TORAH PORTION Temple Emanu-EI HAPPENINGS July, 1989 14450 West Ten Mile Road Oak Park. Michigan 48237 (313) 967.4020 RABBI LANE STEINGER JULY 7- 6:15 p.m. Congregational Picnic, Call Temple for details, 967-4020. All Welcome. Bring your own food, we will supply the beverages. 8:00 p.m. Summer Service led by our Chavurah Group. Outside in West Gorden, weather permitting. Network Singles of all ages will have special program and Oneg following. 14- 8:00 p.m. Summer Service led by EMES (Emanuel- El's Mature and Exciting Set) Outside in West Garden, weather permitting. 21- 8:00 p.m. Summer Service, outside in West Gorden, weather permitting. 28- 8:00 p.m. Summer Service, outside in West Garden, weather permitting. AUGUST 4 - 7:45 p.m Summer Services led by our new Assis- tant Rabbi, L. David Feder. West Garden, weather permitting. PARKINSON'S PATIENTS NEEDED FOR STUDY Patients who have Parkinson's Disease are invited to participate in an upcoming study of a new form of Sinemet (L-DOPA), the standard medication for this disorder. The new drug, Sinemet CR (controlled re- lease), will be used to learn if better responses can be achieved with up to 5 years of treatment. Patients who have used Sinemet are not eligible for the study. Regular outpatient visits, medications and laboratory testing in conjunction with the study are free of charge. Parkinson's Disease is characterized by slowness of movement, decreased dexterity, tremors and balance problems. For more information about the study, call Dr. Peter LeWitt at 493-5354. The Strength And The Power Of A Small But Wise Nucleus RABBI IRWIN GRONER Special to The Jewish News T his week's Torah por- tion describes how Moses decides to send 12 spies, a reconnaissance team, into the land of Canaan to bring back a report about it and its inhabitants. This in- telligence unit was comprised of a representative of each of the 12 tribes of Israel, "Everyone a leader among them." At the end of 20 days, the group returned with an alarming report: "The people are strong that dwell in the land, and cities are walled, and very great; and moreover, we saw the children of giants there." Their conclusion, bas- ed on what they saw, was realistic, clear and une- quivocal: "We shall not be able to prevail against these people, for they are stronger than we." Irwin Groner is senior rabbi of Congregation Shaarey Zedek. HOSPITAL OF DETROIT People Who Care Clinical Neuroscience Program Blumberg Professional Office Building 14800 W. McNichols, Suite #001 Detroit, MI 48235 SIDEWALK SALE THURS., FRI. AND SATURDAY (Also Open Monday, July 3) UP TO 75% OFF • HANDBAGS • LUGGAGE ORTHODOX: Bais Chabad of Birm- Bais ingham/Bloomfield Hills: Moshe Polter, rabbi. 399-3918. Bais Chabad of Farmington Hills: 32000 Middlebelt Rd., Farm- ington Hills. Chaim Bergstein, rab- bi. 855-2910. Bais Chabad of West Bloomfield: 5595 W. Maple Rd., West Bloom- field. Melech Silberberg, rabbi. 855-6170. Ea it NO CHARGES 29815 NORTHWESTERN HIGHWAY IN APPLEGATE SQUARE 38 FRIDAY, JUN1E30,1989, 357-1800 15751 W. Lincoln Dr., Southfield. Dov Loketch, rabbi. 557-6750. ALL SALES FINAL Drucker, rabbi. 967-3655. Young Israel of Oak-Woods: 24061 Coolidge, Oak Park. Eliezer Cohen, rabbi. 398-1177. Young Israel of Southfield: 27705 Lahser, Southfield. Elimelech Goldberg, rabbi. 358-0154. Young Israel of Bloomfield: Ira Lutzky, 259-8500. TRADITIONAL: B'nai David: 24350 Southfield Rd., Southfield. Morton Yolkut, rabbi. 557-8210. Beth Tefilo Emanuel Tikvah: 24225 Greenfield Rd., Southfield. Leizer Levin, rabbi. 559-5022. CONSERVATIVE: Adat Shalom: 29901 Middlebelt B'nai Israel-Beth Yehudah: Rd., Farmington Hills. Efry Spectre, rabbi. 851-5100. 15400 W. 10 Mile Rd., Oak Park. Yoel Sperka, rabbi. 967-3969. B'nai Zion: 15250 W. Nine Mile Rd., Oak Park. Solomon Gruskin, rabbi. 968-2414. Dovid Ben Nuchim: 14800 W Lin- coln, Oak Park. Chaskel Grubner, rabbi. 