The Scene
Ruach Installs Officers
Comedy Castle Trip
Kimberlee Levy and Julie Solomon,
both of Novi, were installed as co-
presidents of the Ruach Group of
Hadassah at a ceremony at the Loose
Leaf Cafe in Birmingham.
Board members are community
service vice presidents Randi Berris
and Nancy Goldberg, education vice
presidents Diane Brody and Annise
Goodman, fund-raising vice presidents
Beth Kahn and Tricia Schoenbaum,
membership vice presidents Julie
Frank and Melissa Vainik, program-
ming vice presidents Deborah
Chasnick and Becky Eizen, treasurer
Laurie Zeidman and secretary Rebecca
Loren.
Ruach Group focuses on program-
The Young Adults of Adat Shalom
Synagogue will see comedian Warren
B. Hall at Mark Ridley's Comedy cas-
tle, Royal Oak, at 10:30 p.m.
Saturday, Aug. 20.
Cost is $15. RSVP: Jeff Klein,
jklein@adatshalom.org; or Eliana
Loomer, (248) 851-5100.
MSU Sorority Energizes
Sigma Delta Tau sorority is joining
with Sigma Alpha Mu fraternity and
Michigan State University Hillel this
fall in an effort to re-energize the
sorority on the East Lansing campus.
On Aug. 29, the sorority will have a
booth at the MSU Hillel back-to-
lowing a hazing incident, "we are
going back to our roots as the only
Jewish sorority at MSU."
For information about SDT and the
fall events, go to sigmadeltatau.com .
For questions, or to RSVP, go to
sdtatmsu@yahoo.corn.
— Alan Hitsky, associate editor
Scene Happenings
For college age through 30-something.
Send information to
ahitsky@thejewishnews.com
EMU HILLEL, Ypsilanti
Aug. 29 Monday, 8 p.m. Dessert
reception for first-year students and
their families at the home of Hillel
board member Ron and Merle
Schwartz. Students and faculty will
answer questions about Jewish life on
campus, Jewish studies, Birthright
Israel. RSVP: Kourtney Spaulding,
(734) 482-0456 or
KSpauldi@emich.edu .
HILLEL OF METRO DETROIT
Aug. 24 Wednesday, 6:30-8 p.m.
Grads and professionals 21+ "Wild
Summer Nights," music at the Detroit
Zoo. Free. RSVP, Lesley Weiss,
Hillelpd@wayne.edu or (313) 577-
3459.
The new Ruach board includes, from top left, Julie Frank, Beth Kahn, Melissa
Vainik, Diane Brody, Randi Berris and Nancy Goldberg; bottom row, Debbie
Chasnick, Tricia Schoenbaum, Kim Levy and Julie Solomon.
ming for women in their late 20s to
late 30s.
Ruach started a play group for
mothers of young children, a study
group focusing on Jewish topics and a
movie club.
The group will hold its annual bar-
beque 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug: 24,
at the Bloomfield Hills home of
Sharon Fishman. Cost is $7 for mem-
bers, $12 for non-members, and no
charge for individuals who join that
evening.
For information, call (248) 683-
5030 or ruach_chapter@yahoo.com .
school picnic.
On Sept. 18, SDT and SAM will
host a bagel brunch at Hillel. On Oct.
7, the fraternity and sorority will
sponsor Shabbat dinner at Hillel.
The sorority will participate in
MSU Panhellinic formal recruitmanet
information day Sept. 18, then hold
its own reorganization recruitment. It
will include an information meeting
Oct. 6, a philanthropy party Oct. 8
and a formal party Oct. 9.
Rachel Grey Ellis of Oak Park, a
1996 graduate of MSU and a member
of SDT's national council, is leading
the re-organization. She said that, fol-
Aug. 28 Sunday, 6-10 p.m. Hayride
and campfire at Sugar Bush Farms,
Ypsilanti. Cost: $10. Bring musical
instruments. Carpools leave JCC in
Oak Park by 5:15 p.m. RSVP by Aug.
22 to Karen Adelman,
Hilleled@wayne.edu or (313) 577-
3459.
MSU HILLEL, East Lansing
Aug. 24 Wednesday, 11-3 p.m. parent
welcome BBQ.
Contact Marisa@msuhillel.org
Aug. 26 Friday, 5 p.m. MSU Hillel
block party, 360 Charles Street. Speed
Dating and free food from local
restaurants. Contact segalari@msu.edu
Aug. 29 Monday, 4 p.m. Free wel-
come back picnic at the Rock, across
from the auditorium. Contact
kerwinhe@msu.edu .
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