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Call for an appointment. 855-FEET (855-3338) 7 Aiovad 1w - Featuring The Finest Collection in Athletic Wear up to 50% OFF BUMPING PAINTIN SAVE YOUR DEDUCTIBLE* •Ask for details 493-0212 Herb's Reliable Service 356-3677 - - Same Location Since 1972 - Herb Silver, "The Saint of Paint" FREE Pick Up & Delivery [ -11 ENT5Y-STEIN Jerry Fenby Sunset Boulevard Mirage The Tim Hewitt Band Breezin Loving Cup Krosswinds 46 Talent Agency Rare Blend Classix Seasons Sound Impressions Sterling Perfect Blend After Hours FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1989 - The etrog is indeed a lovely fruit, attractive in ap- pearance and possessing a fragrant aroma. But if we look to our midrashic literature, we are amazed to learn that the • etrog did not always enjoy such an exalted status. One of the midrashic rabbis tells us: "The forbidden fruit which Adam and Eve ate in defiance of God's command was the etrog" ((Bereshit Rab- ba 15). A careful examination of scripture yields no reference to the nature of the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge. And yet our rab- bis identify the fruit that brought about Adam's downfall as the beautiful etrog, on which we spare no expense, which we handle so gently and respectfully and on which we recite blessigns- during this joyous festival. What an ainaxing paradox! Because of the etrog, Adam and Eve were driven from the Garden of Eden. Because of this fruit they were cursed with a life of toil, struggle and pain. And yet this is the fruit chosen by the Tarah to ex- press our joy on this festival. The etrog, which was the cause of our downfall, is to be the means of our rejoicing. This strange paradox, however, reflects an aspect of the basic personality of the Jew. If you want to know how Jews were able to survive so many calamities and Sukkot disasters, look to the etrog. We survived because of our innate ability to wring a blessing out of a curse. It is Jewish to find the benediction in the malediction, the good in the evil, the opportunity in the -catastrophe. Jewish history is rich in ex- amples of making the best out of the worst and of finding the blessing in the curse. The Temple and its sacrificial ser- vice were destroyed, so our ancestors developed prayers as the most sublime form of religious expression. In the I SYNAGOGUE SERVICES Applegate Square Northwestern Hwy at Inkster Mon.-Sat. 10-5:30, Thurs. 10-8 553-9966 he High Holy Days wi th all their solem- - nity and seriousness are over. We now find ourselves celebrating the most joyous festival in. the Jewish calendar year, the festival of Sukkot - zeman simchateinu the festival of our rejoicing. How do we rejoice and ex- press our gratitude to God for the many blessings He grants us? The Thrah states the way: U'lekachtem lachem . . . pri etz hadar . . . "and you shall take unto yourselves the fruit of a goodly tree" (Leviticus 23:40). We express our joy by taking a fruit called an etrog in our hands, by reciting blessings over it and then together with the lulav, waving it in all directions as an acknowledge- ment of God's sovereignty over the entire world. Morton Yolkut is rabbi of Congregation B'nai David. • Fila • Tail • Head • • Ellesse • Prince • • Sergio Tacchini • • Le Coq Sportif • • Nike • 10-S • 357.7744 RABBI MORTON YOLKUT Donna Marie and Motion Higher Ground Fenby•Carr Shelby Lee George Benson Jazz DJs including ERIC HARRIS ORTHODOX: Bais Chabad of Birm- ingham/Bloomfield Hills: Moshe Polter, rabbi. 646-3010. 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. Beth Jacob-Mogain Abraham: 15751 W. Lincoln Dr., Southfield. Dov Loketch, rabbi. 557-6750. Beth Tefilo Emanuel Tikvah: 24225 Greenfield Rd., Southfield. Leizer Levin, rabbi. 559-5022. B'nai Israel-Beth Yehudah: 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. Machon L'Torah: 15221 W. 'Thn Mile Rd., Oak Park. Avraham Jacobowitz, rabbi. 967-0888. Mishkan Israel, Nusach H'ari, Lubavitcher Center: 14000 W. 9 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 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 West Bloomfield: 6450 Farmington Rd., West Bloom- field. Ira Lutzky, 259-8500. TRADITIONAL: B'nai David: 24350 Southfield Rd., Southfield. Morton Yolkut, rabbi. 557-8210. CONSERVATIVE: Adat Shalom: 29901 Middlebelt Rd., Farmington Hills. Efry Spectre, rabbi. 851-5100. 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 Shalom: 14601 W. Lincoln Rd., Oak Park. David Nelson, rab- bi. 547-7970. Beth Thphilath 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. 477-8974. Shaarey Zedek: 27375 Bell Rd., Southfield. Irwin Groner, rabbi. 357-5544. REFORM: Beth El: 7400 Telegraph Rd., Bir- mingham. Daniel Polish, rabbi. 851-1100. Beth Isaac: 2730 Edsel Dr., Tren- ton. 675-0355. 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 Temple: 28611 W 12 Mile Rd., Farmington Hills. Sher- win Wine, rabbi. 477-1410. RECONSTRUCTIONIST: T'Chiyah: St. Antoine at Monroe, Detroit. 393-1089. UNAFFILIATED: Sephardic Community of Greater Detroit: meets at Yeshivah Beth Yehudah, 15751 W. Lincoln, Southfield. David Hazan, vice president. 545-8945.