EDUCATION * Symbolic FREEDOM SEDER FOR SOVIET JEWRY Israel Programs Continued from preceding page Sunday, April 9, 1989 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Adat Shalom Synagogue 29901 Middlebelt Farmington Hills, Michigan Sponsored by Soviet Jewry Committee of the Jewish Community Council Adults $7.00 Children (12 and under) $3.50 Free bus transportation from the Oak Park Jewish Community Center, 15110 West Ten Mile Road, to Adat Shalom Synagogue and return. * This is a symbolic Seder. No dinner will be served, Traditional Seder plate symbols will be on each table, Sponsored by the Soviet Jewry Committee of the Jewish Com- munity Council. RESERVATION FORM (R.S.V.P. by Friday, March 31) Please save seat(s) for me(us) at the Freedom Seder for Soviet Jewry on Sunday, April 9 ( adults and children). Enclosed is my check for $ payable to the Jewish Community Council. Please save seat(s) on the bus for me(us). If possible, please seat me(us) with Name(s) Address Phone Congregation B'nai Moshe Cultural Commission and 4■ 1111111/ Golden Dreams Nursery School invite you and your family to a FESTIVE PURIM PIZZA PARTY Monday, March 20th 6:30 p.m. followed by the Megillah Reading CONGREGATION B'NAI MOSHE 14390 W. 10 MILE, Oak Park COSTUMES $2.00 charge per person A MUST payable at the door ALL CHILDREN ARE TO BRING 2 CANDY BARS 70 GIVE OUT AS SHALOCH MANOS. Make your reservations now by calling the Synagogue Office — 548 9000. - SUMP PUMP failure OR POWER OUTAGE IS NO PROBLEM IF YOU HAVE AN AUTOMATIC JET PUMP. INSTALLATION AVAILABLE H. B. LEWIS PLUMBING 52 FRIDAY, MARCH 17, 1989 SAMPLE SALE $149.50 352-9350 Always 20% Off TOP IT OFF 3015 W. 12 Mile Rd. Berkley 547-5992 Ozery counsels Jeff Petts and Cathy Clements about Israel experiences in which they may wish to participate. Hebrew University. Debbie Rosenstein of West Bloomfield participated in the B'nai B'rith Youth Organization Israel Summer Institute last summer. "I learned that Jewish kids from all over the world can feel at home in Israel," she said. "I didn't feel like a tourist most of the time." She'd like to go back during her junior year in college. Although Michael HarPaz holds dual citizenship — U.S. and Israeli — he still learns something each time he visits the Jewish state. As a member of the AZYF pro- gram last summer, Michael said touring and working on a kibutz taught him about "the common Israelis" and about the history of Israel. He also gained insight into the Palestinians when he attend- ed a conference on propagan- da. "I now understand where Palestinians are coming from, " he said. Not only did Michael learn about Jewish life while on the program, but about life in general. While Michael was on the kibutz which housed children from troubled homes, he heard that one of the children tried to commit suicide. Michael, the other teens and a medic came to the child's rescue. The experience taught him "about the fragili- ty of life." Yavneh Academy. Enrolls Students For Fall HEIDI PRESS News Editor Men's Furnishings & Accessories Always at least 20-33% Of 19011 W. 10 Mile, Sfld. Bet. Sfld. a' Evergreen 352-1080 Mon.-Sat. 9:30-6 Thurs. till 7 CLASSIFIEDS GET RESULTS! Call The Jewish News 354.6060 Being mature enough to handle an overseas ex- perience is one of the re- quirements for participation. In addition, students must be experienced in living away from home, have the right motivation — they have to have an interest in the academic component — and they have to be in good physical health. Hebrew is not a requirement, but it' helps, Ozery said. Prior to their trips abroad, students have orientation meetings describing the features of the trips and the requirements. Each move- ment has its own orientation meeting. In Israel, students are hous- ed in three-star hotels, dorms and youth hostels. There is usually a 1:15 ratio of adults to students, with American and Israeli counselors for each group. Scholarships are available through the Jewish Welfare Federation. Most of the teens who par- ticipate in the programs are first timers. Ozery said he hopes they'll come back to Detroit with " a better understanding of their Jewish identity, Israel and their Jewish history. I hope. they will build a bridge bet- ween the local Jewish com- munity and Israel." 0 S tudents are being en- rolled in and teachers interviewed for the Yavneh Academy, the Reform Jewish Day School of Metropolitan Detroit, slated to open in September at the Maple/Drake Jewish Com- munity Center. Detroit's first Reform Jewish day school will accept students in kindergarten through second grade. Tuition will be $4,250 per year per child for the 1989-1990 term. Speaking at an informa- tional meeting for parents last week, Dr. Margaret S. Eichner, headmaster, said that if there are not enough children to fill the first and second grade, a combined class will receive grade- appropriate instruction in secular subjects and combine for Hebrew, prayers, music and art. Yavneh President James Jonas was confident that there will be enough enroll- ment to open the school in the fall. "We have the critical mass to start a successful (Reform) day school program in Detroit."