Gennady
Zut
'IMESO'r
CONCERT
SETAT
BETH
SHALOM
Irina
Lekhtman
M
ezzo soprano Irina Lekhtman and
balalaika virtuoso Gennady Zut will
blend their celebrated talents in a
program of Hebrew, Yiddish, Italian and Russ-
ian music at Congregation Beth Shalom's an-
nual Frank Friedman Memorial Concert June
5 at 8 p.m. Admission is free.
Ms. Lekhtman and Mr. Zut, both Russian-
born veterans of the concert stage, have been
delighting U.S. audiences with their performances, including recent solo appear-
ances with Neemi Jarvi and the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. Ms. Lekhtman, a
former soloist with the Moldavian State Opera, has performed numerous operatic roles in major opera
houses throughout Europe and the former Soviet Union. Mr. Zut, a graduate of the Musical College in Tu-
men, performed and taught throughout the former Soviet Union and directed the Russian Folk Music Or-
chestra before emigrating to the United States.
Young adults gathered at the
home of Barbara and
Sheldon Cohn to meet
speaker Lawrence
Greenfield, an attorney and
lecturer on American politics
and foreign policy,
sponsored by the Detroit
New Leadership Division of
State of Israel Bonds.
Shown are the events co-
chairman, Dr. Robert
Brateman and Burt Aaron;
Lawrence Greenfield and
hosts, Barbara and Sheldon
Cohn.
japan
And Jews
Focus Of
Programs
The Adult Study Commis-
sion of Adat Shalom Syna-
gogue will host two programs
this spring which focus on
the link between Japan and
the Jewish religion.
On May 31, Adat Shalom
will welcome Rabbi Marvin
Tokayer, who was rabbi of
the Tokyo Synagogue from
1968 to 1981. He holds de-
grees from Yeshiva Univer-
sity and the Jewish
Theological Seminary.
On June 6, Adat Shalom
will present Makhelat
Hashachar, a 40-member
choir whose renditions of Is-
raeli, Jewish liturgical, and
Japanese music overcome
the differences of culture and
history.
Both events are sponsored
by the Kepes Family in
memory of Inez Kepes.
The program will begin at
7:30 p.m. There is no charge.
Tickets for the concert may
be obtained at the syna-
gogue.
Leibel Wolf
Leads Seminars
Bais Chabad Torah Center and Lubavitch Foundation will host
public to two seminars on "Jewish Meditation, Ethics and Mys-
ticism" given by Australian born Rabbi Leibel Wolf. Rabbi Wolf,
a lawyer, lecturer, and an authority on Jewish mysticism and
ethics, recently founded the "Institute For Jewish Development"
which reaches out in Australia and the Pacific region to Jews
involved in the eastern religions and philosophies. He has created
a set of programs specializing in Jewish meditation, ethics, and
personality development. His weekly columns appear in news-
papers on three continents.
Rabbi Wolf will lead a seminar 10 a.m.-1 p.m. June 5 at the
Bais Chabad Torah Center titled "Approach To A Balanced
Life." The program includes tracing the roots of Jewish mysti- Leibel Wolfe
cism. A continental breakfast will be served at 9:30 a.m. There is a charge.
Rabbi Wolf will speak 7:30 p.m. June 5 at the home of Mr. and Mrs. David Littmann, 2752
Courville Drive, Bloomfield Twp. His topic will be "Conflict Resolution theory — a Halachic and
Kabbalistic Analysis." The evening seminar, which is part of the Irwin I. Cohn Memorial Lecture
Series In Talmudic Law, is certified for two CME credits from the MSMS and AOS.
For information, call the Torah Center, 855-6170; or Rabbi Finman, 737-7000.