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first thing Moishe and Helene Last did when they
decided to add onto their home of the past 16 years was to
interview builders they thought could do the job. First one,
then another, and then—Scott Gittleman.
"We chose him because of his great organizational skills,"
said Moishe, a retired school teacher and an instructor of
guitar who has written books on the subject. He now kindly
refers to the builder as a great kid," and Helene confirms that
Gittleman "was absolutely phenomenal."
What the Lasts wanted—and what they got—was a room that
exposed a gorgeous 1 1/2 acre backyard that had never before
been part of their daily vista.
From the beginning, the Gittleman team helped the couple
develop their ideas of how the new room should be and how it
should look. Helene, said Moishe, "was the director of ideas"
and Scott helped refine them.
"Collectively, we thought everything through, as a trio," he said.
Gittleman experts were often on the job to help resolve issues
and offer suggestions on materials or color selection. Amazingly, said Moishe, the entire team was terrific.
Helene, who was braced for a tumultuous remodel, was pleasantly surprised. "It was, I truly can say, a
delightful experience."
Gittleman completed a reconfiguration of the Last's dining room and the addition of what the couple now
refers to as their "special" room with windows all around and a soaring cathedral ceiling above. It has
become, said Moishe, their haven, a respite of sorts, from all other things that happen in their house
during the course of a day. Even their dog ChaChi knows the room is "special."
"We absolutely love it," raved Moishe and Helene.
So next time you want to add a "special room" to the home you love, turn to the team that can help you
build your best idea and rely on Gittleman.
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JUST ASK THE LASTS.
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Temple Benjamin
502 North Brown Street, Mt. Pleasant
48858, (989) 422-3015 or (989) 773-
5086. Rabbi: Dorit Edut. Services: Friday 8
p.m. each week. Shabbat services 10 a.m.
monthly.
Congregation Beth El
311 S. Park, Traverse City 49684, (231)
946-1913. Rabbi: Albert Lewis. Rabbi emer-
itus: Jonathan V. h . Cantorial soloist:
Hannah Dietz. Shabbat services 8 p.m. bi-
weekly.
2525 Mark Ave., Windsor, (519) 969-2422.
Rabbi: Jeffrey Ableser. Cantor: Marci
Shulman. Services: 5:45 p.m. the first and
last Friday of the month; 8 p.m. intermedi-
ate Fridays.
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Bet Chaverim
P.O. Box 871262 Canton, 48187-6262;
(734) 480-8880. Rabbi: Peter Gluck.
Cantorial soloist: Robin Liberatore. Services
the third Friday of every month. High
Holiday services; religious school.
Congregation Beth El
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Temple Beth El
7400 Telegraph, Bloomfield Township,
48301, (248) 851-1100. Rabbis: Daniel B.
Syme, David Scott Castiglione. Cantorial
soloist: Rachel Gottlieb. Services: Friday 6
p.m., 7:30 p.m. Saturday 10:30 a.m.
Sunday 9:30. Tuesday, Oct. 25, Yizkor and
dedication of memorial plaques; 7 p.m.
Simchat Torah and consecration.
Temple Beth El (Flint)
5150 Calkins, Flint, 48532, (810) 720-
9494. Rabbi: Karen Companez. Cantorial
soloist: Aleksander Chernyak. Services: First
Friday of the month call for details; all
other Fridays 8 p.m.
Temple Beth El (Midland)
967-4020. Rabbi: Joseph P. Klein. Cantor
emeritus: Norman Rose. Shlichei Tzibor:
Steve Klaper and Judy Lewis. Services:
Friday 8 p.m. Saturday 10:30 a.m.
Monday, Oct. 24, consecration and erev
Simchat Torah service 7:30 p.m. Tuesday,
Oct. 25, Simchat Torah 10:30 a.m.
