Spirituality Temple and Synagogue Listings Sponsored by Tern le Israel Synagogues from page A35 Lunch Series Adat Shalom Synagogue in Farmington Hills will continue this season's lunch- and-learn programming with a series titled "The Chasidic Movement and Its Masters." Rabbi Aaron Bergman will lead discussions on Wednesdays, May 6, 13, 20. Classes run from noon to Rabbi 1:15 p.m. There Bergman is a $10 per ses- sion fee, which includes lunch. The community is welcome. Lunch and learn is sponsored by the Adat Shalom Adult Study Commission. RSVP to Sheila Lederman, (248) 851-5100, by the Thursday prior to each program. B'nai Moshe Storyteller Congregation B'nai Moshe in West Bloomfield will host scholar-in- residence Peninnah Schram the weekend of May 8. Schram is a storyteller, teacher, author and recording artist. She is a professor of speech and drama at Stern College of Yeshiva University, New York. On Friday, May 8, Shabbat dinner will be at 7 p.m. For reservations, call (248) 788-0600. On May 9, the d'var Torah will be given at 10:45 a.m. A lunch-and- learn session begins at 12:30 p.m. There is a charge for dinner on Friday; reservations must be made. There is no charge for the Saturday sessions; reservations are requested. associate: Keren Packman Alpert. Cantorial soloist: Rachel G. Kalmowitz. Services: Friday 7:30 p.m. Saturday, 10:30 a.m. Sunday 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Shavuot Tot Shabbat 9:30 a.m. Temple Kol Ami Jewish Parents Institute Temple Beth El (Flint) 5085 Walnut Lake, West Bloomfield, 48323, (248) 661-0040. Rabbi: Norman T. Roman. Rabbi emeritus: Ernst J. Conrad. Soloist: Tiffany Steyer. Services: Friday 6 p.m.; Saturday 10:30 a.m. 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 services; Ivriah religious and Hebrew school. Web: templebethelflint.org . 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. JCC, 6600 W. Maple, West Bloomfield, 48322, (248) 661-1000. Director: Marilyn Wolfe. Alternative cultural Jewish cel- ebrations; secular bar/bat mitzvah cer- emonies; adult programming; cultural Sunday school from nursery through teen. Temple Beth El (Midland) Temple Shir Shalom 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. Beth Isaac Synagogue 2730 Edsel Dr., Trenton, 48183, (734) 675-0355. Services: Friday 7:30 p.m. Congregational leaders conduct services throughout the year. Congregation Shaarey Zedek 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. 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 Temple Beth Israel Congregation Shir Tikvah 801 W. Michigan Ave., Jackson 49202, (517) 784-3862. Rabbi: Jonathan V. Plaut. Rabbi emeritus: Alan Ponn. Cantorial soloist: Clara Silver. President: David Cwynar. Services: Friday 8 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. the first Saturday of the month. 3900 Northfield Parkway, Troy, 48084, (248) 649-4418. Rabbi: Arnie Sleutelberg. Services: Friday 7:45 p.m.; Saturday 10 a.m. Friday, Steve Klaper will lead the service. Temple B'nai Israel Petoskey. Rabbinic Intern: Tami Elliott. Monthly services at 7 p.m. Fridays. Call Tom Johnson for details, (231) 487-1661. Temple Emanuel (Grand Rapids) 1715 E. Fulton, Grand Rapids, 49503, (616) 459-5976. Rabbi: Michael A. Schadick. Services: Friday 6:15 p.m. Temple Emanu El Renewal Pardes Hannah Sholem Aleichem Institute 28690 Southfield, Suite 293, Lathrup Village, 48076, (248) 423-4406. President: Alva Dworkin. Holiday obser- vances; Friday night oneg Shabbat; cul- tural events. Workmen's Circle Arbeter Ring 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. Secular Humanistic Minyans Woodward Avenue Shul - Beth Ahm Sisterhood Shabbat morning, Saturday, May 9, has been designated Sisterhood Shabbat at Congregation Beth Ahm. The West Bloomfield shul will celebrate both the pivotal role that sisterhood has played in the life of the synagogue and its continuing leadership. Members of Beth Ahm Sisterhood will lead all aspects of the service. Rabbi Steven Rubenstein will lead an informal learning session at 9 a.m. Services will begin at 9:30. Following services, there will be a special Kiddush sponsored by sisterhood in honor of Sisterhood Shabbat. A36 May 7 • 2009 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: Friday 7:30 p.m., 8 p.m. Saturday 10:30 a.m. Monday-Thursday 7:30 a.m. Sunday 9 a.m. Friday early service, wedding blessing of Maran Maguran and Joshua Grant. Saturday baby naming of Emma Jeri Steinberg, daughter of Joanna and Michael Steinberg. The Birmingham Temple Fleischman Residence 28611 W. 12 Mile, Farmington Hills, 48334, (248) 477-1410. Rabbi: Tamara Kolton. Services: Friday 7:30 p.m.; monthly family service 7 p.m. Saturday 9:30 a.m. Shabbat study. Sunday school, b'nai mitzvah program, holiday obser- vances. Rabbi's tish Sunday 10:30 a.m. 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. Jewish Cultural Society 2935 Birch Hollow Drive, Ann Arbor, 48108-2301, (734) 975-9872. First Friday Shabbat observances, adult pro- grams, pre-school. Sunday school, b'nai mitzvah program, High Holiday obser- vances. Yeshivat Akiva 21100 W. 12 Mile, Southfield, 48076, (248) 386-1625. Services: During the school year, morning services at 7:30 a.m.; afternoon services at 2:40 p.m. The community is invited.