Se : ,,1021MOKOArgintffeiltaMitnteeattMs:czwai, w w.z=m,:a::::omeAMK,A, aYar* K*4V., . 4")K;ia,V:K$SW.W.,,,WAWirgi„:e.a.t.,W MEMOS page 67 We've extended our hours so that you can more easily fit holiday shopping into your already busy schedule. Sunday 12 noon to 5 pm Mon., Tues., Wed. & Fri. v 10 am to 7 pm Thursday 10 am to 8:45 pm Saturday ♦ 10 am to 6 pm Ti Orchard Mall 1r Orchard Lake Road at Maple Road V West Bloomfield, Ml 48322 (810) 932-7700 • 1-800-337-GIFT Call toll-free to do all your holiday shopping. The Detroit Medical Center and Ambulatory Services are pleased to announce the relocation of Medical Center Pediatrics THE DETROIT J EWISH N EWS from 31500 Telegraph Road • Suite 100 Bingham Farms, Michigan 48025 to 31600 Telegraph Road • Suite 100 Bingham Farms, Michigan 48025 (810) 642-5437 (one driveway North of previous location) Effective December 16, 1996 The Detroit Medical Center (810) 932-5810 ecutive 10% off with ad BOXING CLUB FIND YOUR PERSONAL POWER! A childbirth education re- fresher class will be held 7-10 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 17, at Beau- mont Rehabilitation and Health Center. Call (800) 633-7377, to register. Free blood pressure screen- ing will be offered 1-2 p.m., Dec. 19, at the Hazel Park Commu- nity Center. Pre-marital AIDS Education, a one-hour class for individuals applying for a marriage license, will be offered by Beaumont Hos- pital, 5:30-6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 17, in Royal Oak. There is a fee. Call 1-800-633-7377 to reg- ister. To have an event includ- ed in the Memos column, please include the name, time, day, date, location and subject of the event as well as a contact name and phone number. Send all information at least one month in advance to Alan Hitsky, Detroit Jew- ish News, 27676 Franklin Road, Southfield, MI 48034. abuse and domestic violence, 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 17, at the At Tapper's our Cash Refund Policy ensures that you shop with complete confidence every time. re/r tat, A SafeSitter class will be taught by a registered nurse, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 14, at Crittenton Hospital. Children must be at least 11 years old. To register, call (810) 652-5269. hospital, 12851 East Grand Riv- er, Brighton. Brighton Hospital will host an education class on substance Diamonds and Fine Jewelry Wayne State University A class in American Red Cross First Aid will be offered by Oak- land General Hospital, 8:30 a.m.- 5 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 14. There is a fee. For registration, call 1-800-450-2966. CLASSIFIED GET RESULTS! Call The Jewish News 354-5959 The Many Joys Of Imperfection KATHRYN REM SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH NEWS I f the magic genie in the lamp granted you three wishes, what would they be? Maybe you'd like to lose 20 pounds, or pad your bank ac- count with a few million bucks. How about relighting the old spark between you and your spouse? Or perhaps a beautiful, young mod- el would fall in love with you. When you think about it, the list is endless. Maybe you'd like to be taller or shorter. Trade your blue eyes in for brown. Get a big-shot job, have kids who don't talk back, live a Martha Stewart life- style. Perfection: the final frontier. It's a place where we "long to be better than the best, to be flawless, to break world records, to bring home the gold," says Enid Howarth, co-au- thor with Jan Tras of The Joy of Imperfec- tion (Fairview Press). 'What a challenge! What an illusion! What a way to make ourselves miserable!" She says the quest for per- fection has become an American obsession. Kathryn Rem writes for Copley News Service. "We live in a world where ad- vertising sells us hope. If we just buy this product, we'll be loveli- er, richer and have perfect minds and bodies. "On TV, everyone is perfect. They are mostly young and thin. There are few disabilities; hard- ly anyone even wears glasses. Nobody is disfigured or struggling with all the things most peo- ple struggle with." In a frantic rush to move at warp speed toward flawlessness, we do push-ups before breakfast and take aspirin before bed. We attend self-help groups, keep journals, record dreams and re- peat affirmations. There are children to tend, bosses to mind, parents to re- member and spouses to please. And don't forget the movies to watch, books to read, parties to throw and gifts to wrap. The brass ring of perfection, says How- arth, is always just out of reach. "We can approach it, get re- ally close, almost feel it in our grasp, just barely touch it. But it always eludes us." The journey can be painful. Consider: Organizers of the annual Na- tional Spelling Bee provide a IMPERFECTION page 70