Temple Israel
5725 Walnut Lake, West Bloomfield, 48323,
(248) 661-5700. Rabbis: Harold S. Loss,
Paul M. Yedwab, Joshua L. Bennett, Marla
Hornsten, Jennifer A. Tisdale. Cantor:
Michael Smolash. Cantorial soloist: Neil
Michaels. Services: Friday 7:30 p.m., 8
p.m. Saturday 10:30 a.m. Minyan Monday-
Thursday 7:30 a.m.; Sunday 9 a.m. Friday
early service baby naming of Jadyn Alexa
Kaufman, daughter of Sabrina and Brian
Kaufman; Jolie Sloan Rosenzweig, daughter
of Jaclyn and Neil Rosenzweig.
Temple Kol Ami
5085 Walnut Lake, West Bloomfield, 48323,
(248) 661-0040. Rabbi: Norman T. Roman.
Rabbi emeritus: Ernst J. Conrad. Cantorial
soloist: Susan Greener. Services: Friday 6
p.m. Saturday 10:30 a.m. Simchat Torah:
Monday, Oct. 24, 7:30 p.m. (consecration);
Tuesday, Oct. 25, 10:30 a.m. (Shemini
Atzeret and Yizkor).
Congregation Shaarey Zedek
1924 Coolidge, East Lansing 48823, (517)
351-3570. Rabbi Emeritus: Morton
Hoffman. Rabbi: Richard Baroff. Services:
Friday 8 p.m., Saturday 9 a.m.
Temple Shir Shalom
3999 Walnut Lake, West Bloomfield, 48323,
(248) 737-8700. Rabbis: Dannel Schwartz,
Michael L. Moskowitz. Cantorial soloist:
Penny Steyer. Services: Friday 8 p.m.
Saturday 11 a.m.
U M Reform Chavurah
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1429 Hill St., Ann Arbor 48104, (734) 769-
0500. Friday evening services; check Web
site for times: www.umhillel.org .
2505 Bay City Road, Midland, 48642. Lay
service twice monthly. Contact Stuart
Bergstein, (989) 835-4822.
Temple Beth Emeth
2309 Packard, Ann Arbor, 48104, (734)
665-4744. Rabbi: Robert D. Levy. Chazzan:
Ann Zibelman Rose. Services: Friday 8 p.m.;
Saturday 10 a.m. Family service once a
month at 7:30 p.m. replaces 8 p.m. Friday
service; call for specific dates.
Reform/Renewal
Congregation Shir Tikvah
3900 Northfield Parkway, Troy, 48084,
(248) 649-4418. Rabbis: Arnie Sleutelberg,
Aaron Starr. Services: Friday 7 p.m.
Saturday 10 a.m. Friday Shabbat/Sukkot
service at Rabbi Arnie's home in Royal Oak.
Simchat Torah: Tuesday, Oct. 25, 6 p.m.
Beth Isaac Synagogue
2730 Edsel Dr., Trenton, 48183, (734) 675-
0355. Services: Friday 7:30 p.m.
Congregational leaders conduct services
throughout the year.
Temple Beth Israel
801 W. Michigan Ave., Jackson 49202,
(517) 784 3862. Rabbi: Jonathan V. Plaut.
Rabbi emeritus: Alan Ponn. Cantorial
soloist: Clara Silver. President: Dr. Cathy
Glick. Services: Friday 8 p.m., Saturday 10
a.m. the first Saturday of the month.
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Renewal
Pardes Hannah
2010 Washtenaw Ave., Ann Arbor, 48104,
(734) 213-8374. Rabbi: Elliot Ginsburg.
Affiliation: Alliance for Jewish Renewal.
Services: Friday night, monthly. Shabbat
morning the second and fourth Saturday
each month. Services are lead by the rabbi
and other leaders in the group.
Congregation Chaye Olam
4875 W. Maple Road, Bloomfield Twp.
48301-2805, (248) 851-7485. Spiritual
leader: Cantor Stephen L. Dubov. Services:
Friday 7:30 p.m. Saturday 10:30 a.m.
Temple Emanu El
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14450 W. 10 Mile, Oak Park, 48237, (248)
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Secular
Humanistic
The Birmingham Temple
28611 W. 12 Mile, Farmington Hills,
48334, (248) 477-1410. Rabbi: Tamara
October 20 2005