At Bais Chabad,
Rabbi Silberberg
reading the
ketubah with
bride and groom,
Marta Peyskohova
and Naftali
Levin, and Rabbi
Misholovin.

Giving Tzedakah.

Many follow the custom of putting charity money in a tzedakah box before
lighting Shabbat candles.

Presented by Lubavitch Womens Organization. For information on keeping kosher or lighting
Sbabbat candles, contact Miriam Amz.alak (248) 548-6771, iniriamarnzalak1C7)junu.coin.

To help consolidate lifecycle listings
in one location, we've moved all
b'nai mitzvah announcements to
the Mazel Tov! section.

CONSERVATIVE

ADAT SHALOM SYNAGOGUE

29901 Middlebelt. Farmington Hills, 48334, (248) 851-
5100. Rabbis: Daniel Nevins. Herbert Yoskowit, Rachel
Lawson Shere. Rabbi emeritus: Efry Spectre. Cantor:
Yevsey Gutman. Cantor emeritus: Larry Vieder. Services:
Friday 6 p.m.; Saturday 9 a.m., 7:15 p.m.; weekdays
7:30 a.m., 6 p.m.; Sunday 8:30 a.m. Baby naming of
Sasha Elizabeth and Sydney Ann Ruskin, twin daugh-
ters of Danielle and Aaron Ruskin.

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
emeritus: David A. Gutman. President: Martin Diskin.
Vice presidents: Aaron Engel, Jeffrey Kirsch. Services:
Friday 8 p.m.; Saturday 9 a.m.

CONGREGATION BETH AHM

5075 W. Maple, West Bloomfield, 48322, (248) 851-
6880. Rabbi: Steven Rubenstein. Ritual director: Joseph
Mermelstein. Rabbi emeritus: A. Irving Schnipper.
Cantor Emeritus: Shabtai Ackerman. Ba'al tefillah: Dr.
Howard Lupovitch. Services: Friday 6 p.m.; Saturday
9:30 a.m., 7 p.m.; weekdays 7 a.m., 7 p.m.; Sundays
and civic holidays: 8:15 a.m., 5 p.m.

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.

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. Children's birthday blessings.

BETH TEPHILATH MOSES

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

CONGREGATION B'NAI MOSHE

6800 Drake, West Bloomfield, 48322, (248) 788-0600.
Rabbi: Elliot Pachter. Cantor: Earl Berris. Services:
Friday 6 p.m.; Saturday 9 a.m., 7:15 p.m.; Monday-
Friday 7 a.m., Monday-Thursday 6 p.m.; Sunday and
legal holidays 9 a.m.; Sunday 6 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 Bards. Ritual director: Dr.
Martin Herman. President: Dr. Ellen Kahn. Services:
Saturday 8:30 a.m.

CONGREGATION SHAAREY ZEDEK

Rabbis: Joseph H. Krakoff, Jonathan E. Berkun, Eric S.
Yanoff. Rabbi emeritus: Irwin Groner. Cantors: Meir
Finkelstein, 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., 7 p.m.; Sunday 8:30 a.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., 7 p.m.; Sunday 9 a.m.

TEMPLE ISRAEL

2300 Center Ave., Bay City, 48708; (989) 893-7811.
Presidents: Dr. Jonathan Abramson, Judith Kerman,
Mark Duvall. A liberal, egalitarian congregation serving
the tri-cities area. Religious and Hebrew education pro-
grams 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 visitors.

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.

Russian Immigrants To
Honor Rabbi Silberberg

t its 15th anniversary celebra-
tion, Friends of Refugees of
Eastern Europe will honor
Rabbi Elimelech Silberberg for his
leadership, guidance and inspiration.
His synagogue, Sara Tugman Bais
Chabad Torah Center, is the FREE
center in the western suburbs. Bar
mitzvahs and small weddings.are cel-
ebrated there as well as holiday par-
ties and school events. FREE fami-
lies are made to feel part of the Bais
Chabad community.
FREE will recognize a special
family for outstanding support over
many years. Ida and Michael
Fruman of West Bloomfield and
their sons Igor and Steven will
receive the Torah Guardian award.
The Sunday, Sept. 25, event will be
chaired by Arnil Izraelov of Kaye
Fniancial of Farmington Hill. It will
be held at the Shriners Auditorium,
Southfield. Rabbi Yoseph Y
Zaltzman, founder of the Jewish
Russian community in Toronto, will
be guest speaker. Yaakov Yavno,
singing star from New York original-
ly from Moscow, will perform
Yiddish, Hebrew, English and
Russian songs. For tickets: (248)
569-8514.
FREE is an international organi-
zation established by the late
Lubavitcher Rebbe to assist Russian
Jews return to their cultural roots.

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The Michigan branch was estab-
lished in 1990 through the initiative
of Rabbi Silberberg. Moscow-born
Rabbi Yosef Misholovin is the local
FREE director.
In Russia, anti-Semitism never let
them forget that they were Jews. In
America, only a positive Jewish iden-
tification would keep their children
from assimilating. Shabbat and holi-
day services were arranged, complete
with Russian-translated siddurim.
The Chaim Hebrew Education
Center, meeting at Oak Park, regis-
tered children rho spoke little or no
English. Later, branches opened in
Southfield and Farmington Hills.
Zipora Misholovin is director of
youth activities for the Center. She
also runs the FREE winter trip
camp. She invites parents and grand-
parents to join in the learning,
which includes celebration of
Sukkot, Chanukah, Purim and Lag
b'Omer.
In 1997, Moshe Khusid joined
the Chaim staff as director of adult
education; he also counsels adults.
He and the rabbi teach classes on
Kaballah, Jewish law and tradition,
Parshat Hashovua and Jewish philos-
ophy.
Although the younger generation
speaks English, most Chaim classes
are educated in Russian. ri

ANN ARBOR ORTHODOX MINYAN

1429 Hill St., Ann Arbor, 48014. Rabbi: Rod Glogower.
Services: Friday at sundown; Saturday 9:30 a.m. and
20 minutes before sundown; weekdays during the aca-
demic year 7:30 a.m.; Sunday 9 a.m.

BATS CHABAD OF FARMINGTON
HILLS

32000 Middlebelt. Farmington Hills, 48334, (248) 855-
2910. Rabbi: Chaim Bergstein. Services: Friday sun-
down; Saturday 9:30 a.m.; Sunday 8:30 a.m.; week-
days 6:50 a.m.

BAIS CHABAD OF NORTH OAK PARK

15401 W. 10 Mile, Oak Park, 48237, (248) 872-8878.
Rabbi: Shea Werner.

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Chaim Hebrew Educational Center students with Zipora
Misholovin, youth activities director.

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