This Week
New Administrator
Shows Knowledge
The new administrator of the Sara
Tugman Bais Chabad Torah Center
introduced himself to a portion of the
Jewish community in a unique way
Feb. 1.
He was in action at Congregation
Shaarey Zedek B'nai Israel, where he so
impressed the audience with his com-
prehension of Tanach (Bible) that they
all but stopped participating in the pro-
gram. He also was an audience member.
Rabbi Avraham Wineberg wowed
the group by arguing face-to-face with
a guest lecturer masquerading as a
member of Jews for Jesus. The speaker
actually was Rabbi Tovia Singer,
national director of Outreach Judaism,
a pro-Judaism initiative to counter the
efforts of Christian groups that target
Jews for conversion.
Rabbi Singer had much to say about
Rabbi Wineberg. He had never
encountered such expert disputation
in the role-playing work he conducts
throughout the country. Rabbi
Wineberg's extraordinary knowledge
allowed him to realize the text the
"missionary" quoted had actually been
fabricated.
Watching from the back of the
room, the Torah Center's Rabbi
Elimelech Silberberg was pleased with
his new colleague, who, in addition to
administrative duties, will teach and
be involved with outreach work.
— Shelli Liebman Dorfman
Seniors May Still
Apply at Meer Apts.
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It's not too late for senior citizens to
apply to the new Norma Jean and
Edward Meer. Jewish- Apartments,
scheduled to open in August.
On Feb. 2, Jewish Apartments and
Services (JAS) opened its applications
list for the two new supportive living
buildings. The agency immediately ,
received 207 applications for the 200
units planned. These names were
placed in random order by computer.
In addition, those individuals whose
names were on the wait list for the
Lillian and Samuel Hechtman II
Apartments before April 15, 1998, will
be given the first opportunity to move
into the Meer buildings.
However, independent seniors who
may be interested in the new apart-
ments should still fill out applications,
said Marsha Goldsmith Kamin, execu-
tive director of JAS.
Staff Notebook
"What happens is, in order to fill one
apartment, we frequently have to go
through 10-12 names," she said. "If we
call someone, they have 24 hours to
think about it. If they refuse to accept
the apartment, their name goes back to
the bottom of the list."
The Meer Apartments are under con-
struction on the Jewish Community
Campus in West Bloomfield.
For more information, or to request
an application, call (248) 661-9607.
— Diana Lieberman
JCC Hosting
Basketball Teatns
The gym at the West Bloomfield Jewish
Community Center will take a pound-
ing this weekend as host of the JCC
Midwest regional basketball tournament.
Teams from St. Louis, Indianapolis,
Pittsburgh, the 92nd Street Y in New
York, and the Detroit host team will
begin battling at 7:30 p.m. Saturday,
Feb. 17.
Games will be played all day
Sunday, beginning at 8 a.m. and
extending into the evening. The play-
off and championship games will be
played Monday morning.
Detroiters are extending home hospi-
tality to the out-of-town players, who
are high school age.
— Alan Hits
Sinai Land Sale
To Aid Schools
The Detroit Medical Center announced
last week that 10 acres of the old Sinai
Hospital have been sold for $5.3 mil-
lion to the Detroit Public Schools to
expand nearby Renaissance High
School.
'As one of the largest entities in the
City of Detroit, we at DMC felt we
must accept the opportunity to aid the
DPS in expanding its premier high
school in the city," said Conrad J.
Mallett Jr., senior vice president, chief
administrative officer and general coun-
sel for the DMC. "We are excited to be
a part of aiding the DPS as they embark
upon the renovation of its system to
enhance the educational experience."
The sale covers the cost of site prepa-
ration and demolition of the parking
deck on the eastern portion of the West
Outer Drive site. Plans for the remain-
ing 24 acres, including the former hos-
pital, still are being worked out. DMC
bought Sinai in 1997.
— Harry Kirsbau