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Spirituality

Torah Portion/Synagogues

Who Is Truly Wealthy?

Seventh Day Pesach:
Exodus 13:17-15:16;
Numbers 28:19-25;
II Samuel 22:1-51.

A

few weeks ago, the Jewish News
ran an article on "The Cost of
Jewish Living," (April 7, page
29) highlighting the fact that, putting
things plainly, it costs a lot to be a Jew.
From kosher food to shul dues to
tzedakah obligations to Jewish day
school, meaningful Jewish life is expen-
sive.
On the seventh day of Pesach, the
Jews cross through the dry land of the
Red Sea while the Egyptian army
drowns in the raging waters. Finally, the
Jews are a free people. But they become
something else, too. They become real-
ly, really rich.
The Midrash teaches us that "Just as
gold is far more valuable than silver, so

Reuven Spolter is rabbi of Young Israel
of Oak Park.

hoisted upon them that they built that
too the people reap far greater rewards
calf!" God cannot disagree.
at the sea than they had in Egypt."
Still, the people do redeem them-
Apparently, when the Egyptian army
selves later on. When Moshe finally
went to war, full battle gear included a
descends from Mount Sinai after Yom
great deal of gold and silver that washed
Kippur, he brings the commandment
up on the banks of the sea for the Jews
to build a mishkan — a tabernacle that
to collect.
would house God's holy presence in
Unfortunately, that wealth — at
this world. He asks the people to
least initially — doesn't do the Jewish
donate their gold, silver and
people much good. Wealth by
other valuables to build that
itself means very little. Rather,
mishkan. They give freely
the value of wealth comes in
and
willingly, until Moshe
the choices we make spending
must
ask them to stop giving.
it. It's not about net worth;
Their willingness to spend
it's about how we spend it.
their money for the right rea-
People don't initially make
sons atones for their previous
the right choices with their
mistake, elevates the nation
newfound wealth. After trav-
and brings God into their
eling to Mount Sinai and
midst.
experiencing the tremendous
People wonder why their
spirituality of receiving the
RABBI
children
lose interest in
Torah, they decide to use their
REUVEN
Judaism
after
they themselves
gold and silver to build a
SPOLTER
chose to buy a new boat or
golden calf In fact, the
Special to the
expensive home when they
Talmud tells us that when
Jewish News
"couldn't afford" to send their
God wants to destroy His
kids to Hillel Day School
people for worshipping idola-
because
it
was too expensive. We all
try, Moshe turns to God and tells Him,
know the difference between a Lexus
"Master of the Universe, it's because of
and a Hyundai. Hamburgers cost a dol-
all that extra gold and silver that You

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CONSERVATIVE

ADAT SHALOM SYNAGOGUE

29901 Middlebelt, Farmington Hills, 48334, (248) 851-
5100. Rabbis: Daniel Nevins, Herbert Yoskowitz, Rachel
Lawson Shere. Rabbi emeritus: Efry Spectre. Cantor:
Yevsey Gutman. Cantor emeritus: Larry Vieder. Services:
Friday 7:30 p.m.; Saturday 9 a.m., 7:30 p.m.; week-
days 7:30 a.m., 6 p.m.; Sunday 8:30 a.m. Passover:
Saturday, April 30 9 a.m., 8 p.m.; Sunday, May 1, 9
a.m.(Yizkor), 8 p.m.

AHAVAS ISRAEL (GRAND RAPIDS)

2727 Michigan St. SE, Grand Rapids, 49506-1297,
(616) 949-2840. Rabbi: David J.B. Krishef. Cantor:
Stuart R. Rapaport. Services: Tuesday, Wednesday,
Thursday, 7:30 a.m.; Friday, 7 p.m.; Saturday, 9:30
a.m.

BEIT KODESH

31840 W. Seven Mile, Livonia, (248) 477-8974. Cantor:
David Gutman. President: Larry Stein. Vice presidents:
Martin Diskin, Al Gittleman. Services: Friday 8 p.m.;
Saturday 9 a.m.

CONGREGATION BETH AHM

5075 W. Maple, West Bloomfield, 48322, (248) 851-
6880. Ritual director: Joseph Mermelstein. Rabbi emer-
itus: A. Irving Schnipper. Cantor Emeritus: Shabtai
Ackerman. Guest rabbi: Aaron Bergman. Visiting schol-
ar: Dr. Howard Lupovitch. Services: Friday 6 p.m.;
Saturday 9:30 a.m., 8 p.m.; weekdays 7 a.m., 7 p.m.;

Sundays and civic holidays: 8:15 a.m., 5 p.m. Passover
Yizkor Sunday, May 1.

BETH ISRAEL (FLINT)

G-5240 Calkins Road, Flint, 48532, (810) 732-6310.
Cantor emeritus: Sholom Kalib. President: Dr. Harold
Steinman. Services: Saturday 9:30 a.m., 6 p.m.; week-
days 7:30 a.m.. 6 p.m.; Sunday and legal holidays 8
a.m., 6 p.m. Ivriah religious school (810) 732-6312.

BETH ISRAEL (ANN ARBOR)
CONGREGATION

2000 Washtenaw Ave., Ann Arbor, 48104, (734) 665-
9897. Rabbi: Robert Dobrusin. Services: Friday 6 p.m.;
Saturday 9:30 a.m.; weekdays 7:30 p.m.; Sunday 7:30
p.m.

Friday 7 a.m., Monday-Thursday 6 p.m.; Sunday and
legal holidays 9 a.m.; Sunday 6 p.m. Haftorah, Aaron
Martin. Volunteer Shabbat. Passover: Saturday and
Sunday, April 30 & May 1, 9 a.m., 8:15 p.m.

