FEBRUARY 5,

1993

Glazer Institute
Hears Dr. Wigoder

Dr. Geoffrey Wigoder,
Jewish encyclopedist, will
be the scholar-in-resi-
dence for the 51st annual
Rabbi B. Benedict Glazer
Institute on Judaism for
the Christian, Eastern
Orthodox, Muslim and
Protestant Clergy, Feb. 12
at Temple Beth El.
Dr. Wigoder was editor
in chief of the 16-volume
Encyclopedia Judaica
which first appeared in
1972; he has also edited
The New Standard Jewish
Encyclopedia, The Encyc-
lopedia of Jewish Reli-
gion, the Encyclopedia of
the Holocaust and the
Dictionary of Jewish Bio-
graphy.
For the past 20 years,
Dr. Wigoder has been in
charge of Israel Radio's

overseas broadcasts and,
since 1959, has worked at
the Hebrew University's
Institute of Contemporary
Jewry, where he estab-
lished the Oral History
Division and the Jewish
Film Archives.
He will address the par-
ticipants at the Glazer
Institute 9:30 a.m. Feb.
12 speaking on "What Is
Jewish Culture?" At 10:45
a.m., he will present a
second address, "Jewish
Culture and Its
Contribution to Western
Civilization."
At 8 p.m., Dr. Wigoder
will speak to the congre-
gation on "The
Jewishness of the Jewish
State." The public is invit-
ed to attend Friday ser-
vices. There is no charge.

Women And Judaism
To Be Discussed

Dr. David Kraemer, asso-
ciate professor of Talmud
and rabbinics at the
Jewish Theological
Seminary, will speak at
the next Detroit JTS
Friends breakfast study
session, 8 -9 a.m. Feb. 10,
at the Federation build-
ing. His topic will be
"Women and Judaism:
Revolution or Evolution?"
A continental breakfast
will be available starting
at 7:30 a.m. The study
session is open to the com-
munity at no charge.
Dr. Kraemer has lec-
tured for many years for
CLAL, the National Jew-
ish Center for Learning
and Leadership, where he
has directed a program of
study for rabbinical stu-
dents of all denomina-
tions.
Dr. Kraemer's articles
on rabbinic Judaism and
its text have appeared in
a variety of journals. He
has edited and con-
tributed to a book on the
history of the Jewish fam-
ily titled The Jewish
Family: Metaphor and

Memory. He is the author
of The Mind of the
Talmud: An Intellectual
History of the Bavli.

JCCouncil
Seeks Nominees

The Jewish Community
Council is accepting sugges-
tions from community mem-
bers for potential nominees
to the Council board of
directors. The election will
be held at the Council's
annual meeting in May.
Those wishing to nomi-
nate a candidate should call
the Council, 642-5393, to
request a Candidate Infor-
mation Form. Completed
forms should be submitted
to Larry Pernick, Chair-
man, Jewish Community
Council Nominating Com-
mittee, 6735 Telegraph,
Suite 100, Bloomfield Hills,
MI 48301 by Feb. 19.
Potential candidates
must be members in good
standing of a Council mem-
ber organization as of the
May election.

Y.I. Oak-Woods
Hosts Rabbi

Bais Chabad
Plans Panel

Young Israel of Oak-
Woods will hold its annu-
al Rabbi James I. Gordon
Lecture 8 p.m. Feb. 15, at
the synagogue.
The speaker at this
year's event will be Rabbi
Avi Weiss, of the Hebrew
Institute of Riverdale in
Bronx, N.Y., and national
president of AMCHA, the
coalition for Jewish
Congress. He also is an
assistant professor of
Jewish history at Stern
College, Yeshiva Univer-
sity.
Rabbi Weiss is the
rabbi of Jonathan Pollard
and has pioneered out-
reach programs at the
Hebrew Institute of
Riverdale.
The lecture is open to
the community at no
charge.

Bais Chabad Torah
Center of West Bloomfield
will hold a panel discus-
sion titled "A Relative
Problem: Coping with
family members on a dif-
ferent level of Torah
observance," 7:30 p.m.
Feb. 17 at the Torah
Center. Rabbi Elimelech
Silberberg of Bais Chabad
will moderate the talk,
and will discuss the
halachic dimensions.
The speakers will be
Dr. Beulah Rothschild of
Philadelphia, Sus an
Shayevitz of Ann Arbor
and Levin Tonkin of Oak
Park. Dr. Rothschild, who
is president of the
Women's Center of
Montgomery County, is a
counselor, therapist, and
educator. She will speak
on "When grown children
become observant," and
"How to maintain an oth-
erwise wonderful mar-
riage when only one
spouse becomes obser-
vant."
Ms. Shayevitz, a per-
sonnel manager, will
speak on "Coping with

JWV Offer
Scholarships

The Department of Mich-
igan Jewish War Veterans
of the United States of
America and the Ladies
Auxiliary are making
available annual Michi-
gan college scholarships
in the amount of $500
each.
There are no restric-
tions as to race, color,
religion, sex or creed. Any
veteran of the American
Armed Forces, his or her
son or daughter, or grand-
child, is eligible. Need for
financial assistance should
be paramount.
Applicants may include
students attending ac-
credited institutions of
higher learning on a col-
lege level as well as mem-
bers of the January or
June 1993 high school
graduating class.
The qualified student
should write, requesting
scholarship information,
to: Scholarship Commit-
tee, 16990 W. Twelve Mile
Road, Southfield, MI
48076.
All completed forms must
be returned by April 16.

family:
non-Jewish
Keeping children out of
the crossfire and deter-
mining which relation-
ships simply cannot be
salvaged." Mr. Tonkin, a
management consultant,
will talk about
"Maintaining a loving
relationship with non-
observant siblings" and
"Learning when to speak
up and when to keep
quiet."
There is a charge, and
refreshments will be
served. For information,
call the synagogue, 855-
6170.

JARC Opens
New Home

JARC has opened its 14th
home, the Janice Charach
Epstein Home. The pur-
chase was made possible
by a gift from Natalie and
Manny Charach, who
have named the home in
memory of their daughter.
The Janice Charach Ep-
stein Permanent Oper-
ation Fund will provide
operating funds for the
home.
An early summer dedica-
tion ceremony is planned.

JNF Young Leaders
Host David Levene

David Levene, mayor of
Pardes Hanna-Karkur in
Israel, will be the fea-
tured speaker at an infor-
mal evening 7:30 p.m.
Feb. 9 at the home of Sue
Ellen Eisenberg, 700 Lone
Pine Road, Bloomfield
Hills.
For the past 15 years,
David Levene has served
as the mayor of Pardes
Hanna-Karkur, with a
five-year break between
1984 and 1989 to serve as
director general for the
Jewish Agency's Aliyah
Department.
Mr. Levene made aliyah
in 1968 after teaching
religious studies at a
Jewish high school in
New Jersey. He holds a
secondary school teacher's
certificate from Bar-Ilan
University and a rabbini-
cal degree from Yeshivat
Beit Aryeh in Jerusalem.

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Admission is free; mem- ul
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between the ages of 25 45
and 40 are invited.

