To Do! Literacy Classes Start The Men's Club of Adat Shalom will sponsor weekly Hebrew Literacy classes beginning Monday, Oct. 10. This year's Men's Club program offers beginning, intermediate and advanced classes. Students will be recognized at Men's Club Shabbat on April 1. Classes run from 7:30-9 p.m. Mondays. There is a $40 materials fee for Adat Shalom members and a $45 fee for all others. Skilled volunteers teach the aleph-bet and work on siddur (prayer book) skills and reading fluency. Don Rudick chairs this annual program. Call Adat Shalom, (248) 851-5100, to register or for infor- mation. See The Promised Land Cantor Stephen Dubov of Congregation Chaye Olam will host a trip to Israel next June 17-28. This coincides with the American Conference of Cantor's Convention and will include a concert by cantors from around the world. The package will provide roundtrip airfare from Detroit to Tel Aviv, as well as hotel stays in Jerusalem, Tel Aviv and at the Dead Sea. The tour and all sightseeing will be conducted in an air-conditioned motor- coach with an English-speaking guide. The trip's price is $3,099. For informa- tion, call Cantor Dubov at (248) 851- 7485. Volunteers Feted Bar/bat mitzvah students who have vol- unteered at the food pantry and partici- pated in the Candle Program will be acknowledged at Yad Ezra's upcoming fund-raising dinner, Sunday, Oct. 16, at Congregation Shaarey Zedek at 6 p.m. The event will honor Joel Jacob, a long- time Yad Ezra supporter and activist. Jeffrey Rosenberg Kosher Catering and his staff located at Adat Shalom Synagogue wish our entire community a happy, healthy and sweet New Year! Since Yad Ezra's inception in 1990, vol- unteers have enabled the Berkley-based kosher food pantry to provide hundreds of thousands of pounds yearly to the needy in the community. As a way of acknowledging the bar/bat mitzvah vol- unteers who have given their time and energy to Yad Ezra's mission in the last year, the students are being invited to attend the dinner and be recognized by the organization's leadership. A reduced price of $100 (total) for the student and parents to attend the dinner has been arranged. Contact Lea Luger, (248) 548-3663, or e-mail her at lea@yadezra.org for infor- mation. Beth Isaac, the Downtown Synagogue, Beth Shalom, Kol Ami, Temple Emanu- El, Shaarey Zedek B'nai Israel, Beit Kodesh, Keter Torah, Young Israel of Southfield, Beth Ahm, Shir Shalom, Young Israel of Oak Park and Temple Beth El have distributed specially designed bags and/or donation envelopes to their members for the col- lection of packaged food and funds to benefit Yad Ezra's 1,100 needy client families. The food is then picked up by Yad Ezra volunteers and brought to the orga- nization's warehouse for distribution. All rabbinic kosher certified symbols are acceptable. Non-kosher food collected will be given to Gleaners Community Food Bank of Southeastern Michigan. Volunteers are needed to help unload, sort, box and shelve food. The following shifts are available: Thursday, Oct. 20, (11-2; 2-5; 5-8); Monday, Oct. 24, (12-3); Thursday, Oct. 27, (11-2; 2-5; 5-8). Yad Ezra Food Drive Synagogues, Hillel Day School and Hechtman Apartments will participate in Yad Ezra's annual Yom Kippur Food Drive this year. Shaarey Zedek, Shir Tikvah, B'nai Moshe, Birmingham Temple, Adat Shalom, Temple Israel, Congregation A L A. New American Bistro Classic American Bistro I Live jazz piano Fridays & Saturdays "An omen of flavor & variety-a new hot spot" -Molly Abraham "An imaginative menu of Tapas style dishes" -Hour Magazine 1019190 ern BENEDICTS SKILLETS OMELETTES WAFFLES FRESH FRUITS Sc MUCH MORE MON-SAT: 8 A.M - RM., SUN: 8 Hours : Mon-Thurs 11-10 • Fri 11-11 • Sat 5-11 33316 Grand River Ave. I Downtown Farmington Lower Level I 248.478.2355 fa mily restaurant •Broiled Grouper •Stuffed Salmon 'Whitefish Almondine •Stuffed Cantaloupe with Chicken or Tuna - P.M. MAPLE RD. 8 ORCHARD LR. RD. (ORCHARD MAUI III.: 248.932.0188 Breakfast Specials 7 days a week New Hours: Sunday-Thursday: 7-9 • Friday & Saturday: 7-10 29221 Northwestern Hwy. • Southfield, MI 48034 248-358-2353 1019770 September 29 2005 jibT