PLEASE JOIN ZOA FOR AN EVENING OF INSPIRATION AND INSIGHT AT Spirituality DIGEST Digest from page A27 the Franklin Archives will read from the archives' historic collections. The community is invited. For information, contact Jan Durecki, franklinarchives@tbeonline.org or (248) 851-1100, ext. 3137. Ann Newman Aliza Nivy Thursday, November 1, 2007 Congregation Shaarey Zedek, Southfield 5:00 p.m. Pre-Event Dinner with The Honorable Benjamin Netanyahu Sponsors from $6000 7:30 p.m. Balfour 74 Celebration Event honoring Ann Newman & Aliza Nivy Distinguished Guest Speaker The Honorable Benjamin Netanyahu The Yfonorabfe Netanyahu CALL ZOA for Information and Reservations at 248-282-0088 Tickets from $75 CO-CHAIRS OF THE BALFOUR EVENT COMMITTEE SHELDON L. MILLER ZOA President Michigan Region BEVERLY BAKER ZOA Executive Vice-President Michigan Region SAUL WALDMAN Chairman of the Executive Committee 6735 TELEGRAPH RD., SUITE 350 • BLOOMFIELD HILLS, MI 48301 • 248-282-0088 • FAX 248-282-0090 A28 October 25 • 2007 Spiritual Meaning Sought An expert on comparative spiri- tual pathways will speak about the search for spiritual meaning 8 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 8, in Birmingham. Author Sara Rigler of Jerusalem will speak at 1578 Lakeside Drive. The talk is open to the public at no charge. The event, a project of the Birmingham- Bloomfield Chai Center, is sponsored by Alan and Lori Zekelman of the Bloomfield Hills. The talk is titled "How Sara Rigler to Find Spiritual Meaning — Practical Principles for Personal Growth': Rig,ler's latest book, Lights from Jerusalem, is about the transforma- tive powers of the Jewish tradition. For information or reservations, con- tact the Chai Center, (248) 203-6721 or chai-rabbi@sbcglobal.net . Just For Laughs Joel Chasnoff, a Jewish comedian, will appear at Adat Shalom Synagogue 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 29, in a perfor- mance for teenagers through college students. General admission is $5 in advance or $10 at the door. There is a special teen price of $10, includ- ing a 6 p.m. kosher dinner, for those enrolled in a Monday night school program, a day school, or a Jewish youth group. Dinner reservations are required by Friday, Oct. 25. The evening is co- sponsored by Hillel of Metro Detroit. Participating orga- nizations include: Congregation Beth Joel Chasnoff Ahm, Congregation Beth Shalom, Congregation B'nai Moshe and Congregation Shaarey Zedek. Tickets may be pre-purchased at Adat Shalom, 29901 Middlebelt, Farmington Hills, during weekday business hours or on Sunday morn- ing. For information, contact Jodi Gross, (248) 626-2153 or jgross @ adatshalom.org