Singles Shabbat At Beth Achim USY Trips Attract Teens Wendy Wagenheim, legislative affairs director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Michi- gan, will speak on "The Electoral Process: How Will We Be Heard in November" at the next Sin- gles Shabbat, 8:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 23, at Congregation Beth Achim. Prior to joining the ACLU staff, Ms. Wagenheim was the state public affairs chairwoman for the National Council of Jew- ish Women and is a member of its national board. The Shabbat service for singles is sponsored by the Michigan Board of Rab- bis in cooperation with The Jew- ish News and the Community Outreach and Education De- partment of the Jewish Federa- tion of Metropolitian Detroit. For details, call Federation's Community Outreach and Edu- cation Department, (810) 642- 4260. United Synagogue Youth wel- comes home participants from the 40th Annual Summer Israel Pilgrimage Programs. These youth participated in a six-and- a-half week trip. Michigan par- ticipants included: Beverly Betel, Shoshanna Cohen, Marcia Gor- don, Michael E. Schostak, Michael Sternberg, Carrie Taub and Rachel Weiss on the Poland/Israel Pilgrimage; Laura Grey on the Israel Pilgrimage; Esther Nelson, Jelene Pitkin, Cara Rosenthal and Beth Schwartz on the Italy/Israel Pil- grimage; and Devra Wanetik on Etgar (Israel). USY-On-Wheels, for teens from the United States and Canada, is returning from a sum- mer touring the USA. Michigan participants include: Rob Kogan, Michael Schostak, Evan Salama and Leah Weiss. Anyone interested in informa- tion about next summer's Israel Pilgrimages, which include Is- rael, Poland/Israel, Italy/Israel, Eastern Europe/Israel, Eng- land/Israel and Etgar; USY-On- Wheels; USY High in Israel or Nativ (one year college study in Israel); or any other USY/Kadi- ma program, call Sharon Levine, Michigan Field Worker, (810) 547-6151. Shir Tikvah Youth Board Congregation Shir Tikvah's Troy Area Temple Youth (TATY) elected a new board for 1996- 1997. The incoming officers are: president Jeremy Jutkowitz; vice presidents, Ben Turbow, Sarah Littman, Jacob Davidson, Katie Rose; secretary, Marissa Wengrow; and treasur- er, Eric Singer. Toddler Classes At Beth Hayeled The Beth Hayeled Nursery School will add three new class- es for toddlers ages 15-30 months.There will be a class on Wednesday afternoons from 4- 5 p.m. which will begin Sept. 18, and one on Sunday from 10-11 a.m. and another Sunday class for bubbies and zaydes and "grand-toddlers" from 11 a.m.- noon. Both Sunday classes be- gin on Sunday Oct. 13. These classes will be held at the Eu- gene and Marcia Applebaum Center in West Bloomfield. Class size is limited. Shaarey Zedek will have a "Discover-Gan," a supplement program for kindergarten stu- dents. The class meets in the af- ternoon and is available two, three or five times each week. This program will be available on a first-come basis for students in public or private kinder- gartens. The Discover-Gan will meet in the West Bloomfield cen- ter. For information and applica- tions, contact Janet Pont, 681- 4235. Beth Shalom Rummage Sale Congregation Beth Shalom Sis- terhood is planning a rummage sale before the renovation of the building. The dates are: Sunday, Aug. 18, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Monday, Aug. 19, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and Tuesday Aug. 20, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Zamir Chorale Elects Leaders The Zamir Chorale of metropol- itan Detroit recently elected its officers and board members for 1996-97. The chorale, directed by Ben Cohen and accompanied by Rochelle Barr, presents musical programs which focus on the works of prominent Jewish com- posers sung in Hebrew, Yiddish, Ladino and English. The officers are: president - Larry Katkowsky; vice president - Mine Packman; secretary - Jer- ry Begel; and treasurer - Henry Bodzin. Board members include: Joseph Katz, Debra Luria, Russ Medalie, Janet Pont and Deena Pearlman Weisberg. Open auditions will be held on Tuesday, Aug. 27, and Sept. 3, at 7:30 p.m. at Birmingham Tem- ple. For information, contact Janet Pont, 352-1054 .