TEMPLE ISRAEL CALENDAR
Conservative
Adat Shalom Synagogue
29901 Middlebelt, Farmington Hills,
48334, (248) 851-5100. Rabbis: Aaron
Bergman, Herbert Yoskowitz, Rachel
Lawson Shere. Rabbi emeritus: Efry
Spectre. Cantor: Frank Lanzkron-
Tamarazo. Ritual director: Barry Lippitt.
Services: Friday 5 p.m. Saturday, 9 a.m,
5:15 p.m.; weekdays 7:30 a.m., 5 p.m.
Sunday 8:30 a.m.
2009
January 15 Shabbat
February 19 - Purim
March 19 - Passover
April 16 - Life Cycles I
May 21 - Life Cycle II
Saturday evening, June 27
Shavuot/Havdallah Ceremony
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.
Presidents: Martin Diskin, Jerry Cohn,
Aaron Engel. Services: Friday. 8 p.m.;
Saturday 9 a.m.
Gesharim, your bridge to the Jewish community, is an
ongoing discussion group for people who have converted,
are in the process of conversion, are involved in interfaith
relationships or are simply born Jews seeking to learn more
about their religion. The sessions are taught at no charge by
our clergy and Jewish educators on the third Thursday of
each month from 7 - 9 PM.
Congregation Beth Ahm
5075 W. Maple, West Bloomfield,
48322, (248) 851-6880. Rabbi: Steven
Rubenstein. Ba'al tefillah: Prof. Howard
Lupovitch. Rabbi emeritus: A. Irving
Schnipper. Ritual director emeritus:
Joseph Mermelstein. Services: Friday 6
p.m.; Saturday 9:30 a.m., 4:45 p.m., 5:45
p.m.; weekdays 7 a.m., 7 p.m.; Sunday, 9
a.m., 5 p.m.
For reservation and location, please contact
Carol Lynn Cooper at 248-851-5545 or
coopercna@aol.com .
Beth Israel (Flint)
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The 11-week class begins
Tuesday, January 20, 2009 • 7 - 9 PM
5725 Walnut Lake Road, West Bloomfield, MI 48323
Classes are taught by Temple Israel clergy and include a Shabbat dinner
and Holocaust Museum Tour. Classes are open to adults of all backgrounds.
Cost $130 per individual/$150 per couple. Price includes a $50 book fee.
Congregation Beth Shalom
Beth Tephilath Moses
Congregation B'nai Moshe
6800 Drake, West Bloomfield, 48322,
(248) 788-0600. Rabbi: Elliot Pachter.
Cantor: Earl Berris. Saturday 9 a.m.,
5:15 p.m. Weekdays : Monday-Friday
7 a.m., 5:15 p.m. Sunday 9 a.m. at the
For more information or to RSVP
for the above events, call
248.661.5700
January 15 . 2009
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.
146 South Ave., Mt. Clemens, 48043,
(586) 465-0641. Services: weekdays 7:15
a.m.; Saturday 10 a.m. Sunday 8 a.m.
To register or learn more, contact the
Tyner School Religious School at 248-661-5725.
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Beth Israel Congregation (Ann
Arbor)
14601 W. Lincoln, Oak Park, 48237, (248)
547-7970. Rabbi emeritus: David A.
Nelson. Cantor: Samuel L. Greenbaum.
Ritual director: Rev. Samuel Semp.
Services: Friday 6 p.m.; Saturday 9
a.m., 5:35 p.m.; Sunday 9 a.m., 5 p.m.;
weekdays 7 a.m., 6:30 p.m. New Member
Shabbat.
Learn about Jewish history, theology, liturgy, literature,
culture and Israel in Temple Israel's Intro to Judaism class!
5725 Walnut Lake Road • West Bloomfield, MI
www.temple-israel.org
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.
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synagogue; 4:45 p.m. at Fleischman
Residence. Sisterhood Shabbat.
Haftorah, Lynne Avadenka.
Dor Chadash — U. of Mich.
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.
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 Yanoff.
Rabbi emeritus: Irwin Groner. Rabbi
Aaron Starr. 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.;
weekdays, 5:30 p.m.; Friday 5:15 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 and
Thursday 7 a.m., Tuesday, Wednesday
and Friday 7:15 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.
All services at Unitarian Universalist
Congregation, 6726 Center Rd, Traverse
City.
Grosse Pointe Jewish Council
P.O. Box 36432, Grosse Pointe Farms
48236, (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 .