Beth El Host Adult Education wwaTil '- the --=-- f" millennium schmillennium sale now in progress 50% to 70% everything off including cashmeres & trippen shoes and ,w iist boots -" 4 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 Leare it 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. Newsman Views Mideast Peace 130A WEST MAPLE IN THE ALLEY • BIRMINGHAM (BETWEEN ARTEFACTS AND FRANKIE + DEBBIE'S) 248.258.5454 MARK KELLER • PROPRIETOR Dant be a Check drip! out the GET YOUR FAUCET FIXED! Plumbers in our Marketplace Home and Service Guide. 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. " "