968-9784. Kollel Institute: 15230 W Lincoln, Oak Park. Moshe Schwab, rabbi. 968-0109. Mishkan Israel, Nusach H'ari, Lubavitcher Center: 14000 W. 9 • BRIEFCASES • ACCESSORIES old days" of the fleshpots of Egypt, when in spite of their servitude they had delicacies to eat. Only a tiny number really understood the mission of Moses. But it was the power of that small group, like Joshua and Caleb, that made Shabbat Shelach: Numbers 13:1-15:41, Joshua 2:1-24 it possible for the people to at- tain freedom and responsibili- ty. Even as the Hebrews stood at the threshold of their final emancipation - their entry into the Promised Land - they still were not committed to the ideal of liberation. Only the barest minority felt the necessity for it. When Moses heard that only Joshua and Caleb had the wisdom and the will to believe in the conquest of the Promised Land, that was enough for him. He was not dismayed or frightened by the SYNAGOGUE SERVICES Beth Jacob-Mogain Abraham: SINAI Only two of the 12, Joshua and Caleb, brought back a positive report. They said: "We should go up at once and possess it, for we are well able to overcome it." The 10 falter- ing, feeble and frightened men did not inherit the future. It was the minority of two, Joshua and Caleb, that won God's approval, for their report proved to be true. They were privileged to enter the land of Canaan some 40 years later. The story of the 12 spies is the eternal witness of the strength and power of a devoted nucleus. In every society, that which deter- mines its character, program and future depends upon the existence within it of a strong and effective minority of peo- ple whose determination achieves their vision and realizes their hope. The children of Israel were liberated from Egypt because they were destined for freedom. Over and over, the Torah points out that they really didn't want freedom. They remembered the "good Mile Rd., Oak Park. 543-6611. Shaarey Shomayim: 15110 W. 10 Mile Rd., Oak Park. Leo Goldman, rabbi. 547-8555. Shomrey Emunah: 25451 Southfield Rd., Southfield. Shaiall Zachariash, rabbi. 559-1533 or 557-9666. Shomrey Emunah-Ohel Moed: 6191 Farmington Rd., West Bloom- field. Eli Jundef, rabbi. 967-1806. Young Israel of Greenfield: 15140 W. 10 Mile Rd., Oak Park. Reuven Beth Abraham Hillel Moses: 5075 W. Maple, West Bloomfield. A. Irving Schnipper, rabbi. 851-6880. Beth Achim: 21100 W 12 Mile Rd., Southfield. Milton Arm, rabbi. 352-8670. Beth Isaac: 2730 Edsel Dr., Tren- ton. 675-0355. Beth Shalom: 14601 W. Lincoln Rd., Oak Park. David Nelson, rab- bi. 547-7970. Beth lephilath Moses: 146 South Ave., Mt. Clemens. 465-0641. B'nai Israel of West Bloomfield: 4200 Walnut Lake Rd., West Bloom- field. Sherman Kirshner, rabbi. 681-5353. B'nai Moshe: 14390 W 10 Mile Rd., Oak Park. Allan Meyerowitz, rabbi. 548-9000. Downtown Synagogue: 1457 Griswold, Detroit. Noah Gamze, rabbi. 961-9328. Livonia Jewish Congregation: 31840 W. 7 Mile Rd., Livonia. Mar- tin Gordon, rabbi. 477-8974. Shaarey Zedek: 27375 Bell Rd., Southfield. Irwin Groner, rabbi. 357-5544. REFORM: Beth El: 7400 Thlegraph Rd., Bir- mingham. Daniel Polish, rabbi. 851-1100. Beth Jacob: 79 Elizabeth Lake Rd., Pontiac. Richard Weiss, rabbi. 332-3212. Emanu-El: 14450 W. 10 Mile Rd., Oak Park. Lane Steinger, rabbi. 967-4020. Temple Israel: 5725 Walnut Lake Rd., West Bloomfield. M. Robert Syme, Harold Loss, Paul Yedwab, rabbis. 661-5700. Kol Ami: 5085 Walnut Lake Rd., West Bloomfield. Norman Roman, rabbi. 661-0040. Shir Shalom: 5642 Maple Rd., West Bloomfield. Dannel Schwartz, rabbi. 737-8700. Shir Tikvah: 3633 W. Big Beaver, Troy. Arnie Sleutelberg, rabbi. 643-6520. HUMANISTIC: Birmingham lemple: 28611 W. 12 Mile Rd., Farmington Hills. Sher- win Wine, rabbi. 477-1410. RECONSTRUCTIONIST: T'Chiyah: 1404 Nicolet Place, Detroit. 393-1089. UNAFFILIATED: Sephardic Community of Greater Detroit: meets at Yeshivah Beth Yehudah, 15751 W. Lincoln, Southfield. David Hazan, vice president. 545-8945.