Bangkok Sala Cafe THAI CUISINE Buy One Lunch or Dinner & Get a Second for Left page top: Allyn Kantor was the second president of Temple Beth Emeth. Left page bottom: On Simchat Torah, Temple Beth Emeth Rabbi Robert Levy holds an inflatable "bet" indicating "Bereshit" — beginning the cycle of Torah reading. 50% OFF One per customer • Expires 10/31/02 I. 27903 Orchard Lake Rd. Left: Temple Beth Emeth Education Director Terri Ginsburg begins a Torah service. Farmington Hills (248) 553-4220 Open 7 days a week Lower left: Holding flags on Simchat Torah is Rabbi Robert Levy spiritual leader of Temple Beth Emeth in Ann Arbor Mon-Sat 11 am - 10 pm Sunday 4 pm - 9:30 pm tral person who coordinates time and space issues. Though they are two individual congregations with different religions, the St. Clare and Temple Beth . Emeth congregations come together to participate in annual joint programming. It includes a Thanksgiving service, a Passover "peace seder" and a once-a-year pulpit switch, where the rabbi gives a sermon at the church and the minister gives a sermon at the temple. Members of each congregation also help out by baby- sitting for each other's children during major holi- days. tar When the temple had grown to a substantial size and discussion arose about moving, St. Claire's suggested joint ownership of the building. The congregation approved the proposal. "We are the first congregation in the country to be jointly owned by a synagogue and a church ... that's a real landmark in brotherhood, and being able to work out the relationships necessary for two religions to co-exist and thrive in the same building," said Simon, who has been a member of the congregation since 1969. The two congregations share sanctuary space and class- room space but have separate offices. Each congregation functions separately and scheduling is done through a cen- A Spiritual Home Past president Bobbi Heilveil of Ann Arbor joined Temple Beth Emeth in 1974, and served the congre- gation from 1993-1997. She was president when a new sanctuary and classrooms were added and recalls when the addition opened. "I remember standing there and looking at the temple office, and turning around for the first time and seeing this wonderful expanse that was available," she said. "I was elected president of the little building and became president of this big beautiful building:" Heilveil, who grew up in the East and came to the Midwest because of her husband's job, said Temple Beth Emeth has become home to her family over the past 25 years. "We have a history here now, where we've had children • named, bafmitzvahed, married — and now they are mem- bers of the congregation with children in the religious school. For us, it's a home ... it's been the center for our children and us," she said. An "in-house" comic review on Saturday, Feb. 8, will star members of the congregation. The culminating event is a concert on Sunday, April 6. Performers will be STAR TRAX EVENT PRODUCTIONS The Greatest Interactive Entertainment in the Country is in your Back Yard! 248.263.6300 Y OLA phol- og l'`Ct phy is j VA 00C1 hal'ACIS DOUBLE-CHI on page 74 Beth Emeth Celebrates Temple Beth Emeth plans some special events to mark its 36th anniversary year. First up is a jazz music bistro evening Saturday, Oct. 19, featur- ing the Jeff Haas Trio. a (NW corner of 12 Mile) Temple Beth Emeth Cantor Annie Zibelman Rose as the principal soloist along with the Ann Arbor Symphony and the temple's adult choir. Temple Beth Emeth is at 2309 Packard Road in Ann Arbor. For informa- tion, call the temple, (734) 665-4744 or visit the Web site: www.templebethemeth.org G 0 R bAC k sTudo of phoTogRAphy 32731 248-626-3666 w . s,‘ ‘m•k\wwkIP,, rxk'sw- . Click 6 Shop jewl fi.com 1 0 / 1 1 2002 73