schedule which is adhered to by groups of Jews throughout the world. This particular - siyum marks the eighth time that the entire shass has been completed. Similar celebra- tions will take place in Jewish communities throughout the United States, Israel, Europe, Au- stralia and South America. Rabbi Leibowitz is the rosh hayeshiva of the Rabbinical Seminary of America, known as the "Chofetz Chaim Yeshiva" in Forest Hillg, N.Y. He has held this post since December 1941, when his father the late Rabbi David Leibowitz, founder of the yeshiva, died. Under his direction, the yeshiva has established branches in Israel and in many cities in the U.S. Among the cities that have branches are Los Angeles, Calif.; New Orleans, La.; Milwaukee, Wis.; Roches- ter, N.Y.; New Haven, Conn.; Phoenix and Tucson, Ariz.; and Dallas, Tex. Also participating in the siyum celebration will be Rabbi Sh'or Yashuv Cohen, chief rabbi of Haifa, Israel. The public is invited. For reservations, call the Coun- cil of Orthodox Rabbis, 559-5005. Merkaz Hosts Melave Malka The Merkaz, the layman's' association of the Vaad Harabonim, announces that its second annual melave malka will take place Dec 4 at 8:30 p.m. at Cong. Dovid Ben Nuchim. This event will be an opportunity for all kosher consumers to demonstrate their support for kashrut in the Detroit Jewish commu- nity. The Merkaz enables the Vaad to retain a full time kashrut administrator to oversee supervision of products, caterers and kosher food establishments. It publishes the Kosher- Gram newsletter and re- searches and answers con- sumer phone inquiries. The Merkaz works to encourage local mer- chants to provide more kosher products and services to the commu- nity and works closely with day schools and Talmud Torahs by pro- viding them with educa- tional materials. The melave malka will feature Rabbi H. Zecharia Senter, rabbinic adminis- trator of the Chaf-K, a na- tional kosher supervision service. He was ordained in 1961 at the Isaac Elchanan Rab- binical Seminary of Yeshiva University and re- ceived-his PhD degree from its Balfour Graduate School of Science in 1963. He is also - an associate professor of mathematics at Fairleigh Dickinson University in Rutherford, N.J. and is a member of the Association of Orthodox Jewish Scien- tists of America. For reservations, call the Merkaz office, 968-6310 be- tween 9 a.m. and noon, Mondays through Thurs- days. There is a charge.