MICHIGAN
INCORPORATED
ESTABLISHED 1950
All-Nighters
Rain's Only Rival!"
Call To
Schedule Your
SPRING
START UP
FULLY TRAINED STAFF
SPECIALIZING IN:
Irrigation
Design
Installation
Service
Landscape Lighting
OFFICE HOURS:
Mon.-Fri. 8 am-6 pm
Saturday 8 am-12 noon
Commercial • Residential
NEIL BLAZOFSKY
PRESIDENT
2679 Orchard Lake Road
Sylvan Lake, MI 48320
(248) 681-3770
WE ffRE
ffLWAYS
BUYING
SILVER COINS
ANTIQUE JEWELRY
GOLD COINS
POCKET WATCHES
TIMMY
COIN COLLECTIONS
FRANKLIN MINT
ROLEX WATCHES
STERLING SILVER
STICK PINS
SILVER DOLLARS
BROACHES
ANTIQUE SILVER
HUMMELS
FLATWARE SETS
SILVER BARS
CANDLESTICKS
DIAMONDS
PAPER MONEY
GEMSTONES
POTEK PHILLIPE
SCRAP GOLD
VACHERON
OBJECTS D'ART
TEA SERVICES
BOWLS 5 TRAYS
CARTIER
COIN WATCHES
VAN CLEEF
RINGS
POSTCARDS
PIAGET
PENDANTS
10-24 KARAT GOLD
ROYAL DOOLTON
CHAINS
EARRINGS
We are interested in serving you or your dent
in the appraisal or liquidation of your coins,
jewelry, collectables or an entire estate.
PLEASE CALL OR STOP IN!
33700 WOODVVARD AVENUE
BIRMINGHAM, MI 48009
248-644-8565
Mon.-Fri. 9-6 = Saturday 9-4
Metro Dealer Since 1956
DETROIT
JEWISH NEWS
J
CLASSIFIEDS
GET
RESULTS!
Call
(248)354-5959
Shaarey Zedek is among a handful of Conservative shuls
hosting a dusk-to-dawn tikkun leyl Shavuot.
JULIE WIENER
Staff Writer
1,1
more interest among liberal Jews
than in the past, said Weiss.
"Shavuot has always been one of
the most fundamental and important
holidays in the calendar, but it does-
n't have a lot of physical rituals and
symbols attached to it, so for a lot of
Jews it kind of fell by the wayside,"
he said. "A lot of Jews didn't observe
Shavuot because they didn't know
how to connect to it, but as we see an
increased interest in Jewish study and
spirituality — the pieces most tied to
Shavuot — interest in the holiday
grows too."
He anticipates a healthy crowd
throughout the evening, especially
ost people give up all-
nighters after college
graduation, but Shaarey
Zedek's Rabbi Stephen
Weiss hasn't missed one since.
Shavuot all-nighters, that is. Tikkun
leyl Shavuot, a dusk-to-dawn study
session, is the traditional way of
•
launching Shavuot, which celebrates
the giving of the Torah at Mount
Sinai.
Weiss, who moved to Detroit from
Atlanta last fall, is planning Shaarey
Zedek's first full-fledged
tikkun leyl Shavuot, which
starts with 8:15 p.m.
Mincha services Saturday
night and concludes with
sunrise services in the
Southfield synagogue's
courtyard.
"It's a very spiritually
uplifting experience, espe-
cially when the sun comes
up," said Weiss, adding
that Shavuot is one of his
favorite holidays.
The long night will
feature a variety of study
sessions, singing, con-
sumption of high-energy
food and, of course, caf-
feinated beverages.
Sunrise services will be
preceded by a traditional
chuppah ceremony cele-
brating the spiritual mar-
riage between God and
the people of Israel, with
Torah as the ketubah
Rabbi Stephen Weiss: Ready for a long night of learning.
(marriage contract).
Study topics range
from "The Ten Commandments In
since this year's Saturday-night time
Rabbinic Literature" to "613 Mitzvot
slot for Shavuot allows time for catch-
On One Foot" to "Body Piercing and
ing up on sleep the rest of the week-
Tatooing: A Jewish View." Teachers
end. And those deterred by the
include Weiss, Rabbi Irwin Groner
prospect of complete sleep deprivation
and Director of Education Michael
are welcome to drop in for only part
Wolf.
of the tikkun leyl Shavuot.
"The study sessions are mostly text-
"The best way is to come for the
oriented, but text that applies toward
whole night, but no one's held prison-
modern, everyday issues," said Weiss.
er," said Weiss. "It's worth it even to
Shavuot — particularly the all-
come for an hour or a few hours."
nighter — has recently generated
Almost every Orthodox congrega-
tion hosts all-nighters for Shavuot,
said Rabbi Joseph Krupnik of
Detroit's association of Orthodox rab-
bis. Shaarey Zedek and B'nai Moshe
are the only local non-Orthodox con-
gregations holding all-night study ses-
sion this year, but several other
Conservative and Reform synagogues
will be running shorter events, and
most will offer Sunday morning ser-
vices.
B'nai Moshe hosted an all-nighter
last year as well.
Among the more unique night-
before-Shavuot events planned in
the community is Beth Achim's pro-
gressive dinner and walk, featuring
Photo by Krist2 Husa
1*
AUTOMATIC
SPRINKLER
frequent stops for food and study-
ing.
Saturday night's tikkun leyl Shavuot
at Shaarey Zedek and B'nai Moshe are
open to the entire community free of
charge. Reservations are required at
B'nai Moshe's event, which starts at 8
p.m., but not at Shaarey Zedek.
For information about other
Shavuot study sessions and services,
consult the Synagogues section on
page 64. E