Bowling For Dollars
Super Bowl Sunday is a traditional
event in many households but, for
Temple Kol Ami, the day features
something extra — the congregation's
annual "Super Bowl" bowling party.
Each year, members take over
Langan's Norwest Bowl in Farmington
Hills for its popular pre-Super Bowl
bash. The highlight of the event is
Rabbi Norman Roman's annual
"Mazon Challenge," where he pledges
$1 for every strike bowled to Mazon,
the Jewish Response to Hunger.
After enjoying some pizza, 65
bowlers of all ages and abilities tried
hard to earn "strike stickers" to place
on Rabbi Roman's bowling poster. At
the end of the day, 93 strikes had been
rolled, but Rabbi Roman urged con-
gregants to add to his donation to
help those in our community who
wonder daily where their next meal
will come from. The final tally will be
delivered to Mazon.
— Paul Gross,
special to the Jewish News
Teen Driving Spotlighted
Targeting teenagers counting down
the days before they get their driving
license, Federation's Alliance for
Jewish Education will present the "I
Promise Program," a safe driving ini-
tiative developed for families with new
young drivers.
Gary Direnfeld, a professional on
family relations, will introduce the pro-
gram 7-8:30 p.m. Sunday, March 6, at
the Eugene and Marcia Applebaum
Center for Jewish Living at
Congregation Shaarey Zedek, 4200
Walnut Lake Road, West Bloomfield.
Rabbi Lauren Berkun, Shaarey
Zedek's director of lifelong learning, will
add perspective on the program through
Jewish eyes. Following the presentation,
coffee and dessert will be served.
A segment of the Jewish Family
Education Project involves a Parent-
Youth Safe Driving Contract. It states in
simple terms basic agreements such as: I
promise to drive sober. I promise to
wear my seat belt. I promise to keep my
mind on the road.
There is no cost to the program. Pre-
registration is required by Feb. 25. To
register, contact Lisa Soble Siegmann at
Federation's Alliance for Jewish
Education, (248) 205-2534 or at
siegmann@jfmd.org.
Direnfeld is a TV and radio person-
ality from Ontario. He is the author
of Raising Kids without Raising Cane
and developer of the "I Promise
Program."
He is in private practice and has con-
sulted with 12 school boards to develop
educational plans for children with spe-
cial needs.
Partners in the Jewish Family
Education Project are the Jewish
Community Center, the Fresh Air
Society, Adat Shalom Synagogue,
Congregation Beth Shalom,
Congregation Shaarey Zedek, Temple
Israel and Congregation Shir Tikvah.
The JFE project is made possible
through the generosity of the Mandell
and Madeleine Berman Millennium
Fund for Jewish Family Education.
Temple Slates Social Justice Talks
Rabbi Norman Roman, an avid bowler since childhood, starts the Kol Ami Super
Bowl with a strike.
Cameron Prill, 11, and Michael Higer, 12, both of Farmington Hills, can't wait to
hit the lanes.
The rabbi is a prolific
Rabbi David Saperstein,
writer and speaker whose
director of the Religious
legal commentary and opin-
Action Center of Reform
ion pieces have appeared in a
Judaism, will be Temple
range of professional and
Emanu-El's scholar in resi-
popular journals. His latest
dence. Rabbi Saperstein is
book is Jewish Dimensions of
an attorney as well as a
Social Justice: Tough Moral
rabbi and teaches seminars
in First Amendment
Rabbi Saperstein Choices of Our Time.
The policies of the
church-state law and in
Religious Action Center are
Jewish law at Georgetown
established by the Commission on
University Law School in
Social Action of Reform Judaism
Washington.
(CSA), comprised of rabbis, lay lead-
He will speak at Shabbat services
ers and social action leaders from the
at the Oak Park temple at 8 p.m.
Reform Jewish Movement. The corn-
Friday, Feb. 25, on the topic, "Being
mission strives to apply Jewish ethics
the Hands of God: Jewish Social
to contemporary issues of social jus-
Justice at a Time of Crisis and
tice, religious liberty and world
Opportunity."
peace.
He will also speak at a lunch and
"During the two meetings of the
learn session at 1 p.m. on Saturday,
commission I have attended thus far,
Feb. 26, on the topic of "Israel: Its
it has been my privilege to get to
Three Most Vital Challenges —
know Rabbi Saperstein and to receive
Peace, Equality and Religious
the benefit of his insights on the
Freedom." Charge for lunch is $12.
important social action issues of the
Rabbi Saperstein will speak on
day," said Robert Sedler, a Temple
"The New Anti-Semitism" at 9:30
Emanu-El member serving his first
a.m. Sunday, Feb. 27.
term on the commission.
Rabbi Saperstein is an authority
The talks are free and open to the
on church-state separation and on a
public.
broad range of social justice issues
affecting American Jewry.
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2/17
2005
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