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Temple Beth El's winter adult education
classes begin Wednesday, Jan. 12.
Course dates, unless otherwise noted,
are Jan. 12, 19, 26; Feb. 2, 9, 23; and
March 1, 8, 15, 22. All courses are open
to the community with fees as noted.
Hebrew classes offered include
Hebrew I, 10:30-11:30 Wednesday
mornings or 8-9 Wednesday evenings.
Students will learn the alef bet and
skills necessary for phonetic reading.
Hebrew II will be offered 10:30-11:30
Wednesday mornings and 7-8
Wednesday evenings. Students will
strengthen their reading skills and
learn grammar and vocabulary. A class
in conversational Hebrew for those
v,rith basic Hebrew skills is scheduled
for 7-8 Wednesday evenings; partici-
pants will read short texts, practice
speaking and increase their vocabulary
and grammar skills. Cost for each
Hebrew course is $50 for Beth El
members; $65 for non-members.
Lea Breuer will present a study of
ethical teachings from the Bible 8-9
p.m. Wednesdays. A brown-bag lunch
series will feature Rabbi Sheila Goloboy
in a discussion of the Reform responsa
noon-1:30 p.m. Wednesdays. The fee
for these courses is $50 for members;
$65 for non-members.
Rabbi Goloboy teaches a five-week
mini-class, Are Angels Jewish?" starting
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7-8 p.m. Wednesday,
Jan. 12. Fee is $35 for
members; $45 for non-members.
Torah Study, led by Lea Breuer, is
9:30 a.m. Wednesdays. The fee is $35
for members; $50 for non-members.
Rabbi David Castiglione teaches
Introduction to Judaism 7-8:30 p.m.
Wednesdays. The 10-week seminar is for
prospective converts, non-Jewish part-
ners of Jews and Jews seeking a better
understanding of Judaism. Fee is $75 for
members; $95 for non-members.
A four-session archival methods semi-
nar will meet 11 a.m. Tuesdays, Feb. 22-
March 14. The course fee is $20 for
members; $25 for non-members.
Monthly lunch-and-learn sessions,
11:45 a.m.-1:15 p.m. Thursdays, pro-
vide participants with an opportunity
ro meet and learn from community
leaders. The fee for each session,
including lunch, is $12 for members;
$15 for non-members. Reservations
must be made by the Monday prior to
the session. For information, call the
school office, (248) 865-0612.
Register for courses in person or by
mail. Make checks payable to Temple
Beth El and send to: 7400 Telegraph
Road, Bloomfield Twp., MI 48301;
attn. Adult Education. Include your
name, address, phone and name of the
course or courses.
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other side to make peace. The majority
Donors to Federation's Campaign 2000
want to move ahead. This is an area
heard CBS News Correspondent Dan
where Israelis will be more flexible than
Raviv give a rapid-fire overview of the
you or I."
Middle East peace process at Knollwood
Country Club in West Bloomfield. Joel
• American Jewry. "In the next year,
E. Jacob and Nancy Jacobson chaired the
with the rapid dynamic of peace, we
meeting. Campaign chairs are Peter Alter
have to rethink our relationship with
Israel. What will your attitude be if Israel
and Linda Klein.
is at peace? You've got to enjoy Israel in a
Among Raviv's observations:
• The Israeli-Syrian talks: "You don't
new way — going there, investing in the
get stuck in the mud of history if you
economy, not just saying 'soy gevalt.'"
want to move forward ... The new
thinking in Israel is that you make
peace now — with the Assad. you
know. He wants his son Bashar to take
over the country ... and he wants the
best deal he can get."
• The Israeli-Palestinian talks: "I
think the Palestinians will have a state
by the end of next year. Peace may be
there with Syria and the Palestinians
within 12 months because President
Clinton wants it as a legacy of his pres-
idency."
Guest speaker Dan Raviv with Nancy
• The Israelis: "They're looking for
Jacobson and Joel E. Jacob, chairs of the
creative solutions that will get the
Federation Campaign event.
JCC Slates
Dance Classes
The Jimmy Prentis Morris Building of
the Jewish Community Center, in col-
laboration with Stardust Ballroom
Dance Studio, will offer dance classes for
fun and exercise during the Winter II
session starting Monday, Jan. 17, for
four weeks.
The schedule is: pre- and post-
bar/bat mitzvah class, 6:30 p.m.; East
Coast swing class, 7:30 p.m. (partners
not needed); and ballroom dance, 8:30
p.m. (partners not needed).
The cost for each dance series is $60;
$45 for JCC members.
Newspaper Contest
Cites Federation
The Jewish Federation of Metropolitan
Detroit has been judged runner-up for
1999 in Crain's Detroit Business newspa-
per's Best-Managed Nonprofit Contest.
Winner of the competition for non-
profits with budgets over $`3 million
yearly was Dearborn's Henry Ford
Museum. As second-place winner,
Federation was cited by the judges for its
"financial management and fund-raising
prowess," with special recognition given
to Robert Aronson, Federation's chief
executive officer.
The announcement also said, "The
Federation-managed Jewish Community
Endowment Fund has grown from $45
million to more than $300 million in
the past 15 years, making it the seventh-
largest fund of its kind in the nation.
"During 1999, the Federation
launched its most ambitious campaign,
a $50 million Millennium Campaign
that already has raised $20 million,
including six million-dollar gifts. The
Millennium campaign is in addition to
Federation's Annual Campaign, which
raised more than $29.6 million this year.
"Of all the money raised by
Federation efforts, 90 cents of every dolt
lar goes directly to programs.
Aronson said he was proud of the
recognition of Federation's prudent
management practices and equally
proud that less than 10 percent of funds
raised go toward fund-raising and
administration costs.
"The teamwork of volunteers and
professional management makes it possi-
ble for us to direct our financial
resources where they are most needed,"
he said. "That's why Federation exists: to
strengthen our community, to help
those in need and to build for the
future.
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