Spirituality
DIGEST
On Gossip
To praise a person in the presence of
those who dislike him may provoke
listeners to gossip about him.
Presented by Lubavitch Women's
Organization. For information on keeping
kosher or lighting Shabbat candles, contact
Miriam Amzalak, (248) 548-6771, amzalak@
yeshivanet.com.
Glazer Institute Scholar
Rabbi David Saperstein will be the
scholar-in-residence at Temple Beth El's
66th annual Rabbi B. Benedict and Ada
S. Glazer Institute on Judaism for the
Catholic, Protestant, Eastern Orthodox,
Muslim and Jewish Clergy.
Saperstein, also an attorney, is the
director of the Religious Action Center
of Reform Judaism where he represents
the national Reform Jewish Movement
to Congress and the administration.
Saperstein will speak to the Glazer
Institute at Beth El at 9:30 a.m. Friday,
Feb. 8, on "Running With God: Religion in
American Elections." At 10:45 a.m., he will
speak on "The State of Interfaith Relations
in the Aftermath of 9-11."
Saperstein will continue his view of
the political scene at 7:30 p.m. Shabbat
services at Beth El when he speaks on
"The Jewish Stake in
the 2008 Elections."
He will conclude his
remarks at Shabbat
services at 10:30 a.m.
Saturday, Feb. 9, address-
ing "The Use and Abuse
of Jewish Tradition in
Contemporary Political
Rabbi
Debates''
Saperstein
Chairing this year's
Institute are Howard and Jill Gurwin;
Mark and Harriet Cooperman are co-
chairs. The Institute is made possible
through the Merton and Beverly Segal
and Marvin and Peggy Novick Heritage
Endowment Gift and donations from
Glazer Institute patrons.
The community is welcome at both the
lectures and services. There is no charge
and no reservations are needed. (248)
851-1100.
Preschool Open House
The Ganeinu Preschool in West Bloomfield
is planning a See For Yourself open house
during school hours on Wednesday, Feb. 6.
Prospective parents are invited to the pre-
nursery and nursery classrooms. Teachers
will be available to answer questions on
the early childhood curriculum and pro-
gram which welcomes Jewish children,
regardless of affiliation, between the ages
of 21/2 and 5.
Ganeinu, with its own state-of-the-art
playground, is licensed by the state of
Michigan.
Parents interested in learning more
about Ganeinu should contact Chaya
Devorah Bergstein, (248) 932-8584.
A Course On Faith
The Hyman and Sonya Blumenstein
Outreach Institute of Sara & Morris
Tugman Bais Chabad Torah Center and the
Federation's Alliance for Jewish Education
will present a six-week course, "Beyond
Belief: Reflection on
Jewish Faith, Reason and
Experience:'
The course will be
given at the Max Fisher
Federation Building,
6735 Telegraph,
Bloomfield Township,
Chaya Sarah
on six consecutive
Silberberg
Wednesdays, beginning
Feb. 6, from 7:30-9 p.m.
The lecturer will be Chaya Sarah
Silberberg, rebbitzen of the Sara Tugman
Bais Chabad Torah Center in West
Bloomfield, teacher at Yeshivat Akiva in
Southfield and staff member of "Ask the
Rabbi or Rebbitzen" at Chabad.org .
The course will provide Torah perspec-
tives on many of the most important
questions that are asked by those of every
religious faith.
This course is a project of the Rohr
Jewish Learning Institute. There is a
charge.
For information, call Marion Bronstein,
(248) 642-4260, x 372, or e-mail
bronstein@jfmd.org .
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