i;ommunity BROOKDALE THE HERITAGE Of SOUTHFIELD BBYO Focus Sephardic Judaism Fabulous, affordable, retirement living in the Metro area Jewish teens in grades nine through 12 are invited to B'nai Kith Youth Organization's Jewish Heritage Night Sunday, Feb. 29, from 6:45 to 8:30 p.m. at Keter Torah Synagogue. The free program, titled "Connect the Dots to Sephardic Judaism," will be an interactive exploration of Sephardic Jews with Rabbi Michael Cohen. All Jewish high school students are welcome. The program is underwritten through a contribution from Noah Wofsy, an AZA alumnus of Strauss BBYO in Mt. Clemens who now lives in Washington. Contact the BBYO Chapter Service Center at (248) 788-0700. • Independent and Assisted Living • One affordable monthly fee • Spacious apartments • Full service dining • Housekeeping services • Transportation • Outings and/or events daily • 24 hour concierge For more information or a personal tour, please call 248-727-2000 Shabbat Recipes , For Your Kitchen Southfield, MI 48034 www.theheritage-southfield.com Rebitzen Chaya Sarah Silberberg will lead a three-part cooking series, "Shabbat Delicacies: Quick and Elegant Recipes for Your Shabbat Table," at Sara Tugman Bais Chabad Torah Center, 5595 W. Maple. "Fishy Business" will be Feb. 23; "Killer Kugels" will be March 1; "Grand Finales" will be March 8. All programs will begin at 8 p.m. Class participants will be able to sample all recipes. Cost is $18 per session; $50 ANNUAL MEETING OF THE HEBREW BENEVOLENT SOCIETY For the election of the Board of Directors will take place on Thursday evening, March 11, 2004, at 8:00 p.m. at their building, 26640 Greenfield Road, Oak Park, Michigan. The following names have been placed in nomination: ** HILLEL ABRAMS HENRY S. BAUM MICHAEL BAUM DAVID N. COHEN PHILIP DANO MILTON DUCHAN BARRY EISENBERG ** MEREL EPSTEIN SIDNEY FORDONSKI SOL FRANKEL EUGENE GOLDBERG JEFFREY GOLDENBERG SAM GRAY ERIC GREENBAUM ERNEST E. GREENFIELD HAROLD GREENSPAN MICHAEL HAVIS SAMUEL P. HAVIS JOSEPH HIRSCH HENRY KROLL PHILIP LANGWALD MARTIN LEDERMAN NORMAN LEVITIN HAROLD LIPSITZ BERNARD NATHANSON JAY NOVETSKY MELVILLE RICHMAN ISRAEL I. ROCKOVE DANIEL SCHWARTZ ROBERT A. SCHWARTZ JOEY SELESNY AVIE SHAPIRO SAMUEL J. SHOENIG A.M. SILVERSTEIN. ** TZVI (STEVE) SILVERSTEIN LAWRENCE SINGAL ** CHARLES SNOW GARY H. TORGOW LAWRENCE J. TRAISON SAUL WEINGARDEN GEORGE WEISS More... Better.. Easier... • .)Vew 037nproved DETROIT JEWISH NEWS JN ** PAST PRESIDENT 2/20 2004 68 for all three. For reservations, call (248) 855-6170. Other nominations can be made by a petition signed by 30 members in good standing, and presented to the president at least three days before the meeting. 811200 JEWISH CONNECTOR Lecture Topic: Teen Substance Abuse The Friendship Circle Counseling Division offers support and friendship to individuals recovering from substance abuse, assisting them to reintegrate in a healthy and fulfilling manner. At 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 25, in the Jewish Community Center in West Bloomfield, the Friendship Circle Counseling Division, with local Jewish day schools, will host a lecture by Rabbi Abraham J. Twerski: "Kids at Risk: What Your Teens Know and You Don't." A separate lecture for health professionals will be the same day. Rabbi Twerski, founder/medical director emeritus of Gateway Rehabilitation Center., is associate pro- fessor of psychiatry at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine For information, call Rabbi Yisrael Pinson, (248) 790-7878.