Teacher Susan Barr reads to grandparents and grandchildren. Laura Segal and her son, Daniel, prepare for a day in class. No other road in the area has as much Jewish activity on a Sunday morning as this small stretch of pavement. propped open by two flower pots — for choir practice. Once a month she and the rest of the adult choir perform during Shabbat services. The group practices every Sunday from 10 a.m. until noon in the lower level of the temple. Upstairs, the library was occupied by Rabbi Ernst Conrad and a dozen adult bar and bat mitzvah students. Rabbi Norman Roman was across the hall, in the main sanctuary, for a third-grade family program on Jewish names. While Dorothy Roer was listening to Rabbi Conrad discuss the Shrna, Abby and Neal Pook, along with their son Robert, were par- ticipating in Rabbi Roman's program. Ms. Roer and her classmates meet every Sunday to prepare for Oct. 21, 1995 when they will be called to the Torah for their bar or bat mitzvah. "On the theory that it's better late than never, I joined the class," Ms. Roer said. "I'm very excited. I grew up in a very Orthodox en- vironment where women sat separate from the men. Years later, my husband and I evolved into more liberal practices of Judaism and I realized I wanted to have the personal experience of this rite of passage." The Parenting Center, located at the corner of Green and Walnut Lake roads, sees more activity during the week than on Sunday. On Oct. 9, aside from the grandparenting class led by Susan Barr, the Michigan Branch of the Women's League for Conservative Ju- daism hosted Rabbi Moshe Tutnauer for a discussion on family crises in the Bible. No matter how many people were in each of the buildings along Walnut Lake Road, by lunchtime, most structured Jewish activity had ended and the parking lots were clear. Some said they were headed to the Lion's game; others to lunch with family. Next Sun- day, each will travel down Walnut Lake Road to return to their Jew- ish roots. ❑ Dana and Carly Sugar head to kindergarten on a busy Sunday morning. CD LU O O 15