Co m mun i ty PLEASE JOIN US... as we celebrate the Thirteenth Anniversary of the kosher food pantry feeding hungry Jewish families AJCommittee Focus: Germany HONORING... k o er and Wednesday, October 22, 2002 Adat Shalom in Farmington Hills Dinner to follow - Couvert $150.00 per adult PROGRAM 7:00 P.M. HORS D'OEUVRES 6:00 P.M. Judy Kepes Barbara Wallace Dinner Arrangements Co-Chairpersons Sharon Lipton Alan Yost Dinner Fundraising Co-Chairpersons Brian 5atovsky Amy 5cIllussel Richard 5imtob Allan Sefton YAD Liaisons to Dinner Dinner Program Book Chairpersons SPECIAL THANKS * TO... BUSINESS DINNER SPONSORS: SCHECHTER FINANCIAL GROUP FINKEL ROTH GROUP PARTNERS OF ZALENKO & ASSOCIATES, PC DINNER SPONSORS: YAD EZRA elf friotgry fealty the Jew: MARCIA & EUGENE APPLEBAUM MADGE & MANDELL BERMAN RONDA NANCY & STEPHEN GRAND AMY 8c MARK HAIMANN NUSBAUM FAMILY FOUNDATION & RON FERBER GLORIA & ED MEER RAVITZ FOUNDATION *As of August 28, 2003 Michigan allows an income tax credit for individuals equal to 50% of the amount of cash contributions (subject to certain limitations) to organizations such as Yad Ezra that provide food or shelter to the indigent. The fair market value of the dinner for tax purposes is 834.00 per person. FOR INFORMATION OR RESERVATIONS, CALL 248-548-3663 757570 will hold its aila JAMD Starts Adult Academy Green Sunday Phone-A-Thon on November 2, 2003 Please take the call and give generously The funds raised on Green Sunday will belp JArFprovide Israel with vital water msources WE NEED VOLUNTEERS! WHEN: November 2, 2003, 10:00 am to 6:00 pm WHAT: Volunteers needed to make phone calls in 2 hour shifts WHERE: Jewish Community Center - West Bloomfield 6600 West Maple Road, West Bloomfield, MI 48322-2003 Featuring food and fun for all volunteers! .0), ,JEIVISII NATIONAL FUND/ A If you are interested in helping, please contact: Patty Kaplan at 248-203-9111 or pkaplan@jnf.org V JNF, for Green Sunday Chairs: Charlene Green and Elie Morris artrATA N•011411001/4"6"OWVII"110.%" INs0011460.141"0"44941101 SW0%044 .11%,"%a" " Ra 10/10 2003 48 Regional Director: Ron Horvat JEWISH NATIONAL FUND www.jolorg The American Jewish Committee Metropolitan Detroit Chapter has rescheduled its program exploring "The Changing Germany." The discussion at 8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 14, will focus on Germany's rela- tionship to its Jewish communi- ty and to Israel and its internal challenges due to Petri the increase of immigration from North Africa and the Middle East. The speaker is Midwest Consul General of Germany Dr. Alexander Petri. The program will take place at the Max M. Fisher Federation Building, Bloomfield Township, fol- lowing the AJC board meeting. Dr. Petri joined the Foreign Office in 1971 and has served in Geneva, Pretoria, Botswana, Lesotho, Swaziland, Mexico City and Stockholm. He was appointed the Consul General for the Midwest, based in Chicago in 2001. There is no charge, but reserva- tions are requested. Call the AJCommittee, (248) 646-7686. ISRAEL forever. 765110 The Jewish Academy of Metropoli- tan Detroit will have adult educa- tion classes for parents of its stu- dents and prospective students. The adult academy begins 7:30 p.m. Thursdays with two classes per week taught by JAMD Jewish stud- ies and Hebrew language teachers. There is no charge. Call (248) 592-5263 to sign up. The class schedule: Oct. 16: Ruth Bergman, "Building a World of Words: How Rashi Finds Meaning in Torah;" Rabbi Lee Buckman, "Great Texts of the Academy;" Oct. 23: Rabbi Aaron Bergman, "Ethical Dilemmas in Jewish Law;" Rabbi Daniel Nevins, "Who's in and Who's Out: The World to Come;" Oct. 30: Dr. Cobi Sacerdoti, "Political Music in Israel."