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creative achievement or
human relaitonships. The
vast majority of us are con-
cerned about the survival of
the Jewish people. We
preserve loyalties expressed
by some participation in
Jewish life, even though we
fall short of the maximum. A
message of encouragement
comes from the Talmud: "He
who begins in the perfor-
mance of a good deed, we tell
him to conitnue." He will
learn how to advance, but the
beginning is of crucial
importance.

Rabbi Abraham Joshua
Heschel once said, "The level

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FOR SENIORS

Senior Lectures
In Oak Park

The Oak Park Community
Center for Senior Citizens
has planned three lectures:
July 26, Consumer's Power
Lecture, 12:20 p.m.; Aug. 2,
"Introduction to the DIA,"
12:30 p.m.; Aug. 9, Eye Care
Seminar, cataract and
glaucoma screening,
Greenberg Eye Clinic, 12:30
p.m. These programs are free.
The community center will
have a "Growing Older
Bolder" seminar on asser-
tiveness training course for
adults 55 and over in the fall.
This six-session workshop wil
bee presented by the Oakland
University Continuum
Center and the Oak Park
Senior Outreach office.
The class will be conducted
at the Oak Park Community
Center on Tuesdays_ starting
Oct. 4 at 1 p.m. There is no
fee. Pre-registration is needed
and can be arranged by call-
ing the Oak Park Senior
Center, 541-0900 mornings.

Erev Shabbat
Program Today

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of Jewish living must never
be stationary . . . There is no
standstill in the life of the
spirit . . . We either ascend or
go down."
The question is not whether
we fulfill every responsibility
and every mitzvah the tradi-
tion contains. It is, instead,
are we moving, however slow-
ly, to greter reverence and
understanding, to greater
participation in the world of
faith. Are we prepared at
least to listen, to be receptive
to the words and insights of a
hallowed tradition? It is not
incumbent upon us to com-
plete the work, but we are
obliged to advance it.

for kids entering 6th-8th
grades. July 26-August 21.

The kosher kitchen at
Camp Maas is under the
supervision of the Council
of Orthodox Rabbis.
Call 661-0600 for
application.

The senior adult depart-
ment at the Jimmy Prentis
Morris Building of the Jewish
Community Center will have
an Erev Shabbat program
featuring Cantor Samuel
Greenbaum, accompanied by
Lillian Zellman, today at
12:30 p.m. in Jaffe Hall.
The Book Fair video, "The
Forever Street," with
Frederick Morton, will be
shown in the JPM atrium on
Monday and Thursday at 10
a.m.
Sinai Hospital's lec-
ture/workshop series con-
tinues Tuesday with a presen-
tation by David Edwards,
resident pharmacist at the
Jewish Homes for Aged, as

well as at Sinai Hospital,
where he specializes in
geriatric medicine. Bring
your medicines and questions
to the assembly hall at 1 p.m.
The final segment of the
movie, "The Al Jlson Story,"
will be shown at 2 p.m. Tues-
day in the JPM assembly
hall.
The Wednesday Afternoon
Social with Bernard and Faye
Luchtan, cordinators, meets
on Wednesdays at 1:30 p.m. in
Jaffe Hall. Live entertain-
ment and refreshments will
highlight the afternon. There
is a nominal charge.
Abe Gornbein will
moderate "The Press Review,"_
a current events group, at
-12:30 p.m. Thursday in room
15 of the JPM.
Sarah Friedman, story
teller, will entertain the Yid-
dish Culture Club on Thurs-
day at 12:30 p.m. in Jaffe Hall
of the JPM.

Seniors To Go
To Belle. Isle

Seniors will go on an outing
to Belle Isle on Thursday. The
bus will leave from the Jim-
my Prentis Morris Building of
the Jewish Community
Center at 10:30 a.m. and will
return at 3 p.m.
Participants should bring a
lunch and a drink. There is a
nominal fee. Contact Diane
Sands or Leila Raden at the
Jimmy Prentis Building,
967-4030, for information.

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Transportation
For Seniors

Bus transportation is
available for senior citizens to
the Oak Park Senior Citizen
Center. There is a fee. Pick up
is at 8 a.m. and 10 a.m.
Return trips are at 12:30 and
1:30 p.m., unless there is a