Synagogues Commence Learning In Commerce Giving Tzedakah Mordechai "Mason" Horn, 9, of Milford and Yosef The most fundamental pri- ority for contributing to those in need is that a per- son is obligated to provide for his own needs and for those of his immediate family before he provides for anyone else. Charity begins at home. "Joey" Pearlstein, 7, of Commerce show off the proj- ects made at Chabad Jewish Center of Commerce's new religious school. Director Estie Greenberg said, "Students will gain a wealth of knowledge about Jewish holidays, history and basic Hebrew skills — without pressure of books, tests, and traditional classroom settings." No Jewish educational back- ground is necessary to attend and no Chabad Jewish Center membership is required. Students ages 6.13 may join the once week classes at any point during the school year, with the cost prorated. 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 Religious school classes are from 4-5:30 p.m. on Thursdays. Call Estie Greenberg, (248) 363-3644. Tuition is $400 per year. 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 5 p.m.; Saturday 9 a.m., 5:15 p.m.; weekdays 7:30 a.m., 5 p.m.; Sunday 8:30 a.m. Aufruf of Sherry Howitt and Gabe Genauer. Here's Your Chance! We want to feature a photograph each week to accompany this Synagogue List. Mur congregations are busy doing special things all the time. This is a great place to showcase them. We're looking for candid photographs featuring action — nothing posed. Please submit photos to us for consideration. We will share the wealth and rotate among the congregations. We prefer digital images sent by e-mail. High resolution. High quality, Timely Not too many people. Full identification — name and city as well as the ages of children. With your photos, send information about the event — what, who, when, where and why. Include a contact and daytime phone nwnber. Send it all to Sy Manello at smanello@theiewishnews.com or call (248) 351-5147. That's all there is to it! 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. Beit Kodesh 31840 W. Seven Mile, Livonia, (248) 477-8974. Cantor emeritus: David A. Gutman. Rabbinic adviser: Jason Miller. 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., 4:45 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.; weekdays 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 Congregation (Ann Arbor) 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. 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., 5:20 p.m.; Sunday 9 a.m., 5 p.m.; weekdays 7 a.m., 6:30 p.m. Baby naming of Dayna Emily Starr, daughter of Mara and Alan Starr. 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. 68 Congregation B'nai Moshe 6800 Drake, West Bloomfield, 48322, (248) 788-0600. Rabbi: Elliot Pachter. Cantor: Earl Berris. Services: Friday 4:45 p.m.; Saturday 9 a.m., 4:45 p.m.; Monday-Friday 7 a.m., Monday-Thursday 6 p.m. ; Sunday and legal holidays 9 a.m.; Sunday 4:45 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: 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 Duvall. A liberal, 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 cele- brations, holidays, year round programming, children's education. Summer programming for downstate visitors. Grosse Pointe Jewish Council www.umhillel.org (313) 882-6700. Rabbi: Nicholas Behrmann. Cantorial soloist: Bryant Frank. Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue Jewbilation 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 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 5 p.m.; Friday 5 p.m.; Saturday 9 a.m., 4:45 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., 6 p.m.; Sunday 9 a.m. Temple Israel 2300 Center Ave., Bay City, 48708; (989) 893-7811. Presidents: Dr. Jonathan Abramson, Judith Kerman, Mark P.O. Box 130014, Ann Arbor, 48103, (734) 996-3524 or 995-1963. Rev. Lauren Zinn. Services: Friday 6:15, follow- ing 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; 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. Bais Chabad of North Oak Park 15401 W. 10 Mile, Oak Park, 48237, (248) 872-8878. Rabbi: Shea Werner. Beth Tefilo Emanuel Tikvah 24225 Greenfield, Southfield, 48075, (248) 559-5022. Rabbi: Yisroel Menachem Levin. Birmingham Bloomfield Chai Center 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. B'nai Zion 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 November 10 2005 em