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Orthodox Jews have used ingenuity
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The shul will accommodate "120
with dancing, 220 without dancing,"
says Cohen.
For smaller celebrations, such as
etroit's Orthodox com-
bar and bat mitzvahs, bridal showers,
munity has a problem:
and sheva brochot, these and other
lots of close friends, and
local synagogues are fine.
large extended families.
Dr. Ed and Aviva Gordon of
When it's time for a simcha, there's
Farmington Hills recently celebrated
so many people to share it with. But
their remarriage at Young Israel of
where to put them all?
Oak Park, officiated by Rabbis
The average attendance at
Steven Weil and Chaim Bergstein.
Orthodox weddings is over 400
According to Aviva, 50 of their
guests. However, according to Philip
closest friends and relatives attended
Tewel, of Jewel Kosher Catering, due
an "understated, but incredi-
to the need for double dance
ble" Sunday brunch pre-
floors for separate dancing at
Above
pared by Jewel Kosher
A kosher party
Orthodox affairs, actual
Catering. The couple after-
at the Pa lace.
seating room required is
ward celebrated sheva bro-
more like 800.
chot at Rabbi Bergstein's
None of Detroit's
Bais
Chabad
of Farmington Hills.
Orthodox shuls, the traditional set-
For the typical large Detroit
ting for weddings, have this capacity.
Orthodox wedding, however, the
Dovid Ben Nuchim, the Oak Park
default option is to use local hotel
synagogue that is Tewel's catering
ballrooms. The problem is that none
headquarters, has the largest avail-
of the hotels have kosher kitchens.
able social hall. Tewel says it can seat
Food must be prepared by the
400, but when space is needed for
kosher
caterer and brought to the
dancing, the maximum capacity
banquet
hall in trucks equipped with
drops to 250.
portable warming ovens. "It takes a
Young Israel of Southfield is home
lot of planning," says Tewel. "We
base for Mayer S. Cohen Catering.

SUSAN TAWIL
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