Adult Education At Kol Ami Lynne Roman will teach "Hebrew II" at Temple Kol Ami 7-8 p.m. Thursdays, Jan. 6-Feb. 10. Students will study the prayer book. This course is open to any- one with basic Hebrew reading skills. Rabbi Norman T Roman will lead a discussion series about Jewish responses to the concept of God. The course will be offered 10:45 a.m.-noon Sundays, Jan. 16, 23, 30, at Ealy Elementary School in West Bloomfield. There is a charge for these courses. For informa- tion, call Temple Kol Ami, (248) 661- 0040. MJAC Holds Raffle Winners The Michigan Jewish AIDS Coalition announces winners of its annual raffle, drawn at MJAC's healing service Dec. 1 at Adat Shalom Synagogue. The winners and their prizes are: Carl Martello, first, $10,000; Michael Weishaus, second, gold jewelry from Astrein's Jewelry; Jerry Efros, third, tower of books from Borders Books; Jan Silverman, fourth, travel fantasy from Wolfe Travel; Adeline Lachman, fifth, dinner for four at Duet/Unique restau- rant; Lynne Starman, sixth, dinner for four at Morels/Unique restaurant; Gerry Schwartz, seventh, a day of the works at Silvin Ltd. YAD EZRA feedirg tfie Tew4fir Hiogry In recognition of the 4,000 families who contributed to Yad Ezra this year, we thank you. Because of your support and commitment to helping those less fortunate, Yad Ezra is able to provide healthy kosher food packages to 1,600 needy Jewish individuals in our community every month! I RAN INTO AN OLD FRIEND TODAY. SHE WILL SOON BE MY NEW NEIGHBOR AT THE HEATHERWOOD. WE REMINISCED ABOUT THE GOOD OLE DAYS Nira Lev Slates Talk AND SHARED OUR DELIGHT ABOUT OUR FUTURE. Nira Lev, director of Hebrew programs and the Hebrew Interactive Learning Center at the Agency for Jewish Education of Metropolitan Detroit, will speak on "When History Repeats Itself The Binding of Isaac," at the next Educational Exchange. The presentation sponsored by the AJE is 7-8:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 20, at Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 6800 Orchard Lake Road, West Bloomfield. The community is welcome at no charge. Lev, a Hebrew instructor for 27 years, holds master of arts degrees from Hebrew and Tel Aviv universities. She is a past recipient of the Berman Outstanding Professional Service Award and the Schochet Outstanding Teacher Award for Metropolitan Detroit. For information or a schedule of upcoming Educational Exchange pro- grams, call Haviva Jacobs, (248) 354- 1050. COMPANIONSHIP, DAILY MEALS, HOUSEKEEPING, AT THE HEATHERWOOD YOU WILL ENJOY 24-HOUR STAFFING AND SO MUCH MORE. the ATHERWOOD RETIREMENT COMMUNITY cM jail and ‘..4eaningfid J ~ etirement .. For information call Kathy Ostrowski (248) 350-1777 22800 CIVIC CENTER DRIATE SOUTHFIELD, MICHIGAN HODS NG OPPOSTUNITY Ced andelittaul G PESUL S. Advertise in our JN Entertainment Section. 12/17 1999 53