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Direnfeld Scholarship
Hillel of Metro Detroit is accepting
applications for the Direnfeld Family
Scholarship, a $500 scholarship award-
ed to an undergraduate or graduate
student, who is currently enrolled in a
Metro Detroit university, on the basis
of academic strength, need, service to
the community and HMD involvement.
To apply, students should submit
a letter outlining their qualifications
along with two letters of reference
and a copy of their latest transcript to:
Hillel of Metro Detroit, 667 Grosberg
Center, Wayne State University,
Detroit, MI 48202, Attn: Scholarship
Committee.
Letters must arrive at HMD by Feb. 5.

Adult Ed At Federation
Federation's Alliance for Jewish
Education, FedEd department will
offer new classes for winter 2009.
January classes include:
• "Archaeology and History of Israel"
taught by Mike Pytlik. Mondays, 7-
8:30 p.m., eight weeks, begins Jan. 26.
Tuition: $130
Classes starting in February:
•'Why Are These Tales Different
from All Other Tales?" taught by
Corinne Stavish. Interactive discus-
sions, readings, and storytelling
included. Mondays, 7-8:30 p.m., eight
weeks, begins Feb. 2. Tuition: $130
•"Beginning Hebrew" taught by
Nira Lev. The class will start with the
Hebrew alphabet and move into con-
versational Hebrew. Thursdays, 12:15-
1:30 p.m. Ten weeks, begins Feb. 5.
Tuition: $115.
•"Judaism Confronts Challenging
Social Issues" taught by Rabbi Herbert
Yoskowitz. Thursdays, 7-8:30 p.m. Eight
weeks, begins Feb. 5. Tuition: $130.
•"Pirkei Avot" with Rabbi Michael
Cohen. Fridays, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Eight weeks, begins Feb. 6. Tuition:
$130
• Jewish Short Stories: Bernard
Malamud taught by Ori Weisberg.
Wednesdays, 7-8 p.m. Eight weeks,
begins Feb. 25. Tuition: $100.
In April, a special six-week class,
"Great Jewish Trails:' will be taught
by Rabbi Yoskowitz, and will cover
modern Jewish trials including the
Dreyfus Trial in France, the Beilis Trail
in Russia and the Eichmann Trial in
Israel. Tuesdays, 7-8:30 p.m. begins
April 21. Tuition: $100.
All classes are held at the Max. M.
Fisher Federation Building, Bloomfield
Township. For a complete catalog or
to register for a class, contact Marion
Bronstein, (248) 642-4260 x 372 or go
to jewishdetroit.org/feded.

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Temple Beth El

Temple Kol Ami

7400 Telegraph, Bloomfield Township,
48301, (248) 851-1100. Rabbi: Daniel
B. Syme. Rabbinic associate: Keren
Packman Alpert. Cantorial soloist: Rachel
G. Kalmowitz. Services: Friday 6 p.m.
Saturday, 10:30 a.m. Sunday 9:30 a.m.
Saturday, Bill Weiss will read Torah.

Jewish Parents Institute

5085 Walnut Lake, West Bloomfield,
48323, (248) 661-0040. Rabbi: Norman T.
Roman. Rabbi emeritus: Ernst J. Conrad.
Soloist: Tiffany Steyer. Services: Friday
6:30 p.m.; Saturday 10:30 a.m.

JCC, 6600 W. Maple, West Bloomfield,
48322, (248) 661-1000. Director: Marilyn
Wolfe. Alternative cultural Jewish cele-
brations; secular bar/bat mitzvah ceremo-
nies; adult programming; cultural Sunday
school from nursery through teen.

Temple Beth El (Flint)

5150 Calkins, Flint, 48532, (810) 720-
9494. Rabbi: Karen Companez. Cantorial
soloist: Aleksander Chernyak. Services:
Friday 8 p.m. unless the first Friday of the
month; call for details; High Holiday ser-
vices; Ivriah religious and Hebrew school.
Web: templebethelflint.org .

Temple Beth El (Midland)

2505 Bay City Road, Midland, 48642.
Lay service twice monthly. Contact Stuart
Bergstein, (989) 835-4822.

Temple Beth Emeth

2309 Packard, Ann Arbor, 48104,
(734) 665-4744. Rabbi: Robert D. Levy.
Chazzan: Ann Zibelman Rose. Services:
Friday 5:30 p.m. Tot Shabbat, 6:45 p.m.
Family Shabbat, 7:30 p.m. Shabbat ser-
vices. Saturday 9:30 a.m. chapel service
(lay lead), 10 a.m. sanctuary service.

Congregation Shaarey Zedek

1924 Coolidge, East Lansing 48823, (517)
351-3570. Rabbi: Amy Bigman. Rabbi
Emeritus: Morton Hoffman. Cantorial
soloist: Pamela Schiffer. Services: Friday
8 p.m. (7 p.m on the second Friday of the
month), Saturday 9 a.m.

Temple Beth Israel

801 W. Michigan Ave., Jackson 49202,
(517) 784-3862. Rabbi: Jonathan V. Plaut.
Rabbi emeritus: Alan Ponn. Cantorial solo-
ist: Clara Silver. President: David Cwynar.
Services: Friday 8 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m.
the first Saturday of the month.

