Yael Well Talks About Purim

The former rebbetzin of Young Israel of
Oak Park, Yael Weil, will speak as part of
the Uniquely Ours series of programs for
women 9:30 a.m.
Sunday, Feb. 10. Her
Machon
L'Torah/Jewish
Learning Network of
Michigan talk is titled
"A Pre-Purim Journey
from Belief to Faith to
Joy"
The talk by Weil,
wife of Rabbi Stephen
Yael Weil
Weil, formerly of Oak
Park and now of Los
Angeles, is dedicated to the memory of
the late Arthur Schussler.
"My grandfather grew up on the
Lower East Side [of New York City],
the son of Polish immigrants," said
Schussler's granddaughter, Lynne
Schreiber, a Young Israel of Oak Park
congregant and friend of the Weils.
Schreiber and her husband, Avy, are
sponsoring the Machon event.
"Judaism was incredibly important to
Grandpa Artie," she said. "In his last .
days, he reminded the entire family to

JCC Plans For
Tu B'Shevat

The Jewish Community Center of
Metropolitan Detroit will have Tu
b'Shevat observances at both locations
in Januaiy.
The observances at the JCC in
West Bloomfield will feature a family
concert with singer/composer Craig
Taubman 3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 27. The
afternoon will begin at 1 p.m. with a
seder. At 2 p.m., children are invited
to participate in a good deed project.
Tickets for the Taubman concert
are $6 for JCC members; $8 for non-
members. Tickets for families of four
or more are $24 for JCC members;
$32 for non-members. The price of
the ticket includes admission to the
Tu b'Shevat seder and recycling pro-
gram. For details, call the JCC Jewish
Life and Learning Department, (248)
432-5577.
The JCC in Oak Park will have its
Tu b'Shevat celebration 4 p.m.
Sunday, Jan. 20. The program will be
an environmental celebration. Tickets
are $3 for children; $4 for member
adults; $4 for non-member children;
$5 for non-members adults. For infor-
mation, call (248) 967-4030.

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believe in God."
Once, Schreiber's parents and
grandparents joined her for a Friday
night meal at the Weil home. As the
Weils' five children presented energetic
stories, her grandfather became nostal-
gic for the rituals of childhood.
"Judaism, at its core, is about recover-
ing our roots and staying connected with
the generations," said Bayla Jacobovitz,
director of women's programming at
Machon. "The Torah is our guiding
force. It's what makes us a people."
This program combines issues of
faith with a passion for learning — a
characteristic that was important to
Arthur Schussler, who studied with
Rabbi Shmuel Irons, rosh kollel of the
Kollel Institute of Greater Detroit for
20 years, said Jacobovitz.
Weil will connect these ideas with
the upcoming holiday of Purim,
which represents the dedication and
determination of Jews, despite oppres-
sion and attempt at annihilation.
The continental breakfast is open to
all women; reservations are required.
There is a fee. For information, call
(248) 967-0888.

Senior Residents
Marked Chanukah

Parachaplains Harriet and Dr. Andrew
Gawronsky from the West Bloomjfield-
based Jewish Home and Aging Services
conducted Chanukah services for eight
days at the Heritage in Southfield.
The residents of the senior living
retirement community celebrated with
the lighting of a brass menorah provid-
ed by the management of the facility.
Every day, a different resident was
offered the mitzvah of lighting a candle.
The parachaplains led the residents
in singing Chanukah songs and many
non-Jewish residents joined in.

Shaarey Zedek
Staff Advance

Janet Pont of Southfield has been named
to the newly created position of member-
ship director at Congregation Shaarey
Zedek in Southfield and West
Bloomfield.
Pont was formerly director of the con-
gregation's Eugene and Marcia
Applebaum Family Life and Family
Center in West Bloomfield.
Beth Raz of Oak Park, formerly
Shaarey Zedek's family educator, will
direct the Applebaum Center.

Sisterhood Hosts
Health Series

Dr. Susan Hendrix will be the speaker
7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 22, at the open-
ing free community program in a two-
part series hosted by the Temple Beth El
Sisterhood in conjunction with the
Wayne State University School of

Torah Center
Marks Anniversary

Members of the Sara Tugman Bais
Chabad Torah Center will celebrate the
center's 20th anniversary with a
Shabbaton the weekend of Jan. 26.
There will be a dinner on Friday night
and a luncheon on Shabbat. The cost of
the Shabbaton is $25 for adults; $18 for
children under bar/bat mitzvah age.
Accommodations can be arranged for
those who are not within walking dis-
tance of the shul.
For information or reservations, call
the Torah Center, (248) 855-6170.

