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IC Richard Charles Rare Coin Galleries Michigan's Only Fully-Accredited Coin Dealer 4000 Prudential Town Center Southfield, Michigan 48075 (313) 356-5252 82 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1991 CHECKS ACCEPTED SAMPLE FORECLOSURE LIST New Publication Lists Distressed Properties. NAMES, ADDRESSES, LIEN AND TAX INFO. PARAGON CORPORATION (313) 471-6965 Call 9-5 for Free Sample List and Subscription info. Congregation Shir Tik- vah will co-sponsor courses on Sundays. "Hands on Holi- days" will be taught by Susie Rosenzveig, coordinator, Com- munity Services Program, Community Jewish High School and former Director and former head teacher of the Jewish Community Cen- ter Child Development Cen- ter. Ms. Rosenzveig will teach the meaning of each Jewish holiday, its roots, traditions and customs. It will meet 9:30-10:40 a.m. Oct. 6-Nov. 17. "Beginner's Hebrew Reading" will be taught by Cheryl Litt of the Midrasha. It will meet 11 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Oct. 6-Dec. 15. "Advanced Beginner's Hebrew Reading" will be taught by Dr. Alex Ullmann, chief of pathology, Crittenton Hospital. It will meet 11 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Oct. 6-Dec. 15. The courses will meet at Costello Elementary School, 1333 Hamman Road, Troy. Temple Kol Ami will co- sponsor courses on Mondays, Oct. 7-Nov. 25. "Holocaust and History" will be taught 7:30-8:30 p.m. by Rabbi Ernst Conrad, rabbi emeritus of Temple Kol Ami. The War Against the Jews, by Lucy Dawidovicz, will be used as the text. "Conversational Yiddish" will be offered 7:30-8:30 p.m. by Rabbi Ahron Davidson. This course is designed for students with lit- tle or no background in Yid- dish who wish to acquire basic skills in reading, conver- sation and comprehension of Yiddish. Cecilia Lakin, chair of adult education at Temple Kol Ami, will teach a course 8:30-9:30 p.m. entitled, "Toward a Bet- ter Understanding of Chris- tianity." "Introduction to the Talmud" will be taught by Rabbi Martin Berman of Con- gregation Beth Achim 7-8 p.m. Thursdays Oct. 10-Dec. 5. Rabbi Berman will use the Steinsaltz Talmud as the text. These courses will meet at Temple Kol Ami. Bais Chabad of Farm- ington Hills will offer two courses. "Life after Life," a study of the Jewish view of reincarnation, will be offered 7:30-8:30 p.m. on Mondays Oct. 7-28. "Creating One's Own Perspective on the Scrip- tures" will be held 11 a.m.- noon Sundays Nov. 3-24. In this course, the instructor will utilize a creative approach to analyzing the Chumash (Five Books of Moses). Both courses will be taught by Rabbi Chaim Bergstein of Con- gregation Bais Chabad of Far- mington Hills at Congrega- tion Bais Chabad of Farm- ington Hills. Temple Shir Shalom will offer two four-week courses Tuesdays, Oct. 8-29. "Tales of the Chasidim" will meet from 7:30-8:30 p.m. and "Introduc- tion to Judaism through Jewish Stories" will meet from 8:30-9:30 p.m. Both courses will be taught by Cor- inne Stavish, instructor of speech communication, Law- rence Technological Univer- sity, and will meet at Temple Shir Shalom. Huntington Woods Min- yan will offer a six week course entitled, "Responsa to Current Issues in Jewish Halachah," taught by Rabbi David Shepherd. Topics will include Jewish court of law — Bet Din, life after life, medical ethics, and the parsha (por- tion) of the week. It will meet Tuesdays Oct. 8-Nov. 12 7:30-8:30 p.m., at Burton School, Oak Park. Adat Shalom Synagogue will offer three courses at the synagogue. They will meet on Wednesdays, Oct. 9-30. A buf- fet dinner will be served at 6:15 p.m. Reservations for dinner are required. "Hands on Holidays" will be taught by Narda Oz of the Community Jewish High School, from 7-8 p.m. In this course students will learn about Shabbat and the major Jewish holidays. "Maimonides' 13 Principles of Faith" will be taught by Rabbi Alon Tolwin, 7-8 p.m. "The Jewish Heritage as Expressed in Jewish Art" will be taught by Esther Tarnoff Cooper. It will meet from 8-9 p.m. Temple Beth El will offer a course entitled, "Pirkei Avot: Jewish Perspectives on Ethical Issues." The course will be taught by Larry Ziffer, director of planning and agency relations of Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit. It will meet at Tem- ple Beth El Mondays Oct. 28- Nov. 4, 7:30-8:30 p.m. All of the courses are open to the community and there is a charge. For registration and information, call the Midrasha office, 352-7117. K