RELIGION

Meet eight of Detroifs most eligible bachelors.

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clean.cut rroie. Looking for
lifelong friend to phy frisbee with

Energetic mischief nisi. Has lots of
lose to give, but no one to Or it to.

Anrattive,middlc.sged companion. Knows every
trick in the book. Resdy to settle down.

There handsome, faithful, and fun to be with.
But right now they're lonely'. These are just eight of
the hundreds of perfectly healthy animals waiting at
the Michigan Humane Society (MHS) for that cer-
tain special someone to go home with. Someone,
we hope, just like you.
Because you can provide what we can't: a per-
manent home. One that slit' be filled with all the
love and attention they deserve.

Quiet, yet understanding, In search of
someone with good, strong legs to rub up *dn.

Good nuured male.
Family man. Great with kids.

Fine, upstanding individual. Turd of
singles scene %%nu longlenn relationship.

Single, independent male likes seafood, birdwatching
Desperately ncedssomease toshate it all with

But if you're already spoken for, there is another
way you can help. Your donation to the MHS, no
matter how bigor small, will help us give these
animals the best care possible and the chance for us
to find them a proper home.
So, share your love with those who need it most:
the bachelors and bachelorettes at the Michigan
Humane Society

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Muse make check payable to: Michigut Humane Society, NO I Chrysler On,
Detroit, Mich', •8211

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FRIDAY MAY 27 1988

ing what it means to be a Jew.
I can tell you for certain that
my • children will definitely
not be given a choice. I hope
they will get involved in tem-
ple and stay through high
school:'
Bill Lakritz, 40, says he
always felt a strong Jewish
identity. Though he went to
Sunday school he was not
pushed into having a bar
mitzvah. "I did have a confir-
mation. Because I didn't have
a bar mitzvah, I feel a linkage
in a chain was broken, and I
felt that linkage was
important.
"I wanted to have the abili-
ty to follow along in services.
I went to Israel a few years
ago and started thinking
about having a bar mitzvah.
When my son has his bar
mitzvah in 1989, we plan to
go to Israel and have a service
together on Massada."
While Temple Israel offers a
joint bar and bat mitzvah
class, Adat Shalom Syna-
gogue and Congregation
Shaarey Zedek offer adult bat
mitzvah classes. "There has
been some request for a struc-
tured bar mitzvah class," said
Rabbi Efry Spectre of Adat
Shalom. "Some men take bar
mitzvah training after they
convert to Judaism. I think
there could be a class for men
in the future.
"At this point there is a dif-
ference. Every man has the
obligation to take on the mitz-
vot (Commandments), which
is symbolized by being called
to the Ibrah. Women can elect
to be called to the Torah but
it is not their obligation in
classical Judaism."
Rabbi Irwin Groner of Con-
gregation Shaarey Zedek says
it is rare in the Conservative
movement to find a man who
did not have a bar mitzvah.
"It would have to be special
circumstances. There isn't the
same need that we find with
women. Until recent years,
girls did not have the oppor-
tunity to have a bat mitzvah."

Rabbi Spectre explains the
requirements needed for bat
mitzvah at Adat Shalom.
"The women must fulfill the
requirements of United
Hebrew Schools, which
means they must have the
equivalent of five years of
religious school. They attend
a class run by myself, Rabbi
Pachter or Cantor Vieder.
They have to attend services
regularly and many take
Hebrew conversation and
reading fluency through one
of the local organizations
such as Hadassah or Mid-
rasha.
"In most cases it is a year-
long program where they
study the Siddur - (prayer
book), have an overview of
Jewish history, and look at
Jewish rituals. We have a
dialogue on Jewish theology
and philosophy. To prepare for
the bat mitzvah ceremony
they study the trops (tunes)
and melodies and prepare to
read the Torah and haftarah."
Seven women participated
in the bat mitzvah service at
Mat Shalom last Sunday, the
first day of Shavuot. "This is
the holiday on which we read
the Book of Ruth," Rabbi
Spectre says. "It speaks of the
initiative of women and their
devotion to the tradition and
their possible involvement in
Jewish life:'
Fran Wolok, 32, joined the
class at the urging of her
mother-in-law, who was bat
mitzvah last year. "I'm glad
she recommended it," Wolok
says. "It is a good way to get
involved in the shul."
Rose Shoshana Wolok, 64,
is thrilled tkat Fran had the
same part she had. It is like
a tradition forming. My bat
mitzvah was a beautiful, in-
spiring experience. It is a
holy experience to be on the
Bimah."
"I took the class because
women are now given the
chance for this great spiritual
fulfillment that they didn't
have before. I wanted to