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Where Can You Dawn?
Holiday choices are limited for unaffiliated young adults
in metro Detroit — go home or join a synagogue.
gest, and explain that you're new to
town, or you haven't yet settled on a
particular shul, and you'd like to
attend services for the holidays. Some
lthough Fraya Hirschberg,
synagogues
will say no, others will
23, grew up in Florida, she
charge anywhere from a nominal sum
hasn't had any trouble find-
to a hefty fee for tickets. A few will
ing a place to celebrate holi-
open the door and usher you inside,
days here. And for Zaron Frumin, 26,
free-of-charge.
the High Holidays are family time,
Students or young adults in need
although he's excited to celebrate Kol
of
a place to daven on the High
Nidre with other young professionals
Holidays
can also contact Miriam
at the Young Adult Shabbat Service.
Starkman
at Hillel of Metro Detroit,
Unless they are regularly observant
(313)
577-3459
(email:
or synagogue members, young adults
hillel@wayne.edu).
in metro Detroit don't embark on
Here's a sampling of what's avail-
their own High Holiday adventures.
able
to unaffiliated young adults in
In fact, Rosh Hashanah and Yom
metro
Detroit:
Kippur tend to be a time to gather
Aish
HaTorah (248) 737-0400
with relatives and revert to childhood
Free
user-friendly
services at the
observances - at least until young
DeRoy
Theater
at
the Maple/Drake
adults become parents themselves.
Jewish
Community
Center. Hebrew
Plus, local synagogues have little to
and
English,
no
Hebrew
required to
offer for spiritually-searching unaffili-
understand
the
service.
Rosh
ated young adults who want to partic-
Hashanah kiddush and Yom Kippur
ipate on Rosh Hashanah and Yom
break-fast; lunch ($8) follows Rosh
Kippur.
Hashanah davening. Reservations
Zaron Frumin, who grew up in
required immediately.
Farmington Hills and spends Rosh
Adat Shalom Synagogue (248)
Hashanah out of town every year at a
851-5100
Home to the Young Adult
family reunion, says more than half
Shabbat
Service,
this will be the first
the young adults he knows spend hol-
year
that
YASS
will
host special Kol
idays with family. His belongs to
Nidre, interactive, participatory, egali-
Congregation Shaarey Zedek in
tarian davening. Sept. 29, 7 p.m., for
Southfield; that's where they'll be for
ages 21-40. No charge. Call Joe
Yom Kippur.
Feldman (248) 353-0307.
Yet, while Frumin will spend Yom
Congregation Beth Shalom (248)
Kippur with relatives, he's heading to
547-7970
Ages 21-30 pay $75 to
Adat Shalom for the Kol Nidre YASS
attend
High
Holiday services.
service. He jumps at "every opportu-
Congregation
B'nai Moshe (248)
nity, especially in a service setting, to
788-0600 Non-members are welcome
get together with other Jewish young
to buy tickets for the main sanctuary,
adults because it's another opportuni-
$350 a person.
ty to meet people for whom [religion]
Congregation Shaarey Zedek (248)
is important."
357-5544
Although Rabbi Joseph
When Hirschberg moved here last
Krakoff
is
going gung-ho on a new
fall she was bombarded by "a million
young adult group, the synagogue's
phone calls from people who knew I
policy is to not sell High Holiday seats
was new to town, saying 'You're wel-
to non-members, says Mark Bello.
come to sit with us at services, eat
However, "there are certain exceptions
with us.' This year, I've joined Adat
to that rule." Unless you know some-
Shalom, so I have tickets."
one, it may be hard to daven at the
Federation professionals Jodi
Southfield site, but you may be able to
Berger and Kari Grosinger advise
obtain a ticket ($250) for B'nai Israel.
non-members to word their questions
Birmingham Temple (248) 477-
carefully. Call a synagogue, they sug-
LYNNE MEREDITH COHN
Scene Editor
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8
1998
Detroit Jewish News
1410 Young adults can attend services
free-of-charge by contacting Assistant
Rabbi Tamara Kolton. Rosh
Hashanah: Sept. 20, 8 p.m.; Sept. 21,
10:30 a.m.; public service at 1 p.m.;
Yom Kippur: Sept. 29, 8 p.m.; Sept.
30, 10:30 a.m.; public service at 1
p.m.
Ann Arbor Orthodox Minyan
(734) 994-5822 Meeting within the
B'nai B'rith Hillel Foundation (1429
Hill Street) with a strong collegiate
presence, regular dues-paying mem-
bers of the Ann Arbor Orthodox
community attend High Holiday ser-
vices for free. Non-members who
would like to daven there on the
High Holidays, should contact Hillel
for a ticket, (734) 769-0500.
Bais Chabad of West Bloomfield
(248) 855-6170 Anyone is welcome
on the High Holidays, paying accord-
ing to their means. No one will be
turned away.
Machon L'Torah (248) 967-0888
Non-members pay $50, which is a
tax-deductible donation, for High
Holiday reservations; $36 for stu-
dents. No one is ever turned away for
lack of funds.
Temple Beth El (248) 865-0615
High Holiday services are open to
anyone, free-of-charge. Rosh
Hashanah: Sunday evening, Sept. 20,
Monday morning, Sept. 21. Kol
Nidre: Tuesday evening, Sept. 29.
Yom Kippur: Wednesday morning,
Sept. 30.
Temple Kol Arni (248) 661-0040
People interested in attending ser-
vices, will almost always be accommo-
dated, said Rabbi Norman Roman.
"Especially at our alternative service,"
which features the rabbi on guitar,
Rosh Hashanah morning and Kol
Nidre eve. "People who are in need of
a place to go for services can certainly
call, and we will do our best.,
Temple Shir Shalom (248) 737-
8700 No tickets for sale, but unaffili-
ated are welcome at open afternoon
services on Yom Kippur. Contact one
of the rabbis.
Other synagogues may have room
for unaffiliated Jews. ❑
IIAPPININGS
Saturday, Sept 26
Israel Party '98, kickoff for the
1999 UJA summer singles mis-
sion to Israel, (ages 21-40). 8:30
p.m. At the home of Michelle
Rosenthal. Those who sign up
with a $100 deposit by Oct. 15
will be entitled to a $250 dis-
count on the price of the trip.
Marc Berke, (248) 203-1458.
Tuesday, Sept. 29
Kol Nidre Service hosted by the
Young Adult Shabbat Service.
No tickets required. Services
begin at 7 p.m., at Adat Shalom
Synagogue's Shiffman Chapel.
For information call, (248)
851-5100. To participate call
Joe Feldman, (248) 353-0307.
Oct. 9-U
Biking in Saugatuck, with
Steppin' Out. Bike along the
Lake Michigan shoreline and
room at a country inn on the
harbor with Chicago's outdoor
adventure group for Jewish
adults, Steppin' Out. Cost:
$310, including accommoda-
tions and meals. (773) 509-
8595.
Monday, Oct. 19
Hillel of Metro Detroit
Coffee House Night. 9 p.m.
Lonestar Coffee Co., 207 S.
Woodward, Birmingham.
(313) 577-3459. Bring a can of
kosher food to donate to Yad
Ezra.
Saturday, Oct. 24
Wild West Adventure with
Hillel of Metro Detroit. 8:30
p.m. At Camp Tamarack. Cost:
$5. Hayride, horseback riding,
storyteller and music. (313)
577-3459.
Monday, Nov. 16
Hillel of Metro Detroit Coffee
House Night. 9 p.m. Lonestar
Coffee Co., 207 S. Woodward,
Birmingham. (313) 577-3459.
Bring a can of kosher food to
donate to Yad Ezra.