Synagogues
Historical
Perspective
Giving Tzedakah
It is permissible to talk
money matters on Shabbat
only when discussing the
performance of a mitzvah
or pledging to charity.
Professor Israel
Finkelstein of Tel Aviv
University speaks about
the historicity of the Bible
at Colloquium '05 held at
the Birmingham Temple in
Farmington Hills Oct. 21-
23. Pictured are
Professor Amihai Mazar
of Hebrew University in
Jerusalem; Professor
Ya'akov Malkin, dean of
the International lnsitute
for Secular Humanistic
Judaism in Israel;
Episcopal Minister Harry
T. Cook of St. Andrew
Church in Clawson; and
Rabbi Sherwin T. Wine of
the Birmingham Temple.
The event attracted 250
people.
Presented by Lubavitch Women's
Organization. For information on keep-
ing kosher or lighting Shabbat candles,
contact Miriam Amzalak, (248) 548-
6771. miriamamzalak@junu.com
To help consolidate lifecycle list-
ings in one location, we've moved
all b'nai mitzvah announcements
to the Mazel Toy! Section.
Conservative
Adat Shalom Synagogue
29901 Middlebelt, Farmington Hills, 48334,
(248) 851-5100. Rabbis: Daniel Nevins,
Herbert Yoskowitz, Rachel Lawson Shere.
Rabbi emeritus: Efry Spectre. Cantor: Yevsey
Gutman. Cantor emeritus: Larry Vieder.
Services: Friday 6 p.m.; Saturday 9 a.m.,
6:15 p.m.; weekdays 7:30 a.m., 6 p.m.;
Sunday 8:30 a.m. Aufruf of Stacey Levine
and Ryan Columbus.
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:
Wednesday, Thursday, 7:30 a.m.; Saturday,
9:30 a.m.
Belt 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., 6 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, Hint, 48532, (810)
732-6310. Cantor emeritus: Sholom Kalib.
President: Dr. Harold Steinman. Services:
Saturday 9:30 a.m., 6 p.m.; weekdays 7:30
a.m., 6 p.m.; Sunday and legal holidays 8
a.m., 6 p.m. lvriah religious school (810)
732-6312.
Beth Israel Congregation (Ann
Arbor)
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 p.m.; Sunday 9 a.m., 5
p.m.; weekdays 7 a.m., 6:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Friday 7:30 a.m.; Monday,
Thursday 7:15 a.m.; daily 6 p.m.; Friday 6
p.m.; Saturday 9 a.m., 6 p.m.; Sunday
8:30 a.m.
Beth Tephilath Moses
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., 6 p.m.; Sunday 9 a.m.
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., 6:15 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.
11-M Hillel; 1429 Hill St., Ann Arbor 48104,
(734) 769-0500. Rabbi: Jason A. Miller. Co-
chairs: Benjamin Hamburger and Shana
Supowit. 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
Isaac Agree Downtown
Synagogue
1457 Griswold, Detroit, 48226, (313) 961-
9328. Chazan: Cantor Usher Adler. Baal Kriah:
Howard Marcus. Cantorial soloist: Neil Barris.
Ritual director: Dr. Martin Herman. President:
Dr. Ellen Kahn. Services: Saturday 8:30 a.m.
Congregation Shaarey Zedek
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 5 p.m.
Rabbis: Joseph H. Krakoff, Jonathan E.
Berkun, Eric S. Yanoff. Rabbi emeritus: Irwin
Groner. Cantors: Meir Finkelstein, Chaim
Najman. Ritual director: Leonard Gutman.
Congregation Beth Shalom
Southfield: 27375 Bell Road, Southfield,
14601 W. Lincoln, Oak Park, 48237, (248)
84
Photo by Don Cohen
48034, (248) 357-5544. Services: Tuesday,
West Bloomfield, B'nai Israel Center: 4200
Temple Israel
2300 Center Ave., Bay City, 48708; (989)
893-7811. Presidents: Dr. Jonathan
Abramson, Judith Kerman, Mark Duvall. A lib-
eral, egalitarian congregation serving the tri-
cities area. Religious and Hebrew education
programs for children and adults.
