The driving force of a 1994 Seville. SLS. The power of a SmartLease.: B'nai David, Moshe Planning Nov. 6 Vote ALAN HITSKY ASSOCIATE EDITOR • Anti-lock brakes • Dual front air bags* • New 270-hp Northstar System V8 • Real-time Road-Sensing Suspension • Full-range Traction Control 4 7 944 24 MONTHS A MONTH SMARTLEASE WITH $2,000 DOWN** $12,53616 SMARTLEASE PLUS CADE LLAC CREAl . INC; A H IC;HER SlANI)ARI) • Always wear safety beim, even with air higs. 1994 Seville SLS Smardraw $479.44 per month, 24 months, $2,Ca) down payment. First month's lease payment et $479.44 plus $525 ref. sec.dep. and consumer down Fryment ot.$2,CC0 for a total of 53034.44 due at lease signing. Tax, license, tide fees and isur. extra. GMAC must appmve lease. Example based on a 1994 Seville SI S ,$44$40 MSRP including distillation charge. To get teml pynit., mull. pyrnts. by 24. Your payments may be higher or lower. Option to purchase at lease end for $31,074.12. Mileage charge et 15V. per mile over 24,000 miles. Lessee pays for excsive wear and me. Cooley O PEN MON. & TH U RS. TIL 9 1.94 & 8 Mi le Rd. Grand 465.2020 343.5300 Opening! MEAT and PRODUCE MARKET 5601m4v C ongregations B'nai David and B'nai Moshe have a tentative date set to con- summate their mar- riage...or go their separate ways. The merger committees of the two synagogues have planned Sunday morning, Nov. 6, for sep- arate votes on whether the two congregations will merge. Voting procedures are being established, but B'nai David will allow its members to designate a proxy if they cannot be present, and B'nai Moshe will allow absentee bal- lots. The vote will end months of speculation. B'nai David mem- bers have been divided on merg- ing or trying to maintain a separate identity by building a synagogue on a Maple Road site in West Bloomfield. The congregation has been dis- cussing a joint structure with the Sephardic Community of Greater Detroit, which presently rents space at Congregation Beth Achim. Both B'nai David President Philip Bolton and Sephardic Community President Jacob David agree, however, that any further discussions about sepa- rate use of a jointly owned facil- ity will have to take place after Nov. 6. Mr. David said architects have modified B'nai David's plans for the interior of the Maple Road proposal. "The Sephardic Com- munity is ready to go to the next level," Mr. David said. "But we have to wait and see what hap- pens with B'nai David." In the interim, B'nai David is continuing to hold Saturday morning Shabbat services at the Maple-Drake Jewish Communi- ty Center. The congregation is planning a "reunion Shabbat ser- vice" 9 a.m. Oct. 1, which will be led by Rabbi Morton Yolkut, Can- tor Usher Adler, Sexton Hershl Roth and his son, Yoel. The congregations vote separately. Rabbi Yolkut was released af- ter 17 years with B'nai David, when the congregation vacated its Southfield facility last spring. The city of Southfield purchased the building four years ago and plans to turn it into a cultural center. Cantor Adler is the son of B'nai David's longtime cantor, and the Rev. Roth served many years as the congregation's sexton. ❑ Federation Scholarship Disbursement Is Short JILL DAVIDSON SKLAR STAFF WRITER "We Carry Only Choice and Prime Quality Meats!" • DELI • DAIRY • FISH • CHICKEN • KOSHER LUNCHMEAT BUY 1, GET 1 FREE! 1 lb. Hygrade Hot Dogs with coupon Hours: 8 am - 8 pm Mon-Sat, 9 am - 5 pm Sun 26081 W. 12 Mile Rd., corner of Northwestern Hwy. across from Arbor Drugs, next to NBD ZE (810) 355-0611 L • ess than the $100,000 that institutions operating after-school the Jewish Federation of religious programs, including all Metropolitan Detroit allot- Conservative and Reform con- ted for the 1994-95 school gregations. All of the applicants year's need-based scholarship received some financial aid. Ron Leff, director of education was awarded to local children at Adat Shalom Synagogue, was seeking a Jewish education. Due to lack of communication surprised at the low figure for the with potential recipients, fewer disbursement and dismayed at the applications than expected were process used to solicit applications. "I heard they didn't make the submitted by the deadline, said Allan Nachman, chairman of the allocation but I didn't know it was Jewish Federation implementa- that low. It is amazing that only $55,000 was used," Mr. Leff said. tion committee. "We have to do a better job of "The way they went about ask- communicating the existence of ing for applications needs im- the scholarship to the commu- provement. It was the summer. nity," he said. "We feel there is The kids weren't around and nei- still a good segment of the popu- ther were we." "On the positive side, we are lation that doesn't know about it." With 325 applications in by the thrilled that the Federation is giv- July 15 deadline, administrators ing the school money to assist with doled out $55,000 to help the stu- the after-school program," he said. dents fund their education at the "We are just hoping the process majority of Jewish educational will be improved in the future." L