Workmen's Circle Arbeter Ring

3999 Walnut Lake, West Bloomfield,
48323, (248) 737-8700. Rabbis: Dannel
Schwartz, Michael L. Moskowitz, Daniel
Schwartz. Cantorial soloist: Penny Steyer.
Services: Friday 8 p.m. Saturday 10:30
a.m. Friday, sixth grade Honor Shabbat
with youth choir.

JCC, 15110 W. Ten Mile, Oak Park, 48237,
(248) 432-5677. President: Arlene
Frank. Michigan district director: Ellen
R. Bates-Brackett. Secular and cultural
holiday observances. Shabbes potlucks,
bar/bat mitzvahs, educational and cultural
programming. Welcoming community,
Jewish/Yiddish culture, social justice.

U-M Reform Chavurah

1429 Hill St., Ann Arbor 48104, (734)
769-0500. Regular Friday evening ser-
vices through the school year. Co-chairs:
Shayna Liberman, Stefanie Albowitz, Edi
David, Rebecca Kamil. Reformchairs07@
umich.edu .

Reform/Renewal

Renewal

Pardes Hannah

Petoskey. Rabbinic Intern: Tami Elliott.
Monthly services at 7 p.m. Fridays. Call
Tom Johnson for details, (231) 487-1661.

2010 Washtenaw Ave., Ann Arbor, 48104,
(734) 213-8374. Rabbi: Elliot Ginsburg.
Affiliation: Alliance for Jewish Renewal.
Services: Friday night, monthly. Shabbat
morning the second and fourth Saturday
each month. Services are led by the rabbi
and other group leaders.

1715 E. Fulton, Grand Rapids, 49503, (616)
459-5976. Rabbi: Michael A. Schadick.
Services: Friday 6:15 p.m.

Temple Emanu-EI

14450 W. 10 Mile, Oak Park, 48237, (248)
967-4020. Rabbi: Joseph P. Klein. Cantor:
Darcie Sharlein. Services: Friday 8 p.m.
Saturday 10:30 a.m.

Temple Israel

5725 Walnut Lake, West Bloomfield,
48323, (248) 661-5700. Rabbis: Harold S.
Loss, Paul M. Yedwab, Joshua L. Bennett,
Marla Hornsten, Jennifer T. Kaluzny.
Cantor: Michael Smolash. Cantorial
soloist: Neil Michaels. Services: Monday-
Thursday 7:30 a.m.; Friday 7:30 p.m.
Saturday 10:30 a.m.; Sunday 9 a.m. Friday
baby naming of Maya Luz Sapperstein,
daughter of Monica and Rodney
Sapperstein.

Sephardic

Keter Torah Synagogue

5480 Orchard Lake Road, West
Bloomfield, (248) 681-3665. Services:
Friday at candlelighting. Saturday 9 a.m.,
5:45 p.m. Monday and Thursday 6 a.m.;
Thursday 9:15 p.m.

Congregation Shir Tikvah

3900 Northfield Parkway, Troy, 48084,
(248) 649-4418. Rabbi: Arnie Sleutelberg.
Services: Friday 7:15 p.m.; Saturday 10
a.m. Friday, Empty Bowl Shabbat, Music
Shabbat, birthday blessings.

Temple B'nai Israel

Temple Emanuel (Grand Rapids)

28690 Southfield, Suite 293, Lathrup
Village, 48076, (248) 423-4406.
President: Alva Dworkin. Holiday obser-
vances; Friday night oneg Shabbat; cul-
tural events.

Temple Shir Shalom

Beth Isaac Synagogue

2730 Edsel Dr., Trenton, 48183, (734)
675-0355. Services: Friday 7:30 p.m.
Congregational leaders conduct services
throughout the year.

Sholem Aleichem Institute

Secular Humanistic

The Birmingham Temple

28611 W.12 Mile, Farmington Hills, 48334,
(248) 477-1410. Rabbi: Tamara Kolton.
Services: Friday 7:30 p.m.; monthly fam-
ily service 7 p.m. Saturday 9:30 a.m.
Shabbat study. Sunday school, b'nai
mitzvah program, holiday observances.
Rabbi's tish Sunday 10:30 a.m.

Jewish Cultural Society

2935 Birch Hollow Drive, Ann Arbor,
48108-2301, (734) 975-9872. First Friday
Shabbat observances, adult programs,
pre-school. Sunday school, b'nai mitzvah
program, High Holiday observances.

Traditional

B'nai David

P.O. Box 251574, West Bloomfield,
48325, (248) 855-5007. Cantor: Ben-
Zion Lanxner. Services: Saturday 9 a.m.
Services held at Hadassah House, 5030
Orchard Lake Road, West Bloomfield.

Woodward Avenue Shul

25595 Woodward, Royal Oak, 48067,
(248) 399-6265. Directors: Rabbi
Chanoch Hadar and Tamar Hadar.
Services: Friday, 5:30 p.m. Saturday 9:30
a.m.

Minyans

Fleischman Residence

6710 W. Maple, West Bloomfield, 48322,
(248) 661-2999. Rabbi: Avie Shapiro.
Services: Sunday-Thursday abbreviated
Minchah: 10 minutes before sunset, fol-
lowed by Maariv. Friday and Saturday,
Minchah 5 p.m.; Maariv 6:10 p.m.;
Saturday and Sunday, 9:15 a.m. Call office
to confirm times.

Yeshivat Akiva

21100 W. 12 Mile, Southfield, 48076, (248)
386-1625. Services: During the school
year, morning services at 7:30 a.m.; after-
noon services at 2:40 p.m. The commu-
nity is invited.