News Talk JN, yeshivah hostscholar A Los Angeles-based rabbinic scholar will give several lectures, including a lunch-and-learn pro- gram at the Jewish News, during a two- day visit to metro Detroit in August. Rabbi Boruch Yehudah Gradon — founder and dean of Maor, an outreach program aimed principally at Israelis, and also the spiritual counselor for the Los Angeles Lakewood Kollel — will deliver two lunch-and-learn programs and two major addresses. The Southfield-based Yeshiva Beth Yehudah Partners in Torah program is sponsoring the rabbi's visit. Rabbi Gradon is a London native who attended the Gateshead Yeshiva there and the Beth Medrash Gavoha in Lakewood, NJ, where he studied for seven years under the late Rabbi Shneur Kotler. His family moved to L.A. in 1982. The first lunch and Gradon learn will be Monday, Aug. 4, 12:15-1:15 p.m., at the Jewish News, Suite 110, 29200 Northwestern Highway at Franklin Road, Southfield. The topic will be "Why Is Israel Always In the News?" "The lunchtime spiritual repast not only should be uplifting, but also informative as we Americans alternate- ly shudder and feel pride when the news media spotlight Israel," said JN Editor Robert A. Sklar. Monday evening, Aug. 4, at 8:15 p.m. in the Sally Allen Alexancder Bais Yaacov Auditorium at Church and 10 Mile in Oak Park, Rabbi Gradon will address "Hatred Among Jews, An Old Problem — A New Approach." Tuesday, Aug. 5, at noon, Machon L'Torah-Jewish Learning Network of Michigan and Partners in Torah will co- sponsor a Rabbi Gradon-led lunch and learn at the law offices of Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn in Detroit. The topic: "Is Judaism A Religion?" At Yeshiva Beth Yehudah's Tuesday night Partners in Torah learning pro- gram, the rabbi will answer: "It Is 2003 So Why Are We Still Mourning the Temples?" His visit occurs during the holiday week of Tisha b'Av and the nine-day mourning period where the Jewish people mourn the destruction of the Holy Temples in Jerusalem. For reservations for any of the events, call Rabbi Avraham Cohen, (248) 557-6750. El We Customize All Leases for Sign & Drive CERTIFIED Pre-Owned LARGEST SELECTION of PRE-OWNED Certified Lexus Pre-Owned Non-Certified Pre-Owned FINANCING AVAILABLE 2 to choose from, VERY CLEAN! 1.9% 2001 Toyota Corolla $8,995 1997-2002 Lexus ES300s 2003 Toyota Corolla LE Certified, 9 to choose from. Starting at $13,995 Like New, Only one left! $12,995 2000-2003 Lexus RX 300s Certified, 13 to choose from. Starting at 1994 BMW 7401 $24,995 Extra Clean, Low Miles. $13,995 2000 Lexus GS300 Certified, Like New, Low Miles. $24,995 1999 Mercedes C230 2002 Lexus IS300 $14,995 Extra clean, MUST SEE! Certified, 6-speed, Navigation, Like New. $27,995 1999 Lexus ES300 Loaded, Extra Clean, MUST SEE! 1999 Lexus LS400 $16,995 Certified, Navigation, Like New. $31,995 1999 Toyota 4-Runner 2001 Lexus LX470 4x4, Loaded, Extra Clean! $16,995 Certified, Low Miles, Like New. $43,995 2001 Lexus LS430 2003 Nissan Altima $43,995 $16,995 Like New, MUST SEE! Certified, Like New, MUST SEE! 2001 Lexus SC430 Certified, Loaded,Like New. $52,995 2002 Lexus SC 430 Low miles, (8,000) Like new. MUST SEE! $53,995 OUR CARS MUST PASS 128 INSPECTION POINTS ~Exus of Arlin FlIF7E3CDIRE 590 Auto Mall Dr. • Ann Arbor 1.866.645.3987 lexusofannarbor coni lexusannarbor@usa.net LAnSInG 5701 Pennsylvania Ave • Lansing 1.888.418.7777 OPEN SATURDAY 10-5 *48 mo. lease; 12,000 mi. $0 due at inception, $0 down, tax, title & license. lexusoflansing.com 7/25 2003 19