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Members of Shira Chapter of B'nai B'rith Youth Organization
dressed as clowns and distributed candy to patients at Sinai
'Hospital on Purim. The group included Diana Wrisman, Elissa
Gartenberg, Liz Greenberg, Stephanie Ktine, Stephanie Wolf, Randi
Gartenberg and Karen Levinson.

Bernice Konikow, Elizabeth Hauser and Kether Frances Friedman,
rolled dough for hamantashen at last week's intergenerational
Purim party at the Jimmy Prentis Morris Branch of the Jewish
Community ,Center.

Rabbis CouncilPHosts
Maimonides

The Council of. Orthodox Rab-
bis of Greater Detroit will host a
community-wide Siyum Ha
Rambam (the ,Rambam Comple-
tion Celebration),,0 p.m. Sunday
at Cong. Dovid :Ben-Nuchim,
Maimonides is ,called "The
Rambam" from the initials of
his name, Rabbi Moshe Ben-
Maimon. The Rambam's influ-
ence on Jewish fife continues
despite the passage of eight cen-
turies. In addition to his major
work, the., Rambam also wrote
the Mishnah
the Commentary
the Book of:thellithvot and the
universally Feted Guide to the
Perplexed, as ell;tiEi a number
of tracts on *0. His Thin:
have be:-
.teen Principiek'W
of Jewish
come the founcla
belief, and are recited daily by
observant Je:WO.
Sunday's siyum will feature a

hadran -- a scholarly disserta-
, tioxiqm the concluding and open-
ing ,,passages of lgairnonicles
• Cbdi.
A musical interlude will be
provided at the celebration by
singer Avraham Fried. of New
York and an orchestra. Fried
has just returned from a. toui: of
Europe ' and' Israel. •
In conjunction with the
Maimonides celebration, Rabbi,
Leiser Le4in and Rabbi Chaskel
Grubnir-:of the Council of Or-
o *Rabbis said they "urge
all;'6.5din in this celebraation of
• completing Maimonide's Code,.
and,' w,i4i.: also express our great
thAilke to the Lubavitcher
Rghhegfor re-establishing the
Study of Rambam."
•PlAnike,Viill be served: at
• p.m. (For- ticket information, call
• thetouncil, 559-5005.