'' -- 1 1111MMIMIIIIIIIMIMP-- -MIIMINIMOMP-- - AMIIIIIMILM- Synagogues DIGEST Torah Blessings Taught On Sunday, Nov. 5, Keren Alpert, director of education, will present an hourlong session titled "Aliyah- phobia or Help, I Have to Bless the Torah" at Temple Beth EL The 10:30 a.m. session will teach participants to be confident at any Torah service. They will learn the blessings, rehearse on the bimah and receive copies of the blessings in Hebrew and English plus a trans- literation and a CD. Cost is $6.13. To register, call (248) 865-0612. Beth Shalom Scholar HEY 5TH GRADERS WE'RE HAVING A PARTY! , GEOFF kRETCHMER .AY GENE President/Partner Creative Director Give Thanks Give Back Support YAD EZRA Michigan's only kosher food pantry LEARN ABOUT OUR NEW FIRST TRAX PROGRAM The newest dance class to hit our community! Have a Blast! Please bring two cans of kosher food as your contribution to our effort. Wednesday No-vember 22, 2006 7pm to 9prn day!) the next No School (The night before Thanksgiving! Please RSVP to: FT@StarTrax.com 248.263.6300 www.startrax.com 80 October 26 2006 iN Sbaarey Zede WINkai Israel Center W° l_cike Rood 4200 West Bloom ileld Dr. Zieva Konvisser will be the featured scholar-in-residence at Kabbalat Shabbat services Friday, Nov. 10, and at a lunch and learn following services Saturday, Nov. 11, at Congregation Beth Shalom. Konvisser has devoted years of research on the positive psychologi- cal change and experience dealing with highly challenging life circum- stances. Her focus of the weekend will be on survivors of terrorist attacks on Israel. There is a charge for the lunch and learn: adults $12; children $7; children 3 and younger free. For information, contact Beth Shalom Cultural Commission chairs Doris Schey, (248) 545-7112, or Gretchen Weiner, (734) 261- 6468. Learn To Read Hebrew A free five-session Hebrew read- ing crash course will be held in Birmingham at 7:30 p.m. Monday nights starting Nov. 6. Rabbi Boruch Cohen of the Birmingham-Bloomfield Chai Center will teach. Classes will take place at 1578 Lakeside Drive. For information, call 1 (800) 44- HEBRE(W), or go to www.njop.org . To register by Nov.1 deadline or to talk to Rabbi Cohen, call (248) 203- 6721, or e-mail: chai-rabbi@sbcglobal.net .