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TEMPLE ISRAEL CALENDAR
JANUARY 10
JANUARY 14-21
7 PM, GESHARIM. Individuals
interested in learning more about
Judaism are invited to attend For
location and to RSVP, contact Carol
Cooper at 248-851-5545.
TEMPLE ISRAEL'S MISSION TO THE
JEWISH COMMUNITIES OF CUBA.
JANUARY 11
7:30 PM, SHABBAT JAM SESSION
presented by YFTI and the Teen
T'fillah Team in the Temple Israel
Youth Lounge.
JANUARY 12
10:30 AM, imAGi11E "TOT"ALLY
SHABBAT PLAY GROUP. For
children ages 5 and under. Create a
special Shabbat experience! To RSVP,
contact JoAnn Smith at Temple.
JANUARY 13
9:45 AM, DIVORCE SUPPORT
GROUP FOR ADULTS. Registration
is required. This is the first of four
sessions. Contact Elaine Bertsch at
Temple to RSVP.
12:15 PM, JYFTI SIXTH GRADE
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY.
Temple Israel sixth grade students
are invited to volunteer for a
mitzvah opportunity at Gleaner's
Food Bank. RSVP to Tina Gargotta at
Temple.
JANUARY 20
9:30 AM, BROTHERHOOD
BREAKFAST. Learn about "Real Life
CSI" with Officer Michael Bureau
from the West Bloomfield Police
Department. Cost is $15 per person.
RSVP to Temple Israel.
6 PM, COLLEGE DINNER WITH THE
CLERGY for students at Kalamazoo
College and Western Michigan
University. For details, contact Linda
Newman atTemple.
JANUARY 21
11 AM, IMAGI 11 E MITZVAH
PLAY GROUP AT FLEISCHMAN
RESIDENCE. For children five
Conservative
a.m., 5:15 p.m.
Adat Shalom Synagogue
U-M Hillel; 1429 Hill St., Ann Arbor
48104, (734) 769-0500. Rabbi: Nathan
Martin. Co-chairs: Josh Weinstein
,Madeline campo. Check Web site for
times www.umhillel.org/religious/con-
servminyan.
29901 Middlebelt, Farmington Hills,
48334, (248) 851-5100. Rabbis: Herbert
Yoskowitz, Rachel Lawson Shere. Rabbi
emeritus: Efry Spectre. Cantor: Frank
Lanzkron-Tamarazo. Cantor emeritus:
Larry Vieder. Ritual director: Barry
Lippitt. Services: Friday 5 p.m. Saturday,
9 a.m, 5:15 p.m.; weekdays 7:30 a.m.,
5:15 p.m. Sunday 8:30 a.m. SYNergy
Shabbat.
Ahavas Israel (Grand Rapids)
2727 Michigan St. SE, Grand Rapids,
49506-1297, (616) 949-2840. Rabbi:
David J.B. Krishef. Cantor: Stuart
R. Rapaport. Services: Wednesday,
Thursday, 7:30 a.m.; Saturday, 9:30 a.m.
Beit Kodesh
31840 W. Seven Mile, Livonia, (248) 477-
8974. Cantor emeritus: David A. Gutman.
Rabbinic adviser: Jason Miller. President:
Martin Diskin. Vice presidents: Aaron
Engel, Jeffrey Kirsch. Services: Friday. 8
p.m.; Saturday 9 a.m.
Congregation Beth Ahm
and under; join us to play with
Fleischman residents. RSVP to
JoAnn Smith at Temple.
JANUARY 23
9:30 AM, IT'S A KNIT-ZVAH. Get
your knitting needles and create
something special to warm the
heart and soul with Temple Israel's
Sisterhood and Social Action
Committee. For details and to RSVP,
contact JoAnn Smith at Temple.
UPCOMING EVENTS
5075 W. Maple, West Bloomfield,
48322, (248) 851-6880. Rabbi: Steven
Rubenstein. Ritual director emeritus:
Joseph Mermelstein. Rabbi emeritus:
A. Irving Schnipper. Ba'al tefillah: Dr.
Howard Lupovitch. Services: Friday 6
p.m.; Saturday 9:30 a.m., 4:50 p.m.;
weekdays 7 a.m., 7 p.m.; Sundays and
major civic holidays: 9 a.m., 5 p.m.
Beth Israel (Flint)
G-5240 Calkins Road, Flint, 48532, (810)
732-6310. Cantor emeritus: Sholom
Kalib. President: Leonard Meizlish.
Services: Saturday 9:30 a.m., 6 p.m.;
weekdays 7:30 a.m., 6 p.m.; Sunday and
legal holidays 8 a.m., 5 p.m. lvriah reli-
gious school (810) 732-6312.
JANUARY 24
MARCH 23
Beth Israel Congregation (Ann Arbor)
11 AM, Early Childhood Center
Sing-a-long with Cantor Smolash
7:30 PM, Carpe Diem String Quartet
Concert.
