Exploring A Legend

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abbi Ezekiel Landau of
and received a doctorate in history
Prague was a leading 18th-
from Columbia University in New
century Torah scholar with
York. For the past two academic years
ties to Detroit. Dr. Richard Herman,
he has been living in the Detroit
a direct descendant of the rabbi, and
area, doing research and writing
his family will sponsor
and serving as the
the fourth annual Landau
Detroit Conservative
Family Lecture at 7:30
Community Scholar in
p.m. Monday, June 26, at
Residence.
Congregation B'nai Moshe
Additionally, he
in West Bloomfield.
has taught at all five
Dr. Howard Lupovitch,
local Conservative
who holds the Pulver
congregations, at
Family Chair in Jewish
the Jewish Academy
Studies at Colby College
of Metropolitan
in Maine, will speak on
Detroit, and gradu-
"Rabbi Ezekiel Landau of
ate-level courses for
Prague (1719-1793) and
the Florence Melton
Kabbalah: Lessons for Our Dr. Lupovi tch
Adult Mini-School of
Time."
Metropolitan Detroit.
This year's lecture hon-
This fall, Lupovitch
oring the memory of Rabbi Landau
will return to his duties at Colby, com-
will explore his encounter with the
muting each week while he and his
Kabbalah of his time and will consider family make their permanent home in
what he might have said about today's
West Bloomfield.
huge surge of popular interest in
Cost of the Landau lecture is $10 in
Kabbalah.
advance; $12 at the door. For informa-
Lupovitch is a Detroiter with deep
tion, contact Nancy Kaplan at
roots. He is a graduate of Hillel Day
(248) 737-1931 or
School and the University of Michigan, kolelmoshe@comcast.net .

Congratulations on your graduation from Columbia
University. We are so proud of you. From New York City
to Washington D.C. Enjoy Georgetown Law School.

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Beth El Brotherhood

Gerald Cole began his second term
as president of the Temple Beth El
Brotherhood. A member of the temple
since 1984, he has
served on the brother-
hood board since 1992.
Also installed
were vice presidents,
Marc Zupmore, Jeff
Hollander, Larry
Cole
Imerman; treasurers,
Joel Behrmann, Bruce
Jacob; secretaries, Dennis Goodman,
Mark Cooperman.
Installed as directors were Jerry
Beigler, David Bloom, Roy Goodman,
Marshall Hersh, Leo Hollander, Joe
Inwald, John Kessler, Alan Lowen, John
Marx, James Michelson, Jeff Roberts,
Richard Shaye, Lee Turner, Rick Unger
and Chuck Zamek.

Nursery Diplomas

Temple Beth El honored nursery
school graduates at a program June 7.
Graduates included Donovan
Brown, Jackson Dobrusin, Shaye
Golden, Andrew Gorosh, Isabella

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Steven Krivitsky, Adam Kugelmass,
Spencer Pazner, Allison Reid, Ian Reid,
Harley Rockind, Katie Ross and Ava
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Beth Shalom Officers

The installation of officers of
Congregation Beth Shalom followed
Shabbat services on June 17. Rabbi
David Nelson was installing officer.
Continuing for a second year as the
congregation's president is Richard
Polk. Officers are Richard Emmer,
executive vice president; Joshua Adler,
Gail Elkus and Marcus Helman, vice
presidents; Lenny Newman, treasurer;
and Glen Pickover, secretary.
New trustees are Michelle Black,
Barry Chesterman, Randy Davidson,
Mandy Friedenberg, Eugene
Greenstein, Darren Hessenthaler, Jodie
Krasnick and Joshua Yaker.
Nancy Glen, immediate past presi-
dent, chaired the nominating commit-
tee. Committee members were Sharon
Alterman, Sandy Kirsch, Art Langer,
Lynn Lipman, Ralph McDowell and
David Morrison.

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