YESHIVAT

AKIVA

T

B"H

,

e

HEBREW DAY SCHOOL

n
3 u

3

MONDAY,JANUARY 16, 2006

9 - 1 1 AM

Jolson's Revenge

EARLY CHILDHOOD

(3 YEAR OLD NURSERY-1" GRADE)

4th AZA football trophy in 5 years.

I Steve Stein

Special to the Jewish News

HOUSE

•

Aldva is committed to academic
excellence-Judaic and Secular-in a
v) Warm supportive environment.
ag Through hands-on fun and a child
M centered curriculum, Akiva's Early
0 Childhood program provides the
>. foundation for an Ak i ra education.
Our loving and professionally trained
Od •staff inspires Aldva's youngest
?‘..1 students to love learning and to
• proudly incorporate Torah and
fir4 Mitzvot into their daily lives.

Beginning in pre-nursery, Hebrew
resonates from our classrooms and
< students we imbued with a passion
og far the State of Israel, our land and
us our people. Art, Music, Gym and
> Creative Enrichment Programs
0 supplement our curriculum. At Aldva,
I a well rounded education creates
‘"'" happy children and successful adults.
uncover your child's future. Discover
Ci Aldva's Early Childhood program.

OMNI

21100 WEST t2 MILE ROAD..SOUTHFIELD, MI

(248) 386-1625

AKIVA IS FULLY ACCREDITED AND IS LICENSED BY THE STATE OF MICHIGAN,

1055240

DESIGNS IN DECORATOR
WOOD & LAMINATES, LTD.

I

t wasn't quite the famed frozen
tundra of Green Bay's Lambeau
Field, but conditions at the Jewish
Community Center in West
Bloomfield were less than ideal for a
championship football game.
The Jolson A and Shapiro A teams
had to deal with snow and cold in
addition to each other as they battled
for the top prize in the M. Jacob and
Sons AZA Flag Football League.
Jolson won by a surprisingly lop-
sided 42-18 score, avenging a one-
point overtime loss to Shapiro in last
year's title game. Jolson had won three
straight championships
before the heart-breaking
2004 defeat.
"It was rough out there
because of the conditions,
but everyone got through
it," said Max Aidenbaum,
16, of West Bloomfield, a
member of the Jolson
team. "A lot of guys wore
plastic cleats from base-
ball, soccer, anything they
had, to get traction."
All signs pointed to a
tight title game. Jolson beat
Shapiro by just eight points
during the regular season
and it had to play the Dec. 4 Jolson's champs: From left, top row, Steve Astrein _ ,
championship contest with- Adam Horwitz and Brad Seid. Bottom row, Brad
out Jeff Rosenberg, their
Hantler, Max Aidenbaum, Zack Simons, Andy
starting quarterback. He
Lieberman and Max Weberman. Not shown: Jeff
was late returning from a
Rosenberg and Robert Sallen.

. It Doesn't Have To Cost A Fortune...Only Look Like It!

Interior Design Service
• Wall Units
• Bedrooms
• Dining Rooms
• Home Theatre
• Kitchens & Baths
• Offices
• Woods
• Formica
• Stones
• Lucite • Glass

Lois Huron, Allied Member ASID • 248-851-69891

24

December 22 2005

trip to Florida.
Steve Astrein filled in for
Rosenberg and was fantastic in a relief
role, running for five touchdowns.
Astrein also was the quarterback in
Jolson's two previous playoff games,
played Nov. 27. He threw a "hail Mary"
touchdown pass to Max Weberman
from midfield on the final play to beat
Greenberg A in the semifinals.
"Everyone had to step up and do
more in the playoffs because Jeff was-
n't there said Aidenbaum, a junior at
West Bloomfield High who plays for-
ward on the school's hockey team.
Other members of the Jolson team
were Brad Hantler, Adam Horwitz,
Andy Lieberman, Robert Sallen,

Shapiro's Jack Feldman tries to stop

Jolson's Steve Astrein,