B'nai Moshe
Ear` ns Award

Congregation B'nai Moshe received
the Silver Solomon Schechter Award
for Social Action for synagogues with
membership of 250-500 at the recent
joint biennial convention of the
Conservative movement in
Washington, D.C.
The committee has been active for
many years under the chairmanship
of Naomi Pinchuk. The award-win-
ning project was the lunch making
for a homeless shelter run by a down-
town Detroit Methodist church.
Involvement with this activity
began at the invitation of the pastor
of the church to the rabbi. The proj-
ect involved making 300 bag lunches,
according to specific guidelines pro-
vided by the church. The shopping
for and assembling of the lunches
involved all arms of the synagogue as
well as the family education director
having the younger children decorate
the lunch bags.

Matzah Factory
Coming To JCC

The Jewish ommunity Center of
Metropolitan Detroit will sponsor the
Barbara and Douglas Bloom Matzah
Factory on March 17 and 24 at the
JCC in West Bloomfield.
The public is invited to take a free
tour, lean how to make matzah, cre-
ate a Passover craft and leai-n about
the holiday.
For information or to schedule a
tour, call the Jewish Life and Learning
Department, (248) 432-5577.

B'nai Moshe
Set For Purim

Congregation B'nai Moshe will have a
variety of events to celebrate Purim. On
Sunday, Feb. 24, from 10 a.m.-1 p.m.,
there will be the annual Purim carnival.
Everyone is invited to come in costume,
participate in crafts and play games.
There will be food available at a charge.
On Monday, Feb. 25, at 6 p.m.,
Mincnhah/Maariv will conclude with
the megillah reading. There will be a
parade of children in costume and an
adult costume contest with prizes. At 7
p.m. there will be a buffet dinner.
Shacharit services and the megillah
reading will be Tuesday, Feb. 26, at 6:45
a.m.
For information, call the shul office,
(248) 788-0600.

Adat Shalom
Marks Purim

Adat Shalom Synagogue will cele-
brate Purim on Monday, Feb. 25,
and Sunday, March 3.
On Monday evening, the syna-
gogue's education and youth depart-
ment will sponsor two Purim carni-
vals. Haman's Hide-away; for chil-
dren 2-5 years old, will include
moon walks, a magic show, a clown
and other games. Elementary school
children will have games with prizes
at Mordechai's Marvelous Magical
Museum. Tickets can be purchased
in $5 packets. The carnivals will run
from 5-7 p.m.
A light Break the Fast of Esther
dinner at 6:30 p.m. will be available
for $4 per person.
The congregation's megillah pro-
gram will begin at 7 p.m. with Adat
Shalom teenagers reading the
megillah
A teen carnival will follow for
participants in the synagogue's
eighth-12th grade Gesher and Nosh
`n Drash programs.
Synagogue teens will read the
megillah again on Purim morning,
Feb. 26, at 7 a.m.
Adat Shalom will conclude fes-
tivities with the Purim Party Plus
event on Sunday, March 3. The
evening will begin with hors d'oeu-
vres and cocktails at 6 p.m. A buffet
with music and dancing will follow.
Winners of the congregation's annu-
al Purim fund-raising will be drawn,
along with other Purim prizes.
A $250 ticket will admit two to
the party and provide one ticket in
the Purim drawing. Chairing the
event are Rhonda and Jerry Byer
and Shelley and Ed Kohl. For infor-
mation about the Purim programs,
call the synagogue office, (248) 851-
5100.

Friday Night Fever
At Shaarey Zedek

Congregation Shaarey Zedek will intro-
duce Friday Night Fever, a new
Kabbalat Shabbat service beginning Feb.
22 at 6 p.m. in Southfield.
This service will be held once a
month. The Feb. 22 service will be fol-
lowed by a Shabbat dinner. The cost for
dinner is $12 per adult and $6 per
child. For information, call the syna-
gogue office, (248) 357-5544.

