Spring Clas:es
For Kids

On My Honor

What do you get when you cross
three eager hamentashen-bearing
Girl Scouts with a Purim plan to
visit an assisted living facility? You
get a cheerleader, a Queen Esther
and a scout who called herself
"Senior Chang -
the multicultural
guy," all making
Girl Scouts Aliza
new friends.
Storchan, 9; Esther
A March 3
Rubyan, 8; and
visit to Elan
Melissa
Village in
Gildenberg, 8, sing
Southfield by
Purim songs at
Hillel Day
Elan Village.
School of
Metropolitan
Detroit's Girl
Esther Rubyan, 8, offers hamentashen to
Scout Troop 668
Elan Village resident Evelyn Borlack.
proved to be
rewarding for
both groups. Listening to the Purim
story, participating in a sing-along
with English, Hebrew and even a
It may have seemed like an ordi-
Yiddish tune, the residents clapped
nary Purim celebration to the sea-
and danced to the music.
soned Detroit participant. But for
And the next time these girls recite
many of the New Americans attend-
the Scout Law, when they get to the
ing the Friends of Refugees of
words, "I will do my best to ... make
Eastern Europe Purim se'udah on
the world a better place," they will
March 2, this was a first.
know that is exactly what they have
Close to 50 family members of
been doing. I I
FREE's Chaim Hebrew School
enjoyed an evening of face-painting,
clowns, live musical entertainment
SHELLI DORFMAN
and a Purim dinner.
Editorial Assistant
Rochel Kagan, who coordinated
DANIEL LIPPITT and
the evening at the Sara Tugman Bais
BILL HANSEN Photographers
Chabad Torah Center in West
Bloomfield, had a ready
response for those who said
they might not be able to
attend because of their work
schedules.
"'It's Purim; it's a special
day," she said she told them.
"'Psych yourself up. It's only one
day a year — don't miss

Something New

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Flip-Flop the Clown creates
balloon animals for the crowd.

Samira Davidov and her 12-
year-old son, Farid, begin
their Purim feast.

3/19

1999

The D. Dan and Betty Kahn
Building of the Jewish Community
Center in West Bloomfield offers
new spring classes geared toward
school-age children.
Classes include Kids' Ceramics,
Crafts Mania, the Rainforest Club,
Imagination Station, Theater with
Nancy Gurwin, the new Children's
Book Club and a variety of sports
and recreation classes.
Classes begin the week of March
28. For information on a class or a
full catalogue, call the Youth
Services department, (248) 661-
1010.

on how the material can be applied
in their classrooms.
Learn and Lead is part of the
Agency for Jewish Education's
NIRIM Professional Enrichment
Program for Jewish Educators.
Eligible educators will receive two
NIRIM units. The workshop is free
of charge. To register, contact a
school director or the AJE office,
(248) 354-1050.

Beth Shalom
Women's Seder

The role of women in Jewish history
will be commemorated during
Passover at Congregation Beth
Shalom with a Women's Seder 6-9
Monday, April 5.
p.m. Monday,
This is the fourth year for this
Sisterhood-sponsored event, the longest
running celebration of its kind in metro
Detroit. Several multi-generational fami-
lies will be attending.
Yad Ezra announces winners of its
The Beth Shalom Women's Seder is
first Purim raffle. They are: $10,000
open to all women and school-age girls,
cash grand prize: Ian Burnstein, Josh
regardless of religious or congregational
Opperer, Dan Serlin and Eric
affiliation. Families and friends from outr -
Bronstein (split ticket); second prize:
of town are welcome. The seder is a
$1,000 Tapper's gift certificate:
chance for women to celebrate the
Nathan Soberman; third prize: six-
female heroes of the Passover story as
month health club membership at
well
as those throughout all of Jewish
the JCC: Melvin Schwartz; fourth
history.
A distinctive Haggadah, which
prize: six-month health club mem-
commemorates their contributions to
bership at the JCC: Mary Must;
the rich history of the Jewish people,
fifth prize: airfare only for two to
was created especially for this seder.
Las Vegas: Annette Silverman; sixth
The Women's Seder at Beth Shalom
prize: six-month active life member-
came
about after Alicia Nelson, Rabbi
ship to Weight Watchers: Jack
David
Nelson's wife, attended a women's
Zwick; seventh prize: a day at
seder
to
which her daughter had invited
Tamara, Institute de Beaute: Rabbi
her.
So
moved
was she by the experience
Eliezer and Aviva Cohen.
that Alicia Nelson, wanting to share it,
proposed that the Beth Shalom
Sisterhood sponsor its own Women's
Seder. Each year since it began, almost
200 mothers, grandmothers, daughters,
aunts, sisters, cousins and friends have
The Agency for Jewish Education
gathered for this religious and commu-
invites kindergarten through grade
nal experience.
12 Jewish educators to its next Learn
Prices for the Women's Seder are $18
and Lead workshop, "The Kitniyot
for adults and $10 for children ages 13
Controversy: The Passover Debate
and younger. Sponsorships are wel-
Over Beans and Rice," presented by
comed to help offset the cost of holding
Rabbi Daniel Nevins of Adat
the event: Angels ($36) and Sponsors
Shalom Synagogue.
($180) are recognized in the seder pro-
The program will be held 7-8:45
gram. A vegetarian meal is available by
p.m. Thursday, March 25.
advance order.
Participants will have the oppor-
Reservations and payment should be
tunity to study and discuss Jewish
sent by March 31: Women's Seder,
Passover text with Rabbi Nevins fol-
Congregation Beth Shalom, 14601 W.
lowed by smaller group discussions.
Lincoln, Oak Park, MI 48237. A
Groups will be divided by the
reservation form and additional
movement in which they teach and
information may be obtained by
led by education directors of each
calling the synagogue, (248) 547-
movement who will lead discussions
7970.

Yad Ezra
Raffle Results

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