SYNAGOGUE LISTINGS

CONSERVATIVE

ADAT SHALOM SYNAGOGUE
29901 Middlebelt, Farmington Hills, 48334,
(248) 851-5100. Rabbis: Daniel Nevins,
Herbert Yoskowitz. Cantor: Howard Glantz.
Rabbi emeritus: Efry Spectre. Cantor emeritus:
Larry Viecler. Services: Friday 5:15 p.m.;
Saturday 9 a.m., 5:15 p.m.; weekdays 7:30 a.m.,
5:15 p.m.; Sunday 8:30 a.m. Youth Shabbat.

AHAVAS ISRAEL (GRAND RAPIDS)
2727 Michigan St. SE, Grand Rapids, 49506-
1297, (616) 949-2840. Rabbi: David J.B.
KrisheE Canton Stuart R Rapaport. Services:
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, 7:30 a.m.;
Friday, 7 p.m.; Saturday, 9:30 a.m.

BELT KODESH
31840 W Seven Mile, Livonia, (248) 477-
8974. Canton David Gutman. President: Larry
Stein; vice presidents, Martin Diskin and Al
Gittleman. Services: Friday 8 p.m.; Saturday 9
a.m.

CONGREGATION BETH AHM
5075 W Maple, West Bloomfield, 48322, (248)
851-6880. Rabbi: Charles Popky. Canton
David Montefiore. Ritual director. Joseph
Mermelstein. Rabbis emeritus: A. Irving
Schnipper, Israel Halpern. Cantor Emeritus:
Shabtai Ackerman. Services: Friday 6 p.m.;
Saturday 8:45 a.m., 4:45 p.m.; weekdays 7 a.m.,
7 p.m.; Sundays and Civic Holidays: 8:15 a.m.,
5 p.m.

BETH ISRAEL (FLINT)
G-5240 Calkins Road, Flint, 48532, (810) 732-
6310. Rabbi: James R Michaels. Cantor emeri-
tus: Sholom Kalib. President: Leonard Meizlish.
Services: Saturday 9:30 a.m., 6 p.m:; weekdays
7:30 a.m., 6 p.m.; Sunday and legal holidays 8
a.m., 6 p.m. Ivriah religious school (810) 732-
6312.

Harriet and Di: Andrew Gawronsky led
residents and guests in Chanukah songs at
the Heritage Chanukah celebration.

Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and
Gynecology. She will speak on "Women's
Health in the New Millennium."
Hendrix is an assistant professor at
Wayne State University School of
Medicine and principal investigator of
the Women's Health Initiative Detroit
Clinical Center.

BETH ISRAEL (ANN ARBOR)
CONGREGATION
2000 Washtenaw Ave., Ann Arbor, 48104,

(734) 665-9897. Rabbi: Robert Dobrusin.
Services: Friday 6 p.m.; Saturday 9:30 a.m.;
weekdays 7:30 p.m.; Sunday 5 p.m.

CONGREGATION BETH SHALOM
14601 W Lincoln, Oak Park, 48237, (248)
547-7970. Rabbi: David A. Nelson. Cantor:
Samuel L. Greenbaum. Ritual director. Rev.
Samuel Semp. Services: Friday 6 p.m.; Saturday
9 a.m., 5 p.m.; Sunday 9 a.m., 5 p.m.; weekdays
7 a.m., 6:30 p.m. Volunteer Shabbat. Tot
Shabbat at 10 a.m.

BETH TEPHILATH MOSES
146 South Ave., Mt. Clemens, 48043, (810)
465-0641. Services: weekdays 7:15 a.m.;
Saturday 10 a.m.; Sunday 8 a.m.

CONGREGATION B'NAI MOSHE
6800 Drake, West Bloomfield, 48322, (248)
788-0600. Rabbi: Elliot Pachter. Canton Earl
Berris. Services: Friday 5 p.m:; Saturday 9 a.m.,
5 p.m.; weekdays 7 a.m.; Sundays and legal hol-
idays 8:30 a.m. Bar mitzvah of Bradley
Millman, son of Arlene and Mark Millman.
Sisterhood Shabbat.

ISAAC AGREE
DOWNTOWN SYNAGOGUE
1457 Griswold, Detroit, 48226, (313) 961-
9328. Services: Saturday 8:30 a.m.

CONGREGATION SHAAREY ZEDEK
Rabbis: Irwin Groner, Joseph H. Krakoff,
Leonardo Bitran, Jonathan E. Berkun. Canton
Chaim Najman. Ritual director: Leonard
Gutman. Cantor emeritus: Sidney Rube.
Southfield:27375 Bell Road, Southfield, 48037-
2056, (248) 357-5544. Services: Tuesday;
Wednesday, Friday 7:30 a.m.; Monday and
Thursday 7:15 a.m.; daily and Friday 4:45 p.m.;
Saturday 8:45 a.m., 5 p.m.; Sunday 8:30 a.m.
Bat mitzvah of Allison Claire Shipper, daughter
of Sandy and Stewart Shipper.
West Bloomfield, B'nai Israel Center 4200
Walnut Lake, West Bloomfield, 48323, (248)
681-8247. Services: Saturday 9 a.m., 5 p.m.;