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too big or small for those who man
the phone lines. Calls are answered by
rabbis, lay leaders and the editor of
the Kosher Nexus, a national kashrut
newsletter published by the UTJ. Last
year, hundreds of calls were answered
from 42 states.
The UTJ is a trans-denominational
education and outreach organ-
ization that supports and
encourages traditional
Jewish practice among
individuals, congrega-
tions, institutions, schol-
ars and religious leaders
across the spectrum of the Jewish
community.
The Operation Passover
Information Hotline number is: (888)
MATZAH1 or (888) 628-9241.
Phones will be answered from 9 a.m.-
6 p.m. through Friday, April 22.

— Shelli Liebman Dorfman,
staff writer

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"I'm a vegetarian; do I have to have
meat on my seder plate?" "I've never
made my home kosher for Passover,
but would like to. How do I do it?"
"What do I feed my pets during
Passover?"
These are among questions that are
welcomed by staff who answer calls
made to the Union for
Traditional Judaism's (UTJ)
Operation Pesach, Passover
information hotline.
"The Passover holiday is
often perceived as very com-
plicated," said Rabbi Ronald
D. Price, executive vice president of
the New Jersey-based UTJ, which
sponsors the hotline. "People run to
hotels as far away as Hawaii to avoid
the hassle. Operation Pesach takes
some of the mystery out of the holi-
day preparation and helps people
bring Passover into their home for a
hands-on joyous experience."
UTJ staff boasts that no question is

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The sisterhood of
Congregation Shaarey Zedek
will present guest speaker
Yuval Rabin, son of the late
Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak
Rabin, at 11:30 a.m.
Wednesday, May 4, at the
Southfield synagogue. A
luncheon follows at 12:15
Rabin
p.m.
Rabin will speak about his
father's legacy and the current situa-
tion in Israel. He is a partner in the
Washington, D.C.-based consulting
firm focused on bringing Israeli tech-

nology and products to the
United States.
His speech is a highlight
of the sisterhood's annual
Women's World program
offering boutique shopping
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Israel.
For more information,
contact Laynie Langnas at
(248) 357-5544.

— Keri Guten Cohen,
story development editor

Sero's Re-Opening Soon

Where are all the Jewish people eating
these days since a March 24 kitchen
fire closed Seros Restaurant on
Northwestern Highway in Southfield?
"They're all on diets," jokes Sophia
Bowers, who owns the restaurant with
her husband, Jim, and brother Luc
Vasilakis.
The trio decided to turn a disaster
into an advantage by remodeling the
restaurant's interior and revamping the
menu.
Regular diners — about 80 percent
of whom are Jewish — should not

despair. Old favorites on the menu
will remain, some prices may go lower
and additional offerings will include
new salads, fresh fish and pastas.
"We've gotten a lot of calls about
when we'll open and lots of support
from the community," Bowers said.
"People are even popping in to see
what's going on."
She expects a grand re-opening to
be May 1.

— Keri Guten Cohen,
story development editor