DOR CHADASH



U. OF MICH.

U-M Hillel; 1429 Hill St., Ann Arbor 48104, (734) 769-
0500. Rabbi: Jason A. Miller. Co-chairs: Naomi Karp,
Perry Teicher. Egalitarian Carlebach-style service at
candlelighting time Fridays. Monthly Shabbat morning
service. Monthly Shabbat Minchah Seudah Shlishit.
Check Web site for times www.umhillel.org

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ISAAC AGREE DOWNTOWN
SYNAGOGUE

1457 Griswold, Detroit, 48226, (313) 961-9328.
Chazan: Cantor Usher Adler. Baal Kriah: Howard
Marcus. Cantorial soloist: Neil Barris. Ritual director: Dr.
Martin Herman. President: Dr. Ellen Kahn. Services:
Saturday 8:30 a.m.

CONGREGATION SHAAREY ZEDEK

146 South Ave., Mt. Clemens, 48043, (586) 465-0641.
Services: weekdays 7:15 a.m.; Saturday 10 a.m.;
Sunday 8 am.

Rabbis: Joseph H. Krakoff, Jonathan E. Berkun, Eric S.
Yanoff. Rabbi emeritus: Irwin Groner. Cantor: Chaim
Najman. Ritual director: Leonard Gutman.
Southfield: 27375 Bell Road, Southfield, 48034, (248)
357-5544. Services: Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday 7:30
a.m.; Monday, Thursday 7:15 a.m.; daily 6 p.m.; Friday
6 p.m.; Saturday 9 a.m., 8 p.m.; Sunday 8:30 a.m.
Passover Minchah Sunday, May 1, 8:45 p.m.
West Bloomfield, B'nai Israel Center: 4200 Walnut
Lake Road, West Bloomfield, 48323-2772, (248) 357-
5544. Services: Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday 7:15 a.m.;
Monday, Thursday 7 a.m.; daily 6 p.m.; Friday 6 p.m.;
Saturday 9 a.m., 8 p.m.; Sunday 9 a.m. Passover
Minchah Sunday, May 1, 8:45 p.m.

CONGREGATION B'NAI MOSHE

TEMPLE ISRAEL

CONGREGATION BETH SHALOM

14601 W. Lincoln, Oak Park, 48237, (248) 547-7970.
Rabbi: David A. Nelson. Cantor: Samuel L. Greenbaum.
Ritual director: Rev. Samuel Semp. Services: Friday 6
p.m.; Saturday 9 a.m., 6:30 p.m.; Sunday 9 a.m., 5
p.m.; weekdays 7 a.m., 6:30 p.m..

BETH TEPHILATH MOSES

6800 Drake, West Bloomfield, 48322, (248) 788-0600.
Rabbi: Elliot Pachter. Cantor: Earl Berris. Services:
Friday 6 p.m.; Saturday 9 a.m., 8:15 p.m.; Monday-

2300 Center Ave., Bay City, 48708; (989) 893-7811.
Cantor: Daniel Gale. President: Dr. Jonathan Abramson.
Services: Saturday 9:30 a.m. A liberal, egalitarian con-

lar at McDonalds for a reason. So, if we
understand that we get what we pay for
in every other area of life, why should
the religious and spiritual continuity of
the Jewish people — and our own chil-
dren, be any different?
Sure, Jewish life is expensive. But
please don't say that you can't afford it.
I'm not aware of a single child kept out
of a Jewish school in our community
because of need. No synagogue in this
city will turn someone away if they
truly cannot pay. It's not about whether
we can afford Jewish life. It's about
whether we really want to. ri

Conversations

The Torah tells us that the Jewish
people carried their dough with
them because "it didn't have time
to rise before they left." That's
why we eat matzah on Pesach. But
Moshe told them that they'd be
leaving more than two weeks
before. Why then didn't they have
their bread ready that night?

gregation serving the tri-cities area. Religious and
Hebrew education programs for children and adults.

INDEPENDENT

AHAVAT SHALOM

413 N. Division St., Traverse City, 49684, (231) 929-
4330. Rabbi: Chava (Stacie) Bahle. Weekly Shabbat cel-
ebrations, holidays, year round programming, children's
education. Summer programming for downstate visi-
tors.

GROSSE POINTE JEWISH COUNCIL

(313) 882-6700. Rabbi: Nicholas Behrmann. Cantorial
soloist: Bryant Frank.

JEWBILATION

P.O. Box 130014, Ann Arbor, 48103, (734) 996-3524 or
995-1963. Rev. Lauren Zinn. Services: Friday 6:15, fol-
lowing dinner. Jewish Roots with Interfaith Wings holds
bi-monthly Shabbat dinner, services, kids' programs,
family school and Hebrew school for all ages.

ORTHODOX
AGUDAS YISROEL MOGEN
ABRAHAM

15751 W. Lincoln, Southfield, 48075, (248) 552-1971.
Rabbis: Dov Loketch, Asher Eisenberger. President:
Irwin Cohen.

ANN ARBOR CHABAD HOUSE

715 Hill St., Ann Arbor, 48104, (734) 995-3276. Rabbi:
Aharon Goldstein. Services: Friday at sundown:
Saturday 9:45 a.m., 20 min. before sundown; week-
days 7:30 a.m.; Sunday 9 a.m. Times for weekdays and
Sunday are for the academic year.

ANN ARBOR ORTHODOX MINYAN

1429 Hill St., Ann Arbor, 48014. Rabbi: Rod Glogower.
Services: Friday at sundown; Saturday 9:30 a.m. and

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