This Week For Openers A Mitzvah To Remember Added Hanna: "It makes me happy to do this. It's coming hree West Bloomfield girls from my heart. " are hoping for wall-to-wall Shir Shalom Rabbi Dannel Schwartz said a bar or bat traffic at the corner of mitzvah "should not have the emphasis on the `bar' — but Walnut Lake and Drake on the 'mitzvah.'" roads Saturday night, Oct. 18. "He or she becomes a responsible Jew in the eyes of the Starting at 7 p.m., Melanie Kohn, Jessica Jewish people. That means more than just learning Hebrew. Cicurel and Hanna Freeman will be hold- It means taking a share in the responsibility, not just to ing a fund-raising party at U.S. Blades, the Jewish people, but to society in general." 200,000-square-foot skating and entertain- At Temple Israel, bar and bat mitzvah candidates must DIANA LIEBERMAN ment center. And they've posted flyers all participate in three kinds of mitzvah projects, said Rabbi over town, inviting the world. Joshua Bennett. StaffWriter Each of the three will be celebrating a bat These are classified as Ahavah, projects that help out mitzvah in Temple Israel, such as baby-sitting February, and the party is in par- during religious services; tial fulfillment of their bat mitz- Tzedakah, making financial con- vah requirement. Proceeds will tributions; and community out- help fulfill the wish of a critically reach, projects that benefit the ill 17-year-old who registered non-Temple Israel community. with the Make-A-Wish "We have a list from the Jewish Foundation. While many young Community Council of organiza- people ask for trips to Disney tions that are in need of volun- World or to meet their favorite teers," said Rabbi Bennett, "and rock star, this young man, who that list is growing all the time." lives in Monroe, has asked to go The Oct. 18 event is open to to the Mauna Kea Observatory anyone who wants to attend — in Hawaii to study the stars. and they're hoping for hundreds. "My daughter and I have U.S. Blades has a capacity of always done mitzvah volunteer 1,500 people, said manager Todd projects," said Leslie Kohn, Winnie, "300 on and off the ice whose daughter, Melanie, will Melanie Kohn, Hanna Fr eeman, and Jessica Cicurel, without appearing even slightly celebrate her bat mitzvah Feb. 28 all 12, of West Bloomfield. congested. We can handle 500- at Temple Israel. "For her bat 700 without feeling like sardines." mitzvah, she wanted to do some- The entertainment complex, which has a policy of renting thing extra." out its facility for organizations and fund-raisers, is donating Jessica's bat mitzvah will take place Feb. 27 at Temple about $2,500 of its rental fee. "It's a service to the commu- Israel; Hanna's bat mitzvah is scheduled for Feb. 21 at nity and a service to us," Winnie said. Temple Shir Shalom. After their February ceremonies, the Admission to U.S. Blades, including skate rental, is $8. three girls, all students at Orchard Lake Middle School, will Use of the 30-foot bungee wall, the video arcade and con- have a sleepover for a reasonable number of friends at Camp cession stand are extra. Proceeds from all these areas will go Tamarack in Ortonville. to Make-A-Wish. "I feel really good about doing this," Melanie said. "I "I've also received outside donations from people who want to make a difference, especially since my health is good have come in and seen the flyer," Winnie said. ❑ and there are so many people who are suffering." "When I light Shabbos candles, I think about the light and warmth of the candles enveloping the world, and peace and love spreading to every corner. 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