Now Booking for '96 Your Wedding Bar/Bat Mitzvah or SPECIAL OCCASION We're running our Annual Special - BOOK BEFORE JANUARY 30 - TO RECEIVE BUZZY'S SPECIAL OFFER Call Now For Details P HOTOGRAPHY 29655 W. 14 Mile Farmington Hills In the historic "Ward Eagle Home" 932-1780 WHY? BECAUSE YOU LIKE IT. The Perfect Gilt! WEINTRAUB JEwELERs IN STORE SPECIALSEVERY DAY ; \,. sney DO YOU HAVE CHILDREN BETWEEN THE AGES OF 18 MONTHS-FOUR YEARS? Temple Beth El Nursery School is the Place for Them! NOW ENROLLING FOR WINTER SEMESTER CLASSES: • Paretit Toddler (18 month-Z1/1 years) • MI By Myself (Z-3 years) • Nursery School Call for information: 810-851-1100 The Cultural Commission of Congregation Beth Achim will host its Book Bites discussion se- ries on Tuesday, Dec. 12, at 7:30 p.m. at the home of Arthur and Mary Sugarman. The book to be discussed is The Heat ofRamadan by Steven Hartov, a thriller involving the Israelis and a Palestinian. The reviewer will be Les Hubert. There is no charge for this se- ries. Dessert will be served. To attend, respond to the synagogue office, 352-8670. The books discussed in this se- ries are available at the syna- gogue's library and at local bookstores. Chanukah programs for all ages will take place at both the Maple- Drake and Jimmy Prentis Mor- ris locations. The child Development Center's annual Family latke Dinner and Workshop will be held on Dec. 13, for students and their families. Senior adults will enjoy two chanukah parties: The Si Israel Memorial Chanukah Party at Maple-Drake on Dec. 18, and the Boaz Siegel Chanukah Concert at JPM on the 18. A workshop on Healthful Chanukah Cooking will take place on Dec. 7 at 1 a.m. from the Adult and Family Enrichment Dept. at Maple-Draek and at 6 p.m. at JPM The annual JCC/Jewish News Chanukah Party will take place on Dec. 17 at 2 p.m. at JPM fea- turing the Mask Puppet Theatre. The JCC Child Development Center will welcome Chanukah on weekdays by lighting the com- munity menorah at 3:15 p.m. For information on any of these programs, call Maple-Drake, 661- 1000; or JPM, 9674030. Aish HaTorah Offers Courses Aish HaTorah will offer the five- week crash course to read He- brew and the five-week crash course in Basic Jewish concepts. The reading course teaches par- ticipants the basics of Hebrew reading in the five lessons. Each lesson lasts for an hour and a half. The course in basic concepts is also a five-week program. The topics dealt with will include the Jewish view on God and mean- ing, soul, death and afterlife, sex- uality, and reward and punishment. For details or a complete Aish HaTorah schedule, call Amy Margolis, (810) 737-0400. At the next Oneg Shabbat of the Sholem Aleichem Institute, on Friday, Dec. 8, Ruth Kroll, Nor- ma Shifrin, and Molly Sallen will participate in a discussion on "Contemporary Jewish Women - Writers, Thinkers, and Ac- tivists." The meeting at the Franklin Pointe clubhouse, will start at 8 p.m. Everyone is welcome. SEIKO r y SOLITIFIELD • (810) 357-4000 • • T.. ©Di HOLIDAY HOURS: 1)1.-E 10-7 • SAT. 10-6 • St- N. 12-5 JCC Makes Chanukah Plans Oneg Hears Women's Views Now getting out of bed is no longer a drag. The Seiko Mickey & Co. Jukebox alarm clock plays 4 Disney tunes andftatures a flashing light show. It'll brighten the dreariest of mornings. SUNSET STRIP 29436 NORTHWESTERN HWY. Beth Achim Book Bites A Subscription to THE JEWISH NEWS 354-6620 JPI Hosts Chanukah Fun The Jewish Parents Institute will sponsor a Chanukah cele- bration on Sunday, Dec. 17, at 10:15 a.m. at the Maple-Drake JCC. The program is free and the entire community is invited. Children's activities will in- clude: dramatic improvisation, entertainment, cookie decorat- ing, dreidel games, crafts, treats. Call the JPI office, 661-7637, for information. Volunteer Time For Holiday The Jewish community is invit- ed to give the gift of time to Christian friends when they vol- unteer for the annual Christmas Day Volunteer Extravaganza 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Dec. 25. Participants will meet at the Max M.Fisher Building to re- ceive assignments and arrange transportation. Activities in- clude: preparing and serving lunch at a homeless shelter, en- tertaining and preparing and serving lunch at a homeless shel- ter, entertaining and preparing lunch for women and children at a domestic violence shelter, visiting patients at a hospital, staffing the gift and library carts at a hospital and visiting with residents at a home for the aged. The holiday mitzvah program is sponsored by the Jewish Fed- eration of Metropolitan Detroit and its Young Adult Division, Business & Professional Women, Women's Division and commu- nity Outreach & Involvement Department. Volunteer choices are being ac- cepted through Dec. 15. For details, call Susan Lang- nas at the jewish Federation, (8100 642-4260. Publicity Deadlines The normal deadline for local news and publicity items is noon Thursday, eight days prior to issue date. 'The deadline for birth announcements is 10 a.m. Monday, four days prior to issue date; out-of-town obituaries, I0 a.m. Tuesday, three days prior to issue date.