2000 Washtenaw Ave., Ann Arbor,
48104, (734) 665-9897. Rabbi: Robert
Dobrusin. Services: Friday 6 p.m.;
Saturday 9:30 a.m.; weekdays 7:30 p.m.;
Sunday 7:30 p.m.
and Friends.
APRIL 4
7:30 PM, Shabbat HaNeshamah
(Shabbat of the Soul).
JANUARY 25
YFTI Ski Trip to Shanty Creek.
JANUARY 31
APRIL 20
6 PM, Sisterhood Mah Jongg
Temple Israel Seder.
Tournament.
MAY 4
FEBRUARY 3
Temple Israel Sisterhood Fine Art
2:30 PM, Brotherhood's Annual
and Spring Boutiques.
Detroit Piston's Outing.
MAY 8
MARCH 16
YFTI Purim Carnival and Brother-
hood Blood Drive.
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Congregation Beth Shalom
14601 W. Lincoln, Oak Park, 48237,
(248) 547-7970. Rabbi: Daniel M. Wolpe.
Rabbi emeritus: David A. Nelson. Cantor:
Samuel L. Greenbaum. Ritual director:
Rev. Samuel Semp. Services: Friday 6
p.m.; Saturday 9 a.m., 5:25 p.m.; Sunday
9 a.m., 5 p.m.; weekdays 7 a.m., 6:30
p.m. Frankel Jewish Academy Shabbat.
Beth Tephilath Moses
11 AM, Celebrate Israel's 60th
Birthday with Temple's Early
Childhood Center.
146 South Ave., Mt. Clemens, 48043,
(586) 465-0641. Services: weekdays 7:15
a.m.; Saturday 10 a.m.; Sunday 8 a.m.
Congregation B'nai Moshe
For more information or to RSVP
for the above events, call
6800 Drake, West Bloomfield, 48322,
(248) 788-0600. Rabbi: Elliot Pachter.
Cantor: Earl Berris. Saturday 9 a.m., 5:15
p.m. Weekdays 7 a.m., 5 p.m. Sunday 9
248.661.5700
5725 Walnut Lake Road • West Bloomfield, MI
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Dor Chadash - U. of Mich.
Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue
1457 Griswold, Detroit, 48226, (313)
864-7824. Baal Kriah: Howard Marcus.
Cantorial soloist: Neil Barris. President:
Dr. Martin Herman. Services: Saturday
9 a.m.
Congregation Shaarey Zedek
Rabbis: Joseph H. Krakoff, Eric S. Yanoff.
Rabbi emeritus: Irwin Groner. Cantor:
Meir Finkelstein. Cantor emeritus: Chaim
Najman. Assistant cantor: Leonard
Gutman.
Southfield: 27375 Bell Road, Southfield,
48034, (248) 357-5544. Services:
Monday through Friday 7:30 a.m.,5 p.m.;
Saturday 9 a.m., 5 p.m.; Sunday 8:30
a.m., 5 p.m.
West Bloomfield, B'nai Israel Center:
4200 Walnut Lake Road, West
Bloomfield, 48323-2772, (248) 357-
5544. Services: Tuesday, Wednesday,
Friday 7:15 a.m., 6 p.m.; Monday,
Thursday 7 a.m.; daily 6 p.m.; Saturday 9
a.m., 5 p.m.; Sunday 9 a.m., 5 p.m.
Temple Israel
2300 Center Ave., Bay City, 48708;
(989) 893-7811. Rabbi: Dorit Edut.
Visiting rabbi: David Nelson. Presidents:
Dr. Jonathan Abramson, Beth Cook, Mark
Duvall. Services: Friday monthly (time
varies). Saturday 10 a.m., twice a month.
Call for times and dates. A liberal, egali-
tarian congregation serving the tri-cities
area. Religious and Hebrew education
programs for children and adults.
Independent
Ahavat Shalom
413 N. Division St., Traverse City, 49684,
(231) 929-4330. Weekly Shabbat cel-
ebrations, holidays, year-round program-
ming, children's education. Summer
programming for downstate visitors.
Grosse Pointe Jewish Council •
P.O. Box 25031, Detroit 48225, (313)
882-6700. Rabbi: Ernst J. Conrad.
Cantorial soloist: Bryant Frank. Monthly
Shabbat services, High Holiday services,
year-round programming and religious
education. E-mail: thegpjc@comcast.net.
Jewbilation
P.O. Box 130014, Ann Arbor, 48103, (734)
996-3524 or 995-1963. Rev. Lauren
Zinn. Services: Friday 6:15 p.m., follow-
ing dinner. Jewish Roots with Interfaith
Wings holds bi-monthly Shabbat dinner,
services, kids' programs, family school
and Hebrew school for all ages.