Congregation Shaarey Zedek
App eTree@.cOm
Eugene & Marcia Applebaum
Jewish Parenting
Center
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SONGS & STORIES
Music and story time for babies and young toddlers.
6 week class beginning Wednesday, September 16. 9:00-9:30 a.m.
KITCHEN TABLE
A chat group for moms and babies. Birth through 15 months. 6 week class
beginning Wednesday, September 16. 9:45-11:00 a.m.
MUSIC & MOVEMENT
Music class for moms and babies 3 months and older.
7 week class beginning Thursday, September 17.
Babies 10-17 months
Babies 3-9 months
9:45-10:15 a.m.
10:30-11:00 a.m.
7 week class beginning Friday, September 18.
Babies 3-9 months
Babies 10-17 months
9:45-10:15 a.m.
10:30-11:00 a.m.
STRETCH & STROLL
Exercise & walking class for moms and babies. Birth-17 months
7 week class beginning Thursday, September 17. 10:00-11:00 a.m.
BABY SENSATIONS BY KIDZCRAFT
Moms and babies begin sensory exploration using creative play,
music & craft. (Baby must be able to sit.)
7 week class beginning Friday, September 18.
Babies 7-11 months
Babies 12-17 months
10:00-10:30 a.m.
10:45-11:15 a.m.
CHALLAH DAYS
Make and take a challah that you can bake at home for a wonderful
Shabbat experience. $2.50 per pound of dough.
Friday, September 18, October 2, October 16, November 20,
December 4 and December 18.
11:15 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Pre-ordering and Pre-payment required by Monday
preceding program date.
Class Fees: $30/$35 members $45/$50 non-members
SAVE THE DATE — SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1998
Family concert featuring Cindy Paley & Kenny Ellis
For registration and more information on Parenting Center Programs
and Special Events, please contact JANET PONT at
(248) 681-5353
Fax: (248) 681-4251
E-MAIL: jpc@shaareyzedek.org
Delivery & Set-up available • We accept Visa, Mastercard & Discover
9/11
1998
AUBURN HILLS
2391 Pontiac Road
(248)-373-0734
82 Detroit Jewish News
"Our 52nd Year"
Hours:. Mon. -Fri. 8-5:30, Sat. 8-4
All I-lail The
Jewish Queen
1 Mark Lichterman
AppleTree Staff Writer
tion....just ask."
The middle and bottom portions of
the home page consist of a map of
fancy myself to be a decent writer
the remainder of the site. The first
of the English language.
area "Grammar Queen FAQs" (fre-
Nonetheless, I am embarrassed
quently asked questions) is divided
to admit that while I have a high-
into 17 separate sections. The sec-
: school diploma, a college degree
tion topics range from the "a" or "an"
and two graduate degrees, more
dilemma to capitalization to the cor-
than just a passing knowledge of
rect usage of that and which.
grammar basics seems to have
One of the Queen's loyal subjects
escaped me.
asked whether "I feel bad" or "I feel
I am somewhat comforted, howev-
badly" was the proper usage. Her
er, by the thought that there must be
majesty explained that the word
I thousands of . other "grammar-chal-
"badly" in this context modifies the
lenged" people out there, longing to
verb "feel." She goes on to explain
be able to readily distinguish .
that if you are referring to sand-
between an adverb and a pronoun.
papered fingertips, then "I feel badly"
It is for you, my fellow travelerS in
is the appropriate usage. If not, use
"grammarberia," that I present the
the predicate adjective "bad."
"Grammar Queen," aka Wendy
Another section, "GQ Recom-
I Weiner of San Francisco.
mends," includes a list cf grammati-
Available at www.grammar-
cal reference works the Queen has
i queen.com , the Queen and her
deemed appropriate for use by her
Website provide a thorough and
subjects.
easy-to-understand source for answer-
The next section, "Ask GQ" pro-
ing your grammar-related concerns,
: vides a method by which us common
from the most basic to the most
folk can actually write, via e-mail, to
1 arcane.
royalty to pose those grammatical
The top portion of the home page
questions are keeping them up at
contains a large crown with the
night. The Queen will respond direct-
words "Greetings Subjects" embla-
ly to individual questions.
zoned across the screen. Below the
As I mentioned earlier, the Queen is
crown, the following words set the
actually Wendy Weiner, a writing
"regal" tone for the rest of the site:
I consultant for both business and aca-
"When writing are you confused
demics. In a stunning revelation, she
about who and whom, which and
wrote that "Detroit is close to my
that, affect and effect? You should
heart, as I was raised in Toledo.
be! Being Grammar Queen is not an
''My brother lives in Detroit now,
easy job but someone's got to do it.
and if you've checked my other iden-
I'll give you sage advice on how to
tity, you've probably deduced that I'm
wipe out those dangling modifiers,
Jewish."
pull the plug on passives, pepper
WOW, a Jewish Queen — AND
your prose with perfect punctua-
her royal relative lives in Detroit! I
Mark Lichterman lives in Hunt-
suppose he refers to himself as the
, ington Woods with his vvife, Susan,
"Earl of Adverb" or the "Duke of
and three children
1 Noun". D.