Seeking Green Thumbs'
The Jewish Community Center of
Metropolitan Detroit is seeking indi-
viduals and-or families with children
ages 6-12 years to participate in a spe-
cial gardening event 10-noon Sunday,
July 25, at the JCC in West
Bloomfield.
As part of the JCC's Nature's Way-
The Great Outdoors program, butter-
flies, birds, small mammals and
amphibians will be placed in the
JCC's community gardens sometime
next year. To prepare for their arrival,
the community can participate in the
creation of a children's garden that
will provide wildlife with food, water,
cover and a safe haven.
The project is part of the National
Wildlife Federation's Backyard
Wildlife Habitat program, instituted
in 1973 to help people garden for
wildlife.
The community gardens at the JCC
will ultimately include demonstration
areas in which children can learn
about the connection between
wildlife and the habitat in which they
live. Additionally, the nature trails
throughout the JCC grounds will be
enhanced for learning opportunities
and community enjoyment.
Children who participate will also
receive a free fanny pack and compli-
mentary copy of Ranger Rick maga-
zine. Water and light snacks also will
be available. For information, call
(248) 432-5486 or e-mail
naturesway@jccdet.org
— Sy Manello, editorial assistant
New Kosher Restaurant
In a partnership made in the kitchen,
kosher restaurant owner Eli
Weingarden and kosher caterer Phil
Tewel are in the final stages of creating
a first-of-its-kind setting for Detroiters
to meet and eat.
"It will be a high-end, 250-seat,
kosher meat restaurant," said
Weingarden, who also owns the kosher
Subsation restaurants inside both
Jewish Community Centers. "We will
serve menu items ranging from New
York-style deli sandwiches to steak din-
ners. We will also serve liquor."
The restaurant — expected to open
in mid-August — is the first endeavor
together for the two men. Tewel is the
longtime owner of Jewel Kosher
Caterers in Oak Park.
"Phil is bringing with him his expe-
rience as a caterer who serves large
numbers of people at a time, and I
bring with me the experience in effi-
ciency gained in the restaurant busi-
ness," Weingarden said.
While some plans — including a
name for the restaurant — are still
being finalized — a 14 Mile and
Woodward location has been secured
in Royal Oak. It's the former home of
the W.O.W. Asian restaurant.
"We may have a sushi bar or a
dessert bar," Weingarden said. 'And we
will offer valet parking and outdoor,
upper deck seating.
"We've done extensive research visit-
ing New York's higher-end kosher
restaurants to see what's out there.
Now we're hoping to bring some of
what's in New York back to Detroit."
— Shelli Liebman Dorfman, staff writer
Tisha B'Av — Online
The Orthodox Union has prepared
programming for Tisha b'Av (which
begins this year on Monday night, July
26) including a four-hour Webcast of
kinot (elegies) and commentary for -
those unable to leave their homes or
offices. ,
The broadcast, running 8:50 a.m.-1
p.m. Tuesday, July 27, can be accessed
through the OU Web site at:
vvww.ou.org
Originating from Young Israel of
Woodmere in Long Island, N.Y., the
Web cast will include a wide raw of
sources, ancient to modern, religious
to secular.
Tisha b'Av, the ninth day of the
month of Av, commemorates the
destruction, on that date, of the two
Temples in Jerusalem 656 years apart
as well as other Jewish tragedies that
occurred on that date. In addition to
the recitation of the kinot and the
Book of Lamentations, Tisha b'Av is
observed by a sundown to sundown
fast and other aspects of mourning.
— Shelli Liebman Dorfman, staff writer
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Enlarging The Net
Users of the Internet who are visually
impaired can take advantage of a
recent publication of the Jewish
Heritage for the Blind organization.
The Directory of Jewish Topics on the
Internet is a 30-page booklet listing
mostly Orthodox Web sites with reli-
gious themes.
The directory is available by calling
Jewish Heritage for the Blind in
Brooklyn, N.Y., (718) 338-4999.
--- Alan Hitsky, associate editor
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