(SINGLE LIFE I FOR SINGLES (2 5-40 Years Old) 441/4414-Ne Raced ® 9:15 P.M. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 24 at CONGREGATION BETH SHALOM 14601 W. Lincoln Oak Park — $5.00 Donation — (For Future Programming) — The Event You've Been Waiting For — We're re-creating A Nite At The Track with Actual Thoroughbred Races on Film .. . FOR MORE INFORMATION: *Lease pymt. based on approved credit on 48 mos. closed end. 60,000 total mileage w/6 per mile extra charge. To get total amt. multiply pymt. times 48. Subject to 4% use tax, 1st mo. in advance, sec. dept. equal to 1st mo. pymt., plate cost extra. HOURS: Mon. & Thu. 'til 9:00 Tu., Wed., Fri. 'til 6:00 102 42355 GRAND RIVER Just East of Novi Rd., Novi FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1988 547-7970 New Singles Party Line Called Jewish Talk There's a new way to find a Jewish mate — over the phone. By calling Jewish Talk, a national Jewish par- ty line, you can speak to Jewish people throughout the Northeast. Jewish Talk, which started operating in early June, was the brainchild of David Shimony, 35, an Israeli- American who came to America to study in 1975. Shimony said he developed the idea of Jewish Talk "after knowing and becoming familiar with party lines and being a bachelor" himself. "Because of my previous ex- perience of not being able to limit my exposure to Jews alone, I consider JewishTalk to be fulfilling a tremendous- ly needed function in Jewish society," said Shimony, who has been married to his Israeli wife for about two years. "I lived in the U.S. for 12 years before I got married, and I found it very hard to meet Jews. There was always an 80 percent chance that the people I met were not going to be Jewish," he continued. "With Jewish Talk, the ques- tion — Are you Jewish? — is eliminated?' Not quite. Like any of the approximately 50 natinwide 900-number talk lines, the number of Jewish Talk, 1-900-999-0900, gets passed from friend to friend. Anyone can call up, and you don't have to be Jewish to talk. Shimony, who is in the telecommunications business, also cited some other advan- tages to meeting people over the phone, such as the elimination of certain in- securities and inhibitions that some may have when meeting face-to-face. "People can express themselves more freely when they are anonymous, he said. "And by the time they meet inperson, they already know one another. It's a great way to break the ice." Shimony said that he created the line mainly for people "with open minds who are disappointed with the gatherings of the Jewish com- munity centers, or who prefer to explore the essence of a person before they meet them in person." After calling many other party lines, he became disap- pointed by the content of their conversations, which had, Shimony said, "no value, no human quality." So, because "they were boring?" Shimony decided to start his own line. He said that ther is "no comparison" between the level of conversation on Jewish Talk and oher lines. On Jewish Talk, he said, callers can discuss American Jewish concerns, community events, or arrange a rendez- vous between callers. "Jewish Talk can e anything you want it to be." And besides, what other party line can you call and hear Jewish or Israeli music playing in the background, or be asked as soon as you in- troduce yourself whether you make a good matzah brei? When you first reach Jewish Talk, a recorded message comes on the line telling you that you have reached Jewish Talk, which will cost you 95 cents a minute. Then you can either join in the coversation, or just listen to the others on the line. But if you don't tell the others that you're there, you may miss meeting interesting peo- ple like Barry, Larry, Jonathan or Andy. Barry, 35, who calls Jewish Talk about once a week, said that "it's wonderful bilking to people of the tribe." For him, however, the line is not a vehicle for meeting single Jewish women, since he is already married. "I call for the social phenomenon," he said. Larry, 41, who calls more often than Barry, said that he finds it easier to discuss his problems with people who are removed from the situation and who can then give him unbiased feedback. "It's like getting therapy for a dollar a minute," he said. Larry also said that he doesn't call to meet Jewish single women. "If it happens, it will happen. I have my own group that I go out with," he said. Another redeeming factor of the talk line that Larry pointed out was the escape op- tion. "You can go ahead and lay your soul right on the table," he said, "and then you can always hang up." But now everyone hangs up without ever meeting theper- son at the other end. Gigi, a monitor on the line, who does the midnight to 6 a.m. shift, said that she used to talk to the same people for hours un- til they decided to finally get together at a little club in Manhattan. She still keeps in contact with some of them now.