Federation Honors
H. Appelman
Harlene Winnick Appelman, di-
rector of education services for
. the Agency for Jewish Education,
will receive the seventh annual
Berman Award for Outstanding
Professional Service at the Aug.
' 31 meeting of the Jewish Feder-
ation Board of Governors.
Created by Mandell L. and
Madeleine H. Berman, the award
is presented to a Jewish commu-
nal professional employed by the
Jewish Federation of Metropoli-
. tan Detroit or one of its agencies.
The award is intended to promote
and reward extraordinary pro-
) fessional service.
Mrs. Appelman has been
teaching, directing and creating
family education programs for
agencies and congregations for
thepast 10 years. In addition to
her ME position, she is the di-
rector of field services for the
• Shirley and Arthur Whizin In-
stitute for Jewish Family Life
Based in Los Angeles and editor
of Jewish Family for Torah Aura
Productions.
She has been senior consultant
to Federation's Jewish Education
• Division, Family programs di-
rector for the Fresh Air Society
and family life education direc-
tor at Congregation Shaarey
Zedek.
With several publications to
\,,her credit, Mrs. Appelman is a
7. consultant to a variety of Jewish
organizations, an adviser to a
city-wide newspaper devoted to
children and their families and
has delivered lectures and con-
ducted workshops and seminars
throughout the U.S. and over-
seas.
Study Group
By Machon
Machon L'Torah announces a
new Huntington Woods home
study group. Rabbi Avraham Ja-
cobovitz, director of Machon
L'Torah, will lead the first dis-
cussion 7:30 p.m. Aug. 7, on the
topic "Why Bad Things Happen
To Good People." The group will
neet at home of Eugene and
Julie Sherizen, 13326 Sherwood.
For more information and reser-
vations please call Machon at
)967-0888.
Are you ready for
the High Holidays?
The 10 days from Rosh Hashanah thru Yom Kippur are an intense, emotionally
demanding time. Judaism teaches us to prepare for this challenge, as we do for
any important task in our personal or professional life. How? By setting aside
some time to study and reflect before the New Year begins. When? During the
Hebrew month of Elul, the four weeks before Rosh Hashanah.
"Eitk • A Time to "Prepare ft
A free series of adult Jewish study opportunities on High Holiday themes.
SCHEDULE FOR THE COMING WEEK
MONDAY, AUGUST 8
"Repentance in the First Person Plural:
The Idea of Community Teshuvah"
Dr. Mark Smiley
TUESDAY, AUGUST 9
"Gender Imagery in High Holiday Liturgy"
Shula Fleischer
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10
"Musical Highlights of the Days of Awe"
Cantor Gail P. Hirschenfang
THURSDAY, AUGUST 11
"The Elul Experience: Attaining Spiritual Fitness"
Rabbi Rick Steinberg
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Fraternity
Lunch Meetings
he Gamma Kappa Chi Frater-
nity of Wayne State University
will hold a series of luncheon
meetings each Thursday at 12:30
\ p.m. during August at Sila's
/Restaurant, 4033 W. 12 Mile Rd.
For information, call Maury
Sugar, 355-2515; or Max Soskin,
926-4952.
A New Year gift to the Detroit Jewish community from
Mibraslia Center for Atilt Jewisii LeArnins
(the adult education division of the Agency for Jewish Education)
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For more information contact:
21550 West 12 Mile Road, Southfield ❖ 354-1050 ❖ Fax 354-1068
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