• "'"'''" The Jewish Theological Seminary Metro Detroit Gala Celebration Rabbis Gather For Seminars Rabbi Reuven Spolter of Young Israel of Oak Park and Rabbi Yechiel Morris of Young Israel of Southfield were among rabbis from the United States and Canada at the Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik Institute in Brookline, Mass., March 25-27 for a rabbinic seminar. The seminar, facilitated by Rabbi Jacob J. Schacter, dean of the institute, offered young rabbis in the modern Orthodox community opportunities for study, sharing and growth. The event focused on the spring holi- day cycle, offering materials for sermons and study sessions on the holiday themes. The rabbis also worked with seminar fac- ulty on a range of pastoral issues and trends in the Jewish community. Thursday, May 8, 2003 Congregation Shaarey Zedek Guest speaker: The Honorable Governor Jennifer Granholm Shin Award Recipients Eugene and Anne Greenstein - Congregation Beth Shalom Ira and Kay Harris - Congregation B'nai Moshe Dr. Abe and Sylvia Pearlman - Adat Shalom Synagogue Dr. Manuel and Harriet Sklar - Congregation Shaarey Zedek Rabbi Simon Greenberg Distinguished Service Recipient Rabbi Irwin Groner - Congregation Shaarey Zedek Institute, Temple Host Model Seder The Southfield-based Ecumenical Institute for Jewish-Christian Studies and Temple Beth El will sponsor the annual model Passover seder 1 p.m. Sunday, March 30. Guests will participate in readings, music, retelling of the story of the Exodus, and have opportunities for con- versation with Temple Beth El hosts. Dessert will follow the seder. Individuals and families are welcome; this program is especially significant for church confirmation and study groups. There is a $15 per person charge for the program. For reservations, call Barbara Yuhas, (248) 557-4522. couvert $180 per person for more information please call the Detroit JTS office, 248-258-0055 or email toclouser@jtsa.edu In the anxious moments following a devastating terrorist strike in Israel, where seconds mean the difference between life and death, heroic police, soldiers and civilian volunteers respond swiftly to locate and save the victims. Reacting just as swiftly, the Israel Humanitarian Foundation has raced to the rescue of the helpless victims and their shattered families. So swift has been their response, that today when terror attacks in Israel, help from the IHF arrives just as quickly as the emergency equipment does. Groups To View Sea Scrolls Exhibit The Hazak Group and the Congregation B'nai Moshe Men's Club will host a bus trip to Grand Rapids on Sunday, May 4, to view the Dead Sea Scrolls. The trip is open to the community. Reservation deadline is April 1. The charge is $35, which includes transporta- tion and admission to the museum. For an additional $5, participants can add a visit via trolley to the Chihuly glass exhib- it at the Meijer Gardens. No meals are included. The bus will leave the B'nai Moshe lot at 9:30 a.m. and return at 6:30 p.m. The museum trip will be from 12:30- 1:30 p.m. From 2-4 p.m., participants may see other museum exhibits or visit the gardens. Chair of trip is Joel Shayne, assisted by Susan Rabinovia. For information, call the synagogue office, (248) 788-0600. Unique amongst charitable organizations, the IHF is known as The Charity of Choice because it gives donors the choice where their cash contributions are to be spent. Whether you want to aid terrorist victims, launch the new IHF Geriatric Center, provide guide dogs for the blind or choose from many other philanthropic opportunities, there is an IHF 'choice` available for you. MY CHOICE, THE CHARITY OF CHOICE With the IHF, you can choose not only to help Israel in its hour of greatest need, but also how your contribution is used to help. Choose to be one of the first to help Israel. Make your donation. Make your choice, the Charity of Choice, ISRAEL HUMANITARIAN FOUNDATION 888 - 4 - 345 - IHF 212 - 683 - 5676 info@HHF.net wwwl H Filet HIF 3/28 276 Filth Avenue, Suite 901. New l'i)rk. NY 10001 2003 57