Andrew Lloyd Webber's,
THE PHANTOM
OF THE OPERA
Directed by Harold Prince
in NEW YORK CITY
Every Weekend Available
Beginning May 1989
from only
Available Main Floor
sAtiff
Orchestra & front
Mezzanine Seating
DBL.
Every Weekend
All Tours Include:
• Round Trip Airfare to New York
• 2 Nights Hotel Accommodations
• Good Seats For "Phantom of the Opera"
• Optional Additional Theatre Performance
• Airport Transfers
• All Taxes & Tips
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Shir Shalom logo — a dove
and menorah — designed by
preschooler Alex Simon.
Sanders said the students
are responsible for all story
ideas in the paper. These
often reflect what they are
studying in school, what's go-
ing on in their youth groups
and in the temple as well as
world events.
Once stories are completed,
they are set on a computer,
printed out and returned to
the students. The sixth-
graders then lay out and
paste up the paper, including
selecting artwork to run with
their articles.
Students work on the paper
during class, Sanders said,
and each is involved in some
aspect of The Scribble's
production.
Flo Bloch, Temple Shir
Shalom education director,
said congregants are en-
thusiastic about the newslet-
ter. "We've even had people
who don't have children call-
ing up to say how much they
like The Scribble."
Bloch said the students'
newspaper reflects the temple's
philosophy that individuals
should participate in
activities.
"This is hands-on ex-
perience," she said. "They're
learning by doing, and that's
our philosophy." ❑
!TORAH PORTION
To Count As A Person,
One Must Count In Life
RABBI MORTON YOLKUT
Special to The Jewish News
I
t is curious that between
the festival of Passover
and the holiday of
Shavuot, the Torah requires
the Jew to count days and
weeks. In this week's sidra,
the commandment of sefira is
recorded:
"And you shall count for
yourselves the morrow of the
day of rest, from the day you
have brought the omer (sheaf)
Emor:
Leviticus
21:1-24:23,
Ezekiel 44:15-31
of waving, seven complete
weeks shall they be."
(Leviticus 23:15)
Maimonides compares this
counting to an individual
awaiting the arrival of a dear
friend on a certain date who
impatiently checks off the
days and weeks until his com-
ing. So does the Jew count the
days from the anniversary of
his political and national
freedom until the festival
celebrating the spiritual birth
of his people. The sefira
period, then, is a transitional
period, a ladder, connecting
the two festivals of Passover
and Shavuot.
In later times, these seven
weeks became associated
with sad memories for the
Morton Yolkut is rabbi of
Congregation B'nai David.
Jewish people. Terrible
calamities, including a
devastating plague that
destroyed thousands of Rabbi
Akiva's disciples, occurred
during this time. As a result
of these tragic events, the
sefira period is observed as a
season of semi-mourning;
during this time traditional
Jews abstain from weddings
and other joyous celebrations,
except for certain specified
days.
Yet, these negative aspects
of sefira — the observance of
moderate mourning during
the period — are strictly
secondary. The essence of
sefira is the counting of time,
or better, the sanctifying of
time.
How many people can
truthfully say they know how
to count time? For many peo-
ple, time is either "killed,"
"wasted" of "passed." But the
days and years of an indivi-
dual are too important to be
allowed to pass by unnoticed
and unrecorded. If a man does
not make his years count,
then all his labor is in vain.
Time must be counted!
The Ibrah says of Abraham:
"And Abraham was old, ad-
vanced in age" (Genesis 24:1).
The expression used is ba
ba'yamim, literally: he came
with his days. His days, in-
other words, added up to a
comlete sum. None were
missing; none were misused.
In his old age, he could look
back over his life and see that
his days and years were filled
with accomplishments and
productivity for the benefit of
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"Acclaim Jerusalem in Prose and Paint"
A Student Art Exhibition Celebrating:
"YOM YERUSHALAYIM"
The Detroit Zionist Federation in cooperation with
the Jewish Educators Council is pleased to spon-
sor this contest and exhibition to help students
deepen their understanding of Israel in a
creative way while sharing their artistic impres-
sion with the community.
Students may submit their entry in either prose
or point.
Deadline to enter is Thursday, May 25, 1989.
All entries to be submitted to:
The Detroit Zionist Federation
21550 West 12 Mile Road
Southfield, MI 48076
353-8828
First place winner will receive a $250.00 (upon
maturity) Israel Investment Bond.
Winners will be announced at our "YOM
YERUSHALAYIM CELEBRATION" on Thursday, June
1, 1989, 7:30 p.m. at Adat Shalom Synagogue.
TORONTO
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WE'RE FIGHTING FOR
YOUR LIFE
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WE TAKE EXCEPTION
TO WHAT YOUR
MOTHER TAUGHT
YOU.
YOU SHOULDN'T EAT
EVERYTHING PUT IN
FRONT OF YOU.
You should avoid foods high in
cholesterol. It's a fact, a high
blood cholesterol level sub-
stantially increases your
chances of developing heart
disease. By cutting down on
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yourself a big favor. You could
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For more information about a
planned and balanced diet,
contact your American Heart
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Also, special guest appearance by Mr. Yosef Baynesaghn
"From Kush (Ethiopia) to Zion"
$5.00
Adult
(One FREE youth ticket
with every paid Adult
Ticket)
Tickets Available
Through .. .
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Center:
YOUTH (under 18) $ 2.00
SENIOR (over 62) . $1.00
DZF:
Friday, June 2
8:00 p.m.
Adat Shalom
Synagogue
6600 W. Maple —661-5440
21550 W. 12 Mile 353-8828
Jewish
Singles
(2 5-40)
are invited to share a
SHABBAT SERVICE
Led by Rabbi Elliot Pachter
and
ONEG SHABBAT
Refreshments Served
Featuring: JEFFREY ZASLOW
the new "ANN LANDERS" of the Chicago Sun Times
Sponsored by the
Conservative Rabbis of Metropolitan Detroit
For further information call
Rabbi Elliot Pachter, 851.5100 or Alicia Nelson 557 0109
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