Animals A11 Around Shir Tikvah students meet some inhabitants of Noah's Ark. STORY: DIANA LIEBERMAN PHOTOS: ANGIE BAAN N ov. 1 was Shabbat Noah, when congregations through- out the world read the Torah portion describing the ark Noah filled with a pair of animals from each species. At Congregation Shir Tikvah in Troy, educational director Karen Knoppow planned the ultimate hands-on activity — bringing animals of all sorts to the synagogue to help teach the mitzvah of tza'ar ba'alei chaim, being kind to animals. Shabbat services that day were specifically oriented toward chil- dren in preschool through grade six, with songs and guitar accom- paniment by Lisa Soble Siegmann, director of Jewish Experiences for Families (JEFF), a program of the Alliance for Jewish Education. After services, the children interacted with a menagerie from Waterford-based Science Alive, sat spellbound for a presentation on animal care from veterinarian and Shir Tikvah member Dr. Gary Duchan and made a variety of Noah's Ark crafts. ❑ Clockwise from top left: Trevor Wood, 9, of Bloomfield Hills enjoys feeding a llama. Nine-year-old Emily Graves of Sterling Heights peers at a real live turkey. Maxwell Stutz, 5, of Oakland Township feeds a handf u l of grain to a young goat. 11/14 2003 44