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Congregation Beth Shalom
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The Temple Shir
Shalom Sisterhood
and Brotherhood
will present a
program, "Israel:
Beyond the Conflict:'
Sunday, May 7, at the
Douville
temple.
Bagels will be
served at 10 a.m. with the talk at 10:30
a.m. The speaker will be Andre R.
Douville, the temple's executive direc-
tor and a board member of Stand
With Us-Michigan.
For information and reservations,
call the temple office, (248) 737-8700:
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meditative experience followed by a yoga asana (posture) practice.
The service begins witha D'var Torah by Ronit Goutkovitch, followed
by a 60 minute meditation and "asana" practice led by Registered
Yoga Teacher, Suzy Ran.
Wear comfortable clothes that allow you to sit or lie on the floor as
well as enter the sancturay to join in the concluding Shabbat prayers
with the congregation.
Soloist Gives Recital
Aleksandra Dubov, 21-year-old
daughter of Congregation Chaye
Olam's spiritual leader, Cantor Stephen
Dubov, and the synagogue's educa-
tion director, Christine Dubov, will
be headed to Vienna, Austria, this
fall to study opera. She will spend a
semester of her senior year in college
as an exchange student from Indiana
University's School of Music.
As a prelude to her trip, she will
present a Mother's Day recital, "A
Night in Vienna," 7 p.m. Sunday, May
14, at Congregation Chaye Olam:
Advance reservations are required.
A minimum donation of $18 will
underwrite her study abroad. For
information and reservations, call the
congregation, (248) 851-7485.
*MADE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE GENEROSITY OF THE
MURIEL AND GEORGE TARNOFF SPECIAL NEEDS FUND
est Lincoln Road Oak Park, MI 48237
) 547-0421 (fax) www.congbethshalonorg
YAD EZRA
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ROSH HASHANAH
GREETING CARD
CONTEST
To Enter: All work must be received at Yad Ezra by June 8, 2006.
Couples Are 'Motivated'
Please mail all entries along with attached entry form to:
Temple Israel's Couples Club will host
"Take the Ride of Your Life" with pro-
fessional speaker, author and motiva-
tional consultant Joyce Weiss.
On Sunday, May 21, at 9:30 a.m.,
Weiss will speak at Temple Israel dur-
ing a brunch. She will teach partici-
pants how to put more joy and fun in
their work life, as well as in personal
lives and relationships.
The cost for brunch is $12 per per-
son. FOr information or reservations,
phone Ron or Phyllis, (248) 851-5922.
Yad Ezra Kosher Food Pantry
Rosh Hashanah Greeting Card Contest
2850 West 11 Mile Road
Berkley, MI 48072
Materials: Artists may use anything that shows up bold and bright.
Each entry should be done on 8" x 10" paper and have a completed
entry form attached to it.
Age Categories: •Up to age 6 •Age 7-9 -Age 10-12 •Age 13-15
Prizes: The winner's design (in each category) will be reprinted
onto cards sold for Rosh Hashana and pictured on our web site
(www.yadezra.org ).
Beth Ahm Open House
ENTRY FORM
I Name
Address
City
State
Age
Grade
Zip
School/Synagogue
Winners will be notified by mail and announced in the Jewish News.
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On Saturday, May 6, Congregation
Beth Ahm will hold an open house for
prospective religious school students
and-their families.
Classes begin at 9:30 a.m., followed
by Junior Congregation from 10:30 to
noon. Families are welcome to join in
for any portion of the day. An addi-
tional open house will be held 4:30-
6:30 p.m Tuesday, May 9.
For information or reservations, call
Jennie Allan, (248) 851-6880.
Liturgical Harmony
Gospel music and Jewish liturgical
songs will be heard in "Together in
Peifect Harmony," at 8 p.m. Saturday,
May 6, at Congregation Chaye Olam.
The *concert will also feature con-
temporary melodies, Broadway show
tunes and other musical genres.
Cantor Stephen Dubov, spiritual
leader of Congregation Chaye Olam,
and Yvonne Moore Fant, a chaplain
and the program coordinator for
Project Compassion Ministries in
Detroit, will perform.
Tickets are $18 per person, and
advanced reservations are required.
For information or reservations, call
Chaye Olam, (248) 851-7485.
JTS Chancellor Speaks
Dr. Ismar Schorsch will be the keynote
speaker at the Jewish Theological
Seminary of America dinner to be
held at Congregation B'nai Moshe on
Monday, May 8. Dr. Schorsch will step
down as chancellor in June, having
served for 20 years.
Local leaders will be honored at
the dinner with JTS' Shin Award for
service to the Conservative movement
and the Jewish community.
Accompanying
Schorsch will be
Professor Arnold
Eisen, chancel-
lor designate. Dr.
Eisen is Koshland
Professor of
Jewish Culture and
Schorsch
Religion and chair
of the Department
of Religious Studies at Stanford
University. Eisen will serve as chancel-
lor-elect starting July 1.
This year's dinner chairs are Norma
Dorman, Ellyce Fields, Marc Sussman
and Steven and Lori Weisberg. For
information or reservations, call the
Detroit JTS office, (248) 258-0055.
The Lie That Wouldn't Die
"The 'Jewish Conspiracy: Israel, the
World, and the Persistence of The
Protocols of the Elders of Zion" is the
topic of a talk to be given by Judge
Hadassa Ben-Itto, on Thursday, May
11, at Temple Shir Shalom.
The program, part of B'nai B'rith's
Enlighten America project dedicated to
fighting bigotry and hate and promot-
ing understanding and cooperation, is
free and open to the public.
Ben-Itto is a Holocaust survivor.