Independent
Ahavat Shalom
413 N. Division St., Traverse City, 49684,
(231) 929-4330. Rabbi: Chava (Stacie)
Bahle. Weekly Shabbat celebrations, holidays,
year round programming, children's educa-
tion. Summer programming for downstate vis-
itors.
Grosse Pointe Jewish Council
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; weekdays 7:30 a.m.;
Sunday 9 a.m. Times for weekdays and
Sunday are for the academic year.
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 academic year
7:30 a.m.; Sunday 9 a.m.
Bais Chabad of Farmington Hills
32000 Middlebelt, Farmington Hills, 48334,
(248) 855-2910. Rabbi: Chaim Bergstein.
Services: Friday sundown; Saturday 9:30
a.m.; Sunday 8:30 a.m.; weekdays 6:50 a.m.
15250 W. Nine Mile, Oak Park, 48237, (248)
968-2414. Rabbi: Meyer Menashe Feibusch.
President: Stuart Newman. Services: Saturday
8:45 a.m.; weekdays Shacharit at sunrise,
Minchah at sunset.
Chabad House-Lubavitch of
Eastern Michigan
5385 Calkins Rd., Flint, (810) 230-0770.
Rabbi: Yisroel Weingarten. Services: Saturday
9:30 a.m.
Chabad Jewish Center of
Commerce
4718 Half Penny Ct., Commerce Twp., 48382,
(248) 363-3644. Rabbi: Schneor Greenberg.
Shabbat hospitality, Jewish studies, holiday
programming.
Dovid Ben Nuchim
14800 W. Lincoln, Oak Park, 48237, (248)
398-1017. Rabbi: Chaskel Grubner. Services
6:30 a.m.; 7 a.m.; 15 minutes before sun-
down; Saturday 9 a.m.
Kollel Institute
Bais Chabad of North Oak Park
15401 W. 10 Mile, Oak Park, 48237, (248)
872-8878. Rabbi: Shea Werner.
15230 W. Lincoln, Oak Park, 48237, (248)
968-0109. Rabbis: Moshe Schwab, Shmuel
Irons. Services: Saturday 8:30 a.m.; weekdays
7:30 a.m., 2:30 p.m., 10 p.m.
Beth Tefilo Emanuel Tikvah
Machon L'Torah
(313) 882-6700. Rabbi: Nicholas Behrmann.
Cantorial soloist: Bryant Frank.
24225 Greenfield, Southfield, 48075, (248)
559-5022. Rabbi: Yisroel Menachem Levin.
Jewbilation
Birmingham Bloomfield Chai
Center
P.O. Box 130014, Ann Arbor, 48103, (734)
996-3524 or 995-1963. Rev. Lauren Zinn.
Services: Friday 6:15, following dinner. Jewish
Roots with Interfaith Wings holds bi-monthly
Shabbat dinner, services, kids' programs,
family school and Hebrew school for all ages.
B'nai Zion
37357 N. Woodward, Bloomfield Hills,
48304, (248) 203-6721. Rabbi: Boruch
Cohen. Services: Saturday 10 a.m.
B'nai Israel Beth Yehudah
-
15400 W. 10 Mile, Oak Park, 48237, (248)
967-3969. Rabbi: Yoel Sperka.
15221 W. 10 Mile, Oak Park, 48237. (248)
967-0888. Rabbi: Avraham Jacobovitz.
Gabbais: Dr. Edward Hurvitz, Mayer Sherman.
Services: Friday 15 minutes before sundown;
Saturday 8:30 a.m.; Sunday 9 a.m.; Monday-
Thursday 8 p.m. Maariv.
Mishkan Israel, Nusach H'ari,
Lubavitcher Center
14000 W. Nine Mile, Oak Park, 48237, (248)
543-6611. Services: Friday at sundown;
Saturday 10 a.m.; weekdays 7 a.m., 8 a.m.,
October 27, 2005
al