Spirituality Temple Kol Ami Plans Israel Trip Temple Kol Ami Rabbi Norman Roman's "Family Visiting Family" trip to Israel is tentatively set for Dec. 20 to Jan. 3. The tentative cost is $3,595 per adult based on double occupancy and $2,895 for a child staying in the same room. There may be a further reduc- tion for bar/bat mitzvah students. The cost includes roundtrip airfare from Detroit to New York, then on to Tel Aviv via El Al; top hotels in Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, Haifa and Eilat; breakfast daily and eight other meals; as well as fees for touring, admission, transfers and luggage assistance. Special features include sightseeing, people-to-people experiences, family learning opportunities, a bar/hat mitz- vah celebration in the Negev Desert, a visit to a kibbutz, and free time to shop and visit relatives. All are welcome to bring a mes- sage of solidarity and to be inspired by the hope that is modern Israel," Rabbi Roman said. For information, call Temple Kol Ami, (248) 661-0040. Women Plan Gemorrah Study The Sunday night Gemorrah study group for women will meet 7:30-9:30 p.m. Oct. 14 at the Sandler residence, 25207 E. Roycourt, Huntington Woods. Rabbi Eliezer Cohen of Congregation Or Chadash will facili- tare this class for women only. All lev- els of learning or religious observance are welcome. Knowledge of Hebrew is helpful but not necessary. For information, call Rabbi Cohen, (248) 544-2687, or Laura Basta- Sandler, (248) 548-3217. Joined In Song Northville Township-based Ward Evangelical Presbyterian Church hosted five choirs, including Temple Israel's Shir Ami Singers, in an interfaith concert, 74 Garment of Praise," Sept. 23. Other choirs represented the Third New Hope Baptist Church, Trinity Presbyterian Church, Farming-ton Community Chorus and Ward Chancel Choir. Above, Shir Ami Choir singers Cindy Kandel, Linda Katzen, Deborah Wexler and Wendy Beckerleg join with the New Hope Choir to sing for the glory of God, following the event's theme. Right: Temple Israel shofar blower Jason Chess. . Beth El Hosts Hadassah Lieberman Placing remembrance stones are Nancy Glen, Bailey Smith Heiman and Dana Glen McDowell. Adults, Children Remember Victims Congregation Beth Shalom's Gan Shalom preschool remembered the vic- tims of the Sept. 11 tragedy by filling a large glass bowl with stones. Beginning at the Kol Nidre service and ending at the "Shofar Blowout" at the end of Yom Kippur, members of Congregation Beth Shalom placed the stones to honor victims of the recent attacks in America and Israel. Nancy Glen, Beth Shalom's executive vice president, saw a similar display at the Jewish Community Center in West Bloomfield during the recent Federation's Women's Day of Solidarity. She thought repeating the concept would enable congregants to carry on a meaningful Jewish tradition inside the synagogue. 10/12 2001 66 Hadassah Lieberman, former Wall Street analyst, health care expert and wife of former Democratic vice presi- dential candidate Joseph Lieberman, will be the speaker at the 100th anniversary celebration of the Temple Beth El Sisterhood 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 17. Lieberman will discuss activism in Jewish causes and events during the 2000 election campaign. The evening will celebrate the sis- terhood's 100 years of service to the congregation and feature a video pres- entation.. Tickets for the speaker and dinner are $65. Tickets for the program only are $20. Make checks payable to and mail to Temple Beth El, 7400 Telegraph Road, Bloomfield Township, MI 48301, attention Lieberman. For information, call Barbara Grant, (248) 851-1100. Beth Shalom Sets Tot Shabbat Congregation Beth Shalom will begin its monthly Tot Shabbat program 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 13, in the preschool room at the synagogue. Beth Shalom Family Life Educator Lainie Phillips and Cantor Samuel Greenbaum will conduct the program, which includes music and movement. The program is geared to children age 2 1 h-6 and their families. Admission is free and the community is invited. In addition, the congregation will have the first in its monthly series of family services 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 13, in the synagogue. Congregational volunteers will conduct the family serv- ice. All young families who want a causal environment in which to learn and pray are invited.