Learn About
Parachaplaincy

The Jewish Community Chaplaincy
Program, which provides religious, cul-
tural and spiritual support to frail Jewish
older adults living in care facilities, is
offering a series of volunteer training ses-
sions. Community members who are
volunteering or who want to volunteer
with older adults in (-Are facilities are
encouraged to attend any or all of the
remaining three sessions.
The next session will be 9:30-11:30
a.m. Thursday, Feb. 21, at the Jewish
Community Center of Oak Park. The
topic will be "The Needs of Care Facility
Residents." Speakers will include Dr.
Ruth Lerman, geriatrician; Rabbi Joseph
Klein of Temple Emanu-El; and Alicia
Nuccilli, activity director of Elan Village
in Southfield.
To register for this free session, call
Shirley Jarcaig, (248) 661-2999, by
Tuesday, Feb. 19.

Kol Ami Hosts
Education Series

Temple Kol Ami will hold a four-week
adult education series titled "Healing the
Body, Healing the Mind," beginning
Thursday, Feb. 28. Rabbi Herschel
Finman will lead four sessions exploring
the connection between Jewish mysti-
cism and prayer and such daily pursuits
as stress management and self-improve-
ment.
For adult learners who prefer a more
hands-on experience, there will be a
series of four interactive sessions to fortify
spiritual health through dance, yoga,
chanting and meditation. Sessions will be
conducted by local experts Shelly Komer
Jackier, Israeli dance specialist; Barbara
Swaab, director of Take a Deep Breath
Inc.; Rabbi Hal Greenwald, director of
education, Jewish Community Center of
Metropolitan Detroit; and Dr. Dennis
Chernin, author of How to Meditate
Using Chakras, Mantras and Breath.
Rabbi Finman's classes and the inter-
active sessions will run simultaneously on
Feb. 28, March 7, March 14 and March
21 7:30-8:30 p.m. Adult learners can
register for the entire series ($25; stu-
dents and seniors, $20) or for individual
sessions ($19; students and seniors, $8).
Pre-registration is encouraged, but not
required.
In addition to the Thursday night
series, a beginning Hebrew class will be
offered on Tuesdays, March 5-April 30
from 1-2 p.m. The cost is $36 for mem-
bers; $50, non-members, plus a book fee.
For information or to register, call the
temple, (248) 661-6099.

Health Focus
On Heritage

Dr. Michael Tainsky and Nancy
Kantor Levin will be speakers in the
second of a two-part program host-
ed by the Temple Beth El Sisterhood
in conjunction with the Wayne
State University School of Medicine,
Department of Obstetrics and
Gynecology 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb.
26, at the Temple.
They will speak on "Heritage as a
Biomarker: Genetics and Health,"
concentrating on current research in
the field and possible genetic bio-
markers leading to specific cancers
in Ashkenzai Jewish women.
Dr. Tainsky, professor of oncolo-
gy and director of the program in
molecular biology and genetics at
the Karmanos Cancer Institute and
Wayne State University in Detroit,
established the Karmanos Cancer
Institute Program in Molecular
Biology and Genetics.
The program is open to the corn-
munity at no charge.

SZ Hosts
Purim Fun

Congregation Shaarey Zedek will
celebrate Purim with activities
beginning Monday, Feb. 25 through
Sunday March 3.
On Monday, Feb. 25 in
Southfield, there will be a Purim
extravaganza for the whole family.
From 6-6:30 p.m., children can
have their pictures taken with a
favorite cartoon character. At 6:30
p.m., there will be a family contem-
porary megillah, celebration and -
play. From 7:15-9 p.m., families can
enjoy music and dancing and activi-
ties. Refreshments will include
hamantashen, ice cream bars and
cappuccino. There will be tradition-
al megillah reading at 7:15 p.m. in
the adult chapel read by Shaarey
Zedek high school students.
On Tuesday, Feb. 26, the megillah
reading will be at 7 a.m. in
Southfield and West Bloomfield.
Also on Tuesday in Southfield, there
will be the annual Purim dinner
theater, Haman's Hideaway. Cantor
Chaim Najman and Youth Choir
Director Aviva Gibbs will direct the
youth choir in a production of
Norman Roth's play The Megillah
According to Broadway. Participants
can celebrate Purim at a family din-
ner at 5:30 p.m. with the play fol-

