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Lecture Focus:
Mideast Conflict
Dr. Mark Tessler will speak on "The
Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Where
We Are and How We Got There" at
the annual Leon and Hilda Lucas
lecture 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, May
8, at Congregation Beth Shalom.
The program, co-sponsored by
the Institute for Retired
_Professionals and the Cultural
Commission of Congregation Beth
Shalom, is open to the public at no
charge. A dessert reception will fol-
low.
An Israeli buffet dinner will be
available, by advance reservation,
from 6-7:30 p.m. Cost is $12 per
person for adults and $6 for children
under 12. Babysitting will be avail-
able upon advance reservation. Call
Congregation Beth Shalom, (248)
547-7970, for dinner reservations.
The annual lecture is made possi-
ble by an endowment from the late
Dr. Leon and Hilda Lucas, who were
among the founding members of the
IRP as well as among the founding
members of the congregation.
Dr. Tessler, who is the Samuel J.
Eldersveld Collegiate Professor of
Political Science at the University of
Michigan, will assess recent develop-
ments in the conflict and present
both the Israeli and Palestinian per-
.
spectives.
B'nai Moshe
Offers Shiur
Congregation B'nai Moshe's
three-part spring study series for
adult learners, "Get Yourself a
Teacher," featuring Zohar Raviv,
Frankel Fellow in Jewish Thought
and Mysticism in the Department
of Near Eastern and Judaic
Studies at the University of
Michigan, will 'conclude 7:30
p.m. Monday, May 6.
There will be a 90-minute uni-
versity-level shiur (discourse) on
"The Binding of Isaac in Post-
Biblical Literature." Tuition is
$10 ($8 for members of the con-
gregation). It is open to all adult
learners whether or not they have
attended any previous sessions.
No knowledge of Hebrew is
required. Advance registration is
encouraged, but students may
also register at the door.
Temple Offers
Support Groups
The Michigan Tremor Support group
offers support for those suffering from
essential Tremor or Parkinson's Disease.
The monthly meetings are held at
Temple Israel on Thursdays at 7 p.m.
The group is open to the community
free of charge.
The next meeting will be May 9 at
Temple Israel. The topic will be "Tips
and Tricks for Coping with Tremor," a
roundtable discussion facilitated by
Fred Woolf.
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For information, call Shari Finsilver,
(248) 683-4138.
PATH (Positive Attitude Toward
Health) MS support group holds meet-
ings twice a month on Thursdays at 7
p.m. at Temple Israel. The first session
of the month is a support group and at
the second session, the group meets
with a speaker. Future dates are May 9,
May 23, June 13, June 27, July 11,
July 25, Aug. 8, Aug. 29.
On Thursday, May 23, Dr. Saab, a
chiropractor who treats people with
MS, will speak. The group is open to
the community free of charge.
Beth Shalom
Plans Services
Congregation Beth Shalom offers serv-
ices tailored to the needs of people of
all ages.
Tot Shabbat and the family service,
which are scheduled for next Shabbat,
May 11, are usually held monthly on
the second Shabbat of the month.
Hebrew school services are two weeks
later.
Tot Shabbat is prepared for children
272-6 and includes creative movement
and music. Led by Cantor Samuel
Greenbaum and Lainie Phillips, the
service is held in the synagogue's pre-
school room from 10-10:45 a.m.
The family service is geared for
older children and is held in the
chapel. In addition to the prayer serv-
ice, there is an educational component
appropriate to the age group. Parents
are invited to join their children in the
11 a.m. service.
Children of bar-bat mitzvah age or
older are welcome in the main sanctu-
ary beginning at 9 a.m. Babysitting is
available during all Shabbat and holy
day services, beginning at 10 a.m.
Newborn children are welcome to
attend services with their parents. All
services are followed by a kiddush and
a cantor's tisch (study session) for chil-
dren.
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