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SARA NORRIS

MARCH 12, 1999
BY
ROBERT H SCHWARTZ, PRESIDENT
JEWISH NATIONAL FUND, MICHIGAN
Z100 WEST TEN MILE ROAD
SOUTHF/ELD, MI 48075

Samples of certificate s with tradi
and new designs will be sent on requ

eautiful Jewish National Fund tree certifi-
cates, such as the one shown, can serve as
invitations to your child's bar or bat mitzvah,
as place cards or mementos for your guests.

A party in honor of

Buy a minimum of 100 tree certicates at the
special price of $7.50 per tree and strengthen
your child's link to the land of Israel.

Robert H. Schwartz
Regional President

JNF.
Together
We Can.

the bride and groom

can be simple, elegant

Richard T. Krosnick
Zone Director

and inexpensive.

17100 West Ten Mile Road
Southfield, MI 48075
248-557-6644

NINA LIGHT
Cleveland Jewish News

ome people may believe that
engagement parties are
passe, but I'd argue that
they're more appropriate
now than ever.
Gone are the
days when
prenuptial affairs
consisted of show-
ers for the bride
and bachelor par-
ties for the
groom. Today's
couples typically
plan most aspects
of the wedding
together, and they also prefer to share
the celebratory events leading to the
big day.
An engagement party provides an
excellent opportunity for the couple
to take a break from the hectic pace
of planning. It also allows the cou-
ple's friends to meet each other, if
they haven't already, and to bestow
good wishes on the soon-to-be
bride and groom.
Hosting the party needn't be diffi-
cult. For in-home parties, it's best to
limit the guest list to a comfortable

S

The Detroit
Jewish News
speaks to your
interests and
your concerns.

4/9
1999

C50 Detroit Jewish News

number. Invitations should be mailed
six to eight weeks in advance. If the
party is to have a theme, that infor-
mation should be included in the
invitation.
Recently, my husband and I
hosted a cocktail party centered
around a wine-and-cheese theme.
We bought a
wine rack for the
couple and asked
each guest to
bring a bottle of
wine or liqueur,
bar tools or any
other item associ-
ated with hosting
a cocktail party.
Decorated *index
cards, on which guests were asked
to record their favorite drink or
hors d'oeuvre recipe, were also
included in the envelope. The cards
were presented to the couple at the
party.
We chose to offer a limited bar: a
variety of red and white wines, as
well as martinis. (Remember hosts
have an ethical and legal responsibil-
ity to make sure guests who have
had too much to drink don't drive,
so be sure to provide non-alcoholic
beverages as well.)

In-home parties
need limited
guest lists.