0% INTEREST Synagogues On Construction Loans $10,000 - $400,000* *until project is completed Reasons to Have 3521 Sunnydale Bloomfield Village Ml 48301 KayBee CONSTRUCTION Synagogues from page 75 Couples Workshop Remodel YOUR Home Temple Israel's Robert Sosnick Family Life Center will hold a couples' workshop. Sessions will be held Monday evenings at 7 p.m. Oct. 24 and Nov. 7 at Temple Israel. Each session is limited to 10 couples. The workshop will be facili- tated by Bari D. Berkowitz and Mona Shane, who are psycholo- gists with a practice in West Bloomfield. For more information or reservations, call Elaine, (248) 661-5700. Premier Licensed Builders 67 Years Personal References upon request In-house Mortgage Co. Financing Available FREE Appraisal on all new mortgages Daily on-site supervision Quality materials and workmanship Kay CONSTRUCTION Bee Spiritual Retreat Member BBB --r-- 18860 W. 10 Mile, Southfield 1 -8 77-4 KAY BEE Additions • Kitchens • Baths • Rec Rooms • RoofinglSicing & More! 1 032 740 Congregation Beth Shalom's Center for Jewish Living will offer an adult spiritual study retreat weekend from Friday evening Nov. 11, through Sunday morning, Nov. 13, at Butzel Retreat on the Tamarack campus in Ortonville. The focus will be on tzedakah (charity). Rabbi Aaron Bergman will be the resident scholar for the pro- gram titled "Tzedakah — Do the Right Thing — Your Money and Your Time." The program will include opportunities for learning and discussion as well as medita- tion, prayer and outdoor activi- ties. Cost will be $136 per per- son for Beth Shalom members; and $150 per person for non- members, which includes a pri- vate room and bath, meals and all materials for the program. The deadline for registration is Oct. 30. For information, call Alicia R. Nelson, (248) 557-0114. This NOVEMBER tens of thousands of Jewish adults will gather in hundreds of locations across North America to learn to read Hebrew -- the language of our people! READ HEBREW AMERICA is the ideal way to learn how to follow synagogue services, to be more involved in your children's Jewish education, or simply to enhance your own ties to Judaism. These five FREE hour-and-a-half lessons are available for beginners and intermediates. You'll be reading Hebrew by Chanukah -- GUARANTEED! 800-44-HEBREW) 800-444-3273 A”. NAL -I INIIISUPI 0 IOTA /CAC IP140GMAI From the people who bring you SHABBAT ACROSS AMERICA! Sponsored by the National Jewish Outreach Program 989 Sixth Ave., 10th Floor, New York, NY 10018 800-44-HEBRE(W) • 646-871-4444 •rhagniop.org WWW.NJORORG 1032270 Explore Faith Adat Shalom Synagogue is offering a three-part series titled "A Light Onto the Nations," which will explore Jewish faith in relation to Christianity, Islam and Buddhism. The programs are set for 8 p.m. on Thursdays, Oct. 20, Nov. 17, Dec. 15 at Adat Shalom Synagogue. The Oct. 20 lecture is titled "Will the Real Israel Please Stand Up?" Rabbi Daniel Nevins will speak on the historic com- petition between Jews and Christians for the title of God's chosen peo- ple. The series will continue in November with a discus- sion by visit- ing scholar Rabbi David Rabbi Nevins Golinkin on "Us and Them: Views of Gentiles in Rabbinic Literature." Rabbi Golinkin will look at the way in which Halachah has viewed non-Jews and what implica- tions this has for contemporary interfaith relations. The series will conclude in December with "Apocalypse Now? Dangers and Opportunities in Interfaith Relations Today" with Rabbi Nevins. There is no charge for the series. The community is wel- come. Reservations are request- ed; call Sheila Lederman, (248) 851-5100 or slederman@adat- shalom.org. Mitzvah Day The Youth Federation of Temple Israel (YFTI) can help with tasks around the house on Sunday, Oct. 16, during Mitzvah Day. In exchange for a donation, YFTI members will assist with any household tasks. Funds donated will support YFTI pro- gramming throughout the year. In addition, a portion of the proceeds will be donated to hurricane relief efforts. To learn more about Mitzvah Day, call Temple Israel, (248) 661-5700. Provide a name, address, phone number and if you would prefer for the YFTI members to come in the morn- ing or afternoon. • 76 October 13 200 yhT