LETTERS LETTERS from page 75 MP. B BYO/CC Teen Connection (7th and 8th Grades) Experience • ,••••• of Horrors Barn "Me try to trici your) wev oat of arid "ne Labyrintil" at Erwin Orchards in South Lyon Also included: cider, donuts and a bonfire Saturday Ontobev 7t1/ , The chartered bus will leave the Oak Park JCC at 1_ 7:30 pm and the West Bloomfield JCC at 8:00 pm and will return to the West Bloomfield JCC at 11:00 pm and the Oak Park JCC at 11:30 o m . . Members: $20 First-time guests: $25 Reservation Deadline: Monday, October 2, 2000 for wove info nation, please contact 9/29 2000 76 Tara at to 1313'70 office 248-?88-0?00 Jewish Home," which was specifically designed for young adults. Approxi- mately 45 young adults attended the class, taught by Harlene Appelman and Judah Isaacs. The class received such a fantastic response, we are plan- ning another SAJE course this year. Last year's course was followed by a Shabbat Dinner Exchange, where 60 young adults in the community had the option to either host or be a guest at Shabbat dinner. Due to the over- whelming success, we organized two more dinners last year and have a fourth planned for Nov. 10. The com- mittee will continue to sponsor Shab- bat Dinner Exchanges three to four times a year. Other events last year included a Holocaust program we co-sponsored with Hillel of Metropolitan Detroit, in which 90 participants watched the film The Last Days and listened to Holocaust survivor Erna Gorman share her story; and "Rabbis, Milk and Honey: Shavuot YAD Style," where Rabbi Michael Moskowitz of Temple Shir Shalom and Rabbi Steven Weil, then with Young Israel of Oak Park, conducted a presentation about the holiday of Shavuot — 40 young adults attended. This year, 60 people attended our first event of the 2000-2001 program- ming year: "3M: Mysticism, Medita- tion and Munchies" to hear Rabbi Dannel Schwartz of Temple Shir Shalom speak about Jewish mysticism and meditation. It is apparent through the strong participation in these events that the thirst for Jewish knowledge and expe- rience does not end once one finishes Sunday school; there is an overwhelm- ing interest in our young adult corn- munity to continue to have Jewish programming that is both educational and exciting. The committee and pro- fessional leadership at Federation (Lauren Dworkin, Josh Cohen and Rebecca Rosen, especially) have done an exceptional job at rising to the challenge of organizing events that make Jewish learning exciting, mean- ingful and ongoing for all ages. How- ever, we are always in need of new and fresh ideas to promote Jewish educa- tion and culture. If you are a young adult or a communal leader or educa- tor and want to help, we welcome your insight at the YAD office. Amy Schlussel and Julie Leib co-chairs, YAD Educational and Cultural Com- mittee Bloomfield Townsh. Sperber's GM Plays Vital Role I would like to thank Danny Raskin and the Jewish News for the wonderful article about our carryout at the Whole Foods Market ("Worldwide Cuisine," Sept. 15, page 120). The article inadvertently omitted one very important person who is a vital part of Sperber's and has devoted so much of her time and energy to our organization. The planning and execution of Gourmet Delights took months of effort and could not have been accomplished without the knowledge and creativity of my gener- al manager, Mimi Markofsky. Mimi has been instrumental in putting together Gourmet Delights from Day One and is actively involved in menu development and actual food preparation. In fact, her recipes are some of our bestsellers and Mimi herself can be seen working behind the counter every Wednesday evening. I would like to publicly thank Mimi for her never-ending ded- ication and loyalty to Sperber's as well as [thanking] all of my staff, who have worked so hard to create a whole new kosher carryout for the Detroit Jewish community. Alan Linker Sperber's Kosher Catering West Bloomfield Write Us! The Jewish News welcomes let- ters on topics of interest to the Jewish community. We give preference for publication to letters that relate to articles in the Jewish News. We reserve the right to edit or reject letters. Please be con- cise Deadline for consideration is 5 p.m. Monday for Friday's edition. Letters must contain the full name, address and title or posi- tion of the writer, and a day- time telephone number. Origi- nal copies must be hand signed. Letters can be mailed or brought to the Jewish News at 27676 Franklin Road., South- field, MI 48034; faxed to (248) 354-6069; or e-mailed to: rsklar@thejewishnews.com \V‘W \\ \ \ v \\\\