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Ecumenical Institute brings annual tour

of synagogues and churches to Farmington Hills.

SHELLI LIEBMAN DORFMAN

Staff Writer

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hose who've driven past
Farmington Hills churches,
wondering about the service,
clergy and members inside,
will have the opportunity to have their
questions answered in a Church-
Synagogue Tour on Sunday, Sept. 24.
Sponsored annually in various cities
by the Ecumenical Institute for Jewish-
Christian Studies in Southfield, this
year's program will be held in conjunc-
tion with the Farmington/Farmington
Hills Heritage Festival. People of any
faith are welcome to visit three houses of
worship, including one synagogue, on
the tour. It will be_ the concluding pro-
gram of the cities' 10-day festival,
"Many Faces, One Future — Our
Community's Heritage Celebration."
As a member of the board of direc-
tors of the Institute, Rabbi Herbert
Yoskowitz, who will lead the tour at
Adat Shalom, is no stranger to inter-
faith programs. He and Adat Shalom
Cantor Howard Glantz have run
interfaith model Passover seders with
the Institute's Executive Director
David Blewett.
Aiming to display not only the
physical synagogue, he hopes also "to
teach Jewish symbols and religious tra-
dition through the alphabet of our
people," Rabbi Yoskowitz says. "We
will look at the synagogue as an alpha-
bet, going from aleph for Aron
(HaKodesh) (Holy Ark where the
Torah is kept) to taffor Torah, seeing

Schedule for the Church-Synagogue
Tour on Sunday, Sept. 24:
1:30-2:15 p.m.: Church of St.
Alexander, 27835 Shiawassee
* 2:30-3:15 p.m.: Nardin Park
Methodist Church, 29887 W. 11 Mile
Road
• 3:30-4:15: Adat Shalom Synagogue,
29901 Middlebelt

what each letter means."
Running from 1:30-4:15 p.m., the
tour will include the Church of St.
Alexander, Nardin Park Methodist
Church and Adat Shalom Synagogue,
all in Farmington Hills. (See schedule in
separate box).
Guests of the Ecumenical Institute
program may attend any or all of the
tours. They will be able to meet with
clergy and learn about the religious
beliefs of those who worship in each
congregation. There will be an opportu-
nity for questions and participation dur-
ing each tour.
The festival, organized by the
Farmington/Farmington Hills
Multiracial Council, began Sept. 15,
and includes school programming, the
swearing-in of new citizens, sports
events and an art exhibit.
The tour is open to the community
at no charge. For information or to
make reservations, call Barbara Yuhas,
(248) 557-4522.❑

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