4460 Orchard Lice Road
West Bloomfield, MI 48323
Phone: 248.683.1010

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Studios and suites with private baths
Three well planned daily meals
Emergency call systems
with catered services Housekeeping
and linen services
Round the clock staffing
Nurses 24 Hours Daily
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Personal care assistance
Medical supervision
Spa with pool and exercise room
created especially
Scheduled activities
Game room
Library
for older aclulfs.
Hair salon
Sundries shop
Transportation
Valet parking for residents

Just For The Fun OfIt

W

hen the
Detroit-area
chapter of
Habonin
Dror plans an activity, it is
usually what member Max
Sussman, 16, calls "serious
stuff." The twice-monthly
themes have included envi-
ronmental issues such as
illegal logging
and the
upcoming
Israeli national
David Permut, 13, and Danielle Steinberg,
elections and
11, enjoy a game of twister.
making bag
lunches to
donate to a
food bank.
The group,
Hosting its annual Purim seudah (festive
actually a year-
Purim meal), the Sara Tugman Bais
round contin-
Chabad Torah Center in West
uation of the
Bloomfield took advantage of the heated
Labor Zionist
banquet room, electrical sockets for their
Secure in his mas-
Alliance sum-
amplifiers and bright lights for dancing
culinity, Matty
mer camp, is
supplied by Southfield's Michigan Inn. <
run for kids by Newman, 11, showed
Describing the March 2 event, Rabbi
up dressed to the hilt.
kids. Most of
Elimelich Silberberg explained how the
their meetings
once small, synagogue function "now
are held to plan events that Sussman
attracts a sector of the whole communi-
ty." He also told of how, within hours of
says will offer "a healthy mix" of serious-
ness and fun to
the conclusion
keep participants
of the "dancing
SHELLI DORF MAN Editorial Assistant
interested in learn-
and music and a
BILL HANSEN Photographer
ing. Still, some-
lot of simcha,"
times a topic is
the hotel lost all
proposed whose
power, due to an
unpaid utility bill (which the hotel par-
very name brings thoughts of merriment
and fun.
tially paid later to get its lights back on).
The fact that the 450 participants were
While planning a Feb. 28 event for
able to celebrate with lights, power and
the celebration of Purim, the group
a fully cooked dinner, had the rabbi call-
turned the already festive theme into a
ing it a true "Purim miracle." 17
party with literally a carnival-like atmos-
phere. Complete with face painting, cos-
tumes and, of course, the classic Purim
game of pin the ears on Haman, at this
event there wasn't a solemn, somber or
serious expression in the crowd.
With her pea-
cock head-
dress, Lonna
Kletter would
stand out in
any crowd.

The Power Of Purim

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1999

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SHALOM DETROIT
WELCOMES NEWCOMERS TO
OUR JEWISH COMMUNITY
Call the Women's Department at
(248) 203-1463 for more information

T his is pecieration

Hanna Rogers, 6, and
Gabrielle Greene, 8, tickle
the keys.