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tleness when he works with the
love to do it," says 83-year-old
preschoolers
each week," says Cathy
great-grandfather Leo
Rozenberg,
nursery
director. "We are
Steinmetz. Every Friday, he
blessed to have such a wonderful
bakes challah with his preschool
man bake with our children — it
friends at the Samantha Erin Rosen
makes our Shabbat experience even
Nursery School at Congregation
more special.
Beth Ahm in West Bloomfield.
"And the smell of freshly-baked
Born in Czechoslovakia,
challah
lends a sweetness to the air."
Steinmetz, a Holocaust survivor,
For
information
on the nursery, call
learned to cook as a young man in
Rozenberg
at
(248)
851-8820. L
the labor camps. He moved to the
United States with his wife in 1948
and settled in the
Chicago area,
working as a
kosher butcher.
When some of
his grown chil-
dren settled in
metro Detroit, he
relocated — and
has been baking
challah for
Sperber's Kosher
Catering for 18
years. "If I
learned some-
thing, I have to
make it perfect,"
says Steinmetz.
Making challah dough are Ellie Soverinsky and Jayne Bender
"In spite of
ofWest Bloomfield and Noah Kahan of Bloomfield Hills --
Leo's high stan-
all
4 year-olds at the Samantha Erin Rosen Nursery School.
dards, he demon-
strates incredible
patience and gen-
Adult Learning Slated
Temple Beth El's winter adult education
classes will begin Jan. 5 with programs
from Hebrew classes to courses in ethics,
Judaism and parenting.
A 6 p.m. Wednesday beginning
Hebrew class will be taught by Alan
Lowen and a 6 p.m. intermediate
Hebrew class will be taught by Director
of Education Keren Alpert.
Lea Beurer will teach advanced
Hebrew 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. and cov-
ersational Hebrew 7 p.m., all on
Wednesdays.
Cost of these 17-week classes, which
begin Jan. 5, is $50 for members and
$75 for non-members; beginning
Hebrew starts Jan. 12.
Rabbi David Castiglione will teach
"Introduction to Judaism," a nine-week
course for prospective converts, non-
Jewish partners of Jews and Jews seeking
a better understanding of Judaism. The
series begins March 2 at 7 p.m. at $75
for members and $95 for non-members;
couples taking the seminar will be
charged only one fee.
Rabbi Castiglione will present
"Becoming a Caring Community" on
six Wednesdays at 7 p.m., beginning
Jan. 12, at no charge. Participants will
learn the Jewish rites and rituals of death
and mourning as well as how to care for
those experiencing grief and loss.
On Wednesdays, Feb. 2, 9, and 23
and March 2, Rabbi Daniel Syme will
continue his presentation of "Jewish
Law in Modern Life," exploring how
rabbinic scholars have applied Jewish
legal precedents to recent situations.
There is no charge for the 7 p.m. class.
Keren Alpert's monthly lunch and
learn will resume Jan. 27 with a discus-
sion of "The Oldest Song," which was
sung by the Israelites after crossing the
Sea of Reeds. The series will continue on
Feb. 17 with "King David and the R-
rated Bible;" March 17 with "The
Strange Scroll," a discussion of the Book
of Esther; April 14 with "The New
Union Prayer Book" and "1897: Herzl's
Dream" on May 19. There is no charge
for this noon brown-bag series.
Youth and family counselor Leonard
Beigler will present two 9:30 a.m. par-
enting forums on Sundays: Feb. 6,
"Parenting Stress: How do you fit in
work, being a parent, a partner, setting
limits and schlepping" and May 15,
"The Times They Are A'Changin," on
strategies for new issues like the dangers
of the Internet, bullying and inappropri-
ate sexual activity. There is no charge for
these sessions.
For information or to register, call the
religious school, (248) 865-0612.